WJAC-TV

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WJAC-TV
Johnstown/Altoona/State College, Pennsylvania
ChannelsAnalog: 6
BrandingWJAC (general)
6 News (newscasts)
SloganCoverage You Can Count On Across the Alleghenies
Programming
Subchannels6.1 NBC
6.2 RTN
Ownership
OwnerCox Enterprises, Inc.
(WPXI, Inc.)
History
First air date
September 15, 1949
Former channel number(s)
13 (1949–1952)
All secondary:
CBS (1949–1953)
ABC (1949-1980s)
DuMont (1949–1955)
Call sign meaning
Johnstown
Automotive
Company
(original owner)
Links
Websitewww.wjactv.com

WJAC-TV is the local NBC channel in the Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania area. It is owned by Cox Enterprises, which also owns WPXI-TV in nearby Pittsburgh.

History[change | change source]

WJAC-TV first appeared on television on September 15, 1949. It was originally owned by Johnstown Automotive Company. It was originallly on channel 13 before moving to channel 6 in 1952. In the 1960s, Johnstown Automotive sold the television station to The Tribune-Democrat. In 1997 it was sold to Sunrise Television, which later became part of Cox in 2000.

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