Template:Infobox Broadcast

{{{call_letters}}}
{{{location}}}
Channels	Analog: {{{analog}}} Digital: {{{digital}}}
Owner	{{{owner}}}

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{{Infobox Broadcast}} is an infobox for television station articles.

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{{Infobox Broadcast | call_letters = | station_logo = | location = | city = | station_branding = | station_slogan = | analog = | digital = | temporary_digital = | subchannels = | other_chs = | affiliations = | network = | owner = | licensee = | founded = | airdate = | callsign_meaning = | sister_stations = | former_callsigns = | former_channel_numbers = | former_affiliations = | former_locations = | homepage = }}

Required fields

{{Infobox Broadcast | call_letters = | location = | analog = | digital = | affiliations = | owner = }}

Usage

Parameters with * are required fields. Link people if they have articles.

Parameter	Explanation
call_letters *	The call letters of the station, as assigned by the appropriate national broadcast authority.
station_logo	An image of the station's logo. Should be resized to a width of 250 pixels or less.
location *	The name of the municipality in which the station's programming originates. That is, the primary studio and office location. This is opposed to the transmitter location which may be in a different community, and also opposed to regional "satellite" studios or facilities.
city	The municipality designated by the station's licence, where this differs from location.
station_branding	The wording the station normally uses on-air and in advertising to identify itself, as opposed to the actual call letters.
station_slogan	The station's slogan phrase(s), used for promotion and programming description rather than for station identification (distinguished from station_branding).
analog *	Indicate the analog channel number of the station's primary analog transmitter, and whether it is in the VHF or UHF spectrum. Not applicable in areas or nations that have fully completed a digital switchover.
digital *	Indicate the channel number of the station's primary digital transmitter, if applicable, and whether it is in the VHF or UHF spectrum. This information will be displayed as simply "Digital:" if no US temporary channel exists (see below) or as "Post-2009:" otherwise.
temporary_digital *	Indicate the channel number and power of a US station's digital transmitter during DTV transition, if different from the station's permanent digital channel assignments. US DTV operations currently outside the 2-36 and 38-51 range will be forced to move in 2009. See fcc.gov, w9wi.com or other sources for lists of affected stations. Currently displayed as "Digital:", this field will be removed from the template after US DTV transition is complete.
subchannels *	List any digital subchannels, separating each line with <br/>, if not identified in "affiliations" or elsewhere.
other_chs	Indicate channel numbers of the station's secondary transmitters, if applicable. Analog and digital transmitters should be identified as appropriate.
affiliations *	Identifies which network(s) the station is associated with and which contribute regular programming. Use "Independent" if the station does not belong to any regular broadcast network. Do not list temporary or special-event networks; do not duplicate information already listed elsewhere.
network	Redundant - use affiliations instead.
owner *	The company which owns the station.
licensee	Identify which company or entity holds the station licence, if different from owner.
founded	The date on which the station corporate activities began, which will be prior to airdate. If the station has had multiple owners in its history, this would be a point-form chronology (see Example below).
airdate	The date on which regular broadcasts began.
callsign_meaning	The meaning behind the callsign letters, if available.
sister_stations	Identify any very closely-related stations.
former_callsigns	List any previous callsigns the station had during its history.
former_channel_numbers	List any previous channel numbers the station had during its history.
former_affiliations	List any previous affiliations (networks) the station had during its history.
former_locations	List any previous locations the station had during its history.
homepage	The station's official website.

Example

The following is an example of how the Infobox Broadcast template is used (using WNBC as an example):

{{Infobox_Broadcast |
  call_letters             = WNBC|
  city                     = |
  station_logo             = [[Image:WNBC logo.png|150px]]|
  station_slogan           = We're 4 New York|
  station_branding         = (NBC) 4 New York <small>(general)</small><br> News 4 New York <small>(newscasts)</small>|
  analog                   = 4 (VHF)|
  digital                  = 28 (UHF)|
  subchannels              = 4.1 NBC <br/>4.2 NBC Weather Plus<br>4.4 Universal Sports|
  other_chs                = |
  affiliations             = [[NBC]]|
  network                  = |
  founded                  = July 1, 1928 (as W2XBS)|
  airdate                  = July 1, 1941|
  location                 = [[New York City|New York, New York]]|
  callsign_meaning         = '''N'''ational '''B'''roadcasting '''C'''ompany|
  former_callsigns         = WNBT (1941-1954)<br>WRCA-TV (1954-1960) WNBC-TV (1960-2007)|
  former_channel_numbers   = 1 (1941-1946)|
  owner                    = [[NBC]] Universal Inc.|
  licensee                 = NBC Telemundo License Company|
  sister_stations          = [[User:North/WNJU|WNJU]]<br>[[User:North/WBBC (TV)|WBBC]]|
  homepage                 = [http://www.wnbc.com/ www.wnbc.com]|
}}

WNBC
WNBC's logo used from 1995 until 2006
New York, New York
Branding	(NBC) 4 New York (general) News 4 New York (newscasts)
Slogan	We're 4 New York
Channels	Analog: 4 (VHF) Digital: 28 (UHF)
Subchannels	4.1 NBC 4.2 NBC Weather Plus 4.4 Universal Sports
Affiliations	NBC
Owner	NBC Universal Inc. (NBC Telemundo License Company)
Founded	July 1, 1928 (as W2XBS)
First air date	July 1, 1941
Call letters’ meaning	National Broadcasting Company
Sister station(s)	WNJU WBBC
Former callsigns	WNBT (1941-1954) WRCA-TV (1954-1960) WNBC-TV (1960-2007)
Former channel number(s)	1 (1941-1946)
Website	www.wnbc.com