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Baltimore, Md. TV chronology

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1947
WMAR/ch. 2 (independent) signs on.

1948
WMAR/ch. 2 becomes a CBS affiliate.
WBAL/ch. 11 (NBC) signs on.
WAAM/ch. 13 (ABC primary, Dumont secondary) signs on.

1955
WAAM/ch. 13 drops Dumont.

1957
WAAM/ch. 13 changes call to WJZ.

1967
WMET/ch. 24 (independent) signs on.

1969
WMPB/ch. 67 (NET) signs on.

1970
WMPB/ch. 67 becomes a PBS affiliate.

1971
WBFF/ch. 45 (independent) signs on.

1972
WMET/ch. 24 goes off the air.

1981
WMAR/ch. 2 switches to NBC.
WBAL/ch. 11 switches to CBS.
WNUV/ch. 54 (independent) signs on.

1985
WJKL/ch. 24 (religious independent) signs on.

1986
WBFF/ch. 45 becomes a Fox affiliate.

1987
WJKL/ch. 24 switches to Home Shopping and changes call to WHSN.

1995
WMAR/ch. 2 switches to ABC.
WBAL/ch. 11 switches back to NBC.
WJZ/ch. 13 switches to CBS.
WHSN/ch. 24 becomes a UPN affiliate and changes call to WUTB.
WNUV/ch. 54 becomes a WB affiliate.

2006
WUTB/ch. 24 becomes a My Network TV affiliate.
WNUV/ch. 54 becomes a CW affiliate.

2009
All analog broadcasts cease. The following list shows each station's physical digital channel in parentheses and subcarriers in italics.
WMAR/ch. 2 (38) - 2.2 - Live Well Network
WBAL/ch. 11 (11) - 11.2 - Me-TV
WJZ/ch. 13 (13)
WUTB/ch. 24 (41) - 24.2 - Bounce TV
WBFF/ch. 45 (46) - 45.2 - This TV; 45.3 - ZUUS TV
WNUV/ch. 54 (40)
WMPB/ch. 67 (29) - 67.2 - MPT2; 67.3 - V-Me
 
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1982 - 54 WNUV signed on with a Business News format and religious shows from 6 AM to 6 PM and SUbscription TV Super TV after 6

1983 - 54 WNUV began adding some low budget cartoons in the 7 to 8 time slot and in afternoons 4 to 6 and some low budget syndicated shows 5 to 7 PM weekdays

1984 - September - 54 WNUV drops business news and goes to a general entertainment format from 6 AM to 7 PM weekdays and until 3 PM weekends

1986 - January - Channel 24 WJKL modifies mostly religious format to a family general entertainment format

April - 54 WNUV drops Super TV and becomes an entertainment independent station full time
 
I moved to the Baltimore DMA from Delaware Co., PA in April 1985 and remember being fascinated by WNUV's scrambled jingle accompanied by a continuous loop WNUV jingle. "Watch what we're doing now!"

ixnay
 
You're actually wrong!

Its supposed to say...

1991
WMJF/ch. 16 (Independent) signs on

1995
WMAR/ch. 2 switches to ABC.
WBAL/ch. 11 switches back to NBC.
WJZ/ch. 13 switches to CBS.
WMJF/ch .16 becomes a WB affiliate.
WNUV/ch. 54 becomes a UPN affiliate.

1998
WMJF/ch. 16 reverts to Independent.
WHSW/ch. 24 becomes a UPN affiliate and changes call to WUTB.
WNUV/ch. 54 becomes a WB affiliate.
 
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