WRTV

WRTV
Channels
BrandingWRTV
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
May 30, 1949 (75 years ago) (1949-05-30)
Former call signs
WFBM-TV (1949–1972)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 6 (VHF, 1949–2009)
  • Radio: 87.7 (FM, 1949–2009)
  • CBS (1949–1956)
  • ABC (secondary, 1949–1954)
  • Paramount (secondary, 1949–1955)
  • DuMont (secondary, 1949–1955)[1]
  • NBC (1956–1979)
  • NTA (secondary, 1956–1961)
Call sign meaning
Contains the letters "TV"[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID40877
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT294 m (965 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°53′56.6″N 86°12′3.7″W / 39.899056°N 86.201028°W / 39.899056; -86.201028
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wrtv.com

WRTV (channel 6) is a television station in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. The station's studios are located on Meridian Street north of downtown Indianapolis, and its transmitter is located on the city's northwest side near Meridian Hills, Indiana.[4]

  1. ^ "Commercial Television Stations of the U. S., 1952". Archived from the original on July 17, 2001.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference drop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRTV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ FCC Antenna Structure Registration