WPVI-TV
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| Branding | 6 ABC or Channel 6; Channel 6 Action News |
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| History | |
| Founded | July 18, 1946 |
First air date | September 13, 1947 |
Former call signs | WFIL-TV (1947–1971) |
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| DuMont (1947–1948, secondary 1948–1956) | |
Call sign meaning | Philadelphia and VI for the Roman numeral 6 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 8616 |
| ERP | 45 kW |
| HAAT | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°2′39″N 75°14′25″W / 40.04417°N 75.24028°W |
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| Website | 6abc |
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.