WPTA

WPTA (channel 21) is a television station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, affiliated with ABC, NBC, and MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Gray Television alongside CW+ affiliate WISE-TV (channel 33). The two stations share studios on Butler Road in Northwest Fort Wayne, where WPTA's transmitter is also located.

WPTA
Channels
Branding21Alive
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WISE-TV
History
First air date
September 28, 1957 (1957-09-28)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 21 (UHF, 1957–2009)
Call sign meaning
Patricia and Thomas Tarzian (children of Sarkes Tarzian)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73905
ERP
  • 444 kW
  • 592 kW (CP)
HAAT228.6 m (750 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°6′7.6″N 85°11′4.6″W
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.21alivenews.com

WPTA is popularly known within the Fort Wayne metropolitan area by its longtime on-air brand, 21 Alive, which the station has used from 1978 to 2016 and since 2022.

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