KWTV-DT

KWTV-DT
Channels
Branding
  • News 9
  • News 9 Now (DT2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KSBI
History
First air date
December 20, 1953 (70 years ago) (1953-12-20)
Former call signs
KWTV (1953–2009)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 9 (VHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 39 (UHF, 2003–2009 and 2010–2018), 9 (VHF, 2009–2010)
Call sign meaning
  • World's Tallest Video
  • (in reference to its former broadcast tower, which once held the record for the world's tallest transmission tower; the tower was decommissioned in 2009 and dismantled in 2014)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25382
ERP748 kW
HAAT478 m (1,568 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°35′52.1″N 97°29′23.2″W / 35.597806°N 97.489778°W / 35.597806; -97.489778
Translator(s)see § Subchannels
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.news9.com

KWTV-DT (channel 9) is a television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is the flagship broadcast property of locally based Griffin Media, and is co-owned with MyNetworkTV affiliate KSBI (channel 52). The two stations share studios on West Main Street in downtown Oklahoma City; KWTV-DT's transmitter is located on the city's northeast side.

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