WHUT-TV

WHUT-TV
ATSC 3.0 station
Channels
BrandingWHUT
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerHoward University
WHUR-FM
History
FoundedJune 25, 1974 (1974-06-25)
First air date
November 17, 1980 (1980-11-17)
Former call signs
  • WHMM (CP, 1974–1980)
  • WHMM-TV (1980–1998)
Former channel numbers
Analog: 32 (UHF, 1980–2009)
Call sign meaning
Howard University Television
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID27772
ERP416 kW
HAAT254 m (833 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°57′1″N 77°4′46″W / 38.95028°N 77.07944°W / 38.95028; -77.07944
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.whut.org

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 at the Student Resource Center (Campus Building 54) on the Howard University campus on 4th Street NW, 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.