List of television stations in Rhode Island

Last updated May 14, 2024

This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "List of television stations in Rhode Island" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this message )

This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.

Full-power stations
Current full-power stations
Defunct full-power stations
LPTV stations
See also

Full-power stations

Current full-power stations

VC refers to the station's PSIP virtual channel. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel.

Area served	City of license	VC	RF	Callsign	Network	Notes
Providence		10	25	WJAR	NBC	Charge! on 10.2, Comet on 10.3, TBD on 10.4
		12	12	WPRI-TV	CBS	MyNet on 12.2, True Crime on 12.3, Dabl on 12.4
		36	2	WSBE-TV	PBS	Learn on 36.2
		64	12	WNAC-TV	Fox	CW on 64.2, Rewind TV on 64.3, Antenna TV on 64.4
Providence	Newport	69	17	WPXQ-TV	Ion	Laff on 69.2, Scripps News on 69.3, Bounce TV on 69.4, Defy TV on 69.5, Jewelry Television on 69.6

Defunct full-power stations

Channel 16: WNET (CBS/ABC/DuMont) Providence (4/5/1954-7/9/1955) (same license as WNAC-TV)

LPTV stations

Area served	City of license	VC	RF	Callsign	Network	Notes
Providence		8	36	WYCN-LD	Telemundo	TeleXitos on 8.2, Cozi TV on 8.3, LX on 8.4
Providence		51	2	WRIW-CD	Telemundo	Cozi TV on 51.2, Oxygen on 51.3

v t e Broadcast television in Rhode Island and the South Coast of Massachusetts, including Providence and New Bedford
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full-power	WLNE-TV (6.1 ABC, 6.2 Grit, 6.3 Mystery, 6.4 Defy) WJAR (10.1 NBC, 10.2 Charge!, 10.3 Comet, 10.4 TBD) WPRI-TV (12.1 CBS, 12.2 MNTV, 12.3 Crime, 12.4 Dabl) WLWC (28.1 Court) WSBE-TV (36.1 PBS, 36.2 Learn) WNAC-TV (64.1 Fox, 64.2 CW, 64.3 REW, 64.4 ANT) WPXQ-TV (69.1 Ion, 69.2 Laff, 69.3 Scripps News, 69.4 Bounce, 69.5 JTV, 69.6 HSN, 69.8 QVC)
Low-power	WYCN-LD (8.1 TMD, 8.2 TXO, 8.3 Cozi, 8.4 LX) WRIW-CD (51.1 TMD, 51.2 Cozi, 51.3 Oxygen)
Cable	NBC Sports Boston NECN NESN OSN
Defunct	WNET 16 (CBS/ABC/DuMont) News Channel 5 Eyewitness News Pinpoint Weather Station Cox Sports
Adjacent areas Hartford–New Haven, CT Boston, MA Springfield, MA

v t e Broadcast television in Greater Boston, Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire including Manchester
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full-power	WGBH-TV 2 (.1/.3 PBS, .2 World) WBZ-TV 4 (.1 CBS, .2 Start, .3 Dabl, .4 Fave, .5 Catchy) WCVB-TV 5 (.1 ABC, .2 MeTV, .3 Story) WHDH 7 (.1 Ind., .2 This) WBTS-CD 15 (.1 NBC, .2 Cozi, .3 LX, .4 Oxygen) WFXT 25 (.1 Fox, .2 Mystery, .3 Laff) WUTF-TV 27 (.1 UniMás, .2 LATV, .3 TBD, .4 Nest, .5 Court) WSBK-TV 38 (.1 Ind., .2 H&I, .3 Comet, .4 Charge!, .5 Movies!) WGBX-TV 44 (.1/.2 PBS, .3 Create, .4 PBS Kids) WWDP 46 (.1 QVC, .2 The365, .3 Outlaw, .4 LC, .5 Retro, .6 Heartland) WWJE-DT 50 (.1 True Crime Network) WLVI 56 (.1 CW, .2 Buzzr) WDPX-TV 58 (.1 Grit) WNEU 60 (.1 TMD, .2 TXO) WMFP 62 (.1 LC, .2 SBN, .3 Binge TV) WUNI 66 (.1 UNI, .2 Bounce, .3 Get, .4 Court, .5 Nuestra Visión) WBPX-TV 68 (.1 Ion, .2 Mystery, .3 Scripps, .4 Bounce, .5 Defy, .6 JTV, .8 HSN2)
Low-power	WHDT-LD 3 (.1 NTD) WFXZ-CD 24 (.1 BizTV) WCEA-LD 26 (.1 Spanish Ind., .2 TeleSur, .3 Cristovisión, .4 Telemicro, .5 Telecentro, .6 Tele Antillas) WCRN-LD 31 (.1 Intrigue TV, .2 F24, .3 Blank, .4 Retro, .5 Heartland, .6 ANT/WVMA-CD simulcast)
Outlying areas	WMUR-TV 9 (.1 ABC, .2 MeTV, .3 LC, .5 QVC – Manchester, NH ) WENH-TV 11 (.1 PBS/NHPBS, .2 Explore, .3 World, .4 Create, .5 PBS Kids – Durham, NH ) WVMA-CD 17 (.1 ANT, .2 NewsNet – Winchendon, MA ) WPXG-TV 21 (.1 Ion, .2 Mystery, .3 Scripps, .4 Bounce, .5 Defy, .6 TrueReal – Concord, NH ) WLEK-LD 22 (.1 Azteca, .2 Ads, .3 LC – Concord, NH ) WYDN 48 (.1 Daystar – Lowell, MA )
ATSC 3.0	WCRN-LD 31 (.1 Intrigue TV, .2 Paranormal TV, .3 Retro TV, .4 Heartland) WUNI 66 (2.1 PBS, 4.1 CBS, 5.1 ABC, 15.1 NBC, 25.1 Fox, 66.1 UNI) WWJE-DT 50 (50.1 True Crime Network)
Canadian TV stations available in region	CBMT-DT 6 (CBC Television, Montreal) CHLT-DT 7 (TVA, Sherbrooke) CKSH-DT 9 (Ici Radio-Canada Télé, Sherbrooke)
Cable	NECN NESN CatholicTV BNNTV NBC Sports Boston NewTV RCNTV Spectrum News 1 TV3 (Medford)
Streaming	CBS News Boston Very Boston Very New Hampshire NBC Boston News (with NECN) Boston 25 NOW
Defunct	CN8 WHDH-TV 5 (Boston; 1957–1972) WNAC-TV 7 (Boston; 1948–1982) WJZB-TV 14 (Worcester, MA) WNHT 21 (Concord, NH) WXPO-TV 50 (Manchester, NH) WTAO-TV 56 (Cambridge, MA)
Adjacent areas Albany–Schenectady–Troy, NY Burlington, VT–Plattsburgh, NY Hartford–New Haven, CT Portland–Augusta, ME Providence, RI–New Bedford, MA Springfield–Holyoke, MA

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

List of television stations in Rhode Island

Contents

Full-power stations

Current full-power stations

Defunct full-power stations

LPTV stations

See also