Today in Wheeling History: October 24--WTRF-TV went on the air, becoming the first television station in Wheeling (1953).
WTRF-TV is a television station licensed to Wheeling, West Virginia that serves the Wheeling, WV and Steubenville, OH media market. It first began broadcasting on October 24, 1953 as an NBC affiliate before switching to CBS in January 1980. WTRF-TV was originally owned by Tri-City Broadcasting Corporation, which also owned WTRF radio stations in the area. Over the years, ownership changed hands several times with companies like Forward Communications, Wesray Capital, Adams Communications, and Benedek Broadcasting. In 2002, West Virginia Media Holdings acquired WTRF-TV. In 2007, WTRF-TV launched a Fox subchannel which later became a MyNetworkTV affiliate in 2014 when Fox moved to another station. In 2008, WTRF-TV added a subchannel to become the first full-time ABC affiliate in the region. In 2015, Nexstar Media Group announced plans to acquire WTRF-TV and completed the purchase in 2017. Today, WTRF-TV broadcasts local news and network programming from CBS, MyNetworkTV, and ABC on its main channel and subchannels. (https://tinyurl.com/fvtux543) (https://tinyurl.com/ym98zr6a) (https://tinyurl.com/4ue3fdk8) (https://tinyurl.com/59syzdv6)
WTRF-TV is a television station licensed to Wheeling, West Virginia that serves the Wheeling, WV and Steubenville, OH media market. It first began broadcasting on October 24, 1953 as an NBC affiliate before switching to CBS in January 1980. WTRF-TV was originally owned by Tri-City Broadcasting Corporation, which also owned WTRF radio stations in the area. Over the years, ownership changed hands several times with companies like Forward Communications, Wesray Capital, Adams Communications, and Benedek Broadcasting. In 2002, West Virginia Media Holdings acquired WTRF-TV. In 2007, WTRF-TV launched a Fox subchannel which later became a MyNetworkTV affiliate in 2014 when Fox moved to another station. In 2008, WTRF-TV added a subchannel to become the first full-time ABC affiliate in the region. In 2015, Nexstar Media Group announced plans to acquire WTRF-TV and completed the purchase in 2017. Today, WTRF-TV broadcasts local news and network programming from CBS, MyNetworkTV, and ABC on its main channel and subchannels. (https://tinyurl.com/fvtux543) (https://tinyurl.com/ym98zr6a) (https://tinyurl.com/4ue3fdk8) (https://tinyurl.com/59syzdv6)
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