KWHY-TV

KWHY-TV

Los Angeles, California United States
Channels	Digital: 4 (VHF), shared with KBEH Virtual: 22
Branding	Canal 22 Los Angeles
Programming
Affiliations	22.1/22.2: Spanish Independent 22.3: Spanish Infomercials
Ownership
Owner	Meruelo Broadcasting (KWHY-22 Broadcasting, LLC)
Sister stations	TV: KBEH Radio: KDAY, KDEY-FM, KLLI, KLOS, KPWR
History
First air date	March 29, 1965 (59 years ago) (1965-03-29)
Former call signs	KIIX (1962–1964) KPOL-TV (1965–1966)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 22 (UHF, 1962–2009) Digital: 42 (UHF, 2002–2019)
Former affiliations	African American Ind. (1962–1964) Dark (1964–1965) English Ind. (primary 1965–1989, secondary 1989–1999) Spanish Ind. (1989–2012) MundoFox/MundoMax (2012–2016)
Call sign meaning	"Why" (a question prefix)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	26231
ERP	35 kW
HAAT	894.1 m (2,933 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	34°12′47.9″N 118°3′44.3″W / 34.213306°N 118.062306°W / 34.213306; -118.062306
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.kwhy22.com

KWHY-TV (channel 22) is a Spanish-language independent television station in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is owned by Meruelo Broadcasting alongside Garden Grove–licensed KBEH (channel 63); the two stations share RF channel 4 under a channel sharing agreement. KWHY and KBEH share studios on West Pico Boulevard in the Mid-City section of Los Angeles and transmitter facilities atop Mount Wilson.