wvan-tv, virtual and vhf digital channel 9, is a public broadcasting service (pbs) member television station licensed to savannah, georgia, united states. owned by the georgia public telecommunications commission, it is a sister station to national public radio (npr) member wsvh (91.1 fm); the two stations share transmitter facilities in pembroke, west of savannah and north of fort stewart. wvan-tv is operated as part of the statewide georgia public broadcasting (gpb) television network. although the call letters could be mistaken as a reference to savannah, they are a tribute to former georgia governor ernest vandiver.