WPTV-TV

WPTV-TV
CityWest Palm Beach, Florida
Channels
BrandingWPTV
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WFLX, WHDT
History
First air date
August 22, 1954
(70 years ago)
 (1954-08-22)
Former call signs
  • WJNO-TV (1954–1956)
  • WPTV (1956–2010)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 5 (VHF, 1954–2009)
  • Digital: 55 (UHF, until 2009)
Call sign meaning
West Palm Beach (or Phipps Family) Television (former owner)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID59443
ERP50 kW
HAAT386.3 m (1,267 ft)
Transmitter coordinates26°35′21.2″N 80°12′42.8″W / 26.589222°N 80.211889°W / 26.589222; -80.211889 (WPTV-TV)
Translator(s)WHDT 5.11 Stuart
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wptv.com

WPTV-TV (channel 5) is a television station in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Stuart-licensed news-formatted independent station WHDT (channel 9); Scripps also provides certain services to Fox affiliate WFLX (channel 29) under a shared services agreement (SSA) with Gray Television. The stations share studios on South Australian Avenue in downtown West Palm Beach (mailing address says Banyan Boulevard, also known as 1st Street); WPTV-TV's transmitter is located in Lake Worth along US 441/SR 7.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPTV-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.