WSYX

WSYX
Channels
Branding
  • ABC 6
  • MyTV Columbus (DT2)
  • Fox 28 (DT3)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WTTE, WWHO
History
FoundedMarch 1948[1]
First air date
September 29, 1949
(75 years ago)
 (1949-09-29)
Former call signs
WTVN (-TV) (1949–1987)[2]
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 6 (VHF, 1949–2009)
  • Digital: 13 (VHF, 2001–2010), 48 (UHF, 2010–2019)
  • DuMont (1949–1955)
  • ABC (secondary, 1949–1955)
Call sign meaning
homophone for "six"
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID56549
ERP677 kW
HAAT286 m (938 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°56′14″N 83°1′16″W / 39.93722°N 83.02111°W / 39.93722; -83.02111
Links
Public license information
Website

WSYX (channel 6) is a television station in Columbus, Ohio, United States, affiliated with ABC and Fox. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which provides certain services to TBD station WTTE (channel 28, owned by Cunningham Broadcasting) and Chillicothe-licensed CW affiliate WWHO (channel 53, owned by Manhan Media) under separate local marketing agreements (LMAs). However, Sinclair effectively owns WTTE as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith. The three stations share studios on Dublin Road in Grandview Heights (with a Columbus mailing address); WSYX's transmitter is located in the Franklinton section of Columbus.

  1. ^ "FCC grants three commercial video." Broadcasting - Telecasting, March 22, 1948, pg. 93.
  2. ^ "FCC History Cards for WSYX". Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSYX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.