WPWR

WPWR-TV

Gary, Indiana/Chicago, Illinois United States
City	Gary, Indiana
Branding	Chicago's CW 50
Slogan	Dare to Defy
Channels	Digital: 51 (UHF) Virtual: 50 ()
Subchannels	50.1 The CW/MyNetworkTV 50.2 Movies! 50.4 Buzzr
Affiliations	The CW MyNetworkTV (secondary)
Owner	Fox Television Stations (Fox Television Stations, Inc.)
First air date	April 4, 1982; 35 years ago (1982-04-04)
Call letters' meaning	PoWeR
Sister station(s)	WFLD
Former callsigns	WBBS-TV (shared operation, 1982–1986)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 60 (UHF, 1982–1987) 50 (UHF, 1987–2009)
Former affiliations	Primary: Independent (1982–1993) FNN (1982–1985) PTEN (1993–1995) UPN (1995–2006) MyNetworkTV (2006–2016) MundoFox (2012-2015) (on DT3; simulcast of WOCK-CD1) Secondary: FoxBox (2003–2005) 4Kids TV (2005–2008)
Transmitter power	1000 kW
Height	523 m
Facility ID	48772
Transmitter coordinates	41°52′44″N 87°38′10″W / 41.87889°N 87.63611°W / 41.87889; -87.63611Coordinates: 41°52′44″N 87°38′10″W / 41.87889°N 87.63611°W / 41.87889; -87.63611
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	Profile CDBS
Website	www.fox32chicago.com/cw50chicago

WPWR-TV, virtual channel 50 (UHF digital channel 51), is a primary CW-affiliated and secondary MyNetworkTV owned-and-operated television station serving Chicago, Illinois, United States that is licensed to Gary, Indiana. The station is owned by the Fox Television Stations subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, as part of a duopoly with Fox owned-and-operated station WFLD (channel 32). The two stations share studio facilities located at Michigan Plaza in the Chicago Loop; WPWR's transmitter is located atop the Willis Tower on South Wacker Drive. On cable, the station is available on Comcast on channel 8 SD/184 HD, AT&T U-verse on channel 8 SD/1008 HD, and WOW! on channel 8 SD/204 HD. WPWR-TV sold its spectrum space in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s incentive auction.

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