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WJAC-TV
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| Johnstown / Altoona / State College, Pennsylvania | |
| Branding | WJAC-TV / Channel 6 |
| Slogan | Coverage You Can Count On |
| Channels | Analog: 6 (VHF) Digital: 34 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner | Cox Enterprises |
| Founded | September 15, 1949 on channel 13 |
| Call letters meaning | W Johnstown Automotive Company |
| Transmitter Power | 70.8 kW Analog 1,000 kW Digital |
| Website | www.wjactv.com |
WJAC-TV is the NBC network affiliated television station serving the entire Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan area and is owned and operated by Cox Enterprises, which also owns fellow NBC affiliate WPXI in nearby Pittsburgh.
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This station is licensed to Johnstown and broadcasts on VHF channel 6 at 70.8 kilowatts and in high definition on UHF channel 34 at 1,000 kilowatts, as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. Its transmitter is located in the Morrellville neighborhood of Johnstown. However, the nearby mountain ridges prevent most of Altoona and all of State College from receiving channel 6's signal.
Because the audio portion of VHF channel 6 is broadcast at 87.7 MHz, it is possible to "listen to the TV" on most standard FM car radios (or any standard FM radio, for that matter) -- a feature frequently employed by area residents.
WJAC-TV first began its broadcasting operations on September 15, 1949 -- originally owned by Johnstown Automotive Company. At the time, not only was it the oldest television station in the market, but it was also the third smallest television station in the country marketwise to be granted a commercial license on or before December 31, 1949 -- only behind CBS affiliate WBNG-TV Binghamton, New York and fellow NBC affiliate WICU-TV in Erie. When it first began its operation, it was broadcasting on channel 13 before moving to channel 6 years later. It kept the NBC affiliation since its inception and was acquired by Cox in the 2000, which also acquired Wheeling/Steubenville NBC affiliate WTOV in the same deal. The two stations and WPXI are occasionally marketed together as a result.
Today, WJAC 6 News continues carrying out its commitment to serve its community.
In the 50's and 60's, its slogan was "serving millions from atop the Alleghenies". This old slogan has been used recently in various ways in the broadcast, including as a 5 second ad before a newscast. It also has been used as the newscast's "Covering The Alleghenies" segment, where minor stories from around the area are told in brief.
WJAC also gained a reputation for its locally-produced programs at the station through the years. "Scholastic Quiz", a game show featuring local high school students, and "Seniors Today", a public affairs program targeted to those 65 and older, would become mainstays of WJAC's programming and make host Ron Lorence (who would later build WRSC-AM and then buy WYSN-FM south of Johnstown in Somerset) a local household name.
On November 28, 2007 The Tribune Democrat reported that WJAC will take on the news operations of WWCP-TV and WATM-TV effective January 14, 2008. There could be a new news theme. The name of the newscast will be called "FOX 8 News at 10 powered by WJAC-TV"
- Sunrise: Bill Brown and Katie Sabatino (Anchors) Jim Burton (Weather)
- Noon: Bill Brown (Anchor) Jim Burton (Weather)
- 5:00-6:00 PM: Jennifer Johnson (Anchor) Tony Martin (Weather)
- 6:00-6:30 PM: Marty Radovanic and Jennifer Johnson (Anchors) Tony Martin (Weather) Tim Rigby (Sports)
- 10:00 PM (FOX 8): TBD NEWSCAST STARTS 1/14/08
- 11:00 PM: Marty Radovanic (Anchor) Tony Martin (Weather) Tim Rigby (Sports)
- Saturday Sunrise: TBD (Anchor) Tim Tender (Weather)
- Weekend Nights: Rich Klindworth (Anchor) Tim Tender (Weather) and Matt Maisel (Sports)
- Jarod Latch, weekend sports anchor until 2007, now at WSOC-TV in Charlotte.
- Katie Collett, morning anchor/reporter until 2007, now at WAVY-TV in Portsmouth, VA.
- Dave Roush now at News 12 The Bronx in New York City.
- Jon Meyer, weekend news anchor until 2002, now at WNEP-TV in Scranton, PA.
- MaryEllen Locher, anchor/reporter until 1983, later worked in Steubenville, OH and Chattanooga, TN. MaryEllen lost her battle with cancer on June 9, 2005.
- WJACTV.com - WJAC Channel 6 News Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WJAC-TV
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Local television stations Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations |
| See also Broadcast television in the Susquehanna Valley and Pittsburgh markets |
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| By FM frequency | 87.7¹ • 88.9 • 89.7 • 90.7 • 92.1 • 95.5 • 96.5 • 97.3 • 97.7 • 98.5 • 99.1 • 100.5 • 101.7 • 105.1 • 105.7 |
| By AM frequency | 560 • 850 • 990 • 1160 • 1230 • 1400 • 1450 • 1490 |
| By callsign | WCCL • WCRO • WCCS • WDAD • WDUQ • WFGI • WFRB • WFRJ • WJHT • WKEL • WKYE • WLGY • WLKH • WLKJ • WMUG-LP • WNTJ • WNTW • WPCL • WPRR • WQEJ • WRKW • WWGE |
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Pennsylvania Radio Markets: Allentown-Bethlehem • Altoona • Chambersburg-Waynesboro • Erie • Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon • Lancaster • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • Reading • State College • Sunbury-Selinsgrove-Lewisburg • Wilkes Barre-Scranton • Williamsport • York Other Pennsylvania Radio Regions: Johnstown • Meadville-Franklin • New Castle • Northern Pennsylvania • Stroudsburg • Warren
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WJAC 6 (Johnstown) - WGAL 8 (Lancaster) - WCAU 10 (Philadelphia) - WPXI 11 (Pittsburgh) - WICU 12 (Erie) - WBRE 28 (Wilkes-Barre) |
| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, PBS, and Other stations in Pennsylvania |