WPKD-TV

WPKD-TV
Jeannette–Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; United States;
City	Jeannette, Pennsylvania
Channels	Digital: 11 (VHF); Virtual: 19;
Branding	KDKA+
Programming
Affiliations	19.1: Independent; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	CBS News and Stations; (Paramount Global); ; (Pittsburgh Television Station WPCW Inc.);
Sister stations	KDKA-TV
History
First air date	October 15, 1953 (in Johnstown, Pennsylvania; license moved to Jeannette in 1997)
Former call signs	WARD-TV (1953–1972); WJNL-TV (1972–1983); WFAT-TV (1983–1988); WPTJ (1988–1994); WTWB-TV (1995–1997); WNPA (1997–2006); WPCW (2006–2023);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 56 (UHF, 1953–1971), 19 (UHF, 1971–2009); Digital: 49 (UHF, 2006–2009);
Former affiliations	CBS (1953–1978); ABC (secondary, 1953–1971); Independent (1978–1990); Dark (1990–1996); The WB (1996–1998); UPN (1998–2006); The CW (2006–2023);
Call sign meaning	Pittsburgh's KDKA
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	69880
ERP	30 kW
HAAT	258.9 m (849 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°29′38″N 80°1′9″W
Translator(s)	See below
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/kdkaplus/

WPKD-TV (channel 19), branded KDKA+, is an independent television station licensed to Jeannette, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Pittsburgh area. It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group alongside KDKA-TV (channel 2), the market's CBS owned-and-operated station. The two stations share studios at the Gateway Center in downtown Pittsburgh; WPKD-TV's transmitter is located in the city's Perry North neighborhood along With KDKA-TV. As CBS has done with most of its other duopolies in other markets, WPKD-TV's web address has been folded within the CBS News website with only basic station and programming information, along with entertainment news and promotional video.

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