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WKYU-TV
WKYU-TV (channel 24) is a secondary PBS member television station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. Owned by Western Kentucky University as an arm of its Information Technology department, it is a sister station to NPR member network WKU Public Radio and its flagship station WKYU-FM. The two outlets share studios on College Heights Boulevard on the WKU campus; WKYU-TV's transmitter is located north of Bowling Green along KY 185, on a tower shared with ABC/Fox/ CW+ affiliate WBKO (channel 13) and Telemundo affiliate WBGS-LD (channel 34). WKYU-TV is a member of PBS' Program Differentiation Plan (PDP), previously known as the "Beta" group; as the Bowling Green market's secondary PBS station, it only airs 25% of the network's schedule. History The Broadcasting and Mass Media Department of Western Kentucky University was granted a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 28, 1986, to build a public television station under the chos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBGS-LD
WBGS-LD (channel 34) is a low-power television station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Telemundo. Owned by Gray Media alongside ABC/ Fox/ CW+ affiliate WBKO (channel 13), it also functions as a translator for the main subchannel of its full-power sister station. The two stations share studios on Russellville Road ( US 68/ KY 80) near Interstate 165 in Bowling Green, and both stations' transmitting facilities and shared tower space is located on KY 185 (Richardsville Road) in unincorporated northern Warren County. History First incarnation The construction permit for the station was issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 8, 2009, under the ownership of Madison Avenue Ventures. In 2015, Sunrise, Florida–based DTV America Corporation (which has since merged with HC2 Holdings, which had later folded into Innovate Corp.) purchased the station and its license. The station would be silent for s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWHR
WWHR-FM (91.7 FM) is a radio station serving Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. The station is currently owned by Western Kentucky University. History WWHR-FM debuted in the fall of 1988, under the name New Rock 92 managed by associate professor Bart White. The station served primarily as an academic broadcasting lab housed in the Academic Complex transmitting from the residence hall Pearce-Ford Tower with 100 watts of power. New Rock 92's signal covered a five-mile radius. This changed in 2001 when broadcasting instructor, Dr. Marjorie Yambor, became general manager of the station. Dr. Yambor transformed the simple broadcast lab into a competitive station. This began by rebranding the station as Revolution 91.7, along with newly constructed studio spaces, a new tower and a boost in effective radiated power to 1,300 watts, expanding the station's broadcast radius to about thirty miles. Following the transmitter upgrade in 2002, WWHR began a 24-hour programming schedule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentucky Educational Television
Kentucky Educational Television (KET) is a statewide television network serving the U.S. Commonwealth (U.S. state), commonwealth of Kentucky as a member of PBS. It is operated by the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, an agency of the Government of Kentucky, Kentucky state government, which provides more than half of its annual funding. KET is the dominant public broadcaster in the commonwealth, with transmitters covering the vast majority of the state as well as parts of adjacent states; the only other PBS member in Kentucky is WKYU-TV (channel 24) in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Bowling Green. KET is the largest PBS state network in the United States; the broadcast signals of its sixteen stations cover almost all of the state, as well as parts of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The network's offices, network center, and primary studio facilities are located at the O. Leonard Press Telecommunications Center on Cooper Drive in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KY 185
Kentucky Route 185 is a north–south state highway traversing four counties in west-central Kentucky. Route description , - , Warren , , - , Butler/ Edmonson , , - , Grayson , , - , Total , KY 185 begins on Gordon Avenue at a junction with the concurrently running US 68/KY 80 just north of downtown Bowling Green. After crossing the Barren River, it continues north to intersect KY 526 and KY 263 just southeast of Richardsville before passing through Anna. Immediately after its junction with KY 1749, KY 185 bridges the Green River upon entry into the easternmost portion of Butler County near Reedyville. Just before entering the northwestern portion of Edmonson County, KY 185 crosses KY 70 at an all-way intersection in the community of Roundhill. After this junction, KY 185 continues north, crossing the Butler–Edmonson County line three times on its way to the Big Reedy community. It then passes into Grayson County, where it traverses the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WKU Public Radio
WKU Public Radio is the public radio service of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It is a division of the Department of Information Technology at WKU. The network consists of four FM radio stations and one FM translator. Combined, the stations cover most of Western Kentucky and parts of Indiana and Tennessee, reaching into the northern suburbs of Nashville. History WKYU-FM signed on for the first time in November 1980 as the first public radio Public broadcasting (or public service broadcasting) is radio, television, and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service with a commitment to avoiding political and commercial influence. Public broadcasters receive ... station for south central Kentucky. The station was spearheaded by Dr. Chuck Anderson, who had experimented with a carrier current station on-campus at WKU since 1975. The inception of WKYU-FM, broadcasting at 88.9 megahertz, did not come without controversy; in it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green is a city in Warren County, Kentucky, United States, and its county seat. Its population was 72,294 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Kentucky, third-most populous city in the state, after Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington. The Bowling Green metropolitan area is the fourth-largest in the state and had a population of 179,639 in 2020. Founded by pioneers in 1798, Bowling Green was the provisional capital of Confederate government of Kentucky, Confederate Kentucky during the American Civil War. In the 21st century, it is the location of numerous manufacturers, including General Motors, Spalding (company), Spalding, and Fruit of the Loom. The Bowling Green Assembly Plant has been the source of all Chevrolet Corvettes built since 1981. Bowling Green is also home to Western Kentucky University (or WKU for short), and the National Corvette Museum. History Settlement and incorporation The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GRLevelX
GRLevelX is a suite of data processing and display programs developed by Gibson Ridge Software, LLC (GRS), to view weather radar data. It went on the market in March 2005. It comes in three versions, all of which ingest raw data: ''GRLevel2'' and ''GRLevel2 Analyst Edition'' for viewing Level II data of the National Weather Service (NWS), and ''GRLevel3'' for viewing Level III data. All programs are capable of rendering dual polarization data. The software allows the user to view real-time data as well as archive data stored locally or obtained over the internet. It is used by professional forecasters and researchers for general precipitation analysis as well as severe storm, tornado, and tropical cyclone monitoring and analysis. Its usage base grew to include many television weathercasters, including by The Weather Channel severe storms expert Greg Forbes, as well as storm chasers, storm spotters, emergency managers, weather enthusiasts, private sector meteorologists, and is of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell is a United States Army installation located astride the Kentucky–Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee (post address is located in Kentucky). Fort Campbell is home to the 101st Airborne Division and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. The fort is named in honor of Union Army Brigadier General William Bowen Campbell, the last Whig Governor of Tennessee. History The site for Fort Campbell was selected on September 9, 1941, and the Title I Survey was completed November 15, 1941, coincidentally the same time the Japanese Imperial Fleet was leaving Japanese home waters for the attack on Pearl Harbor. Construction of Camp Campbell began on January 12, 1942. Within a year, the reservation designated as Camp Campbell was developed to accommodate one armored division and various support troops, with a total size of , and billets for 2,422 officers and 45,198 enlisted personnel. Due to its close proximity to Nashvil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PBS NewsHour
''PBS News Hour'', previously stylized as ''PBS NewsHour'', is the news division of PBS and an American daily evening news broadcasting#television, television news program broadcast on over 350 PBS Network affiliate#Member stations, member stations since October 20, 1975. It airs seven nights a week, and is known for its in-depth coverage of issues and current events. Since January 2, 2023, the one-hour weekday editions have been anchored by Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett (journalist), Geoff Bennett. The 30-minute weekend editions that premiered on September 7, 2013, branded as ''PBS News Weekend'', have been anchored by John Yang (journalist), John Yang since December 31, 2022. The broadcasts are produced by PBS member station WETA-TV in Washington, D.C., and originates from its studio facilities in Arlington County, Virginia. Since 2019, news updates inserted into the weekday broadcasts targeted for viewers in the Western United States, online, and late at night have been anchor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Public Television
American Public Television (APT) is an American nonprofit organization and syndicator of programming for public television stations in the United States. It distributes public television programs nationwide for PBS member stations and independent educational stations, as well as the Create and World television networks. History Eastern Educational Network APT was founded in 1960 when it was incorporated as the Eastern Educational Network (EEN). At first, EEN was a regional cooperative that began to exchange programs between a few of its member stations. EEN was one of the first distributors of shows such as '' The French Chef'' (with Julia Child) in 1962, ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'', and '' Washington Week in Review'' on a national basis. Another first from EEN was the distribution of ''Newsfront'', America's first live and non-commercial daily news program, starting in 1970. EEN introduced '' Wall Street Week'' in November 1970 before PBS began distributing it nationwid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WKPC-TV
WKPC-TV (channel 15) is a Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) member television station licensed to Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Owned by the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, the station is operated as part of the statewide Kentucky Educational Television (KET) network. WKPC-TV's transmitter (like those belonging to several other Louisville stations, including sister WKMJ-TV) is located at the Kentuckiana Tower Farm at Floyds Knobs, in Floyd County, Indiana. WKPC and WKMJ are the only KET-owned stations whose transmitters are outside Kentucky's borders. Prior to 1997, WKPC-TV was a free-standing public television station, Kentucky's first. History Early years The Louisville Free Public Library, which had ventured into broadcasting in 1950 with the launch of FM radio station WFPL, followed by WFPK four years later, was granted a construction permit on January 3, 1958, for a noncommercial educational television station to operate on channel 15 in Louisvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
