WATE-TV

WATE-TV
Knoxville, Tennessee; United States;
Channels	Digital: 26 (UHF); Virtual: 6;
Branding	6 News On Your Side
Programming
Affiliations	6.1: ABC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group; (Nexstar Media Inc.);
History
First air date	October 1, 1953 (71 years ago)
Former call signs	WROL-TV (1953–1954); WTVS (1954); WATE (1954–1956);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 6 (VHF, 1953–2009)
Former affiliations	NBC (1953–1979); ABC (secondary, 1953–1956);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71082
ERP	930 kW
HAAT	529.2 m (1,736 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°0′12.8″N 83°56′34″W / 36.003556°N 83.94278°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wate.com

WATE-TV (channel 6) is a television station in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Nexstar Media Group. The station's studios are located in the Greystone mansion on North Broadway/SR 33/SR 71/US 441, and its transmitter is located on Sharp's Ridge in North Knoxville.

Knoxville, Tennessee United States

Channels	Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 6
Branding	6 News On Your Side
Programming
Affiliations	6.1: ABC for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Inc.)
History
First air date	October 1, 1953 (71 years ago) (1953-10-01)
Former call signs	WROL-TV (1953–1954) WTVS (1954) WATE (1954–1956)^[1]
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 6 (VHF, 1953–2009)
Former affiliations	NBC (1953–1979) ABC (secondary, 1953–1956)
Technical information^[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71082
ERP	930 kW
HAAT	529.2 m (1,736 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°0′12.8″N 83°56′34″W / 36.003556°N 83.94278°W / 36.003556; -83.94278
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wate.com