WAVE (TV)

WAVE
Louisville, Kentucky; United States;
Channels	Digital: 36 (UHF); Virtual: 3;
Branding	WAVE
Programming
Affiliations	3.1: NBC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Gray Media; (Gray Television Licensee, LLC);
History
First air date	November 24, 1948
Former call signs	WAVE-TV (1948–1987)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 5 (VHF, 1948–1953), 3 (VHF, 1953–2009); Digital: 47 (UHF, 2000–2019);
Former affiliations	All secondary:; CBS (1948–1950); DuMont (1948–1955); ABC (1948–1961);
Call sign meaning	The word "wave" (as in a radio wave)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	13989
ERP	890 kW
HAAT	391 m (1,283 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°22′8.4″N 85°49′47.6″W / 38.369000°N 85.829889°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	wave3.com

WAVE (channel 3) is a television station in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Gray Media. The station's studios are located on South Floyd Street in downtown Louisville, and its transmitter is located in Floyds Knobs, Indiana.

Louisville, Kentucky United States


Channels	Digital: 36 (UHF) Virtual: 3
Branding	WAVE
Programming
Affiliations	3.1: NBC for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Gray Media (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
History
First air date	November 24, 1948 (1948-11-24)
Former call signs	WAVE-TV (1948–1987)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 5 (VHF, 1948–1953), 3 (VHF, 1953–2009) Digital: 47 (UHF, 2000–2019)
Former affiliations	All secondary: CBS (1948–1950) DuMont (1948–1955) ABC (1948–1961)
Call sign meaning	The word "wave" (as in a radio wave)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	13989
ERP	890 kW
HAAT	391 m (1,283 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°22′8.4″N 85°49′47.6″W / 38.369000°N 85.829889°W / 38.369000; -85.829889 (WAVE)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wave3.com