| ATSC 3.0 station | |
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| Channels | |
| Branding | PIX 11 |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mission Broadcasting, Inc.[1] |
| Operator | Nexstar Media Group via LMA[2] |
| History | |
| Founded | April 1947[3] |
First air date | June 15, 1948 |
Former call signs | WLTV (CP, 1947–1948)[4] |
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Call sign meaning | New York's Picture ("PIX") Newspaper (after nameplate slogan of the Daily News, its founding owner) |
| Technical information[5] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73881 |
| ERP | 26 kW[6] |
| HAAT | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°44′54″N 73°59′9″W / 40.74833°N 73.98583°W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WPIX (channel 11) is a television station in New York City, serving as the de facto flagship of The CW Television Network. Owned by Mission Broadcasting, the station is operated by CW majority owner Nexstar Media Group under a local marketing agreement (LMA).[2] Since its inception in 1948, WPIX's studios and offices have been located in the Daily News Building on East 42nd Street (also known as "11 WPIX Plaza") in Midtown Manhattan. The station's transmitter is located at the Empire State Building.
WPIX is also available as a regional superstation via satellite and cable in the United States and Canada. It is the largest Nexstar-operated station by population of market size.
- ^ Miller, Mark K. (July 13, 2020). "Mission Broadcasting Buying WPIX From Scripps". TVNewsCheck. NewsCheckMedia. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ a b "WPIX Local Programming and Marketing Agreement", CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "FCC handles its hottest FM-TV case." Broadcasting - Telecasting. April 21, 1947, pg. 18.
- ^ "FCC History Cards for WPIX".
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPIX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "License To Cover for DTV Application", Licensing and Management System, Federal Communications Commission, October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.