List of television stations in Pennsylvania
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For a list of Pennsylvania television stations by channel number order, see List of television stations in Pennsylvania (by channel number).
This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the state of Pennsylvania, as of 2003:
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Erie Area
- Channel 12: WICU - (NBC) - Erie
- Channel 24: WJET - (ABC) - Erie, Jet TV
- Channel 35: WSEE - (CBS) - Erie
- Channel 54: WQLN - (PBS) - Erie
- Channel 66: WFXP - (FOX) - Erie, FOX 66
Harrisburg/Lancaster/York Area
- Channel 8: WGAL - (NBC) - Lancaster, owned by Hearst-Argyle Television.
- Channel 15: WLYH - (UPN) - Lancaster, owned by radio giant Clear Channel.
- Channel 21: WHP - (CBS) - Harrisburg (W Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), owned by radio giant Clear Channel.
- Channel 27: WHTM - (ABC) - Harrisburg
- Channel 33: WITF - (PBS) - Harrisburg
- Channel 43: WPMT - (FOX/WB) - York
- Channel 49: WGCB - (religious) - Red Lion
Johnstown/Altoona Area
- Channel 3: WPSX - (PBS) - Clearfield
- Channel 6: WJAC - (NBC) - Johnstown/Altoona, owned by Cox Broadcasting.
- Channel 8: WWCP - (FOX/UPN) - Johnstown/Altoona, operates WATM-TV.
- Channel 10: WTAJ - (CBS) - Johnstown/Altoona
- Channel 23: WATM - (ABC) - Johnstown/Altoona, operated by WWCP-TV under working agreement.
- Channel 47: WKBS - (Cornerstone (religious)) - Altoona
- Channel 53: WILF - (FOX) - Williamsport
Philadelphia Area
- Channel 3: KYW - (CBS) - Philadelphia, CBS3, originally WPTZ, CBS O&O station.
- Channel 6: WPVI - (ABC) - Philadelphia, 6ABC (W Philadelphia VI=Roman numeral 6) ABC O&O station.
- Channel 7: W07CB - (Independent) - Philadelphia, low-power, initially a Channel America affiliate
- Channel 10: WCAU - (NBC) - Philadelphia, NBC10, was originally a CBS O&O station, but CBS sold it to NBC to make room for KYW. Now an NBC O&O station.
- Channel 17: WPHL - (WB, Kids WB) - Philadelphia, WB17 (W Philadelphia), originally independent
- Channel 29: WTXF - (FOX) - Philadelphia, FOX Philadelphia, Fox O&O station.
- Channel 35: WYBE - (PBS) - Philadelphia
- Channel 39: WLVT - (PBS) - Allentown
- Channel 48: WGTW - (TBN) - Philadelphia, Formerly Independent station WKBS-TV
- Channel 51: WTVE - (Independent) - Reading, Philly TV
- Channel 57: WPSG - (UPN) - Philadelphia, UPN (57) Philly, UPN O&O station.
- Channel 60: WBPH - (religious) - Bethlehem
- Channel 69: WFMZ - (Independent) - Allentown
Pittsburgh Area
- Channel 2: KDKA - (CBS) - Pittsburgh, CBS O&O station.
- Channel 4: WTAE - (ABC) - Pittsburgh, owned by Hearst-Argyle Television.
- Channel 11: WPXI - (NBC) - Pittsburgh, (W Pittsburgh XI for roman numeral of 11), WIIC-TV until 1981.
- Channel 13: WQED - (PBS) - Pittsburgh Flagship PBS station, was first public TV station when it went on the air in 1954. Longtime home to "Mister Roger's Neighborhood." Also owns & operates WQEX-TV.
- Channel 16: WQEX - (HSN/America's Store) - Pittsburgh, owned & operated by WQED-TV.
- Channel 19: WNPA - (UPN) - Jeannette, UPN Pittsburgh, UPN O&O station.
- Channel 22: WCWB - (WB) - Pittsburgh, WB 22, was WPTT-TV and affiliated with UPN until January 1998. Owned by Sinclair Broadcasting.
- Channel 40: WPCB - (religious) - Pittsburgh, owned by Cornerstone Communications.
- Channel 53: WPGH - (FOX, Fox Box) - Pittsburgh, FOX 53 (W Pittsburgh), Owned by Sinclair Broadcasting.
- Channel 59: WBGN - (Independent) - Pittsburgh, has several satellite stations (www.wbgn.com)
- Channel 63: WNEU - (Independent) - Pittsburgh
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Area
- Channel 16: WNEP - (ABC) - Scranton-Wilkes-Barre (W NE Pennsylvania)
- Channel 22: WYOU - (CBS) - Scranton-Wilkes-Barre
- Channel 28: WBRE - (NBC) - Scranton-Wilkes-Barre (Wilkes Barre)
- Channel 38: WSWB - (WB/UPN) - Scranton-Wilkes-Barre (W Scranton-Wilkes-Barre. Some might say W Scranton's WB but they would be wrong. The WSWB call letters were around long before The WB became into existence)
- Channel 44: WVIA - (PBS) - Scranton-Wilkes-Barre
- Channel 56: WOLF - (FOX) - Hazleton, FOX 56, sole call "wolf"
- Channel 64: WQPX - (PAX) - Scranton-Wilkes-Barre
Other Regions
- Channel 17: WFXI-CA - (FOX) - Mercer, extremely-low powered satellite station for Youngstown, Ohio, Fox Affiliate WYFX-LP (See Ohio). Owned by Piedmont Television.
Cable TV Stations
Statewide
- PCN - "Pennsylvania Cable Network" A publically-financed channel by the state, it shows tours of PA-based factories and high school state championship games, among other things. Late night/early morning programming is largely devoted to Deutsche Welle network programming in German and English.
Philadelphia
- Comcast SportsNet - Cable sports network.
- Drexel University Television (DUTV) - As close to public access as most Philadelphia cable services provide. Shares some programming with WYBE TV 35, the independent public station in Philadelphia
- CN8 - News network owned by Comcast.
Pittsburgh
- FSN Pittsburgh - Cable sports network. Part of the Fox Sports Net group of networks.
- PCNC - "Pittsburgh Cable News Channel" Owned by Cox Broadcasting, which owns NBC affiliates WPXI-TV (Pittsburgh) and WJAC-TV (Johnstown/Altoona).