WOLF-TV

Analog: 56 (UHF, 1985–2009)
Digital: 45 (UHF, 2001–2019)

WOLF-TV
Hazleton–Wilkes-Barre–; Scranton, Pennsylvania; ; United States;
City	Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Channels	Digital: 22 (UHF); Virtual: 56;
Branding	Fox 56; CW 38 (on DT2); MyTV WQMY (on DT3);
Programming
Affiliations	56.1: Fox; 56.2: The CW; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	New Age Media, LLC; (New Age Media of Pennsylvania License, LLC);
Operator	Sinclair Broadcast Group via MSA
Sister stations	WQMY, WSWB
History
Founded	November 22, 1982
First air date	June 6, 1985 (39 years ago)
Former call signs	WERF (1982–1984); WWLF-TV (1984–1998);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 56 (UHF, 1985–2009); Digital: 45 (UHF, 2001–2019);
Former affiliations	Independent (1985–1986)
Call sign meaning	"Wolf" (the animal)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73375
ERP	220 kW
HAAT	510 m (1,673 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°10′58.2″N 75°52′11.5″W / 41.182833°N 75.869861°W
Translator(s)	27 (UHF) Waymart; 24 (UHF) Clarks Summit;
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	fox56.com

WOLF-TV (channel 56) is a television station licensed to Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States, serving Northeastern Pennsylvania as an affiliate of the Fox network. It is the flagship property of locally based New Age Media, LLC, and is co-owned with Williamsport-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WQMY (channel 53); New Age also provides certain services to Scranton-licensed CW affiliate WSWB (channel 38) under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with MPS Media. All three stations, in turn, are operated under a master service agreement by Sinclair Broadcast Group. The stations share studios on PA 315 in the Fox Hill section of Plains Township; WOLF-TV's transmitter is located at the Penobscot Knob antenna farm near Mountain Top. However, newscasts have originated from the facilities of sister station and CBS affiliate WSBT-TV in South Bend, Indiana, since January 2017.