WABI-TV

WABI-TV
Bangor, Maine; United States;
Channels	Digital: 13 (VHF); Virtual: 5;
Branding	WABI-TV 5; Eastern and Central Maine's CW (on DT2);
Programming
Affiliations	5.1: CBS; 5.2: CW+; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television; (Gray Television Licensee, LLC);
Sister stations	WAGM-TV, WWPI-LD, WCAX-TV
History
First air date	January 25, 1953
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 5 (VHF, 1953–2009); Digital: 19 (UHF, 2002–2010); Translator: 61 W61AO Calais;
Former affiliations	NBC (1953–1959); CBS (secondary, 1953–1955); DuMont (secondary, 1953–1955); ABC (secondary, 1953–1965); NTA (secondary, 1956–1961);
Call sign meaning	taken from former radio sister
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	17005
ERP	12 kW
HAAT	391.4 m (1,284 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°42′12.5″N 69°4′45.4″W
Translator(s)	W19FA-D (19 UHF, Bangor); W36FM-D (36 UHF, Etna);
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wabi.tv; "Eastern and Central Maine's CW" (DT2);

WABI-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Bangor, Maine, United States, affiliated with CBS and The CW Plus. Owned by Gray Television, the station has studios on Hildreth Street in West Bangor, and its transmitter is atop Peaked Mountain in Dixmont.

Prior to 2017, WABI-TV was the flagship station of its founding owner Diversified Communications, which was owned by the Hildreth family of Bangor.

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