WPRI-TV

WPRI-TV
Providence, Rhode Island; New Bedford, Massachusetts; ; United States;
City	Providence, Rhode Island
Channels	Digital: 7 (VHF); Virtual: 12;
Branding	WPRI 12; 12 News Now; MyRITV (12.2)
Programming
Affiliations	12.1: CBS; 12.2: MyNetworkTV; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group; (Nexstar Media Inc.);
Sister stations	WNAC-TV
History
First air date	March 27, 1955
Former call signs	WPRO-TV (1955–1967)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 12 (VHF, 1955–2009); Digital: 13 (VHF, 2003–2019);
Former affiliations	CBS (1955–1977); ABC (1977–1995; secondary 1955–1963);
Call sign meaning	Providence, Rhode Island
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	47404
ERP	27 kW
HAAT	310.6 m (1,019 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°52′14″N 71°17′43″W / 41.87056°N 71.29528°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	wpri.com; MyRITV.com;

WPRI-TV (channel 12) is a television station in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, affiliated with CBS and MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which provides certain services to dual Fox/CW affiliate WNAC-TV (channel 64) under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Mission Broadcasting. The two stations share studios on Catamore Boulevard in East Providence, Rhode Island; WPRI-TV's transmitter is located on Pine Street in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.