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Harrisburg/Lancaster/ Lebanon/York, Pennsylvania United States |
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City | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Branding | CBS 21 (general) CBS 21 News (newscasts) My TV Central PA (DT2) The CW Central PA (DT3) |
Slogan |
Only CBS 21 (general) Your Station For Breaking News |
Channels |
Digital: 21 (UHF) Virtual: 21 (UHF) |
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Owner |
Sinclair Broadcast Group (WHP Licensee, LLC) |
First air date | July 4, 1953 |
Call letters' meaning | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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Former affiliations | DuMont (1953–1956) |
Transmitter power | 750 kW |
Height | 369 m |
Facility ID | 72313 |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°20′42.8″N 76°52′9.5″W / 40.345222°N 76.869306°W |
Licensing authority | FCC |
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Profile CDBS |
Website |
local21news.com cwcentralpa.com |
WHP-TV, virtual and UHF digital channel 21, is a CBS-affiliated television station serving Lancaster, York, Lebanon and its city of license Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. Its studio facilities are located on North 6th Street in the Uptown section of Harrisburg, with the building bisected by the city line for Harrisburg and Susquehanna Township; the studios of rival station WHTM-TV are located directly across North 6th Street. WHP's transmitter is located on a ridge north of Linglestown Road in Susquehanna Township (it is co-located with WITF-TV and is distinguishable as the unlit red and white tower; WITF's tower is unpainted and flashes strobes at all times).
On cable television, the station is available on Comcast channel 2 and in high definition on digital channel 802. Despite the presence of WHP-TV, CBS-owned KYW-TV in Philadelphia serves as an alternate CBS affiliate for South Central Pennsylvania, as it is carried on Comcast systems in the market.