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WOWK-TV · channel 13.1

WOWK-TV is channel 13.1 (CBS), a full-power station licensed to Huntington, WV.

Updated from FCC data

WOWK-TV channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary

  • 13.1 CBS
  • 13.2 Ion Mystery
  • 13.3 Grit
  • 13.4 Rewind TV

Which way to point your antenna for WOWK-TV

WOWK-TV transmits from its own site, apart from the main Charleston-Huntington towers, so it may need a separate aim. It broadcasts on RF 10 ( VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary ), so your antenna must handle VHF.

FromPointDistance
Huntington, WV east-northeast (61°) 14 mi
Nitro, WV west-northwest (287°) 23 mi
Paintsville, KY northeast (34°) 57 mi
Ravenswood, WV southwest (218°) 39 mi

WOWK-TV transmitter details

Station type
Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
10 (VHF-high)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
37 kW
Antenna height
636 m above sea level, 408 m above average terrain
Tower location
38.5059, -82.2090 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
23342
Licence on file
2021-11-17

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Where this comes from

  • Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
  • Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
  • Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
  • Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).

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