GPB Radio
GPB Radio broadcasts 24 hours per day on several FM (and one AM) stations across
the state, except in Atlanta. The network had a translator station in Atlanta (callsign
W264AE) on 100.7 FM with a tower located downtown. However, it was forced to go
silent when a full-power station (WWWQ-FM) moved in from Anniston, Ala. on an
adjacent channel. Little notice of this was taken, however, because metropolitan
Atlanta listeners overwhelmingly preferred WABE, with a clearer and stronger
signal and more concentrated focus on the city in news and arts coverage.
Still, GPB Radio can still be heard on the second audio program (SAP) of GPB TV
at most times. It reaches nearly all of Georgia plus parts of Alabama, Florida,
South Carolina, and Tennessee. Some stations have some locally-produced
programming.
GPB Radio stations in southern and southeastern Georgia also relay hurricane
information for listeners approaching or leaving Georgia's Atlantic Coast or
Florida's Gulf Coast. Signs along interstate and major highways in the region
direct the evacuee to the nearest GPB Radio station carrying the emergency
information.
GPB Television
GPB Television broadcasts PBS and GPB programming 24 hours per day on nine GPTC-owned
stations across the state, plus numerous low-power LPTV broadcast translator
stations (especially in the mountains in the state's northeastern counties). The
Descriptive Video Service can be heard on the SAP channel when the current
program offers it, and GPB Radio can be heard when it does not. It reaches
nearly all of Georgia, plus parts of Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and
Tennessee. All stations are rebroadcasters, simulcasting at all times. Georgia
based programming includes Conversations with Susan Hoffman, Gardening in
Georgia, Georgia Backroads, Georgia's Business, Georgia Outdoors, Georgia
Traveler, and many more.
GPB Education
GPB Education (formerly know as Peachstar) serves state agencies and the Georgia
learning community through the use of telecommunications technology. GPB
delivers high-quality educational programming that reflects state standards to
Georgia classrooms using the GPB satellite network, open-air television, and the
GPB video streaming portal. GPB provides professional development to Georgia
educators through face-to-face trainings, satellite-delivered programs, and
interactive webcasts. GPB also meets the training needs of state agencies
through its video production, satellite broadcast, and interactive webcasting
services, as well as through its extensive digital library.
Radio stations
* WJSP-FM 88.1 Warm Springs/Columbus (flagship station)--signal reaches all of
west central Georgia, the southwestern part of metropolitan Atlanta, and
portions of east central Alabama, traveling in a 55-mile radius.
* WMUM-FM 89.7 Cochran/Macon--signal reaches all of the geographical center of
the state, traveling in a 60-mile radius.
* WSVH FM 91.1 Savannah--signal reaches the upper part of the Georgia Atlantic
Coast, traveling in a 60-mile radius.
* WUGA FM 91.7/97.9 Athens--signal travels in a 35-mile radius around Athens in
northeastern Georgia.
* WACG-FM 90.7 Augusta--signal reaches a good portion of east central Georgia
and west central South Carolina.
* WUNV FM 91.7 Albany--signal travels in a 40-mile radius around Albany in
southwestern Georgia.
* WWET FM 91.7 Valdosta--signal travels in a 20-mile radius, serving Brooks,
Lanier and Echols counties in extreme southern Georgia.
* WUWG FM 90.7 Carrollton--signal travels in a 20-mile radius, serving Carroll
and Haralson counties in western Georgia.
* WPPR FM 88.3 Demorest--signal travels in a 30-mile radius, serving several
counties in northeastern Georgia.
* WNGU FM 89.5 Dahlonega--signal travels in a 30-mile radius, serving several
counties in north central Georgia.
* WJWV FM 90.9 Fort Gaines--signal travels in a 40-mile radius, serving the
Chattahoochee Valley region of southwestern Georgia and southeastern Alabama.
* WGPB-FM 97.7 Rome--signal travels in about a 35-mile radius, serving the area
immediately northwestward of the Atlanta metropolitan area. This is the only
Georgia Public Radio station in the commercial portion of the FM band. Until
June 29, 2006, when GPB took control of 97.7 FM, the station operated
commercially with a Hot Adult Contemporary music format as WKCX, "K98."
* WABR FM 91.1 Tifton--signal travels in a 40-mile radius around Tifton in south
central Georgia.
* WXVS-FM 90.1 Waycross--signal travels in a 50-mile radius around Waycross in
southeastern Georgia.
* WWIO-FM 88.9 Brunswick--signal reaches the lower part of the Georgia Atlantic
Coast, traveling in a 40-mile radius.
* WWIO AM 1190 St. Mary's*
* WWIO-AM simulcasts WWIO-FM, and operates as a daytime signal reaching the
extreme southeastern corner of Georgia and into the Jacksonville market.
In addition to the immediate territory around the city of Atlanta, several parts
of the state do not receive GPB Radio service. These areas receive public radio
service from adjacent states:
Extreme Northwestern Georgia (Dalton, Ellijay)--WSMC-FM and WUTC-FM,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Southwestern Georgia (Thomasville, Bainbridge, Pelham)--WFSU-FM and WFSL-FM,
Tallahassee, Fla.
