WPRI-TV

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WPRI-TV

Providence, Rhode Island New Bedford, Massachusetts United States
City	Providence, Rhode Island
Channels	Digital: 7 (VHF) Virtual: 12
Branding	WPRI 12; 12 News Now; MyRITV (DT2)
Programming
Affiliations	12.1: CBS 12.2: MyNetworkTV for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Inc.)
Sister stations	WNAC-TV
History
First air date	March 27, 1955 (69 years ago) (1955-03-27)
Former call signs	WPRO-TV (1955–1967)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 12 (VHF, 1955–2009) Digital: 13 (VHF, 2003–2019)
Former affiliations	CBS (1955–1977) ABC (1977–1995; secondary 1955–1963)
Call sign meaning	Providence, Rhode Island
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	47404
ERP	27 kW
HAAT	310.6 m (1,019 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°52′14″N 71°17′43″W / 41.87056°N 71.29528°W / 41.87056; -71.29528
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wpri.com MyRITV.com

WPRI-TV (channel 12) is a television station in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, affiliated with CBS and MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which provides certain services to dual Fox/CW affiliate WNAC-TV (channel 64) under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Mission Broadcasting. The two stations share studios on Catamore Boulevard in East Providence, Rhode Island; WPRI-TV's transmitter is located on Pine Street in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.