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WKOF

WKOF (channel 15), branded CBS5, is a television station in Syracuse, New York, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside WSTM-TV (channel 3), an affiliate of NBC and The CW. The two stations, collectively branded as CNYCentral, share studios on James Street northeast of downtown Syracuse; WKOF's transmitter is…

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Owner
Sinclair Broadcast Group · (WSTQ Licensee, LLC)
Affiliations
15.1: CBS
Branding
CBS5; CNY Central
Call sign meaning
Joe Koff, former Sinclair executive who died in 2024
Channels
Digital: 15 (UHF) · Virtual: 15
ERP
475 kW

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Meredith ownership

Granite ownership

Consolidation with WSTM-TV

Notable on-air staff

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WKOF

Nodes77
Edges76
Triples47
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025974
Components1

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WKOF

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related to From WTVH to WKOF · 23
WKOF → ATSC, Broadcasting, CBS5, December, Deerfield Media, February, Granite, Honor, In, Inc, Joe Koff, July, NextGen TV, On December, Ring, Roar, Sinclair, Sinclair Television Group, Sinclair-owned, Syracuse
related to Technical information · 6
WKOF → ATSC, Onondaga, Sentinel Heights, Syracuse, WSTM-TV, WTVH
Channels · 2
WKOF → Digital: 15 (UHF), Virtual: 15
Owner · 2
WKOF → (WSTQ Licensee, LLC), Sinclair Broadcast Group
Public license information · 2
WKOF → LMS, Public file
Affiliations · 1
WKOF → 15.1: CBS
Branding · 1
WKOF → CBS5; CNY Central
Call sign meaning · 1
WKOF → Joe Koff, former Sinclair executive who died in 2024
ERP · 1
WKOF → 475 kW
Facility ID · 1
WKOF → 776176

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WKOFAffiliations15.1: CBS1.00infobox
WKOFBrandingCBS5; CNY Central1.00infobox
WKOFCall sign meaningJoe Koff, former Sinclair executive who died in 20241.00infobox
WKOFChannelsDigital: 15 (UHF)1.00infobox
WKOFChannelsVirtual: 151.00infobox
WKOFERP475 kW1.00infobox
WKOFFacility ID7761761.00infobox
WKOFFirst air dateJuly 22, 2025 (2025-07-22)1.00infobox
WKOFFormer affiliationsRoar (July–November 2025)1.00infobox
WKOFHAAT389 m (1,276 ft)1.00infobox
WKOFLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WKOFOwnerSinclair Broadcast Group1.00infobox
WKOFOwner(WSTQ Licensee, LLC)1.00infobox
WKOFPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WKOFPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WKOFSister stationsWSTM-TV1.00infobox
WKOFTransmitter 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
WKOFWebsitecnycentral.com1.00infobox

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