WJAC-TV facts for kids
Quick facts for kids WJAC-TV |
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| Johnstown/Altoona/State College, Pennsylvania | |
| Branding | WJAC-TV (general) WJAC-TV News (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Coverage You Can Count On Across the Alleghenies |
| Channels | Analog: 6 |
| Subchannels | 6.1 NBC 6.2 RTN |
| Owner | Cox Enterprises, Inc. (WPXI, Inc.) |
| First air date | September 15, 1949 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Johnstown Automotive Company (original owner) |
| Former channel number(s) | 13 (1949–1952) |
| Former affiliations | All secondary: CBS (1949–1953) ABC (1949-1980s) DuMont (1949–1955) |
| Website | www.wjactv.com |
WJAC-TV is the local NBC channel in the Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania area. It is owned by Cox Enterprises, which also owns WPXI-TV in nearby Pittsburgh.
History
WJAC-TV first appeared on television on September 15, 1949. It was originally owned by Johnstown Automotive Company. It was originallly on channel 13 before moving to channel 6 in 1952. In the 1960s, Johnstown Automotive sold the television station to The Tribune-Democrat. In 1997 it was sold to Sunrise Television, which later became part of Cox in 2000.
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