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WPVI-TV

WPVI-TV (channel 6) is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Owned and operated by the ABC television network through its ABC Owned Television Stations division, the station maintains studios on City Avenue in the Wynnefield Heights section of Philadelphia, and a transmitter in the city's Roxborough neighborhood.

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Founded
July 18, 1946
Owner
ABC Owned Television Stations · (WPVI Television (Philadelphia), LLC)
Affiliations
6.1: ABC · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
6abc or Channel 6 · Channel 6 Action News
Call sign meaning
Philadelphia and VI for the Roman numeral 6
Channels
Digital: 6 (VHF) · Virtual: 6

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Cable and satellite carriage

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WPVI-TV

Nodes288
Edges287
Triples141
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006944
Components1

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WPVI-TV

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related to Past program preemptions and deferrals · 40
WPVI-TV → ABC, ABC's, ABC-owned, AM America, AM/Live, AM/Philadelphia, By, Captain Noah, Channel, Disney, Donahue, Even, GMA, Good Morning America, His Magical Ark, In January, In October, It, January, NBC
related to WPVI-TV · 36
WPVI-TV → Altoona, AM, As, California, Capital Cities, Capital Cities Communications, Connecticut, Daily News, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Fresno, However, In, Inquirer, John Richer, Knight Newspapers, Knight Ridder, Lebanon, LIN Broadcasting, New Haven
related to Reception issues · 19
WPVI-TV → FCC, Fewer, For, In, It, KSNV-DT, Las Vegas, Low-VHF, March, NBC, Next, Philadelphia, The All-Channel Receiver Act, The WPVI-TV, TVs, UHF, United States, VHF, WPVI-DT
related to News operation · 17
WPVI-TV → Action News Sports Sunday, In, Inside Story, New Jersey, New York City, Philadelphia, Saturdays, Senate, Since New Jersey, Sunday, Sundays, The, WABC, WABC-TV, Whenever, WPVI, WPVI's
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 6
WPVI-TV → June, November, The, UHF, United States, VHF
Affiliations · 2
WPVI-TV → 6.1: ABC, for others, see § Subchannels
Branding · 2
WPVI-TV → 6abc or Channel 6, Channel 6 Action News
Channels · 2
WPVI-TV → Digital: 6 (VHF), Virtual: 6
Former channel numbers · 2
WPVI-TV → Analog: 6 (VHF, 1947–2009), Digital: 64 (UHF, 1998–2009)
Owner · 2
WPVI-TV → (WPVI Television (Philadelphia), LLC), ABC Owned Television Stations

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WPVI-TVAffiliations6.1: ABC1.00infobox
WPVI-TVAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WPVI-TVBranding6abc or Channel 61.00infobox
WPVI-TVBrandingChannel 6 Action News1.00infobox
WPVI-TVCall sign meaningPhiladelphia and VI for the Roman numeral 61.00infobox
WPVI-TVChannelsDigital: 6 (VHF)1.00infobox
WPVI-TVChannelsVirtual: 61.00infobox
WPVI-TVERP45 kW1.00infobox
WPVI-TVFacility ID86161.00infobox
WPVI-TVFirst air dateMay 23, 1947 (1947-05-23)1.00infobox
WPVI-TVFormer affiliationsDuMont (1947–1948, secondary 1948–1956)1.00infobox
WPVI-TVFormer call signsWFIL-TV (1947–1971)1.00infobox
WPVI-TVFormer channel numbersAnalog: 6 (VHF, 1947–2009)1.00infobox
WPVI-TVFormer channel numbersDigital: 64 (UHF, 1998–2009)1.00infobox
WPVI-TVFoundedJuly 18, 19461.00infobox
WPVI-TVHAAT342 m (1,122 ft)1.00infobox
WPVI-TVLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WPVI-TVOwnerABC Owned Television Stations1.00infobox
WPVI-TVOwner(WPVI Television (Philadelphia), LLC)1.00infobox
WPVI-TVPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WPVI-TVPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WPVI-TVTransmitter 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
WPVI-TVWebsite6abc.com1.00infobox

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