List of former ABC television affiliates

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American broadcast television network that originated in 1927 as the NBC Blue radio network, and five years after its 1942 divorce from NBC and purchase by Edward J. Noble (adopting its current name the following year), expanded into television in April 1948. Throughout its history, the network has many owned-and-operated and affiliated stations.

This article is a table listing of former ABC stations, arranged alphabetically by state, and based on the station's city of license as well as its Designated Market Area; it is also accompanied by footnotes regarding the present network affiliation of the former ABC-affiliated station (if the station remains operational) and the current ABC affiliates in each of the listed markets, as well as any other notes including the reasons behind each station's disaffiliation from the network. There are links to and articles on each of the stations, describing their histories, local programming and technical information, such as broadcast frequencies.

The station's advertised channel number follows the call letters. In most cases, this is their virtual channel (PSIP) number, which may match the channel allocation that the station originally broadcast on during its prior affiliation with the network.

Former affiliate stations

Stations are listed in alphabetical order by city of license.

City of license/Market Station/Channel Years of affiliation Current affiliation Current ABC affiliate Notes
Ada, Oklahoma-Sherman, Texas KTEN 10 1954-1998 (secondary from 1977-1998) NBC KTEN-DT3 10.3 ABC was relegated to secondary status in 1977 when rival KXII switched its primary affiliation from NBC to CBS, with KTEN becoming a primary NBC affiliate. Disaffiliated from ABC entirely in 1998, shortly after the station was sold from bankruptcy.
Albany, Georgia WALB-TV 10 (now WALB) 1954-1980 (secondary) NBC WALB-DT2 10.2 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WVGA.
Valdosta-Albany, Georgia WVGA 44 (now WSWG) 1980-1992 CBS Signed-off in January 1992 when a plane crashed into the station's tower, which Morris Multimedia, the station's owners, did not have enough funds to repair. After that, area cable systems carried either WSB-TV in Atlanta, WTVM in Columbus, WCJB-TV in Gainesville, Florida, or WTXL-TV in Tallahassee, Florida. WVGA would return to the air September 1, 1995 as WB affiliate WGVP.
Alexandria-Walker, Minnesota KCMT 7/KNMT 12 (now KCCO-TV/KCCW-TV) 1958-1982 (secondary) CBS (O&O) (satellites of WCCO-TV) KSAX 42 (satellite of KSTP-TV) Part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul television market. Secondary affiliation, with NBC as their primary affiliation. Disaffiliated from ABC and joined CBS in 1982. Became semi-satellites of WCCO-TV in 1987 and full satellites in 2002.
Atlanta, Georgia WAGA-TV 5 1949-1951 (secondary) Fox (O&O) WSB-TV 2 (previously with ABC (secondary) from 1948-1951) Secondary affiliation, with CBS as primary affiliation; shared with NBC affiliate (and ABC's current Atlanta affiliate) WSB-TV. Both stations lost their secondary ABC affiliations upon the sign-on of WLTV.
WLTV/WLWA/WAII/WQXI/WXIA 8/11 1951–1980 NBC Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate WSB-TV due to ABC looking for a stronger affiliate in Atlanta (at the time, ABC had higher ratings than NBC, who were in last place among the three major networks).
WATL 36 1976-1983 (secondary) MyNetworkTV Secondary affiliation (WATL was an independent station); cleared ABC programming not cleared by the network's existing affiliate WSB-TV. Disaffiliated from ABC in 1983.
Rome-Atlanta, Georgia WAWA-TV/WTLK-TV 14 (now WPXA-TV) 1988-1994 (secondary) Ion Television (O&O) Secondary affiliation (WAWA-TV/WTLK-TV was an independent station); cleared ABC programming not cleared by the network's existing affiliate WSB-TV. Disaffiliated from ABC in 1994 when WTLK-TV became a country music video/infomercial-based station.
Atlanta, Georgia WVEU 69 (now WUPA) 1989-1994 (both secondary) The CW (O&O) Secondary affiliation (WVEU was an independent station); cleared ABC programming not cleared by the network's existing affiliate WSB-TV. Disaffiliated from ABC in 1994 due to the impending sign-on of UPN. The station had also recently acquired programming from WGNX, which had just become a CBS affiliate.
Atlantic City, New Jersey-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WFPG-TV 46 1952-1954 (secondary) Defunct WPVI-TV 6 (O&O) Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Ceased operations May 17, 1954 due to dwindling market share as a result of VHF stations in Philadelphia (including ABC's affiliate in Philadelphia, WFIL-TV) increasing transmission power. (Shortly after the demise of WFPG-TV, the FCC collapsed Atlantic City into the Philadelphia market.)
Reading-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WEEU-TV 33 1953-1956 Defunct Ceased operations in 1956 due to dwindling market share as a result of VHF stations in Philadelphia (including ABC's affiliate in Philadelphia, WFIL-TV) increasing transmission power.[1]
Easton-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WGLV-TV 57 1953-1957 Defunct Ceased operations November 1, 1957 due to the collapse of the Lehigh Valley TV market into the Philadelphia market, low market share, and as the result of ABC's affiliate in Philadelphia, WFIL-TV, increasing transmission power.
Burlington, New Jersey-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WKBS-TV 48 1975-1983 (secondary) Defunct Secondary affiliation (WKBS-TV was an independent station); cleared ABC programming not cleared by the network's existing affiliate, WPVI-TV. Ceased operations August 30, 1983, due to the liquidation of station owners Field Communications and the inability to find a buyer for the station; channel 48 allocation is now occupied by Trinity Broadcasting Network O&O WGTW-TV.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WPHL-TV 17 1975-1976, 1977-1983 (secondary) MyNetworkTV Secondary affiliation (WPHL-TV was an independent station); cleared ABC programming not cleared by the network's existing affiliate, WPVI-TV.
WTAF-TV 29 (now WTXF-TV) 1980-1986 (secondary) Fox (O&O) Secondary affiliation (WTAF-TV was an independent station); cleared ABC programming not cleared by the network's existing affiliate, WPVI-TV.
Wilmington, Delaware-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WTGI-TV 61 (now WPPX-TV) 1986-1988 (secondary) Ion Television (O&O) Secondary affiliation (WTGI-TV was an independent station); cleared ABC programming not cleared by the network's O&O, WPVI-TV.
Austin, Texas KTBC 7 1952-1966 (secondary) Fox (O&O) KVUE 24 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KVUE.
Bakersfield, California KLYD-TV/KJTV 17 (now KGET) 1959-1974 NBC KERO 23 Swapped affiliations with CBS affiliate KBAK-TV.
KBAK-TV 29 1953-1959 (secondary); 1974-1996 CBS As a secondary affiliate, KBAK-TV lost its ABC affiliation in 1959 when KLYD-TV signed-on, but regained ABC in 1974 when it swapped its primary CBS affiliation with that station (by then known as KJTV). Left ABC for the second time and swapped affiliations with CBS affiliate KERO in March 1996 as a result of a group affiliation deal between ABC and KERO's owner McGraw-Hill Broadcasting, reuniting CBS with its original Bakersfield affiliate.
Baltimore, Maryland WJZ-TV 13 1948–1995 CBS (O&O) WMAR-TV 2 Affiliated with CBS in January 1995 via a three-way network swap between CBS affiliate WBAL-TV (which switched back to NBC) and NBC affiliate WMAR (which switched to ABC) resulting from CBS's group affiliation deal with WJZ's then-owner Group W.[2]
Barstow-Los Angeles, California KVVT 64 (now KILM) 1989-1992 Sonlife Broadcasting Network KABC-TV 7 (O&O) Served the Mojave Desert area, which is partly in the Los Angeles media market. Disaffiliated from ABC in 1992.
Binghamton, New York WNBF-TV 12 (now WBNG-TV) 1949-1962 (secondary) CBS WIVT 34 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Began sharing ABC when WINR-TV signed-on. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WBJA-TV.
WINR-TV 40 (now WICZ-TV) 1957–1962 (secondary) Fox Secondary affiliation (shared with CBS affiliate WNBF-TV), with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WBJA-TV.
Birmingham-Tuscaloosa-Anniston, Alabama WBRC 6 1949–1996 (secondary until 1961) Fox (O&O from 1996–2008) WBMA-LD 58/WABM 68.2/WDBB 17.2/WGWW 40.2 Disaffiliated from ABC in September 1996 as a result of Fox Television Stations' purchase of WBRC, which converted it into a Fox owned-and-operated station.
WAFM-TV/WABT/WAPI-TV 13 (now WVTM-TV) 1949-1961 (secondary) NBC Secondary affiliation, with CBS (later NBC) as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation when CBS affiliate WBRC signed a full-time affiliation deal with ABC, who had strong relations with Taft Broadcasting, WBRC's then-owners.
WCFT 33 (now WSES)
WJSU 40 (now WGWW)		 1996–2014 Heartland Held ABC affiliation as part of the WBMA-WCFT-WJSU cluster formed out of Allbritton Communications Company's group affiliation deal with the network; it served as the CBS affiliate for Tuscaloosa until it disaffiliated from that network and converted into a satellite of low-power station W58CK (now WBMA-LD) in September 1996. In September 2014, the ABC affiliation moved to subchannels of Birmingham MyNetworkTV affiliate WABM and its Tuscaloosa sister station WDBB (which began serving as repeaters of WBMA), as a result of their owner Sinclair Broadcast Group's plan to turn over the licenses of WCFT and WJSU to the Federal Communications Commission due to conflicts with its purchase of the WBMA satellites from Allbritton, its existing ownership of WABM and CW affiliate WTTO, and an existing local marketing agreement with WTTO satellite WDBB;[3] Howard Stirk Holdings subsequently acquired the licenses of both stations, shortly before the move of WCFT/WJSU's intellectual property to WABM and WDBB.[4]
Bloomington-Indianapolis, Indiana WTTV 10/4 1949-1954 (secondary); 1956-1957 (primary) CBS[5] WRTV 6 (previously with ABC (secondary) from 1954-1956) WTTV had two stints as an ABC affiliate: from 1949 until 1954 when WISH-TV signed-on, it carried a secondary ABC affiliation with NBC as its primary affiliation, and was a primary ABC affiliate from 1956 to 1957. WTTV left ABC for good upon the sign-on of WLWI, and became an independent station.
Indianapolis, Indiana WISH-TV 8 1954–1956 The CW[6] Disaffiliated from ABC due to a three-way swap also involving NBC affiliate WTTV (from NBC to ABC) and CBS affiliate WRTV (from CBS to NBC). Served as the CBS affiliate for the Indianapolis market until December 31, 2014, when it swapped affiliations with WTTV (and its satellite WTTK), by then a CW affiliate, as a result of disagreements between CBS and WISH-TV's owners over reverse retransmission consent compensation demands from its affiliates.
WLWI/WTHR 13 1957–1979 NBC Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate WRTV July 1, 1979, as ABC were searching for stronger affiliates in certain markets (WRTV's newscasts were in first place at the time, while WTHR's newscasts were in last place). The deal reunited ABC with its original Indianapolis affiliate, since WRTV had carried a secondary ABC affiliation from 1949 until WISH-TV's sign-on in 1954.
Boise, Idaho KIDO-TV/KTVB 7 1953-1974 (secondary) NBC KIVI-TV 6 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KITC.
KBOI-TV 2 1953-1974 (secondary) CBS Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Shared with NBC affiliate KIDO-TV/KTVB. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KITC.
Boston, Massachusetts WBZ-TV 4 1948-1957 (secondary) CBS (O&O) WCVB-TV 5 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WHDH-TV.
WNAC-TV 7 (now WHDH) 1948-1957 (secondary); 1961–1972 (full-time) NBC During WNAC-TV's first stint with ABC, it was a secondary affiliate (shared with WBZ-TV) with CBS as its primary affiliation. WNAC-TV left ABC in 1957 upon the sign-on of WHDH-TV, but rejoined ABC full-time in 1961 when it swapped affiliations with WHDH-TV. Returned to CBS upon the shutdown of (the original) WHDH and the sign-on of WCVB, due to CBS' displeasure at WCVB's plans to heavily preempt CBS programs in favor of local programming. (WCVB-TV promptly took ABC from WNAC-TV.)
Cambridge-Boston, Massachusetts WTAO-TV 56 1953-1957 Defunct Ceased operations March 30, 1956 due to low viewership; ABC had always allowed WBZ-TV and WNAC-TV to cherry-pick its strongest programming due to the inability of television sets to receive UHF channels without the use of an UHF adapter. Channel 56 allocation is now occupied by CW affiliate WLVI.
Worcester-Boston, Massachusetts WWOR-TV 14 1953-1955 (secondary) Defunct Secondary affiliation (WWOR-TV was an independent station). Ceased operations in 1955 due to low viewership and the inability of television sets to receive UHF channels without the use of an UHF adapter. (Channel 14 would return to the air in 1958, as a satellite of Springfield-based NBC affiliate WWLP.)
Boston, Massachusetts WHDH-TV 5 1957–1961 Defunct Swapped affiliations with CBS affiliate WNAC-TV. Channel 5 allocation now occupied by the market's current ABC affiliate, WCVB-TV.
WIHS-TV/WSBK-TV 38 1966-1981 (secondary) MyNetworkTV Secondary affiliation (WSBK-TV was an independent station); cleared ABC programming not cleared by ABC's then-affiliate WNAC-TV, and then by WCVB-TV. Disaffiliated from ABC in 1981.
WQTV 68 (now WBPX-TV) 1979-1985 (secondary) Ion Television (O&O) Secondary affiliation (WQTV was an independent station); cleared ABC programming not cleared by ABC's existing affiliate WCVB-TV. Disaffiliated from ABC in 1985.
Worcester-Boston, Massachusetts WHLL/WUNI 27 1988-1995 (secondary) Univision (O&O) Secondary affiliation; in later years Telemundo, and later Univision, was its primary affiliation. Cleared ABC programming not cleared by ABC's existing affiliate WCVB-TV. Disaffiliated from ABC in 1995 when WUNI became a full-time Univision affiliate.
Buffalo, New York WBEN 4 (now WIVB-TV) 1948-1956 (secondary) CBS WKBW-TV 7 Secondary affiliation, with NBC (later CBS) as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation when NBC purchased WBUF-TV and moved its affiliation there, leaving outgoing affiliate WGR-TV to take the ABC affiliation.
WGR-TV 2 (now WGRZ) 1956-1958 (secondary from 9/1958-11/1958) NBC ABC was relegated to secondary status when NBC shut down WBUF-TV and signed a new affiliation deal with WGR-TV. WGR-TV disaffiliated from ABC completely upon the sign-on of WKBW-TV.
Carthage-Watertown, New York WCNY-TV/WWNY-TV 7 1954-1985 (secondary) CBS WWTI 50 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WJCK.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa KDUB-TV 40 (now KFXB-TV) 1976-1995 CTN (O&O) KCRG-TV 9 Served as the ABC affiliate for the Dubuque area. Disaffiliated from ABC in 1995 as a result of a management agreement with Second Generation of Iowa, owners of Cedar Rapids Fox affiliate KFXA (channel 28), thus converting KDUB-TV to a semi-satellite of KFXA under the KFXB-TV call letters.
Champaign-Urbana-Springfield, Illinois WTVP/WAND 17 1953-2005 NBC WICS 20 / WICD 15 (WICS previously with ABC (secondary) from 1953-1958) Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate WICS (who aired ABC programs on a secondary basis from 1953 to 1958) and its semi-satellite WICD as a result of an affiliation agreement between NBC and WAND's owners, LIN TV (who at the time owned shares in NBC O&O's KXAS-TV in Fort Worth, Texas and KNSD in San Diego, California).
WCIA 3 1953-1954 (secondary) CBS Carried several ABC programs in its first year on the air, before disaffiliating from the network.
Charleston, South Carolina WCSC-TV 5 1953-1962 (secondary) CBS WCIV 36.2 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Shared in later years with NBC affiliate WUSN-TV. Lost ABC affiliation when WCIV signed-on and took its secondary NBC affiliation, leaving WUSN-TV to take a full-time ABC affiliation.
WUSN-TV/WCBD 2 1954–1996 (secondary until 1962) NBC Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate WCIV as the result of an affiliation deal between ABC and Allbritton Communications, then-owners of WCIV.
WCIV 4
(now WGWG)		 1996–2014 Heroes & Icons In September 2014, WCIV's ABC affiliation and programming moved to WMMP, which assumed the WCIV call letters as a result of owner Sinclair Broadcast Group's plan to turn over WCIV's license to the Federal Communications Commission due to issues with its purchase of WCIV from Allbritton Communications Company, and an existing local marketing agreement arrangement between WMMP and Fox affiliate WTAT;[3] Howard Stirk Holdings subsequently acquired the WCIV license in October 2014, shortly before the move of the station's ABC affiliation and other intellectual property to WMMP.[7]
Charleston, West Virginia WOWK 13 1955–1958, 1962–1986 CBS WCHS 8 (previously with ABC from 1958-1962) Swapped affiliations with CBS affiliate WCHS-TV twice: in 1958 (when the station was known as WHTN), and again in 1986.
Chattanooga, Tennessee WDEF-TV 12 1954-1958 (secondary) CBS WTVC 9 (previously with ABC (secondary, as WROM-TV in Rome, GA) from 1953-1957) Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation when Rome, GA-based independent station WROM-TV (who had previously aired ABC programs on a secondary basis) was given permission to move its transmitter to Chattanooga, and subsequently took the ABC affiliation.
Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands WSVI 8 1965-2015 Ion Television none; served on cable by WENY-TV, Elmira, NY Disaffiliated from ABC due to technical issues and joined Ion Television, but continues to carry ABC's E/I-compliant block Litton's Weekend Adventure. Lilly Broadcasting, owners of WSEE-TV in Erie, Pennsylvania (who already serves as the default CBS affiliate for the Virgin Islands), were then commissioned to provide full-time ABC service to cable viewers via WENY-TV in Elmira, New York.
Cincinnati, Ohio WKRC 12 1961–1996 CBS WCPO 9 (previously with ABC from 1949-1961) Lost ABC affiliation as a result of a group affiliation deal between the network and the E. W. Scripps Company that sent the ABC affiliation to WCPO. The station subsequently affiliated with CBS in September 1996, through a group deal with then-owner Citicasters.[8] Switch reversed an affiliation swap between WKRC and WCPO that occurred in 1961.[9]
Clarksburg-Fairmont-Morgantown, West Virginia WBOY-TV 12 1957–1980s (secondary) NBC WBOY-DT2 12.2 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Disaffiliated from ABC in the 1980s; after that, WTAE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania served as the default ABC affiliate for the market.
Weston-Clarksburg-Fairmont, West Virginia WJPB-TV/WDTV 35/5 1954-1955, 1967-1980's (secondary); 1960-1967 (primary) CBS While on channel 35, the station carried a secondary affiliation with ABC, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Due to unfulfilled plans to combine its operations with Parkersburg-based NBC affiliate WTAP-TV, the inability for either station to reach the other's area, and because UHF converters were very expensive, the station signed off February 28, 1955. It returned to the air June 1960 on channel 5 as an ABC affiliate, but relegated that affiliation to secondary status (shared with NBC affiliate WBOY-TV) when it joined CBS in 1967. Disaffiliated from ABC for good in the 1980s; after that, WTAE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania served as the default ABC affiliate for the market.
Cleveland, Ohio WXEL 9/8 (now WJW) 1949–1955 Fox (O&O from 1996–2008) WEWS-TV 5 Disaffiliated from ABC and joined CBS after the station was sold to Storer Broadcasting, a company with strong ties to CBS. WEWS, who inherited the full-time affiliation, had already been airing ABC programming on a secondary basis.
Akron-Canton-Cleveland, Ohio WAKR-TV/WAKC-TV 23
(now WVPX-TV)		 1953–1996 Ion Television (O&O) Served as the ABC affiliate for the Akron-Canton area. Disaffiliated from ABC after the station was sold to Paxson Communications, who let its affiliation contract with ABC expire. Subsequently joined Paxson's infomercial service inTV, and eventually became a charter O&O of Pax TV (now Ion Television).
Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri KOMU-TV 8 1953–1971 (secondary); 1982–1985 (primary) NBC KMIZ 17 (previously with ABC from 1971-1982) Lost ABC affiliation when KCBJ-TV (now KMIZ) signed on in 1971. Swapped affiliations with KCBJ in January 1982, becoming a full-time ABC affiliate; swap was reversed when KOMU rejoined NBC on January 1, 1986, with KCBJ becoming an ABC affiliate.
Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, Mississippi WCBI-TV 4 1956-1978 (secondary until 1977) CBS WTVA 9.2 Became ABC affiliate in 1977, but switched back to CBS a year later due to low ratings and lack of decent reception of nearby CBS affiliates.
WVSB-TV/WLOV-TV 27 1983-1995 Fox (secondary from 1994-1995) After WLOV disaffiliated from ABC in 1995, the network was not available over-the-air in the until WKDH signed on in 2001.
WKDH 45 2001–2012 Defunct Ceased operations on August 31, 2012, as a result of the termination of a local marketing agreement between WKDH owner Southern Broadcasting and WTVA, Inc., the then-parent of sister NBC affiliate WTVA.[10][11] The ABC affiliation subsequently moved to WTVA's DT2 subchannel.
Davenport, Iowa (Quad Cities) WOC-TV 5/6 (now KWQC-TV) 1949-1963 (secondary) NBC WQAD-TV 8 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WQAD-TV.
Rock Island, Illinois (Quad Cities) WHBF-TV 4 1950-1963 (secondary) CBS Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WQAD-TV.
Dayton, Ohio WDTN 2 1980–2004 NBC WKEF 22 (previously with ABC from 1965-1980) Swapped affiliations with WDTN (which had previously been affiliated with NBC from 1949 to 1980).
Denver, Colorado KBTV/KUSA 9 1952–1995 (secondary from 1952-1956) NBC KMGH-TV 7 Became an NBC affiliate via a three-way affiliation swap between KMGH (CBS to ABC) and KCNC (NBC to CBS) that occurred in 1995.
Erie, Pennsylvania WICU-TV 12 1949-1966 (secondary) NBC WJET-TV 24 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WJET-TV.
Evansville, Indiana WFIE-TV 62 (now WFIE 14) 1953-1956 (secondary) NBC WEHT 25 (previously with ABC (secondary) from 1953-1956) Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation; shared with CBS affiliate (and ABC's current Evansville affiliate) WEHT. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WTVW.
WTVW 7 1956–1995 The CW Became a Fox affiliate in December 1995 via a three-way affiliation swap between CBS affiliate WEHT (which switched to ABC) and Fox affiliate WEVV (which switched to CBS).
Fresno, California KJEO 47 (now KGPE) 1953–1985 (secondary until 1956) CBS KFSN-TV 30 (O&O) Swapped affiliations with CBS affiliate KFSN-TV as a result of the purchase of the ABC network by Capital Cities Communications, which converted KFSN into an ABC owned-and-operated station.
Green Bay, Wisconsin WFRV-TV 5 1955–1959, 1983–1992 CBS (O&O from 1992–2007) WBAY-TV 2 WFRV was affiliated with NBC from 1959 until 1983, when it swapped networks with WLUK-TV. Swapped affiliations again on March 15, 1992, this time with CBS affiliate WBAY-TV as a result of CBS' purchase of WFRV's owners, Midwest Radio and Television.
WLUK-TV 11 1959–1983 Fox Swapped affiliations with WFRV and became an NBC affiliate.
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Michigan WLAV-TV/WOOD-TV 7/8 1949-1962 (secondary) NBC WZZM 13 (Grand Rapids); WOTV 41 (Battle Creek/Kalamazoo) Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WZZM.
WKZO-TV 3 (now WWMT) 1950-1962 (secondary) CBS Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WZZM.
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, North Carolina WFMY-TV 2 1949-1963 (secondary) CBS WXLV-TV 45 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WGHP.
WSJS-TV 12 (now WXII-TV) 1953-1963 (secondary) NBC Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation; shared with CBS affiliate WFMY-TV. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WGHP.
WGHP 8 1963–1995 Fox (O&O from 1995–2008) Swapped affiliations with Fox affiliates WNRW/WGGT in September 1995 as a result of Fox Television Stations' purchase of WGHP, which converted it into a Fox owned-and-operated station. WNRW subsequently changed its call letters to WXLV-TV to reflect the new affiliation.
WGGT 48 (now WMYV) 1995-1996 MyNetworkTV Satellite of WXLV-TV. Disaffiliated from ABC and split from its WXLV-TV simulcast in 1996 to become an affiliate of UPN, which WXLV-TV had been airing as a secondary affiliation.
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi WXXV-TV 25 1994-2005 (secondary) Fox/MyNetworkTV WLOX-TV 13 Secondary affiliation, with Fox as its primary affiliation. Carried the ABC program NYPD Blue, which was not cleared by ABC's existing affiliate WLOX-TV. Disaffiliated from ABC in 2005 when NYPD Blue was cancelled.
Honolulu, Hawaii KGMB 9 (now on channel 5) 1952-1954 (secondary) CBS KITV 4 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KULA-TV.
Houston, Texas KLEE-TV/KPRC-TV 2 1949-1954 (secondary) NBC KTRK-TV 13 (O&O) Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KTRK-TV.
Huntsville/Decatur, Alabama WMSL-TV/WYUR 48 (now WAFF) 1968-1977 NBC WAAY-TV 31 (previously with ABC (secondary) from 1959-1967) Officially became the market's ABC affiliate in September 1968 after sharing its former NBC affiliation with WAAY-TV, which dropped ABC on September 1, 1967. Swapped affiliations with WAAY-TV on December 11, 1977 as a result of WAAY-TV's desire for more popular programming (at the time, ABC was the #1 rated television network in the country; NBC was dead last).
Hutchinson-Wichita, Kansas KTVH 12 (now KWCH-DT) 1953-1955 (secondary) CBS KAKE 10 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KAKE-TV.
Wichita, Kansas KEDD 16 1953-1954 (secondary) Defunct Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KAKE-TV due to ABC's desire to affiliate (even if it was on a secondary basis) with a VHF station. (Similarly, televisions manufactured at the time could not tune to UHF stations without the use of converters.) KAKE-TV would eventually become a full-time ABC affiliate when KEDD shut down in 1956 and KARD-TV assumed the NBC affiliation.[12]
Idaho Falls-Pocatello, Idaho KID-TV 3 (now KIDK) 1953-1974 (secondary) CBS KIFI-TV 8 (previously with ABC (secondary) Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Shared in later years with NBC affiliate (and ABC's current Idaho Falls affiliate) KIFI-TV. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KPVI.
Pocatello-Idaho Falls, Idaho KPVI 6 (now KPVI-DT) 1974-1996 NBC Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate KIFI-TV due to an affiliation agreement between NBC and KPVI's incoming owners, Sunbelt Broadcasting. In a related move, KPVI satellite KKVI in Twin Falls left the simulcast and joined Fox since Twin Falls already had a NBC affiliate.
Jackson, Wyoming-Idaho Falls-Pocatello, Idaho KJVI 2 (now KJWP) 1990-1995 MeTV Semi-satellite of ABC's then-affiliate in Idaho Falls, KPVI. Disaffiliated from ABC when parent station KPVI swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate KIFI-TV. KJVI was sold to PMCM TV in 2009 and moved to Wilmington, Delaware as MeTV affiliate KJWP.
Jacksonville, Florida WMBR-TV/WJXT 4 1949-1966 (secondary) independent WJXX 25 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WJKS.
WFGA-TV/WTLV 12 1957-1966 (secondary); 1980–1988 (full-time) NBC WTLV, a longtime NBC affiliate, enjoyed two stints as an ABC affiliate. From 1957 until WJKS (now CW affiliate WCWJ) signed-on in 1966, it shared ABC on a secondary basis with CBS affiliate WMBR-TV (now independent station WJXT). Then in March 1980 it swapped affiliations with WJKS, only to reverse the swap in April 1988. WTLV has been co-owned with current ABC affiliate WJXX since 2000.
WJKS 17 (now WCWJ) 1966–1980; 1988–1997 The CW As WJKS, station swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate WTLV in 1980; the two stations reversed the affiliation trade (with WJKS regaining its ABC affiliation and WTLV regaining its NBC affiliation) in 1988. WJKS swapped affiliations with WB affiliate WBSG and its upstart satellite WJXX in February 1997, as a result of ABC's affiliation deal with WBSG's managing partner (later owner) Allbritton Communications Company.[13]
Brunswick, Georgia - Jacksonville, Florida WBSG 21 (now WPXC-TV) 1997-2000 Ion (O&O) Satellite of WJXX. Disaffiliated from ABC and joined Pax TV after Allbritton Communications sold WJXX to the Gannett Company, owners of NBC affiliate WTLV. Paxson Communications acquired the station in September, making WBSG a Pax owned-and-operated station.
Johnson City, Tennessee (Tri-Cities, TN/VA) WJHL-TV 11 1953-1969 (secondary) CBS WJHL-DT2 11.2 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WKPT-TV.
Bristol, Virginia (Tri-Cities, TN/VA) WCYB-TV 5 1956-1969 (secondary) NBC Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WKPT-TV.
Kingsport, Tennessee (Tri-Cities, TN/VA) WKPT-TV 19 1969-2016 MyNetworkTV Disaffiliated from ABC and joined MyNetworkTV February 1, 2016 due to ABC pursuing other options in the Tri-Cities market, and its preference to associate with large media groups such as Media General, owners of CBS affiliate WJHL-TV, who subsequently took the ABC affiliation on WJHL-DT2. Sister station WAPK-CD, the former MyNetworkTV affiliate, in turn took WJHL-DT2's former Me-TV affiliation. However, WKPT-TV continues to carry Litton's Weekend Adventure, ABC's E/I-compliant block, while WJHL-DT2 carries E/I material from both syndication and Fox's Xploration Station block.
Kansas City, Missouri WDAF-TV 4 1949-1953 (secondary) Fox (O&O from 1996-2008) KMBC-TV 9 (previously with ABC (secondary) from 1952-1953) Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Shared ABC affiliation with CBS affiliate (and ABC's current Kansas City affiliate) KMBC-TV beginning in 1952 and lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KCMO-TV.
KCMO-TV 5 (now KCTV) 1953–1955 CBS Swapped affiliations with CBS affiliate KMBC-TV as compensation by CBS for the station's owners Meredith Broadcasting losing its CBS affiliation on KPHO-TV in Phoenix, Arizona. (That station would rejoin CBS in 1994 as a result of a series of transactions stemming from Fox's affiliation deal with stations owned by New World Communications, which included ABC affiliate KTVK.)
Lancaster-York-Harrisburg-Lebanon, Pennsylvania WGAL-TV 4/8 (now WGAL) 1949-1963 (secondary) NBC WHTM-TV 27 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Disaffiliated from ABC in 1963 when the Federal Communications Commission collapsed the Lancaster market into the Harrisburg-York market, who already had an ABC affiliate (WTPA).
WSBA-TV 43 (now WPMT) 1952-1961 Fox Disaffiliated from ABC when WSBA-TV joined the Keystone Network, a three-station network of CBS affiliates that also included WHP-TV in Harrisburg and WLYH-TV in Lancaster.
WLBR-TV/WLYH-TV 15 (now WXBU) 1957-1961 Grit Disaffiliated from ABC when WLYH-TV joined the Keystone Network, a three-station network of CBS affiliates that also included WHP-TV in Harrisburg and WSBA-TV in York.
Kingston, New York WKNY-TV 66 1954-1956 Defunct WABC-TV 7 (O&O) Part of the New York City television market. Also carried affiliations with CBS, NBC and DuMont. Left the air in 1956.
New York, New York W66AA 66 (now WNYJ-TV) 1970-1983 (O&O; translator of WABC-TV) CNC World Translator of ABC's flagship station WABC-TV. Signed-off in 1983; the channel 66 allocation was then moved to West Milford, New Jersey and returned to the air in 1996 as full-power religious station WFME-TV.
WNYE-TV 25 2001 (secondary) Non-commercial educational independent Fed from ABC's flagship station WABC-TV, in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks which destroyed WABC-TV's transmitter at the World Trade Center. The affiliation ended when WABC-TV established temporary facilities at the Armstrong Tower in Alpine, New Jersey, and WNYE-TV returned to being a instructional station/PBS affiliate.
Newark, New Jersey-New York, New York WHSE-TV 68 (now WFUT-DT) UniMás (O&O) Fed from ABC's flagship station WABC-TV, in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks which destroyed WABC-TV's transmitter at the World Trade Center. The affiliation ended when WABC-TV established temporary facilities at the Armstrong Tower in Alpine, New Jersey, and WHSE-TV returned to being an AIN (later UATV) affiliate (at the time, Univision Communications was in the process of finalizing its deal to purchase WHSE-TV from USA Broadcasting).
Laredo, Texas KHAD-TV/KGNS-TV 8 1956-1984 (secondary) NBC KGNS-DT2 8.2 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KLDO-TV.
KLDO-TV 27 1984-1988 Univision Disaffiliated from ABC and joined Telemundo, citing low ratings and the size of the Laredo market; after that, KSAT-TV in San Antonio or KIII in Corpus Christi served the area on cable.
Las Vegas, Nevada KLAS-TV 8 1953-1956 (secondary) CBS KTNV-TV 13 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KSHO-TV.
KJRJ-TV/KORK-TV 2 (now KSNV 3) 1955-1956 (secondary) NBC Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Shared with CBS affiliate KLAS-TV. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KSHO-TV.
Lima, Ohio WLOK-TV/WIMA-TV/WLIO 73/35 (now on channel 8) 1953-1982 (secondary) NBC WOHL-CD 35/WLQP-LP 25 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Disaffiliated from ABC in 1982, after Blade Communications bought out Midwestern Broadcasting's shares in Lima Communications Corporation, WLIO's owners.
Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney, Nebraska KOLN 10 1953-1957 (secondary from 1954-1957) CBS KLKN 8 (Lincoln); KHGI-TV 13/KWNB-TV 6 (Hastings/Kearney) ABC was relegated to secondary status when Lincoln was split from the Omaha market, allowing for KOLN to take a CBS affiliation since station owner John Fetzer had a good relationship with CBS. The station dropped ABC entirely in 1957.
Superior-Lincoln, Nebraska KHTL-TV/KSNB-TV 4 1965-1996 NBC Satellite of KHOL-TV/KHGI-TV in Kearney. Broke from its simulcast with KHGI-TV and disaffiliated from ABC in 1996 to become a satellite of Fox affiliate KTVG-TV.
Louisville, Kentucky WAVE 3 1948-1961 (secondary) NBC WHAS-TV 11 (previously with ABC (secondary) from 1950-1961) Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Shared in later years with CBS affiliate (and ABC's current Louisville affiliate) WHAS-TV. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WLKY.
WKLO-TV 21 1953–1954 defunct Signed-off April 20, 1954 due to signal issues, which hindered advertisers and caused low audiences. Because of this, ABC continued to allow WHAS-TV and WAVE to clear its strongest programming. After a failed attempt to move to channel 7, and a call sign change to WEZI, WKLO-TV's license was surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission in 1972. Channel 21 allocation is now occupied by Ion Television affiliate WBNA.
WLKY 32 1961–1990 CBS Swapped affiliations with CBS affiliate WHAS-TV because of concerns by ABC over WLKY-TV's ratings.
Macon, Georgia WMAZ-TV 13 1953-1982 (secondary) CBS WGXA-DT2 24.2 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WGXA.
WGXA 24 1982-1996 Fox Swapped affiliations with Fox affiliate WPGA-TV as the result of an affiliation agreement between Fox and WGXA's owners, GOCOM Media.
WPGA-TV 58 1996–2009 independent Disaffiliated from ABC in December 2009 due to objections by the station's ownership regarding content in ABC programming.
Madison, Wisconsin WMTV 33 (now on channel 15) 1953-1956 (secondary) NBC WKOW 27 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation when WISC-TV signed-on and took the CBS affiliation from WKOW-TV, who in turn became a full-time ABC affiliate.
Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico-Harlingen-Weslaco-McAllen-Brownsville, Texas XELD-TV 7 1951-1954 (secondary) Defunct KRGV-TV 5 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation on April 10, 1954 upon the sign-on of KRGV-TV and ceased operations on April 29. Two months later, Hurricane Alice destroyed the XELD-TV facilities, precluding any attempt to resume operations.
Harlingen-Weslaco-McAllen-Brownsville, Texas KGBT-TV 4 1953-1976 (secondary) CBS Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation; shared with NBC affiliate (and ABC's current Rio Grande Valley affiliate) KRGV-TV. Disaffiliated from ABC when KRGV-TV took a full-time affiliation with the network.
Memphis, Tennessee WMCT 4/5 (now WMC-TV) 1948-1956 (secondary) NBC WATN-TV 24 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Shared in later years with CBS affiliate WHBQ-TV. Lost ABC affiliation when WREC-TV signed-on and took the CBS affiliation, leaving WHBQ-TV to assume a full-time ABC affiliation.
WHBQ-TV 13 1953–1995 (secondary until 1955) Fox (O&O from 1995–2014) Swapped affiliations with Fox affiliate WPTY-TV in December 1995, as a result of Fox Television Stations' purchase of WHBQ-TV from Communications Corporation of America.[14]
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Florida WTVJ 4 (now on channel 6) 1949-1957 (secondary) NBC (O&O) WPLG 10 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. In 1953, WITV signed-on as a full-time ABC affiliate; however ABC continued to allow WTVJ (and later WCKT when it signed on in 1956) to "cherry-pick" their most popular programming as WITV was on UHF, a band which most television receivers of the time were not required to receive. Both WTVJ and WCKT lost their ABC affiliations upon the sign-on of WPST-TV.
WITV 17 1953-1957[15] Defunct Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WPST-TV. Despite WITV being a full-time ABC affiliate, ABC had allowed CBS affiliate WTVJ and NBC affiliate WCKT to "cherry-pick" their most popular programming as WITV was on UHF, a band which most television receivers of the time were not required to receive. Subsequently became an independent station and ceased transmission the following year. Channel 17 allocation is now occupied by PBS member station WLRN-TV.
WCKT 7 (now WSVN) 1956-1957 (secondary) Fox Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation; shared with CBS affiliate WTVJ. Despite the presence of WITV, ABC allowed both WCKT and WTVJ to "cherry-pick" their most popular programming as WITV was on UHF, a band which most television receivers of the time were not required to receive. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WPST-TV.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin WTMJ-TV 3/4 1948-1953 (secondary) NBC WISN-TV 12 (previously with ABC from 1954-1961) Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WOKY-TV.
WOKY-TV 19 (now WVTV 18) 1953-1954 The CW Disaffiliated from ABC as a result of CBS' purchase of WOKY-TV. ABC programming then moved to new sign-on WTVW (now its current affiliate, WISN-TV).
WITI 6 1961–1977 Fox (O&O from 1997–2008) Swapped affiliations with ABC affiliate WISN-TV in 1961; switch was reversed in 1977 through an affiliation deal between CBS and WITI's then-owner Storer Broadcasting.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota WMIN/WTCN-TV 11 (now KARE) 1953–1961 NBC KSTP-TV 5 WMIN and WTCN were time-sharing stations occupying the VHF channel 11 frequency, before WTCN took over the allocation permanently in April 1955. Disaffiliated from ABC in 1961 and became an independent station.
KMSP-TV 9 1961–1979 Fox (O&O) Disaffiliated from ABC as a result of the network's affiliation agreement with NBC affiliate KSTP-TV. After a failed attempt to affiliate with NBC (who subsequently affiliated with independent station WTCN-TV), channel 9 became an independent station.
Mitchell/Sioux Falls, South Dakota KORN-TV/KXON/KDLT 5 (now 46) 1969-1983 NBC KSFY-TV 13 (previously with ABC (secondary) from 1960-1969) Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate KSFY-TV in search of stronger programming (at the time, KSFY-TV's affiliation with NBC was in last place among the three major networks).
Mobile, Alabama-Pensacola, Florida WALA-TV 10 1953–1955 (secondary) Fox WKRG-TV 5 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation when WKRG-TV signed on and took the CBS affiliation, leaving Pensacola-based CBS affiliate WEAR-TV to take a full-time ABC affiliation for the newly enlarged Mobile-Pensacola market.
Mobile, Louisiana KRBB-TV/KTVE 10 1955-1981 (secondary until 1966) NBC KNOE-DT 8.2 Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate KLAA.
KARD 14 1981–1994 Fox Disaffiliated from ABC and became a full-time Fox affiliate (KARD was already airing Fox programs on a secondary basis). After KARD disaffiliated from ABC, the network was not available over-the-air in the Monroe market until KAQY (now KMLU) signed on in 1998.
KAQY 11 (now KMLU) 1998–2014 Me-TV Disaffiliated from ABC and sold to Legacy Broadcasting due to growing FCC scrutiny towards "virtual duopolies", after it became known that Gray Television was planning to sell KAQY to the shell company Excalibur Broadcasting and operate KAQY under a shared services agreement. KAQY's programming was moved to KNOE-DT2, while the station itself, along with three other Gray-owned stations, was sold to Legacy.
New Orleans, Louisiana WDSU-TV 6 (now WDSU) 1948-1957 (secondary) NBC WGNO-TV 26 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. When WJMR-TV signed-on in November 1953, WDSU-TV was allowed by ABC to continue "cherry-picking" its strongest programming due to the inability of television receivers to receive UHF stations without the use of UHF converters. Lost ABC affiliation when WWL-TV signed-on and took WJMR-TV's primary CBS affiliation, leaving WJMR-TV to become a full-time ABC affiliate.
WJMR/WVUE-TV 61/20/13/12/8 1953–1995 (secondary until 1957) Fox Disaffiliated from ABC in January 1996 as a result of Fox's affiliation agreement with SF Broadcasting, then-owner of WVUE-TV.
Norfolk, Virginia (Hampton Roads) WTAR-TV 3 (now WTKR) 1950-1957 (secondary) CBS WVEC 13 (previously with ABC (secondary) from 1953-1957) Secondary affiliation, with NBC (later CBS) as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WAVY-TV.
Portsmouth, Virginia (Hampton Roads) WAVY-TV 10 1957-1959 NBC Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate WVEC-TV due to WAVY radio's long-time affiliation with the NBC Radio Network.
North Pole-Plattsburgh, New York-Burlington, Vermont WIRI/WPTZ 5 1954-1968 (secondary) NBC WVNY 22 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WVNY. (WPTZ officially changed its city of license to Plattsburgh in 2011; citing North Pole's declining population as the reason.)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma WKY-TV 4 (now KFOR-TV) 1949–1953; 1956–1958 (secondary) NBC KOCO-TV 5 Lost ABC affiliation upon sign-on of KTVQ; carried as a secondary affiliation, with NBC as WKY-TV's primary affiliation. WKY restored a secondary affiliation with ABC upon KTVQ's shutdown in 1956, only to disaffiliate from the network again when KGEO-TV (an existing ABC affiliate, which changed its call letters to KOCO-TV upon the move) relocated to Oklahoma City from Enid in 1958.
KTVQ 25 1953–1956 Defunct Ceased operations due to low viewership, the result of the lack of UHF tuners available on most television sets. Channel 25 allocation is now occupied by Fox affiliate KOKH-TV.
Omaha, Nebraska WOW-TV 6 (now WOWT) 1949-1953, 1954-1957 (both secondary) NBC KETV 7 Secondary affiliation, with NBC (later CBS) as its primary affiliation. Shared with CBS affiliate KMTV. Initially disaffiliated from ABC in 1953 when KOLN signed-on from Lincoln; however it rejoined ABC the next year when the Omaha and Lincoln markets split into two separate markets. Lost ABC affiliation again in 1957 upon the sign-on of KETV.
KMTV 3 (now KMTV-TV) 1949-1953, 1954-1957 (both secondary) CBS Secondary affiliation, with CBS (later NBC) as its primary affiliation. Shared with NBC affiliate WOW-TV. Initially disaffiliated from ABC in 1953 when KOLN signed-on from Lincoln; however it rejoined ABC the next year when the Omaha and Lincoln markets split into two separate markets. Lost ABC affiliation again in 1957 upon the sign-on of KETV.
Orlando, Florida WDBO-TV 6 (now WKMG-TV) 1954-1958 (secondary) CBS WFTV 9 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WLOF-TV.
WRBW 65 Late 1990's-2000 MyNetworkTV (O&O) Secondary affiliation, with UPN as its primary affiliation. Cleared ABC programming not cleared by the network's existing affiliate, WFTV, due to news coverage, pre-emptions, etc. Disaffiliated from ABC in 2000 when independent station (and WFTV's eventual sister station) WRDQ signed-on.
Panama City, Florida WJHG-TV 7 1954-1982 (secondary until 1973) NBC WMBB 13 Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate WMBB.
Parkersburg, West Virginia-Marietta, Ohio WTAP-TV 15 1957-1970 (secondary) NBC none; served by WCHS-TV, Charleston, WV and WSYX, Columbus, OH Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Dropped all its secondary affiliations (including ABC) in 1970.
Phoenix, Arizona KPHO-TV 5 1949–1955 (secondary from 1949-1953; shared with KOOL-TV afterwards) CBS KNXV-TV 15 Initially aired as a secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. It began sharing ABC with KOOL-TV when that station took CBS from KPHO-TV in October 1953. Lost ABC affiliation upon KTVK's sign-on and became an independent station when its DuMont affiliation went out of business in 1956.
KOOL-TV/KOY-TV 10 (now KSAZ-TV) 1953-1955 (shared with KPHO-TV) Fox (O&O) Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation; shared with KPHO-TV. Initially a shared operation, KOY-TV's half of the operation was sold to KOOL-TV in 1954. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KTVK.
KTVK 3 1955–1995 independent Lost ABC affiliation as a result of a group affiliation deal between the network and the E. W. Scripps Company that sent the ABC affiliation to KNXV-TV.[16] The station subsequently affiliated with The WB in January 1995 (before moving that affiliation to KASW and converting into an independent station).
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WDTV/KDKA-TV 3/2 1949-1958 (secondary) CBS (O&O) WTAE 4 Secondary affiliation, with DuMont (later CBS upon the demise of DuMont in 1955) as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WTAE-TV.
WENS 16 1953-1957 Defunct Station closed down in 1957 due to financial problems. Channel 16 allocation now occupied by Ion Television O&O WINP-TV.
Portland, Oregon KPTV 27/12 1952-1955 (secondary); 1959–1964 (primary) Fox (O&O from 2001-2002) KATU 2 KPTV had two stints with ABC. From 1952 to 1955 when KLOR-TV signed-on, it had a secondary ABC affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Then it was a primary affiliate of ABC from 1959 until it lost the affiliation to independent station KATU in 1964 and subsequently became an independent station.
KLOR-TV 12 1955-1956 Defunct Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KGW-TV. A few months later, KLOR-TV was sold to Detroit businessman George Haggerty and absorbed into NBC affiliate KPTV, which Haggerty had also acquired. Channel 27 allocation was later used by independent station KHTV.
KGW-TV 8 (now KGW) 1956–1959 NBC Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate KPTV due to a group affiliation deal between NBC and KGW-TV's owner Dorothy Bullitt.
Presque Isle, Maine WAGM-TV 8 1957-1998 (secondary) Fox none; served by WVII-TV, Bangor Secondary affiliation, with CBS (NBC from 1957-1959) as its primary affiliation. Disaffiliated from ABC as a result of a phase-out of non-CBS network programming.
Providence, Rhode Island WJAR-TV 10 (now WJAR) 1949-1953, 1956-1963 (secondary) NBC WLNE-TV 6 (previously with ABC (as WTEV) from 1963-1977) Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Initially lost its ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WNET-TV, but regained it (shared with WPRO-TV) when that station signed-off. Lost ABC affiliation for the second time in 1963 when WTEV-TV signed-on.
WNET-TV 16 1953-1956 Defunct Station closed down in 1956 as the result of financial problems, most notably the demise of the DuMont network (its secondary affiliation), and an affiliation deal between ABC and CBS affiliate WPRO-TV allowing it to "cherry-pick" its strongest programming, which WNET-TV required to remain solvent. License remained active for 25 years due to the FCC's wariness over deleting silent UHF stations and moved to channel 64 in the 1960s. Channel 64 returned to the air December 1981 as independent station WSTG-TV (now Fox affiliate WNAC-TV).
WPRO-TV/WPRI-TV 12 1955-1963 (secondary), 1977-1995 CBS As a secondary affiliate, WPRO-TV was allowed by ABC to "cherry-pick" its strongest programming due to WNET-TV's poor signal, and began sharing ABC with WJAR-TV when WNET-TV signed-off. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WTEV-TV, but regained it full-time in 1977 as the result of an affiliation deal between ABC and WPRI-TV's incoming owners Knight-Ridder. The swap was reversed in 1995 as a result of CBS' purchase of WPRI.
Quincy, Illinois-Hannibal, Missouri-Keokuk, Iowa WGEM-TV 10 1953-1969, 1971-mid 1990's (secondary) NBC KHQA-DT2 7.2 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Initially lost the ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WJJY-TV, but regained it upon the shutdown of the station in 1971. Disaffiliated from ABC in the mid-1990s.
KHQA-TV 7 1960-1969 (secondary) CBS Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WJJY-TV.
Jacksonville-Quincy, Illinois-Hannibal, Missouri-Keokuk, Iowa WJJY-TV 14 1969-1971 defunct Shut down in 1971 due to a number of problems, including low ratings, high costs (especially against the transmitter) against low profit, and plans by ABC to strip the station of its affiliation.
Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville, North Carolina WRAL-TV 5 1962–1985 (secondary from 1958-1962) NBC WTVD 11 (O&O) (previously with ABC from 1954-1957 & 1958-1962 (secondary) and 1957-1958 (primary)) Held secondary affiliation with ABC beginning in 1958 until it became a full-time affiliate in 1962. Swapped affiliations with CBS affiliate WTVD on August 4, 1985 as a result of ABC's purchase by WTVD's owners Capital Cities Communications.
Rapid City, South Dakota KOTA-TV 3 (now KHME 23) 1955-1965 (secondary), 1965-1976 (joint primary with CBS to 1970, and then with NBC), 1984-2016 (primary) MeTV KOTA-TV 3 (previously with ABC as KRSD-TV 7 from 1958-1970 (secondary), and as KEVN-TV from 1976-1984) KOTA-TV's initial license had two stints with ABC. It was a secondary ABC affiliate with CBS as its primary affiliation until 1965, when ABC became a joint primary with CBS (and then with NBC when that network forced its affiliate KRSD-TV to swap affiliations with KOTA-TV due to its poor technical operation). It left ABC in 1976 after KRSD-TV was forced off-air and KEVN-TV signed-on its former channel 7, taking the ABC affiliation in the process. KOTA-TV rejoined the network in 1984 when it swapped affiliations with KEVN-TV due to NBC's dissatisfaction over KOTA-TV's constant pre-empting of network programming. Left ABC for the second time in 2016 and sold to Legacy Broadcasting as the result of Gray Television, owners of KEVN-TV, buying the assets of Schurz Communications, owners of KOTA-TV, and subsequent plans to consolidate the two stations' operations. KOTA-TV's call letters, ABC affiliation, and virtual channel 3 were moved to KEVN-TV, while KEVN-TV's Fox affiliation and virtual channel 7 was moved to a new low-power station (which Gray could legally own) and KOTA-TV's former license was moved to channel 23 and moved its MeTV affiliation to its primary subchannel.
Richmond, Virginia WTVR 6 1948-1960 (secondary until 1956) CBS WRIC 8 Swapped affiliations with CBS affiliate WRVA-TV due to concerns by CBS over WRVA-TV's low ratings.
WRVA-TV 12 (now WWBT) 1960–1965 NBC Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate WXEX-TV in search of stronger programming (at the time, ABC was in last place among the three major networks).
Riverton-Casper, Wyoming
Casper, Wyoming
Rawlins-Casper, Wyoming		 KWRB-TV/KTNW/KFWY-TV/KFNE 10
KFNB 20
KRWY/KFNR 9		 1957-2004 (KFNE, secondary until 1984)
1984-2004 (KFNB)
1986-2004 (KFNR)		 Fox (satellites of KLWY, Cheyenne) KTWO-TV 2 (previously with ABC from 1957-1984 (primary from 1977-1984)) Disaffiliated from ABC and became full satellites of Cheyenne-based Fox affiliate KLWY as a result of an affiliation deal between ABC and NBC affiliate KTWO-TV, who were about to lose their NBC affiliation to Pax TV affiliate KCWY.
Rochester, New York WHEC-TV/WVET-TV 10 (now WHEC-TV) 1953-1962 NBC WHAM-TV 13 Shared operation. Secondary affiliation, with CBS as their primary affiliation. WVET's owners sold their half of the channel 10 license to WHEC's owners and purchased WROC-TV in 1961. The next year, WHEC-TV lost its secondary ABC affiliation when WOKR-TV signed-on.
Rockford, Illinois WREX 13 1953–1995 (secondary until 1965) NBC WTVO 17 Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate WTVO due to an affiliation agreement between NBC and WREX's incoming owners, Quincy Newspapers.
Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, California KCCC 40 1953-1957 Defunct KXTV 10 Merged with independent station KOVR and shut down in 1957. KOVR subsequently took over KCCC's former ABC affiliation, while KCCC's license was returned to the Federal Communications Commission. The channel 40 allocation is now occupied by Fox affiliate KTXL.
Stockton-Sacramento-Modesto, California KOVR 13 1957–1995 CBS (O&O) Disaffiliated from ABC to join CBS in September 1995 through a swap agreement between KXTV's then-owner Belo Corporation and KOVR's then-owner Sinclair Broadcast Group.[17][18]
Salinas-Monterey, California KSBW 8 1953-1960 (secondary) NBC KSBW-DT2 8.2 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as their primary affiliation. Disaffiliated from ABC when San Jose-based independent station KNTV began to target the Salinas-Monterey market and took that market's ABC affiliation.
Salisbury, Maryland-Dover, Delaware WBOC-TV 16 c.1955-1980 (secondary) CBS WMDT 47 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WMDT.
Salt Lake City, Utah KUTV 2 1954–1960 CBS (O&O from 1995–2007) KTVX 4 (previously with ABC (secondary) from 1949-1954) Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate KTVX.
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, California KNTV 11 1960–2000 NBC (O&O) KSBW-DT2 8.2 (Salinas-Monterey); KGO-TV 7 (O&O) (San Francisco) Although based in San Jose (part of the San Francisco television market), KNTV served as the ABC affiliate for the Salinas-Monterey area; it became a WB affiliate in 1999, after agreeing to disaffiliate from ABC due to a market exclusivity claim for the network in San Jose by San Francisco ABC O&O KGO-TV (channel 7).[19] KGO was added to cable systems in the Monterey Bay area as compensation for the loss of the network's affiliation on KNTV; ABC would not have an in-market affiliate serving the Monterey-Salinas market until NBC affiliate KSBW-TV launched an ABC-affiliated digital subchannel on April 18, 2011.[20] As an NBC owned-and-operated station, KNTV now serves the entire San Francisco Bay Area.
Schenectady-Albany-Troy, New York WRGB 4/6 1948-1954 (secondary) CBS WTEN 10/WCDC 19 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WTRI.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York WTRI/WAST 35/13 (now WNYT) 1954-1977 NBC Swapped affiliations October 23, 1977 with CBS affiliates WTEN/WCDC as the result of an affiliation agreement between ABC and WTEN's incoming owners, Knight-Ridder.
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania WILK-TV 34 1953-1957 Defunct WNEP-TV 16 Merged with Scranton-based WARM-TV to form WNEP-TV in 1957. The new station retained the ABC affiliation and operated under WILK-TV's license, on WARM-TV's channel 16 allocation.
WARM-TV 16 1954-1957 Defunct Merged with Wilkes-Barre-based WILK-TV to form WNEP-TV in 1957. The new station retained the ABC affiliation and operated under WILK-TV's license, on WARM-TV's channel 16 allocation.
Seattle-Tacoma, Washington KRSC-TV/KING-TV 5 1948–1959 (secondary until 1953) NBC KOMO-TV 4 Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate KOMO-TV due to an affiliation agreement between NBC and KING-TV owner Dorothy Bullitt. ABC programming was gradually phased out (at the same time as NBC programming was being phased out on KOMO-TV), and by late September 1959, both stations' swaps were completed.
South Bend-Elkhart, Indiana WSBT-TV 22 1952-1954 (secondary) CBS WBND-LD 57 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WSJV.
Elkhart-South Bend, Indiana WSJV 28 1954–1995 (secondary from 1954-1955) Fox Swapped affiliations with Fox affiliate W58BT in October 1995 due to Fox's intentions to affiliate with a full-power station. Since W58BT's signal could not reach the entire South Bend-Elkhart market, station owners Weigel Broadcasting then converted W69BT, a translator of Chicago sister station WCIU-TV, to a translator of W58BT.[21][22]
South Bend-Elkhart, Indiana W69BT 69 (now WMYS-LD) 1995 MyNetworkTV Translator of WBND-LP. Disaffiliated from ABC and broke from its WBND-LP simulcast to become an affiliate of The WB.
Springfield, Missouri KTTS-TV 10 (now KOLR) 1953-1967 (secondary) CBS KSPR 33 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KMTC.
KYTV 3 1953-1967 (secondary) NBC Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation; shared with CBS affiliate KTTS-TV. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KMTC.
KMTC/KDEB-TV 27 (now KOZL-TV) 1967-1986 MyNetworkTV Disaffiliated from ABC when Telepictures-owned independent station KSPR signed an affiliation deal with the network and ABC negated its existing deal with KDEB-TV. After a brief period as an independent station, KDEB-TV became a charter affiliate of Fox later in 1986.
St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida WSUN-TV 38 1953–1965 (secondary from 1953-1955) Defunct WFTS-TV 28 Lost ABC affiliation to independent station WLCY-TV, after ABC signed an agreement with the new station and WSUN-TV lost a lawsuit against ABC to keep their affiliation. Subsequently became an independent station and went dark in February 1970; Channel 38 allocation is now occupied by MyNetworkTV affiliate WTTA.
WLCY-TV/WTSP 10 1965–1994 CBS Lost ABC affiliation as a result of a group affiliation deal between the network and the E. W. Scripps Company that sent the ABC affiliation to WFTS. The station subsequently affiliated with CBS in December 1994, through a group deal with then-owner Citicasters.
Lakeland-Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida WTMV 32 (now WMOR-TV) 1988-1995 (secondary) Independent Secondary affiliation (WTMV was an independent station); cleared ABC programs not cleared by either its Orlando affiliate WFTV or its Tampa affiliate WTSP. Disaffiliated from ABC in 1995 when WTMV joined The WB.
St. Louis, Missouri WTVI/KTVI 54/36/2 1955–1995 Fox (O&O from 1996–2008) KDNL-TV 30 Swapped affiliations with Fox affiliate KDNL-TV in July 1995 as a result of an affiliation agreement with New World Communications, then-owner of KTVI, and Fox.[23]
Syracuse, New York WHEN 8/5 (now WTVH) 1948-1962 (secondary) CBS WSYR-TV 9 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WNYS-TV.
Texarkana, Texas-Shreveport, Louisiana KCMC-TV 6 (now KTAL-TV) 1953–1960 (secondary) NBC KTBS-TV 3 Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Disaffiliated from ABC after KCMC-TV successfully persuaded the FCC to collapse the Texarkana television market into the Shreveport market. (CBS had in fact taken its affiliation away from KCMC-TV citing that the signal of its Shreveport affiliate KSLA decently covered Texarkana.) Subsequently elevated its secondary NBC affiliation to primary status, while NBC's Shreveport affiliate KTBS-TV elevated its secondary ABC affiliation to primary status.
Shreveport, Louisiana-Texarkana, Texas KSLA 12 1954-1960 (secondary) CBS Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation. Shared with NBC affiliate KTBS-TV. Disaffiliated from ABC and became a full-time CBS affiliate after KCMC-TV in Texarkana successfully persuaded the FCC to collapse the Texarkana television market into the Shreveport market. (CBS had in fact taken its affiliation away from KCMC-TV citing that KSLA's signal decently covered Texarkana.) KTBS-TV subsequently took a full-time ABC affiliation.
Thomasville, Georgia-Tallahassee, Florida WCTV 6 1955-1976 (secondary) CBS WTXL-TV 27 Secondary affiliation, with CBS (NBC from 1955-1956) as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WECA-TV.
Tijuana, Mexico - San Diego, California XETV 6 1956–1973 The CW KGTV 10 Disaffiliated with ABC (to the chagrin of both XETV and the network) due to a complaint filed by independent station KCST. Subsequently became an independent station.
San Diego, California KCST 39 (now KNSD) 1973–1977 NBC (O&O) Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate KGTV. Despite the ratings success of KCST, ABC had been upset that they had been forced onto an UHF channel in the San Diego area.
Tucson, Arizona KVOA-TV 4 (now KVOA) 1953-1956 (secondary) NBC KGUN-TV 9 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KDWI-TV.
Utica, New York WKTV 13/2 1949-1970 (secondary) NBC WUTR 20 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WUTR.
Valley City-Fargo-Grand Forks, North Dakota-Moorhead, Minnesota KXJB-TV 4 (now KRDK-TV) 1954-1959 (secondary) Cozi TV WDAY-TV 6 (Fargo; previously with ABC (secondary) from 1953-1959); WDAZ-TV 8 (Grand Forks) Secondary affiliation, with CBS as its primary affiliation; shared with NBC affiliate (and ABC's current Fargo affiliate) WDAY-TV. Both stations lost their secondary ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of KXGO-TV.
Grand Forks-Fargo, North Dakota KNOX-TV 10 1955-1964 Defunct Ceased operations in 1964 when the station merged with KEND-TV in Fargo and the latter station began broadcasting from a transmitter between Fargo and Grand Forks (Grand Forks is part of the Fargo market). Channel 10 allocation is now occupied by KBRR, a satellite of Fox affiliate KVRR.
Fargo-Grand Forks, North Dakota-Moorhead, Minnesota KXGO-TV/KEND-TV/KTHI-TV 11 (now KVLY-TV) 1959-1983 NBC Swapped affiliations with NBC affiliate WDAY-TV in August 1983.
Pembina-Fargo-Grand Forks, North Dakota-Moorhead, Minnesota-Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada KCND-TV 12 1960-1975 (secondary) Defunct Secondary affiliation (KCND-TV was a semi-independent station). Ceased operations September 1, 1975 when Canwest Broadcasting acquired the station's assets from McLendon Broadcasting and used them to start a Winnipeg-based station on channel 9 (now Global O&O CKND-DT). Channel 12 allocation is now occupied by KNRR, a satellite of Fox affiliate KVRR.
Waterbury-Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut WATR-TV 53/20 (now WCCT-TV) 1953-1966 (secondary) The CW WTNH 8 Secondary affiliation (WATR-TV was an independent station); shared with CBS affiliate WNHC-TV. Officially left ABC in 1956 when WNHC-TV signed an exclusive deal with the network; however WATR-TV would continue to clear ABC programs not cleared by WNHC-TV until it joined NBC in 1966.
Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut WGTH-TV 18 (now WUVN) 1954-1956 Univision Disaffiliated from ABC when the station was sold to CBS and became a CBS O&O. CBS subsequently changed the station's call letters to WHCT to reflect the new affiliation.
WTIC-TV 61 1984-1986 (secondary) Fox Secondary affiliation (WTIC-TV was an independent station); cleared ABC programming not cleared by the network's existing affiliate WTNH. Disaffiliated from ABC in 1986 when the station became a charter affiliate of Fox.
West Palm Beach, Florida WEAT-TV/WPEC 12 1955–1989 CBS WPBF 25 Disaffiliated from ABC in January 1989 to allow CBS to regain coverage in areas of northern Broward County lost as a result of their affiliation moving to WCIX (now WFOR). ABC then affiliated with new sign-on WPBF.
Wheeling, West Virginia-Steubenville, Ohio WTRF-TV 7 1953-1980 (secondary) CBS WTRF-DT3 7.3 Dropped its secondary ABC affiliation shortly after swapping its primary affiliation (from NBC to CBS) with rival WTOV-TV.
WSTV-TV/WTOV-TV 9 1953-2000 (secondary) NBC Dropped its secondary ABC affiliation shortly after being sold to Cox Enterprises.
Wilmington, North Carolina WMFD-TV/WECT 6 1954-1964 (secondary) NBC WWAY 3 Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. Lost ABC affiliation upon the sign-on of WWAY.
Youngstown, Ohio WKBN-TV 27 1953-1957 (secondary) CBS WYTV 33 Dropped its secondary ABC affiliation when New Castle, PA-based ABC affiliate WKST-TV began targeting the Youngstown market.
Zanesville, Ohio WHIZ-TV 50/18 1953-1966 (secondary) NBC none; served by WSYX, Columbus Secondary affiliation, with NBC as its primary affiliation. WHIZ-TV dropped its secondary affiliations (including ABC) in 1966.
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