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It is the only PBS station in Georgia not run by Georgia Public Broadcasting as part of the GPB television network.

There is some duplication ( but only rarely simulcasting ) of programming with GPB primary station WGTV.

Unlike WGTV, WPBA datacasts UpdateTV, an over-the-air programming service which updates the firmware on some brands of ATSC tuners, via the PBS National Datacast network, thus being able to receive the station will benefit owners of those devices.

Conversely, WPBA is also one of the few PBS stations not to broadcast any digital subchannels, possibly because some of the bitrate is occupied by datacasting ( WGTV operates two subchannels on its frequency, serving the area ).

The station has also datacast TV Guide On Screen since the beginning of October 2009, after CBS affiliate WGCL-TV ended the service following technical issues the service caused for some viewers with certain DTV converter set-top boxes.