WISE-TV

WISE-TV
Channels
BrandingFort Wayne CW 33
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WPTA
History
First air date
November 21, 1953
(70 years ago)
 (1953-11-21)
Former call signs
WKJG-TV (1953–2003)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 33 (UHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 18 (UHF, until 2018)
  • NBC (1953–2016)
  • MyNetworkTV (DT2, primary 2006–2011 and 2013–2016; secondary 2011–2013)
  • Fox (DT2, 2011–2013)
Call sign meaning
"Wise" or "wisdom"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID13960
ERP456 kW
HAAT228.6 m (750 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°6′7.6″N 85°11′3.6″W / 41.102111°N 85.184333°W / 41.102111; -85.184333
Links
Public license information
Websiteyourcwtv.com/partners/fortwayne/

WISE-TV (channel 33) is a television station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, affiliated with The CW Plus. It is owned by Gray Television alongside ABC/NBC/MyNetworkTV affiliate WPTA (channel 21). The two stations share studios on Butler Road in Northwest Fort Wayne, where WISE-TV's transmitter is also located.

WISE-TV originally operated as an NBC affiliate from its establishment through 2016, where as the result of Quincy Media's acquisition of WPTA (which had previously been operated by WISE's former owner, Granite Broadcasting, as part of a shared services agreement), the NBC affiliation became the property of Quincy and was moved to WPTA's second digital subchannel in exchange for its CW affiliation.

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