WTTV

For the British television studio also referred to as "WTTV", see Working Title Films § Television division.

WTTV
The CBS Eyemark in gray to the left of an orange numeral "4", with the left end the "4" squared off, and featuring a 3D gloss effect.
A white disc with two lines of text reading "the Dot." in a gradient going from purple on the left to green on the right.
CityBloomington, Indiana
Channels
Branding
  • CBS 4; Your News Now
  • The Dot (DT2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WXIN
History
First air date
November 11, 1949 (74 years ago) (1949-11-11)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 10 (VHF, 1949–1954), 4 (VHF, 1954–2009)
  • Digital: 48 (UHF, 2001–2019)
  • NBC (1949–1956)
  • ABC (secondary, 1949–1954)
  • DuMont (secondary, 1949–1956)
  • ABC (1956–1957)
  • Independent (1957–1995, January–April 1998)
  • UPN (1995–January 1998)
  • The WB (April 1998–2006)
  • The CW (2006–2014)
Call sign meaning
Tarzian Television (after founding owner, Sarkes Tarzian)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID56523
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT360 m (1,181 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°24′27″N 86°8′52″W / 39.40750°N 86.14778°W / 39.40750; -86.14778
Links
Public license information
Websitecbs4indy.com
Satellite station
WTTK
  • Kokomo–Indianapolis, Indiana
CityKokomo, Indiana
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
WXIN
History
First air date
May 1, 1988 (36 years ago) (1988-05-01)
Former call signs
WWKI-TV (1985–1987)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 29 (UHF, 1988–2009)
  • Digital: 54 (UHF, 2003–2009), 29 (UHF, 2009–2019)
  • Independent (1988–1995, January–April 1998)
  • UPN (1995–January 1998)
  • The WB (April 1998–2006)
  • The CW (2006–2014)
Call sign meaning
"WTTV Kokomo"
Technical information[3]
Facility ID56526
ERP450 kW
HAAT304 m (997 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°53′20″N 86°12′7″W / 39.88889°N 86.20194°W / 39.88889; -86.20194 (WXIN/WTTK)
Links
Public license information

WTTV (channel 4) and WTTK (channel 29) are television stations licensed respectively to Bloomington and Kokomo, Indiana, United States, serving as the CBS affiliates for the Indianapolis area. They are owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Fox affiliate WXIN (channel 59). The stations share studios on Network Place (near 71st Street and I-465) in northwestern Indianapolis. WTTV's transmitter is located on State Road 252 in Trafalgar, while WTTK's transmitter sits on West 73rd Street on the northern outskirts of Indianapolis.

WTTK operates as a full-time satellite of WTTV; it was originally used to bring WTTV's programming to areas of central Indiana that had marginal to non-existent reception of the main WTTV signal (including Kokomo, Muncie and Lafayette). However, post-digital transition with the transmitter's relocation into Marion County, it nearly duplicates the signal contours of ABC affiliate WRTV (channel 6), CW affiliate WISH-TV (channel 8), NBC affiliate WTHR (channel 13), MyNetworkTV affiliate WNDY-TV (channel 23), and WXIN; there is significant overlap between the coverage areas of both WTTV and WTTK's signals otherwise. WTTK is a straight simulcast of WTTV; on-air references to WTTK are limited to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-mandated hourly station identifications during newscasts and other programming, along with tuning recommendations for over-the-air viewers to the north of Indianapolis. Despite Kokomo being WTTK's city of license, there has never been any physical office or employees located in that area.

  1. ^ Commercial Broadcast Stations Biennial Ownership Report (FCC Form 323), Federal Communications Commission, January 31, 2020, p. 11, retrieved February 2, 2020
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTTV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTTK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.