Wsiu-tv

WSIU-TV / WUSI-TV
WSIU: Carbondale, Illinois WUSI: Olney, Illinois
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Channels	Digital: WSIU: 8 (VHF) WUSI: 19 (UHF)
Affiliations	PBS (1970-Present)
Owner	Southern Illinois University (Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University)
First air date	WSIU: November 6, 1961 WUSI: August 19, 1968
Call letters' meaning	WSIU: Southern Illinois University WUSI: anagram of WSIU University of Southern Illinois
Sister station(s)	WSIU
Former channel number(s)	Analog: WSIU: 8 (1961-2009) WUSI: 16 (1968-2009)
Former affiliations	NET (1961-1970)
Transmitter power	WSIU: 53 kW WUSI: 46 kW
Height	WSIU: 271.3 m WUSI: 283.8 m
Facility ID	WSIU: 4297 WUSI: 4301
Transmitter coordinates	WSIU: 38°6′11″N 89°14′40″W / 38.10306°N 89.24444°W / 38.10306; -89.24444 WUSI: 38°50′19″N 88°7′47″W / 38.83861°N 88.12972°W / 38.83861; -88.12972 (WUSI-TV)
Website	www.wsiu.org/

WSIU-TV digital channel 8 is a PBS member station based and located in Carbondale, Illinois, at Southern Illinois University. Programming can also be seen on WUSI-TV digital channel 19 in Olney, Illinois, a translator. Both stations serve the extreme southern part of Illinois and portions of Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri and broadcast the full PBS schedule. It is a sister station to WSIU radio, the NPR member and Public Radio International affiliate for the area.

WSIU-TV has been digital-only since January 29, 2009.^[1]

WUSI-TV is digital-only, effective 9pm on February 17, 2009.^[2]

1 Programming
2 Digital subchannels
3 References
4 External links

Programming [link]

While classes are in session, River Region Evening Edition, a live student-produced newscast, is shown Monday through Thursday at 5:00 p.m. CT, with repeats of WSIU InFocus shown on Friday at 5:00 p.m. CT.

The Emmy winning, student-produced alt.news 26:46 occasionally airs on Sundays at 10:00 p.m.

The student-produced, Studio A is also back on the WSIU airwaves occasionally on Sundays at 10:00 p.m.

Digital subchannels [link]

With the move from analog television to digital, WSIU/WUSI offers four distinct subchannels with a variety of programming:

WSIU/WUSI	Programming
8.1/16.1	Main WSIU/WUSI programming / PBS HD
8.2/16.2	PBS World
8.3/16.3	Create
8.4/16.4	Audio simulcast of WSIU with DTV reception information

References [link]

^ WSIU sets digital conversion for later this month, PETE ROSENBERY, SIUC University, January 22, 2009
^ https://www.southernillinoisan.com/articles/2009/02/05/breaking_news/doc498b49384ba24582324724.txt

External links [link]

v t e Television stations in the Jackson Purchase, the Bootheel and Southern Illinois, including Paducah, KY and Cape Girardeau, MO

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local Stations	WSIL / KPOB / K10KM-D (3.1/15.1/10.1 ABC, 3.1/15.1/10.1 SD) WPSD (6.1 NBC, 6.2 RTV, 6.3 Local WX) WSIU (8.1 PBS, 8.2 PBS World, 8.3 Create) WQWQ 9 / WQTV 24 (CW) KFVS (12.1 CBS, 12.2 CW) WPXS (13.1 Daystar) W15BU-D 15 (3ABN) WKMU / WKPD (21.1/29.1 PBS/KET) KBSI (23.1 Fox, 23.2 MNTV) WUWT-CA 26 (A1) WTCT (27.1 TCT) K39CP (39) WDKA (49.1 MNTV)

Adjacent locals	Evansville WTVW (7.1 Ind./Me-TV) WNIN (9.1 PBS) WFIE (14.1 NBC, 14.2 WX, 14.3 This TV) WEHT (25.1 ABC) WEVV (44.1 CBS, 44.2 Fox/MNTV) St Louis KMOV 4 (CBS) KSDK 5 (NBC) KETC 9 (PBS) KDNL 30 (ABC) Jonesboro KAIT 8 (ABC) KTEJ 19 (PBS/AETN) Memphis WMC 5 (NBC) WPTY 24 (ABC) Jackson TN WBBJ 7 (ABC) WLJT 11 (PBS) WJKT 16 (Fox) Nashville WTVF 5 (CBS)

Kentucky broadcast television areas by city Bowling Green Charleston, WV Cincinnati, OH Evansville, IN Knoxville, TN Lexington Louisville Paducah Tennessee broadcast television areas by city Chattanooga Jackson Knoxville Memphis Nashville Paducah, KY Tri-Cities See also Little Rock TV Springfield MO TV Springfield IL TV Terre Haute TV

v t e Television stations in the Wabash Valley, including Terre Haute, Indiana

Local stations	WTWO (2.1 NBC) • WTHI (10.1 CBS, 10.2 Fox/MNTV) • WHFE 18 / WVGO 54 (A1) • WVUT (22.1 PBS) • WAWV (38.1 ABC) • W43BV 43 (silent)

Cable channel	WBI 3 (CW)

Adjacent locals	Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television Indianapolis: WTTV (4.1 CW) • WRTV (6.1 ABC) • WISH (8.1) CBS • WTHR (13.1 NBC) Bloomington: WTIU (30.1 PBS) Evansville: WTVW (7.1 Ind./MeTV) • WFIE (14.1 NBC) • WEHT (25.1 ABC) Southern IL: WPXS (13.1 Daystar) • WUSI (16.1 PBS) Central IL: WICD (15.1 ABC) • WEIU (51.1 PBS)

v t e Broadcast television in the Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky Tri-State Area, including Evansville, IN and Owensboro, KY

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WTVW (7.1 Ind/Me-TV) WNIN (9.1 PBS) WFIE (14.1 NBC, 14.2 WX, 14.3 This TV) WAZE-LP 17 / WJPS 4 / WIKY-LP 5 (CW) W23BV-D 23 (3ABN) WEHT (25.1 ABC) WKOH (31.1 PBS/KET) WTSN-LD (36.1 Me-TV) WEVV (44.1 CBS, 44.2 Fox/MNTV in SD) W47EE-D (Low-power simulcast of 44.2 in HD)

Outlying areas	W06BD 6 (Ind) WCJT-LP 12 (Ind) WJTS-LP 27 (A1) WKMA (35.1 PBS/KET)

Adjacent locals	WUSI (16.1 PBS, Olney) WVUT (22.1 PBS, Vincennes) WDRB (41.1 Fox, Louisville)

Defunct or silent	W38BK 38 (TBN) WLCN/WWAZ/WAZE 19 (Ind, WB, CW)

Kentucky broadcast television areas by city Bowling Green Charleston, WV Cincinnati, OH Evansville, IN Knoxville, TN Lexington Louisville Paducah See also St Louis TV Springfield TV Memphis TV Indianapolis TV

v t e Broadcast television in South Central Illinois (including Champaign-Urbana, Springfield and Decatur)

WCIA (3.1 CBS, 3.2 MNTV) • WILL (12.1 PBS, 12.2 PBS World, 12.3 Create) • WSEC 14 (14.1 PBS, 14.2 PBS World, 14.3 Create) • WUSI (16.1 PBS, 16.2 SD, 16.3 Create) • WAND (17.1 NBC, 17.2 local weather) • WICS 20.1 / WICD 15.1 (ABC) • WBUI (23.1 The CW, 23.2 This TV) • W29BG 29 / W34DL 34 (silent) • WLCF-LD 45 (CTN / FN) • WBXC-CA 46 (A1) • WCIX (49.1 MNTV, 49.2 CBS) • WEIU (51.1 PBS, 51.2 MHz WorldView) • WRSP 55.1 / WCCU 27.1 (Fox)

See also: Peoria-Bloomington, Chicago, Quincy, St. Louis, Quad Cities, Evansville, Terre Haute, Lafayette, and Paducah TV

v t e Broadcast television in the Greater St. Louis and Metro East Illinois areas

Local stations	KTVI (2.1 Fox, 2.2 Antenna TV) • KMOV (4.1 CBS, 4.2 LWN) • KSDK (5.1 NBC, 5.2 AccuWeather) • KPTN-LD (7.1 HSN, 7.2 silent, 7.3 silent, 7.4 silent) • KETC (9.1 PBS, 9.2 PBS Kids, 9.3 PBS World, 9.4 Create) • KPLR (11.1 The CW, 11.2 This TV) • KDTL-LP 16 (RTV) • KNLC (24.1 Ind., 24.2 RES) • KDNL (30.1 ABC, 30.2 TheCoolTV, 30.3 The Country Network) • K33GU 33 • K38HD (38.1 HSN) • WRBU (46.1 MNTV, 46.2 Me-TV) • W50CH 50 (Ind.) • KUMO-LD 51.1 (Daystar)

Outlying stations	Illinois: WSIU (8.1 PBS, 8.2 PBS World, 8.3 Create, 8.4 WSIU-FM - Carbondale) • WPXS (13.1 Daystar, 13.2 RTV - Mt. Vernon) • W29CI 29 (3ABN - Salem) Missouri: K07SD 7 (NBC - Rolla) • K16FE 16 (silent - Rolla) • K22HG 22 (silent - St. Charles) • LUTV (St. Charles)

See also: Quincy, Columbia/Jefferson City, Springfield MO, Springfield IL, Evansville, Memphis, and Paducah TV

v t e PBS Member Stations in the state of Illinois

WSIU 8 / WUSI 16 (Carbondale / Olney) WTTW 11 (Chicago) WILL 12 (Urbana) WSEC 14 / WMEC 22 / WQEC 27 (Jacksonville / Macomb / Quincy) WYCC 20 (Chicago) WQPT 24 (Moline) WTVP 47 (Peoria) WEIU 51 (Charleston)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox ION MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Illinois

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