WJW (TV)

For the Cleveland radio station which identified as WJW from 1928 to 1985, see WKNR.
WJW
Channels
BrandingFox 8
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
December 19, 1949
(74 years ago) (1949-12-19)
Former call signs
  • WXEL (1949–1956)
  • WJW-TV (1956–1977; 1985–1998)
  • WJKW-TV (1977–1985)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 9 (VHF, 1949–1953), 8 (VHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 31 (UHF, 1998–2009)
Call sign meaning
John F. Weimer, founder of WJW radio[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73150
ERP11 kW
HAAT342 m (1,122 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°21′48″N 81°42′57″W / 41.36333°N 81.71583°W / 41.36333; -81.71583
Translator(s)Application: WI9X3Y 31 (UHF) Cleveland
Links
Public license information
Websitefox8.com

WJW (channel 8) is a television station in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, WJW maintains studios on Dick Goddard Way (named for the station's late longtime weatherman—previously known as South Marginal Road) just northeast of downtown Cleveland near the shore of Lake Erie, and its transmitter is located in the Cleveland suburb of Parma, Ohio.

  1. ^ "WJW".
  2. ^ Bob Dyer (August 7, 1988). "Mystery of WJW call letters solved: Grandfather's initials launched station, woman says". Akron Beacon Journal. p. B2. Retrieved April 29, 2007.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.