WOWK-TV

WOWK-TV
CityHuntington, West Virginia
Channels
BrandingWOWK 13; 13 News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 2, 1955 (69 years ago) (1955-10-02)
Former call signs
WHTN-TV (1955–1975)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 13 (VHF, 1955–2009)
  • Digital: 47 (UHF, 2002–2009), 13 (VHF, 2009–2020)
  • ABC (1955–1958, 1962–1986)
  • CBS (1958–1962)
  • 33.1: PBS (temporary host for WVPB-TV, 2020–2021)
Call sign meaning
Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky (states served by the station's signal)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID23342
ERP37 kW
HAAT408 m (1,339 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°30′21.1″N 82°12′32.3″W / 38.505861°N 82.208972°W / 38.505861; -82.208972
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wowktv.com

WOWK-TV (channel 13) is a television station licensed to Huntington, West Virginia, United States, serving the Charleston–Huntington market as an affiliate of CBS. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, the station maintains studios on Quarrier Street near the Charleston Town Center in downtown Charleston,[2][3] and its transmitter is located in Milton, West Virginia.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WOWK-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WOWK Moving TV Station to Charleston". Archived from the original on March 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Hohmann, George (August 23, 2011). "TV station moving to Charleston building". Charleston Daily mail. p. 2. Retrieved August 25, 2011.