WPCW
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Jeannette/Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States |
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| Branding | Pittsburgh's CW (general) KDKA-TV News on The CW (newscasts) |
| Slogan | TV Now |
| Channels |
Digital: 11 (VHF) Virtual: 19 () |
| Subchannels | 19.1 The CW 19.2 Heroes & Icons |
| Translators | See below |
| Affiliations | The CW (2006–present) CBS (alternate affiliate) |
| Owner |
CBS Corporation (Pittsburgh Television Station WPCW, Inc.) |
| First air date | October 15, 1953 (in Johnstown, moved to Jeannette in 1997) |
| Call letters' meaning | We're Pittsburgh's CW |
| Sister station(s) | KDKA, KDKA-FM, KDKA-TV, WBZZ, WDSY-FM |
| Former callsigns | WARD-TV (1953–1972) WJNL-TV (1972–1983) WFAT-TV (1983–1988) WPTJ (1988–1994) WBPA-LP (1994–1997) WTWB-TV (1997–1998) WNPA (1998–2006) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 56 (UHF, 1953–1970) 19 (UHF, 1970–2009) Digital: 49 (UHF, 1998–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Primary: CBS (1953–1982) Independent (1982–1991, 1994–1995) Dark (1991–1994) The WB (1995–1998) UPN (1998–2006) Secondary: ABC (1953–1970) |
| Transmitter power | 30 kW |
| Height | 258.9 m |
| Facility ID | 69880 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°29′38″N 80°1′9″W / 40.49389°N 80.01917°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | cwpittsburgh |
WPCW, virtual channel 19 (VHF digital channel 11), is a television station licensed to Jeannette, Pennsylvania, United States that serves as the CW owned-and-operated station for the Pittsburgh television market. The station is owned by the CBS Television Stations subsidiary of CBS Corporation, as part of a duopoly with CBS station KDKA-TV (channel 2). The two stations share studio facilities at the Gateway Center in downtown Pittsburgh; WPCW's transmitter is located in the Perry North section of Pittsburgh. On cable, WPCW is carried on Comcast channels 15 (channel 22 in Bethel Park) (standard definition) and 808 (high definition), and Verizon FiOS channel 3.
By way of extended cable coverage, WPCW also serves as the default CW affiliate for the Johnstown-Altoona-State College television market, since that area currently lacks a CW affiliate of its own, even though CW affiliated Superstation WPIX in New York is also carried on Comcast in State College. WPCW was a Johnstown station for most of its history.
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