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WSAW-TV
Wausau, Wisconsin; United States;
Channels	Digital: 7 (VHF); Virtual: 7;
Branding	NewsChannel 7; MeTV Wausau (DT2); Fox WZAW (DT3); Central Wisconsin CW (DT4);
Programming
Affiliations	7.1: CBS; 7.2: MyNetworkTV/MeTV; 7.3: Fox; 7.4: CW+;
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television; (Gray Television Licensee, LLC);
History
First air date	October 24, 1954 (70 years ago)
Former call signs	WSAU-TV (1954–1981)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 7 (VHF, 1954–2009); Digital: 40 (UHF, until 2009); Translators: 57 & 42 W57AR/W42DH Sayner/Vilas County, WI;
Former affiliations	DuMont (secondary, 1954–1956); ABC (secondary, 1954–1965); NBC (secondary, 1954–1966);
Call sign meaning	phonetically short for "Wausau, Wisconsin"; also similar to original calls
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	6867
ERP	72 kW
HAAT	373 m (1,224 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°55′14.2″N 89°41′28.7″W / 44.920611°N 89.691306°W
Translator(s)	W21DS-D 21 (UHF) Sayner/Vilas County, WI
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wsaw.com
Satellite station
	WYOW
Eagle River–Rhinelander, Wisconsin;
City	Eagle River, Wisconsin
Channels	Digital: 28 (UHF); Virtual: 34;
Programming
Affiliations	7.10: CBS; 33.10: Fox; 34.1: CW+;
History
Founded	January 4, 1997
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 34 (UHF, 1997–2009)
Former affiliations	ABC (via WAOW, 1997–2021); Fox (NFL games, 1997–1999); CW+ (DT2, 2006−2021); Fox (DT3, via WFXS-DT, February−March 2009);
Call sign meaning	disambiguation of former parent station WAOW
Technical information
Facility ID	77789
ERP	70 kW; 80 kW (application);
HAAT	163 m (535 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	45°46′29.9″N 89°14′56.1″W / 45.774972°N 89.248917°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

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WSAW-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States, affiliated with CBS and The CW Plus. It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power Fox affiliate WZAW-LD (channel 33). The two stations share studios on Grand Avenue/US 51 in Wausau; WSAW-TV's transmitter is located on Rib Mountain.^[3]

To serve the Northwoods area of Northern Wisconsin, it operates a digital fill-in translator in Sayner (W21DS-D) that also covers Eagle River. This station broadcasts on UHF channel 21 (also mapping to virtual channel 7) from a transmitter on Razorback Road in unincorporated Vilas County (north of Sayner). The low-power repeater also serves the western portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula although the broadcasting radius is limited to Marenisco and Watersmeet.

History

The station launched on October 24, 1954, as WSAU-TV, a sister station to WSAU radio (550 AM) and the original WSAU-FM (95.5, now WIFC; the current WSAU-FM is on 99.9 FM). It was originally owned by two groups who merged their applications in hearing: the radio station and the Wisconsin Valley Television Corporation, a consortium of North-Central Wisconsin newspapers that also included the Wausau Daily Record-Herald.^[4] Channel 7 originally operated from the Plumer Mansion, a Richardsonian Romanesque-style building, that was located on North 5th Street in Wausau and torn down in 1972 one year after the station moved to its current home.^[5]

The Plumer Mansion's castle-like exterior and a suit of armor displayed in the mansion inspired the station's graphic designer, Sid Kyler, to design a medieval-style blackletter "7" logo along with an accompanying cartoon mascot, the fully armored knight "Sir Seven".^[6] The logo and mascot served as representations of the station for several decades. Wisconsin Valley expanded with WMTV in Madison and radio station WKAU in Kaukauna. In 1965, Wisconsin Valley purchased its first media holding outside of the state, KVTV in Sioux City, Iowa; as a consequence of doing business in other states, the firm renamed itself Forward Communications in January 1967.^[7]

Forward sold off WSAU and WIFC radio in 1980. Since the radio station retained the WSAU call sign, Forward immediately applied to change channel 7's call sign to the similar-sounding WSAW-TV.^[8] The WSAW-TV call sign became effective on March 8, 1981.^[9]

It has been affiliated with CBS since its beginning although the station did have secondary affiliations with DuMont (until that network expired in 1956), ABC (until WAOW signed-on in 1965), and NBC (until WAEO [now WJFW-TV] launched in 1966). On September 5, 2006, WSAW added MyNetworkTV to a second digital subchannel.^{[citation needed]}

WSAW-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7, at 11:55 pm on February 17, 2009,^[10] the original target date on which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009); the station concluded its analog broadcasts with a sign-off message from Sir Seven.^[11] The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 40 to its analog era VHF channel 7.^[12] On April 2, 2011, WSAW became the first station in the market to broadcast local newscast in high definition.^[13] With the switch to HD came a revamp of their news set and new graphics, along with a return of Sir Seven as the station's mascot in a newly CGI-rendered form.^[14]

On July 1, 2015, Gray bought the non-license assets of the market's Fox affiliate WFXS-DT (channel 55, owned by Davis Television, LLC). Due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ownership restrictions, a new low-power station (WZAW-LD, channel 33) was established to become the area's Fox affiliate. All of WFXS's program streams including WFXS's existing virtual channel numbering were then moved to the low-power outlet. Subsequently, WFXS ceased broadcasting after nearly sixteen years on-the-air and its studios on North 3rd Street in Wausau were shut down.^[15]

In consenting to the interference that would be caused by WZAW operating under special temporary authority on channel 31 (the same RF channel as WFXS) rather than its licensed channel 33, Davis Television stated that it would return the WFXS license to the FCC for cancellation following the sale.^[16] In August 2015, WSAW launched a prime time newscast on the Fox outlet known as WZAW News at 9. This half-hour broadcast offers direct competition to WAOW's thirty-minute, weeknight-only news airing at the same time on its CW digital subchannel (which aired on WFXS before July 1, 2015).

On October 1, 2015, the station began using its new studio. It was the first upgrade in a decade and took months to finish. The new studio includes two new state-of-the art sets: one each for WSAW and WZAW.^[17] Eventually, the WZAW-LD simulcast on WSAW's third subchannel was upgraded to high definition to provide full-market access to Fox programming in HD.

News operation

WSAW presently broadcasts 22+1⁄2 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 4+1⁄2 hours each weekday, and two hours each on Saturdays and Sundays).

Technical information

The stations' signals are multiplexed:

Subchannels of WSAW-TV^[18]^[19]^[20]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
7.1	1080i	16:9	CBS	CBS
7.2	480i		MeTV+	MyNetworkTV/MeTV
7.3	720p		FOX	Fox (WZAW-LD)
7.4	720p		CW	CW+ (WYOW)
7.5	480i		Quest	Quest
7.6	480i		Outlaw	Outlaw

Simulcast of subchannels of another station

Subchannels of WYOW^[18]^[19]^[20]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
7.10	1080i	16:9	WSAW-DT	CBS (WSAW-TV)
33.10	720p		Fox	Fox (WZAW-LD)
34.1	720p		WYOW-DT	The CW Plus

Simulcast of subchannels of another station

Translators

City of license	Callsign	Channel	ERP	HAAT	Facility ID	Transmitter coordinates
Sayner	W21DS-D	21	15 kW	138 m (453 ft)	167156	46°01′55.0″N 89°31′49.0″W / 46.031944°N 89.530278°W / 46.031944; -89.530278 (W21DS-D)

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WSAW-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WYOW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ "Agree on Merger of TV Interests, WSAU Sale to Valley Television Corp". Wausau Daily Record-Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. March 29, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Site of the Plumer Mansion - Wausau, Wisconsin". wikimapia.org.
^ Behrens, Matt. "The History of NewsChannel 7". WSAW. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016.
^ "TV Corporation Has New Name". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. January 9, 1967. p. 7. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "FCC approval pending: Forward sells two local radio stations". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. November 22, 1980. p. 3. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ FCC History Cards for WSAW-TV
^ "Notification of Analog Signal Termination". WSAW. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
^ Archived at the Wayback Machine: "WSAW Analog Signoff". YouTube.
^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
^ Levin, Phil. "NewsChannel7 Newscasts Now in HD". WSAW. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011.
^ DesRivieres, John. ""Sir 7" is Coming Back to Newschannel 7". WSAW. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011.
^ "Gray in 4 New Deals, Closes 3 Earlier Ones". TVNewsCheck. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
^ Raff, Robert (June 9, 2015). "Interference Consent" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
^ Caldwell, Sean (October 1, 2015). "WSAW, WZAW debut new, state-of-the-art Wausau studios". WSAW-TV. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "RabbitEars.Info". rabbitears.info.
^ ^a ^b "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
^ ^a ^b "TitanTV Programming Guide". Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

External links

^ https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=776263#station

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WSAW-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "Facility Technical Data for WYOW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[3] "TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[Waus540329-4] "Agree on Merger of TV Interests, WSAU Sale to Valley Television Corp". Wausau Daily Record-Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. March 29, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Site of the Plumer Mansion - Wausau, Wisconsin". wikimapia.org.

[6] Behrens, Matt. "The History of NewsChannel 7". WSAW. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016.

[Waus670109-7] "TV Corporation Has New Name". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. January 9, 1967. p. 7. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[Waus801122-8] "FCC approval pending: Forward sells two local radio stations". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. November 22, 1980. p. 3. Retrieved May 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[hc-9] FCC History Cards for WSAW-TV

[10] "Notification of Analog Signal Termination". WSAW. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2024.

[11] Archived at the Wayback Machine: "WSAW Analog Signoff". YouTube.

[12] "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

[13] Levin, Phil. "NewsChannel7 Newscasts Now in HD". WSAW. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011.

[14] DesRivieres, John. ""Sir 7" is Coming Back to Newschannel 7". WSAW. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011.

[tvnc-wfxsclosure-15] "Gray in 4 New Deals, Closes 3 Earlier Ones". TVNewsCheck. July 1, 2015. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2015.

[fcc-wfxstoclose-16] Raff, Robert (June 9, 2015). "Interference Consent" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved July 3, 2015.

[17] Caldwell, Sean (October 1, 2015). "WSAW, WZAW debut new, state-of-the-art Wausau studios". WSAW-TV. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[auto1-18] "RabbitEars.Info". rabbitears.info.

[auto-19] "Facebook". www.facebook.com.

[auto2-20] "TitanTV Programming Guide". Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

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 {{update|date=August 2021}}
-{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
+{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
 {{Infobox television station
 | callsign               = WSAW-TV
 | city                   =
-| logo                   = [[File:Wsaw 2014.png|150px]]
+| logo                   = [[File:WSAW logo 2012.webp|200px]]
 ----
 [[File:WZAW logo.png|150px]]
 ----
 [[File:WAOW CW.png|125px]]
-| branding               = ''NewsChannel 7''<br />My TV Wausau ''(DT2)''<br />[[WZAW-LD|Fox WZAW]] ''(DT3)''<br />Central Wisconsin CW ''(DT4)''
+| branding               = {{ubl|''NewsChannel 7''|MeTV Wausau (DT2)|[[WZAW-LD|Fox WZAW]] (DT3)|Central Wisconsin CW (DT4)}}
 | analog                 =
-| digital                = 7 ([[very high frequency|VHF]])
+| digital                = 7 ([[VHF]])
 | virtual                = 7
 | subchannels            =
-| translators            = W21DS-D 21 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]]) [[Sayner, Wisconsin|Sayner]]/[[Vilas County, Wisconsin|Vilas County, WI]]
+| translators            = W21DS-D 21 ([[UHF]]) [[Sayner, Wisconsin|Sayner]]/[[Vilas County, WI]]
-| affiliations           = '''7.1:''' [[CBS]]<br />'''[[WZAW-LD|7.3]]:''' [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]<br />'''7.4:''' [[The CW Plus|CW+]]<br />''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''
+| affiliations           = {{ubl|'''7.1:''' [[CBS]]|'''7.2:''' [[MyNetworkTV]]/[[MeTV]]|'''[[WZAW-LD|7.3]]:''' [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]|'''7.4:''' [[CW+]]}}
-| airdate                = {{start date and age|1954|10|23|p=y}}
+| airdate                = {{start date and age|1954|10|24|p=y}}
 | location               = [[Wausau, Wisconsin]]
 | country                = United States
 | former_callsigns       = WSAU-TV (1954–1981)
-| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:'''|7 (VHF, 1954–2009)|'''Digital:'''|40 (UHF, until 2009)|'''''Translators:'''<br />57 & 42 W57AR/W42DH Sayner/Vilas County, WI''}}
+| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 7 (VHF, 1954–2009)|'''Digital:''' 40 (UHF, until 2009)|'''Translators:''' 57 & 42 W57AR/W42DH Sayner/Vilas County, WI}}
 | callsign_meaning       = phonetically short for "Wausau, Wisconsin"; also similar to original calls
 | owner                  = [[Gray Television]]
-| licensee               = Gray Television Licensee, [[Limited liability company|LLC]]
+| licensee               = Gray Television Licensee, [[LLC]]
-| former_affiliations    = '''All secondary:'''<br />[[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] (1954–1956)<br />[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (1954–1965)<br />[[NBC]] (1954–1966)<br />'''DT3:'''<br />[[The Local AccuWeather Channel|AccuWX]]<br />[[Heroes & Icons]]
+| former_affiliations    = {{ubl|[[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] (secondary, 1954–1956)|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (secondary, 1954–1965)|[[NBC]] (secondary, 1954–1966)}}
-| erp                    = 72 [[kilowatt|kW]]
+| erp                    = 72 [[kW]]
 | haat                   = {{convert|373|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
 | facility_id            = 6867
-| class                  = [[digital terrestrial television|DT]]
+| class                  =
-| coordinates            = {{nowrap|{{coord|44|55|14.2|N|89|41|28.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}}
+| coordinates            = {{coord|44|55|14.2|N|89|41|28.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
-| licensing_authority    = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
+| licensing_authority    = [[FCC]]
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.wsaw.com/}}
 | embed_header           = Satellite station
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 | callsign               = WYOW
 | city                   = Eagle River, Wisconsin
-| above                  =
+| digital                = 28 ([[UHF]])
-| logo                   =
-| branding               = see WSAW-TV infobox
-| sister_stations        = see WSAW-TV infobox
-| digital                = 28 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
 | virtual                = 34
 | subchannels            =
-| affiliations           = '''7.10:''' CBS<br />'''33.10:''' Fox<br />'''34.1:''' CW+
+| affiliations           = {{ubl|'''7.10:''' CBS|'''33.10:''' Fox|'''34.1:''' CW+}}
 | translators            =
 | founded                = January 4, 1997
 | location               = [[Eagle River, Wisconsin|Eagle River]]–[[Rhinelander, Wisconsin]]
-| country                = United States
 | callsign_meaning       = disambiguation of former parent station WAOW
+| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 34 (UHF, 1997–2009)
-| owner                  = Gray Television
+| former_affiliations    = {{ubl|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (via [[WAOW]], 1997–2021)|Fox ([[Fox NFL|NFL games]], 1997–1999)|CW+ (DT2, 2006−2021)|Fox (DT3, via WFXS-DT, February−March 2009)}}
-| licensee               = Gray Television Licensee, LLC
+| erp                    = {{ubl|70 [[kW]]|80 kW (application)}}
-| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br />34 (UHF, 1997–2009)
-| former_affiliations    = {{ubl|'''Analog/DT1:'''|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (via [[WAOW]]; 1997–2021)|<u>Secondary:</u>|Fox ([[Fox NFL|NFL games]]; 1997–1999)|'''DT2:'''|CW+ (2006−2021)|'''DT3:'''|RTV (2008–February 2009)|Fox (via WFXS-DT; February−March 2009)|This TV (March 2009−?)|[[Decades (TV network)|Decades]] (until 2021)|'''DT4:'''|[[Court TV]] (until 2021)|'''DT5:'''|[[Justice Network]] (until 2021)}}
-| erp                    = 70 [[kilowatt|kW]]<br />80 kW (application)
 | haat                   = {{convert|163|m|ft|abbr=on}}
 | facility_id            = 77789
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 }}
-'''WSAW-TV''' (channel 7) is a [[television station]] in [[Wausau, Wisconsin]], United States, affiliated with [[CBS]], [[MyNetworkTV]], and [[The CW Plus]]. It is owned by [[Gray Television]] alongside [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]] [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[WZAW-LD]] (channel 33). Both stations share studios on Grand Avenue/[[U.S. Route 51 in Wisconsin|US 51]] in Wausau, while WSAW-TV's transmitter is located on [[Rib Mountain]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA |url=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WSAW |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305015154/https%3A%2F%2Ftransition.fcc.gov%2Ffcc-bin%2Ftvq%3Fcall%3DWSAW |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |access-date=March 5, 2023 |website=transition.fcc.gov}}</ref>
+'''WSAW-TV''' (channel 7) is a [[television station]] in [[Wausau, Wisconsin]], United States, affiliated with [[CBS]] and [[The CW Plus]]. It is owned by [[Gray Television]] alongside [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]] [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[WZAW-LD]] (channel 33). The two stations share studios on Grand Avenue/[[U.S. Route 51 in Wisconsin|US 51]] in Wausau; WSAW-TV's transmitter is located on [[Rib Mountain]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA |url=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WSAW |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305015154/https%3A%2F%2Ftransition.fcc.gov%2Ffcc-bin%2Ftvq%3Fcall%3DWSAW |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |access-date=March 5, 2023 |website=transition.fcc.gov}}</ref>
-To serve the Northwoods area of Northern Wisconsin, it operates a digital fill-in [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator]] in [[Sayner, Wisconsin|Sayner]] ('''W21DS-D''') that also covers [[Eagle River, Wisconsin|Eagle River]]. This station broadcasts on [[ultra high frequency|UHF]] channel 21 (also mapping to [[virtual channel]] 7) from a transmitter on Razorback Road in [[unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated]] [[Vilas County, Wisconsin|Vilas County]] (north of Sayner). The low-power repeater also serves the western portion of [[Michigan]]'s [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Upper Peninsula]] although the broadcasting radius is limited to [[Marenisco Township, Michigan|Marenisco]] and [[Watersmeet Township, Michigan|Watersmeet]].
+To serve the Northwoods area of Northern Wisconsin, it operates a digital fill-in [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator]] in [[Sayner, Wisconsin|Sayner]] ('''W21DS-D''') that also covers [[Eagle River, Wisconsin|Eagle River]]. This station broadcasts on [[UHF]] channel 21 (also mapping to [[virtual channel]] 7) from a transmitter on Razorback Road in [[unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated]] [[Vilas County]] (north of Sayner). The low-power repeater also serves the western portion of [[Michigan]]'s [[Upper Peninsula]] although the broadcasting radius is limited to [[Marenisco]] and [[Watersmeet Township, Michigan|Watersmeet]].
 ==History==
-The station launched on October 23, 1954, as WSAU-TV, a sister station to [[WSAU (AM)|WSAU radio]] (550 AM) and the original WSAU-FM (95.5, now [[WIFC]]; the current [[WSAU-FM]] is on 99.9 FM). It was originally owned by two groups who merged their applications in hearing: the radio station and the Wisconsin Valley Television Corporation, a consortium of North-Central Wisconsin newspapers that also included the ''Wausau Daily Record-Herald''.<ref name="Waus540329">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102719426/agree-on-merger-of-tv-interests-wsau-sa/|date=March 29, 1954|page=1|title=Agree on Merger of TV Interests, WSAU Sale to Valley Television Corp.|newspaper=Wausau Daily Record-Herald|location=Wausau, Wisconsin|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref><!-- Mon --> Channel 7 originally operated from the Plumer Mansion, a [[Richardsonian Romanesque|Richardsonian Romanesque-style]] building, that was located on North 5th Street in Wausau and torn down in 1972 one year after the station moved to its current home.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/9788556/Site-of-the-Plumer-Mansion|title=Site of the Plumer Mansion - Wausau, Wisconsin|website=wikimapia.org}}</ref>
+The station launched on October 24, 1954, as WSAU-TV, a sister station to [[WSAU (AM)|WSAU radio]] (550 AM) and the original WSAU-FM (95.5, now [[WIFC]]; the current [[WSAU-FM]] is on 99.9 FM). It was originally owned by two groups who merged their applications in hearing: the radio station and the Wisconsin Valley Television Corporation, a consortium of North-Central Wisconsin newspapers that also included the ''Wausau Daily Record-Herald''.<ref name="Waus540329">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102719426/agree-on-merger-of-tv-interests-wsau-sa/|date=March 29, 1954|page=1|title=Agree on Merger of TV Interests, WSAU Sale to Valley Television Corp.|newspaper=Wausau Daily Record-Herald|location=Wausau, Wisconsin|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref><!-- Mon --> Channel 7 originally operated from the Plumer Mansion, a [[Richardsonian Romanesque|Richardsonian Romanesque-style]] building, that was located on North 5th Street in Wausau and torn down in 1972 one year after the station moved to its current home.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/9788556/Site-of-the-Plumer-Mansion|title=Site of the Plumer Mansion - Wausau, Wisconsin|website=wikimapia.org}}</ref>
-The Plumer Mansion's [[castle]]-like exterior and a [[suit of armor]] displayed in the mansion inspired the station's graphic designer, Sid Kyler, to design a medieval-style [[blackletter]] "7" logo along with an accompanying cartoon mascot, the fully armored knight "Sir Seven".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Behrens |first=Matt |title=The History of NewsChannel 7 |work=WSAW |url=https://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/39682167.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201103432/https://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/39682167.html |archive-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref>  The logo and mascot served as representations of the station for several decades. Wisconsin Valley expanded with [[WMTV]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]] and radio station [[WJOK|WKAU]] in [[Kaukauna, Wisconsin|Kaukauna]]. In 1965, Wisconsin Valley purchased its first media holding outside of the state, [[KCAU-TV|KVTV]] in [[Sioux City, Iowa]]; as a consequence of doing business in other states, the firm renamed itself Forward Communications in January 1967.<ref name="Waus670109">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102710726/tv-corporation-has-new-name/|date=January 9, 1967|page=7|title=TV Corporation Has New Name|newspaper=Wausau Daily Herald|location=Wausau, Wisconsin|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref><!-- Mon -->
+The Plumer Mansion's [[castle]]-like exterior and a [[suit of armor]] displayed in the mansion inspired the station's graphic designer, Sid Kyler, to design a medieval-style [[blackletter]] "7" logo along with an accompanying cartoon mascot, the fully armored knight "Sir Seven".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Behrens |first=Matt |title=The History of NewsChannel 7 |work=WSAW |url=https://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/39682167.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201103432/https://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/39682167.html |archive-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref>  The logo and mascot served as representations of the station for several decades. Wisconsin Valley expanded with [[WMTV]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]] and radio station [[WJOK|WKAU]] in [[Kaukauna]]. In 1965, Wisconsin Valley purchased its first media holding outside of the state, [[KCAU-TV|KVTV]] in [[Sioux City, Iowa]]; as a consequence of doing business in other states, the firm renamed itself Forward Communications in January 1967.<ref name="Waus670109">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102710726/tv-corporation-has-new-name/|date=January 9, 1967|page=7|title=TV Corporation Has New Name|newspaper=Wausau Daily Herald|location=Wausau, Wisconsin|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref><!-- Mon -->
-Forward sold off WSAU and WIFC radio in 1980; the radio station retained the WSAU call sign, and Forward immediately applied for the call sign WSAW.<ref name="Waus801122">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102719656/fcc-approval-pending-forward-sells-two/|date=November 22, 1980|page=3|title=FCC approval pending: Forward sells two local radio stations|newspaper=Wausau Daily Herald|location=Wausau, Wisconsin|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref><!-- Sat --> The WSAW-TV call sign became effective on March 8, 1981.<ref name="hc">{{FCC letter|hcards=yes|callsign=WSAW-TV|letterid=86790}}</ref>
+Forward sold off WSAU and WIFC radio in 1980. Since the radio station retained the WSAU call sign, Forward immediately applied to change channel 7's call sign to the similar-sounding WSAW-TV.<ref name="Waus801122">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102719656/fcc-approval-pending-forward-sells-two/|date=November 22, 1980|page=3|title=FCC approval pending: Forward sells two local radio stations|newspaper=Wausau Daily Herald|location=Wausau, Wisconsin|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref><!-- Sat --> The WSAW-TV call sign became effective on March 8, 1981.<ref name="hc">{{FCC letter|hcards=yes|callsign=WSAW-TV|letterid=86790}}</ref>
-It has been affiliated with CBS since its beginning although the station did have secondary affiliations with [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] (until that network expired in 1956), [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (until [[WAOW]] signed-on in 1965), and [[NBC]] (until [[WJFW-TV|WAEO]] [now WJFW-TV] launched in 1966). On September 5, 2006, WSAW added MyNetworkTV to a second [[digital subchannel]]. Its broadcasts have been [[Digital television transition in the United States|digital-only]] since before midnight on February 16, 2009, when the analog sign-off featured a "good night" from Sir Seven.{{cn|date=March 2023|reason=Dead link, couldn't find an archive.}} On April 2, 2011, WSAW became the first station in the [[media market|market]] to broadcast local newscast in high definition.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Levin |first=Phil |title=NewsChannel7 Newscasts Now in HD |work=WSAW |url=https://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/NewsChannel7__119226799.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723112103/http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/NewsChannel7__119226799.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref>  With the switch to HD came a revamp of their news set and new graphics, along with a return of Sir Seven as the station's mascot in a newly CGI-rendered form.<ref>{{Cite news |last=DesRivieres |first=John |title="Sir 7" is Coming Back to Newschannel 7 |work=WSAW |url=http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Sir_7_is_Coming_Back_to_Newschannel_7_119221189.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723112113/http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Sir_7_is_Coming_Back_to_Newschannel_7_119221189.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref>
+It has been affiliated with CBS since its beginning although the station did have secondary affiliations with [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]] (until that network expired in 1956), [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (until [[WAOW]] signed-on in 1965), and [[NBC]] (until [[WAEO]] [now WJFW-TV] launched in 1966). On September 5, 2006, WSAW added MyNetworkTV to a second [[digital subchannel]].{{cn|date=July 2024}}
+WSAW-TV shut down its analog signal, over [[VHF]] channel 7, at 11:55 pm on February 17, 2009,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wsaw.com/dtv/misc/37840189.html |title=Notification of Analog Signal Termination |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=WSAW |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615135934/http://www.wsaw.com/dtv/misc/37840189.html |archive-date=June 15, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the original target date on which full-power television stations in the United States were to [[Digital television transition in the United States|transition from analog to digital broadcasts]] under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009); the station concluded its analog broadcasts with a sign-off message from Sir Seven.<ref>Archived at the [https://web.archive.org/web/20240801003424/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOi6N3R0w1c Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgH2dZ0l-BY | title =  WSAW Analog Signoff | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition [[UHF]] channel 40 to its analog era VHF channel 7.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 29, 2013 |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |access-date=June 26, 2024}}</ref> On April 2, 2011, WSAW became the first station in the [[media market|market]] to broadcast local newscast in high definition.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Levin |first=Phil |title=NewsChannel7 Newscasts Now in HD |work=WSAW |url=https://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/NewsChannel7__119226799.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723112103/http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/NewsChannel7__119226799.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref>  With the switch to HD came a revamp of their news set and new graphics, along with a return of Sir Seven as the station's mascot in a newly CGI-rendered form.<ref>{{Cite news |last=DesRivieres |first=John |title="Sir 7" is Coming Back to Newschannel 7 |work=WSAW |url=http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Sir_7_is_Coming_Back_to_Newschannel_7_119221189.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723112113/http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/Sir_7_is_Coming_Back_to_Newschannel_7_119221189.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref>
-On July 1, 2015, Gray bought the non-license assets of the market's Fox affiliate [[WFXS-DT]] (channel 55, owned by Davis Television, [[Limited liability company|LLC]]). Due to [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) ownership restrictions, a new low-power station (WZAW-LD channel 33) was established to become the area's Fox affiliate. All of WFXS' program streams including WFXS's existing PSIP channel numbering were then moved to the low-power outlet. Subsequently, WFXS ceased broadcasting after nearly sixteen years on-the-air and its studios on North 3rd Street in Wausau were shut down.<ref name="tvnc-wfxsclosure">{{cite news |date=July 1, 2015 |title=Gray in 4 New Deals, Closes 3 Earlier Ones |work=TVNewsCheck |url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/86603/gray-in-4-new-deals-closes-3-earlier-ones |url-status=live |access-date=July 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305021559/https%3A%2F%2Ftvnewscheck.com%2Funcategorized%2Farticle%2Fgray-in-4-new-deals-closes-3-earlier-ones%2F |archive-date=March 5, 2023}}</ref>
+On July 1, 2015, Gray bought the non-license assets of the market's Fox affiliate [[WFXS-DT]] (channel 55, owned by Davis Television, [[LLC]]). Due to [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) ownership restrictions, a new low-power station (WZAW-LD, channel 33) was established to become the area's Fox affiliate. All of WFXS's program streams including WFXS's existing virtual channel numbering were then moved to the low-power outlet. Subsequently, WFXS ceased broadcasting after nearly sixteen years on-the-air and its studios on North 3rd Street in Wausau were shut down.<ref name="tvnc-wfxsclosure">{{cite news |date=July 1, 2015 |title=Gray in 4 New Deals, Closes 3 Earlier Ones |work=TVNewsCheck |url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/86603/gray-in-4-new-deals-closes-3-earlier-ones |url-status=live |access-date=July 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305021559/https%3A%2F%2Ftvnewscheck.com%2Funcategorized%2Farticle%2Fgray-in-4-new-deals-closes-3-earlier-ones%2F |archive-date=March 5, 2023}}</ref>
-In consenting to the interference that would be caused by WZAW operating under [[special temporary authority]] on channel 31 (the same [[RF]] channel as WFXS) rather than its licensed channel 33, Davis Television stated that it would return the WFXS license to the FCC for cancellation following the sale.<ref name=fcc-wfxstoclose>{{cite web|last1=Raff|first1=Robert|title=Interference Consent|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101680064&qnum=5410&copynum=1&exhcnum=2|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=July 3, 2015|format=PDF|date=June 9, 2015}}</ref> In August 2015, WSAW launched a prime time newscast on the Fox outlet known as ''WZAW News at 9''. This half-hour broadcast offers direct competition to [[WAOW]]'s thirty-minute, weeknight-only news airing at the same time on [[WMOW|its]] [[The CW|CW]] [[digital subchannel]] (which aired on WFXS before July 1, 2015).
+In consenting to the interference that would be caused by WZAW operating under [[special temporary authority]] on channel 31 (the same RF channel as WFXS) rather than its licensed channel 33, Davis Television stated that it would return the WFXS license to the FCC for cancellation following the sale.<ref name=fcc-wfxstoclose>{{cite web|last1=Raff|first1=Robert|title=Interference Consent|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101680064&qnum=5410&copynum=1&exhcnum=2|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=July 3, 2015|format=PDF|date=June 9, 2015}}</ref> In August 2015, WSAW launched a prime time newscast on the Fox outlet known as ''WZAW News at 9''. This half-hour broadcast offers direct competition to [[WAOW]]'s thirty-minute, weeknight-only news airing at the same time on its [[The CW|CW]] digital subchannel (which aired on WFXS before July 1, 2015).
 On October 1, 2015, the station began using its new studio. It was the first upgrade in a decade and took months to finish. The new studio includes two new state-of-the art sets: one each for WSAW and WZAW.<ref>{{cite news |last=Caldwell |first=Sean |date=October 1, 2015 |title=WSAW, WZAW debut new, state-of-the-art Wausau studios |publisher=WSAW-TV |url=https://www.wsaw.com/content/misc/WSAW-WZAW-debut-new-state-of-the-art-Wausau-studios-330335291.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305023821/https://www.wsaw.com/content/misc/WSAW-WZAW-debut-new-state-of-the-art-Wausau-studios-330335291.html |archive-date=March 5, 2023}}</ref> Eventually, the WZAW-LD simulcast on WSAW's third subchannel was upgraded to high definition to provide full-market access to Fox programming in HD.
 ==News operation==
-WSAW presently broadcasts 22½ hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 4½ hours each weekday, and 2 hours each on Saturdays and Sundays).
+WSAW presently broadcasts {{frac|22|1|2}} hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with {{frac|4|1|2}} hours each weekday, and two hours each on Saturdays and Sundays).
 ==Technical information==
-The stations' digital signals are [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
+The stations' signals are [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
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-|+Subchannels of WSAW-TV<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WSAW|title=RabbitEars.Info|website=rabbitears.info}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/NewsChannel7/photos/a.434442178659.230075.49134238659/1015057644208660/?type=1&theater|title=Facebook|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=http://wsaw.titantv.com/apg/ttv.aspx|title=TitanTV Programming Guide|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012150525/http://wsaw.titantv.com/apg/ttv.aspx|archive-date=2017-10-12|access-date=2023-09-17}}</ref>
+|+Subchannels of WSAW-TV<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WSAW|title=RabbitEars.Info|website=rabbitears.info}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/NewsChannel7/photos/a.434442178659.230075.49134238659/1015057644208660/?type=1&theater|title=Facebook|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=http://wsaw.titantv.com/apg/ttv.aspx|title=TitanTV Programming Guide|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012150525/http://wsaw.titantv.com/apg/ttv.aspx|archive-date=October 12, 2017|access-date=September 17, 2023}}</ref>
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+| [[1080i]] || rowspan=6| [[16:9]] || CBS || [[CBS]]
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 | [[480i]] || MeTV+ || [[MyNetworkTV]]/[[MeTV]]
+|-
-|- style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"
 ! scope = "row" | [[WZAW-LD|7.3]]
-| rowspan=2|[[720p]] || FOX || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] ([[WZAW-LD]])
+| rowspan=2|[[720p]] || style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"|FOX || style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] ([[WZAW-LD]])
+|-
-|- style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"
 ! scope = "row" | 7.4
-| CW || [[The CW Plus|CW+]] (WYOW)
+| style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"|CW || style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"|[[CW+]] (WYOW)
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+|-
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-| [[1080i]] || rowspan=2| [[16:9]] || WSAW-DT || [[CBS]] (WSAW-TV)
+| [[1080i]] || rowspan=3| [[16:9]] || style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"|WSAW-DT || style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"|[[CBS]] (WSAW-TV)
+|-
-|- style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"
 ! scope = "row" | [[WZAW-LD|33.10]]
-| [[720p]] || Fox || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] ([[WZAW-LD]])
+| rowspan=2|[[720p]] || style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"|Fox || style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] ([[WZAW-LD]])
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-| 720p || 16:9 || WYOW-DT || Main WYOW programming / [[The CW Plus|The CW]]
+| WYOW-DT || [[The CW Plus]]
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 ==External links==
 *[https://www.wsaw.com/ Official website]
+*[https://www.yourcwtv.com/partners/wausau/ The CW Central Wisconsin]
 {{Wausau TV}}
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-[[Category:Start TV affiliates]]
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+[[Category:MeTV affiliates]]
+[[Category:MyNetworkTV affiliates]]
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+[[Category:Start TV affiliates]]
+[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1954]]
+[[Category:Television stations in Wausau, Wisconsin|SAW-TV]]

v t e Broadcast television in the northern Wisconsin River Valley and Wisconsin Northwoods
This region includes the following cities: Wausau Stevens Point Crandon Rhinelander Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Wausau–Stevens Point	WSAW-TV (7.1 CBS, 7.2 MNTV/MeTV, 7.3 Fox, 7.4 CW+, 7.5 Quest, 7.6 Outlaw, 7.7 Story, 7.8 REW) WAOW (9.1 ABC, 9.2 Catchy, 9.3 MeToons, 9.4 Court, 9.5 Crime) W27AU-D (12.1 NBC, 12.2 Cozi, 12.3 ANT, 12.4 HSN, 12.5 QVC, 12.6 LC) WHRM-TV (20.1 PBS/PBS WI, 20.2 WIS, 20.3 Create, 20.4 PBS Kids, 20.5 World) WZAW-LD (33.1 Fox, 33.2 MeTV, 33.3 Movies!, 33.4 H&I, 33.5 Start, 33.6/34.10 CW+) WTPX-TV (46.1 Ion, 46.2 Grit, 46.3 Mystery, 46.4 Laff, 46.5 Bounce, 46.6 Ion+, 46.7 Scripps News)
Rhinelander	WJFW-TV (12.1 NBC, 12.2 Cozi, 12.3 ANT, 12.4 HSN, 12.5 QVC, 12.6 LC) WYOW (7.10 CBS, 33.10 Fox, 34.1 CW+) Future Gray Television station (26.1)^[1]
Outlying areas	WMOW (4.1 ABC, 4.2 Catchy, 4.3 MeToons, 4.4 Court, 4.5 Crime (Crandon)) W21DS-D (7.1 CBS, 7.2 MNTV/MeTV, 7.3 Fox, 7.4 CW+, 7.5 Quest, 7.6 Outlaw (Sayner)) W39CV-D 39 (39.1 3ABN, 39.2 3ABN Proclaim, 39.3 3ABN Dare to Dream, 39.4 3ABN Latino, 39.5 3ABN Radio, 39.6 3ABN Radio Latino, 39.7 Radio 74 (Minocqua)) W26EE-D (30.1 WVCY-TV/Milwaukee (Wittenberg)) WLEF-TV (36.1 PBS/PBS WI, 36.2 WIS, 36.3 Create, 36.4 PBS Kids, 36.5 World (Park Falls))
Cable networks	Bally Sports Wisconsin Spectrum News 1 Wisconsin WisconsinEye
Defunct	W02CF 2 (2.1 3ABN, 2.2 3ABN Proclaim, 2.3 3ABN Dare to Dream, 2.4 3ABN Latino, 2.5 3ABN Radio, 2.6 3ABN Radio Latino, 2.7 Radio 74 (Minocqua)) WFXS-DT (55.1 Fox, 55.2 MeTV, 55.3 Movies!) WODR-LD (19.1 Cozi)
Adjacent areas	Duluth Eau Claire/La Crosse Green Bay Marquette Madison

v t e Broadcast television in the Central and Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan
This region includes the following cities: Marquette Escanaba Houghton Iron Mountain Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Local stations	WJMN-TV (3.1 ABC, 3.2 CW+, 3.3 MNTV) WBKP (5.1 CW+, 5.2 ABC) WLUC-TV (6.1 NBC, 6.2 Fox, 6.3 Grit, 6.4 Outlaw, 6.5 Oxygen) WBUP (10.1 ABC, 10.2 CW+) WNMU (13.1 PBS, 13.2 PBS Kids, 13.3 PBS West/Time shift, 13.4 MLC, 13.7 Audio) WZMQ (19.1 MeTV, 19.2 CBS, 19.3 H&I, 19.4 Court, 19.5 Start, 19.6 Ion+, 19.7 Ion, 19.8 Dabl, 19.9 Scripps)
Cable stations	Bally Sports Detroit MGTV CBMT-DT (CBC, Montreal)
Defunct	WDHS (8.1 TBN/EWTN) WUPT-CA 25 (UPN)
Adjacent areas	Duluth/Superior Eau Claire/La Crosse Green Bay/Appleton/Fox Cities Wausau/Crandon/Sayner
Michigan broadcast television areas by city Alpena Detroit Flint/Tri-Cities Grand Rapids/Battle Creek Lansing/Jackson Marquette Northern Michigan

v t e Other television stations and subchannel networks in the state of Wisconsin
3ABN	W23BW-D 23.5 (Madison) W30BU 30 (Green Bay)
AMGTV	KQEG-CD 23 (La Crosse)
Antenna TV	WITI 6.2 (Milwaukee) WLUK 11.2 (Green Bay) WJFW 12.3 (Rhinelander) WMTV 15.3 (Madison) KQDS 21.2 (Duluth, MN) WLAX 25.2 / WEUX 48.2 (La Crosse/Chippewa Falls)
Outlaw	WSAW-TV 7.6 (Wausau)
beIN Xtra ñ	WZCK-LD 8.7 (Madison) WTSJ-LD 38.7 (Milwaukee)
Bounce TV	WFRV 5.2 (Green Bay) WEUX 48.4 (Chippewa Falls) WTMJ 4.2 (Racine) WIFS 57.4 (Janesville) WTPX 46.5 (Antigo)
Buzzr	W23BW-D 23.2 (Madison)
Charge!	WCWF 14.3 (Suring) WMSN 47.3 (Madison)
The365	WBAY-TV 2.3 (Green Bay)
Comet	WCWF 14.2 (Suring) WVTV 24.2 (Milwaukee) WMSN 47.2 (Madison)
Court TV	KDLH 3.4 (Duluth, MN) WMOW 4.4 / WAOW 9.4 / WYOW 34.4 (Crandon/Wausau/Eagle River) WPXE 55.3 (Milwaukee) WQOW 18.4 / WXOW 19.4 (Eau Claire) WMKE-CD 21 (Milwaukee) WPXE 55.3 (Kenosha) WGBA 26.4 (Green Bay) WKOW 27.4 (Madison)
Ion Mystery	KDLH 3.5 (Duluth, MN) WTMJ 4.5 (Milwaukee) WACY 32.3 (Green Bay) WTPX 46.3 (Antigo) WEUX 48.3 (Chippewa Falls) WIFS 57.7 (Janesville)
Cozi TV	WZCK-LD 8 (Madison/Middleton) WEAU 13.2 / 30.2 (Eau Claire/La Crosse) WIWN 68 (Fond du Lac/Milwaukee) WJFW 12.2 (Rhinelander)
True Crime Network	KDLH 3.2 (Duluth, MN) WFRV 5.3 (Green Bay) WISN 12.2 (Milwaukee) WXOW 19.5 (La Crosse) WKOW 27.4 (Madison)
Dabl	WISC 3.3 (Madison) WKBT 8.4 (La Crosse) WCWF 14.5 (Green Bay) WIWN 68.7 (Fond du Lac)
Daystar	WMWD-LD 38 (Madison) WGBD-LD 49 (Green Bay)
Catchy Comedy	WBAY-TV 2.6 (Green Bay) WMOW 4.3 / WAOW 9.3 / WYOW 34.3 (Crandon/Wausau/Eagle River) WKOW 27.2 (Madison) WMLW 49.4 (Racine/Milwaukee)
Defy TV	WPXE 55.5 (Kenosha) WACY 32.4 (Green Bay) WTPX 46.6 (Antigo) WIFS 57.7 (Janesville)
getTV	WZCK-LD 8.2 (Madison/Middleton) WIWN 68.4 (Fond du Lac)
Grit	WTMJ 4.3 (Milwaukee) WLAX 25.4 (La Crosse) WGBA 26.3 (Green Bay) WIFS 57.2 (Janesville) WTPX 46.2 (Antigo)
H&I	WBAY 2.4 (Green Bay) KBJR 6.3 (Superior) W34FC 10.3 (La Crosse) WEAU 13.3 / 30.3 (Eau Claire/La Crosse) WZAW-LD 33.4 (Wausau) WMLW 49.3 (Racine) WIFS 57.8 (Janesville)
HSN OTA	WISC-TV 3.5 (Madison) WKBT 8.6 (La Crosse) WJFW 12.4 (Rhinelander) WPXE 55.8 (Milwaukee) WGBA 26.5 (Green Bay)
Jewelry TV	WTSJ-LD 38.3 (Milwaukee) WACY 32.5 (Green Bay)
Laff	KDLH 3.3 (Duluth, MN) WTMJ 4.4 (Milwaukee) WLAX 25.3 (La Crosse) WACY 32.2 (Green Bay) WTPX 46.4 (Antigo) WIFS 57.5 (Janesville)
Local Accuweather	WMVT 36.3 (Milwaukee)
Locally-originated automated weather	WBAY 2.2 (Green Bay)
MeTV	WDIO-DT 10.2 (Duluth, MN) WQOW-DT 18.3 / WXOW 19.3 (Eau Claire/La Crosse) WMEI 31 (Green Bay) WMTV-DT 15.4 (Madison) WZAW-LD 33.2 (Wausau) WBME-CD 41 / WDJT 58.2 (Milwaukee)
Movies!	WEAU-DT 13.4 / 30.4 (Eau Claire/La Crosse) WMEI 31.5 (Green Bay) WZAW-LD 33.3 (Wausau) WIFS-DT 57.9 (Janesville) WYTU-LD 63.3 (Milwaukee)
NTD TV	W23BW-D 23.4 (Madison)
Ve+	W23BW-D 23.6 (Madison)
OnTV4U	WMKE-CD 21 (Milwaukee)
QVC OTA or QVC2	WISC-TV 3.4 (Madison) WGBA-DT 26.6 (Green Bay) WKBT-DT 8.5 (La Crosse) WTSJ-LD 38.4 (Milwaukee; QVC2) WJFW-DT 12.5 (Rhinelander) WIWN 68.6 (Fond du Lac)
Quest	KDLH-DT 3.6 (Duluth, MN) WZCK-LD 8.4 (Madison/Middleton) WIWN-DT 68.3 (Fond du Lac) WSAW-DT 7.5 (Wausau)
Retro TV	W43BR 43 (Baraboo/Wisc. Dells)
ShopHQ	W23BW-D 23.3 (Madison)
Sonlife	WZCK-LD 8.3 (Madison/Middleton) WIWN-DT 68.8 (Fond du Lac)
The Nest	WCWF-DT 14.4 (Suring)
Start TV	WBAY 2.5 (Green Bay) WEAU 13.5 / 30.5 (Eau Claire/La Crosse) WMTV 15.5 (Madison) WDJT 58.5/WYTU-LD 63.2 (Milwaukee) WZAW-LD 33.5 (Wausau)
TBD	WLUK 11.3 (Green Bay) WMSN 47.4 (Madison) WIWN 68.6 (Fond du Lac)
This TV	WKOW 27.3 (Madison) WIWN 68.5 (Fond du Lac)
TBN	WWRS 52 (Mayville)
Telemundo	WYTU-LD 63/WDJT 58.4 (Milwaukee)
WeatherNation TV	WMTV 15.6 (Madison)
MeTV Toons	WMEI 31.2 (Green Bay)
Story Television	WMEI 31.3 (Green Bay)
Other stations	WPVS-LD 23 (Milwaukee) WVCY-TV 30 (Milwaukee; religious ind.)
See also: Wisconsin TV

v t e Gray Television
sorted by primary channel network affiliations
ABC	KAIT KCRG-TV KJCT-LD KLTV / KTRE KOLO-TV KOTA-TV / KHSD-TV / KNEP / KSGW-TV KSFY-TV / KPRY-TV KSPR-LD KSWO-TV WBAY-TV WBKO WCJB-TV WGGB-TV WHSV-TV WLOX WPTA WTOK-TV WTVG WTVM WWSB
CBS	KAUU KAUZ-TV ¹ KCTV KEYC-TV KFDA-TV KFVS-TV KGMB KGWN-TV / KSTF KKTV KMOV KMVT KNOE-TV KNPL-LD KOLD-TV KOLN / KGIN KOSA-TV KPHO-TV KSLA KWCH-DT / KBSD-DT / KBSH-DT / KBSL-DT KWTX-TV / KBTX-TV KXII KXDF-CD KXJB-LD KYLX-LD WABI-TV WAFB WAGM-TV WANF WBNG-TV WBTV WCAX-TV WCSC-TV WCTV WDBJ WDTV WECP-LD WFSB / WSHM-LD WIBW-TV WIFR-LD WIYE-LD WKYT-TV / WYMT-TV WNEM-TV WOIO / WOHZ-CD / WTCL-LD WRDW-TV WSAW-TV / WYOW WTOC-TV WTVY WVLT-TV WWNY-TV
Fox	KEVN-LD KIIT-CD KJTV-TV ² KMSB ³ KNDX / KXND KPTV KSVT-LD KVHP KVVU-TV KXLT-TV ² KYOU-TV WALA-TV WBRC WDBD ¹ WFLX ⁴ WHNS WNYF-CD WOVA-LD WSFX-TV ¹ WSVF-CD WVFX WVUE-DT WXIX-TV WXTX ¹ WZAW-LD
NBC	KALB-TV KATH-LD / KSCT-LD KBJR-TV / KRII KCBD KCWY-DT KDLT-TV / KDLV-TV KFYR-TV / KQCD-TV / KMOT / KUMV-TV KGNS-TV KHNL / KOGG / KSIX-TV KKCO KMNF-LD KNEP KNOP-TV KPLC KSNB-TV KTIV KTTC KTUU-TV KTVF KVLY-TV KWQC-TV KYTV WAFF WAGT-CD WALB WAVE WDAM-TV WEAU WECT WEEK-TV WFIE WGEM-TV WILX-TV / WLNM-LD WIS WITN-TV WJHG-TV WLBT WLTZ ² WLUC-TV WMBF-TV WMC-TV / WANF-LD WMTV WNDU-TV WOWT WRGX-LD WSAZ-TV WSFA WSMV-TV / WTNX-LD / WFET-LD WSVW-LD WTAP-TV WVIR-TV / WVIR-CD WVVA WWBT / WRID-LD WWPI-LD
The CW	KAUZ-TV ¹ KCWH-LD / KNHL KCWO-TV KDLH KFVS-DT2 KLCW-TV KNCT KSCW-DT KTTU-TV ³ KYCW-LD WBXX-TV WECX-LD WGCW-LD WISE-TV WPCH-TV WQCW WSLN WUAB WUPV WVIR-DT3 / WVIR-CD3 WYOW
MyNetworkTV	KAUU-DT4 KFXF-LD KPDX KSMO-TV KTTU-TV ³ KWWT WBXH-CD WFXU WIYE-LD WLOO ⁵ WZBJ / WZBJ-CD
Telemundo	KAQI-LD KBTX-DT3 KEYU KFVE-DT2 KIAT-LD KKCO-DT3 KJTB-LD KLTV-DT3 KSPR-LD6 KSWO-DT2 KTLE-LD KTRE-DT2 KTSH-CD KWTX-DT2 KXNU-LD KXNV-LD KXTQ-CD W27DP-D WBGS-LD WBQC-LD WBXM-CD WBXX-DT5 WGAT-LD WKTB-CD / WKSY-LD WLHA-LD WMBP-LD2 WOOK-LD WQWQ-LD WRGX-LD3 WTBM-CD WTCL-LD / WOHZ-CD WTFL-LD WTHV-LD WTME-LD WTNX-LD / WFET-LD WTSG-LD WTWL-LD WXIV-LD
Other	H&I WSJV Ind. K17DL-D ⁶ KFVE KTVK WWAX-LD MeTV KHME / KQME WPGA-TV AFS KPHE-LD KAZF KAZS MM KDTL-LD PSN WPGA-LD RESN WOHZ-CD / WTCL-LD
Radio stations	WGEM-FM
Programming	Hawaii News Now Investigate TV
Other assets	Free TV Networks ^JV The365 Outlaw VCR Action VCR Haha Defy TV Raycom Sports (ACC Network) PowerNation Studios PowerNation Tupelo Honey Arizona's Family Sports Peachtree Sports Network
Acquisitions	Benedek Broadcasting Diversified Communications Hoak Media Meredith Local Media Quincy Media Granite Broadcasting Raycom Media Drewry Communications Liberty Corporation Lincoln Financial Media Schurz Communications United Communications
¹ Owned by American Spirit Media; Gray operates these stations through an SSA. ² Owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting; Gray operates these stations through an SSA. ³ Owned by Tegna Inc.; Gray operates these stations through an SSA. ⁴ Owned by Gray; E. W. Scripps Company operates this station through an SSA. ⁵ Owned by Tougaloo College and operated by American Spirit Media through a JSA; Gray provides limited engineering support through an SSA. ⁶ Owned by Branson Visitors TV; Gray holds a 50.1% interest in this company.