WKRC-TV

WKRC-TV

Cincinnati, Ohio United States
Channels	Digital: 12 (VHF) Virtual: 12
Branding	Local 12 The CW Cincinnati (DT2)
Programming
Affiliations	12.1: CBS 12.2: CW 12.3: The Nest
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group (WKRC Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	WSTR-TV
History
First air date	April 4, 1949 (75 years ago) (1949-04-04)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 11 (VHF, 1949–1952), 12 (VHF, 1952–2009) Digital: 31 (UHF, 2001–2009)
Former affiliations	CBS (1949−1961) ABC (1961–1996) NTA (secondary, 1956–1961)
Call sign meaning	Kodel Radio Corporation (former owner of former sister AM radio station)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11289
ERP	15.55 kW
HAAT	305 m (1,001 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°6′59″N 84°30′7″W / 39.11639°N 84.50194°W / 39.11639; -84.50194
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	local12.com cwcincinnati.com

WKRC-TV (channel 12) is a television station in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, affiliated with CBS and The CW. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which provides certain services to MyNetworkTV affiliate WSTR-TV (channel 64) under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Deerfield Media. The two stations share studios on Highland Avenue in the Mount Auburn section of Cincinnati, where WKRC-TV's transmitter is also located.