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Channels | |
Programming | |
Affiliations | Independent |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WOOK, WFAN | |
History | |
First air date | March 5, 1963 |
Last air date |
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Former call signs | WOOK-TV (1963–1968) |
Call sign meaning | Adopted from WFAN radio |
Technical information | |
ERP | 245 kW[1] |
HAAT | 330 ft (101 m) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°57′17″N 77°00′17″W / 38.95472°N 77.00472°W |
WOOK-TV was a television station that broadcast on channel 14 to Washington, D.C., United States. Operating from 1963 to 1972 (using the WFAN-TV call sign from 1968 to 1972), it was the first television station in the United States to orient its entire programming to an African-American audience,[2]: 1 along the lines of co-owned WOOK radio. Mounting license troubles for the United Broadcasting station group, economic difficulties faced by independent and UHF stations, and an inability to upgrade channel 14's facilities to be competitive in the market led to the closure of WFAN-TV on February 12, 1972.