PIX11

U.S. center, local broadcast

Background

WPIX signed on June 15, 1948, making it New York City's fifth television station. Its call letters derive from the New York Daily News's slogan 'New York's Picture Newspaper'; the Daily News's parent, Tribune Company, owned and operated the station from its founding. Tribune held WPIX for more than seven decades, making it the only New York City commercial TV station that had never changed hands — a distinction that ended in 2020 when Mission Broadcasting acquired it for roughly $75 million and contracted Nexstar Media Group to operate it. Nexstar, headquartered in Irving, Texas, owns or operates roughly 200 stations nationwide and leans toward straight local news formats across its portfolio. Media Bias/Fact Check rates WPIX as 'Least Biased' with high factual reporting, noting it produces no opinion pieces and covers political news with minimal partisan framing. The station's editorial identity has always been rooted in New York City local coverage — crime, transit, weather, and community affairs — rather than national political commentary.

Sources

1. WPIX — Wikipedia
2. WPIX 11 – Bias and Credibility — Media Bias/Fact Check
3. About Us — PIX11
4. Nexstar Media Group Reports Record Quarterly Net Revenue of $2.0 Billion — Business Wire
5. Nexstar moves Ben Dobson from Washington to lead PIX 11 newsroom — NewscastStudio

Profile compiled 2026-09-02; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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