WPWR-TV

WPWR-TV
Gary, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; ; United States;
City	Gary, Indiana
Channels	Digital: 24 (UHF), shared with WFLD; Virtual: 50;
Branding	My50 Chicago
Programming
Affiliations	MyNetworkTV
Ownership
Owner	Fox Television Stations, LLC
Sister stations	WFLD
History
First air date	April 4, 1982
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 60 (UHF, 1982–1987), 50 (UHF, 1987–2009); Digital: 51 (UHF, 2002–2018), 31 (UHF, 2018–2019);
Former affiliations	Independent (1982–1995); UPN (1995–2006); FoxBox/4Kids TV (secondary, 2003–2008); The CW (2016–2019);
Call sign meaning	"Power"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	48772
ERP	435.5 kW (STA); 1,000 kW (CP);
HAAT	509.5 m (1,672 ft) (STA); 520 m (1,706 ft) (CP);
Transmitter coordinates	41°52′44.1″N 87°38′10.2″W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.fox32chicago.com/my50-chicago

WPWR-TV (channel 50) is a television station licensed to Gary, Indiana, United States, broadcasting the MyNetworkTV programming service to the Chicago area. It is one of two commercial television stations in the Chicago market to be licensed in Indiana (alongside independent station WJYS [channel 62] in Hammond). WPWR-TV is owned and operated by Fox Television Stations alongside Fox outlet WFLD (channel 32); the stations share studios on North Michigan Avenue in the Chicago Loop and transmitter facilities atop the Willis Tower.

WPWR-TV sold its spectrum space in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s incentive auction, and began channel-sharing with WFLD on June 11, 2018.

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