WAVE (TV)

For other uses, see Wave (disambiguation).

WAVE
Channels
BrandingWAVE
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
November 24, 1948
(75 years ago) (1948-11-24)[1]
Former call signs
WAVE-TV (1948–1987)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 5 (VHF, 1948–1953), 3 (VHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 47 (UHF, 2000–2019)
Call sign meaning
The word "wave" (as in a radio wave)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID13989
ERP890 kW
HAAT391 m (1,283 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°22′8.4″N 85°49′47.6″W / 38.369000°N 85.829889°W / 38.369000; -85.829889 (WAVE)
Links
Public license information
Websitewave3.com

WAVE (channel 3) is a television station in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Gray Television. The station's studios are located on South Floyd Street in downtown Louisville, and its transmitter is located in Floyds Knobs, Indiana.

  1. ^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). Host Communications Incorporated. ISBN 9781879688933. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ "The DuMont Television Network: Appendix Nine". March 23, 2008. Archived from the original on March 23, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WAVE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.