WINP-TV

WINP-TV
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; United States;
Channels	Digital: 16 (UHF); Virtual: 16;
Branding	Ion
Programming
Affiliations	16.1: Ion Television; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Ion Media; (Ion Media License Company, LLC);
History
First air date	March 23, 1959; (65 years ago)
Former call signs	WQEX (1959–2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 16 (UHF, 1959–2009); Digital: 26 (UHF, until 2009), 38 (UHF, 2009–2020);
Former affiliations	NET (1959–1961,; 1963–1970); Dark (1961–1963,; 1985–1986); PBS (1970–1985,; 1986–2004); America's Store (2004–2007); ShopNBC (2007–2011);
Call sign meaning	"Win Pittsburgh Over"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	41314
ERP	775 kW
HAAT	208 m (682 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°26′46.2″N 79°57′50.2″W / 40.446167°N 79.963944°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	iontelevision.com

WINP-TV (channel 16) is a television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, airing programming from the Ion Television network. Owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, the station maintains transmitter facilities in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States
Channels	Digital: 16 (UHF) Virtual: 16
Branding	Ion
Programming
Affiliations	16.1: Ion Television for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Ion Media (Ion Media License Company, LLC)
History
First air date	March 23, 1959 (65 years ago) (1959-03-23)
Former call signs	WQEX (1959–2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 16 (UHF, 1959–2009) Digital: 26 (UHF, until 2009), 38 (UHF, 2009–2020)
Former affiliations	NET (1959–1961, 1963–1970) Dark (1961–1963, 1985–1986) PBS (1970–1985, 1986–2004) America's Store (2004–2007) ShopNBC (2007–2011)
Call sign meaning	"Win Pittsburgh Over"^[1]
Technical information^[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	41314
ERP	775 kW
HAAT	208 m (682 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°26′46.2″N 79°57′50.2″W / 40.446167°N 79.963944°W / 40.446167; -79.963944
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	iontelevision.com