WFMJ-TV
NBC affiliate in Youngstown, Ohio / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WFMJ-TV (channel 21) is a television station in Youngstown, Ohio, United States, affiliated with NBC and The CW. The station is locally owned by the Maag family. WFMJ-TV's studios are located on West Boardman Street in downtown Youngstown, and its transmitter is based in the city's Lansingville neighborhood.
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Founded | July 1952[1] |
First air date | March 8, 1953 (71 years ago) (1953-03-08) |
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Call sign meaning | William F. Maag Jr. (former publisher of the Youngstown Vindicator) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 72062 |
ERP | 740 kW |
HAAT | 295 m (968 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°4′48.6″N 80°38′24.4″W |
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Website | www |
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From its inception until 2019, the station was owned by the Vindicator Printing Company, former publisher of Youngstown's lone newspaper, The Vindicator. On September 1, 2019; the Maags sold The Vindicator to Ogden Newspapers, which now operates it as an edition of the Tribune Chronicle in Warren. The Maags retained WFMJ-TV.