WJW (TV)

WJW
Cleveland, Ohio; United States;
Channels	Digital: 8 (VHF); Virtual: 8;
Branding	Fox 8
Programming
Affiliations	8.1: Fox; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group; (Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC);
History
First air date	December 19, 1949
Former call signs	WXEL (1949–1956); WJW-TV (1956–1977; 1985–1998); WJKW-TV (1977–1985);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 9 (VHF, 1949–1953), 8 (VHF, 1953–2009); Digital: 31 (UHF, 1998–2009);
Former affiliations	DuMont/ABC (1949–1955); CBS (1955–1994); NTA (secondary, 1956–1961);
Call sign meaning	John F. Weimer, founder of WJW radio
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73150
ERP	11 kW
HAAT	342 m (1,122 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°21′48″N 81°42′57″W / 41.36333°N 81.71583°W
Translator(s)	Application: WI9X3Y 31 (UHF) Cleveland
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	fox8.com

WJW (channel 8) is a television station in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, WJW maintains studios on Dick Goddard Way (named for the station's late longtime weatherman—previously known as South Marginal Road) just northeast of downtown Cleveland near the shore of Lake Erie, and its transmitter is located in the Cleveland suburb of Parma, Ohio.

^ "WJW".
^ Bob Dyer (August 7, 1988). "Mystery of WJW call letters solved: Grandfather's initials launched station, woman says". Akron Beacon Journal. p. B2. Retrieved April 29, 2007.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WJW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[1] "WJW".

[callsign-origin-2] Bob Dyer (August 7, 1988). "Mystery of WJW call letters solved: Grandfather's initials launched station, woman says". Akron Beacon Journal. p. B2. Retrieved April 29, 2007.

[3] "Facility Technical Data for WJW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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Cleveland, Ohio United States

Channels	Digital: 8 (VHF) Virtual: 8
Branding	Fox 8
Programming
Affiliations	8.1: Fox for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group^[1] (Tribune Broadcasting Company II, LLC)
History
First air date	December 19, 1949 (74 years ago) (1949-12-19)
Former call signs	WXEL (1949–1956) WJW-TV (1956–1977; 1985–1998) WJKW-TV (1977–1985)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 9 (VHF, 1949–1953), 8 (VHF, 1953–2009) Digital: 31 (UHF, 1998–2009)
Former affiliations	DuMont/ABC (1949–1955) CBS (1955–1994) NTA (secondary, 1956–1961)
Call sign meaning	John F. Weimer, founder of WJW radio^[2]
Technical information^[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73150
ERP	11 kW
HAAT	342 m (1,122 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°21′48″N 81°42′57″W / 41.36333°N 81.71583°W / 41.36333; -81.71583
Translator(s)	Application: WI9X3Y 31 (UHF) Cleveland
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	fox8.com