WTRF-DT2
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| Wheeling, West Virginia/ Steubenville, Ohio | |
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| Branding | Fox Ohio Valley |
| Channels | Digital: WTRF-DT 7.2 (VHF) |
| Affiliations |
Fox (primary) MyNetworkTV (secondary) |
| Owner | West Virginia Media Holdings |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Call letters' meaning | see WTRF |
| Transmitter power | 25.4 kW (digital) |
| Height | 293 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 6869 (digital) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°3′41.1″N 80°45′8.5″W / 40.061417°N 80.752361°W (digital) |
| Website | myfoxov.com |
WTRF-DT2 is the primary Fox and secondary MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia and the Allegheny Plateau of Eastern Ohio. It is a second digital subchannel of CBS affiliate WTRF-TV which is owned by West Virginia Media Holdings. Over-the-air, the station broadcasts a digital signal on VHF channel 7.2 from a transmitter in Bridgeport, Ohio. Known on-air as Fox Ohio Valley, this can also be seen on Comcast channel 12. WTRF-DT2's parent station has studios on 16th Street in Downtown Wheeling. Syndicated programming on the channel includes: Everybody Loves Raymond, Two and a Half Men, Family Guy, and Maury. Programming from MyNetworkTV airs weeknights from 11 to 1 in the morning.
Launched in 2007, WTRF-DT2 is the second newest channel in the Wheeling/Steubenville area behind WTRF-DT3. Previously, WPGH-TV out of nearby Pittsburgh served the market as the de facto affiliate. However, it is still widely available over-the-air and on cable in the area. As a result of Fox and MyNetworkTV airing on WTRF-DT2 and the recent launch of ABC on WTRF's third digital subchannel, the tiny Wheeling/Steubenville market no longer lacks any major affiliate.
Newscasts
WTRF-DT2 is home to the area only nightly 10 o'clock broadcast. The second hour of the main channel's weekday morning show is repeated at 7 on that station. The weekend prime time broadcast originates from WOWK-TV's facilities on 5th Avenue in Downtown Huntington. However, there is a local sports report.
7 News at 6 A.M.
(Weekday Mornings 7 to 8)
- Anchor:
- Stacy Rich
- Weather:
- Ashley Dougherty
Fox Ohio Valley News (10 to 10:30 p.m.)
Weeknights
- Anchors:
- Jim Forbes
- Leigh Ann Towne
- Weather:
- Dr. Dave Walker
- Sports:
- Scott Nolte
Weekends
- Anchor:
- Kristen Sell
- Weather:
- Jared Hoffman
- Sports:
- Mike Anthony
WTRF-DT2 uses additional news personnel from WTRF. See that article for a complete listing.
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