WSAW-TV

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WSAW-TV
Wausau, Wisconsin
Branding	Newschannel 7
Slogan	On your side
Channels	Analog: 7 (VHF) Digital: 40 (UHF)
Translators	57 W57AR Sayner
Affiliations	CBS
Owner	Gray Television
Founded	October 23, 1954
Call letters’ meaning	Phonetically short for WauSAu, Wisconsin, also similar to original calls
Former callsigns	WSAU-TV (1953-81)
Former affiliations	NBC (secondary, 1954-65) ABC (secondary, 1954-66) DuMont (secondary, 1954-56)
Transmitter Power	316 kW (analog) 49.9 kW (digital)
Height	373 m (analog) 386.7 m (digital)
Facility ID	6867
Transmitter Coordinates	44°55′14.2″N, 89°41′28.7″W
Website	www.wsaw.com

WSAW-TV, channel 7, is a CBS television affiliate serving north central Wisconsin, United States. It is owned by Gray Television and its city of license is Wausau, Wisconsin. Its transmitter is located on the summit of Rib Mountain in the township of Rib Mountain (44° 55' 14.00" N, 89° 41' 28.00" W)^[1].

[edit] History

WSAW signed on the air on October 23, 1954, as WSAU-TV, an affiliate of all four networks at the time (CBS, ABC, DuMont, and NBC). By 1965, WAOW signed on as the local ABC affiliate, and in 1966 would lose NBC when WAEO-TV (now WJFW-TV) signed on from Rhinelander. That left WSAU with CBS, its current affiliation. In 1981, the station changed its call letters to WSAW-TV after its owners sold the AM and FM sister stations. In the Fall of 2006, they added MyNetworkTV to its DT2 subcarrier.[1] WSAW-TV adopted their own stylized version of the circle 7 logo in 2006 to replace their square 7 logo.

[edit] External links

• Station website
• Transdiffusion: A look at WSAW from the early-1980s, and how it compares to British television
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WSAW
• Aerial view of studio on Wikimapia

[edit] Footnotes

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Wausau/Rhinelander market  (Nielsen DMA #134) WBIJ 4 (FN) - WSAW 7 (CBS) - WAOW 9 / WYOW 34 (ABC) (The CW on DT2) - WJFW 12/W27AU 27 (NBC) - WHRM 20 / WLEF 36 (PBS/WPT) - K32GF 32 (TBN) - WFXS 55 (FOX) Local digital television channels WTPX 46 (ION) Local cable television channels WBWA 15 (The CW)

v • d • e CBS Network Affiliates in the state of Wisconsin KDLH 3 (Superior) - WISC 3 (Madison) - WFRV 5 (Green Bay) - WSAW 7 (Wausau) - WKBT 8 (La Crosse) - WDJT 58 (Milwaukee) See also: ABC, CW, Fox, MNTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Wisconsin

v • d • e Gray Television, Inc. ABC Network Affiliate: KAKE · KOLO · WBKO · WHSV · WTOK · WVAW · TV3 Winchester (WHSV-DT3) (cable only) CBS Network Affiliates: KBTX · KKTV · KOLN/KGIN · KWTX · KXII · WCAV · WCTV · WIBW · WIFR · WKYT · WRDW · WSAW · WSWG · WTVY · WVLT · WYMT The CW Network Affiliates1: KBTX · KKCO · KWTX · WBKO · WJHG · WKYT · WTOK · WYMT Fox Network Affiliates: KXII1 · WAHU · WBKO1 · WHSV1 · WSYM2 · WTOK1 · WTAP1 Independent Television Station1: WOWT MyNetworkTV Affiliates1: KKTV (KKTV-DT2) · KOLN/KGIN · KXII · WAHU · WCTV · WHSV · WIBW · WJHG · WRDW · WSAW · WSAZ · WSWG · WTOK · WTVY · WTAP · WVLT NBC Network Affiliates: KKCO · WEAU · WILX · WITN · WJHG · WMTV · WNDU · WOWT · WSAZ · WTAP 1These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels. 2Gray and Journal Broadcast Group entered into a "news share" agreement. Annual Revenue: $332.1 USD (2006) · Employees: N/A · Stock Symbol: NYSE: GTN · Website: www.graycommunications.com