The Harrisburg Broadcast Network, branded as WHBG TV 20, is a
Public, educational, and government access
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(PEG)
cable TV
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channel in the city of
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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. Despite its
call sign
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, it is not an
FCC
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-sanctioned
terrestrial
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television station
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. It is seen in Harrisburg on
Comcast
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cable channel 20.
External links
Harrisburg Broadcast Network Official websiteAbout page from City website
Television stations in Pennsylvania
Mass media in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Television stations in the Susquehanna Valley
American public access television
Television channels and stations established in 1993
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