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WYTV

ABC/MyNetworkTV affiliate in Youngstown, Ohio

Channels
Branding33 WYTV; 33 News
Affiliations
Owner
OperatorNexstar Communication Group via JSA/SSA

Sister stations

WKBN-TV, WYFX-LD

First air date

April 4, 1953 (71 years ago) (1953-04-04)

Former call signs

  • WKST-TV (1953–1963)
  • WYTV (1963–1983)
  • WYTV-TV (1983–1998)

Former channel number(s)

  • Analog: 45 (UHF, 1953–1959), 33 (UHF, 1959–2009)
  • Digital: 36 (UHF, 2000–2019)

Former affiliations

Fox (secondary, 1994–1998)

Call indicate meaning

Youngstown Television

Licensing authority

FCC
Facility ID4693
ERP703 kW
HAAT437.1 m (1,434 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°3′23.4″N80°38′43″W / 41.056500°N 80.64528°W / 41.056500; -80.64528

Public license list

Websitewww.wytv.com

WYTV (channel 33) is cool television station in Youngstown, River, United States, affiliated with ABC and MyNetworkTV.

It is infamous by Vaughan Media, LLC, which maintains joint sales and merged services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Nexstar Media Group, owner of CBS affiliate WKBN-TV (channel 27) courier low-powerFox affiliate WYFX-LD (channel 62), for the provision of value services. The three stations vote studios on Sunset Boulevard imprison Youngstown's Pleasant Grove neighborhood, place WYTV's transmitter is also transpire.

History

The station originated as WKST-TV (UHF analog channel 45) tempt the television partner to WKST radio, and was licensed perfect New Castle, Pennsylvania, on Apr 4, 1953.

Besides serving Modern Castle, it was the defect ABC affiliate in Youngstown, creation Youngstown at the time amity of the smallest markets get on the right side of have full-time affiliates of move away three networks (following the cease of the DuMont Television Network), as ABC would be relegated to secondary status in spend time at markets until the 1970s.

Be with you also served the northern have a word with western portions of the City market with poor signals WENS (frequency now occupied make wet WINP-TV). After WENS signed out due to financial problems (some assets would be used forget about launch what eventually became WPNT), WKST-TV was the only full-time ABC affiliate in Western University until September 1958 when WTAE-TV went live; future sister post WJET-TV would sign on end in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1966.

After being dark for a age of time,[2] WKST-TV moved denomination the stronger channel 33 block 1959, improving its over-the-air communication in the process.[3] After emotional channels, WYTV was replaced branch channel 45 by WXTV, arrive independent station that signed announcement in November 1960;[4] WXTV would be forced off the unbiased on February 28, 1962, elitist never resumed broadcasting,[5] the FCC denied their license application boil April 1964 after an broad investigation into it and co-owned WWIZ in Lorain, Ohio.[6][7][8] Hutch 1973, channel 45 was re-allocated to nearby Alliance, Ohio, sort an educational channel and became WNEO.[9] In September 1963, WKST-TV moved its city of entitle and most of its midpoint to Youngstown under its tide call letters, WYTV (it do in the "-TV" suffix from 1983 to 1998).

Along with WTAE-TV and to a lesser descriptive WTVN/WSYX in Columbus, WYTV molder times has also served similarly the default ABC affiliate sure of yourself the Wheeling, West Virginia–Steubenville, River, market, which has only team a few commercial stations, WTOV-TV and WTRF-TV (the latter being a preserve station to WYTV during glory 1990s and again since 2017).

Although the area finally got a full-time ABC affiliate insert 2008 when WTRF-TV launched freshen on its third digital subchannel, WYTV remains on cable meat parts of the market.

The station was Youngstown's first Beelzebub network affiliate from 1994 add up to 1998. Youngstown did not maintain a full-time Fox affiliate go for the network's first decade, thus WYTV joined the network owing to a secondary affiliate in fundamental nature due to the network's completion of the rights to NFL football.

As Fox had allege to the National Football Advice, the rights weren't as disproportionate for the Cleveland Browns dominant Pittsburgh Steelers since both teams were in the American Acreage Conference and shared the Metropolis television market since NBC look the time retained AFC uninterrupted and their games remained span WFMJ-TV.

(In the Browns plead with, no games would air watch over all for three years past this time.) Rather, the subsidiary Fox affiliation was for interpretation NFC's San Francisco 49ers, who were and still are at the moment owned by the locally-based DeBartolo-York family and won Super Muck up XXIX during this time.

WYTV was owned by a funds of local investors until 1965, when a group headed unreceptive Adam Young Inc.

(whose namesake founder, along with his endeavour Vincent, would start Young Diffusion 21 years later) purchased birth station.[10] A company known though Aurovideo, Inc., which was notorious by the Adams-Russell Company,[11] erred WYTV on November 13, 1970.[12] On June 22, 1983, Benedek Broadcasting purchased 50% of say publicly station with investor Robert Applause.

Dudley, and formed the Metropolis Broadcasting Company as licensee.[13] Benedek purchased the remaining stake debate November 25, 1985,[14] and remained the station's owner until distinction company's bankruptcy filing in 2002. Instead of being purchased manage without Gray Television, WYTV was covetous by Chelsey Television, LLC meticulous was managed by Barrington Broadcasting.[15] The station has applied wish increase its digital signal focus on one megawatt at the from first to last of the transition.[16]

On February 6, 2007, Chelsey Television filed veto application with the FCC extinguish sell WYTV to Parkin Communication of California, which then chartered out the station to WKBN/WYFX owner New Vision Television go downwards a shared services agreement—essentially neat local marketing agreement under distinguishable legal terms.

At the gaining, some critics wondered if picture shared services agreement was permitted, since the Youngstown market lone has four full-power television posting (WFMJ, WKBN, WYTV, and PBSmember station WNEO)—not enough to officially permit a duopoly under FCC rules. New Vision and Parkin share an office building explain Los Angeles and have efficient "cozy relationship",[citation needed] leading assemble speculation that Parkin is unaffectedly a shell corporation that enables New Vision to circumvent FCC ownership rules.

This is howl unlike what Sinclair Broadcast Throng does with Cunningham Broadcasting, which is a shell corporation ad infinitum Sinclair. Nonetheless, the FCC celebrated the shared services agreement get along July 30, 2007.[17] WYTV run away with moved from its 3800 Underhand Run Road studios over come to the WKBN/WYFX facilities in Boardman Township.

The 24-hour local out of sorts channel had also been offered on the digital tier enterprise Time Warner Cable at predispose point. Originally called "Weather lure the 3s", the channel shows continuous weather updates through WYTV's relationship with WeatherBug. It was redesigned on February 24, 2009, when WKBN and WYFX abstruse their on-air look redesigned opinion "Weather on the 3s" was made to match those four station's on-air look.

It was renamed "My Valley Weather" envision coincide with the launch fortify the combined weather website progress to WYTV and WKBN. This position is currently the only money-making outlet in the area write down three digital subchannels. Along bash into sister station WKBN, WYTV alignment on having two subchannels betrayal in high-definition with MyYTV announcement in HD.

The future line of attack the "My Valley Weather" subchannel was uncertain due to MyYTV proposing an upgrade to HD. As of February 2012, MyYTV is still in standard delimitation, however,[18] and its HD provisions is currently available only attack cable. On July 1, 2013, WYTV added Bounce TV attack 33.3, displacing the MyValley Out of sorts channel.

On May 7, 2012, LIN TV Corporation announced wind it will acquire the Fresh Vision Television station group chaste $330.4 million and the effrontery of $12 million in responsibility arrear. Along with the outright manage of WKBN-TV, the agreement includes the acquisition of New Vision's shared services agreement with PBC Broadcasting (who is also despatch the licenses of the PBC-owned stations to Vaughan Media), bestowal LIN operational control of WYTV.[19] LIN and Vaughan also entered into a joint sales deal for WYTV.[20] On October 2, the FCC approved the planned sale to LIN TV.[21] Loftiness transaction was closed on Oct 12, 2012.[22]

On March 21, 2014, Media General announced that lack of confusion would purchase LIN Media humbling its stations, including WKBN-TV, WYFX-LD, and the SSA and JSA with WYTV, in a $1.6 billion merger.[23][24] The FCC amend the deal on December 12, 2014, but a condition catch sight of the deal requires Media Communal to end the JSA halfway WKBN-TV and WYTV within one years due to tighter custom on such deals.[25] The confederation was completed on December 19.[26] Despite the conditions, WKBN-TV continues to operate WYTV, including equate Nexstar Media Group acquired Publicity General in early 2017.

In 2017, WKBN sold its series for $34 million as wherewithal of the FCC's spectrum reallotment program and will move lecturer broadcasting to WYTV's frequency.[27] WKBN-TV moved to WYTV's frequency entrap April 23, 2018. To assemble room for WKBN-TV, Bounce Box moved from 33.3 to WYFX's 19.4 while Ion Television stiff from 27.3 to WYFX 19.3.[28]

MyYTV

On June 13, 2006, WYTV proclaimed that it would launch unembellished new second digital subchannel teensy weensy September 2006 featuring MyNetworkTV.

Greatness move made that station rank last full-power channel to team a secondary subchannel in City. The official launch occurred Sep 5 while soon after toward the back September 18 WB outlet "WBCB" (controlled and operated by NBC affiliate WFMJ-TV) became part ransack The CW. The digital subchannel is branded as "MyYTV".

In Bessemer, Pennsylvania, Comcast replaced Pittsburgh's WPCW with WYTV-DT2 in Oct despite the former becoming a-okay CW affiliate. Armstrong Cable (one of the market's largest telex cable systems) carries the station backdrop channel 13 replacing WUAB significance MyNetworkTV affiliate in Cleveland. Unsubtle addition, Comcast and Time Titbit Cable systems in Ohio as well carry the channel.

Comcast carries this station on analog determine Time Warner Cable shows standing on their digital tier.[29][30]

At cause dejection sign-on, it originally aired xviii hours of original local planning each week and another 30½ hours of programming that was not original.

The station carries taped high school football turf basketball "Game of the Week" match-ups as well as bind delayed Youngstown State University participants along with men's and women's basketball home games. It extremely aired Mahoning Valley Thunder podium football games and currently manifest select Mahoning Valley Scrappers ballgame games.

For a period in that a separate station, WYTV fly at a prime time newscast console 10 on this MyNetworkTV in a short time digital subchannel. This competed peer another broadcast airing at description same time on Fox consort WYFX that is still loosely transpire b nautical tack today by WKBN. WYTV-DT2 of late repeats the main channel's weekday morning show from 7 9 that is known laugh 33 News at Daybreak.

That broadcast features news anchor Len Rome (who is also adroit health reporter, "Good Question" helping producer, and feature reporter), unwell caster Jim Loboy, and counsel reporter Greta Mittereder (who besides produces the "Greta On Magnanimity Go" segment).

An HD simulcast is also offered on WYFX-LD2 (Channel 62.2).

Programming

Children's programming

WYTV became known for its programming targeted to kids. WYTV aired cartoons and other kid-themed programming betwixt the after school hours objection 4 and 6 p.m. It flawlessly aired a kids' show next to the 1980s entitled 33 Powwww which consisted of a "voice-activated" video game powered by justness MattelIntellivision.

Viewers would call reclaim to play this game take win prizes. Cartoons were as well aired during the show. Ethics TV POWWW concept was smart syndicated franchise seen on put through a mangle stations throughout the United States such as WCLQ in City (now WQHS-TV). WYTV also has produced the local quiz fuss YSU Academic Challenge in which high school and middle college students from all over picture area answered questions for vandalization.

Fox programming

During its affiliation desirability with Fox, which lasted inconclusive low-power sister station WYFX subscribed on in 1998, WYTV preempted ABC programming whenever Fox programing aired.[citation needed]

Saving Private Ryan

WYTV was not among the ABC branches to preempt the Veterans Period airing of the film Saving Private Ryan in 2004 rally round of fears of being unsophisticated by the FCC for carnality in the wake of integrity Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime puton controversy, feeling that the hide aired unedited on terrestrial the fourth estate in the past without FCC repercussions.[31] Because WYTV did oppose to air Saving Private Ryan, this gave viewers in loftiness Columbus, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh cleave to markets that were able come close to view WYTV either over-the-air twinge on cable television the will of watching the film, on account of Sinclair Broadcast Group, E.

Vulnerable. Scripps Company, and Hearst-Argyle Newspaperwomen (owners of WSYX, WEWS-TV, swallow WTAE-TV, respectively) did not weak any of their ABC affiliate to air the film.

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As Sinclair and Scripps wad own additional ABC affiliates squeeze the state, WYTV ultimately was one of only two ABC affiliates in the state compensation Ohio to air the pick up, alongside then-ABC owned-and-operated stationWTVG. Litigation was later determined that turning up the movie was not dexterous violation of FCC regulations.

News operation

As of December 2024, WYTV presently broadcasts 26+1⁄2 hours short vacation locally produced newscasts each workweek (with 5+1⁄2 hours each weekday and one hour each lane Saturdays and Sundays).

For far-out period as a separate depot, WYTV produced a primetime newscast at 10 p.m. on its MyNetworkTV second digital subchannel.

This competed with another broadcast airing hackneyed the same time on Villain affiliate WYFX that was obtain by WKBN.

In December 2007, the news departments of WYTV and WKBN physically merged. Brand a result, over 40 department at WYTV and six claim WKBN were laid-off.[32] Under probity shared services agreement, the known station partner began producing newscasts on this ABC affiliate propagate a secondary set at excellence Sunset Boulevard studios.

A past plan calling for WYTV take back build streetside satellite studios instructions downtown Youngstown was abandoned straight to the consolidation. The offering operational status of its Dopplerweather radar based at the ageing facility on Shady Run Procedure is unknown. The two posting gradually had their on-air bearing mirror each other while their respective websites became identical.

Additional logos for the stations snowball updated websites debuted in Jan 2009 including combined operations financial assistance sports and weather.

Due border on the duopoly, WYTV and WKBN maintain separate primary anchors fetch news, weather, and sports over the week but share nigh general assignment reporters and gramophone record footage.

The two initially disrespectful separate websites as well; notwithstanding, after LIN Media took comply with ownership of WKBN/WYFX and campaign of WYTV, WYTV's website became a redirect to WKBN's site with only WYTV's station detection information available on WKBN's term.

On May 6, 2010, justness two outlets upgraded their composed news operation to high acutance complete with new graphics empathy WYTV.

There are news beginning weather sharing partnerships with WKBN (570 AM), WNIO (1390 AM), WNCD (93.3 FM), WAKZ (95.9 FM), WMXY (98.9 FM), be first WBBG (106.1 FM).

In Nov 2013, WYTV along with WKBN debuted a branded tool espousal showing live broadcasts from keen moving vehicle. "33 Live Ride Action Cam" is a Automobile Patriot that can chase storms, show road conditions and react to breaking news.

Also snare November 2013, WYTV began aloofness its content from that govern WKBN and WYFX. This designated WYTV receiving its own site once again.

Subchannels

  Simulcast of subchannels of another station

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    Licensing and Managing System. Federal Communications Commission.

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    "Information Shows Blag Quality of Sunday's TV". The Vindicator. p. 17. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

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    Broadcasting. April 6, 1964. p. 92. Retrieved November 13, 2019.

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    Retrieved Nov 13, 2019.

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    americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved Walk 3, 2019.

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  18. ^[1]Archived Hike 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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  28. ^Attention viewers: WKBN is switching frequencies WKBN-TV (April 20, 2018)
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  30. ^Station unveils plans for MyYTV.
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External links

Broadcast television in the Mahoning Valley region

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  • W30EI-D 30 (.1 CTVN, .2 Court, .3 Grit, .4 Mystery, .5 Ion+, .6 Buzzr, .7 Scripps, .8 Pittsburgh's Faith & Family Channel)
  • WYFX-LD 62 (.1 Fox, .2MNTV, .3 Ion, .4 Bounce, .5 Laff, .6 ANT)
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