WPXI
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| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States | |
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| Channels | Digital: 23 (UHF) Virtual: 11 |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cox Media Group (WPXI, LLC) |
| History | |
| Founded | June 1955 |
First air date | September 1, 1957 |
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Call sign meaning | Pittsburgh XI (11 in Roman numerals) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73910 |
| ERP | 500 kW |
| HAAT | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°27′47.7″N 80°0′15.5″W / 40.463250°N 80.004306°W |
| Translator(s) | see § Translators |
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Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | www |
WPXI (channel 11) is the NBC provider television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Cox Media Group.
History
[change | change source]On September 1, 1957, WPXI first signed onto television as WIIC-TV.
Bill Cardille was the first to appear on this channel. Some of the first television shows to air on WIIC-TV included Studio Wrestling and Chiller Theatre
In 1964, the station was sold to current owner Cox Enterprises.
In 1981, the name was changed to WPXI-TV (Pittsburgh 11, with XI being the Roman numeral sign for 11). The WIIC is still used in Pittsburgh, but on a smaller and less known channel showing music videos.