WHAS-TV

WHAS-TV
Channels
BrandingWHAS 11
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedSeptember 19, 1946 (1946-09-19)[1][2]
First air date
March 27, 1950
(74 years ago)
 (1950-03-27)[3]
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 9 (VHF, 1950–1953), 11 (VHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 55 (UHF, 2000–2009)
  • CBS (1950–1990)
  • ABC (secondary, 1950–1961)
Call sign meaning
Derived from WHAS radio
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID32327
ERP16.4 kW
HAAT392 m (1,286 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°21′23″N 85°50′52″W / 38.35639°N 85.84778°W / 38.35639; -85.84778
Links
Public license information
Websitewhas11.com

WHAS-TV (channel 11) is a television station in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with ABC. Owned by Tegna Inc., the station maintains studios on West Chestnut Street in Downtown Louisville, and its transmitter is located in rural northeastern Floyd County, Indiana (northeast of Floyds Knobs).

  1. ^ FCC History Cards for WHAS-TV Archived May 5, 2024, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Courier-Journal given video station permit." Broadcasting – Telecasting. September 23, 1946, pg. 87.
  3. ^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). Host Communications Incorporated. ISBN 9781879688933. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHAS-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.