- WVTX-CA
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WVTX-CA
(satellite ofWBGN-LP ,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania )
city =
station_
station_slogan = The family's all here
station_branding = "WBGN-TV"
analog = 28 (UHF)
digital =
other_chs =
affiliations = Independent
founded = December 15th, 1998
location =Bridgeport, Ohio
callsign_meaning = West Virginia Transmitter (TX)
former_callsigns =W28AS
owner = Bruno-Goodworth Network
former_affiliations =UPN
effective_radiated_power = 150 kW(analog)
HAAT =
class = Class-A
facility_id = 68408
homepage = [http://www.wbgn.com wbgn.com]WVTX-CA is a Class-A
television station which retransmitsWBGN-LP fromPittsburgh, Pennsylvania on channel 28. The station is officially licensed to the city ofBridgeport, Ohio . WVTX-CA along with its transmission facilities are owned byBruno-Goodworth Network which also owns eleven other Class A television stations.History
WVTX-CA was originally a satellite station for independent Pittsburgh station
WBGN-LP with the W28AS call sign. The station's call sign was later changed to WVTX-CA on February 17th, 2004.Under a Local Marketing Agreement which began in late 2004 Bruno-Goodworth Network retained ownership of WVTX-CA, the station increased power, ceased transmitting WBGN programming, and started its own newscast, produced locally by WVTX Inc, which also shared ownership with cable-only WBWO-18.
WVTX-CA became the state's only
UPN affiliate and produced programming such as a daily 5:30pm newscast and coverage of local church services. WVTX-CA also enjoyed carriage on several area cable systems includingComcast which carried the station on channel 3.After a failed attempt at running the station, WVTX Inc. returned WVTX-CA to The Bruno Goodworth Network in September 2006. WVTX-CA is now Wheeling's only independent television station. WVTX-CA airs a mix of local programs and first run syndicated programming. The station is no longer carried on the Comcast system, but remains available over the air.
Network Affiliation
WVTX was affiliated
UPN from December, 2004 to September, 2006. When UPN and the WB merged to formThe CW Television Network in on September 16th, 2006, WVTX lost its network affiliation and became independent. The CW affiliation was granted toWBWO , a cable only channel in the Wheeling-Steubenville area.ee also
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