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| Channels | |
| Branding | Ball State PBS |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 49.1: PBS 49.2: Create 49.3: Weather radar and audio simulcast of WBST |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ball State University |
| WBST | |
| History | |
First air date | June 14, 1953 (as WLBC-TV) October 31, 1971 (as WIPB) |
Former call signs | WLBC-TV (1953–1971) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 49 (UHF, 1953–2009) Digital: 23 (UHF, until 2019) |
| CBS (primary, 1953–early 1960s) ABC (secondary, 1953–1971) NBC (secondary, 1953–early 1960s, primary, early 1960s–1971) DuMont (secondary, 1953–1956) NTA Film Network (secondary, late 1950s) | |
Call sign meaning | Indiana Public Broadcasting |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 3646 |
| ERP | 228 kW |
| HAAT | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°5′37″N 85°23′32″W / 40.09361°N 85.39222°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | ballstatepbs |
WIPB, virtual channel 49 (UHF digital channel 19), is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station licensed to Muncie, Indiana, United States. Owned by Ball State University, it is a sister station to National Public Radio (NPR) member WBST (92.1 FM). The two stations share studios at the E. F. Ball Communication Building on the university's campus in northwestern Muncie; WIPB's transmitter is located on County Road 50 in rural southern Delaware County (south of Cowan).
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIPB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.