WXGA-TV

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WXGA-TV
(satellite of WGTV,
Athens, Georgia)
Image:Georgiapb.gif
Waycross / Valdosta, Georgia
Branding Georgia Public Broadcasting / GPB
Slogan Bringing you the Best
Channels 8 (VHF) analog,
9 (VHF) digital
Affiliations PBS
Owner Georgia Public Broadcasting
Founded November 6, 1961
Call letters meaning Way- X (-cross) GeorgiA
Former affiliations NET (1961-1970)
Transmitter Power 316 kW (analog)
20 kW (digital)
Website GPB Television

This page is about the public television station in Waycross, Georgia. For the computer graphics format, see Wide XGA.

WXGA-TV channel 8, part of the GPB network, is licensed to Waycross, Georgia. It serves the southeastern corner of the state, including the lower portions of the Georgia Atlantic Coast and the Okefenokee Swamp, from a transmitter located near Waycross; the signal travels in about a 50-mile radius from the transmitter site.

[edit] History

On November 6, 1961, WXGA-TV channel 8 signed on as Georgia's third educational television station, following Atlanta's WETV (now WPBA-TV) and Athens' WGTV.

In 2001 WXGA began digital transmission on channel 9. However, since its sister station WVAN-TV in Savannah broadcasts its analog signal on channel 9, WXGA-TV can only broadcast its signal at a low power, of only 20 kilowatts. Unless it changes digital channels, it is unikely that GPB will boost WXGA's digital power until the analog shutdown in 2009.

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Georgia Public Broadcasting

 Television: WGTV | WJSP | WMUM | WABW | WACS | WCES | WCLP | WVAN | WXGA 
 Radio: WGPB | WUWG | WJSP | WMUM | WWIO | WNGU | WSVH | WUGA 
 WUNV | WWET | WXVS | WPPR | WJWV | WACG | WABR | WWIO 
Broadcast television in the Jacksonville market (Nielsen DMA #52)

WJXT 4 (Ind.) - WJCT 7 (PBS) - WXGA 8 (PBS/GPB) - WTLV 12 (NBC) - WCWJ 17 (The CW) - WPXC 21 (i) - WJXX 25 (ABC) - WWRJ 27 (Rel.) - WAWS 30 (Fox) (MNTV on DT2) - W54CS 36 (AS) - WBXJ 43 (MTV2) - WTEV 47 (CBS) - WJEB 59 (TBN)
Gainesville / Ocala channels serving portions of the Jacksonville market

WUFT 5 (PBS) - WCJB 20 (ABC) (The CW on DT2) - WOGX 51 (Fox)
Broadcast television in the Tallahassee market  (Nielsen DMA #108)

W03AO 3 / WACX-LP 9 (Ind/Rel) - WCTV 6 (CBS) (MNTV on DT2) - WXGA 8 (PBS/GPB) - WALB 10 (NBC) - WFSU 11 (PBS) - WABW 14 (PBS/GPB) - W21BK 21 (Ind) - WTLF 24 / WFXU 57 (The CW) - W25CP 25 / W38CM 38 (TBN) - WTXL 27 (ABC) - WTWC 40 (NBC) - WBXT-CA 43 (MTV2) - WSWG 44 (CBS) (MNTV on DT2) - WVUP-CA 45 (CTN) - WTLH 49 / WBVJ-LP 35 (Fox) (The CW on DT2) - WTBC-LP 65 (FN)
PBS Member Stations in the state of Georgia

GPB: WGTV 8 (Atlanta) - WXGA 8 (Waycross/Valdosta) - WVAN 9 (Savannah) - WABW 14 (Albany) - WCLP 18 (Dalton) - WCES 20 (Augusta) - WACS 25 (Dawson/Americus) - WJSP 28 (Columbus) - WMUM 29 (Macon)
Other: WPBA 30 (Atlanta)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, and Other stations in Georgia
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