WEAU

WEAU
CityEau Claire, Wisconsin
Channels
BrandingWEAU 13; CW Eau Claire La Crosse (on DT10)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
December 17, 1953 (70 years ago) (1953-12-17)
Former call signs
WEAU-TV (1953–2012)[1][2]
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 13 (VHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 39 (UHF, 2002–2009), 13 (VHF, 2009–2011), 38 (UHF, 2011–2020)
  • All secondary:[3]
  • DuMont (1954–1956)
  • CBS (1954−c. 1958)
  • ABC (1954−1970)
  • NTA (1956–1961)
Call sign meaning
Eau Claire
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID7893
ERP740 kW
HAAT615.5 m (2,019 ft)
Transmitter coordinates44°39′50″N 90°57′41″W / 44.66389°N 90.96139°W / 44.66389; -90.96139
Translator(s)see § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.weau.com

WEAU (channel 13) is a television station licensed to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, serving the La Crosse–Eau Claire market as an affiliate of NBC and The CW Plus. The station is owned by Gray Television, and maintains studios on South Hastings Way / US 53 Business in Altoona (with an Eau Claire postal address); its transmitter is located north of Fairchild, near the Eau ClaireClark county line.

  1. ^ FCC History Cards for WEAU. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Call Sign History for WEAU.
  3. ^ "TV Guide: Northwest Edition".
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WEAU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.