WPIX
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WPIX (channel 11), branded PIX 11, is a television station in New York City, serving as the de facto flagship of The CW. The station is owned by Mission Broadcasting and operated under a local marketing agreement (LMA) by Nexstar Media Group, which owns 81% of the network. Since its inception in 1948, WPIX has maintained studios and offices in the Daily News Building on East 42nd Street (also known as "11 WPIX Plaza") in Midtown Manhattan. The station's transmitter is located at the Empire State Building.
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- History
- As an independent station (1948–1995)
- WB affiliation (1995–2006)
- September 11 attacks
- CW affiliation (2006–present)
- Sinclair acquisition attempt and subsequent transactions
- Programming
- News operation
- Sports programming
- Notable current on-air staff
- Notable former on-air staff
- Public affairs and special events
- Technical information
- Subchannels
- Analog-to-digital conversion
- ATSC 3.0 lighthouse service
- References
- External links
WPIX (channel 11), branded PIX 11, is a television station in New York City, serving as the de facto flagship of The CW. The station is owned by Mission Broadcasting and operated under a local marketing agreement (LMA) by Nexstar Media Group, which owns 81% of the network. Since its inception in 1948, WPIX has maintained studios and offices in the Daily News Building on East 42nd Street (also known as "11 WPIX Plaza") in Midtown Manhattan. The station's transmitter is located at the Empire State Building.
WPIX is also available as a regional superstation via satellite and cable in the United States and Canada. It is the largest Nexstar-operated station by population of market size.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “WPIX” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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