WPWR-TV

WPWR-TV
CityGary, Indiana
Channels
BrandingFox Chicago Plus
Programming
AffiliationsMyNetworkTV
Ownership
OwnerFox Television Stations, LLC
WFLD
History
First air date
April 4, 1982
(42 years ago)
 (1982-04-04)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 60 (UHF, 1982–1987), 50 (UHF, 1987–2009)
  • Digital: 51 (UHF, 2002–2018), 31 (UHF, 2018–2019)
Call sign meaning
"Power"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID48772
ERP
  • 435.5 kW (STA)
  • 1,000 kW (CP)
HAAT
  • 509.5 m (1,672 ft) (STA)
  • 520 m (1,706 ft) (CP)
Transmitter coordinates41°52′44.1″N 87°38′10.2″W / 41.878917°N 87.636167°W / 41.878917; -87.636167
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.fox32chicago.com/my50-chicago

WPWR-TV (channel 50), branded as Fox Chicago Plus, is a television station licensed to Gary, Indiana, United States. It is one of two commercial television stations in the Chicago market to be licensed in Indiana (alongside WJYS [channel 62] in Hammond). WPWR-TV is owned by Fox Television Stations alongside WFLD (channel 32), an owned-and-operated station of the Fox network; the stations share studios on North Michigan Avenue in the Chicago Loop and transmitter facilities atop the Willis Tower. The station carries programming from Fox's secondary programming service, MyNetworkTV, in late night.

WPWR-TV sold its spectrum space in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s incentive auction,[2] and began channel-sharing with WFLD on June 11, 2018.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPWR-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Channick, Robert (April 14, 2017). "6 Chicago TV stations will change channels after broadcast frequencies sold for wireless use". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 18, 2017.