WTMJ-TV

WTMJ-TV
Channels
BrandingTMJ4
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WPXE-TV
History
First air date
December 3, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-12-03) (commercial license; previously experimental from 1931–1947)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 3 (VHF, 1947–1953), 4 (VHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 28 (UHF, until 2019)
Call sign meaning
The Milwaukee Journal, derived from WTMJ
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID74098
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT304.6 m (999 ft)
Transmitter coordinates43°5′29″N 87°54′7″W / 43.09139°N 87.90194°W / 43.09139; -87.90194
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.tmj4.com

WTMJ-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Kenosha-licensed Ion Television station WPXE-TV (channel 55). WTMJ-TV's studios are located on Capitol Drive (WIS 190) in Milwaukee (an Art Deco facility that is known as "Radio City", in tribute to the New York complex of the same name),[2] and its transmitter is located approximately four miles (6.4 km) north of downtown Milwaukee.

From its inception until October 31, 2018, WTMJ-TV was a sister station to WTMJ radio (620 AM) and WKTI (94.5 FM). The radio stations are now owned by Good Karma Brands and departed Radio City for a studio within the Third Street Market Hall in early 2022, but continue to share some operations (including a long-term weather forecasting agreement and engineering staff) with Scripps and WTMJ-TV. In January 2021, WTMJ-TV became a sister station to WPXE-TV, after Ion and its stations were purchased by Scripps; it had previously been operated by WTMJ-TV under a joint sales agreement (JSA) from 2000 to 2005.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTMJ-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Tanzilo, Bobby (December 4, 2017). "Urban Spelunking: WTMJ's Radio City". OnMilwaukee. Retrieved March 19, 2021.