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WTAE-TV

WTAE-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, affiliated with ABC. It has been owned by Hearst Television since the station's inception, making this one of two stations that have been built and signed on by Hearst (alongside company flagship WBAL-TV in Baltimore). WTAE-TV's studios are located on Ardmore…

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Founded
July 25, 1957 (1957-07-25)
Owner
Hearst Television · (Hearst Stations Inc.)
Affiliations
4.1: ABC · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
WTAE Channel 4; 4 Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh's Action News 4
Call sign meaning
Former television sibling of WCAE radio (the present day WPGP)
Channels
Digital: 27 (UHF) · Virtual: 4

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WTAE-TV

Nodes188
Edges187
Triples207
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010638
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WTAE-TV

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related to Past program preemptions and deferrals · 44
WTAE-TV → ABC, ABC Saturday, ABC's, ABC's Saturday, Access Hollywood, After, Although, American Bandstand, Another, August, Beginning, By, CBS, December, From, Good Morning America, In, January, Judge Hatchett, Later
related to News operation · 38
WTAE-TV → Along, Andrew Stockey, Bill Burns, Bill Hillgrove, Channel, Christian, Cope, Don Cannon, Franco Harris, Guy Junker, Harry Shearer, However, I'm, In, It, Joe DeNardo, KDKA, KDKA-TV, Like, Murray Sports
related to Out-of-market coverage · 22
WTAE-TV → ABC, ABC Ohio Valley, ABC's, Altoona, At, August, Clarksburg, In, Johnstown, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Since, Steubenville, WATM-TV, WBOY-DT2, WBOY-TV, Weston, Wheeling, With WTAE-TV, WTRF-DT3
related to Sports programming · 18
WTAE-TV → ABC, ABC's MLB, Dublin, ESPN, Hearst's, Ireland, MNF, Monday Night Football, NFL, NFL Network, Owing, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Steelers, Steelers, Steelers' Super Bowl XL, The, Wild Card, World Series
related to history · 15
WTAE-TV → ABC, CBS, DuMont, DuMont-owned WDTV, Even, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Further, KDKA-TV, NBC, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh's ABC, September, Upper Ohio Valley, VHF
related to Wendy Bell controversy · 14
WTAE-TV → Bell, COVID-19, Hearst Communications, KDKA, March, The, Two, Wednesday, Wendy Bell, Wilkinsburg, WJAS, WTAE, WTAE-TV's, You
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 12
WTAE-TV → As, Broadcasters, December, July, June, National Association, SAFER Act, The, UHF, United States, VHF, WTAE
related to Programming · 11
WTAE-TV → ABC, Bob Drews, By, Channel, Frankenstein, In, Pittsburgh, Shock Theatre, Sir Rodger, Sir Roger, The Invisible Man
related to Subchannels · 3
WTAE-TV → On August, The, This TV
Affiliations · 2
WTAE-TV → 4.1: ABC, for others, see § Subchannels

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pittsburgh television station news abc channel chronicle awards stations pennsylvania wtae also newscast morning new began september time aired fcc

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WTAE-TVAffiliations4.1: ABC1.00infobox
WTAE-TVAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WTAE-TVBrandingWTAE Channel 4; 4 Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh's Action News 41.00infobox
WTAE-TVCall sign meaningFormer television sibling of WCAE radio (the present day WPGP)1.00infobox
WTAE-TVChannelsDigital: 27 (UHF)1.00infobox
WTAE-TVChannelsVirtual: 41.00infobox
WTAE-TVERP850 kW1.00infobox
WTAE-TVERP1,000 kW (CP)1.00infobox
WTAE-TVFacility ID656811.00infobox
WTAE-TVFirst air dateSeptember 14, 1958 (1958-09-14)1.00infobox
WTAE-TVFormer channel numbersAnalog: 4 (VHF, 1958–2009)1.00infobox
WTAE-TVFormer channel numbersDigital: 51 (UHF, 1999–2018)1.00infobox
WTAE-TVFoundedJuly 25, 1957 (1957-07-25)1.00infobox
WTAE-TVHAAT269.2 m (883 ft)1.00infobox
WTAE-TVLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WTAE-TVOwnerHearst Television1.00infobox
WTAE-TVOwner(Hearst Stations Inc.)1.00infobox
WTAE-TVPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WTAE-TVPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WTAE-TVTranslator(s)22 (UHF) (4.3) Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood1.00infobox
WTAE-TVTransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
WTAE-TVWebsitewww.wtae.com1.00infobox
WTAE-TVis aonly Pittsburgh television station affiliated with a major network not to have changed ownership.Shortly before the station signed on0.90text

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