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Overview
WGTV brings PBS to Athens, Georgia, and is one of the full-power stations serving the Atlanta, GA market.
Viewers find it on channel 8. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 7, which is why a rescan sometimes matters.
According to FCC records, the licensee is Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission. It first signed on in 1960. It has used the WGTV call letters since March 1984.
The studio address on file with the FCC is 260 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318. You can reach the station online at www.gpb.org.
Key facts
- Call sign
- WGTV
- Network
- PBS
- Virtual channel
- 8
- RF channel
- 7
- City of license
- Athens, Georgia
- TV market
- Atlanta, GA
- Licensee
- Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission
- On the air since
- 1960
- Call sign since
- March 1984
- Studio address
- 260 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
- FCC facility ID
- 23948
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.gpb.org
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Location
WGTV at a glance
- Network
- PBS
- Channel
- 8 (RF 7)
- Licensed to
- Athens, GA
- TV market
- Atlanta, GA
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