WPIX
| ATSC 3.0 station | |
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WPIX Plaza at the Daily News Building on the southwest corner of 2nd Avenue and 42nd Street | |
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| Channels | |
| Branding | PIX 11 |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mission Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Operator | Nexstar Media Group via LMA |
| History | |
| Founded | April 1947 |
First air date | June 15, 1948 |
Former call signs | WLTV (CP, 1947–1948) |
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Call sign meaning | New York's Picture ("PIX") Newspaper (after nameplate slogan of the Daily News, its founding owner) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73881 |
| ERP | 26 kW |
| HAAT | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°44′54″N 73°59′9″W / 40.74833°N 73.98583°W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WPIX (channel 11), branded PIX 11, is a television station in New York City, serving as the de facto flagship of The CW. The station is owned by Mission Broadcasting and operated under a local marketing agreement (LMA) by Nexstar Media Group, which owns 81% of the network. Since its inception in 1948, WPIX has maintained studios and offices in the Daily News Building on East 42nd Street (also known as "11 WPIX Plaza") in Midtown Manhattan. The station's transmitter is located at the Empire State Building.
WPIX is also available as a regional superstation via satellite and cable in the United States and Canada. It is the largest Nexstar-operated station by population of market size.