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WBGU-PBS signed on the air on Monday, Feb. 10, 1964. Since then, WBGU has grown from a small studio in South Hall on the Bowling Green State University campus to a thriving "teleplex" ready to meet the technological challenges of the communications industry in the 21st century.
When it first went on the air, WBGU only broadcast for a couple of hours in the late afternoon and early evening. Now the station has a full 24-hour programming day, with a schedule packed with programs that entertain, educate and inform.
But along with a program schedule that is seen everyday by thousands of viewers,
WBGU offers much more to the communities its 1 million watt signal reaches.
WBGU offers educational services to help young people and lifelong learners discover
and explore new ideas; production facilities used by area businesses for teleconferences and seminars, and a host of outreach activities dealing with issues like illiteracy, drug abuse and the environment. WBGU-PBS is much more than just a television station.
It's a community asset. |
Tucker Telecommunications Center |
On Friday, May 6 1994, The Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees named the building that houses the University's public television station
"The Tucker Telecommunications Center" after Margaret and Dr. Duane Tucker. The Tuckers were instrumental in establishing WBGU-PBS and The Northwest Ohio Educational Technology Foundation, the station's affiliate operation, which serves elementary and secondary schools throughout the area. A formal dedication ceremony took place on Saturday, October 8, 1994. |
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| Tucker began his career at Bowling Green in 1959 as the first head of the radio/TV/film department and instituted the University's closed-circuit instructional television system in 1963. In 1964, in association with Vice President Dr. Kenneth McFall, Tucker initiated WBGU-PBS, which quickly established itself as one of the country's most respected educational television operations. |
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The progression of WBGU-PBS from a 10,000-watt, black and white station to a one-million-watt, color, stereo operation happened under Tucker's leadership of more than 25 years. The station now serves 19 northwest and west central Ohio counties, instructional cable channels, the Firelands College Campus in Huron and offers teleconferencing capabilities to area businesses. Channel 27 has produced numerous programs which have gained international play and accolades. In addition to his accomplishments on behalf of WBGU-PBS, Tucker was instrumental in the planning and design of the Ohio Educational Broadcasting Network and has served as president of the Ohio Educational Television Affiliates. |
Margaret Tucker also significantly contributed to the accomplishments of WBGU-PBS.
She served as director of the Northwest Ohio Educational Technology Foundation and built the service from one that served a few area schools to one which serves some 140 school systems and approximately 150,000 students with educational television
programs, a tape library, and computer/ allied technology services training. She served
on the All Ohio School Board and received numerous awards including the Ohio Educational Broadcasting Commissioners' Award and awards from the Central Educational Network for News 6, a news program put on by area sixth graders, and for
her series Knowing About Growing.
The Tucker Telecommunications Center is located at 245 Troup Street on the southern edge of the Bowling Green State University campus. |
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