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Overview
WEWS-TV brings ABC to Cleveland, Ohio, and is one of the full-power stations serving the Cleveland-Akron (Canton), OH market.
Tune to channel 5 to watch WEWS-TV. Its over-the-air signal uses RF channel 15; the virtual number 5 is what appears on the TV guide. WEWS-TV also transmits in ATSC 3.0, the NextGen TV standard, which newer sets can receive.
According to FCC records, the licensee is Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC. The station is part of E. W. Scripps Company. The station dates back to 1946. The current call sign has been in place since July 1979.
WEWS-TV's main studio, per its FCC filings, is at 3001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115. Schedules and local news are on its website, www.news5cleveland.com.
Among the core children's programs WEWS-TV reported to the FCC for 2025: Wildlife Nation, Academic Challenge and Hearts of Heroes.
Key facts
- Call sign
- WEWS-TV
- Network
- ABC
- Virtual channel
- 5
- RF channel
- 15
- City of license
- Cleveland, Ohio
- TV market
- Cleveland-Akron (Canton), OH
- Licensee
- Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
- Owner
- E. W. Scripps Company
- On the air since
- 1946
- Call sign since
- July 1979
- Studio address
- 3001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 59441
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.news5cleveland.com
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WEWS-TV at a glance
- Network
- ABC
- Channel
- 5 (RF 15)
- Licensed to
- Cleveland, OH
- TV market
- Cleveland-Akron (Canton), OH
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