WFIE
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Evansville, Indiana/Henderson/Owensboro, Kentucky United States |
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| Branding | 14 WFIE (general) 14 News (newscasts) MeTV (on DT2) Grit (on DT3) |
| Slogan | The Tri-State's News & Weather Leader |
| Channels |
Digital: 46 (UHF) Virtual: 14 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 14.1 NBC 14.2 MeTV 14.3 Grit |
| Affiliations | NBC (Secondary through 1956) |
| Owner |
Raycom Media (WFIE License Subsidiary, LLC) |
| First air date | November 15, 1953 |
| Call letters' meaning | We're First In Evansville or "FInE" from Fine family |
| Former callsigns | WFIE-TV (1953–2003) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 62 (UHF, 1953–1961) 14 (UHF, 1961–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
All secondary: DuMont (1953–1956) ABC (1953–1956) PTEN (1993–1997) DT2: NBC WX+ (2005–2008) 14Xtra (2008–2014) DT3: The Tube (2006–2007) This TV (2009–2013) Movies! (2013–2014) MeTV (2014) |
| Transmitter power | 250 kW |
| Height | 311 m |
| Facility ID | 13991 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°53′14.3″N 87°31′7.7″W / 37.887306°N 87.518806°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.14news.com/ |
WFIE is the NBC-afifliated television station for the Tri-State area of Southwestern Indiana, Northwestern Kentucky and Southeastern Illinois that's licensed to Evansville, Indiana. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 46 (mapping to virtual channel 14 via PSIP) from a transmitter in the Wolf Hills section of Henderson, Kentucky. On cable, WFIE is available on WOW! and Charter Spectrum channel 4 in standard definition; and in high definition on Spectrum digital channel 906 and WOW! channel 804. Owned by Raycom Media, the station has studios on Mount Auburn Road in Evansville. Syndicated programming on WFIE includes: Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, and Right This Minute.
WFIE was granted a construction permit on June 10, 1953, and began broadcasting on November 15, 1953 on analog UHF channel 62. The station, Indiana's sixth, was originally co-owned by Jesse, Isadore, and Oscar Fine.
WFIE was the first station to be based in Evansville, while WEHT's studios, then as now, were located across the Ohio River in Henderson, Kentucky, though it is licensed to Evansville.
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