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WPNT: History & Measurement

WPNT (channel 22) is a television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, affiliated with The CW and MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Fox affiliate WPGH-TV (channel 53). The two stations share studios on Ivory Avenue in the city's Summer Hill section, where WPNT's transmitter is also located.

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WPNT topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Measurement as prominent areas in the source structure around WPNT.

Related topics
122
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
125
Extracted relationships
87
Concept neighborhoods
34
Bridge connections
125

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 70 topics
Overview · 31 topics
Subchannels · 21 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
December 2, 1974 (1974-12-02)
Owner
Sinclair Broadcast Group · (WCWB Licensee, LLC)
Affiliations
22.1: The CW (primary), MyNetworkTV (secondary) · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
22 The Point
Call sign meaning
"The Point"; convergence of the Ohio, Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
Channels
Digital: 21 (UHF) · Virtual: 22

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Subchannels

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How WPNT connects Entity context

The extracted context around WPNT shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, WPNT → Allegheny, As, Coincidentally, FM, Friday, July, Madden's, Mark Madden, Monongahela, MyNetworkTV, No, Ohio, On May, On September, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Penguins, Point, Saturday, The Point Another extracted example is WPNT → As, Broadcasters, February, June, March, National Association, Pittsburgh, SAFER Act, The, UHF, United States, WPGH, WPGH-TV, WQED-owned WQEX. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

WPNT

Top relations

related to WPNT · 24
WPNT → Allegheny, As, Coincidentally, FM, Friday, July, Madden's, Mark Madden, Monongahela, MyNetworkTV, No, Ohio, On May, On September, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Penguins, Point, Saturday, The Point
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 14
WPNT → As, Broadcasters, February, June, March, National Association, Pittsburgh, SAFER Act, The, UHF, United States, WPGH, WPGH-TV, WQED-owned WQEX
related to ATSC 3.0 lighthouse · 12
WPNT → ATSC, FAST, GameLoop, On June, Pac-Man, PickleballTV, ROXi, Sinclair-owned Tennis Channel, T2, Tetris, The ATSC, United States
Former affiliations · 5
WPNT → FNN (1981–1985), Independent (1978–1995), MyNetworkTV (primary, 2006–2023), The WB (1998–2006), UPN (1995–1998)
related to ATSC 1.0 subchannels · 5
WPNT → ATSC, Pittsburgh TV, The, The Tube, Until
Former call signs · 3
WPNT → WCWB (1998–2006), WPMY (2006–2015), WPTT-TV (1978–1998)
Affiliations · 2
WPNT → 22.1: The CW (primary), MyNetworkTV (secondary), for others, see § Subchannels
Channels · 2
WPNT → Digital: 21 (UHF), Virtual: 22
Former channel numbers · 2
WPNT → Analog: 22 (UHF, 1978–2009), Digital: 42 (UHF, 1999–2019)
Owner · 2
WPNT → (WCWB Licensee, LLC), Sinclair Broadcast Group

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

wptt-tv wpgh-tv channel station programming 22 sinclair pittsburgh stations network air mynetworktv cw would television affiliation broadcast group time affiliate

WPNT relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 87 structured relationships around WPNT. Examples in this analysis include WPNT → Affiliations → 22.1: The CW (primary), MyNetworkTV (secondary) and WPNT → Affiliations → for others, see § Subchannels. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WPNTAffiliations22.1: The CW (primary), MyNetworkTV (secondary)1.00infobox
WPNTAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WPNTBranding22 The Point1.00infobox
WPNTCall sign meaning"The Point"; convergence of the Ohio, Allegheny and Monongahela rivers1.00infobox
WPNTChannelsDigital: 21 (UHF)1.00infobox
WPNTChannelsVirtual: 221.00infobox
WPNTERP721 kW1.00infobox
WPNTFacility ID739071.00infobox
WPNTFirst air dateSeptember 26, 1978 (1978-09-26)[a]1.00infobox
WPNTFormer affiliationsIndependent (1978–1995)1.00infobox
WPNTFormer affiliationsFNN (1981–1985)1.00infobox
WPNTFormer affiliationsUPN (1995–1998)1.00infobox
WPNTFormer affiliationsThe WB (1998–2006)1.00infobox
WPNTFormer affiliationsMyNetworkTV (primary, 2006–2023)1.00infobox
WPNTFormer call signsWPTT-TV (1978–1998)1.00infobox
WPNTFormer call signsWCWB (1998–2006)1.00infobox
WPNTFormer call signsWPMY (2006–2015)1.00infobox
WPNTFormer channel numbersAnalog: 22 (UHF, 1978–2009)1.00infobox
WPNTFormer channel numbersDigital: 42 (UHF, 1999–2019)1.00infobox
WPNTFoundedDecember 2, 1974 (1974-12-02)1.00infobox
WPNTHAAT312 m (1,024 ft)1.00infobox
WPNTLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WPNTOwnerSinclair Broadcast Group1.00infobox
WPNTOwner(WCWB Licensee, LLC)1.00infobox
WPNTPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WPNTPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WPNTSister stationsWPGH-TV1.00infobox
WPNTTransmitter 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
WPNTWebsite22thepoint.com1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around WPNT bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Digital, Programming and Began. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • television station
    • Later
    • Digital
    • Pittsburgh
    • Time
    • Mynetworktv
    • Wcwb
    • Air
    • Group
    • Wpnt
    • Wptt-tv
    • Wpgh-tv
    • Sinclair
  • pittsburgh
    • Market
    • Wpnt
    • Station
    • Cw
    • Changed
    • Stations
    • Affiliate
    • Air
    • Upn
    • Digital
    • Wb
    • Mynetworktv
  • the cw
    • Affiliation
    • Mynetworktv
    • Upn
    • Wb
    • Wpnt
    • Pittsburgh
    • September
    • Affiliate
    • Broadcast
    • Group
    • Time
    • Programming
  • mynetworktv
    • September
    • Television
    • Wpnt
    • Wb
    • Wcwb
    • Affiliate
    • Group
    • Affiliation
    • Air
    • Network
    • Pittsburgh
    • Upn
  • sinclair broadcast group
    • Group
    • Sinclair
    • Stations
    • Channel
    • Would
    • Deal
    • Wpgh-tv
    • Affiliation
    • Television
    • Network
    • Upn
    • January
  • owned-and-operated station
    • Later
    • Pittsburgh
    • Time
    • Air
    • Wptt-tv
    • Wpgh-tv
    • Changed
    • Would
    • Affiliated
    • Kdka-tv
    • Began
    • September
  • 20th television
    • Digital
    • Mynetworktv
    • Wcwb
    • Group
    • Later
    • Wpnt
    • Sinclair
    • Stations
    • Broadcast
    • Cw
    • Air
    • Network
  • cw sports
    • Affiliation
    • Mynetworktv
    • Upn
    • Wb
    • Wpnt
    • Pittsburgh
    • September
    • Affiliate
    • Broadcast
    • Group
    • Time
    • Programming

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For WPNT, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects WPNT with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
WPNT — History · splits 55 ⟂ 71
WPNT — Overview · splits 94 ⟂ 32
WPNT — Subchannels · splits 104 ⟂ 22

Map overview Semantic statistics

WPNT

Nodes126
Edges125
Triples87
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015873
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around WPNT to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Measurement, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — WPNT · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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