verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message wgby tv springfield massachusetts united states branding wgby 57 channels digital 22 uhf virtual 57 psip subchannels 57.1 pbs 57.2 pbs world 57.3 pbs kids 57.4 create affiliations pbs american public television owner wgbh educational foundation first air date september 26 1971 call letters meaning great blue yonder referring to wgbh fm s transmitter and distance from mother station ; all wgbh television stations include these two letters former channel number s analog 57 uhf 1971 2008 digital 58 uhf 2000 2009 transmitter power 50 kw height 306 m facility id 72096 transmitter coordinates 42 14 29 n 72 38 56 w 42.24139 n 72.64889 w 42.24139 ; 72.64889 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.wgby.org wgby tv virtual channel 57 uhf digital channel 22 is a pbs member television station located in springfield massachusetts united states . the station is owned by the wgbh educational foundation based in boston massachusetts but has its own independent web presence and local programming separate from that of wgbh tv . its transmitter is located on the peak of mount tom in holyoke with the area s other commercial stations and provides programming to much of western massachusetts and northern connecticut with studios located at 44 hampden street alongside i 91 in downtown springfield . wgby can also be received in windham county vermont on comcast on channel 2 . contents 1 overview 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 references 4 external links overview edit previous wgby logo ; variations of this logo generally modifying the pbs logo were used from 2000 until 2010 . the station was first signed on the air on september 26 1971 . the station s digital programming channels include wgby kids create and world which are similar to the wgbh channels of the same names seen in boston on wgbh tv and wgbx tv but have some changes made to include locally produced wgby programs . in october 2006 wgby became the first television station in new england to produce all of its local programming content in high definition . unlike its boston counterpart wgby does not operate an affiliated radio station ; the area is instead served by wfcr 88.5 in amherst and connecticut public radio satellite station waic 91.9 . some spanish language programming is also broadcast for springfield s hispanic & latino community . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 1 57.1 1080i 16 9 wgbydt1 main wgby tv programming pbs 57.2 480i 4 3 wgbydt2 world 57.3 wgbydt3 pbs kids 57.4 wgbydt4 create analog to digital conversion edit on august 4 2008 wgby filed a request with the fcc to discontinue regular programming on its analog signal over uhf channel 57 on november 5 2008 some three months prior to the original mandated analog shut off date . the petition cited the need to replace the current analog antenna with the post transition digital 22 antenna . 2 wgby also filed for an sta to operate at 50 % analog power prior to the early shut down date due to equipment failure 3 although it had an assigned digital channel that it would move to post transition that differed from its original digital channel wgby continued to broadcast its digital signal on its pre transition allocation uhf channel 58 . the station s digital signal later relocated to uhf channel 22 on april 27 2009 as the station s original digital channel allocation was among the high band uhf channels 52 69 that would be removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition 4 using psip to display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 57 . references edit rabbitears tv query for wgby http fjallfoss.fcc.gov cgi bin ws.exe prod cdbs forms prod cdbsmenu.hts context 25 & appn 101260834 & formid 911 & fac num 72096 http fjallfoss.fcc.gov cgi bin ws.exe prod cdbs forms prod cdbsmenu.hts context 25 & appn 101259115 & formid 911 & fac num 72096 dtv tentative channel designations for the first and second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . external links edit official website query the fcc s tv station database for wgby biafn s media web database information on wgby tv v t e broadcast television in the pioneer valley region including springfield reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wshm ld 3.5 cbs 3.6 cozi tv wwlp wfxq cd 22.1 nbc 22.2 the cw 22.3 ion wtxx lp 34 amgtv wggb tv 40.1 abc 40.2 fox mntv whtx ld 43.1 univision wdmr ld 50.1 telemundo wgby tv 57.1 pbs 57.2 world 57.3 create 57.4 kids outlying area stations hartford new haven connecticut wfsb 3.1 cbs 3.2 escape 3.3 laff 3.4 wfsb fairfield county wtnh 8.1 abc 8.2 bounce tv 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