WHO-DT

WHO-DT
Channels
BrandingWHO 13 (call letters are pronounced individually)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
April 15, 1954 (70 years ago) (1954-04-15)
Former call signs
WHO-TV (1954–2009)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 13 (VHF, 1954–2009)
  • Digital: 19 (UHF, 2001–2009)
  • Translators:
  • 27 K27CV Ottumwa
  • 66 K66AL Clarinda
Call sign meaning
sequentially assigned to former sister station, WHO radio
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID66221
ERP36.5 kW
HAAT600 m (1,969 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°48′33″N 93°36′54″W / 41.80917°N 93.61500°W / 41.80917; -93.61500
Links
Public license information
Websitewho13.com

WHO-DT (channel 13) is a television station in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Nexstar Media Group. The station's studios are located on Grand Avenue in downtown Des Moines, and its transmitter is located in Alleman, Iowa.

Although WHO-DT's call letters sound like "who" if pronounced as a word, the station is never referred to in that manner; it is always mentioned on air as "W-H-O".

  1. ^ "Update: Des Moines FOX Affiliate Returns on NBC Subchannel". Upper Midwest Broadcasting. May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHO-DT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.