WISH-TV

WISH-TV
Indianapolis, Indiana; United States;
Channels	Digital: 9 (VHF), shared with WNDY-TV; Virtual: 8;
Branding	WISH-TV 8; News 8
Programming
Affiliations	8.1: The CW; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Circle City Broadcasting; (CCB License, LLC);
Sister stations	WNDY-TV, WIIH-CD
History
First air date	July 1, 1954
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 8 (VHF, 1954–2009);
Former affiliations	ABC (1954–1956); DuMont (secondary, 1954–1955); NBC (secondary, 1954–1956); CBS (1956–2014); NTA (secondary, 1958–1959);
Call sign meaning	Pronounced as wish (as in making a wish)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	39269
ERP	22.8 kW (main signal); 15 kW (fill-in translator);
HAAT	284 m (932 ft) (main signal); 189.7 m (622 ft) (fill-in translator);
Transmitter coordinates	39°53′25″N 86°12′20″W / 39.89028°N 86.20556°W
Translator(s)	26 (UHF) Indianapolis
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wishtv.com

WISH-TV (channel 8) is a television station in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, affiliated with The CW. It is locally owned by Circle City Broadcasting alongside Marion-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WNDY-TV (channel 23) and low-power, Class A getTV affiliate WIIH-CD (channel 17). The stations share studios on North Meridian Street (at the north end of the Television Row section) on the near north side of Indianapolis; WISH-TV and WNDY-TV also share transmitter facilities on Walnut Drive in the Augusta section of the city's northwest side (near Meridian Hills).

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Indianapolis, Indiana United States

Channels	Digital: 9 (VHF), shared with WNDY-TV Virtual: 8
Branding	WISH-TV 8; News 8
Programming
Affiliations	8.1: The CW for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Circle City Broadcasting^[1] (CCB License, LLC)
Sister stations	WNDY-TV, WIIH-CD^[2]
History
First air date	July 1, 1954 (69 years ago) (1954-07-01)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 8 (VHF, 1954–2009)
Former affiliations	ABC (1954–1956) DuMont (secondary, 1954–1955) NBC (secondary, 1954–1956) CBS (1956–2014) NTA (secondary, 1958–1959)
Call sign meaning	Pronounced as wish (as in making a wish)
Technical information^[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	39269
ERP	22.8 kW (main signal) 15 kW (fill-in translator)
HAAT	284 m (932 ft) (main signal) 189.7 m (622 ft) (fill-in translator)
Transmitter coordinates	39°53′25″N 86°12′20″W / 39.89028°N 86.20556°W / 39.89028; -86.20556
Translator(s)	26 (UHF) Indianapolis
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wishtv.com