WTRF-TV
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| Wheeling, West Virginia | |
| Branding | 7 NEWS |
| Slogan | Your Town *Your State* Your Future |
| Channels | 7 (VHF) analog, 32 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | CBS (since 1980) |
| Owner | West Virginia Media Holdings |
| Founded | October 24, 1953 |
| Call letters meaning | W Two Radio Frequencies referring to AM and FM stations with same calls |
| Former callsigns | None |
| Former affiliations | NBC (1953-1980) ABC (secondary, 1953-1980) |
| Transmitter Power | 316 kW Analog 4.5 kW Digital STA 730.9 kW Digital CP |
| Website | www.wtrf.com |
WTRF-TV channel 7 is the CBS affiliate serving Northern West Virginia, North Central West Virginia, Eastern Ohio, and Western Pennsylvania. It started broadcasting on October 24, 1953. This station is based in Wheeling, West Virginia. It is owned and operated by West Virginia Media Holdings. Its transmitter is located in adjacent Bridgeport, Ohio.
They were the first local station to use videotape and also the first to hook up via satellite in 1981. WTRF's first formal network affiliation was with NBC-TV, but carried programs from all networks, at that time. By 1979, however, its only secondary affiliation was with ABC-TV, which it shared with, then WSTV-TV, Steubenville, Ohio (the only other television station in its television market). By this time, neither station carried much ABC programming.
On January 7, 1980, each station "swapped" their primary network affiliations; WTRF dropped NBC, and picked up CBS, while WSTV, conversely, went from CBS to NBC, as well as changing its call letters to WTOV-TV. At the same time, both stations dropped their secondary affiliation with ABC, with WTAE-TV from nearby Pittsburgh (one of ABC's strongest affiliates) becoming the market's default ABC affiliate.
WTRF will be starting a new Fox affiliate for the Wheeling/Steubenville market, which is currently serviced by Pittsburgh's WPGH-TV. It is not clear if this will be cable-only or also available via WTRF-DT 32. This is per users4.ev1.net/~chipk/CW.html/.
[edit] News Team
- Mike Anthony - Sports Reporter
- Jerry Echemann - Reporter
- Dave Elias - Reporter
- Nate Fluharty - Reporter
- Jim Forbes - Managing Editor/Anchor at 5, 6 and 11
- Michael Haynes - Chief Meteorologist
- Steve Mazure - Morning/Noon Anchor
- Scott Nolte - Sports Director
- Shauna Parsons - Weekend Anchor Reporter/Producer
- Stacy Rich - Reporter
- Dave Stingo - General Sales Manager, WBOY-TV/NASCAR Commentator
- Chris Stirewalt - Political Editor, The State Journal
- Leigh Ann Towne - Anchor at 5, 6 and 11
- Dr. Dave Walker - Morning Meteorologist
- D.K. Wright - Reporter
[edit] Mailing Address
96 16th Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
[edit] External link
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WTRF 7 (CBS) - WTOV 9 (NBC) - WJPW-CA 18 / WVTX-CA 28 (Ind/WBGN) - WSSS-LP 29 (MTV2) - W41AA 41 (PBS/WVPB) - WWVW-LP 56 (JTV) |
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| Pittsburgh market stations serving the area | |||
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KDKA 2 (CBS) - WTAE 4 (ABC) - WPXI 11 (NBC) - WQED 13 (PBS) - WPMY 22 (MNTV) - WPGH 53 (Fox) |
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| Youngstown market stations received in area | |||
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WFMJ 21 (NBC) - WKBN 27 (CBS) - WYTV 33 (ABC) See also: Broadcast television stations in the Cleveland, Youngstown, Columbus, Parkersburg, Zanesville and Pittsburgh markets
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WDTV 5 (Weston) - WTRF 7 (Wheeling) - WOWK 13 (Huntington) - WVNS 59 (Lewisburg) |
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| See also: ABC, The CW, Fox, My Network TV, NBC, PBS, and Other Stations in West Virginia | |
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Corporate Staff: Bray Cary (President & CEO) | W. Marston Becker | R. Charles Dusic, III | Chris Leister | Roger Lyons | Bob Calvert | John Osborne | Jeff Whitman | John Fawcett | James F. Reed, CPA | Sue Bosio | Kristen Heiser | Emily McCarty | Tom Gaudino | Charlotte Cohen | Jack Scott | Christa Phillips | Dave Stingo | Michelle Reinhart |
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Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: None, privately held. | Website: www.wvmh.com |
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