WGVU-TV GRAND RAPIDS, MI

Display Channel	Video	Call Sign	Nickname	Notes
35-1	11.3	1080i	DD5.1	WGVUPBS	PBS	"WGVU"
35-2	11.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	PBSKIDS	PBS Kids 24/7
35-3	11.5	720p	DD2.0	CREATE	Create
35-4	11.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	WORLD	World Channel
35-5	11.7	480i (w)	DD2.0	WGVUMLC	Michigan Learning
35-6	11.8	480i (w)	DD2.0	GUIDE	Guide	(WGVU-AM)

FAC-ID: 24784

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 11

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

BLEDT-20100827ABE (9a56f1ffe9d94b80905acf6212b6c0ea) - App

(TVStudy TL Pop: 1,901,522)

853' 41.5 kW DA (H)
(3.157 kW + 11.19 dB gain = 41.5 kW ERP)
58.8 mile contour / 10846.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 1,877,016
827' AGL; 1517' AMSL; (1005721)
0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter [H-Pat] Dielectric TF-8HS-H P200
NAD83: N 42° 57' 34.7", W 85° 53' 44.9" (42.959639, -85.895806)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1511 (0x05E7)

Phys Ch	Disp Ch	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
11.3	35-1	WGVUPBS	3	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	6.95 ‑ 9.15	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
11.4	35-2	PBSKIDS	4	0x0040	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0041	1.75 ‑ 1.95	0x0041	DD2.0	0x0044	192kbps
11.5	35-3	CREATE	5	0x0050	720p	1280x720	16:9	0x0051	3.5 ‑ 5.55	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
11.6	35-4	WORLD	6	0x0060	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0061	0.75 ‑ 1.1	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
11.7	35-5	WGVUMLC	7	0x0070	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0071	1 ‑ 1.05	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
11.8	35-6	GUIDE	8	0x0080	480i	720x480	16:9	0x0081	0.55 ‑ 0.6	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (08/31/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Grand Valley State University
Licensee:	GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Sister:	WGVK
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 35. Digital channel 11.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 11. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 11.
Last Analog:
Channel 35 :	856' 1320 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WGVC	W Grand Valley College
12/14/1987	WGVU-TV	W Grand Valley University

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