WPWR-TV

WPWR-TV
CityGary, Indiana
Channels
BrandingMy50 Chicago
Programming
AffiliationsMyNetworkTV
Ownership
OwnerFox Television Stations, LLC
WFLD
History
First air date
April 4, 1982 (1982-04-04)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 60 (UHF, 1982–1987), 50 (UHF, 1987–2009)
  • Digital: 51 (UHF, 2002–2018), 31 (UHF, 2018–2019)
Call sign meaning
"Power"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID48772
ERP
  • 435.5 kW (STA)
  • 1,000 kW (CP)
HAAT
  • 509.5 m (1,672 ft) (STA)
  • 520 m (1,706 ft) (CP)
Transmitter coordinates41°52′44.1″N 87°38′10.2″W / 41.878917°N 87.636167°W / 41.878917; -87.636167
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.fox32chicago.com/my50-chicago

WPWR-TV (channel 50) is a television station licensed to Gary, Indiana, United States, broadcasting the MyNetworkTV programming service to the Chicago area. It is one of two commercial television stations in the Chicago market to be licensed in Indiana (alongside independent station WJYS [channel 62] in Hammond). WPWR-TV is owned and operated by Fox Television Stations alongside Fox outlet WFLD (channel 32); the stations share studios on North Michigan Avenue in the Chicago Loop and transmitter facilities atop the Willis Tower.

WPWR-TV sold its spectrum space in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s incentive auction,[2] and began channel-sharing with WFLD on June 11, 2018.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPWR-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Channick, Robert (April 14, 2017). "6 Chicago TV stations will change channels after broadcast frequencies sold for wireless use". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 18, 2017.

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