WRTV

WRTV
Channels
BrandingWRTV
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
May 30, 1949 (1949-05-30)
Former call signs
WFBM-TV (1949–1972)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 6 (VHF, 1949–2009)
  • Radio: 87.7 (FM, 1949–2009)
  • CBS (1949–1956)
  • ABC (secondary, 1949–1954)
  • Paramount (secondary, 1949–1955)
  • DuMont (secondary, 1949–1955)
  • NBC (1956–1979)
  • NTA (secondary, 1956–1961)
Call sign meaning
"We are TV"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID40877
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT294 m (965 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°53′56.6″N 86°12′3.7″W / 39.899056°N 86.201028°W / 39.899056; -86.201028
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wrtv.com

WRTV (channel 6) is a television station in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. The station's studios are located on Meridian Street north of downtown Indianapolis, and its transmitter is located on the city's northwest side near Meridian Hills, Indiana.