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The [[Department of Health, Education and Welfare]] awarded a $725,000 grant for the construction of WGBX-TV in January 1966; the station was projected to provide specialized educational programming.<ref>{{Cite news|work=Broadcasting|date=January 10, 1966|title=U.S. gives funds for 2d Boston ETV|pages=42, 47|id={{pq|1014489055}} }}</ref> WGBX-TV began broadcasting on September 25, 1967.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72660572/|page=2|via=Newspapers.com|work=The Boston Globe|date=September 15, 1967|title=I notice on TV...|access-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref>
The [[Department of Health, Education and Welfare]] awarded a $725,000 grant for the construction of WGBX-TV in January 1966; the station was projected to provide specialized educational programming.<ref>{{Cite news|work=Broadcasting|date=January 10, 1966|title=U.S. gives funds for 2d Boston ETV|pages=42, 47|id={{pq|1014489055}} }}</ref> WGBX-TV began broadcasting on September 25, 1967.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72660572/|page=2|via=Newspapers.com|work=The Boston Globe|date=September 15, 1967|title=I notice on TV...|access-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref>


In addition to replays and additional PBS programs as well as college telecourses, WGBX has offered a wide range of innovative programs and services in its history. On ''The Most Dangerous Game'', telecast in 1967, viewers could call a telephone number to control the movement of a fictional country, Transania, in a hypothetical foreign policy crisis.<ref name="Dail671014">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item-viewers-to-take-part-in-c/126988076/|date=October 14, 1967|page=A-2|title=Viewers To Take Part In Channel 44 Game|newspaper=The Daily Item|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref><!-- Sat --> A monthly series on the intersection of law enforcement and critical justice was distributed to other educational stations.<ref name="Tran671212">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/transcript-telegram-tv-in-review/126988174/|date=December 12, 1967|page=13|first=David|last=Haskell|agency=UPI|title=TV In Review|newspaper=Transcript-Telegram|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref><!-- Tue --> In November 1970, the station debuted a [[public-access television|public-access]] show, ''Catch 44''.<ref name="Bost701110">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-ch-44-offers-chance-to/72660695/|date=November 10, 1970|page=22|title=Ch. 44 offers chance to air your views|newspaper=The Boston Globe|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref><!-- Tue --> The program attracted widespread national and international interest; other public stations copied the format, as did the [[BBC]], which launched ''[[Open Door (TV programme)|Open Door]]'' in 1973.<ref>{{Cite news|page=38|date=March 21, 1973|work=Variety|title=Public Access TV Spreading|id={{pq|963180648}} }}</ref> In 1973, as part of an initiative by the WGBH Educational Foundation, it and nine other public stations in northeastern cities began airing an open-captioned version of the ''[[ABC World News Tonight|ABC Evening News]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|id={{pq|1014676429}}|title=Harry and Howard for the hearing-impaired: PTV stations set to start carrying captioned 'ABC Evening News'|work=Broadcasting|page=28|date=December 3, 1973}}</ref> WGBX began airing live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] in 1984, making it the first state legislative chamber to have full, unedited proceedings televised.<ref name="Bost831113">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-house-tv-contract-nearl/127026728/|date=November 13, 1983|first=James|last=Simon|agency=Associated Press|page=37|title=House TV contract nearly ready|newspaper=The Boston Globe|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref><!-- Sun --> Two years later, with special FCC permission, it was the only station in the United States authorized to broadcast [[pulse-code modulation]] (PCM) digital audio on its video signal; the audio programs, aired overnight, could then be decoded from the video tape by residents with the appropriate decoder equipment.<ref name="Bost871005">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-ive-heard-there-is-onl/126155666/|date=October 5, 1987|page=26|title=I've heard there is only one station in the United States...|newspaper=The Boston Globe|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref><!-- Mon -->
In addition to replays and additional PBS programs as well as college telecourses, WGBX has offered a wide range of innovative programs and services in its history. On ''The Most Dangerous Game'', telecast in 1967, viewers could call a telephone number to control the movement of a fictional country, Transania, in a hypothetical foreign policy crisis.<ref name="Dail671014">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item-viewers-to-take-part-in-c/126988076/|date=October 14, 1967|page=A-2|title=Viewers To Take Part In Channel 44 Game|newspaper=The Daily Item|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref><!-- Sat --> A monthly series on the intersection of law enforcement and critical justice was distributed to other educational stations.<ref name="Tran671212">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/transcript-telegram-tv-in-review/126988174/|date=December 12, 1967|page=13|first=David|last=Haskell|agency=UPI|title=TV In Review|newspaper=Transcript-Telegram|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref><!-- Tue --> In November 1970, the station debuted a [[public-access television|public-access]] show, ''Catch 44''.<ref name="Bost701110">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-ch-44-offers-chance-to/72660695/|date=November 10, 1970|page=22|title=Ch. 44 offers chance to air your views|newspaper=The Boston Globe|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref><!-- Tue --> The program attracted widespread national and international interest; other public stations copied the format, as did the [[BBC]], which launched ''[[Open Door (TV programme)|Open Door]]'' in 1973.<ref>{{Cite news|page=38|date=March 21, 1973|work=Variety|title=Public Access TV Spreading|id={{pq|963180648}} }}</ref> In 1973, as part of an initiative by the WGBH Educational Foundation, it and nine other public stations in northeastern cities began airing an open-captioned version of the ''[[ABC World News Tonight|ABC Evening News]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|id={{pq|1014676429}}|title=Harry and Howard for the hearing-impaired: PTV stations set to start carrying captioned 'ABC Evening News'|work=Broadcasting|page=28|date=December 3, 1973}}</ref> WGBX began airing live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] in 1984, making it the first state legislative chamber to have full, unedited proceedings televised.<ref name="Bost831113">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-house-tv-contract-nearl/127026728/|date=November 13, 1983|first=James|last=Simon|agency=Associated Press|page=37|title=House TV contract nearly ready|newspaper=The Boston Globe|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref><!-- Sun --> The [[Massachusetts State Senate]] joined the House on WGBX in 1994.<ref name="Bost940120">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-mass-senate-to-go-vide/127028206/|date=January 20, 1994|page=27|agency=Associated Press|title=Mass. Senate to go video, at last|newspaper=The Boston Globe|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref><!-- Thu -->


In 1987, weekend programming on WGBX was expanded to add 18 additional hours, primarily replays of programs aired by WGBH, as part of celebrations for the 20th anniversary of channel 44.<ref name="Bost870926">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-ch-44-expands-weekend/127026942/|date=September 26, 1987|page=22|first=Robert A.|last=McLean|title=Ch. 44 expands weekend schedule|newspaper=The Boston Globe|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref><!-- Sat -->
Beginning in 1986 and continuing through at least 1988, with special FCC permission, it was the only station in the United States authorized to broadcast [[pulse-code modulation]] (PCM) digital audio on its video signal; the audio programs, primarily simulcasts of WGBH-FM aired overnight but also including specially recorded concerts, could then be decoded from the video tape by residents with the appropriate decoder equipment.<ref name="Bost871005">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-ive-heard-there-is-onl/126155666/|date=October 5, 1987|page=26|title=I've heard there is only one station in the United States...|newspaper=The Boston Globe|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref><!-- Mon --><ref>{{Cite news|title='Digital audio' enhances radio sound and silence|page=21|first=Alan|last=Bunce|date=September 16, 1986|work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Steven|last=Dupler|title=UHF Tested For Digital Audio Signal: Experiment At Boston TV Station|work=Billboard|pages=69–70|date=August 30, 1986|id={{pq|1286448744}} }}</ref>


In 1987, weekend programming on WGBX was expanded to add 18 additional hours, primarily replays of programs aired by WGBH, as part of celebrations for the 20th anniversary of channel 44.<ref name="Bost870926">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-ch-44-expands-weekend/127026942/|date=September 26, 1987|page=22|first=Robert A.|last=McLean|title=Ch. 44 expands weekend schedule|newspaper=The Boston Globe|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref><!-- Sat --> However, the station's reputation as "the other Channel 2" continued. In January 1995, WGBH relaunched WGBX under the brand GBH44, to bring it closer to the main station.<ref name="BosH970407">{{cite news|page=30|first=Daniel M.|last=Kimmel|title=Ch. 44 steps out of the shadows of sister station Ch. 2|work=Boston Herald|date=April 7, 1997}}</ref> It increased emphasis on independent and offbeat programming, including the use of themed nights, to counterprogram WGBH-TV, though it would continue to air shows bumped off of the channel 2 schedule, and it would continue to broadcast the main WGBH lineup during the station's annual auction.<ref>{{Cite news|page=39|title=Inside Boston TV: Other Channel 2 now is a true alternative|work=[[Boston Herald]]|date=October 31, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|page=C7|work=Worcester Telegram & Gazette|date=December 28, 1994|first=Daniel M.|last=Kimmel|title=Many TV changes set for new year}}</ref> By 1997, WGBX-TV was the 26th-most-watched public television station in prime time, demonstrating that the changes had given channel 44 an identity and increased recognition.{{r|BosH970407}}
WGBX shut down its analog signal, over [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] channel 44, on April 23, 2009. The station's digital signal continued to be broadcast on its pre-transition UHF channel 43.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf|title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds|access-date=March 24, 2012}}</ref> Through the use of [[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]] digital television receivers display the station's [[virtual channel]] as its former UHF analog channel 44.

In 1999, the tower used by WGBX-TV in Needham, owned by [[WBZ-TV]], was overhauled to support digital broadcasting for its tenants, including WBZ, WGBH and WGBX, and [[WCVB-TV]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Glen|last=Dickson|page=54|title=WBZ-TV readies tower for DTV|work=Broadcasting & Cable|date=September 14, 1998|id={{pq|225350580}} }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Boston: Awaiting rebuild, WBZ-TV will use temporary digital facilities|first=Andrew|last=Bowser|page=28|work=Broadcasting & Cable|id={{pq|225343912}} }}</ref>

WGBX shut down its analog signal, over [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] channel 44, on April 23, 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|work=The Ticker|work=[[Boston Herald]]|date=April 23, 2009}}</ref> The station's digital signal continued to be broadcast on its pre-transition UHF channel 43, using [[virtual channel]] 44.<ref name="Analog to Digital">{{Cite web |date=May 23, 2006 |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds |url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 |access-date=August 29, 2021 |publisher=Federal Communications Commission}}</ref>


World Channel moved from [[digital subchannel]] 44.2 to 2.2 in the spring of 2012, replacing WGBH's standard definition simulcast.
World Channel moved from [[digital subchannel]] 44.2 to 2.2 in the spring of 2012, replacing WGBH's standard definition simulcast.

Revision as of 23:39, 24 June 2023

WGBX-TV
Channels
BrandingGBH 44
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerWGBH Educational Foundation
History
First air date
September 25, 1967 (56 years ago) (1967-09-25)
Former call signs
WGBX (CP, 1964–1967)[2]
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 44 (UHF, 1967–2009)
  • Digital: 43 (UHF, 2002–2019)
NET (1967–1970)
Call sign meaning
"Great Blue experimental"
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID72098
ERP922 kW
1,000 kW (CP)
HAAT388.3 m (1,274.0 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°18′37″N 71°14′12″W / 42.31028°N 71.23667°W / 42.31028; -71.23667 (WGBX-TV)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wgbh.org

WGBX-TV (channel 44), branded on-air as GBH 44 since 2020,[4] is the secondary PBS member television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Owned by the WGBH Educational Foundation, it is sister to Boston's primary PBS member station and company flagship WGBH-TV (channel 2), Springfield, Massachusetts-based PBS member WGBY-TV (channel 57, operated by New England Public Media), Class A Biz TV affiliate WFXZ-CD (channel 24) and public radio stations WGBH (89.7 FM) and WCRB (99.5 FM) in the Boston area, and WCAI radio (and satellites WZAI and WNAN) on Cape Cod. WGBX-TV, WGBH-TV and the WGBH and WCRB radio stations share studios on Guest Street in northwest Boston's Brighton neighborhood; WGBX-TV's transmitter is located on Cedar Street (southwest of I-95/MA 128) in Needham, Massachusetts, which is shared with WBZ-TV, WCVB-TV, WBTS-CD (which itself shares spectrum with WGBX) and WSBK-TV.

The X in WGBX's callsign stands for "experimental", as WGBX (more primarily in the 1970s) was home to programming that was given a trial run on the lower-rated UHF signal before possibly moving onto the more-established WGBH-TV. Such Eastern Educational Network imports from the United Kingdom as Doctor Who were seen first or more frequently on WGBX, and one late 1970s local "nightclub"-style variety show, Club 44, proved popular enough to be moved over to WGBH and retitled The Club. The station airs PBS programs that are not aired by WGBH-TV as well as additional supplemental programming. Reruns of the previous night's programming either from WGBH-TV or from WGBX-TV itself also makes up part of channel 44's programming schedule.

WGBX also carries most of the national digital subchannel networks (except for World Channel) which are managed by the WGBH Educational Foundation (along with an additional station, as described below); this enables WGBH to maintain a high-bitrate 1080i high definition picture resolution on its main channel 2 signal, with little loss in visual quality.

WGBX-TV itself broadcasts standard-definition versions of WGBX and WGBH (both in high definition from the WGBH-TV multiplex) and several multicast services. WBTS-CD, NBC Boston, shares the channel, allowing the station to broadcast at high power to the Boston area.

History

WGBX-TV's logo prior to 2010. This logo is based on the sister station's secondary logo.

Channel 44 had originally been allotted to Boston as a commercial television channel. Two companies, Integrated Communications Systems and United Artists Broadcasting, applied for the channel. They were soon joined by the WGBH Educational Foundation, which proposed a non-commercial educational station. All three applications were designated for comparative hearing in February 1964,[5] but in July, the FCC reserved channel 44 for educational use in Boston and transferred channel 25 from nearby Barnstable to serve as a new commercial channel.[6] The two commercial applicants then switched their proposals to channel 25, leaving WGBH alone in its channel 44 application and allowing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to award the construction permit in October.[7]

The Department of Health, Education and Welfare awarded a $725,000 grant for the construction of WGBX-TV in January 1966; the station was projected to provide specialized educational programming.[8] WGBX-TV began broadcasting on September 25, 1967.[9]

In addition to replays and additional PBS programs as well as college telecourses, WGBX has offered a wide range of innovative programs and services in its history. On The Most Dangerous Game, telecast in 1967, viewers could call a telephone number to control the movement of a fictional country, Transania, in a hypothetical foreign policy crisis.[10] A monthly series on the intersection of law enforcement and critical justice was distributed to other educational stations.[11] In November 1970, the station debuted a public-access show, Catch 44.[12] The program attracted widespread national and international interest; other public stations copied the format, as did the BBC, which launched Open Door in 1973.[13] In 1973, as part of an initiative by the WGBH Educational Foundation, it and nine other public stations in northeastern cities began airing an open-captioned version of the ABC Evening News.[14] WGBX began airing live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1984, making it the first state legislative chamber to have full, unedited proceedings televised.[15] The Massachusetts State Senate joined the House on WGBX in 1994.[16]

Beginning in 1986 and continuing through at least 1988, with special FCC permission, it was the only station in the United States authorized to broadcast pulse-code modulation (PCM) digital audio on its video signal; the audio programs, primarily simulcasts of WGBH-FM aired overnight but also including specially recorded concerts, could then be decoded from the video tape by residents with the appropriate decoder equipment.[17][18][19]

In 1987, weekend programming on WGBX was expanded to add 18 additional hours, primarily replays of programs aired by WGBH, as part of celebrations for the 20th anniversary of channel 44.[20] However, the station's reputation as "the other Channel 2" continued. In January 1995, WGBH relaunched WGBX under the brand GBH44, to bring it closer to the main station.[21] It increased emphasis on independent and offbeat programming, including the use of themed nights, to counterprogram WGBH-TV, though it would continue to air shows bumped off of the channel 2 schedule, and it would continue to broadcast the main WGBH lineup during the station's annual auction.[22][23] By 1997, WGBX-TV was the 26th-most-watched public television station in prime time, demonstrating that the changes had given channel 44 an identity and increased recognition.[21]

In 1999, the tower used by WGBX-TV in Needham, owned by WBZ-TV, was overhauled to support digital broadcasting for its tenants, including WBZ, WGBH and WGBX, and WCVB-TV.[24][25]

WGBX shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 44, on April 23, 2009.[26] The station's digital signal continued to be broadcast on its pre-transition UHF channel 43, using virtual channel 44.[27]

World Channel moved from digital subchannel 44.2 to 2.2 in the spring of 2012, replacing WGBH's standard definition simulcast.

Logo of WGBX from 2013 to 2020.

On January 16, 2017, WGBX switched its DT4 subchannel from a locally programmed loop of children's programming (which looped twice a day) to the relaunched national PBS Kids channel.[28]

On January 18, 2018, WGBX began a channel share with Nashua, New Hampshire–licensed WYCN-CD (channel 15, now WBTS-CD), which was acquired by the NBC Owned Television Stations subsidiary of NBCUniversal. Despite WBTS-CD's low-power status, WGBX's transmitter acts as a full-market relay of WBTS-CD, an NBC O&O station, along with its Cozi TV subchannel; WGBX's multiplexer was then upgraded to handle WGBX's existing HD channel and two SD channels, along with WBTS-CD's HD channel and one subchannel as a result of the channel share.

In 2019, with WGBH moving to VHF 5, both station's channel maps were adapted, with WGBH handling both the 2.1 and 44.1 HD signals, and WGBX mainly carrying standard definition subchannels in order to provide appropriate bandwidth to WYCN-CD, which itself had its calls changed to WBTS-CD in the same period of time. This is equivalent to the channel distribution plan used by Twin Cities PBS in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, which divides its subchannels among two existing stations (though all channels map to channel 2 rather than the second station's channel 17).

Technical information

Subchannels

See also: WBTS-CD § Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed. Note that WGBX-DT1 actually transmits as WGBH's second subchannel to provide a full-quality high definition signal for that station:

Subchannels of WGBX-TV[29]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
2.2 480i 16:9 World GBH World
2.3 WGBH-SD WGBH-TV in SD
44.2 WGBX-SD Main WGBX programming / PBS
44.3 Create GBH Create
44.4 Kids PBS Kids
  Simulcast of subchannels of another station

See also

References

  1. ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for WGBX". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  2. ^ FCC History Cards for WGBX-TV
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGBX-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ Wyllie, Julian (August 31, 2020). "To change with the times, WGBH drops its 'W' and pivots to purple". Current. Retrieved August 31, 2020. WGBH in Boston is removing the "W" from its branding to become "GBH." [...] The legal name for the organization will remain the WGBH Education Foundation. The "W" will also remain in its FCC registration.
  5. ^ "Antitrust Actions Will Be Factor in Weighing UA's Bid for Stations". Variety. February 12, 1964. p. 42. ProQuest 962663933.
  6. ^ "UHF assignments changed in 10 markets". Broadcasting. July 13, 1964. p. 52. ProQuest 1014482402.
  7. ^ "Boston's channel 44 awarded to educators". Broadcasting. October 26, 1964. p. 9. ProQuest 1014492715.
  8. ^ "U.S. gives funds for 2d Boston ETV". Broadcasting. January 10, 1966. pp. 42, 47. ProQuest 1014489055.
  9. ^ "I notice on TV..." The Boston Globe. September 15, 1967. p. 2. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Viewers To Take Part In Channel 44 Game". The Daily Item. October 14, 1967. p. A-2. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Haskell, David (December 12, 1967). "TV In Review". Transcript-Telegram. UPI. p. 13. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ch. 44 offers chance to air your views". The Boston Globe. November 10, 1970. p. 22. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Public Access TV Spreading". Variety. March 21, 1973. p. 38. ProQuest 963180648.
  14. ^ "Harry and Howard for the hearing-impaired: PTV stations set to start carrying captioned 'ABC Evening News'". Broadcasting. December 3, 1973. p. 28. ProQuest 1014676429.
  15. ^ Simon, James (November 13, 1983). "House TV contract nearly ready". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. p. 37. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Mass. Senate to go video, at last". The Boston Globe. Associated Press. January 20, 1994. p. 27. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "I've heard there is only one station in the United States..." The Boston Globe. October 5, 1987. p. 26. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ Bunce, Alan (September 16, 1986). "'Digital audio' enhances radio sound and silence". The Christian Science Monitor. p. 21.
  19. ^ Dupler, Steven (August 30, 1986). "UHF Tested For Digital Audio Signal: Experiment At Boston TV Station". Billboard. pp. 69–70. ProQuest 1286448744.
  20. ^ McLean, Robert A. (September 26, 1987). "Ch. 44 expands weekend schedule". The Boston Globe. p. 22. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ a b Kimmel, Daniel M. (April 7, 1997). "Ch. 44 steps out of the shadows of sister station Ch. 2". Boston Herald. p. 30.
  22. ^ "Inside Boston TV: Other Channel 2 now is a true alternative". Boston Herald. October 31, 1994. p. 39.
  23. ^ Kimmel, Daniel M. (December 28, 1994). "Many TV changes set for new year". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. p. C7.
  24. ^ Dickson, Glen (September 14, 1998). "WBZ-TV readies tower for DTV". Broadcasting & Cable. p. 54. ProQuest 225350580.
  25. ^ Bowser, Andrew. "Boston: Awaiting rebuild, WBZ-TV will use temporary digital facilities". Broadcasting & Cable. p. 28. ProQuest 225343912.
  26. ^ Boston Herald. April 23, 2009. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  27. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. May 23, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  28. ^ Peery, Lexi (January 13, 2017). "WGBH to launch a 24-hour channel devoted to kids". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  29. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WGBX". rabbitears.info. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

External links

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