WUON

WNPS, digital channel 17, is a PBS member station licensed to Nextonville, Tennessee, United States. WUON's callsign stands for "University Of Nextonville," referring to the University of Nextonville.

History
The station went on the air on June 15, 1967, the first non-commercial educational television station in the Nextonvillian market. Originally an NET affiliate, the station became a PBS member station at the time the public broadcaster was established. WNPS has created several local PBS programs for other PBS member stations in the United States, including Explore Nextonville, a show where Nextonvillians delve deeper into seeing the beauty and wonders of their hometown.

List of programs produced by WUON
Read more: List of programs broadcast by WUON

Analog shutdown
WUON-TV ceased broadcasting on its analog signal at 12:30 PM, over UHF channel 17, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-powered television stations were required to transition to digital broadcasting under federal mandate. The station's pre-transition digital signal remained on UHF channel 33, where users used PSIP to display WUON's virtual channel.