WPKD-TV

WPKD-TV
CityJeannette, Pennsylvania
Channels
BrandingKDKA+
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KDKA-TV
History
First air date
October 15, 1953 (1953-10-15)
Former call signs
  • WARD-TV (1953–1972)
  • WJNL-TV (1972–1983)
  • WFAT-TV (1983–1988)
  • WPTJ (1988–1994)
  • WTWB-TV (1995–1997)
  • WNPA (1997–2006)
  • WPCW (2006–2023)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 56 (UHF, 1953–1971), 19 (UHF, 1971–2009)
  • Digital: 49 (UHF, 2006–2009)
  • CBS (1953–1978)
  • ABC (secondary, 1953–1971)
  • Independent (1978–1990 and 1997–1998)
  • Dark (1990–1996)
  • The WB (1996–1997)
  • UPN (1998–2006)
  • The CW (2006–2023)
Call sign meaning
Brand extension of KDKA
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID69880
ERP30 kW
HAAT258.9 m (849 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°29′38″N 80°1′9″W / 40.49389°N 80.01917°W / 40.49389; -80.01917
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Links
Public license information
Websitewww.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/kdkaplus/

WPKD-TV (channel 19), branded KDKA+, is an independent television station licensed to Jeannette, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Pittsburgh area. It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group alongside KDKA-TV (channel 2), the market's CBS owned-and-operated station. The two stations share studios at the Gateway Center in Downtown Pittsburgh; WPKD-TV's transmitter is located in the city's Perry North neighborhood along with KDKA-TV. As CBS has done with most of its other duopolies in other markets, WPKD-TV's web address has been folded within the CBS News website with only basic station and programming information, along with entertainment news and promotional video.