Alabama Public Television

PBS member network serving Alabama, United States

Not to be confused with American Public Television, which uses the same acronym.

Alabama Public Television

Type| Non-commercial educational broadcast television network
Branding| APT PBS
Country|

United States

First air date

| January 7, 1955 (70 years ago) (1955-01-07)

Broadcast area

| statewide Alabama
ERP| See table below
Owner| Government of Alabama
Parent| Alabama Educational Television Commission

Digital channel(s)

| See table below

Virtual channel(s)

| See table below

Sister Stations

| WLRH-FM Huntsville

Callsign meaning

| See table below
intelligence quotient
Affiliation(s)| .1: PBS (since 1970)
.2: PBS Kids
.3: Create
.4: World

Former affiliations

| NET (1955–1970)

Official website

| www.aptv.org

Alabama Public Television (APT) is a state network of PBS member television stations serving the U.S. state of Alabama. It is operated by the Alabama Educational Television Commission (AETC), an agency of the Alabama state government which holds the licenses for all of the PBS member stations licensed in the state. The broadcast signals of the nine stations cover almost all of the state, as well as parts of Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. The network produces public affairs, cultural, natural history, and documentary programming; broadcast and online education programs for classroom use and teacher professional development; and electronic field trips serving K-12 students.

APT's offices and network operations center are located in Birmingham. The network also maintains studios adjacent to Patterson Field in the state capital of Montgomery, as well as a small secondary studio in the basement of the Alabama State House (not to be confused with the capitol building). APT also operated a studio in Washington, D.C., in partnership with the Folger Shakespeare Library. The AETC has operated a single public radio station, WLRH (89.3 FM) in Huntsville, since 1977.

## History

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Alabama was one of the earliest states to enter into educational television broadcasting when the Alabama General Assembly created the Alabama Educational Television Commission in 1953. In an unusual move at the time, the Commission requested allocations for four stations that would air the same programming at all times, fed from a central studio in Birmingham. At the time, it was apparent that much of the state outside of Birmingham, Montgomery, and Mobile was too poor and too rural to support stand-alone educational stations. The Commission thus wanted to ensure that all of the state's children would have access to educational television.

After two years of preparation, the AETC began the nation's ninth educational television station, WEDM in Munford, serving the eastern central part of the state. The transmitter was located atop Cheaha Mountain, the highest point in Alabama. When WBIQ in Birmingham came online in April 1955, Alabama became the first state in the nation with an educational television network. Alabama Educational Television made its first broadcast as a network shortly after WBIQ signed on. Since then, 25 other states have started public television networks, most based on Alabama's model. The network changed its name to the Alabama Public Television Network in the late 1960s, and shortened the name to simply Alabama Public Television in 1988.

APT's studio in Montgomery

WAIQ in Andalusia (now WDIQ in Dozier) went on the air in August 1956, bringing APT to southern Alabama for the first time before being reassigned to Montgomery in December 1962. WAAY-TV (channel 25) was issued a construction permit in Huntsville in 1962, but never signed on the air (the owners at the time would buy WAFG-TV, on channel 31, instead in 1963). Channel 25 in Huntsville would later become WHIQ in 1965. WAIQ was the first APT station to broadcast a digital signal in 2003, on UHF channel 14, but that signal was later moved to channel 27 on account of Montgomery station WSFA airing its digital signal on channel 14. Commercially licensed station WALA-TV in Mobile donated its former transmitter in Spanish Fort to APT in 1964, allowing WEIQ to bring the network to Alabama's Gulf Coast counties that November. WEIQ's transmitter power was increased during the 1980s.

AETC eventually built a network of nine transmitters covering the state for 16 years ending in 1970. In the 1970s and 1980s, several stations in the metropolitan areas of Alabama aired weekly "cutaway" programs, produced by local entities instead of APT, of interest to their particular viewing areas, but those were eliminated in the 1990s. Since then, all APT stations air the same programming at all times.

The AETC took over the operation of Huntsville public radio station WLRH in 1977, assuming control from the public library system, which had started the station the previous year but found itself unable to manage or fund it properly.

In January 1982, a major ice storm caused the collapse of the WCIQ tower, which was then rebuilt.

In August 2004, APT began datacasting on its digital broadcast signals to distribute digital multimedia content to ten elementary and secondary schools, in a pilot program. The datacasting model was replaced by APTPLUS, an online distribution of multimedia content that became available to every school in Alabama via the Internet. Every public school in Alabama registered to use APTPLUS within its first year of operation. Many private school teachers and home-schooling families are also registered users.

For more than a quarter century, Alabama Public Television aired a nightly public affairs program, For the Record, covering statewide news and Alabama politics. The longest-running program of its kind on a PBS member station or regional or state network, it won an award for Best Local News Program from the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), an organization of public television stations. Capitol Journal succeeded For the Record in 2008 and is produced at APT's State House studio in Montgomery.

APT began broadcasting a high definition channel (APT HD) in 2005. In December 2006 it launched a digital "how-to" channel featuring established cooking, gardening, decorating, crafts, and sewing programs called APT Create. A third digital channel, APT IQ, debuted in March 2007. Originally called APT IQ, the channel became APT World in October 2012 and offers news and documentary programming. 2017 brought the addition of PBS Kids statewide.

## Board members

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The members of the Alabama Educational Television Commission Board as of 2012 are Ferris W. Stephens, chairman, Birmingham (6th congressional district), Gregory O. Griffin Sr., Vice-chairman, Montgomery (2nd congressional district), Dr. Rodney D. Herring, Secretary, Opelika (3rd congressional district), Bebe Williams, Huntsville (5th congressional district), Les Barnett, Mobile (1st congressional district) and Dr. Dannetta K. Thornton Owens, Birmingham (7th congressional district).

## Stations

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Alabama Public Television stations  Station  | City of license[a]
(Other cities served) | Channels
TV / RF | First air date  | Second letter's meaning  | ERP | HAAT | Transmitter coordinates  | Facility ID | Public license information

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WAIQ[b] | Montgomery
(Selma) | 26
27 (UHF)  | December 18, 1962 (62 years ago) (1962-12-18) | Alabama  | 600 kW | 178.7 m (586.3 ft)  | 32°22′55″N 86°17′33″W﻿ / ﻿32.38194°N 86.29250°W﻿ / 32.38194; -86.29250﻿ (WAIQ) | 706  | Public file
LMS
WBIQ[c] | Birmingham
(Tuscaloosa) | 10
10 (VHF)  | April 28, 1955 (70 years ago) (1955-04-28) | Birmingham  | 3 kW  | 426.2 m (1,398.3 ft)  | 33°29′4.8″N 86°48′25.2″W﻿ / ﻿33.484667°N 86.807000°W﻿ / 33.484667; -86.807000﻿ (WBIQ) | 717  | Public file
LMS
WCIQ[d] | Mount Cheaha
(Anniston/Gadsden/Heflin) | 7
12 (VHF)  | January 7, 1955 (70 years ago) (1955-01-07) | Cheaha  | 46 kW  | 598.7 m (1,964.2 ft)  | 33°29′6.4″N 85°48′31.9″W﻿ / ﻿33.485111°N 85.808861°W﻿ / 33.485111; -85.808861﻿ (WCIQ) | 711  | Public file
LMS
WDIQ[e] | Dozier | 2
10 (VHF)  | August 8, 1956 (68 years ago) (1956-08-08) | Dozier  | 30 kW  | 224.8 m (737.5 ft)  | 31°33′16.6″N 86°23′31.9″W﻿ / ﻿31.554611°N 86.392194°W﻿ / 31.554611; -86.392194﻿ (WDIQ) | 714  | Public file
LMS
WEIQ | Mobile
(Pensacola/Fort Walton Beach, FL) | 42
30 (UHF)  | November 18, 1964 (60 years ago) (1964-11-18) | Educational  | 427 kW  | 185.2 m (607.6 ft)  | 30°39′34″N 87°53′33″W﻿ / ﻿30.65944°N 87.89250°W﻿ / 30.65944; -87.89250﻿ (WEIQ) | 721  | Public file
LMS
WFIQ | Florence
(The Shoals) | 36
22 (UHF)  | August 9, 1967 (57 years ago) (1967-08-09) | Florence  | 418.8 kW  | 207.6 m (681.1 ft)  | 34°34′41″N 87°47′2″W﻿ / ﻿34.57806°N 87.78389°W﻿ / 34.57806; -87.78389﻿ (WFIQ) | 715  | Public file
LMS
WGIQ[f] | Louisville
(Texasville/Dothan/Eufaula/
Phenix City/Columbus, GA) | 43
30 (UHF)  | September 9, 1968 (56 years ago) (1968-09-09) | Greater Alabama  | 702 kW  | 262 m (860 ft)  | 31°43′5″N 85°26′3″W﻿ / ﻿31.71806°N 85.43417°W﻿ / 31.71806; -85.43417﻿ (WGIQ) | 710  | Public file
LMS
WHIQ | Huntsville
(Decatur) | 25
24 (UHF)  | November 15, 1965 (59 years ago) (1965-11-15) | Huntsville  | 396 kW  | 344.9 m (1,131.6 ft)  | 34°44′12.6″N 86°31′45.1″W﻿ / ﻿34.736833°N 86.529194°W﻿ / 34.736833; -86.529194﻿ (WHIQ) | 713  | Public file
LMS
WIIQ | Demopolis
(Meridian, MS) | 41
19 (UHF)  | September 13, 1970 (54 years ago) (1970-09-13) | Informational  | 1,000 kW  | 325.3 m (1,067.3 ft)  | 32°21′45.5″N 87°52′30.5″W﻿ / ﻿32.362639°N 87.875139°W﻿ / 32.362639; -87.875139﻿ (WIIQ) | 720  | Public file
LMS

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Notes:

1. ^ Aside from their transmitters, the APT stations (except WAIQ and WBIQ) do not maintain any physical presence in their cities of license.
2. ^ WAIQ used the call sign WDIQ during its construction permit from July to October 1961.[1]
3. ^ WBIQ used the call sign WEDB during its construction permit from 1954 to 1955.[2]
4. ^ WCIQ used the call sign WEDM ("Educational Munford") from January to March 1955,[3] and then WTIQ (T for Talladega) to 1959.[4] Also, the station's city of license was previously Munford (near Cheaha Mountain) from its 1955 sign-on to 1960,[5] and then, Cheaha State Park, where the station's transmitter is located on the mountain. Because the tower is located in Cleburne County, Nielsen Media Research and therefore the FCC, considers the station to be a part of the Atlanta, Georgia, television market.[6]
5. ^ WDIQ used the call sign WAIQ (A for Andalusia) from its 1956 sign-on to 1961.[7] This station's city of license was Andalusia from its 1956 sign-on to 1962.[8]
6. ^ The WGIQ transmitter is in Texasville, but WGIQ is licensed to Louisville, Alabama.[citation needed]

### Coverage areas

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Station  | Signal reach

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WAIQ  | Montgomery and the southern portion of the geographical center of the state
WBIQ  | Birmingham and the northern portion of the geographical center of Alabama and the west central counties of the state including the city of Tuscaloosa
WCIQ  | Talladega, Anniston, Gadsden and Auburn and the east central portion of the state to western Georgia including the western outskirts of Metro Atlanta; also provides secondary signal for Birmingham
WDIQ  | The south central portion of the state to Interstate 10 in the Florida Panhandle
WEIQ  | Mobile and Baldwin counties along Alabama's Gulf Coast and several counties to the north as well as parts of southeastern Mississippi and the far western Florida Panhandle and the city of Pensacola
WFIQ  | Florence and the northwestern portion of the state and some counties in southern central Tennessee and northeastern Mississippi; secondary signal for Decatur
WGIQ  | Dothan and most of the southeastern portion of the state and some parts of southwestern Georgia; closest APTV signal to Phenix City
WHIQ  | Huntsville, Decatur and most of the north central and northeastern portion of the state as well as some counties in southern central Tennessee; secondary signal for Gadsden
WIIQ  | Much of southwestern Alabama in the region known as the "Black Belt" as well as Meridian and some counties in eastern central Mississippi; secondary signal for Tuscaloosa and Selma

## Technical information

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### Subchannels

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All APT stations broadcast the same subchannels x.1 to x.4:

Subchannels of Alabama Public Television transmitters[9] Channel  | Res. | Aspect | Short name  | Programming

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x.1  | 1080i | 16:9 | APT (WxIQ HD) | Main APT programming / PBS
x.2  | 480i | PBSKIDS | PBS Kids
x.3  | CREATE | Create
x.4  | WORLD | World
25.5  | ETV | Huntsville ETV (WHIQ only)

### Analog-to-digital conversion

[edit]

Although the DTV Delay Act extended the mandatory deadline to June 12, 2009, APT shut down the analog signals of all ten stations as originally scheduled on February 17, 2009.[10]

* WAIQ shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 26; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 27. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 26.
* WBIQ shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 10; the station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 53, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to its analog-era VHF channel 10.
* WCIQ shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7; the station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 56, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to its analog-era VHF channel 7.
* WDIQ shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 2; the station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition VHF channel 11 to channel 10. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 2.
* WEIQ shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 42; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 41. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 42.
* WFIQ shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 36; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 22. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 36.
* WGIQ shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 43; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 44. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 43.
* WHIQ shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 25; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 24. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 25.
* WIIQ shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 41; the station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 19. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 41.

On July 29, 2010, WBIQ received a construction permit to move its digital channel from channel 10 to channel 39.[11] The station has returned to its analog-era VHF channel 10 during the 2019 television repack.

During the 2019 television repack, WCIQ moved to VHF channel 12, while WEIQ and WGIQ relocated to UHF channel 30.

## Shows

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* Bookmark with Don Noble, literary discussion program airing since 1988[12]
* Capitol Journal,[13] political discussion show hosted by journalist Don Daley for 24 years until 2021[14]
* Discovering Alabama, natural history show[15] airing since 1985[16]
* Alabama Public Television Documentaries
* Journey Proud,[17] a show about the cultural history of Alabama[18]

## Controversies

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In 1976, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) delayed the renewal of, then briefly revoked, AETC's licenses due to APT's refusal to air programs about the Vietnam War or the African-American community.[19] APT management feared that airing these types of programs would cause angry public officials to cut the network's funding and put the network's future in jeopardy. Therefore, APT followed orders by state officials not to air certain programming during the 1960s and 1970s. However, it has taken a more independent stance over the last 40 or so years.

In May 2019, APT became one of two PBS state networks, along with the Arkansas Educational Television Network, to decline to broadcast an episode of the animated children's series Arthur because it features a same-sex wedding; APT opted to air a rerun of an earlier episode instead.[20] The program director, Mike McKenzie, said that it would be "a violation of trust" for the station to broadcast the episode,[21] and said that the decision was made because some children might watch the episode without their parents, and some children younger than the episode's target demographic might watch the segment.[20] Alabama Public Television had also rejected an episode of the spin-off Postcards from Buster that depicted a same-sex couple in 2005.[22] PBS offered free online streaming of the episode for a limited time to families desiring to view it.[23]

## See also

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* List of television stations in Alabama

## References

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1. ^ "FCC History Cards for WAIQ". December 6, 2016.
2. ^ "FCC History Cards for WBIQ". December 6, 2016. Archived from the original on December 6, 2019.
3. ^ For the Record – Call Letters Assigned
4. ^ For the Record – Call Letters Assigned
5. ^ For the Record – Actions of April 28
6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. ^ For the Record – Call Letters Assigned
8. ^ For the Record – Actions of Feb. 1
9. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WAIQ Archived January 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
* RabbitEars TV Query for WBIQ Archived January 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
* RabbitEars TV Query for WCIQ Archived January 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
* RabbitEars TV Query for WDIQ Archived January 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
* RabbitEars TV Query for WEIQ Archived January 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
* RabbitEars TV Query for WFIQ Archived January 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
* RabbitEars TV Query for WGIQ Archived January 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
* RabbitEars TV Query for WHIQ Archived January 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
* RabbitEars TV Query for WIIQ Archived January 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
10. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
11. ^ licensing.fcc.gov[permanent dead link]
12. ^ "APR's 'Bookmark' Host Named Winner of Governor's Arts Award – University of Alabama News | the University of Alabama". May 16, 2017.
13. ^ "Capitol Journal | APT". June 5, 2023.
14. ^ "Dailey stepping down as "Capitol Journal" host". December 2021.
15. ^ "Discovering Alabama". Discovering Alabama.
16. ^ Brown, James Seay (April 12, 2022). Distracted by Alabama: Tangled Threads of Natural History, Local History, and Folklore. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817321178.
17. ^ "Watch Your Favorite Shows".
18. ^ "Watch Journey Proud on Alabama Public Television".
19. ^ "Broadcasting station license report". fcc.gov. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
20. ^ a b Crain, Abbey (May 20, 2019). "Alabama Public Television refuses to air Arthur episode with gay wedding". Al.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
21. ^ "Arthur: Alabama Public Television bans gay wedding episode". BBC. May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
22. ^ Romano, Nick (May 21, 2019). "Alabama Public Television refuses to air Arthur episode with same-sex wedding". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
23. ^ "Watch banned 'Arthur' episode with gay wedding". Advance Local. May 23, 2019.

## External links

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* Official website

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* t
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Broadcast television in Central Alabama, including Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Anniston, and Gadsden

Local stations|

| Birmingham/
Hoover|

* WBRC 6
* Fox
* WNHT-LD 9
* TheGrio
* WBIQ 10
* PBS
* WVTM-TV 13
* NBC
* WOTM-LD 19
* Ind.
* WTTO 21
* The CW
* WVUA 23
* Cozi TV
* WTBM-CD 24
* .1 Telemundo
* .2 Fox
* WBUN-LD 28
* Daystar
* W18ET-D 35
* HSN
* WIAT 42
* CBS
* WPXH-TV 44
* Ion Television
* WUOA-LD 46
* Fubo Sports Network
* W16DS-D 47
* Religious Ind.
* WBMA-LD 58
* ABC
* WABM 68
* .1 MyNetworkTV
* .2 ABC

|

Tuscaloosa|

* WDVZ-CD 3
* This TV
* WVUA-CD 7
* Cozi TV
* WDBB 17
* .1 The CW
* .2 ABC
* WSWH-LD 22
* Heartland
* WJMY-CD 25
* .1 Telemundo
* .2 Fox
* WSES 33
* Heroes & Icons

Anniston/
Mount Cheaha|

* WCIQ 7
* PBS
* WGWW 40
* .1 Heroes & Icons
* .2 ABC

Gadsden|

* WTJP-TV 60
* TBN

ATSC 3.0|

* WTTO 21
* WSES 33

Outlying areas|

* WEAC-CD 24
* The Walk TV, Jacksonville
* WCQT-LD 27
* The Walk TV, Cullman
* WOIL-CD 47
* YTA TV, Talladega
* WSFG-LD / WSSF-LD 51
* Daystar, Berry/Fayette
* W25FC-D 55
* Religious, Jasper

See also
Atlanta TV
Columbus–Tupelo TV
Huntsville TV
Montgomery TV

* v
* t
* e

Broadcast television in Southwest Alabama and Northwest Florida, including Mobile, Pensacola, and Fort Walton Beach

Full power|

* WEAR-TV 3
* ABC
* WKRG-TV 5
* CBS
* WALA-TV 10
* Fox
* WPMI-TV 15
* NBC
* WDPM-DT 18
* Daystar
* WMPV-TV 21
* TBN
* WSRE 23
* PBS
* WHBR 33
* CTN
* WFGX 35
* MyNetworkTV
* WEIQ 42
* PBS/APT
* WJTC 44
* Ind.
* WFBD 48
* TCT
* WPAN 53
* Blab TV
* WFNA 55
* The CW
* WAWD 58
* Beach TV

Low-power|

* WBQP-CD 12
* W19CO-D 19
* WWBH-LD 28
* WEDS-LD 29
* WMBP-LD 31
* Telemundo
* WGOX-LD 43
* WCTU-LD 46
* WDES-CD 58
* Beach TV

ATSC 3.0|

* WJTC 44
* WFNA 55

Cable|

* Blab TV
* FanDuel Florida
* FanDuel Sun
* YurView Florida

Defunct|

* WKAB-TV 48

Florida broadcast television areas by city
Fort Myers
Gainesville/Ocala
Jacksonville
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
Mobile/Pensacola
Orlando
Panama City
Tallahassee
Tampa/St. Petersburg
West Palm Beach

See also
Further information for other locals in market areas: Template:Alabama TV and Template:Mississippi TV

* v
* t
* e

Broadcast television in West Central Georgia and East Central Alabama, including Columbus/LaGrange, GA and Phenix City/Auburn/Opelika, AL

Full power|

* WRBL 3
* .1 CBS
* .3 Ion Television
* WTVM 9
* .1 ABC
* .3 Peachtree Sports Network
* WACS-TV 25 / WJSP-TV 28
* PBS/GPB
* WLTZ 38
* .1 NBC
* .2 The CW
* WGIQ 43
* PBS/APT
* WXTX 54
* Fox
* WGBP-TV 66
* Merit TV

Low-power|

* WCTA-LD 9
* .1 ABC
* .3 Peachtree Sports Network
* WYBU-CD 16
* CTN
* WQMK-LD 18
* W31EU-D 29
* WXVK-LD 30
* WCAC-LD 33
* Independent
* W29FD-D 43

Defunct|

* W06BH 6
* Religious Independent

See also
Albany TV
Atlanta TV
Dothan TV
Macon TV
Montgomery TV

* v
* t
* e

Broadcast television in the Atlanta metropolitan area and North Georgia

Full power|

* WSB-TV 2
* ABC
* WAGA-TV 5
* Fox
* WGTV 8
* PBS/GPB
* WXIA-TV 11
* NBC
* WPXA-TV 14
* Ion Television
* WPCH-TV 17
* The CW
* WABE-TV 30
* PBS
* WGTA 32
* MeTV
* WUVG-DT 34
* .1 Univision
* .2 UniMás
* WATL 36
* MyNetworkTV
* WANF 46
* CBS → Ind.
* WATC-DT 57
* Religious Ind.
* WHSG-TV 63
* TBN
* WUPA 69
* Ind. → CBS

Low-power|

* WUVM-LD 4
* Defy
* WTBS-LD 6
* France 24
* WYGA-CD 16
* beIN Xtra
* WKSY-LD 21
* Telemundo
* WLVO-LD 21
* Visión Latina
* WSKC-CD 22
* KBS World
* WGGD-LD 23 / WDTA-LD 35
* Daystar
* WDWW-LD 28
* 365BLK
* WANN-CD 32
* LATV/Estrella TV
* WIRE-CD 33
* WIGL-LD 38
* TCT
* W13DQ-D 45
* HSN
* WKTB-CD 47
* Telemundo
* WUEO-LD 49

Defunct|

* WROM-TV 9
* Rome (now WTVC/Chattanooga)

See also
Augusta TV
Birmingham TV
Chattanooga TV
Columbus TV
Greenville–Spartanburg TV
Huntsville TV
Macon TV

* v
* t
* e

Broadcast television in Southeast Alabama, including Dothan, Enterprise, and Ozark

Full power|

* WDIQ 2 / WGIQ 43
* PBS/APT
* WTVY 4
* .1 CBS
* .2 MyNetworkTV/MeTV
* .3 The CW
* .4 NBC
* .5 Peachtree Sports Network
* WDHN 18
* ABC
* WDFX-TV 34
* Fox

Low-power|

* WRGX-LD 23
* .1 NBC
* .2 The CW
* .3 Telemundo
* WJJN-LD 49
* Independent

See also
Albany GA TV
Columbus GA TV
Montgomery TV
Panama City TV
Tallahassee TV

* v
* t
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Broadcast television in Alabama's Black Belt, including Montgomery and Selma

Montgomery/Selma|

| Full power|

* WAKA 8
* CBS
* WSFA 12
* NBC
* WCOV-TV 20
* Fox
* WBMM 22
* The CW
* WAIQ 26
* PBS/APT
* WBIH 29
* TCT
* WNCF 32
* ABC
* WMCF-TV 45
* TBN
* WIYC 48
* Cozi TV

|

Low-power|

* WTMU-LD / WBXM-CD 5
* Telemundo
* WALE-LD 17
* WDSF-LD 19
* WFRZ-LD 33
* WQAP-LD 36
* WETU-LD 39
* Daystar

Outlying areas|

* WAXC-LD 31
* WAAO-LD 40
* WIIQ 41
* PBS/APT

See also
Birmingham TV
Columbus GA TV
Dothan TV
Hattiesburg TV
Meridian TV
Mobile–Pensacola TV

* v
* t
* e

Broadcast television in North Alabama (Tennessee Valley region), including Huntsville, Decatur, Florence, Muscle Shoals, and Scottsboro

Full power|

* WHDF 15
* The CW
* WHNT-TV 19
* .1 CBS
* .2 The CW
* WHIQ 25 / WFIQ 36
* PBS/APT
* WAAY-TV 31
* ABC
* WAFF 48
* NBC
* WZDX 54
* .1 Fox
* .2 MyNetworkTV

Low-power|

* WTZT-CD 11
* Cozi TV
* WNAL-LD 27
* Heartland
* WTHV-LD 29
* Telemundo
* W34EY-D 38
* WYAM-LD 51
* Ind.
* WHVD-LD 67
* Daystar

Adjacent locals|

* WMAE-TV 12
* PBS/MPB, Booneville, MS
* WNGH-TV 18
* PBS/GPB, Dalton, GA

Defunct stations|

* WXFL-LD 10
* Dream TV
* WYLE 26
* The WB]]/Shop@Home/Jewelry TV
* WBCF-LD 39
* Me+U TV
* W46CF 46 / W59CF 59
* UBN
* W64BJ 64
* TBN
* W67CO 67
* TBN via WTJP/Gadsden

See also
Birmingham TV
Chattanooga TV
Columbus–Tupelo TV
Nashville TV

* v
* t
* e

Broadcast television in East Mississippi and Western Alabama, including Meridian

Stations|

* WTOK-TV 11
* .1 ABC
* .2 MyNetworkTV
* .3 The CW
* WMAW-TV 14
* PBS/MPB
* WOOK-LD 15
* Telemundo
* WMDN 24
* CBS
* WGBC 30
* .1 Fox
* .2 NBC
* WIIQ 41
* PBS/APT

See also
Birmingham TV
Hattiesburg TV
Jackson TV
Mobile–Pensacola TV
Montgomery TV
Tupelo TV

* v
* t
* e

Broadcast television in northeastern Mississippi

This region includes the following cities: Columbus
Tupelo
West Point
Houston
Starkville
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Full power|

* WMAB-TV 2 / WMAE-TV 12 (PBS/MPB)
* WCBI-TV 4
* .1 CBS
* .2 Fox
* WTVA 9
* .1 NBC
* .2 ABC
* WLOV-TV 27
* The CW
* WEPH 49
* CTN

Low power|

* WCBI-LD 3
* Bounce TV
* WHBH-CD 34 / W24EP-D 39
* UBN

Defunct|

* W15CG 15
* WKDH 45 (ABC)

See also
Birmingham TV
Greenwood TV
Huntsville TV
Jackson MS TV
Jackson TN TV
Memphis TV
Meridian TV

* v
* t
* e

Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of Alabama

Includes stations in out-of-state TV markets, but reaching a portion of Alabama

ABC|

* WAAY-TV
* WDHN
* WEAR-TV
* WNCF
* WSB-TV
* WTVA .2
* WTVM
* WTOK-TV

ABC 33/40
WBMA-LD

WABM .2
WDBB .2
WGWW .2

* Alabama portal

CBS|

* WANF
* WAKA
* WCBI-TV
* WIAT
* WHNT-TV
* WKRG-TV
* WMDN
* WRBL
* WTVY

Fox|

* WAGA-TV
* WALA-TV
* WBRC
* WCBI-TV .2
* WCOV-TV
* WDFX-TV
* WGBC
* WXTX
* WZDX

NBC|

* WAFF
* WGBC .2
* WLTZ
* WPMI-TV
* WRGX-LD
* WSFA
* WTVA
* WVTM-TV
* WXIA-TV

The CW|

* WBMM
* WNCF .2
* WFNA
* WHDF
* WHNT-TV .2
* WLOV-TV
* WPCH-TV
* WLTZ .2
* WTOK-TV .3
* WTTO
* WDBB
* WTVY .3

MyNetworkTV|

* WABM
* WATL
* WCBI-TV .3
* WFGX
* WLTZ .3
* WIYC .2
* WTOK-TV .2
* WTVY .2
* WZDX .2

Ion Television|

* WAAY-TV .2
* WAKA .3
* WCBI-LD .5
* WKRG-TV .2
* WPXA-TV
* WPXH-TV
* WRBL .3
* WTVA .3
* WTOK-TV .4

PBS|

APT
WAIQ
WBIQ
WCIQ
WDIQ
WEIQ
WFIQ
WGIQ
WHIQ
WIIQ

Religious|

CTN
WEPH
WHBR
Daystar
WDPM-DT
TBN
WHSG-TV
WMCF-TV
WMPV-TV
WTJP-TV
TCT
WBIH

Other|

Cozi TV
WIYC
WVUA-CD (WVUA)
Heroes & Icons
WSES (WGWW)
Independent
WJTC
WOTM-LD
WUPA
Univision and UniMás
WUVG-DT

* WGBP-TV

ATSC 3.0|

* WFNA
* WJTC
* WPCH-TV
* WSES
* WTTO

See also
Florida TV (English/Spanish)
Georgia TV
Mississippi TV
Tennessee TV

* v
* t
* e

Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the U.S. state of Georgia

Includes stations in out-of-state TV markets, but reaching a portion of Georgia

ABC|

* WALB .2
* WDHN
* WGXA .2
* WJBF
* WJCL
* WJXX
* WLOS
* WSB-TV
* WTVC
* WTVM
* WTXL-TV

* Georgia (U.S. state) portal

CBS|

* WANF
* WCTV
* WDEF-TV
* WJAX-TV
* WMAZ-TV
* WRBL
* WRDW-TV
* WSPA-TV
* WSWG
* WSST-TV .20
* WTOC-TV
* WTVY

Fox|

* WAGA-TV
* WDFX-TV
* WFOX-TV
* WFXG
* WFXL
* WGXA
* WHNS
* WTGS
* WTVC .2
* WTWC-TV .2
* WXTX

NBC|

* WAGT-CD
* WALB
* WLTZ
* WMGT-TV
* WRCB
* WRGX-LD
* WSAV-TV
* WTLV
* WTWC-TV
* WXIA-TV
* WYFF

The CW|

* WCWJ
* WFLI-TV
* WGCW-LD
* WJBF .3
* WLTZ-TV .2
* WMAZ-TV .2
* WPCH-TV
* WSAV-TV .2
* WTLF
* WTLH .2
* WTVY .3
* WYCW

MyNetworkTV|

* WATL
* WFLI-TV .2
* WFOX-TV .2
* WFXU
* WCTV .6
* WTFL-LD .4
* WLOS .2
* WLTZ .3
* WMGT-TV .2
* WRDW-TV .2
* WSAV-TV .3
* WSWG .2
* WSST-TV
* WTVY .2

Ion Television|

* WCTV .4
* WPGA-TV .3
* WPXA-TV
* WPXC-TV
* WRBL .3
* WRCB .3
* WSPA-TV .3
* WSWG .4
* WTOC-TV .5

PBS|

GPB
WGTV
WABW-TV
WACS-TV
WCES-TV
WJSP-TV
WMUM-TV
WNGH-TV
WVAN-TV
WXGA-TV

* WABE-TV
* WEBA-TV
* WFSU-TV
* WGIQ
* WJCT
* WJWJ-TV
* WTCI

Religious|

CTN
WGNM
WYBU-CD
Independent
WATC-DT
WGGS-TV
TBN
WELF-TV
WHSG-TV
WJEB-TV

Spanish|

Telemundo
WKTB-CD .2

WKSY-LD

Univision and UniMás
WUVG-DT

Other|

Independent
WDNN-CD
WJXT
WUPA
MeTV
WGTA
WPGA-TV

* WANN-CD
* WDGA-CD
* WDSI-TV
* WGBP-TV
* WMUB-LD
* WMYA-TV
* WPGA-LD
* WSCG
* WTBS-LD
* WTLH

ATSC 3.0|

* WDWW-LD
* WMYA-TV
* WPCH-TV
* WTBS-LD

See also
Alabama TV
Florida TV (English/Spanish)
North Carolina TV
South Carolina TV
Tennessee TV

* v
* t
* e

Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of Tennessee

Includes stations in out-of-state TV markets, but reaching a portion of Tennessee

ABC|

* WAAY-TV
* WATE-TV
* WATN-TV
* WBBJ-TV
* WJHL-TV .2
* WKRN-TV
* WSIL-TV
* WTVC

* Tennessee portal

CBS|

* KFVS-TV
* WBBJ-TV .3
* WDEF-TV
* WHNT-TV
* WJHL-TV
* WREG-TV
* WTVF
* WVLT-TV

Fox|

* KBSI
* WEMT
* WHBQ-TV
* WJKT
* WTNZ
* WTVC .2
* WZDX
* WZTV

NBC|

* WAFF
* WBIR-TV
* WCYB-TV
* WMC-TV
* WANF-LD
* WNBJ-LD
* WPSD-TV
* WRCB
* WSMV-TV
* WTNX-LD
* WFET-LD

The CW|

* KFVS-TV .2
* WBXX-TV
* WCYB-TV .2
* WFLI-TV
* WHDF
* WHNT-TV .2
* WLMT
* WNBJ-LD .2
* WZTV .2

MyNetworkTV|

* WDKA
* WFLI-TV .2
* WLMT
* WNBJ-LD .3
* WUXP-TV
* WVLT-TV .2
* WZDX .2

Ion Television|

* WAAY-TV .2
* WLFG .3
* WNPX-TV
* WPXK-TV
* WPXX-TV
* WRCB .3
* WSIL-TV .5

PBS|

* WCTE
* WETP-TV
* WKOP
* WKNO
* WHIQ
* WFIQ
* WKMU
* WKPD
* WLJT
* WMAV
* WNGH-TV
* WNPT
* WTCI

Religious|

CTN
WHTN
WTNB-CD
WVLR
Independent
WLFG
WTWV
TBN
WBUY-TV
WELF-TV
WJNK-LD
WPGD-TV
TCT
WTCT
WWTW

Other|

Cozi TV
WKPT-TV
Dabl
WNAB
Independent
WDNN-CD
WKNX-TV
MeTV
WAPK-CD
WJFB
Telemundo
WFET-LD
WTNX-LD
Univision
WLLC-LD

* WDSI-TV
* WOOT-LD
* WUWT-CD

ATSC 3.0|

* WJNK-LD
* WNAB
* WPGF-LD
* WUXP-TV

See also
Alabama TV
Arkansas TV
Georgia TV
Kentucky TV
Mississippi TV
Missouri TV
North Carolina TV
Virginia TV

* v
* t
* e

English-language broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of Florida

Includes English-language stations in out-of-state TV markets, but reaching a portion of Florida

ABC|

* WCJB-TV
* WEAR-TV
* WFTS-TV
* WFTV
* WJXX
* WMBB
* WPBF
* WSVN .2
* WDFL-LD
* WTXL-TV
* WWSB
* WZVN-TV

* Florida portal

CBS|

* WCTV
* WECP-LD
* WJHG-TV .3
* WFOR-TV
* WGFL
* WINK-TV
* WJAX-TV
* WKMG-TV
* WKRG-TV
* WPEC
* WTSP

Fox|

* WALA-TV
* WFLX
* WFOX-TV
* WFTX-TV
* WOFL
* WOGX
* WPGX
* WSVN
* WTVT
* WTWC-TV .2

NBC|

* WBBH-TV
* WESH
* WFLA-TV
* WJHG-TV
* WNBW-DT
* WPMI-TV
* WPTV-TV
* WTLV
* WTVJ
* WTWC-TV

The CW|

* WBFS-TV
* WCJB-TV .2
* WCWJ
* WFNA
* WKCF
* WMBB .2
* WTLF
* WTLH .2
* WTTA
* WTVX
* WXCW

MyNetworkTV|

* WECP-LD .2
* WFGX
* WFOX-TV .2
* WFXU
* WCTV .6
* WTFL-LD .4
* WNXG-LD .6
* WGFL .2
* WRBW
* WSNN-LD
* WTCN-CD
* WTVX .3

Ion Television|

* WCTV .4
* WFTX-TV .5
* WJHG-TV .4
* WKRG-TV .2
* WPXC-TV
* WPXM-TV
* WPXP-TV
* WPTV-TV .4
* WOGX .3
* WOPX-TV
* WXPX-TV .2

PBS|

* WEDU
* WEDQ
* WEIQ
* WFSU-TV
* WFSG
* WGCU
* WJCT
* WLRN-TV
* WPBT
* WSRE
* WUCF-TV
* WUFT
* WXEL-TV
* WXGA-TV

Religious|

CTN
WCLF

WYKE-CD
WFGC
WHBR
WRXY-TV
WVUP-CD
Daystar
WBIF
WDPM-DT
Scientology Network
WFTT-TV
TBN
WHFT-TV
WHLV-TV
WJEB-TV
WMPV-TV
WTCE-TV
TCT
WFBD

WPAN .2
WSPF-CD

* WACX
* WACX-LD
* WJGV-CD
* WTGL

Other|

Independent
WHDT
WJTC
WJXT
WMOR-TV
WPLG
WRDQ
WSFL-TV
WTOG
WXPX-TV
Noncommercial Ind.
WBEC-TV
WDSC-TV
WEFS
MeTV
WYME-CD

* WAWD
* WBQP-CD
* WPAN .4
* WDFL-LD
* WFBD
* WOTF-TV
* WPAN
* WPCT
* WPFN-CD
* WRUF-LD
* WTLH
* WWCI-CD
* WWHB-CD
* WZRA-CD

ATSC 3.0|

* WESH
* WFNA
* WJTC
* WJXT
* WMOR-TV
* WNXG-LD
* WRBW
* WTVJ
* WWHB-CD

See also
Alabama TV
Georgia TV
Bahamas TV

See also
English stations
Spanish stations

* v
* t
* e

Public broadcasting in the United States

* Carnegie Commission on Educational Television
* Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
* Executive Order 14290
* Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Rescissions Act of 2025
* Current

Radio syndicators|

* American Public Media
* NPR
* Pacifica
* Public Radio Exchange

Terrestrial television|

* American PTV
* Create
* World
* PBS
* Kids
* FNX
* America's Public Television Stations

Cable and satellite|

* Classic Arts Showcase
* Free Speech TV
* PBS Satellite Service
* SCOLA

Streaming media|

* NASA+
* PBS Digital Studios

Statewide networks|

| Radio|

* Alaska
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Georgia
* Hawaii
* Iowa
* Maine
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* North Dakota
* Oregon
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Utah
* Vermont
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

|

Television|

* Alabama
* Alaska
* Arkansas
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Georgia
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Iowa
* Kentucky
* KET2
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Mississippi
* Montana
* Nebraska
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Puerto Rico
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Utah
* Vermont
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

Regional networks|

| Radio|

* Alabama
* Boise State
* Central Michigan Univ.
* Chicagoland
* High Plains
* Indiana
* Interlochen (Northern Michigan)
* Jefferson (Southern Oregon/Northern California)
* Michigan Radio
* Montana
* New England
* New Jersey
* North Carolina
* North Country
* Northeast (Albany)
* Northern (Illinois)
* Northwest
* Radio IQ
* Red River
* Yellowstone Public

|

Television|

* East Tennessee PBS
* Milwaukee PBS
* Network Knowledge
* Ozarks PTV
* Pioneer PBS
* Sistema TV
* Smoky Hills PBS
* Southern Oregon PBS
* WCMU Public Media
* WIPR-TV

Local non-commercial
independents|

| School-owned|

* KRSU-TV
* KUEN
* WBEC-TV
* WDSC-TV
* WEFS
* WILC-CD
* WPDS-LD
* WTVI

|

Community-operated|

* KPJK
* WLAE-TV
* WLMF-LD
* WNYE-TV

Defunct|

* AlaskaOne
* Association of Public Radio Stations
* Better Public Broadcasting Association
* PPTN
* DoD News Channel
* Educational Television Stations
* K07UF
* K35DG-D
* Link TV
* MHz Networks
* MHz WorldView
* NASA TV
* National Association of Educational Broadcasters
* National Educational Television
* National Educational Radio Network
* NJN
* Public Radio International
* W06BD
* W07BP-D

Archives|

* American Archive of Public Broadcasting
* National Public Broadcasting Archives
* PBCore

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