WHUT-TV
| ATSC 3.0 station | |
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| Channels | |
| Branding | WHUT |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Howard University |
| WHUR-FM | |
| History | |
| Founded | June 25, 1974 |
First air date | November 17, 1980 |
Former call signs |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 32 (UHF, 1980–2009) |
Call sign meaning | Howard University Television |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27772 |
| ERP | 416 kW |
| HAAT | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°57′1″N 77°4′46″W / 38.95028°N 77.07944°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WHUT-TV (channel 32) is the secondary PBS member television station in Washington, D.C. The station is owned by Howard University, a historically Black college, and is sister to commercial urban contemporary radio station WHUR-FM (96.3). WHUT-TV's studios are located on the Howard University campus, and its transmitter is located in the Tenleytown neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of Washington.
WHUT airs a variety of standard PBS programming, as well as programs produced by Howard University, and international programs focusing on regions such as the Caribbean and Africa.