WPWR-TV
MyNetworkTV station in Gary, Indiana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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City | Gary, Indiana |
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Branding | My50 Chicago |
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Affiliations | MyNetworkTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Fox Television Stations, LLC |
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History | |
First air date | April 4, 1982 (42 years ago) (1982-04-04) |
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Call sign meaning | "Power" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 48772 |
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Transmitter coordinates | 41°52′44.1″N 87°38′10.2″W |
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Website | www |
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.