WPVI-TV

WPVI-TV
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; United States;
Channels	Digital: 6 (VHF); Virtual: 6;
Branding	6 ABC, Channel 6 Action News
Programming
Affiliations	6.1: ABC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	ABC Owned Television Stations; (The Walt Disney Company); ; (WPVI Television (Philadelphia), LLC);
History
Founded	July 18, 1946
First air date	September 13, 1947
Former call signs	WFIL-TV (1947–1971)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 6 (VHF, 1947–2009); Digital: 64 (UHF, 1998–2009);
Former affiliations	DuMont (1947–1948, secondary 1948–1956)
Call sign meaning	Philadelphia and VI for the Roman numeral 6
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	8616
ERP	45 kW
HAAT	342 m (1,122 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°2′39″N 75°14′25″W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	6abc.com

WPVI-TV (channel 6), branded on-air as 6 ABC, is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving as the market's ABC outlet. Owned and operated by the network's ABC Owned Television Stations division, the station maintains studios on City Avenue in the Wynnefield Heights section of Philadelphia, and a transmitter in the city's Roxborough neighborhood.

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