WHTM-TV

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WHTM-TV
Harrisburg / York / Lancaster / Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Branding	ABC27
Slogan	A Better Choice for News
Channels	27 (UHF) analog, 10 (VHF) digital
Affiliations	ABC
Owner	Harrisburg Television, Inc. (a division of Allbritton Communications Company)
Founded	February 14, 1953
Call letters meaning	W Harrisburg Times Mirror (previous owner)
Former callsigns	WTPA-TV (1953-1980)
Former affiliations	None
Website	abc27.com

WHTM-TV channel 27 is the ABC television affiliate serving Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and the Susquehanna Valley. Its transmitter is located near Harrisburg.

Contents 1 History 2 Newscasts 2.1 Weekdays 2.2 Weekends 3 External links

[edit] History

The station first went on air on February 14, 1953 as an ABC affiliate under the call letters WTPA-TV, under local owners. WTPA-TV originally operated on channel 71, but bought an unbuilt construction permit for channel 27 held by another company, and moved there in the 1950s. The station was sold to Starr Broadcasting Company in 1963. The Times Mirror Company acquired the station in 1980 and changed its calls to WHTM-TV. The station was sold to Smith Broadcasting Company in 1984 and acquired by its current owners Allbritton Communications in 1996.

The station launched its digital signal on VHF channel 10 in 1999.

[edit] Newscasts

[edit] Weekdays

• ABC27 News at 5:00 & 6:00AM (ABC 27 Daybreak)
• ABC27 News at 12Noon (12Noon-12:30PM)
• ABC27 News Live at 5 (5:00-6:00PM)
• ABC27 News at 6 (6:00-6:30PM)
• ABC27 News at 7 (7:00-7:30PM)
• ABC27 News Nightside (11:00-11:35PM)

[edit] Weekends

• ABC27 News at 6 Weekend (6:00-6:30PM)
• ABC27 News Weekend at 11 (11:00-11:35PM)

In addition, ABC27 Weather Now airs everyday from 3:04-5:00AM.

[edit] External links

• WHTM-TV Homepage
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WHTM-TV