WPRI
 
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Providence, Rhode Island/ New Bedford, Massachusetts United States |
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| Branding | WPRI 12 (general) Eyewitness News (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Coverage You Can Count On |
| Channels |
Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 12 () |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Affiliations | CBS (from 1955–1977, again since 1995) |
| Owner |
Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| First air date | March 27, 1955 |
| Call letters' meaning | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Sister station(s) | WNAC-TV |
| Former callsigns | WPRO-TV (1955–1967) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 12 (VHF, 1955–2009) |
| Former affiliations | ABC (1977–1995; secondary 1956–1963) |
| Transmitter power | 30 kW |
| Height | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Facility ID | 47404 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°52′36″N 71°16′57″W / 41.87667°N 71.28250°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | WPRI.com |
WPRI-TV, VHF digital channel 13 (virtual channel 12), is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Providence, Rhode Island, United States. WPRI-TV is owned by Nexstar Media Group, and also operates Fox affiliate WNAC-TV (channel 64), owned by Super Towers, Inc., through a local marketing agreement (LMA). WPRI's transmitter is located in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Although WPRI and WNAC share studios on Catamore Boulevard in East Providence, master control and some traffic responsibilities are based in hub facilities at NBC affiliate WWLP in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
The station debuted on March 27, 1955 known as WPRO-TV (for PROvidence). It was Rhode Island's third television station and was owned-and-operated by retailer Cherry & Webb along with WPRO radio (630 AM and 92.3 FM). WPRO-TV was originally supposed to go on-the-air in 1953 but ran into several delays. It originally planned to build a transmitter in Rehoboth but legal disputes with town officials forced Cherry & Webb to find a site in Johnston, Rhode Island.
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