WPTA

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WPTA

Fort Wayne, Indiana United States
Channels	Digital: 24 (UHF) Virtual: 21
Branding	21Alive
Programming
Affiliations	21.1: ABC 21.2: NBC 21.3: MyNetworkTV
Ownership
Owner	Gray Media (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	WISE-TV
History
First air date	September 28, 1957 (67 years ago) (1957-09-28)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 21 (UHF, 1957–2009)
Former affiliations	The WB (21.2, 1998–2006) The CW (21.2, 2006–2016)
Call sign meaning	Patricia and Thomas Tarzian (children of Sarkes Tarzian)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73905
ERP	444 kW 266 kW (STA)
HAAT	228.6 m (750 ft) 206.4 m (677 ft) (STA)
Transmitter coordinates	41°6′7.6″N 85°11′3.6″W / 41.102111°N 85.184333°W / 41.102111; -85.184333
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.21alivenews.com

WPTA (channel 21) is a television station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, affiliated with ABC, NBC, and MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Gray Media alongside CW+ affiliate WISE-TV (channel 33). The two stations share studios on Butler Road in Northwest Fort Wayne, where WPTA's transmitter is also located.

WPTA is popularly known within the Fort Wayne metropolitan area by its longtime on-air brand, 21 Alive, which the station has used from 1978 to 2016 and since 2022.