This cluster of cities is the no. 36 market in the U.S.:
1953
WFBC/ch. 4 (NBC) signs on. It originates from Greenville.
WAIM/ch. 40 (CBS primary, ABC secondary) signs on. It originates from Anderson.
1954
WLOS/ch. 13 (ABC) signs on. It originates from Asheville.
1956
WSPA/ch. 7 (CBS) signs on. It originates from Spartanburg.
WAIM/ch. 40 makes ABC its primary and CBS its secondary.
1963
WNTV/ch. 29 (NET) signs on. It originates from Greenville.
1967
WUNF/ch. 33 (NET) signs on. It originates from Asheville.
1970
WNTV/ch. 29 and WUNF/ch. 33 become PBS affiliates.
1972
WGGS/ch. 16 (religious) signs on. It originates from Greenville.
1979
WAIM/ch. 40 reverts to independent.
1980
WRET/ch. 49 (PBS) signs on. It originates from Spartanburg.
1983
WFBC/ch. 4 changes call to WYFF.
WAIM/ch. 40 changes call to WAXA.
1984
WHNS/ch, 21 (independent) signs on. Its studios are in Greenville while its transmitter is outside Brevard, N.C. It is licensed to Asheville.
WNEG/ch. 32 (independent) signs on. It is licensed to and originates from Toccoa, Ga.
WNEH/ch. 38 (PBS) signs on. It is licensed to Anderson, S.C. and originates from Greenwood, S.C.
WASV/ch. 62 (independent) signs on. It originates from Asheville.
1986
WHNS/ch. 21 and WAXA/ch. 40 become Fox affiliates.
1988
WAXA/ch. 40 reverts to independent.
1989
WAXA/ch. 40 goes off the air.
1991
WAXA/ch. 40 returns as an ABC affiliate (satellite of WLOS).
1995
WSPA/ch. 7 takes the WB as a secondary.
WHNS/ch. 21 takes UPN as a secondary.
WNEG/ch. 32 becomes a CBS affiliate. This was to accommodate viewers in northeast Georgia who could not get Atlanta's WGNX over-the-air (WAGA dropped CBS for Fox that past December).
WAXA/ch. 40 reverts to independent and changes call to WFBC.
1997
WSPA/ch. 7 drops the WB as a secondary.
WHNS/ch. 21 drops UPN as a secondary.
WASV/ch. 62 becomes a WB affiliate with UPN as secondary.
1998
WHNS/ch. 21 takes Pax as a secondary.
1999
WFBC/ch. 40 becomes a WB affiliate and changes call to WBSC.
WASV/ch. 62 drops the WB and makes UPN its primary.
2003
WHNS/ch. 21 drops Pax as a secondary.
2006
WBSC/ch. 40 becomes a My Network TV affiliate and changes call to WMYA.
WASV/ch. 62 becomes a CW affiliate and changes call to WYCW.
2008
WNEG/ch. 32 drops CBS. It picks up This TV and America One.
2009
The analog shutdown.
WYFF/ch. 4 (36) - 4.2 - This TV
WSPA/ch. 7 (7) - 7.2 - Me-TV
WLOS/ch. 13 (13) - 13.2 - My Network TV (simulcast of WYMA); 13.3 - WLOS (SD)
WGGT/ch. 16 (16) - 16.2 - My Family Too; 16.3 - Harmony
WHNS/ch. 21 (21) - 21.2 - Weather radar
WNTV/ch. 29 (9) - 29.2 - Create (Mid. - 6 AM), PBS Kids (6 AM - 8 PM), documentaries (8 PM - Mid.); 29.3 - State house coverage
WUGA/ch. 32 (24--It switched to PBS/GPB Knowledge, changed call from WNEG and moved its broadcast facilities to Athens, Ga. in 2011)
WUNF/ch. 33 (25) - 33.2 - Create; 33.3 - Explorer Channel
WNEH/ch. 38 (18) - 38.2 - Create (Mid. - 6 AM), PBS Kids (6 AM - 8 PM), documentaries (8 PM - Mid.); 38.3 - State house coverage
WMYA/ch. 40 (14--station went off the air for two weeks in 2010 due to a technical problem) - 40.2 - color bars; 40.3 - ZUUS Country
WRET/ch. 49 (43) - 49.2 - Create (Mid. - 6 AM), PBS Kids (6 AM - 8 PM), documentaries (8 PM - Mid.); 49.3 - State house coverage
WYCW/ch. 62 (45) - 62.2 - CBS (simulcast of WSPA)
1953
WFBC/ch. 4 (NBC) signs on. It originates from Greenville.
WAIM/ch. 40 (CBS primary, ABC secondary) signs on. It originates from Anderson.
1954
WLOS/ch. 13 (ABC) signs on. It originates from Asheville.
1956
WSPA/ch. 7 (CBS) signs on. It originates from Spartanburg.
WAIM/ch. 40 makes ABC its primary and CBS its secondary.
1963
WNTV/ch. 29 (NET) signs on. It originates from Greenville.
1967
WUNF/ch. 33 (NET) signs on. It originates from Asheville.
1970
WNTV/ch. 29 and WUNF/ch. 33 become PBS affiliates.
1972
WGGS/ch. 16 (religious) signs on. It originates from Greenville.
1979
WAIM/ch. 40 reverts to independent.
1980
WRET/ch. 49 (PBS) signs on. It originates from Spartanburg.
1983
WFBC/ch. 4 changes call to WYFF.
WAIM/ch. 40 changes call to WAXA.
1984
WHNS/ch, 21 (independent) signs on. Its studios are in Greenville while its transmitter is outside Brevard, N.C. It is licensed to Asheville.
WNEG/ch. 32 (independent) signs on. It is licensed to and originates from Toccoa, Ga.
WNEH/ch. 38 (PBS) signs on. It is licensed to Anderson, S.C. and originates from Greenwood, S.C.
WASV/ch. 62 (independent) signs on. It originates from Asheville.
1986
WHNS/ch. 21 and WAXA/ch. 40 become Fox affiliates.
1988
WAXA/ch. 40 reverts to independent.
1989
WAXA/ch. 40 goes off the air.
1991
WAXA/ch. 40 returns as an ABC affiliate (satellite of WLOS).
1995
WSPA/ch. 7 takes the WB as a secondary.
WHNS/ch. 21 takes UPN as a secondary.
WNEG/ch. 32 becomes a CBS affiliate. This was to accommodate viewers in northeast Georgia who could not get Atlanta's WGNX over-the-air (WAGA dropped CBS for Fox that past December).
WAXA/ch. 40 reverts to independent and changes call to WFBC.
1997
WSPA/ch. 7 drops the WB as a secondary.
WHNS/ch. 21 drops UPN as a secondary.
WASV/ch. 62 becomes a WB affiliate with UPN as secondary.
1998
WHNS/ch. 21 takes Pax as a secondary.
1999
WFBC/ch. 40 becomes a WB affiliate and changes call to WBSC.
WASV/ch. 62 drops the WB and makes UPN its primary.
2003
WHNS/ch. 21 drops Pax as a secondary.
2006
WBSC/ch. 40 becomes a My Network TV affiliate and changes call to WMYA.
WASV/ch. 62 becomes a CW affiliate and changes call to WYCW.
2008
WNEG/ch. 32 drops CBS. It picks up This TV and America One.
2009
The analog shutdown.
WYFF/ch. 4 (36) - 4.2 - This TV
WSPA/ch. 7 (7) - 7.2 - Me-TV
WLOS/ch. 13 (13) - 13.2 - My Network TV (simulcast of WYMA); 13.3 - WLOS (SD)
WGGT/ch. 16 (16) - 16.2 - My Family Too; 16.3 - Harmony
WHNS/ch. 21 (21) - 21.2 - Weather radar
WNTV/ch. 29 (9) - 29.2 - Create (Mid. - 6 AM), PBS Kids (6 AM - 8 PM), documentaries (8 PM - Mid.); 29.3 - State house coverage
WUGA/ch. 32 (24--It switched to PBS/GPB Knowledge, changed call from WNEG and moved its broadcast facilities to Athens, Ga. in 2011)
WUNF/ch. 33 (25) - 33.2 - Create; 33.3 - Explorer Channel
WNEH/ch. 38 (18) - 38.2 - Create (Mid. - 6 AM), PBS Kids (6 AM - 8 PM), documentaries (8 PM - Mid.); 38.3 - State house coverage
WMYA/ch. 40 (14--station went off the air for two weeks in 2010 due to a technical problem) - 40.2 - color bars; 40.3 - ZUUS Country
WRET/ch. 49 (43) - 49.2 - Create (Mid. - 6 AM), PBS Kids (6 AM - 8 PM), documentaries (8 PM - Mid.); 49.3 - State house coverage
WYCW/ch. 62 (45) - 62.2 - CBS (simulcast of WSPA)
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