Today in Wheeling History: December 24--WTOV-TV, a television station serving the Wheeling, West Virginia–Steubenville, Ohio market, first went on air, marking a significant milestone in the region's broadcasting history (1953).
WTOV-TV, Channel 9, is a television station licensed to Steubenville, Ohio, serving the Wheeling, West Virginia–Steubenville, Ohio market. The station first went on air as WSTV-TV on December 24, 1953. It was initially owned by Rust Craft Broadcasting along with WSTV radio (1340 AM) and 103.5 FM (now WOGH). The station's call letters stood for "We're Television for the Ohio Valley."
WTOV-TV began as a CBS affiliate but also carried a secondary affiliation with ABC, sharing programming with NBC affiliate WTRF-TV. In 1979, the station changed its call letters to WTOV-TV after Rust Craft merged with Ziff Davis and sold off the radio stations. The call letters had previously been used for a TV station in Portsmouth, Virginia.
In 1980, WTOV-TV and WTRF-TV swapped affiliations, with WTOV-TV becoming an NBC affiliate. The station has since added a secondary affiliation with Fox on its digital subchannel. WTOV-TV is currently owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group and operates from studios and transmitter facilities on Burr Avenue in Mingo Junction, Ohio.
WTOV-TV has been a significant source of local news, weather, sports, and entertainment programming for the Ohio Valley area. The station's commitment to community service and quality broadcasting has made it a trusted and respected media outlet in the region.
To learn more: Wikipedia (https://shorturl.at/9LHM3), PBRTV (https://shorturl.at/Q3CLH), WTOV-TV (https://tinyurl.com/4vvx2a69)
Photo credit and caption: "WTOV's News SUV in Pittsburgh on 4/29/18 covering the Pittsburgh Pirates." (Bbabybear02 at English Wikipedia)
WTOV-TV, Channel 9, is a television station licensed to Steubenville, Ohio, serving the Wheeling, West Virginia–Steubenville, Ohio market. The station first went on air as WSTV-TV on December 24, 1953. It was initially owned by Rust Craft Broadcasting along with WSTV radio (1340 AM) and 103.5 FM (now WOGH). The station's call letters stood for "We're Television for the Ohio Valley."
WTOV-TV began as a CBS affiliate but also carried a secondary affiliation with ABC, sharing programming with NBC affiliate WTRF-TV. In 1979, the station changed its call letters to WTOV-TV after Rust Craft merged with Ziff Davis and sold off the radio stations. The call letters had previously been used for a TV station in Portsmouth, Virginia.
In 1980, WTOV-TV and WTRF-TV swapped affiliations, with WTOV-TV becoming an NBC affiliate. The station has since added a secondary affiliation with Fox on its digital subchannel. WTOV-TV is currently owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group and operates from studios and transmitter facilities on Burr Avenue in Mingo Junction, Ohio.
WTOV-TV has been a significant source of local news, weather, sports, and entertainment programming for the Ohio Valley area. The station's commitment to community service and quality broadcasting has made it a trusted and respected media outlet in the region.
To learn more: Wikipedia (https://shorturl.at/9LHM3), PBRTV (https://shorturl.at/Q3CLH), WTOV-TV (https://tinyurl.com/4vvx2a69)
Photo credit and caption: "WTOV's News SUV in Pittsburgh on 4/29/18 covering the Pittsburgh Pirates." (Bbabybear02 at English Wikipedia)
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