WVUE-DT

WVUE-DT

New Orleans, Louisiana United States
Channels	Digital: 29 (UHF) Virtual: 8
Branding	Fox 8
Programming
Affiliations	8.1: Fox for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Gray Media (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
History
First air date	November 1, 1953 (71 years ago) (1953-11-01)
Former call signs	WJMR-TV (1953–1959) WVUE (1959–2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 61 (UHF, 1953–1956), 20 (UHF, 1956–1959), 13 (VHF, 1959–1962), 12 (VHF, 1962–1970), 8 (VHF, 1970–2008) Digital: 8 (VHF, 2008–2010)
Former affiliations	CBS (1953–1957) ABC (secondary 1953–1957, primary 1957–1996)
Call sign meaning	Vue is the French word for "view"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4149
ERP	850 kW
HAAT	290 m (951 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	29°57′14.9″N 89°56′58.3″W / 29.954139°N 89.949528°W / 29.954139; -89.949528
Translator(s)	W30EZ-D Slidell
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.fox8live.com

WVUE-DT (channel 8) is a television station in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. Owned by Gray Media, the station maintains primary studios on Norman C. Francis Parkway in the city's Gert Town section, with a secondary studio within the Benson Tower in downtown New Orleans;^[2][3] its transmitter is located on Magistrate Street in Chalmette, Louisiana.