WQCW

WQCW
CityPortsmouth, Ohio
Channels
BrandingTri-State's CW
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WSAZ-TV
History
FoundedDecember 5, 1984 (39 years ago) (1984-12-05)
First air date
October 5, 1998 (26 years ago) (1998-10-05)
Former call signs
WHCP (1998–2006)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 30 (UHF, 1998–2009)
  • Digital: 17 (UHF, 2001–2020)
  • The WB (1998–2006)
  • UPN (secondary, 2000–2006)
Call sign meaning
"Quality television, The CW"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID65130
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT385.7 m (1,265 ft)
Transmitter coordinates38°30′36.3″N 82°13′9.5″W / 38.510083°N 82.219306°W / 38.510083; -82.219306
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wsaz.com/page/cw

WQCW (channel 30), branded on air as Tri-State's CW, is a television station licensed to Portsmouth, Ohio, United States, serving as the CW affiliate for the CharlestonHuntington, West Virginia market. It is one of two commercial television stations in the market licensed outside West Virginia (alongside WTSF, channel 61, in Ashland, Kentucky). WQCW is owned by Gray Television alongside Huntington-licensed NBC affiliate WSAZ-TV (channel 3). The two stations share studios on 5th Avenue in Huntington; WQCW's transmitter is located on Barker Ridge near Milton.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQCW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.