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Overview
In the Ft. Wayne, IN TV market, WISE-TV is the The CW station licensed to Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Viewers find it on channel 33. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 34, which is why a rescan sometimes matters. Its subchannels carry True Crime Network, Grit, Court TV, Start TV, MeTV and Dabl.
WISE-TV channel lineup
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 33.1 | The CW |
| 33.2 | True Crime Network |
| 33.3 | Grit |
| 33.4 | Court TV |
| 33.5 | Start TV |
| 33.6 | MeTV |
| 33.7 | Dabl |
According to FCC records, the licensee is Gray Television Licensee, LLC. WISE-TV is owned by Gray Media. WISE-TV has been on the air since 1953. The current call sign has been in place since May 2003.
WISE-TV's main studio, per its FCC filings, is at 3401 Butler Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808. You can reach the station online at www.21alivenews.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, WISE-TV listed educational programs including Jack Hanna's Into the Wild, Live Life and Win and Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin.
Key facts
- Call sign
- WISE-TV
- Network
- The CW (subchannels: True Crime Network, Grit, Court TV, Start TV, MeTV, Dabl)
- Virtual channel
- 33
- RF channel
- 34
- City of license
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
- TV market
- Ft. Wayne, IN
- Licensee
- Gray Television Licensee, LLC
- Owner
- Gray Media
- On the air since
- 1953
- Call sign since
- May 2003
- Studio address
- 3401 Butler Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808
- FCC facility ID
- 13960
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.21alivenews.com
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WISE-TV at a glance
- Network
- The CW
- Channel
- 33 (RF 34)
- Licensed to
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Subchannels
- True Crime Network, Grit, Court TV, Start TV, MeTV
- TV market
- Ft. Wayne, IN
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