WKYU-TV
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| Channels | |
| Branding | WKU PBS |
| Programming | |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Western Kentucky University |
| Radio: WKYU-FM, WWHR | |
| History | |
| Founded | February 28, 1986 |
First air date | January 17, 1989 |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 24 (UHF, 1989–2009) |
| ASN/Stadium (secondary, 2014–2023) | |
Call sign meaning | Western Kentucky University |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71861 |
| ERP | 61 kW |
| HAAT | 176.9 m (580 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°3′49.2″N 86°26′6.7″W / 37.063667°N 86.435194°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | WKU PBS |
WKYU-TV (channel 24) is a secondary PBS member television station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. Owned by Western Kentucky University as an arm of its Information Technology department, it is a sister station to NPR member network WKU Public Radio and its flagship station WKYU-FM. The two outlets share studios on College Heights Boulevard on the WKU campus; WKYU-TV's transmitter is located six miles (10 km) north of Bowling Green along KY 185, on a tower shared with ABC/Fox/CW+ affiliate WBKO (channel 13) and Telemundo affiliate WBGS-LD (channel 34).
WKYU-TV is a member of PBS' Program Differentiation Plan (PDP), previously known as the "Beta" group; as the Bowling Green market's secondary PBS station, it only airs 25% of the network's schedule.