WTRF-DT2
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| Wheeling, West Virginia/ Steubenville, Ohio United States | |
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| Branding | "My Ohio Valley" |
| Channels | Digital: WTRF-DT 7.2 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | MyNetworkTV (2014–present) |
| Owner |
West Virginia Media Holdings (sale to Nexstar Broadcasting Group pending) |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Call letters' meaning | see WTRF |
| Former affiliations | Fox (2007–2014) |
| Transmitter power | 25.4 kW (digital) |
| Height | 293 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 6869 (digital) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°3′41.1″N 80°45′8.5″W / 40.061417°N 80.752361°W (digital) |
| Website | www.yourohiovalley.com |
WTRF-DT2 is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia and the Allegheny Plateau of Eastern Ohio, branded as My Ohio Valley. It is a second digital subchannel of CBS affiliate WTRF-TV which is owned by West Virginia Media Holdings'. Over-the-air, the station broadcasts a digital signal on VHF channel 7.2 from a transmitter in Bridgeport, Ohio. On cable, WTRF-DT2 is carried on Comcast channel 12. WTRF-DT2's parent station has studios on 16th Street in Downtown Wheeling. Syndicated programming on the subchannel includes Everybody Loves Raymond, Two and a Half Men, Family Guy, and Maury.
History
WTRF-DT2 signed-on in 2007 as a Fox and secondary MyNetworkTV affiliate. Previously, WPGH-TV out of nearby Pittsburgh served the market as the de facto affiliate. However, it is still widely available over-the-air and on cable in the area. The following year, the subchannel was joined by WTRF-DT3 as an ABC affiliate, thus providing the tiny Wheeling/Steubenville market with affiliates of all four major networks.
WTRF-DT2 lost the Fox affiliation to a subchannel of NBC affiliate WTOV-TV on September 1, 2014; in a statement, Fox said that it switched stations because WTOV has a stronger over-the-air signal than WTRF.[1] WTRF-DT2's secondary affiliation with MyNetworkTV then became its primary affiliation. "My Ohio Valley" is broadcast in 480i 4:3 standard-definition via WTRF-DT2 but is simulcast into 720p 16:9 high-definition over WVTX-CD1 in Bridgeport, OH.[2][3]
Newscasts
WTRF-DT2 airs an hour-long newscast at 10 p.m. that competes with a similar newscast seen on WTOV-DT2. During its time as a Fox affiliate, WTRF-DT2's newscast was known as "Fox Ohio Valley News"; when WTRF-DT2 lost the Fox affiliation to WTOV-DT2, the newscasts were rebranded to 7 News at 10. WTRF-DT2 also rebroadcasts the second hour of its parent station's morning newscast at 7 a.m.
References
- ↑ Eck, Kevin (July 11, 2014). "Sinclair Adds FOX Affiliation to Wheeling-Steubenville Station". TVSpy. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=6869
- ↑ http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=68408