Editing WPIX

{{Short description|Television station in New York City}}
{{About|the New York City television station|the NYC radio station formerly called WPIX-FM|WFAN-FM}}
{{distinguish|WPXI|KPIX-TV}}
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{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WPIX
| atsc3 = yes
| logo = PIX11 2017.svg
| logo_size = 210px
| branding = PIX 11
| digital = 11 ([[VHF]])
| virtual = 11
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''11.1:''' [[The CW]]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
| owner = [[Mission Broadcasting, Inc.]]<ref name="wpixtomission">{{cite web|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/251137/mission-broadcasting-buying-wpix-from-scripps/|title=Mission Broadcasting Buying WPIX From Scripps|first=Mark K.|last=Miller|work=TVNewsCheck|publisher=NewsCheckMedia|date=July 13, 2020|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>
| operator = [[Nexstar Media Group]] via [[Local marketing agreement|LMA]]<ref name="wpixnexstarlma">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220507003344/https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101819389&qnum=5160&copynum=1&exhcnum=1 "WPIX Local Programming and Marketing Agreement"], CDBS Public Access, [[Federal Communications Commission]]. Retrieved December 30, 2020.</ref>
| location = [[New York, New York]]
| country = United States
| founded = {{Start date and age|1947|4|p=y}}<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-04-21-BC.pdf#page=18 "FCC handles its hottest FM-TV case."] ''[[Broadcasting - Telecasting]]''. April 21, 1947, pg. 18.</ref>
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1948|6|15|p=y}}
| callsign_meaning = New York's Picture ("PIX") Newspaper (after [[Nameplate (publishing)|nameplate slogan]] of the ''[[New York Daily News|Daily News]]'', its founding owner)
| former_callsigns = WLTV (CP, 1947–1948)<ref>{{Cite web|title=FCC History Cards for WPIX|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=86782}}</ref>
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 11 (VHF, 1948–2009)|'''Digital:''' 33 ([[UHF]], 1999–2002, 2004–2009), 12 (VHF, 2002–2004)|'''Translator:''' 73 W73AP [[Bronx]]}}
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[Independent station|Independent]] (1948–1995)|[[The WB]] (1995–2006)}}
| erp = 26 [[kW]]<ref>[https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff37c55550a017c55d6da5302a0&id=25076ff37c55550a017c55d6da5302a0 "License To Cover for DTV Application"], Licensing and Management System, [[Federal Communications Commission]], October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.</ref>
| haat = {{convert|405|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 73881
| coordinates = {{coord|40|44|54|N|73|59|9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline, title}}
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.pix11.com/}}
}}
'''WPIX''' (channel 11) is a [[television station]] in [[New York City]], serving as the ''de facto'' [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] of [[The CW Television Network]]. Owned by [[Mission Broadcasting]], the station is operated by CW majority owner [[Nexstar Media Group]] under a [[local marketing agreement]] (LMA).<ref name="wpixnexstarlma" /> Since its inception in 1948, WPIX's studios and offices have been located in the [[Daily News Building]] on East 42nd Street (also known as "11 WPIX Plaza") in [[Midtown Manhattan]]. The station's transmitter is located at the [[Empire State Building]].

WPIX is also available as a regional [[superstation]] via [[satellite television|satellite]] and [[cable television|cable]] in the United States and Canada. It is the largest Nexstar-operated station by population of market size.

==History==
[[Image:TP-WPIX-1949.png|thumb|132px|An early WPIX test pattern, 1948, 1949 to 1976.]]
===As an independent station (1948–1995)===
The station first signed on the air on June 15, 1948; it was the fifth television station to sign on in New York City and was the market's second [[independent station]].<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1948/1948-06-14-BC.pdf#page=27 "WPIX inaugural, TV station to have glittering debut."] ''[[Broadcasting - Telecasting]]'', June 14, 1948, pg. 27.</ref> It was also the second of three stations to launch in the New York market during 1948, debuting one month after [[Newark, New Jersey]]–based independent WATV (channel 13, now [[WNET]]) and two months before WJZ-TV (channel 7, now [[WABC-TV]]). WPIX's call letters come from "New York's Picture ("PIX") Newspaper" the [[Nameplate (publishing)|nameplate slogan]] of the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' its founding owner.<ref>{{cite news |title=News Video Is Now WPIX |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-news-video-is-now-wpix/173181558/ |access-date=May 26, 2025 |newspaper=Daily News |date=December 23, 1947 |location=New York City |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The ''Daily News''{{'}}s partial corporate parent was the Chicago-based [[Tribune Company]], publishers of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''.

Until becoming owned outright by Tribune in 1991, WPIX operated separately from the company's other television and radio outlets (including [[WGN-TV]] in Chicago, which signed-on two months before WPIX in April 1948) through the ''News''-owned license holder, WPIX, Incorporated – which in 1963, purchased New York radio station, WBFM (101.9 FM) and soon changed that station's call letters to WPIX-FM. British businessman [[Robert Maxwell]] bought the ''Daily News'' in 1991. Tribune retained WPIX and WQCD; the radio station was sold to [[Emmis Communications]] in 1997 (it is now [[WFAN-FM]]). WPIX initially featured programming that was standard among independents: children's programs, [[feature film|movies]], syndicated [[rerun]]s of network programs, [[public affairs (broadcasting)|public affairs]] programming, [[religious broadcasting|religious programs]] and [[broadcasting of sports events|sports]] – specifically, the [[New York Yankees]], whose baseball games WPIX carried from [[1951 New York Yankees season|1951]] to [[1998 New York Yankees season|1998]].

To generations of New York children, channel 11 was also the home of memorable personalities. In 1955, original WPIX staffer and weather forecaster [[Joe Bolton (television personality)|Joe Bolton]], donned a policeman's uniform and became "Officer Joe", hosting several programs based around ''[[Little Rascals]]'', ''[[Three Stooges]]'', and later ''[[Popeye]]'' shorts. Another early WPIX personality, [[Jack McCarthy (television)|Jack McCarthy]], also hosted ''Popeye'' and ''[[The Dick Tracy Show|Dick Tracy]]'' [[animated cartoon|cartoons]] as "Captain Jack" in the early 1960s, though he was also the longtime host of channel 11's [[St. Patrick's Day]] parade coverage from 1949 to 1992. WPIX aired a local version of ''[[Bozo the Clown]]'' (with [[Bill Britten]] in the role) from 1959 to 1964; comic performers [[Chuck McCann]] and [[Allen Swift]] also hosted programs on WPIX during the mid-1960s before each moved to other entertainment work in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]]. Jazz singer [[Joya Sherrill]] hosted a weekday children's show, ''Time for Joya'' (later known as ''[[Joya's Fun School]]''). Channel 11 produced the ''[[The Magic Garden (TV series)|Magic Garden]]'' series, which ran on the station from 1972 to 1984. Beginning in the late 1970s and continuing through spring 1982, the station aired "[[TV Powww#TV POWWW variants|TV PIXX]]", a television video game show played during commercial breaks of afternoon programs. Kids would call into the station for the chance to control a video game via telephone in hopes of winning prizes.

Another staple of WPIX's programming was its selection of movies; unlike many independent stations, WPIX's library went beyond the usual offerings from major studios and low-budget B-movies, to movies produced by [[Samuel Goldwyn]] and imports from Britain. The station also became famous to many area viewers for their various holiday broadcasts of films that became traditions at the station, such as the broadcast of the 1934 movie ''[[March of the Wooden Soldiers]]'' on Thanksgiving Day. This reputation for film programming (for much of the station's history, a movie ran at 8 p.m. every night in prime time; movies also made up much of the schedule on weekends) became so ingrained that the station frequently promoted itself as being "New York's Movie Station" during the late 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 16, 2018 |title=WPIX at 70: The classic films of New York's Movie Station |url=https://pix11.com/news/wpix-at-70-the-classic-films-of-new-yorks-movie-station/ |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=PIX11 |language=en-US}}</ref> Another notable programming stunt was ''Shocktober'', where for the entire month of October, various horror and thriller films were played; this occurred for several years in the early 1990s, and became a cult favorite among area viewers.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Shocktober" Memories – Cinema Crazed |date=October 31, 2014 |url=https://www.cinema-crazed.com/blog/2014/10/31/shocktober-memories/ |access-date=August 3, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2018 |title=WPIX's SHOCKTOBER Marathon, from 1992! {{!}} Dinosaur Dracula! |url=https://dinosaurdracula.com/blog/wpix-shocktober-halloween-marathon/ |access-date=August 3, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>

From its early years through the 1960s, WPIX, like the other two major independents in New York, WOR-TV (channel 9, now [[WWOR-TV|WWOR]]) and WNEW-TV (channel 5, now [[WNYW]]), struggled to acquire other programming. In 1966, WPIX debuted ''[[The Yule Log]]'', which combines [[Christmas music]] with a film loop of logs burning inside a [[fireplace]]. Airing on Christmas Eve and/or Christmas morning initially until 1989, the film was made in 1966 and was shot at [[Gracie Mansion]], with the cooperation of then [[Mayor of New York City|Mayor]] [[John V. Lindsay]]. WPIX revived the ''Yule Log'' due to viewer demand in 2001, and has proven to be just as popular. Several of Tribune's other television stations (as well as [[WGN America]] and [[Antenna TV]]) have carried the WPIX version, complete with its audio soundtrack, on Christmas morning since the late 2000s, and is also streamed online on WPIX's website.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pix11.com/2015/12/24/watch-the-wpix-yule-log-livestream-and-learn-about-its-history/ |title=Watch now: The WPIX Yule Log |website=Encyclopedia of Things |publisher=WPIX |date=December 24, 2015 |access-date=August 6, 2018}}</ref> Since 1977, Channel 11 has aired a live broadcast of Midnight Mass from [[St. Patrick's Cathedral (Manhattan)|St. Patrick's Cathedral]] every Christmas Eve.<ref>{{YouTube|id=VEyMN96lbhY|title=O Come, All Ye Faithful}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Midnight Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral 2017|id=m5MdHGSjlJ8}}</ref>

[[Image:wpix74.jpg|150px|thumb|WPIX's ''Circle 11'' logo, used from 1969 to 1976 and 1984 to 1995.]]
The station's "Circle 11" logo – predating the existence of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] (which was not completed until 1973), which it closely resembled – was first unveiled in 1969 (an advertising billboard for WPIX with the "Circle 11" logo began appearing that year at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]]). By the mid-1970s, WPIX emerged as the second highest-rated independent station in the area, behind WNEW-TV. WPIX dropped the "Circle 11" when it rebranded as "11 Alive" in September 1976, though it continued to appear during station editorials until around 1982 (the "Alive" slogan was popularized by such stations as [[Atlanta]]'s [[WXIA-TV]], which itself has branded as "11 Alive" ever since that point, with the exception of a brief removal in 1995); the "Circle 11" logo returned as part of the "11 Alive" branding in 1984, before being restored full-time in the fall of 1986. Its relaunch featured a series of humorous promos in which a fictional station employee, "Henry Tillman", was searching for a "big idea" for something uniquely New York in nature to serve as the perfect WPIX symbol. The running gag in these ads was the fact that Tillman was constantly surrounded by – but never noticed – objects resembling a giant "11", most notably the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.

[[Image:Wpix80.jpg|thumb|170px|right|The first ''11 Alive'' logo, which was used from 1976 to 1982.]]
In 1978, WPIX was uplinked to [[communications satellite|satellite]] and became a [[superstation]] that was distributed to cable providers throughout the U.S. (many providers carried WPIX's signal until the early 1990s, when most systems outside of the Northeastern United States began replacing WPIX with the superstation feed of WGN-TV,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-9267407.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924165250/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-9267407.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015|title=WGN gains 2.2M subs; program appeal cited|work=[[Multichannel News]]|date=July 16, 1990|access-date=August 24, 2012}}</ref> though the station continues to be distributed through [[Dish Network]] domestically (which since it halted sales of the package to new subscribers in September 2013, is available only to [[grandfathered]] subscribers of its [[a la carte pay television|a la carte]] superstation tier) and on most cable and satellite providers throughout Canada). Two years later, WPIX began operating on a 24-hour programming schedule.

During the late 1980s, WPIX fell to sixth place in the ratings among New York's VHF stations, behind WNYW (which was now owned by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]) and a resurgent WWOR (then owned by [[MCA Inc.|MCA]]–[[Universal Pictures|Universal]]).{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} After president Leavitt Pope stepped down as general manager (though he remained as president and CEO of WPIX), Michael Eigner was transferred from Los Angeles sister station [[KTLA]] to become WPIX's general manager in August 1989.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Imported From L.A. WPIX Names VP |last=Goldman|first=Kevin|date=July 8, 1989|work=Newsday|id = {{ProQuest|278166803}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Movin' On Up |last=MacMinn|first=Aleene|date=July 8, 1989|work=Los Angeles Times|id = {{ProQuest|280963178}}}}</ref>

Over the next few years the station engineered a slow turnaround that eventually resulted in WPIX becoming the leading independent station in the market. In 1994, the station became the exclusive home of the [[New York City Marathon]], carrying the event for the next five years. It was during the initial broadcast of that event that WPIX unveiled a stylized serifed "11" logo; the new numerical look eventually became the full-time logo, augmented with The WB's logo after the station affiliated with that network in 1995.

In mid-January 1994, the station began airing the ''[[Action Pack (television)|Action Pack]]'' programming block with the TV movie ''[[TekWar]]''. WPIX earned the biggest ratings of all the stations airing the program, with an 11.7/17 rating.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Benson|first1=Jim|title='Action' packs wallop, gives markets a boost|url=https://variety.com/1994/tv/news/action-packs-wallop-gives-markets-a-boost-117597/|access-date=June 9, 2017|work=Variety|date=January 20, 1994}}</ref>

===WB affiliation (1995–2006)===
[[Image:WB11 95.png|135px|thumb|WPIX's original "WB 11" logo, used from 1995 to 1999. The box with "THE" was removed in a variant used from 1999 to 2006.]]
On November 2, 1993, the [[Warner Bros. Television]] division of [[WarnerMedia|Time Warner]] and the Tribune Company announced the formation of [[The WB Television Network]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kolbert |first1=Elizabeth |title=THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Warner Bros. Enters Race For Network |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/03/business/the-media-business-warner-bros-enters-race-for-network.html |access-date=March 5, 2023 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 3, 1993 |location=Section D |page=1}}</ref> Due to the company's ownership interest in the network (initially a 12.5% stake, before expanding to 22%), Tribune signed the majority of its independent stations to serve as The WB's charter affiliates, resulting in WPIX becoming a network affiliate for the first time upon its January 11, 1995, debut.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carter |first1=Bill |title=THE MEDIA BUSINESS; 2 Would-Be Networks Get Set for Prime Time |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/01/09/business/the-media-business-2-would-be-networks-get-set-for-prime-time.html |access-date=March 5, 2023 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 9, 1995 |location=Section D |page=6}}</ref>

The station was verbally branded as "The WB, Channel 11" (simply adding The WB name to the "Channel 11" branding in use since 1986), until it was simplified to "The WB 11" in 1997, and further to "WB11" in 2000. Initially, WPIX's programming remained unchanged, as The WB had broadcast only prime time shows on Wednesday nights at its launch. As with other WB-affiliated stations during the network's first four years, WPIX ran feature films and select first-run scripted series prior to its 10&nbsp;p.m. newscast on nights when The WB did not offer network programming.

WB network and syndicated daytime programs (such as ''[[Maury (talk show)|Maury]]'' and ''[[The Jerry Springer Show|Jerry Springer]]'') became more prominent on channel 11's schedule starting in 1996 at the expense of most of its local-interest programming outside of news. By September 1999, when The WB completed its prime time expansion and the network began running its programming Sunday through Friday nights, movies were limited to Saturday evenings and weekend afternoons.

====September 11 attacks====
[[Image:Wpix-911.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Screencap of the frozen WPIX image from September 11, 2001]]
On September 11, 2001, the transmitter facilities of WPIX, and several other New York City area television and radio stations were destroyed when two hijacked airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center; both of the complex's main towers collapsed due to fires caused by the impact. WPIX lead engineer Steven A. Jacobson<ref>[https://pix11.com/2015/09/11/remembering-steve-jacobson-pix11-news-engineer-killed-on-sept-11/ Remembering Steve Jacobson, PIX11 News engineer killed on Sept. 11] ''pix11.com'' September 11, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2018</ref> was among those who were killed in the terrorist attack.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-2002/BC-2002-09-09.pdf#page=28 They loved broadcasting: engineers who died on 9/11 were dedicated to keeping their stations on the air], ''Broadcasting & Cable'', September 9, 2002, pp.30. Retrieved August 9, 2018.</ref> WPIX's satellite feed froze on the last video frame received from the WTC mast, a replay of the North Tower burning and the start of the impact of the South Tower; the image remained on-screen for much of the day until WPIX was able to set up alternate transmission facilities (the [[microwave relay]] for WPIX's satellite feed was also located at the World Trade Center). WPIX also broadcast on W64AA in the interim.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-2001/BC-2001-09-17.pdf#page=20 After the collapse, stations struggle], ''Broadcasting & Cable'', September 17, 2001, pp. 20-22. Retrieved August 9, 2015.</ref> Since then, WPIX has transmitted its signal from the [[Empire State Building]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043911/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-102655199.html Television stations sign leases at Empire State Building], ''[[Real Estate Weekly]]'', May 21, 2003.</ref>

The station's coverage of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack was notable in that WPIX's helicopter was the last to land following an FAA directive that grounded all aircraft. WPIX was given special permission to continue airing aerial video from its helicopter after the collapse of the World Trade Center, though that permission wasn't conditioned on WPIX distributing the footage as a [[Press pool|pool camera]]. Footage from WPIX's helicopter was one of many videos used by the NIST in its investigation into the collapse of the World Trade Center complex.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/QmiROP2mFkA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20180902201257/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmiROP2mFkA Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Citation|title=WTC 9/11 Footage by WPIX-TV Helicopter "Air11" -- Part 2 of 2 (Enhanced Video/Audio & Doubled FPS)| date=August 28, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmiROP2mFkA|language=en|access-date=April 19, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===CW affiliation (2006–present)===
[[Image:Wpixcw11.png|thumb|150px|WPIX logo, used from September 18, 2006, to November 30, 2008]]
On January 24, 2006, the [[Warner Bros. Entertainment]] unit of Time Warner and [[CBS Corporation]] announced that the two companies would shut down The WB and [[UPN]] and combine the two networks' respective programming to create a new "fifth" network called The CW.<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/2006/01/24/news/companies/cbs_warner/ 'Gilmore Girls' meet 'Smackdown'; CW Network to combine WB, UPN in CBS-Warner venture beginning in September], [[CNNMoney.com]], January 24, 2006.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/24/business/media/24cnd-network.html?bl UPN and WB to Combine, Forming New TV Network], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 24, 2006.</ref><ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11006886 CBS Warner Bros forming new TV network], NBC News. Retrieved August 7, 2018.</ref> As part of the announcement, Tribune signed ten-year affiliation agreements with the network for 16 of its 19 WB-affiliated stations, including WPIX.<ref>[http://corporate.tribune.com/pressroom/?p=574 Tribune TV Stations to Lead Affiliate Group of New Network] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121216131255/http://corporate.tribune.com/pressroom/?p=574 |date=December 16, 2012 }}, Tribune Company corporate website, January 24, 2006.</ref> Tribune chose not to exercise an ownership interest in The CW. At the time, WPIX was the largest CW affiliate that was not owned by either CBS Corporation or Time Warner, and the largest [[American English|English-language]] network-affiliated station that was not an [[owned-and-operated station]] of its respective network.

WPIX began transitioning its on-air branding to "CW 11" during the summer of 2006; prior to the start of the station's 10&nbsp;p.m. newscast on September 17, 2006 (which aired following [[The Night of Favorites and Farewells|The WB's final night of programming]] and the night prior to The CW's official launch), shortly after airing the WB's final sign off bumper featuring stars from the WB's shows, the station aired a video montage of past WPIX logos, starting with a 1948 test pattern and concluding with the official unveiling of the new "CW11" logo.<ref name="WB to CW">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/y8GZKYIDltQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20100417002733/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8GZKYIDltQ Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8GZKYIDltQ|title=WPIX - From WB to CW - 2006|last=HKD2|date=May 8, 2009|access-date=December 30, 2016|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On April 2, 2007, investor [[Sam Zell]] announced plans to purchase the Tribune Company, with intentions to take the publicly traded firm private. The deal was completed on December 20, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zappone |first1=Chris |title=Zell buys Tribune Co., Cubs to be sold |url=https://money.cnn.com/2007/04/02/news/companies/tribune_zell/index.htm |publisher=CNN |date=April 3, 2007}}</ref> Prior to the sale's closure, WPIX had been the only commercial television station in New York City to have never been involved in an ownership transaction (Tribune subsequently filed for [[Chapter 11]] [[Bankruptcy in the United States|bankruptcy]] protection in 2008, due to debt accrued from Zell's [[leveraged buyout]] and costs from the company's privatization; it emerged from bankruptcy in December 2012 under the control of its senior debt holders [[Oaktree Capital Management]], [[Angelo, Gordon & Co.]] and [[JPMorgan Chase]]).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pérez-Peña |first1=Richard |title=Tribune Company Seeks Bankruptcy Protection |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/business/media/09tribune.html?pagewanted=all |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 8, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Chase |first1=Randall |title=Tribune Bankruptcy-Exit Plan Gets OK |url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/60776/tribune-bankruptcyexit-plan-gets-ok |website=tvnewscheck.com |agency=Associated Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211020530/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/60776/tribune-bankruptcyexit-plan-gets-ok |archive-date=December 11, 2012 |date=July 13, 2012}}</ref> The station began gradually adopting a modernized "Circle 11" logo in mid-October 2008, featuring a slimmer version of the WB-era "11" (the CW logo is sometimes used next to the "Circle 11", primarily in station promos for CW programs). The station's branding was then changed to "PIX 11" on December 1, 2008 (the "PIX" in the call letters are pronounced phonetically, similar to the word "picks").<ref name="nydn-endcwbrand">{{cite news |last1=Huff |first1=Richard |title=Veteran local TV news director Karen Scott leaving WPIX/Channel 11 after 16 years |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/08/31/2009-08-31_veteran_tv_news_.html |newspaper=Daily News|location=New York |date=August 31, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902174641/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/08/31/2009-08-31_veteran_tv_news_.html |archive-date=September 2, 2009}}</ref>

On August 17, 2012, [[Cablevision]] removed the station from its [[New York area]] systems, part of a [[carriage dispute]] with Tribune in which WPIX's [[WCCT-TV|Hartford]], [[WPHL-TV|Philadelphia]] and [[KWGN-TV|Denver]] sister stations were removed from Cablevision's systems in those markets.<ref>[https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/tribune-stations-go-dark-on-cablevision-1118057970/ Tribune stations go dark on Cablevision], ''Variety'', August 16, 2012.</ref> Cablevision accused Tribune of demanding higher carriage fees (claiming to total in the tens of millions of dollars) for use to help pay off debt, and alleged that it illegally bundled carriage agreements for WPIX and Hartford's [[WTIC-TV]] (which was later pulled as well, but unlike co-owned WCCT, was initially unaffected due to a separate carriage agreement); the company denied the claims, stating its approach complied with FCC regulations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/488589-Cablevision_Charges_Tribune_With_Illegally_Tying_Stations_Deals.php|title=Cablevision Charges Tribune With 'Illegally Tying' Stations Deals; Broadcaster Says Its Approach Is Lawful and Complies with FCC Good-Faith Rules|last=Spangler|first=Tom|date=August 17, 2012|access-date=August 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826181045/http://www.multichannel.com/article/488589-Cablevision_Charges_Tribune_With_Illegally_Tying_Stations_Deals.php |archive-date=August 26, 2012 }}</ref> The stations and WGN America were restored in an agreement reached on October 26, following a plea by [[Connecticut State Senator]] [[Gayle Slossberg]] for the FCC to intervene in the dispute.<ref>[https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/cablevision-tribune-end-retrans-spat-1118061325/ Cablevision, Tribune end retrans spat], ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', October 26, 2012.</ref>

On May 23, 2016, WPIX owner Tribune Broadcasting and The CW reached a five-year affiliation agreement that renewed the network's affiliations with twelve of Tribune's CW-affiliated stations (including WPIX) through the 2020–21 television season; the deal came after a year-long disagreement between The CW's managing partner CBS Corporation and Tribune concerning financial terms, specifically the amount of reverse compensation that The CW had sought from the group's CW affiliates.<ref>{{cite press release|title=The CW Network and Tribune Broadcasting Reach Long-Term Affiliation Agreement|url=https://www.cbscorporation.com/2016/05/the-cw-network-and-tribune-broadcasting-reach-long-term-affiliation-agreement/|website=[[CBS Corporation]]|date=May 23, 2016|access-date=May 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528131319/http://www.cbscorporation.com/2016/05/the-cw-network-and-tribune-broadcasting-reach-long-term-affiliation-agreement/|archive-date=May 28, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=CW, Tribune Stations Set Affiliation Deal as WGN-TV Chicago Goes Indie|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/cw-tribune-affiliation-wgn-1201780975/|first1=Brian |last1=Steinberg|first2=Cynthia|last2=Littleton|periodical=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 23, 2016|access-date=May 23, 2016}}</ref>

==== Sinclair acquisition attempt and subsequent transactions ====
{{Further|Attempted acquisition of Tribune Media by Sinclair Broadcast Group}}
[[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] announced plans to acquire Tribune Media for $3.9&nbsp;billion on May 8, 2017, plus the assumption of $2.7&nbsp;billion in Tribune debt.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sinclair Broadcast Group to buy Tribune Media for $3.9 billion plus debt|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-tribune-sinclair-20170508-story.html|first=Stephen|last=Battaglio|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 8, 2017|access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sinclair Broadcast Group Sets $3.9 Billion Deal to Acquire Tribune Media|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/sinclair-tribune-merger-station-group-1202416416/|first=Cynthia |last=Littleton|periodical=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 8, 2017|access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> To meet regulatory approval, WPIX was one of several stations identified by Sinclair for divestitures to a third party;<ref>{{cite web |title=AMENDMENT TO JUNE COMPREHENSIVE EXHIBIT |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101779327&qnum=5140&copynum=1&exhcnum=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222004745/https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101779327&qnum=5140&copynum=1&exhcnum=3 |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |website=fcc.gov |access-date=September 25, 2020}}</ref> Sinclair [[shell corporation|partner licensee]] [[Cunningham Broadcasting]] was later revealed as the buyer for WPIX-TV with a below market-value $15&nbsp;million purchase price.<ref name="ct-saletocunningham">{{cite news|title=Sinclair would still control WGN-TV despite proposed sale to Maryland auto dealer|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-sinclair-sale-wgn-tv-tribune-20180226-story.html|first=Robert |last=Channick|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|publisher=[[Tronc]]|date=March 1, 2018|access-date=March 2, 2018}}</ref> Several weeks after that divestment was announced, Sinclair withdrew the resale with intentions to retain WPIX outright.<ref name="v-wpixnosaletocunningham">{{cite news|title=Sinclair Revises Station Divestiture Plan Following Pushback From Regulators|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/sinclair-tribune-media-station-sales-merger-1202785468/|first=Cynthia|last=Littleton|periodical=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=April 24, 2018|access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref> The attempted sale of WPIX—along with Tribune stations in [[KDAF|Dallas]] and [[KIAH|Houston]]—to Cunningham,<ref>{{cite web|title=Sinclair Withdraws Cunningham Station Sales|url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/sinclair-withdraws-cunningham-station-sales|first=John |last=Eggerton|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=NewBay Media|date=July 18, 2018|access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> and in particular a planned sale of WGN-TV to an [[LLC]] controlled by a friend of Sinclair executive chairman [[David D. Smith]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Sinclair Broadcast Group changes Tribune deal after FCC raises legal concerns|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-tribune-sinclair-20180718-story.html|first=Stephen|last=Battaglio|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 18, 2018|access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name="John Eggerton">{{cite web|title=Sinclair Is Divesting WGN, WPIX, But...|url=https://www.multichannel.com/news/sinclair-divesting-wgn-wpix-418287|first=John|last=Eggerton|periodical=[[Multichannel News]]|publisher=NewBay Media|date=February 21, 2018|access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> resulted in FCC chairman [[Ajit Pai]] publicly rejecting the merger.<ref>{{cite news|title=FCC chair rejects Sinclair-Tribune merger|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/397194-fcc-chairman-rejects-sinclair-tribune-merger/|first=Harper |last=Neidig|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|publisher=Capitol Hill Publishing Corp.|date=July 16, 2018|access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> Despite Sinclair abandoning the divestments,<ref name="chictrib-wgntvsaletosinclair">{{cite news|title=Sinclair now wants to buy WGN-TV in its bid to win FCC approval for stalled Tribune Media merger|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-sinclair-buy-wgn-tribune-fcc-20180718-story.html|first=Robert |last=Channick|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Tribune Publishing|date=July 18, 2018|access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> the FCC voted to send the merger up for an evidentiary review.<ref>{{cite web|title=FCC orders hearing even as Sinclair changes plans to sell TV stations to address concerns about Tribune deal|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-sinclair-tribune-revised-divestitures-20180718-story.html|first=Lorraine|last=Mirabella|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|publisher=Tronc|date=July 18, 2018|access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> Tribune Media moved to terminate the merger outright on August 9, 2018, and filed a [[breach of contract]] lawsuit in the process.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tribune Ends Deal with Sinclair, Files Breach of Contract Suit|url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/tribune-ends-deal-with-sinclair-files-breach-of-contract-suit|first=Jon |last=Lafayette|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=NewBay Media|date=August 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tribune Terminates $3.9 Billion Sinclair Merger, Sues Broadcast Rival|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/tribune-media-terminates-merger-agreement-with-sinclair-broadcast-group-1533810907|first=Joe|last=Flint|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|publisher=[[News Corp (2013–present)|News Corp.]]|date=August 9, 2018|access-date=August 9, 2018}}</ref>

Following the Sinclair deal's collapse, [[Nexstar Media Group]] agreed to acquire Tribune Media's assets on December 3, 2018, for $6.4&nbsp;billion in cash and debt.<ref name="nxsttrco3">{{cite news|title=Nexstar-Tribune Media deal makes new co. worth $6 billion|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-tribune-media-nexstar-billion-20181203-story.html|first=Theresa|last=Braine|newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York|publisher=[[Tribune Publishing]]|date=December 3, 2018|access-date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> WPIX-TV was then sold by Nexstar to the [[E. W. Scripps Company]] for $75&nbsp;million as part of a series of divestitures totaling $1.32&nbsp;billion; both transactions were completed on September 19, 2019.<ref>[https://scripps.com/press-releases/scripps-closes-acquisition-of-eight-tv-stations-from-nexstar-tribune-merger-divestitures/ "Scripps Closes Acquisition of Eight TV Stations from Nexstar-Tribune Merger Divestitures"], [[E. W. Scripps Company]], September 19, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2019.</ref> Under the terms of the deal, Nexstar was granted an option by Scripps to repurchase WPIX between March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2021.<ref name="nxstspinoffs">{{cite web|title=Nexstar Selling 19 TVs In 15 Markets For .32B|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/232391/nexstar-selling-19-tvs-in-15-markets-for-1-32b/|author=Mark K. Miller|website=TVNewsCheck|publisher=NewsCheck Media|date=March 20, 2019|access-date=March 20, 2019|archive-date=March 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320194359/https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/232391/nexstar-selling-19-tvs-in-15-markets-for-1-32b/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nexstar to Sell Stations to Tegna, Scripps for $1.32 Billion|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-20/nexstar-to-sell-19-stations-to-tegna-scripps-for-1-32-billion|first1=Nabila|last1=Ahmed|first2=Anousha|last2=Sakoui|website=Bloomberg News|publisher=[[Bloomberg, L.P.]]|date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> Nexstar partner licensee [[Mission Broadcasting]] exercised said option to buy WPIX on July 13, 2020—Nexstar had previously transferred to Mission said repurchase option—for $75&nbsp;million plus accrued interest.<ref name="wpixtomission" /> This coincided with Scripps's eventual merger with [[Ion Media]], owner of [[WPXN-TV]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hayes |first1=Dade |title=E.W. Scripps Buys ION Media For $2.65B, With Berkshire Hathaway Investment |url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/e-w-scripps-buys-ion-media-for-2-65b-with-berkshire-hathaway-investment-1234583423/ |website=Deadline |date=September 24, 2020 |access-date=September 25, 2020}}</ref> The sale to Mission was approved by the FCC on December 1<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/Auth_Files/1819389.pdf "Notice of Consent to Assignment"], ''CDBS Public Access'', [[Federal Communications Commission]], December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.</ref> and completed on December 30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scripps.com/press-releases/scripps-completes-sale-of-wpix/|title=Scripps completes sale of WPIX|first=Kari|last=Wethington|date=December 30, 2020|access-date=December 30, 2020}}</ref>

On May 20, 2021, Nexstar announced that they renewed affiliations for The CW in 37 media markets, which includes WPIX.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=May 20, 2021 |title=The CW Renews Agreement With Top Affiliate Nexstar Media Group |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-cw-affiliate-agreement-nexstar-media-group-renewed-1234760798/ |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

On March 21, 2024, the FCC ruled Mission's ownership of WPIX to be an illegal circumvention of its ownership limits, due to Nexstar treating the station like its own, and ordered Nexstar to either sell it to an independent third party or sell off some of its other stations to buy WPIX outright. The decision came as [[local marketing agreement]]s and similar licensing deals came under increased scrutiny by the FCC. Nexstar stated its intent to dispute the ruling, claiming that it had always complied with FCC regulations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=March 21, 2024 |title=Nexstar Fined $1.2M By FCC & Could Lose Control Of CW Flagship WPIX-TV In New York; Company Vows To Fight Ruling "Vigorously" |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/nexstar-fined-by-fcc-cw-wpix-tv-new-york-stations-1235865335/ |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Programming==
===News operation===
As most stations did in the late 1940s and early 1950s, WPIX aired filmed coverage of news events. The station's first news program, ''TelePIX Newsreel'', was the first in New York City to consist entirely of filmed coverage. From 1948 to 1965, WPIX produced ''Three Star News'', a 6:30&nbsp;p.m. newscast which employed a three-anchor format—with Kevin Kennedy reading world and national news, John Tillman reporting local stories and Joe Bolton as the weatherman. Bolton was later assigned to host children's programming and was replaced by Gloria Okon. The program was canceled after an FCC complaint that some of Tillman's "man on the street" interviews were staged with paid actors, most notable of which was a "pro-[[Fidel Castro|Castro]] sympathizer", who was "interviewed" with a copy of the ''[[Daily Worker]]'' newspaper conveniently tucked under his arm.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}}

WPIX produced the ''[[Independent Network News (TV program)|Independent Network News]]'', a national newscast that was syndicated to independent stations from June 1980 to June 1990. The program – whose live feed was transmitted nationally weeknights at 9:30&nbsp;p.m. ([[Eastern Time Zone|ET]]) – featured the same on-air staff as channel 11's newscasts and was broadcast from the same news studio, with ''INN'' logos covering the station's own logo on various set pieces.<ref>"Still another news group." ''[[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]'', May 5, 1980, pg. 37. [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1980/1980-05-05-BC.pdf]</ref> In New York City, WPIX paired a 10 p.m. replay of the national news with a live local newscast at 10:30&nbsp;pm, called the ''Action News Metropolitan Report''. As part of a midday expansion of ''INN'', starting in 1981, channel 11 also launched a newscast at 12:30&nbsp;pm. During the decade, WPIX also produced two other programs syndicated to stations that carried the ''INN'' program: the business-oriented ''[[Wall Street Journal]] Report''; and ''From the Editor's Desk'', a Sunday news discussion program hosted by [[Richard Heffner|Richard D. Heffner]], host of the long-running public-affairs program ''[[The Open Mind (TV series)|The Open Mind]]''.

WPIX was also noted{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}} for the many post–news editorials that were delivered by [[Richard N. Hughes]], vice president of news operations from 1969 to 1995. His editorials ended with the tagline "What's your opinion? We'd like to know." Periodically, he would read excerpts from viewers' letters in response to the editorials, invariably closing each excerpt by saying, "And that ends that quote." In 1984, the station renamed its local and syndicated news programs as ''The Independent News''. In 1986, the national ''INN'' newscast was renamed ''USA Tonight'' and aired at 10&nbsp;pm, while the 7:30&nbsp;p.m. program retained the ''Independent News'' title and the 10:30&nbsp;p.m. local newscast was renamed ''New York Tonight''. When ''INN'' was canceled, the 7:30&nbsp;p.m. program ended as well, and WPIX focused its efforts on the 10&nbsp;p.m. newscast.
[[File:Pix 11 News.JPG|thumb|227x227px|A WPIX news van in Brooklyn]]
Over the years, channel 11 has won many news awards{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}} and was the first independent station to win a [[National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|New York area Emmy award]] for outstanding newscast, first earning the statuette in 1979 and again in 1983. It was a significant comeback for a news operation that was accused of falsifying news reports in the late 1960s, such as labeling stock footage as being shown "via satellite", and claiming a voice report was live from [[Prague]] when it had actually been made from a pay telephone in Manhattan.{{Citation needed|date=November 2014}} As a result, Forum Communications – led by future [[PBS]] and [[NBC News]] president [[Lawrence K. Grossman]] – approached the [[Federal Communications Commission]] to challenge WPIX Inc.'s license to operate channel 11. WPIX and the ''Daily News'' prevailed in 1979 after years of litigation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/06/archives/wpix-buys-challenger-ending-a-10year-fight-head-of-station-is.html|last=Brown|first=Les|title=WPIX Buys Challenger, Ending a 10-Year Fight|work=The New York Times|date=June 6, 1979 |access-date=January 16, 2019}}</ref> Concurrent with the challenge to its license, WPIX began airing nine public-service programs in mid-1969, including ''Puerto Rican New Yorker'', ''[[Alma Vessells John|Black Pride]]'', ''Suburban Closeup'', ''Focus New Jersey'', ''Everywoman'', ''Rendezvous'', ''Jewish Dimension'', ''[[Sesame Street]]'', and ''The Green Thumb''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/06/10/archives/wpix-began-9-shows-after-forums-plea.html|title=WPIX Began 9 Shows After Forum's Plea|date=June 10, 1971|access-date=October 7, 2020|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

On June 5, 2000, WPIX launched a weekday morning newscast, the ''WB11 Morning News'' (now the ''PIX 11 Morning News''),<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-2000/BC-2000-05-08.pdf#page=94 The news also rises] ''Broadcasting & Cable'', May 8, 2000, pg.94.</ref> which has grown to challenge the established network morning programs as well as its more direct competitor, WNYW's ''[[Good Day New York]]''.

On April 26, 2008, WPIX became the fourth television station in New York City to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in [[high-definition television|high definition]]. The station resumed a half-hour early evening newscast on September 14, 2009, that ran nightly at 6:30&nbsp;pm,<ref name="nydn-630wpix">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/08/31/2009-08-31_veteran_tv_news_.html|last=Huff|first=Richard|date=August 31, 2009|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York|access-date=September 2, 2009|title=Veteran local TV news director Karen Scott leaving WPIX/Channel 11 after 16 years}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pix11.com/2014/02/10/news-anchor-apologizes-after-mistaking-samuel-l-jackson-for-laurence-fishburne/|title=News anchor apologizes after mistaking Samuel L. Jackson for Laurence Fishburne|work=WPIX |date=February 10, 2014|access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref> until it was replaced by syndicated reruns on June 27, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/06/16/2010-06-16_wpix_pulls_plug_on_630_newscast_anchored_by_jim_watkins_and_kaity_tong.html|title=NYDN Movies – Reviews, Movie News, Film Trailers, Movie Critics - NY Daily News|website=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York|access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref> Three months later, on September 11, the station launched a weekend evening 6 p.m. newscast (making WPIX one of the few U.S. television stations to carry an early evening newscast on weekends, without an existing weekday news program in that daypart).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/link/2010/09/03/45003/wpix-to-launch-6-pm-weekend-news |title=WPIX/Channel 11 to launch 6 pm weekend newscast on Sept. 11 – NY Daily News |publisher=Tvnewscheck.com |date=September 3, 2010 |access-date=February 14, 2012}}</ref> On September 20, 2010, WPIX expanded its weekday morning newscast to five hours, with the addition of an hour at 4&nbsp;am.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/455063-WPIX_To_Launch_4_A_M_News.php|title=WPIX To Launch 4 A.M. News - Broadcasting & Cable|access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref>

On October 11, 2010, newly appointed [[news director]] Bill Carey instituted controversial format changes for the newscasts in an attempt to boost the station's ratings. Carey made the newscasts flashier than they had previously been; [[Kaity Tong]] and [[Jim Watkins (news anchor)|Jim Watkins]] were replaced as anchors of the weeknight 10 p.m. broadcasts by [[Jodi Applegate]], and multiple commentators and an edgy graphics and music package were introduced. The revamped newscast's first week was not well received by most viewers or critics, with the station fielding numerous complaints through phone calls, emails and Facebook comments,<ref name="nydailynews.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/10/13/2010-10-13_wpixch_11_viewers_vocally_unhappy_about_revamp_of_news_channel_new_anchor_appleg.html?r=entertainment|location=New York|work=Daily News | title=Elliptical vs. treadmill: Which will give you the better workout?|first=Richard|last=Huff|date=October 13, 2010}}</ref> as well as a scathing review in the ''Daily News''.<ref name="nydailynews.com"/> A Facebook page was created calling for Tong and Watkins's return to the 10&nbsp;pm news.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Bring-back-Kaity-and-Jim/163909300301345|title=Facebook - Log In or Sign Up|via=Facebook|access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=March 2024}} WPIX's sports department was shut down in March 2011, with sports segments being reduced to a two-minute feature presented by the station's news anchors. In September 2011, WPIX relieved Watkins of his duties as weekend anchor, replacing him with Tong (who now solo anchors the 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts on Saturdays and Sundays). By late 2011, the station's newscast ratings would fall to last place. Carey, who stepped down on October 3, 2012, was replaced as news director by Mark Effron in April 2013.<ref>[http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/breaking-bill-carey-stepping-down-as-wpix-news-director-for-internet-startup_b69192 Breaking: Bill Carey Stepping Down as WPIX News Director, Likely for Internet Startup], ''[[Mediabistro.com|FishbowlNY]]'', October 3, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/wpix-appoints-mark-effron-news-director-article-1.1311819 |title=WPIX/Ch. 11 names Mark Effron as news director |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York |date=April 9, 2013 |last=Barmash |first=Jerry |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412033309/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/wpix-appoints-mark-effron-news-director-article-1.1311819 |archive-date=April 12, 2013}}</ref>

On September 12, 2011, WPIX restored an early evening newscast to its weeknight schedule with the debut of an hour-long 5 p.m. broadcast, which was originally aimed at women between the ages of 18 and 49.<ref>[http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/breaking-wpix-to-air-5-p-m-newscast-starting-in-september_b40043 Breaking: WPIX to Air 5 p.m. Newscast Starting in September], ''FishbowlNY'', July 28, 2011.</ref> On December 19, 2012, Jodi Applegate left WPIX, to prepare for the birth of her child through a [[surrogacy|gestational surrogate]]. Morning anchor Tamsen Fadal was later named her replacement; the station later restored a two-anchor format with the hiring of WNBC sports anchor Scott Stanford as Fadal's co-anchor on the 5&nbsp;pm and 10&nbsp;pm newscasts in September 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/scott-stanford-joins-wpix-from-rival-wnbc_b101971|title=Scott Stanford Joins WPIX From Rival WNBC|access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref> In March 2014, WPIX hired consumer reporter [[Arnold Diaz]] (who was fired by WNYW two months earlier due to the shutdown of its consumer investigative unit) to head up a new four-person investigative unit.<ref>{{cite news|title=WPIX Hires Arnold Diaz For Newly-Formed Investigative Unit|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/wpix-hires-arnold-diaz-for-newly-formed-investigative-unit_b118085|first=Merrill|last=Knox|work=TVSpy|date=March 26, 2014|access-date=August 12, 2014}}</ref> On April 5, 2014, WPIX moved its weekend early evening newscast one hour earlier, from 6 to 5&nbsp;pm.<ref>[http://ftvlive.com/todays-news/2014/1/9/expanding-the-news-in-the-big-apple Expanding the News in the Big Apple] ''FTVLive'', January 9, 2014.</ref>

On April 23, 2014, the station debuted a new graphics package during its 5 p.m. newscast (the opening sequences used in this package had previously debuted in January 2014, but were updated with the revamp); along with the change, the station brought back Non-Stop Music's "WPIX Custom News Package", which had previously been used as the theme for WPIX's evening newscasts from 1993 until the 2010 format change. On June 9, the station reduced the morning newscast to four hours (with the 4 a.m. hour replaced with syndicated programs) to allow the station "the flexibility to invest more resources into the key morning hours".<ref>{{cite news|title=WPIX Remakes AM Show in Effort to Expand News Coverage Elsewhere|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/wpix-remakes-am-show-in-effort-to-expand-news-coverage-elsewhere_b122274|first=Kevin|last=Eck|work=TVSpy|date=June 9, 2014|access-date=August 12, 2014}}</ref> On July 14, 2014, [[John Muller]] (who joined WPIX in 1999 and served as anchor of the morning newscast from its launch until he left for [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] in 2011) returned to the station as evening co-anchor; Scott Stanford was reassigned to lead sports anchor (as part of a gradual reformation of the sports department that included the launch of the highlight program ''PIX11 Sports Desk'').<ref>{{cite news|title=John Muller Returns to WPIX, Scott Stanford Goes Back to Sports|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/john-muller-returns-to-wpix-scott-stanford-goes-back-to-sports_b121994|first=Kevin|last=Eck|work=TVSpy|date=June 3, 2014|access-date=August 12, 2014}}</ref>

During the July 2014 ratings period and again during the August 2014 ratings period, WPIX beat WNYW and WNBC, earning 3rd place in ratings only behind WABC and WCBS in the 5 p.m. timeslot among adults 25–54 (as well as in certain other demographics) for the first time since 2011; it was the only newscast in the market to make year-to-year gains in key demographics. WPIX's newscasts also saw increases in the morning and at 10&nbsp;pm in the 25–54 demographic.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140813011021/http://tunedinnyc.com/2014/08/04/strong-july-for-wpix-at-5-p-m/ Strong July for WPIX at 5 p.m.]}}, ''Tuned in New York'', August 4, 2014.</ref>

On April 20, 2015, WPIX debuted a 6 p.m. newscast on weekdays with current evening anchors John Muller and Tamsen Fadal.<ref>[http://www.locatetv.com/tv/pix11-news-at-6/9116452 "Locate TV- WPIX CW Schedule – 4/10/2015 6 PM "PIX11 News At Six."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413044919/http://www.locatetv.com/tv/pix11-news-at-6/9116452 |date=April 13, 2015 }}, April 5, 2015.</ref> On December 8, 2015, WPIX announced the hiring of former WWOR anchor Brenda Blackmon, and the addition of a new 6:30&nbsp;p.m. program, to rival the network news on the other main stations. Kaity Tong and Blackmon began anchoring the broadcast on January 11, 2016. The 6:30&nbsp;p.m. newscast was cancelled in September 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=WPIX Drops 6:30 Newscast|url=http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wpix-drops-630-newscast/176734|first=Kevin|last=Eck|work=TVSpy|date=August 19, 2016|access-date=September 21, 2016}}</ref>

On April 13, 2016, WPIX made an announcement of more anchor changes preceding May Sweeps. This includes Scott Stanford moving from evening sports anchor to morning news anchor with Sukanya Krishnan. Kori Chambers, formerly on the morning show, and weekend evenings, will co-anchor with Tamsen Fadal on the weekday 5 p.m. version and handle political coverage for the station. Andy Adler, who handled weekend sports duties, will become the primary sports anchor. In addition, Kala Rama and Craig Treadway, who anchored on the weekends, will now anchor the first portion of the morning news (5–6 a.m.).

In May 2017, WPIX once again revamped its anchor lineup. The station announced that former ''[[CBS Morning News]]'' and ''[[Early Today]]'' anchor [[Betty Nguyen]] would become part of the morning news team along with a returning Dan Mannarino, with Scott Stanford once again returned to anchoring sports for the evening broadcasts. In addition, WPIX announced that it would begin featuring traffic reports from [[WCBS (AM)|WCBS radio]]'s Tom Kaminski, who reports from the radio station's helicopter as he does every weekday; when he files his television reports the helicopter is referred to as "Air 11".

Until the show's cancellation in spring 2022, WPIX's news studio was the home base for the daily [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] entertainment news series ''[[Daily Mail]] TV'' from [[CBS Media Ventures]], which WPIX carried locally. This was done to avert a costly remodeling of the ''Daily Mail'' New York bureau for television operations. WPIX only contributed technical staff to the series, and ''Daily Mail TV'' was taped using removable logos which overlay WPIX's logos on the set during 'dark' time for the studio (in [[breaking news]] situations during ''Daily Mail TV'' tapings, WPIX originated coverage from its newsroom instead).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2017/09/13/jesse-palmer-daily-mail-tv/|title=Jesse Palmer and 'Daily Mail TV' to debut from familiar NYC home|last=Dillon|first=Dak|date=September 13, 2017|work=NewscastStudio|access-date=December 13, 2018}}</ref>

In January 2020, WPIX expanded its morning newscast to include the 9{{nbsp}}a.m. hour.<ref>{{cite news|title=PIX11 announces Morning News expansion; station adds 9 a.m. hour beginning Jan. 2020|url=https://www.pix11.com/news/local-news/pix11-announces-morning-news-expansion-station-adds-9-a-m-hour-beginning-jan-2020|date=December 18, 2019|access-date=December 19, 2019}}</ref> On September 14, 2020, WPIX added an hour-long 10{{nbsp}}a.m. newscast, becoming New York's only 10{{nbsp}}a.m. newscast; the newscast now runs from 4{{nbsp}}a.m. to 10{{nbsp}}a.m.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lafayette |first=Jon |title=WPIX Expanding News With New Hour at 10 a.m. |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/wpix-expanding-news-with-new-hour-at-10-am |work=Broadcasting + Cable |date=August 14, 2020 |access-date=September 14, 2020}}</ref>

===Sports programming===
Since 1999, the station has been the over-the-air broadcast partner of the [[New York Mets]]. Prior to 1999, the Mets had spent their entire televised history (since 1962) with (W)WOR.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130126130541/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-157325836.html WPIX Signs Mets to Replace Yanks], ''[[Albany Times Union]]'', January 27, 1999.</ref> WPIX, since 2013, has also simulcast some [[ESPN]] ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' telecasts involving the Giants or Jets by arrangement with WABC-TV, the main local rightsholder for the over-the-air simulcasts.<ref name="tvnc-wpixmnf">{{cite news |title=WPIX To Air 3 Primetime NFL Games In October |url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/69190/wpix-to-air-3-primetime-nfl-games-in-october/ |access-date=October 23, 2019 |work=TV News Check |date=July 24, 2013 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="wpix-mnf">{{cite news |title=PIX11 to air three Monday night football games this season, starting with Jets vs. Browns tonight |url=https://pix11.com/2019/09/16/pix11-to-air-three-monday-night-football-games-this-season-starting-with-jets-vs-browns-tonight/ |access-date=October 23, 2019 |work=WPIX 11 New York |date=September 16, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=October 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023192636/https://pix11.com/2019/09/16/pix11-to-air-three-monday-night-football-games-this-season-starting-with-jets-vs-browns-tonight/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> WPIX has also carried [[NFL Network]] ''[[Thursday Night Football]]'' telecasts involving the Giants or Jets<ref name="tvnc-wpixmnf"/> (mostly prior to the [[NFL]]'s decision to simulcast most Thursday night games on CBS, NBC, or Fox).

WPIX served as the longtime over-the-air television broadcaster of New York Yankees baseball from 1951 to 1998. [[Mel Allen]] served as the primary announcer for the broadcasts, [[Red Barber]] from 1954 to 1966, [[Phil Rizzuto]] from 1957 to 1996, and [[Bobby Murcer]] from 1997 to 1998. With his "Holy Cow!" catchphrase, Rizzuto became popular especially through the 1970s. WPIX lost the broadcast rights for the Yankees to WNYW in 1998, more so the result of [[regional sports network|regional cable sports networks]] (in this case, [[MSG (TV network)|MSG]]) gaining team broadcast rights, leaving broadcast stations with fewer games to air.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131106001511/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-19477449.html Yankees broadcasts moving from Channel 11 to Fox affiliate], [[Associated Press]], October 1, 1998.</ref> In [[2015 New York Yankees season|2015]], the Yankees returned to WPIX after a 17-year absence, having picked up [[YES Network]]'s package of over-the-air Yankees broadcasts, replacing WWOR-TV. These games co-existed with WPIX's existing Mets broadcasts (produced by [[SportsNet New York]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.com/blog/new-york/yankees/post/_/id/82154|title=Yankees heading back to WPIX|date=January 20, 2015|access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref> In [[2022 New York Yankees season|2022]], these games left WPIX for [[Sports on Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2022/03/31/yankees-will-have-21-games-only-available-on-amazon-prime/|title=Yankees will have 21 games only available on Amazon Prime|date=March 31, 2022|access-date=April 22, 2022}}</ref>

At various points, WPIX also aired [[San Francisco Giants|Major League Baseball's New York Giants]], the [[New York Football Giants]] and [[New York Jets]], [[professional wrestling]] from 1984 to 1991 from various companies such as [[Pro Wrestling USA]], [[American Wrestling Association|AWA]] [[AWA All-Star Wrestling|All Star Wrestling]], [[Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)|UWF]], [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]]/[[WCW Worldwide]] and [[WCW Pro|Pro]], [[Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling|GLOW]] and briefly WWF (now [[WWE]]) from late 1998 to early 1999, the [[NHL]]'s [[New York Rangers]], the [[Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992)|MISL]]'s [[New York Arrows]] and local [[college basketball]]. However, it was through its coverage of Yankees baseball that WPIX gained perhaps its greatest fame and identity.

In March 2017, it was announced that WPIX would air selected [[New York Cosmos (2010)|New York Cosmos]] soccer games beginning in the 2017 season.<ref name="mcn-cosmosmsg">{{cite web|title=Cosmos Unveil Spring TV Schedule|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/sports/cosmos-unveil-spring-tv-schedule/411561|website=Multichannel News|date=March 16, 2017|access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref>

In 2021, WPIX aired two [[Brooklyn Nets]] playoff games. The Nets' usual network, [[YES Network|YES]], was airing a Yankees game instead.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brooklyn Nets Take 2-0 Lead On Boston Celtics As Charles Barkley, Kerry Kittles Predict A Sweep|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2021/05/25/brooklyn-nets-take-2-0-lead-on-boston-celtics-as-charles-barkley-kerry-kittles-predict-a-sweep/?sh=c8a03d1624db|website=Forbes|date=May 25, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2023}}</ref>

[[Image:WPIX 42 St jeh.JPG|thumb|WPIX Plaza at the [[Daily News Building]] on the southwest corner of 2nd Avenue and 42nd Street]]
====Notable current on-air staff====
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* [[Ben Aaron]] – anchor; ''New York Living'' host
* [[Ernie Anastos]] – ''Positively America'' host
* [[Marysol Castro]] – anchor, ''New York Living'' host
* [[Chris Cimino]] – meteorologist, ''New York Living'' Host
* [[Kendis Gibson]] – anchor
* [[Irv Gikofsky|Irv "Mr. G" Gikofsky]] - meteorologist
* [[Allison Kaden]] – general assignment reporter
* [[Byron Miranda]] – meteorologist
* [[John Muller]] – weekend morning anchor; fill-in and substitute weekday/weekend anchor
* [[Jill Nicolini]] – fill in traffic/entertainment anchor
* [[Kaity Tong]] – weekend anchor
* [[Craig Treadway]] – weekend morning anchor/reporter

====Notable former on-air staff====
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* [[Craig Allen (meteorologist)|Craig Allen]] ([[American Meteorological Society|AMS]] Seal of Approval) – meteorologist (2010–2020)
* [[Jodi Applegate]] (2010–2012)
* [[Brenda Blackmon]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=News Anchor and FDU Board of Trustee Brenda Blackmon Joins Sunday's Greg Herenda Show|url=https://fduknights.com/news/2019/10/25/mens-basketball-news-anchor-and-fdu-board-of-trustee-brenda-blackmon-joins-sundays-greg-herenda-show.aspx|access-date=August 12, 2021|publisher=[[Fairleigh Dickinson University]]|date=October 25, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Remy Blumenfeld]]
* [[Joe Bolton (television personality)|Joe Bolton]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 16, 1986|title=Joseph Bolton 3d, 75, Officer Joe on WPIX|language=en-US|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/16/obituaries/joseph-bolton-3d-75-officer-joe-on-wpix.html|access-date=August 12, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Sharon Carpenter]] (2010–2011)
* [[Jack Cafferty]] (1992–1998)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adalian|first=Josef|date=October 7, 1998|title=Anchor shuffle at WPIX|url=https://variety.com/1998/tv/news/anchor-shuffle-at-wpix-1117481165/|access-date=August 12, 2021|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Jason Carroll (journalist)|Jason Carroll]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=CNN Programs - Anchors/Reporters - Jason Carroll|url=https://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/carroll.jason.html|access-date=August 27, 2021|publisher=CNN}}</ref>
* [[Julie Chang]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 18, 2021|title=Julie Chang Bio, Age, Family, Husband, Accident, Fox 11, Now, Net Worth|url=https://biographyscoop.com/julie-chang/|access-date=August 12, 2021|website=BiographyScoop|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Linda Church]] (1990–2017)<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 24, 2017|title=PIX11 Morning News meteorologist Linda Church announces retirement after 2 decades at station|url=https://pix11.com/news/morning/pix11-morning-news-meteorologist-linda-church-announces-retirement-after-2-decades-at-station/|access-date=August 27, 2021|website=PIX11.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Morton Dean]] (1985–1987)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hill|first=Michael E.|date=July 14, 1987|title=MORTON DEAN'S ESCAPE ACT : EX-CBS NEWSCASTER SITTING PRETTY|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-14-ca-3962-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
* [[Vince DeMentri]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=Doyle|title=Ex-WPIX newsman Vince DeMentri ousted from Illinois station after brawl: report|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ex-wpix-newsman-ousted-illinois-brawl-report-article-1.2136315|access-date=August 27, 2021|newspaper=[[New York Daily News|Daily News]]|location=New York|date=March 3, 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Laurie Dhue]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barmash|first=Jerry|date=April 28, 2011|title=Veteran Cable Anchor Laurie Dhue Finds Work at WPIX|url=https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/veteran-cable-anchor-laurie-dhue-finds-work-at-wpix/}}</ref>
* [[Arnold Díaz]] – investigative reporter
* [[Tom Ellis (journalist)|Tom Ellis]] – host of ''NewsWorthy''
* [[Amber Lee Ettinger]]<ref>{{Citation|last=Abidin|first=Crystal|title=Qualities of Internet Celebrity|date=May 15, 2018|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78756-076-520181002|work=Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame Online|pages=19–36|publisher=Emerald Publishing Limited|doi=10.1108/978-1-78756-076-520181002|isbn=978-1-78756-079-6|access-date=August 27, 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
* [[Tamsen Fadal]] (2008–2023)
* [[Emily Frances]] (2001–2010)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/profiles/emily-frances|title=Emily Frances|website=i24news.tv}}</ref>
* [[Shon Gables]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hodge|first=Mark|date=June 13, 2020|title=What happened to CBS46 Shon Gables?|url=https://marriedline.com/what-happened-to-cbs46-shon-gables-wiki-ethnicity-age/}}</ref>
* [[Jerry Girard]] (1974–1995)<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 27, 2007|title=Jerry Girard, WPIX Sports Broadcaster, Dies at 74|language=en-US|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/27/sports/27girard.html|access-date=November 4, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Donna Hanover]] (1983–1990)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Donna Hanover Biography {{!}} Booking Info for Speaking Engagements|url=https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/Donna+Hanover/386400|access-date=November 4, 2021|website=www.allamericanspeakers.com}}</ref>
* [[Pat Harper]] (1975–1985)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pace|first=Eric|date=April 4, 1994|title=Pat Harper, 59, Emmy-Winning News Anchor|language=en-US|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/04/obituaries/pat-harper-59-emmy-winning-news-anchor.html|access-date=November 4, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Cathy Hobbs]] (1997–2009)
* [[Richard N. Hughes]]
* [[Jackie Hyland]] (2000–2005, 2007–2011)
* [[Bill Jorgensen]] (1979–1987)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |title=Bill Jorgensen Dies: TV Anchor For WNEW In New York Was 96 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/bill-jorgensen-dead-tv-anchor-wnew-new-york-was-96-obituary-1235860393/ |website=Deadline |access-date=March 18, 2024 |date=March 16, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Marvin Kitman]] (1973–1974)
* [[Sukanya Krishnan]] (2001–2003, 2005–2017)
* [[Shari Lewis]]
* [[Lionel (radio personality)|Lionel]] (2009–2015)
* [[Lynda Lopez]]
* [[Patricia Lopez (journalist)|Patricia Lopez]]
* [[Jeffrey Lyons]] (1970–1991)
* [[Sal Marchiano]] (1995–2008)
* [[Chuck McCann]]
* [[Jack McCarthy (television)|Jack McCarthy]]
* [[Myles Miller]] (2015–2017)
* [[Kaitlin Monte]] (2014–2016)
* [[Felonious Munk]] (2011–2012)
* [[Melinda Murphy]] (2000–2002)
* [[Shimon Prokupecz]] (2004–2009)
* [[Sally Jessy Raphael]]
* [[Frances Rivera]] (2011–2013)
* [[Bobby Rivers]] (1986–1987)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fleury |first1=Amy |title=Former WISN 12 entertainment reporter Bobby Rivers dies |url=https://www.wisn.com/article/former-wisn-12-entertainment-reporter-bobby-rivers-dies/46231397# |website=wisn.com |publisher=[[WISN-TV]] |access-date=December 27, 2023 |date=December 27, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Tim Ryan (sportscaster)|Tim Ryan]]
* [[Bonnie Schneider]]
* [[Toni Senecal]] (2001–2005)
* [[Eric Shawn]]
* [[Joya Sherrill]] (1970–1982)
* [[Scott Stanford]] (2013–2019)
* [[David Susskind]]
* [[Allen Swift]]
* [[Peter Thorne (reporter)|Peter Thorne]] (2001–2011)
* [[Jim Watkins (news anchor)|Jim Watkins]] (1998–2011)
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===Public affairs and special events===
WPIX specialized in public affairs and special event programming, inspired by its roots under the ownership of the ''Daily News''. Early on, it offered the first in-depth program to look at New York City government, ''City Hall''. WPIX children's show personality Jack McCarthy anchored the station's coverage of the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade; the station later added the [[Columbus Day]] and [[National Puerto Rican Day Parade]] to its stable of events. {{Citation needed|date=September 2024}} Later on, the station produced ''Essence'', a series inspired by ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]'' magazine and hosted by the magazine's chief editor, [[Susan L. Taylor]]. The station also aired the [[Macy's 4th of July Fireworks]] event beginning in 1983.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maksian |first=George |date=June 29, 1983 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-explosively-good-set-of-shows/167215090/ |title=Explosively good set of shows for 4th |work=Daily News |location=New York |access-date=March 4, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Along with the New York City Marathon, these events moved to [[WNBC]] (channel 4) after the station joined The WB. Since 2000, the Macy's fireworks event has been carried nationally on [[NBC]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Huff |first=Richard |date=March 29, 2000 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-nbc-snags-fireworks-from-ch/167109423/ |title=NBC snags fireworks from Ch. 11 |work=Daily News |location=New York |access-date=March 4, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> while WABC-TV (locally) and [[ESPN2]] (nationally outside the New York City area) broadcast the Marathon.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2017/11/2017-tcs-new-york-city-marathon-broadcast-abc7-espn2-available-globally-616-million-households-sunday-november-5/ |title=2017 TCS New York City Marathon to be Broadcast on ABC7, ESPN2 and Available Globally in Over 616 Million Households on Sunday, November 5 |last=Cingari Christie |first=Jennifer |publisher=ESPN |date=November 3, 2017 |access-date=August 1, 2018}}</ref>

Special guest Coby Kranz was invited onto the daily news segment on his 11th birthday, because he was one of the only people to turn 11 on 11/11/11.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/67254329|title=WPIX Coby|via=Vimeo|date=May 29, 2013|access-date=September 19, 2017}}</ref>

''Editor's Desk'' host Richard D. Heffner served as host of ''The Open Mind'', which was produced by WPIX (and was concurrently aired on PBS member stations), before moving to other New York studios. Since 1992, WPIX has produced ''PIX News Closeup'' (hosted by WPIX senior correspondent Marvin Scott since its debut), a half-hour public affairs and interview program on Sunday mornings that focuses on domestic and international issues in the news, and discussions on political issues.

==Technical information==
===Subchannels===
The station's ATSC 1.0 channels are carried on the [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]] signals of other New York City television stations:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels provided by WPIX (ATSC 1.0)<ref>{{cite web|title=Digital TV Market Listing for WABC|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WABC#station|website=RabbitEars.Info|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Digital TV Market Listing for WXTV-DT|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WXTV-DT#station|website=RabbitEars.Info|access-date=January 7, 2018|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022752/http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WXTV-DT#station|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope="col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope="col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope="col" | Short name
! scope="col" | Programming
! scope="col" | ATSC 1.0 host
|-
! scope="row" | 11.1
| [[720p]] || rowspan=3|[[16:9]] || PIX11 || [[The CW]] || [[WABC-TV]]
|-
! scope="row" | 11.2
| rowspan=2 | [[480i]] || style="background-color: #f2d1de;"|ANTENNA || style="background-color: #f2d1de;"|[[Antenna TV]] [[File:4 rounded rect pink.svg|14px|alt=MPEG-4 video|link=MPEG-4 Part 2]] || rowspan=2|[[WXTV-DT]]
|-
! scope="row" | 11.4
| style="background-color: #f2d1de;"|REWIND || style="background-color: #f2d1de;"|[[Rewind TV]] [[File:4 rounded rect pink.svg|14px|alt=MPEG-4 video|link=MPEG-4 Part 2]]
|}
{{legend|#f2d1de|Subchannel broadcast with [[MPEG-4 Part 2|MPEG-4 video]]}}

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
WPIX ended regular programming on its analog signal, over [[VHF]] channel 11, at 12:30&nbsp;p.m. on June 12, 2009, as part of the [[Digital television transition in the United States|federally mandated transition from analog to digital television]].<ref name="Analog to Digital">{{Cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf|title=List of Digital Full-Power Stations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 }}</ref> The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 33 to VHF channel 11.<ref name="FCCForm387">{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101231330&formid=387&fac_num=73881|title=CDBS Account Login|access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://media.myfoxny.com/pdf/WWORForm388Update091508.pdf WWOR-DT FCC Form 387] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321131859/http://media.myfoxny.com/pdf/WWORForm388Update091508.pdf|date=March 21, 2012}}, Exhibit 4, September 15, 2008</ref> [[WCBS-TV]] took over the channel 33 allocation as it moved its digital signal from channel 56 as a result of the phaseout of channels 52–69.

On January 1, 2011, Tribune launched its new digital broadcast network, Antenna TV, which affiliated with WPIX through a new fourth [[digital subchannel]]. In May 2012, WPIX moved Antenna TV to digital subchannel 11.2, while digital channel 11.4 was removed ([[Estrella TV]], which was carried on 11.2 at the time, is now affiliated with [[Port Jervis]] low-power station [[WASA-LD]], which is owned by the network's parent company [[Estrella Media]]). 11.4 returned to the air in 2018 as an affiliate of [[TBD (TV network)|TBD]]. On September 1, 2021, 11.4 switched to Nexstar–owned classic network [[Rewind TV]]. On October 28, 2019, [[Court TV]] launched on 11.3, replacing [[This TV]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2019 |title=Court TV Launches On 19 Stations |url=https://tvnewscheck.com/programming/article/court-tv-launches-on-19-stations/ |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=tvnewscheck.com |language=en}}</ref> On April 1, 2023, 11.3 switched to [[Grit (TV network)|Grit]].

===ATSC 3.0 lighthouse service===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Subchannels of WPIX (ATSC 3.0)<ref name=rei>{{cite web|title=Digital TV Market Listing for WPIX|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WPIX#station|website=RabbitEars.Info|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>
! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope="col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope="col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope="col" | Short name
! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope="col" | Programming
|-
! scope="row" | [[WABC-TV|7.1]]
| rowspan="5"|[[1080p]] || WABC || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] ([[WABC-TV]])
|-
! scope="row" | 11.1
| WPIX-HD || [[The CW]]
|-
! scope="row" | 11.2
| Ant TV || [[Antenna TV]]
|-
! scope="row" | 11.4
| Rewind || [[Rewind TV]]
|-
! scope="row" | [[WXTV-DT|41.1]]
| WXTV || [[Univision]] ([[WXTV-DT]])
|}

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