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WVTX-CD

Bridgeport, Ohio Wheeling, West Virginia United States
City	Bridgeport, Ohio
Channels	Digital: 28 (UHF) Virtual: 28
Branding	My Ohio Valley ABC Ohio Valley (on CD2)
Ownership
Owner	OTA Broadcasting, LLC (OTA Broadcasting (PIT), LLC)
Operator	Nexstar Media Group
History
Founded	April 28, 1989; 35 years ago (1989-04-28)
First air date	December 15, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-12-15)
Last air date	October 25, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-10-25) (18 years, 314 days)
Former call signs	W28AS (1989–2004) WDBW-CA (January–February 2004) WVTX-CA (2004–2013)
Former affiliations	Independent (via WBGN-CD, 1998–2004 and 2006–2013) UPN (2004–2006) Fox (via WTRF-DT2, 2013–2014) MyNetworkTV (via WTRF-DT2, 2013–2017) ABC (CD2, via WTRF-DT3, 2013–2017)
Call sign meaning	West Virginia Transmitter ("TX")
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	68408
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	137 m (449 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°3′15.4″N 80°45′33.6″W / 40.054278°N 80.759333°W / 40.054278; -80.759333
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	Home Page

WVTX-CD (channel 28) was a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Bridgeport, Ohio, United States, serving the Wheeling, West Virginia–Steubenville, Ohio market. WVTX-CD, along with its transmission facilities, were owned by OTA Broadcasting, LLC, a company owned by Michael Dell's MSD Capital, which also owned 11 other Class A television stations. WTRF's owner, Nexstar Media Group, programmed WVTX under a time brokerage agreement.

History

WVTX-CD was originally a translator for independent Pittsburgh station WBGN-LP with the W28AS call sign. The station's call sign changed to WDBW-CA on January 16, 2004, and again to WVTX-CA on February 17, 2004.

Under a local marketing agreement that 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 WB affiliate WBWO.

WVTX-CA affiliated with UPN in December 2004 and became the only UPN affiliate serving West Virginia viewers; it produced programming such as a daily 5:30 p.m. newscast and coverage of local church services. WVTX-CA also enjoyed carriage on several area cable systems including Comcast, which carried the station on channel 3.

When UPN and the WB merged to form The CW in September 2006, WVTX-CA lost its network affiliation; the CW affiliation went to WBWO. WVTX Inc. then returned WVTX-CA to the Bruno-Goodworth Network, and the station returned to simulcasting WBGN-LP. The station soon began broadcasting digitally, and assumed its final call sign of WVTX-CD on May 2, 2013. As Wheeling's only independent television station, WVTX-CD aired a mix of local programs and first run syndicated programming. The station was no longer carried on the Comcast system, but remained available over the air.

On September 26, 2013, Bruno-Goodworth Network signed a time brokerage agreement with WTRF-TV (channel 7, then owned by West Virginia Media Holdings). Under the agreement, WVTX-CD's main channel began to carry the Fox and MyNetworkTV programming of WTRF's second subchannel and the ABC programming of WTRF's third subchannel. OTA Broadcasting purchased the Bruno-Goodworth Network and its 11 television stations, including WVTX, on October 10, 2013. Fox programming was dropped September 1, 2014 after WTRF lost the affiliation to WTOV-TV (channel 9). Nexstar Broadcasting Group announced on November 17, 2015 that it would purchase the West Virginia Media Holdings stations, including WTRF-TV, for $130 million; it assumed control of the stations through a time brokerage agreement in December 2015 and completed the acquisition on January 31, 2017.

Spectrum reallocation

In the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s incentive auction, WVTX-CD sold its spectrum for $6,100,391; at the time, the station indicated that it would enter into a post-auction channel sharing agreement. WVTX-CD ceased operations October 25, 2017; OTA Broadcasting surrendered its license to the FCC for cancellation on October 26, 2017.

Subchannels

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WVTX-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Time Brokerage Agreement" (PDF). Public Inspection File. Federal Communications Commission. September 26, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
3. "Quarterly Issues/Programs List for Station WVTX-CD" (PDF). Public Inspection File. Federal Communications Commission. January 10, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
4. "Pittsburgh-anchored Class A TV group sold". Radio & Television Business Report. June 3, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
5. "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
6. Eck, Kevin (July 11, 2014). "Sinclair Adds FOX Affiliation to Wheeling-Steubenville Station". TVSpy. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
7. ^ "Nexstar Buys 4 W.Va. TVs For $130M". TVNewsCheck. November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
8. "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
9. "FCC Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction Auction 1001 Winning Bids" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. April 4, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
10. "Suspension of Operations of a Digital Class A Station Application (WVTX-CD)". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
11. "Cancellation Application (WVTX-CD)". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
12. "RabbitEars TV Query for WVTX". RabbitEars.info.

• Television stations in the Wheeling–Steubenville market
• Television channels and stations established in 1998
• 1998 establishments in Ohio
• Television channels and stations disestablished in 2017
• 2017 disestablishments in Ohio
• Low-power television stations in Ohio
• Defunct television stations in the United States
• Defunct mass media in Ohio