WCHS-TV
ABC affiliate in Charleston, West Virginia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WCHS-TV (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Charleston, West Virginia, United States, serving the Charleston–Huntington market as an affiliate of ABC and Fox. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which provides certain services to WVAH-TV (channel 11, also licensed to Charleston) under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Cunningham Broadcasting. However, Sinclair effectively owns WVAH-TV as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith. The two stations share studios on Piedmont Road in Charleston; WCHS-TV's transmitter is located atop Coal Mountain, south of Scott Depot, West Virginia.
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City | Charleston, West Virginia |
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First air date | August 15, 1954 (69 years ago) (1954-08-15) |
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Call sign meaning | From WCHS radio; Charleston |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 71280 |
ERP | 533 kW |
HAAT | 514.1 m (1,687 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°24′28″N 81°54′12″W |
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Website | wchstv |
Along with sister station WSYX in Columbus, Ohio, WCHS-TV also doubles as a default ABC affiliate for the Parkersburg, West Virginia–Marietta, Ohio market since that area does not have an ABC station of its own. WCHS-TV serves the West Virginia side of the market.