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WPTA

WPTA (channel 21) is a television station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, affiliated with ABC, NBC, and MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Gray Media alongside CW+ affiliate WISE-TV (channel 33) and Fox affiliate WFFT-TV (channel 55). WPTA and WISE-TV share studios and transmitter facilities on Butler Road in Northwest Fort Wayne.

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Owner
Gray Media · (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Affiliations
21.1: ABC · 21.2: NBC · 21.3: Independent with MyNetworkTV
Branding
21Alive
Call sign meaning
Patricia and Thomas Tarzian (children of Sarkes Tarzian)
Channels
Digital: 24 (UHF) · Virtual: 21
ERP
444 kW · 266 kW (STA)

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WPTA

Nodes103
Edges102
Triples145
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019417
Components1

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WPTA

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related to WPTA-DT3 (MyTV Fort Wayne) · 31
WPTA → After WISE-DT2, Although WISE-TV, As, Corresponding, CW, Fort Wayne, Fox, HD, Indiana's NewsCenter Prime News, It, Known, March, May, MyFox Fort Wayne News, MyNetworkTV, NBC Weather Plus, October, On February, On July, On March
related to history · 30
WPTA → ABC, Allen, Bloomington's WTTV, CBS, FCC, FM, For, Fort Wayne, Huntington, Indiana, Indianapolis, It, NBC, Patricia, Roanoke, Sarkes Tarzian, September, Tarzian, Tarzian's, The
related to Main channel (21Alive – ABC) · 24
WPTA → Alive, Atlanta, Baron Systems' VIPIR, Bill Eisenhood, Combined, During, Eyewitness News, Friday, Harry Gallagher, In, In July, NEXRAD, Pinpoint VIPIR HD, Quincy, Radar, Saturdays, Sundays, The Score, The Weather Company's Max, Tom Campbell
related to WPTA-DT2 (NBC21) · 24
WPTA → Additional, Chris Daniels, CW, CW Plus, Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne's NBC, Indiana's NewsCenter Prime News, July, Linda Jackson, MyNetworkTV, NBC33 News, On November, Quincy, September, The, When WPTA-DT2, WISE's, WISE-DT2, WISE-TV, With
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 5
WPTA → February, June, The, UHF, United States
Affiliations · 3
WPTA → 21.1: ABC, 21.2: NBC, 21.3: Independent with MyNetworkTV
Channels · 2
WPTA → Digital: 24 (UHF), Virtual: 21
ERP · 2
WPTA → 266 kW (STA), 444 kW
Former affiliations · 2
WPTA → The CW (21.2, 2006–2016), The WB (21.2, 1998–2006)
HAAT · 2
WPTA → 206.4 m (677 ft) (STA), 228.6 m (750 ft)

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news wise-tv station newscasts fort stations wayne 21 new nbc channel began time quincy september newscast cw 2016 mynetworktv two

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WPTAAffiliations21.1: ABC1.00infobox
WPTAAffiliations21.2: NBC1.00infobox
WPTAAffiliations21.3: Independent with MyNetworkTV1.00infobox
WPTABranding21Alive1.00infobox
WPTACall sign meaningPatricia and Thomas Tarzian (children of Sarkes Tarzian)1.00infobox
WPTAChannelsDigital: 24 (UHF)1.00infobox
WPTAChannelsVirtual: 211.00infobox
WPTAERP444 kW1.00infobox
WPTAERP266 kW (STA)1.00infobox
WPTAFacility ID739051.00infobox
WPTAFirst air dateSeptember 28, 1957 (1957-09-28)1.00infobox
WPTAFormer affiliationsThe WB (21.2, 1998–2006)1.00infobox
WPTAFormer affiliationsThe CW (21.2, 2006–2016)1.00infobox
WPTAFormer channel numbersAnalog: 21 (UHF, 1957–2009)1.00infobox
WPTAHAAT228.6 m (750 ft)1.00infobox
WPTAHAAT206.4 m (677 ft) (STA)1.00infobox
WPTALicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WPTAOwnerGray Media1.00infobox
WPTAOwner(Gray Television Licensee, LLC)1.00infobox
WPTAPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WPTAPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WPTASister stationsWFFT-TV, WISE-TV1.00infobox
WPTATransmitter 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
WPTAWebsitewww.21alivenews.com1.00infobox

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