| Satellite of WGTV, Athens/Atlanta, Georgia | |
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| Cochran/Macon, Georgia United States | |
| City | Cochran, Georgia |
| Channels | Digital: 9 (VHF) Virtual: 29 (PSIP) |
| Branding | GPB PBS |
| Slogan | Television Worth Sharing |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 29.1: GPB/PBS 29.2: Create 29.3: GPB Knowledge 29.4: PBS Kids |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission |
| TV: WGTV, WXGA-TV, WVAN-TV, WABW-TV, WNGH-TV, WCES-TV, WACS-TV, WJSP-TV Radio: WMUM-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | January 1, 1968 |
Former call signs | WDCO-TV (1968–2006) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 15 (UHF, 1968–1990) 29 (UHF, 1990–2009) Digital: 7 (VHF, 2008–2020) |
Former affiliations | NET (1968–1970) |
Call sign meaning | Mercer University Macon |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 23935 |
| ERP | 160 kW (STA) 136 kW (CP) |
| HAAT | 262.7 m (862 ft) (STA) 329.7 m (1,082 ft) (CP) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 32°28′12.2″N 83°15′18″W / 32.470056°N 83.25500°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | www |
WMUM-TV, virtual channel 29 (VHF digital channel 9), is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station serving Macon, Georgia, United States that is licensed to Cochran. Owned by the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission, it is a sister station to National Public Radio (NPR) member WMUM-FM (89.7 MHz). WMUM-TV's transmitter is located near Cary, Georgia. The station is operated as part of the statewide Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) television network.
History
The station signed on the air on January 1, 1968, as WDCO-TV. It was originally broadcast on UHF channel 15.
In 1990, the station moved its signal to UHF channel 29 in order to avoid interference with a U.S. Department of Defense early warning ballistic missile detection facility that was located at Robins Air Force Base; it was the only instance prior to 2009 digital transition in which one of GPB's television stations changed the channel frequencies. WMUM-TV was the tenth and last PBS member station established in the state of Georgia, as well as the last television station to be built and signed on by GPB.
In the summer of 2006, the station changed its call letters to WMUM-TV, in reference to the Macon-based Mercer University, reflecting the university's involvement in GPB's television and radio operations in the Macon market.[1]
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WMUM-DT | Main GPB programming / PBS |
| 29.2 | 480i | Create | Create | |
| 29.3 | Knowledge | GPB Knowledge | ||
| 29.4 | Kids | PBS Kids |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WMUM-TV signed on its digital signal on VHF channel 7 in April 2008, which was followed by the discontinuation of regular programs on its analog signal over UHF channel 29. This coincided with the official date in which full-power television stations of the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate, occurring on June 12, 2009. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition VHF on channel 7, using PSIP to display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 29.[2]
References
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WMUM
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29.
External links
- Georgia Public Broadcasting official website for WMUM-TV PBS-GPB TV 29
- GPB stations map – includes WMUM coverage area
- GPB Public Information Files
- WMUM-TV in the FCC's TV station database
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WMUM-TV