WYLN-LP

WYLN-LP
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
United States
Branding "A Number You Can Trust"
Slogan We're Your Local Network
Channels Digital: 35 (UHF)
Virtual: 35 (PSIP)
Affiliations Youtoo TV (2015-present)
Owner Triple J Community Broadcasting, LLC
Founded 1989
Call letters' meaning We're Your Local Network
Former callsigns W35AT (1989-1996)
Former channel number(s) Analog:
35 (1991-2015)
Former affiliations Independent (1989-1995)
The WB (1995-1997)
America One (1997-2015)
Transmitter power 8.92 kW/160.6 m
Website www.wylntv.com

WYLN-LP is a Class-A television station in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, broadcasting locally as an Youtoo TV affiliate on channel 35. It went on the air in 1989 as W35AT, and changed to the current WYLN-LP in 1996. It became the first affiliate of The WB in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton market that year, later losing the affiliation to WSWB-TV in 1997. After that it became an America One affiliate. It is owned by Triple J Community Broadcasting, L.L.C.

Local news and other programming

Since 1989, WYLN has produced a live, local news program, airing at 5:30 pm and 10:00 pm on weekdays. News coverage is based in Hazleton and surrounding areas. Besides news, local weather and sports coverage is included in nightly broadcasts.

Currently WYLN's flagship program is Late Edition which airs weeknights at 10:00 pm. Late Edition is an hour-long nightly newscast featuring local, state and national news headlines, in depth discussion on hot topics, sports, weather and more.

WYLN also airs local sporting events such as high school football, basketball, wrestling, swimming and baseball; college athletics; Reading Phillies and Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs Baseball.

WYLN produces many local programs including:

Viewpoint, Jentastic Sweets, Outside The Press Box, The LA Tarone Show Off The Beaten Path, Off The Beaten Path is a half hour program that showcases interesting & unique people, places and things in Pennsylvania. Our area is filled with wonderful, interesting things… You just need to know where to look. Created by Jeff Bonomo, hosted by Jeff Bonomo & Ken Cara. For decades they produced "The Chef Lou Show" until his death in July 2015.

Current on-air staff

Anchors

Ann Gownley

Weather

Sports Reporter/ Anchor Eric DeBerardinis

Correspondents

Repeaters

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