WKYC

WKYC
WKYC's studios in Downtown Cleveland
CityCleveland, Ohio
Channels
BrandingWKYC Studios, 3 News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
Nexstar: WJW, WBNX-TV
History
First air date
October 31, 1948 (1948-10-31)
Former call signs
  • WNBK (1948–1956)
  • KYW-TV (1956–1965)
  • WKYC-TV (1965–2009)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 4 (VHF, 1948–1954), 3 (VHF, 1954–2009)
  • Digital: 2 (VHF, 1999–2009), 17 (UHF, 2009–2019)
Call sign meaning
Nod to previous KYW-TV call sign
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
73195
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT307.1 m (1,008 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°23′9.9″N 81°41′20.7″W / 41.386083°N 81.689083°W / 41.386083; -81.689083
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wkyc.com

WKYC (channel 3) is a television station in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by the Tegna subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group; Nexstar also owns Fox affiliate WJW (channel 8) and CW station WBNX-TV (channel 55). WKYC's studios are located on Tom Beres Way (a section of Lakeside Avenue in Downtown Cleveland named after the station's longtime political reporter who retired in 2016), and its transmitter is located in suburban Parma, Ohio.