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Same call letters, Different Network Affiliations

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spencerkarter85

Here's some examples I know:

New York, NY
WNYW 5 (Indie to FOX 1987)
WWOR 9 (Indie to UPN 1995, UPN to MNT 2006**)
**WNYW and WWOR both owned by FOX.

Los Angeles, CA
KTLA 5 (Indie to WB 1995, WB to The CW 2006)
KTTV 11 (CBS until 1951 and became Indie until became FOX in 1987)
KCOP 13 (Indie to UPN 1995, UPN to MNT 2006**)
KCAL 28 (PBS to plain ole Indie Educational Station 2011)
**Same story as WNYW/WWOR.

Chicago, IL
WCIU 26 (Indie to Spanish Language until reverted back to indie in 1994)
WFLD 32 (Indie to FOX 1987)
WPWR 50 (Indie to PTEN 1993, PTEN to UPN 1995, UPN to MNT 2006**)
**Owned by FOX.

Philadelphia, PA
KYW 3 (NBC to CBS 1995)
WCAU 10 (CBS to NBC 1995)

San Francisco, CA
KRON 4 (NBC to Indie 2002, Indie to MNT 2006)
KNTV 11* (Indie to NBC 2002)
*It was in the Monterey, CA DMA until 2000.

Boston, MA
WBZ 4 (NBC to CBS 1995)
WHDH 7 (CBS to NBC 1995)
WSBK 38 (Indie to UPN 1995, UPN to Indie 2006, Indie to MNT 2011***)
***Owned by CBS.

Dallas, TX
KDFW 4 (CBS to FOX 1995)
KTVT 11 (Indie to CBS 1995)
KTXA 21 (PTEN to UPN 1995, UPN to plain ole Indie 2006***)
KDFI 27 (Indie to MNT 2006**)
**Owned by FOX.
KDAF 33 (FOX to The WB 1995, The WB to The CW 2006)
***Owned by CBS.

Atlanta, GA
WSB 2 (NBC to ABC 1980)
WAGA 5 (CBS to FOX 1994)
WXIA 11 (ABC to NBC 1980)
WATL 36 (FOX to WB 1995, WB to MNT 2006)
WUPA 69 (UPN to The CW 2006)

Washington, DC
WTTG 5 (DuMont to Indie 1956, Indie to FOX 1987)
WDCA 20 (Indie to UPN 1995, UPN to MNT 2006**)
**Owned by FOX.

Seattle, WA
KIRO 7 (CBS to UPN 1995, UPN to CBS 1997)
KSTW 11 (Indie to PTEN 1993, PTEN to CBS 1995, CBS to UPN 1997, UPN to CW 2006***)
***Owned by CBS.

Miami, FL
WTVJ 4 (CBS to NBC 1989, moved to 6 in the mid-1990s)
WCIX 6 (FOX to CBS 1989, moved to 4 in the mid-1990s)
WSVN 7 (NBC to FOX 1989)
WBFS 33 (Indie to UPN 1995, UPN to MNT 2006***)
***Owned by CBS.

Jacksonville, FL
WJXT 4 (CBS to plain ole Indie 2002)
WTLV 12 (NBC to ABC 1980, ABC to NBC 1988)
WTEV 47 (UPN to CBS 2002)

San Diego, CA
XETV 6 (Indie to ABC 1956, ABC to Indie 1972, Indie to FOX 1987, FOX to CW 2008)
KSWB 69 (WB to The CW 2006, The CW to FOX 2008)

Charlotte, NC
WSOC 9 (NBC to ABC 1978)
WCCB 18 (ABC to Indie 1978, Indie to FOX 1987)
WJZY 46 (Indie to UPN 1995, UPN to The CW 2006)

Baltimore, MD
WMAR 2 (CBS to NBC from 1981, NBC to ABC 1995)

Memphis, TN
WHBQ 13 (ABC to FOX 1995)
WPTY 24 (FOX to ABC 1995)

New Orleans, LA
WVUE 8 (ABC to FOX 1996)
WGNO 26 (Indie to The WB 1995, The WB to ABC 1996)
WNOL 38 (Indie to FOX 1987, FOX to The WB 1996, The WB to The CW 2006)
WUPL 54 (UPN to MNT 2006 also the same station that broadcasts CBS' This Morning which CBS station WWL refused to air, just like Mormon-Owned NBC station in Utah KSL 5 refused to air SNL, seen instead on KUCW 30)

Honolulu, HI
KHON 2 (NBC to FOX 1996)
KHNL 13 (Indie to FOX 1987, FOX to NBC 1995)
One note, Honolulu's CW station isn't CW Plus, and unfortunately not in HD unlike non-CW Plus stations.

Savannah, GA
WSAV 3 (NBC to ABC 1982, ABC to NBC 1986)
WJCL 22 (ABC to NBC 1982, NBC to ABC 1986)
WTGS 28 (Indie to FOX 1987)
WGSA 34 (UPN to The CW 2006)

Charleston, SC
WCBD 2 (ABC to NBC 1996)
WCIV 4 (NBC to ABC 1996)
WTAT 24 (Indie to FOX 1987)
WMMP 36 (UPN to MNT 2006)

Does anybody have any others?
 
AUSTIN,TX
7 KTBC (1952 CBS-1995 FOX)
42 KHFI NBC (1965-1973) and changed to 36 KTVV NBC (changed call letters 36 KXAN somewhere in the 80's or 90's)
42 KBVO (1883-1987 indie, 1987-1995 fox 1995 CBS)
and changed call letters from KBVO TO KEYE.
14 KXAM LLANO sattlelite of NBC KXAN 36 AUSTIN
(1989 or 1990-2009) TO 14 KBVO LLANO-AUSTIN MYNT (2009)

WACO,TX
62 KAKW UPN/WB (dates uncertain) to 62 KAKW UNI (2004 OR 2005)
and moved into AUSTIN,TX market.
 
CLEVELAND

WJW 8 (CBS to Fox 1994)
WOIO 19 (Indie to Fox 1987, Fox to CBS 1994)
WUAB 43 (Indie to UPN/WB 1995, UPN/WB to UPN 1998, UPN to MNTV 2006)
WBNX 55 (Indie to WB 1998, WB to CW 2006)
WQHS 61 (HSN to Univision 2002)

and going way, way back:

WEWS 5 (CBS to ABC 1955)
 
Stations that started out as independents and then joined Fox, UPN/My, or WB/CW are not shown. Stations that became independents after their network left are shown.

Phoenix
KTVK 3 - ABC (1955) to independent (1995)*
KPHO 5 - CBS primary (1949) to Dumont (1955) to independent (1956), back to CBS (1994)
KOOL 10 - ABC (1953) to CBS (1955)
KSAZ 10 - CBS (March 1994) to independent (September 1994) to Fox (December 1994)
KNXV 15 - Fox (1986) to ABC (1994)**

* KTVK ran WB programming on weekends through most of 1995, time-shifted.
** KNXV was technically an independent for a month in late 1994, but was carrying some ABC shows that KTVK had dropped. It ran the full ABC schedule beginning in January 1995.

Indianapolis
WTTV 4 - NBC primary (1949) to ABC (1956) to independent (1957) to UPN (1995) to WB (1998) to CW (2006)
WFBM 6 - CBS primary (1949) to NBC (1956)
WRTV 6 - NBC (1972) to ABC (1979)
WISH 8 - ABC primary (1954) to CBS (1956)
WTHR 13 - ABC (1976) to NBC (1979)

Chicago
WGN 9 - CBS/Dumont (1948) to Dumont (1953) independent (1956) to WB (1995) to CW (2006)

Sedalia MO
KMOS 6 - ABC (1959, s-KMBC) to CBS (1961, s-KRCG) to PBS (1978)
This is the only station I can think of that went from commercial to non-commercial and kept the same call letters.
 
Rochester, NY

WROC-TV (Ch. 8) NBC to CBS (1988)
WHEC-TV (Ch. 10) CBS to NBC (1988)

A straight swap which left the ABC affiliate (WOKR, now WHAM-TV on Channel 13), the PBS affiliate (WXXI Channel 21) and the Fox affiliate (WUHF, Ch. 31) as they were, and still are.
 
KeithE4 said:
WTTV 10/4 - NBC primary (1949) to ABC (1956) to independent (1957) to UPN (1995) to WB (1998) to CW (2006)
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Fixed.
 
Phoenix
KPAZ 21 Ind. (1967-77); TBN (1977-present)
KUTP 45 Ind. (1986-93); PTEN (1993-95); UPN (1995-2006); MyNetworkTV (2006-present)*
KASW 61 WB (1995-2006); CW (2006-present)

Additional notes on earlier post:
KTVK 3 was an affiliate of The WB from Jan. 1995 through Sept. 1995, when KASW signed on. Although it time-shifted the schedule, it ran all of The WB's programming.
KNXV 15 was independent before acquiring Fox affiliation in 1986.

Tucson
KMSB 11 Ind. (1985-86); Fox (1986-present)
KTTU 18 Ind. (1989-95); UPN (1995-2006); MyNetworkTV (2006-present)

Yuma/El Centro
KECC 9 ABC (1968-70); CBS (1970-81)**
KECY 9 CBS (1981-82); ABC (1982-85); CBS (1985-94); Fox (1994-present)**
KYMA 11 ABC (1988-91); NBC (1991-present)
KBLU 13 CBS (1963-70); NBC (1970-78)***
KSWT 13 NBC (1991); ABC (1991-94); CBS (1994-present)***
KAJB 54 Ind. (2000-02); TeleFutura (2002-present)

Kingman
KMOH 6 Ind. (1985-96); WB (1996-99); NBC (1999-2004); Ind. (2004-06); MTV Tr3s (2006-present)

* - Prime Time Entertainment Network's status as a true network is disputed
** - KECC became KECY in 1981
*** - KBLU became KYEL in 1978, retaining the NBC affiliation; KYEL became KSWT in 1991, then gave up the NBC affiliation.
 
dhett said:
Prime Time Entertainment Network's status as a true network is disputed
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Agreed; WWOR and I believe KCOP also used to run this drivel. If you don't call yourselves, say, PTEN 9, then it's not a real network. Period.
 
Green Bay:

WBAY-TV/2: CBS to ABC
WFRV/5: ABC to NBC, back to ABC, then to CBS
WLUK/11: NBC to ABC, back to NBC, then to Fox
WGBA/26: Fox to NBC
WACY/32: UPN to MyNetworkTV
 
Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point: WGHP/8 (ABC 1963-95, Fox 1995- )
Birmingham: WBRC/4 then 6 (NBC 1949-54, CBS 1954-61, ABC 1961-96, Fox 1996- )
Tampa/St. Petersburg: WTVT/13 (CBS 1955-94, Fox 1994- )
Louisville: WHAS/9 then 11 (CBS 1950-90, ABC 1990- )
WLKY/32 (ABC 1961-90, CBS 1990- )
Norfolk: WAVY/10 (ABC 1957-59, NBC 1959- )
WVEC/15 then 13 (NBC 1953-59, ABC 1959- )
 
DToTheJ said:
dhett said:
Prime Time Entertainment Network's status as a true network is disputed
Click to expand...

Agreed; WWOR and I believe KCOP also used to run this drivel. If you don't call yourselves, say, PTEN 9, then it's not a real network. Period.
Click to expand...

As I said, its status is disputed. You and I will agree to disagree, I suppose.
 
Also from the Tucson market: Sierra Vista's KWBA 58 began as a WB affiliate in 1999 and became CW in 2006. Supposedly, the calls meant WB Arizona; they haven't changed.
 
Omaha
KMTV 3 - CBS primary (1949) to NBC (1956), back to CBS (1986)
WOW-TV/WOWT 6 - NBC primary (1949) to CBS (1956), back to NBC (1986)
 
WNYW 5 (Indie to FOX 1987)


WNYW was originally WABD a Dumont O & O. After Dumont failed it was sold to Metro Media and became WNEW and an independent. They changed the calls when Fox bought the station and switched to WNYW.
 
Raleigh/Durham:

WTVD, est. 1954 (NBC/ABC 1954-56, CBS/ABC 1956-1962, CBS/NBC 1962-~1970, CBS~1970-1985, ABC 1985-present).

WRAL-TV, est. 1956 (NBC/ABC 1956-1962, ABC 1962-1985, CBS 1985-present).

WLFL, est. 1981 (Ind 1981-1987, Fox, 1987-1998, WB 1998-2006, CW 2006-present).

WRAZ est. 1995 (WB 1995-1998, Fox 1998-present)
 
Going way back in Erie, PA, WICU/12 was primary ABC for a number of years before switching to NBC.

WGR/2 in Buffalo (now WGRZ) was with ABC for a number of years before switching to NBC when WKBW signed on. It kept the WGR call letters for over 25 years after that.
 
@spencerkarter85: channel 28 in L.A. is actually KCET. The KCAL call letters can be found on a CBS-owned commercial indie on channel 9 in the same market.
 
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