WSAZ-TV

WSAZ-TV
ATSC 3.0 station
CityHuntington, West Virginia
Channels
Branding
  • WSAZ, WSAZ News
  • MeTV Charleston–Huntington (DT2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WQCW
History
First air date
November 15, 1949 (75 years ago) (1949-11-15)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 5 (VHF, 1949–1952), 3 (VHF, 1952–2009)
  • Digital: 23 (UHF, 2002–2020)
  • All secondary:
  • CBS (1949–1954)
  • ABC (1949–1955)
  • DuMont (1949–1956)
Call sign meaning
derived from former radio sister, now WRVC
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID36912
ERP800 kW
HAAT385.7 m (1,265 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°30′36.3″N 82°13′9.5″W / 38.510083°N 82.219306°W / 38.510083; -82.219306
Translator(s)W27EF-D 27 (UHF) Charleston
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wsaz.com

WSAZ-TV (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Huntington, West Virginia, United States, affiliated with NBC. It serves the Charleston–Huntington market, the second-largest television market (in terms of geographical area) east of the Mississippi River; the station's coverage area includes 31 counties in central West Virginia, eastern Kentucky and southeastern Ohio. WSAZ-TV is owned by Gray Television alongside Portsmouth, Ohio–licensed CW affiliate WQCW (channel 30). The two stations share studios on 5th Avenue in Huntington, with an additional studio and newsroom on Columbia Avenue in Charleston. WSAZ-TV's transmitter is located on Barker Ridge near Milton, West Virginia.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSAZ-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.