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WVTV

WVTV

WCGV

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States
Branding CW 18
Slogan Dare to Defy
(from The CW’s national branding)
Channels Digital: 18 (UHF)
(to move to 27 (UHF))
Virtual: 18 (PSIP)
Subchannels See Below
Affiliations The CW
MyNetworkTV (on DT2)
Owner Sinclair Broadcast Group
(WVTV Licensee, Inc.)
First air date October 3, 1953 (64 years ago) (1953-10-03)
Call letters’ meaning Variation of calls of former sister stations WTVT and KTVT under Gaylord Broadcasting ownership
Sister station(s) WVTV-DT2 (sharing WVTV’s spectrum)
Green Bay: WLUK-TV, WCWF
Madison: WMSN-TV
Former callsigns
  • WOKY-TV (1953–1955)
  • WXIX-TV (1955–1963)
  • WUHF-TV (1963–1966)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 19 (UHF, 1953–1958)
  • 18 (UHF, 1958–2009)
  • Digital:
  • 61 (UHF, 2003–2009)
Former affiliations
  • Primary:
  • ABC (1953–1955)
  • CBS (1955–1959)
  • Independent (1959–1997)
  • The WB (1997–2006)
  • Secondary:
  • DuMont (1953–1955)
  • ABC (1960–1981)
  • CBS (1960–1981)
  • NBC (1960–1994)
Transmitter power 745 kW
475 kW (CP)
Height 302.4 m (992 ft)
356 m (1,168 ft) (CP)
Facility ID 74174
Transmitter coordinates 43°5?46.2?N 87°54?15?W / 43.096167°N 87.90417°W / 43.096167; -87.90417Coordinates: 43°5?46.2?N 87°54?15?W / 43.096167°N 87.90417°W / 43.096167; -87.90417
Licensing authority FCC
Public license information: Profile
CDBS
Website cw18milwaukee.com

 

Detailed Antenna Reception Information For CW18 Milwaukee

 

State Wisconsin
City MILWAUKEE
Country USA
Virtual Channel 18
RF Channel 18
Effective Radiated Power (ERP) 368.3699951171875 kW
Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT) 302m
Latitude 43.09560012817383
Longitude -87.90470123291016
Radiation Center-above Mean Sea Level (RCAMSL) 499m
Callsign WVTV
MHZ 548
Network Affiliation CW
Nielsen DMA MILWAUKEE
Contact Street 1 11520 W Calumet Road
Contact City Milwaukee
Contact State WI
Contact Zip 53224
Contact Phone 414-815-4100
Website cw18milwaukee.com
Additional Data FCC Station Information
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