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Overview
Licensed to Green Bay, Wisconsin, WFRV-TV carries CBS programming for viewers in the Green Bay-Appleton, WI market.
Channel and license details
- Call sign
- WFRV-TV
- Network
- CBS (subchannels: Bounce TV, True Crime Network, MovieSphere Gold)
- Virtual channel
- 5
- RF channel
- 22
- City of license
- Green Bay, Wisconsin
- TV market
- Green Bay-Appleton, WI
- Licensee
- Nexstar Media Inc.
- Owner
- CBS News and Stations
- On the air since
- 1953
- Call sign since
- August 1979
- Studio address
- 1181 East Mason Street, Green Bay, WI 54307
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 9635
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.wearegreenbay.com
On screen it is channel 5, though WFRV-TV actually transmits on RF channel 22. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan. Its subchannels carry Bounce TV, True Crime Network and MovieSphere Gold. It is among the stations broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) as well.
Subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 5.1 | CBS |
| 5.2 | Bounce TV |
| 5.3 | True Crime Network |
| 5.4 | MovieSphere Gold |
Nexstar Media Inc. holds the station's FCC license. WFRV-TV is owned by CBS News and Stations. WFRV-TV has been on the air since 1953. The current call sign has been in place since August 1979.
FCC records list the station's main studio at 1181 East Mason Street in Green Bay, WI. Its website is www.wearegreenbay.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, WFRV-TV listed educational programs including Lucky Dog Reunions, Hope in the Wild and Extraordinary World with Jeff Corwin.
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WFRV-TV at a glance
- Network
- CBS
- Channel
- 5 (RF 22)
- Licensed to
- Green Bay, WI
- Subchannels
- Bounce TV, True Crime Network, MovieSphere Gold
- TV market
- Green Bay-Appleton, WI
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