List of television stations in Pennsylvania

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For a list of Pennsylvania television stations by channel number order, see List of television stations in Pennsylvania (by channel number).

This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the state of Pennsylvania, as of 2003:

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[edit] Erie Area

[edit] Harrisburg/Lancaster/York Area

  • Channel 8: WGAL - (NBC) - Lancaster, (World's Gardens At Lancaster) owned by Hearst-Argyle Television.
  • Channel 15: WLYH-TV - (The CW) - Harrisburg, owned by Clear Channel.
  • Channel 21: WHP-TV - (CBS/MyNetworkTV digital subchannel) - Harrisburg (W Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), owned by Clear Channel.
  • Channel 27: WHTM-TV - (ABC) - Harrisburg
  • Channel 33: WITF-TV - (PBS) - Harrisburg, public television
  • Channel 35: W35BT - (CTVN) - Harrisburg (religious)
  • Channel 43: WPMT - (FOX) - York
  • Channel 49: WGCB-TV - Red Lion (religious)

[edit] Johnstown/Altoona Area

  • Channel 3: WPSU - (PBS) - Clearfield
  • Channel 6: WJAC - (NBC) - Johnstown/Altoona, owned by Cox Broadcasting.
  • Channel 8: WWCP - (FOX) - Johnstown/Altoona, operates WATM-TV.
  • Channel 10: WTAJ - (CBS) - Altoona/Johnstown
  • Channel 23: WATM - (ABC) - Altoona/Johnstown, operated by WWCP-TV under working agreement.
  • Channel 47: WKBS - (CTVN) - Altoona

[edit] Philadelphia Area

  • Channel 3: KYW - (CBS) - Philadelphia, CBS 3, originally WPTZ, former NBC affiliate, now a CBS O&O station.
  • Channel 6: WPVI - (ABC) - Philadelphia, 6 ABC (W Philadelphia VI=Roman numeral 6) ABC O&O station.
  • Channel 7: W07CB - (Independent) - Philadelphia, low-power, initially a Channel America affiliate
  • Channel 10: WCAU - (NBC) - Philadelphia, NBC 10, was originally a CBS O&O station, but CBS sold it to NBC to make room for KYW. Now an NBC O&O station.
  • Channel 12: WHYY - (PBS) - Philadelphia
  • Channel 17: WPHL - (MyNetworkTV) - Philadelphia, my phl17, (W PHiLadelphia), original WB affiliate, formerly independent.
  • Channel 29: WTXF - (FOX) - Philadelphia, FOX 29, Fox O&O station.
  • Channel 35: WYBE (TV) - Independent/Public (with some Deutsche Welle programming)- Philadelphia
  • Channel 39: WLVT - (PBS) - Allentown
  • Channel 48: WGTW - (TBN) - Philadelphia, Formerly Independent station WKBS-TV
  • Channel 51: WTVE - (Independent) - Reading, Philly TV
  • Channel 57: WPSG - (The CW) - Philadelphia, Philly 57, The CW O&O station. Formerly UPN affiliate. Owned by KYW-CBS3.
  • Channel 60: WBPH - (religious) - Bethlehem
  • Channel 61: WPPX - (i, formerly PaxTV) - Philadelphia
  • Channel 69: WFMZ - (Independent) - Allentown WFMZ TV 69

[edit] Pittsburgh Area

  • Channel 2: KDKA - (CBS) - Pittsburgh, CBS O&O station.
  • Channel 4: WTAE - (ABC) - Pittsburgh, owned by Hearst-Argyle Television.
  • Channel 11: WPXI - (NBC) - Pittsburgh, (W Pittsburgh XI for Roman numeral of 11), WIIC-TV until 1981.
  • Channel 13: WQED - (PBS) - Pittsburgh Flagship PBS station, was first public TV station when it went on the air in 1954. Longtime home to "Mister Roger's Neighborhood." Also owns & operates WQEX-TV.
  • Channel 16: WQEX - (HSN/America's Store) - Pittsburgh, owned & operated by WQED-TV.
  • Channel 19: WPCW - (The CW) - Jeannette, UPN Pittsburgh, UPN O&O station.
  • Channel 22: WPMY - (MyNetworkTV) - Pittsburgh
  • Channel 29: WIIC - (MTV2) - Pittsburgh, LPTV owned by Abacus Television Network
  • Channel 35: WBYD - (Independent) - Pittsburgh, LPTV owned by Benjamin Perez.
  • Channel 40: WPCB - (CTVN) - Pittsburgh, owned by Cornerstone Communications.
  • Channel 53: WPGH - (FOX) - Pittsburgh, FOX 53 (W Pittsburgh), Owned by Sinclair Broadcasting.
  • Channel 59: WBGN - (Independent) - Pittsburgh, has several satellite stations
  • Channel 63: W63AU - (Independent) - Pittsburgh, known as WNEU

[edit] Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Area

  • Channel 16: WNEP-TV - (ABC) - Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Newswatch 16 (W North East Pennsylvania)
  • Channel 22: WYOU - (CBS) - Scranton-Wilkes-Barre WYOU News
  • Channel 28: WBRE-TV - (NBC) - Wilkes-Barre-Scranton WBRE News (Wilkes BaRrE)
  • Channel 35: WYLN-LP - (America One) - Hazleton, (We're Your Local Network) - network of lower power stations in Hazleton, Williamsport, Berwick, Shickshinny, Newport Twp, and Stroudsburg
  • Channel 38: WSWB - (The CW) - Scranton-Wilkes-Barre
  • Channel 44: WVIA-TV - (PBS) - Scranton-Wilkes-Barre (The World Via television)
  • Channel 53: WQMY - (MyNetworkTV) Williamsport
  • Channel 56: WOLF-TV - (FOX) - Hazleton, FOX 56, sole call "wolf"
  • Channel 64: WQPX - (i) - Scranton-Wilkes-Barre

[edit] Other Regions

  • Channel 17: WFXI-CA - (FOX) - Mercer, extremely-low powered satellite station for Youngstown, Ohio, Fox Affiliate WYFX-LP (See Ohio). Owned by Piedmont Television.

[edit] Cable TV Stations

[edit] Statewide

  • PCN - "Pennsylvania Cable Network" A non-profit, non-partisan network supported by cable systems, covers the State Legislature and provides interactive Call-In porgrams where viewers can talk live with newsmakers. PCN also airs factory and museum tours, high school state sports championships, profiles, and special events surrounding the State Farm Show, Groundhog Day and the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The network is headquartered in the Harrisburg area.

[edit] Philadelphia

  • Comcast SportsNet - Cable sports network.
  • Drexel University Television (DUTV) - As close to public access as most Philadelphia cable services provide. Shares some programming with WYBE TV 35, the independent public station in Philadelphia
  • CN8 - News network owned by Comcast.

[edit] Pittsburgh

  • FSN Pittsburgh - Cable sports network. Part of the Fox Sports Net group of networks.
  • PCNC - "Pittsburgh Cable News Channel" Owned by Cox Broadcasting, which owns NBC affiliates WPXI-TV (Pittsburgh) and WJAC-TV (Johnstown/Altoona).

[edit] Harrisburg

 
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