WPTA

WPTA
Channels
Branding21Alive
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WISE-TV
History
First air date
September 28, 1957 (67 years ago) (1957-09-28)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 21 (UHF, 1957–2009)
Call sign meaning
Patricia and Thomas Tarzian (children of Sarkes Tarzian)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73905
ERP
  • 444 kW
  • 592 kW (CP)
HAAT228.6 m (750 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°6′7.6″N 85°11′4.6″W / 41.102111°N 85.184611°W / 41.102111; -85.184611
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.21alivenews.com

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

WPTA is popularly known within the Fort Wayne metropolitan area by its longtime on-air brand, 21 Alive, which the station has used from 1978 to 2016 and since 2022.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPTA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.