WISC-TV

WISC-TV
Channels
Branding
  • WISC-TV 3; News 3 Now
  • TVW (DT2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
June 24, 1956 (68 years ago) (1956-06-24)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 3 (VHF, 1956–2009)
  • Digital: 50 (UHF, until 2019)
  • NTA (secondary, 1956–1961)
  • UPN (secondary 1995–1999, DT2 2002–2006)
  • The WB (DT2, 2000–2002)
  • Ion Television (DT3, 2017–2019)
Call sign meaning
Wisconsin
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65143
ERP46.9 kW
HAAT469.2 m (1,539 ft)
Transmitter coordinates43°3′21″N 89°32′6″W / 43.05583°N 89.53500°W / 43.05583; -89.53500
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.channel3000.com

WISC-TV (channel 3) is a television station in Madison, Wisconsin, United States, affiliated with CBS and MyNetworkTV. It is the flagship television property of locally based Morgan Murphy Media, which has owned the station since its inception. WISC-TV's studios are located on Raymond Road in Madison, and its transmitter is located on South Pleasant View Road in Madison's Junction Ridge neighborhood.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WISC-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.