New Hampshire Public Television
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| New Hampshire Public Television | |
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| Statewide New Hampshire | |
| Branding | NHPTV |
| Slogan | See the Difference |
| Channels | see article analog, see article digital |
| Affiliations | PBS (since 1970) |
| Owner | University of New Hampshire |
| Founded | July 4, 1959 |
| Call letters meaning | see article |
| Former affiliations | NET (1959-1970) |
| Website | www.nhptv.org |
New Hampshire Public Television is a television company and public broadcasting mini-network in New Hampshire, licensed to the University of New Hampshire and is part of the Public Broadcasting Service network. Established in 1959, its head office is located in on the University of New Hampshire campus in Durham, New Hampshire.
NHPTV is overseen by a twelve-member board of governors, which is a subcommittee of the USNH Board of Trustees. However, through an agreement with UNH, the University has no editorial control over its programming.
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[edit] Programming
Nearly all NHPTV viewers also receive another PBS station (in some cases more than one); most of New Hampshire is considered part of the Boston, Massachusetts television market and receives WGBH-TV on cable and satellite in addition to NHPTV. As a result, NHPTV has elected to maintain an "out of pattern" program schedule for most PBS national programs, so that they do not air on the same day and time as they do on WGBH, MPBN, or Vermont Public Television.
NHPTV produces a number of local series, including:
- NH Outlook
- New Hampshire Crossroads
- University of New Hampshire Hockey
- Wildlife Journal (co-produced with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department)
The cooking show Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito was formerly distributed by NHPTV and produced at the NHPTV studios in Durham.
[edit] Stations
[edit] Current
| Station | Analog Channel | Digital Channel | City | Callsign Meaning |
| WENH-TV | 11 | 57 | Durham | Educational New Hampshire |
| WLED-TV | 49 | 48 | Littleton | Littleton EDucational |
| WEKW-TV | 52 | 49 | Keene | Educational Keene and Western New Hampshire |
[edit] Low-power stations
| Station | Channel | City |
| W15BK | 15 | Hanover |
| W18BO | 18 | Pittsburg |
[edit] Former stations
In the summer of 1981, New Hampshire Public Television was suffering a significant financial crisis. These three stations were turned off for good as a result:
| Station | Channel | City | Callsign Meaning |
| WHED-TV | 151 | Hanover | Hanover EDucational |
| WEDB-TV | 40 | Berlin | EDucational Berlin |
1However, NHPTV has since returned to this very space on LPTV W15BK
[edit] Low-power station
| Station | Channel | City |
| W59AB | 59 | North Woodstock |
With the exception of WHED, these stations have been superseded by cable, as local operators carry WENH and therefore NHPTV.
[edit] References
- New Hampshire Public Television. Volunteer Action Centre. Retrieved on August 4, 2005.
- Southern New Hampshire TV Market. Archives at BostonRadio.org. Retrieved on September 22, 2005. (imaged from Internet Archive, as the site no longer carries dial pages)
- Upper Valley TV Dial. Archives at BostonRadio.org. Retrieved on September 22, 2005. (another dial page for same website, so it's also down)
- WHED-TV, Channel 15, Hanover, NH. RadioDXer.com/Peter Q George, Joe Gallant. Retrieved on September 22, 2005.
- WEDB-TV, Channel 40, Berlin, NH. RadioDXer.com/Peter Q George, Joe Gallant. Retrieved on September 22, 2005. (same as above, but with WEDB footnote and not one for WHED/W15BK)
[edit] External links
- NHPTV web site
- UHF Morgue: WEDB, WHED
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WENH-TV
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WLED-TV
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WEKW-TV
- Query the FCC's TV station database for W15BK
- Query the FCC's TV station database for W18BO
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WMUR 9 (ABC) - WENH 11 / WLED 49 / WEKW 52 (PBS / NHPTV) - WPXG 21 (ION) - |
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| Boston stations serving / available in Southern New Hampshire | ||
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WGBH 2 (PBS) - WBZ 4 (CBS) - WHDH 7 (NBC) (WX+ on DT2) - |
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| Defunct television channels | ||
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WHED 15 / WEDB 40 (PBS / NHPTV) - WNHT 21 (Ind / CBS) - WXPO 50 (Ind) |
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| Cable television stations | ||
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NECN - NESN - CKSH (SRC, Sherbrooke) |
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