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Overview
WPGH-TV brings FOX to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is one of the full-power stations serving the Pittsburgh, PA market.
On screen it is channel 53, though WPGH-TV actually transmits on RF channel 20. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan. WPGH-TV also transmits in ATSC 3.0, the NextGen TV standard, which newer sets can receive.
According to FCC records, the licensee is WPGH Licensee, LLC. WPGH-TV is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. WPGH-TV has been on the air since 1953. The current call sign has been in place since September 1978.
FCC records list the station's main studio at 750 Ivory Avenue in Pittsburgh, PA. Schedules and local news are on its website, wpgh53.com.
For young viewers, WPGH-TV reported educational and informational shows such as Xploration Super Animals, Xploration Nature Knows Best and Xploration Outer Space in its 2025 filing with the FCC.
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Station facts
- Call sign
- WPGH-TV
- Network
- FOX
- Virtual channel
- 53
- RF channel
- 20
- City of license
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- TV market
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Licensee
- WPGH Licensee, LLC
- Owner
- Sinclair Broadcast Group
- On the air since
- 1953
- Call sign since
- September 1978
- Studio address
- 750 Ivory Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15214
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 73875
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- wpgh53.com
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Location
WPGH-TV at a glance
- Network
- FOX
- Channel
- 53 (RF 20)
- Licensed to
- Pittsburgh, PA
- TV market
- Pittsburgh, PA
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