- Western Reserve Public Media
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For the WEAO radio station in Columbus Ohio, see WOSU (AM).
WNEO / WEAO 
WNEO: Alliance/Youngstown, Ohio
WEAO: Akron, OhioBranding Western Reserve PBS Channels Digital:
WNEO: 45 (UHF)
WEAO: 50 (UHF)
Virtual:
WNEO: 45 (PSIP)
WEAO: 49 (PSIP)Subchannels 45.1/49.1 WNEO/WEAO HD
45.2/49.2 Fusion
45.3/49.3 MHz Worldview
45.4/49.4 V-meAffiliations PBS Owner Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, Inc. First air date WNEO: May 30, 1973
WEAO: September 21, 1975Call letters' meaning WNEO: North Eastern Ohio
WEAO: EAstern OhioFormer channel number(s) Analog:
WNEO: 45 (UHF, 1973-2009)
WEAO: 49 (UHF 1975-2009)
Digital:
WNEO: 46 (UHF)Transmitter power WNEO:
WEAO:
500 kW (digital)
180 kW (digital)Height WNEO:
WEAO:
253 m (digital)
305 m (digital)Facility ID WNEO: 49439
WEAO: 49421Transmitter coordinates WNEO:
40°54′23″N 80°54′40″W / 40.90639°N 80.91111°W
WEAO:
41°4′58″N 81°38′2″W / 41.08278°N 81.63389°WWebsite www.westernreservepbs.org WNEO and WEAO are Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member public television stations in northeastern Ohio, simulcasting together as Western Reserve PBS. Until October 1, 2008, the stations were known as PBS 45 & 49.
WNEO and WEAO are operated from studio facilities in Kent, Ohio[1] by Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, which is a consortium of the University of Akron, Kent State University and Youngstown State University.
Contents
History
WNEO first began broadcasting in 1973. Licensed to Alliance, Ohio, the station serves the Youngstown area from a transmitter site in Salem, Ohio. WNEO also operates W44CR-D, a digital translator in Youngstown serving low-lying Mahoning Valley areas shadowed from the main WNEO signal. The digital translator, which went on the air in 2009, is a conversion of the former W58AM analog translator at the same location.[2]
WEAO first began broadcasting in 1975. Licensed to Akron, Ohio, it broadcasts from a transmitter site in Copley, Ohio and provides the Cleveland area with a second PBS member station, alongside WVIZ. Previously, channel 49 had been the home of Akron's WAKR-TV from 1953 until 1967. WAKR-TV moved to Channel 23, and is now WVPX-TV.
On October 1, 2008 at 5:30 A.M., WNEO and WEAO changed on-screen branding to Western Reserve PBS, a part of the station's overall branding change to Western Reserve Public Media.[3] The rebranding was done to make the station's identity better reflect the viewing area, and due to the fact that the combined WNEO/WEAO operations are broadcast on different cable channels.[4] The studios of Western Reserve PBS, and the headquarters of Western Reserve Public Media, are located in Kent on the campus of Kent State University, northeast of Akron and roughly west of Youngstown.
Digital television
Digital channels
Channel Programming 45.1 & 49.1 Western Reserve PBS HD 45.2 & 49.2 Western Reserve PBS Fusion 45.3 & 49.3 MHz Worldview 45.4 & 49.4 V-me Analog-to-digital conversion
On November 19, 2008, WNEO signed off its analog signal on channel 45, and then moved its digital signal to channel 45 on November 21, 2008. WEAO continued to broadcast both an analog 49 signal and a digital 50 signal until June 12, 2009.
After the analog television shutdown on June 12, 2009, WEAO terminated its analog signal. It uses PSIP to display WEAO's virtual channel as 49; WNEO's displayed channels remain as 45.
WEAO continued to broadcast an analog signal till June 12, 2009. 45.2 and 49.2 began airing a new service, "Fusion", following the analog signoff; a third subchannel began airing on June 13, "MHz Worldview".[5]
WNEO and WEAO recently added the V-me network to 45.4 and 49.4.
Previous Subchannels
WNEO and WEAO carried Create on DT 1 and the Ohio Channel on DT 3 until August 2007 when they were removed to make room for their high definition channel. The analog simulcast of WNEO/WEAO remained on DT 2 until the June 12 transition to digital. On June 12, 2009 the analog feed of both channels was discontinued and replaced with Western Reserve PBS Fusion, a local service which aired concerts and music-related programs until August 1, 2009 at which point, a local mix of programming began to air, as well as adding MHz Worldview on DT3. On September 19, 2009 WNEO and WEAO added V-Me on 45.4 and 49.4
Previous logos
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WNEO/WEAO's former logo, "PBS 45 & 49".
References
- ^ "Organization Profile". WesternReservePublicMedia.org. Western Reserve Public Media. 2009. http://westernreservepublicmedia.org/FACTS.HTM?b1b7cb08. Retrieved 21 May 2009. "The operations center, administrative offices, main studio and location of public files are housed at 1750 Campus Center Drive, Kent, Ohio, 44240. The organization’s Western Reserve Production Hub is located on the first floor of the United Building in downtown Akron."
- ^ FCC TV query for W44CR-D
- ^ PBS 45 & 49 to Change Name to Western Reserve Public Media
- ^ PBS 45 & 49 Announces New Name and Stakes Its Claim in the Western Reserve
- ^ http://westernreservepublicmedia.org/digital.htm
External links
- WNEO/WEAO official website
- Station history
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WNEO
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WEAO
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WNEO-TV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WEAO-TV
Local stations Adjacent locals Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television Cleveland: WKYC (3.1 NBC, 3.2 WX) • WEWS (5.1 ABC) • WJW (8.1 Fox) • WOIO (19.1 CBS, 19.2 WX) • WVIZ (25.1 PBS, 25.2 OH Chan, 25.3 World, 25.4 Create, 25.9 CSCN, audio only) • WUAB (43.1 MNTV, 43.2 This TV) • WBNX (55.1 CW)
Pittsburgh: KDKA (2.1 CBS) • WTAE (4.1 ABC) • WPXI (11.1 NBC) • WQED (13.1 PBS) • WPMY (22.1 MNTV) • WPGH (53.1 Fox)Pennsylvania Broadcast television: Binghamton, NY • Buffalo, NY • Elmira, NY • Erie • Johnstown/Altoona/State College • New York City • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Scranton/Wilkes-Barre • Susquehanna Valley (Harrisburg) • Washington, DC • Youngstown, OH
Ohio Broadcast television: Charleston/Huntington, WV • Cincinnati • Cleveland/Akron • Columbus • Dayton • Ft. Wayne, IN • Lima • Steubenville/Wheeling, WV • Toledo • Youngstown • ZanesvilleTelevision in Northeastern Ohio, including Cleveland, Akron and Canton Local stations WKYC (3.1 NBC, 3.2 WX) • WEWS-TV (5.1 ABC, 5.2 LWN) • WJW (8.1 Fox, 8.2 ATV) • WDLI-TV (17.1 TBN, 17.2 Church, 17.3 JCTV, 17.4 Enlace, 17.5 Smile) • WOIO (19.1 CBS, 19.2 Me-TV) • WVPX-TV (23.1 ION, 23.2 Qubo, 23.3 ION Life) • WVIZ (25.1 PBS, 25.2 OH Chan, 25.3 World, 25.4 Create, 25.9 CSCN, audio only) • WAOH-LP 29 / W35AX 35 (RTV) • WUAB (43.1 MNTV, 43.2 This TV, 43.3 Bounce TV as of January 2012) • WEAO (49.1 PBS, 49.2 Fusion, 49.3 MHz, 49.4 V-me) • WCDN-LD (53.1 Daystar) • WBNX-TV (55.1 CW, 55.2 Religious/Ind.) • WQHS-DT (61.1 UNI)
Outlying areas WIVM-LP 39 / WIVN-LP 52 / WIVX-LP 65 (RTV) • WOHZ-CA 41 (Ind) • W41AP 41 (Ind) • WRLM (47.1 TCT, 47.2 TCT HD, 47.3 variety, 47.4 spanish religious) • W47AB 47 (PBS via WOSU-TV)• WGGN-TV (52.1 Religious) • WMFD (68.1 Ind, 68.2 WOHZ-CA 41 Ind)
Cable-only stations Defunct stations Ohio Broadcast television: Charleston/Huntington, WV • Cincinnati • Cleveland/Akron • Columbus • Dayton • Ft. Wayne, IN • Lima • Steubenville/Wheeling, WV • Toledo • Youngstown • Zanesville
See also: Erie and Ontario TVPBS Member Stations in the state of Ohio WPTD 16 / WPTO 14 (Dayton / Oxford) - WOUB 20 / WOUC 44 (Athens / Cambridge) - WVIZ 25 (Cleveland) - WBGU 27 (Bowling Green) - WGTE 30 (Toledo) - WOSU 34 / WPBO 42 (Columbus / Portsmouth) - WNEO 45 / WEAO 49 (Youngstown / Akron) - WCET 48 (Cincinnati)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in OhioCategories:- PBS member stations
- Youngstown, Ohio
- Kent, Ohio
- Alliance, Ohio
- Media in Akron, Ohio
- Television stations in Ohio
- Television channels and stations established in 1973
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