WWNY-TV

WWNY-TV and WWNY-CD
Channels for WWNY-TV
Channels for WWNY-CD
Branding
  • 7.1/28.2: WWNY-TV 7
  • 7 News (newscasts)
  • 7.2/28.1: Fox 28
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WNYF-CD
History
First air date
  • WWNY-TV: October 22, 1954 (1954-10-22)
  • WWNY-CD: 2001 (as separate station)
Former call signs
  • WWNY-TV: WCNY-TV (1954–1965)
  • WWNY-CD:
    • W28BC (1994–2002)
    • WNYF-LP (2002–2010)
    • WNYF-LD (2010–2013)
    • WNYF-CD (2013–2014)
Former channel numbers
  • WWNY-TV:
    • Analog: 7 (VHF, 1954–2009)
    • Digital: 35 (UHF, 2003–2009), 7 (VHF, 2009–2020)
  • WWNY-CD: Analog: 28 (UHF, 1994–2010)
  • WWNY-TV:
    • All secondary:
    • DuMont (1954–1955)
    • NBC (1954–1995)
    • ABC (1954–1988)
    • NTA (1956–1961)
    • NET/PBS (1958–1971)
    • Fox (1987–1998)
  • WWNY-CD:
    • ABC (as WWTI repeater)
    • UPN (secondary; 2001–2006)
Call sign meaning
Watertown, New York
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID
  • WWNY-TV: 68851
  • WWNY-CD: 16744
Class
  • WWNY-CD: CD
ERP
  • WWNY-TV: 50 kW
  • WWNY-CD: 4 kW
HAAT
  • WWNY-TV: 219 m (719 ft)
  • WWNY-CD: 244.2 m (801 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wwnytv.com

WWNY-TV (channel 7) is a television station licensed to Carthage, New York, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Watertown area. It is owned by Gray Media alongside low-power, Class A Fox affiliate WNYF-CD (channel 28). The two stations share studios on Arcade Street in downtown Watertown; WWNY-TV and WNYF-CD's transmitters are located on the same tower along NY 126/State Street on Champion Hill.

WWNY-CD (channel 28) is a Class A station licensed to Massena, New York, which operates as a translator of WWNY-TV. This station's transmitter is located at WNPI-DT's site southeast of South Colton along NY 56.