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WAVE (TV)

WAVE (channel 3) is a television station in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Gray Media alongside Fox affiliate WDRB (channel 41) and CW/MyNetworkTV affiliate WBKI (channel 58). WAVE's studios are located on South Floyd Street in downtown Louisville, and its transmitter is located in Floyds Knobs, Indiana.

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Owner
Gray Media · (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Affiliations
3.1: NBC · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
WAVE
Call sign meaning
The word "wave" (as in a radio wave)
Channels
Digital: 36 (UHF) · Virtual: 3
ERP
890 kW

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WAVE (TV)

Nodes143
Edges142
Triples25
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013986
Components1

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WAVE (TV)

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Former affiliations · 4
WAVE (TV) → ABC (1948–1961), All secondary:, CBS (1948–1950), DuMont (1948–1955)
Affiliations · 2
WAVE (TV) → 3.1: NBC, for others, see § Subchannels
Channels · 2
WAVE (TV) → Digital: 36 (UHF), Virtual: 3
Former channel numbers · 2
WAVE (TV) → Analog: 5 (VHF, 1948–1953), 3 (VHF, 1953–2009), Digital: 47 (UHF, 2000–2019)
Owner · 2
WAVE (TV) → (Gray Television Licensee, LLC), Gray Media
Public license information · 2
WAVE (TV) → LMS, Public file
Branding · 1
WAVE (TV) → WAVE
Call sign meaning · 1
WAVE (TV) → The word "wave" (as in a radio wave)
ERP · 1
WAVE (TV) → 890 kW
Facility ID · 1
WAVE (TV) → 13989

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WAVE (TV)Affiliations3.1: NBC1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Affiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)BrandingWAVE1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Call sign meaningThe word "wave" (as in a radio wave)1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)ChannelsDigital: 36 (UHF)1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)ChannelsVirtual: 31.00infobox
WAVE (TV)ERP890 kW1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Facility ID139891.00infobox
WAVE (TV)First air dateNovember 24, 1948 (1948-11-24)1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Former affiliationsAll secondary:1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Former affiliationsCBS (1948–1950)1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Former affiliationsDuMont (1948–1955)1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Former affiliationsABC (1948–1961)1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Former call signsWAVE-TV (1948–1987)1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Former channel numbersAnalog: 5 (VHF, 1948–1953), 3 (VHF, 1953–2009)1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Former channel numbersDigital: 47 (UHF, 2000–2019)1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)HAAT391 m (1,283 ft)1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Licensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)OwnerGray Media1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Owner(Gray Television Licensee, LLC)1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Public license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Public license informationLMS1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Sister stationsWDRB, WBKI1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Transmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
WAVE (TV)Websitewave3.com1.00infobox

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