WMAR-TV

WMAR-TV
Channels
BrandingWMAR 2
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WPXW-TV, WWPX-TV
History
FoundedMay 1946[1]
First air date
October 27, 1947 (1947-10-27)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 2 (VHF, 1947–2009)
  • Digital: 52 (UHF, 1998–2009), 38 (UHF, 2009–2020)
Call sign meaning
Maryland
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID59442
ERP830 kW
HAAT307 m (1,007 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°20′5″N 76°39′2″W / 39.33472°N 76.65056°W / 39.33472; -76.65056
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wmar2news.com

WMAR-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. The station's studios and offices are located on York Road (Maryland Route 45) in Towson north of the Baltimore City–Baltimore County border (though with a Baltimore City mailing address). Its transmitter and antenna, which is on a landmark three-pronged candelabra broadcast tower, is located on Television Hill in the Woodberry neighborhood of Baltimore.

  1. ^ "Nine television stations authorized by FCC" (PDF). Broadcasting – Telecasting. May 20, 1946. p. 94.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMAR-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

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