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Markets with most or complete affiliation changes

Ultimajock

Ultimajock

...well, since we're trying to find those that haven't changed any, how about market that have had nothing but affiliation changes? My opening example being Green Bay:

WBAY-TV/2: CBS to ABC
WFRV/5: ABC to NBC to ABC to CBS
WLUK(WMBV)/11: NBC to ABC to NBC to Fox
WIWB(WSCO, WPXG)/14: religious to PAX to WB to CW
WGBA(WLRE)/26: independent to Fox to NBC
WACY(WXGZ)/32: independent to Fox to dark to independent to UPN to MNTV
 
In Phoenix:

KTVK 3: ABC to WB to Ind
KPHO 5: CBS to Ind to CBS
KOOL/KTSP/KSAZ 10: ABC to CBS to Fox
KNXV 15: Ind/ONTV to Fox to ABC
KPAZ 21: Ind to TBN
KTVW 33: SIN to UNI1
KDTP/KTAZ 39: Day to TEL2
KUTP 45: Ind to UPN to MNTV
KPPX 51: Pax to i to ION1
KASW 61: WB to CW

Only KTYL/KVAR/KTAR/KPNX 12 (NBC) and KAET 8 (PBS) have never changed affiliations

1 - Network changed names
2 - Reflects intellectual unit. For actual licenses: KDTP 39 Phoenix became KDTP 11 Holbrook and kept Daystar programming, while KBCZ/KPHZ 11 Holbrook (ACN to TEL) became KTAZ 39 Phoenix (TEL)
 
Hartford/New Haven since 1990:

18 Hartford...WHCT-TV (IND), off air in April 1991, back in 1998 or so, was to be PAX, became WUVN-TV (UNI).
20 Waterbury...WATR-TV (NBC), became independent WTXX-TV in spring of 1982, UPN in 1996, switched to WB on 1/1/2001, became CW in 2006.
59 New Haven...WTVU-TV (WB) to WBNE-TV (WB), became WCTX-TV (UPN) on 1/1/2001, MY in 2006.
 
Indianapolis/Muncie
WTTV 10/4: NBC to ABC to Ind. to UPN to WB to CW
WFBM/WRTV 6: CBS to NBC to ABC
WISH 8: ABC to CBS
WLWI/WTHR 13: ABC to NBC
WNDY 23: Ind. to WB to UPN to My
WWKI/WTTK 29: Ind. to UPN to WB to CW (satellite of WTTV)
WLBC/WIPB 49: CBS to NBC to PBS
WPDS/WXIN 59: Ind. to Fox
WIIB/WIPX 63: HSN to Pax/Ion
WTBU/WDTI 69: PBS to Daystar

Dumont & ABC were split between WTTV and WFBM prior to 1954. ABC was secondary on WLBC during its entire run as a commercial station (1953-71).
 
How are we defining "complete"? For argument's sake, I'd suggest we should define it as having had all the Big Three change stations at least once.

So we could also include:

Boston -

WBZ 4 NBC/CBS
WHDH/WCVB 5 ABC/CBS/ABC
WNAC/WNEV/WHDH 7 CBS/ABC/CBS/NBC

Albany -

WRGB 6 NBC/CBS
WROW/WCDA 41/WTEN 10 CBS/ABC
WTRI 35/WAST/WNYT 13 ABC/NBC

Baltimore -

WMAR 2 CBS/NBC/ABC
WBAL 11 NBC/CBS/NBC
WJZ 13 ABC/CBS

Denver -

KOA/KCNC 4 NBC/CBS
KLZ/KMGH 7 CBS/ABC
KBTV/KUSA 9 ABC/NBC

I think Baltimore may come closest to having had all three Big 3 affiliates with all three networks...
 
Cleveland

WEWS 5 CBS/ABC/DuMont/NBC (yes.technically affiliated with all 4 nets till Oct. 1948) to CBS to ABC/DuMont (Though DuMont was pretty well done, 5 did air "Captain Video" from March 2-April 1, 1955, when it was canceled as well as carrying some DuMont Boxing Shows) to ABC

WXEL/WJW 9/8..DuMont/ABC to CBS to Fox

WOIO 19-Independent to Fox to CBS

WUAB 43-Independent to WB/UPN to UPN to MYTV

WBNX 55 Independent to WB to CW

WNBK/KYW/WKYC 4/3 NBC throughout its history
 
Milwaukee:

WTMJ 4 - Always NBC, also carried CBS, ABC and DuMont affiliations until 1953
WITI 6 - Ind, CBS, ABC, CBS, FOX
WMKE 7 (LP) - Much Music, The Box, MTV2, America One
WMVS 10 - Always public, NET, PBS
WISN 12 - ABC/DuMont, CBS, ABC
WVTV 18 - ABC/DuMont, CBS (as an O&O), Ind, WB, CW
WCGV 24 - CBS (in mid-50s incarnation under different license), Ind (plus SelecTV pay service in early 80s), FOX, Ind, UPN, Ind, UPN, MyTV
WVCY 30 - always religious
WMVT 36 - Always public, NET, PBS
WBWT 38 (LP) - Azteca
WMLW 41 (LP) - Ind, Univision, WebFN, America One, Ind
WBME 49 - HSN, The Military Channel (?!?!), HSN, SAH, JTV, Ind (classic TV shows as "MeTV")
WPXE 55 - LeSea, Paxson Infomercials, Pax, I, Ion
WDJT 58 - Ind to CBS
WYTU 63 (LP) - Univision, Telemundo


NOTE: WVTV was originally on Ch. 19, in the ABC/DuMont/CBS days. Later switched to 18 in a frequency shakeup.

There was a lot of activity in the 1950s. WTMJ was the first station on the air in the market, and carried affiliations from all networks, with NBC the primary. CBS later moved to their own affiliate when WCAN went on the air. ABC and DuMont moved to WISN.

Ch. 24's allocation was originally Ch. 25. A different licensee operated WCAN as a CBS affiliate. When they lost CBS's new O&O ch. 19 in 1955, they went dark and turned in their license. WCGV revived the allocation in 1980.

CBS later sold ch. 19 and moved to WITI when they went on the air, in order to get on a VHF signal. WITI and WISN swapped affiliations in 1961, then again in 1977.

CBS has had more affiliations than any other network in the market, having passed around six stations with a total of seven affiliation switches.

Some interesting history here:

http://www.milwaukee-horror-hosts.com/MilwTV.html
 
Scott Fybush said:
Baltimore -

WMAR 2 CBS/NBC/ABC
WBAL 11 NBC/CBS/NBC
WJZ 13 ABC/CBS

Denver -

KOA/KCNC 4 NBC/CBS
KLZ/KMGH 7 CBS/ABC
KBTV/KUSA 9 ABC/NBC

I think Baltimore may come closest to having had all three Big 3 affiliates with all three networks...
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Also WAY back in the early 50s Baltimore's channel 13 was known as WAAM and even though they were ABC then, WAAM was also part of DuMont as well. By the time Westinghouse bought channel 13 in the mid 50s ( the calls were changed to WJZ ), duMont was pretty much history. Baltimore may also hold the title of having the most TV stations without a call letter change since other that WAAM becoming WJZ in the 50s and channel 24, all of the stations there still use their original call letters. Even WNUV and WBFF, those calls have been in use since day one for channels 45 and 54.

Even though they are part of the Washington DC DMA, the Hagerstown, MD area has seen a few affilation changes as well even though the "main" station there WHAG has always been with NBC, the other stations there has seen some changes, mainly due to money woes.

WYVN/WSHE/WWPX channel 60 ...FOX-Indie ( mostly local West Virginia talk )-All Informericals-PAX-ION
WJAL channel 68...Religious-Indie-WB-Indie-informericals

Denver's channel 2 ( then KFEL today's KWGN ) I am pretty sure when they first signed on the air to become that city's first TV station, they hooked up with DuMont mainly because of the LACK of network programming ( the originial owners of channel 2 wanted to be as much "local" as possible ).
 
Atlanta qualifies as a market with complete changes

WSB 2 - NBC to ABC in 1980
WXIA 11 - ABC to NBC in 1980
WAGA 5 - CBS to Fox in 1994
WATL 36 - IND to Fox in 1986, WB in 1995, My Network TV in 2006.
WGCL/WGNX 46 - IND to CBS in 1994
WUPA/WVEU 69 - IND to UPN in 1995, CW in 2006.
 
Bakersfield, California is another market that qualifies...

KGET Channel 17: signed-on as ABC in '59, switched to CBS in '74, and has been NBC since '84
KERO Channel 23: signed-on (on Channel 10) as NBC in '53, switched to CBS in '84, and has been ABC since '96; moved to 23 in '63
KBAK Channel 29: signed-on as CBS in '53, switched to ABC in '84, and has been back with CBS since '96
 
Richmond:
WTVR/6---NBC to ABC to CBS
WXEX/8 (now WRIC) NBC to ABC
WRVA/12 (now WWBT) CBS to ABC to NBC

Raleigh-Durham:

WRAL/5---NBC to ABC to CBS
WTVD/11---ABC to CBS to ABC
WNCN/17 (previously WYED)---shopping channel to ind. to CW to NBC
WLFL/22---ind. to Fox to WB to CW
WRDC/28 (previously WRDU and WPTF)---NBC to UPN to MY *WNAO was the first station on 28, 1953-58, and was a CBS affil.
WRAZ/50---ind. to WB to Fox
 
Jacksonville, FL:

WJXT (4) --- CBS (1949-2002), Independent (2002-present)
WJCT (7) --- NET (1958-1970), PBS (1970-present)
WTLV (12) --- NBC (1957-1980), ABC (1980-1988), NBC (1988-present)
WJXE-LP (15) --- has been an independent since 1994 launch
WCWJ (17) --- ABC (1966-1980), NBC (1980-1988), ABC (1988-1997), WB (1997-2006), CW (2006-present)
WPXC-TV (21) --- Independent (1990-1995), WB (1995-1996), ABC (1996-2001), PAX (2001-2005),
i (2005-2007), ION (2007-present)
WJXX (25) --- has been with ABC since 1997 launch
WAWS (30) --- Independent (1981-1987), Fox (1987-present) [UPN (2002-2006) and MyNetworkTV (2006- present) are secondary affiliations]
WBXJ-CA (43) --- The Box (?-2001), MTV2 (2001-present)
WTEV (47) --- Independent (1980-1995), UPN (1995-2002), CBS (2002-present)
WJEB-TV (59) --- has been with TBN since 1991 launch
 
More from the Cleveland Market:

WAKR/WAKC/WVPX 49/23 Akron..ABC to Worship to PAX to ION
WJAN/WDLI 17 Canton Independent to PTL to TBN

Youngstown:

WFMJ 73/21 NBC
WKBN 27 CBS/DuMont/ABC to CBS
WKST/WYTV 45/33 ABC
 
Birmingham and surrounding areas:

WBRC 6 (originally on 4; signed on in '49): NBC/Dumont ('49-'54), CBS ('54-'61), ABC ('61-'96), Fox (since '96)
WVTM 13 (WAFM, WABT, WAPI; also signed on in '49): CBS/ABC ('49-'54), NBC/ABC ('54-'61), NBC/CBS ('61-'70), NBC (since '70)
WTTO 21 (signed on in '82): Independent, Fox ('90-'96), Independent ('96-'97), WB ('97-'06), CW (since '06)
WCFT 33 (signed on in '65 as a Tuscaloosa-only station): CBS/NBC (picking up Channel 13's leftovers); CBS ('70-'96), ABC for Birmingham (since '96)
WJSU 40 (signed on in '69 as an Anniston-Gadsden station as WHMA): same as 33; merged with WCFT in '96
WIAT 42 (signed on in '65 as WBMG): officially an independent, but technically CBS/NBC/ABC, then CBS/NBC ('65-'70), CBS for Birmingham ('70-'96), CBS for all of central Alabama since '96
WABM 68 (signed on in '86 as WCAJ): family-Christian ('86-'88), home shopping ('88-'92), independent ('92-'95 and '97-'98), UPN ('95-'97, then '98-06), MNTV (since '06)
WDBB 17: signed on in '84 as an independent targeting Tuscaloosa, independent for Birmingham ('86-'87); Fox ('86-'96; became a satellite of WTTO in '90; became a stand-alone station in '93); independent ('96-'97, briefly as a stand-alone, then a satellite of WTTO [since '97]), WB ('97-'06), CW (since '06)
WPXH 44: signed on in '85 or '86 as a repeater of WDBB licensed to Gadsden, hoping to cover the eastern side of the Birmingham metro; independent for Birmingham ('86-'87); Fox ('86-'96; became a satellite of WTTO in '90; became a stand-alone station in '93); CBS ('96-'98); independent ('98); Pax/Ion (since '98)

As far as I know, the only full power stations in the Birmingham market never to have made affiliation switches area WBIQ-10 (NET/PBS since '54); WCIQ-7 (NET/PBS since '55), and WTJP-60 (TBN since its sign-on in the '90's).
 
Los Angeles - VHF stations only
KTSL/KNXT/KCBS 2: Dumont to CBS
KNBH/KRCA/KNBC 4: Always NBC
KTLA 5: Dumont to Paramount* to Ind. to WB to CW
KECA/KABC 7: Always ABC
KFI/KHJ/KCAL 9: NBC to Ind. to Dumont to Ind.
KTTV 11: CBS to Dumont to Ind. to Fox
KMTR/KLAC/KCOP 13: Ind. (Dumont secondary prior to 1955) to UPN to My

* Bet y'all forgot about that one! ;D So did I. It existed from 1949 to '53. It was about as much of a "network" as UPN was in 1994 - 5 shows a week in 1950. Link: Wikipedia
 
Fairbanks, AK:
KFAR-TV/KTTU/KATN 2: NBC (primary, 1955-85; secondary, 1985-96)/ABC (secondary, 1955-85; primary, 1986-present)
KJNP-TV 4: Religious since 1981, though they would affiliate with TBN in around 1991
K07UU/KFXF 7: Fox since 1992, but secondary networks were CBS (April-August 1996) and UPN (2000-06)
KUAC-TV 9: PBS since 1971
KTVF 11: CBS (1955-96)/ABC (secondary 1971-85)/NBC (secondary, 1985-96; primary, 1996-present)/UPN (secondary, 1995-2000)
K13XD 13: CBS since 1996

Anchorage:
KFIA/KENI-TV/KTUU 2: NBC (primary, 1953-67 and 1971-present; secondary, 1967-70)
KTBY 4: Independent (1983-86)/Fox since 1986
KYES 5: Independent (1990-95)/UPN (1995-2006)/WB (secondary, dates unknown)/My Network TV (2006-present)
KAKM 7: PBS since 1975 (why Anchorage waited four years after Fairbanks for their own PBS station, I don't know)
KTVA 11: CBS since 1953/DuMont (1953-56)
KHAR-TV/KIMO 13: Independent (1967-70)/NBC (1970-71)/ABC since 1971

Jonathan Allen
 
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