OHIO
- newschannel15
- Jul 5, 2025
- 8 min read
Updated: Dec 20, 2025
-CLEVELAND/AKRON/CLEVELAND/MANSFIELD-
3 NEWS
WKYC/Channel 3.1 (NBC)
Ownership: Tegna; pending to Nexstar Media Group
NEWS 5
WEWS-TV/Channel 5.1 (ABC)
Ownership: Scripps
NOTICIAS TELEMUNDO CLEVELAND
WTCL-LD/Channel 6.1 (Telemundo)
Ownership: Gray Media
(Sister station of WOIO and WUAB)
FOX 8 NEWS
WJW/Channel 8.1 (Fox) "Fox 8"
Ownership: Nexstar Media Group
19 NEWS
WOIO/Channel 19.1 (CBS)
Ownership: Gray Media
19 NEWS
WUAB-TV/Channel 43.1 (My Network TV) "Cleveland's 43"
Ownership: Gray Media
(Sister station of WOIO, newscasts produced by WOIO)
FOX 8 NEWS
WBNX-TV/Channel 55.1 (The CW) "CW 55"
Ownership: Nexstar Media Group
(Sister station of WJW-TV, 11pm newscast produced by WJW-TV)
NEWSWATCH
WMFD-TV/Channel 68.1 (Independent)
Ownership: Mid-State Television
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-COLUMBUS-
NBC 4 NEWS
WCMH-TV/Channel 4.1 (NBC) "NBC 4"
Ownership: Nexstar Media Group
ABC 6 NEWS
WSYX/Channel 6.1 (ABC) "ABC 6"
FOX 28 NEWS
WSYX/Channel 6.3 (Fox) "Fox 28"
Ownership: Sinclair Broadcast Group
10TV NEWS
WBNS-TV/Channel 10.1 (CBS) "10 TV"
Ownership: Tegna; pending to Nexstar Media Group
NEWSWATCH
WOUB/Channel 20 (PBS)
Ownership: The Ohio State University
ABC 6 NEWS
WWHO/Channel 53.1 (The CW)
Ownership: Manhan Media, Inc.
(Rebroadcast of WSYX newscasts)
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-CINCINNATI-
WLWT NEWS 5
WLWT/Channel 5.1 (NBC)
WLWT NEWS 5 AT TEN
WLWT/Channel 5.2 (MeTV)
Ownership: Hearst Television
WCPO 9 NEWS
WCPO-TV/Channel 9.1 (ABC)
Ownership: Scripps
LOCAL 12 NEWS
WKRC-TV/Channel 12.1 (CBS) "Local 12"
Ownership: Sinclair Broadcast Group
FOX 19 NOW
WXIX-TV/Channel 19.1 (Fox) "Fox 19"
Ownership: Gray Media
LOCAL 12 NEWS
WSTR-TV/Channel 64.1 (My Network TV) "Star 64"
Ownership: Deerfield Media
(SSA with WKRC, newscasts produced by WKRC)
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-TOLEDO-
WTOL 11 NEWS
WTOL/Channel 11.1 (CBS) "WTOL 11"
Ownership: Tegna; pending to Nexstar Media Group
13 ACTION NEWS
WTVG/Channel 13.1 (ABC)
13 ACTION NEWS
WTVG/Channel 13.2 (The CW)
Ownership: Gray Media
WTOL 11 NEWS
WUPW/Channel 36.1 (Fox) "Fox 36"
Ownership: American Spirit Media
(SSA with WTOL, newscasts produced by WTOL)
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-DAYTON/SPRINGFIELD-
2 NEWS
WDTN/Channel 2.1 (NBC)
Ownership: Nexstar Media Group
NEWSCENTER 7
WHIO-TV/Channel 7.1 (CBS)
Ownership: Cox Media Group
DAYTON 24/7 NOW
WKEF/Channel 22.1 (ABC) "ABC 22"
DAYTON 24/7 NOW
WKEF/Channel 22.2 (Fox) "ABC 45"
Ownership: Sinclair Broadcast Group
2 NEWS
WBDT/Channel 26.1 (The CW)
Ownership: Vaughan Media
(SSA with WDTN, newscasts produced by WDTN)
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-YOUNGSTOWN-
21 NEWS
WFMJ-TV/Channel 21.1 (NBC)
Ownership: WFMJ Television Inc.
WKBN 27 FIRST NEWS
WKBN/Channel 27.1 (CBS) "WKBN 27"
Ownership: Nexstar Media Group
33 NEWS
WYTV/Channel 33.1 (ABC)
Ownership: Vaughan Media
(SSA with WKBN)
WKBN 27 FIRST NEWS ON FOX
WYFX-LD/Channel 62.1 (Fox) "Fox Youngstown"
Ownership: Nexstar Media Group
(Sister station of WKBN, newscasts produced by WKBN))
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-STEUBENVILLE/WHEELING, WV-
7 NEWS
WTRF-TV/Channel 7.1 (CBS)
7 NEWS
WTRF-TV/Channel 7.2 (My Network TV)
7 NEWS
WTRF-TV/Channel 7.3 (ABC)
Ownership: Nexstar Media Group
NEWS 9
WTOV-TV/Channel 9.1 (NBC)
NEWS 9
WTOV-TV/Channel 9.2 (Fox)
Ownership: Sinclair Broadcast Group
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-LIMA-
YOUR NEWS NOW
WLIO/Channel 8.1 (NBC) "NBC Lima"
YOUR NEWS NOW
WLIO/Channel 8.2 (Fox) "Fox Lima"
Ownership: Gray Media
YOUR NEWS NOW
WOHL-CD/Channel 35.1 (ABC) "ABC Lima"
YOUR NEWS NOW
WOHL-CD/Channel 35.2 (CBS) "CBS Lima"
Ownership: Gray Media
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-ZANESVILLE/CAMBRIDGE-
WHIZ NEWS
WHIZ-TV/Channel 18.1 (NBC) "WHIZ"
WHIZ NEWS
WHIZ-TV/Channel 18.2 (Fox) "Fox 5"
Ownership: Marquee Broadcasting
NEWSWATCH
WOUC/Channel 44.1 (PBS)
Ownership: The Ohio State University
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-PORTSMOUTH (Huntington, WV/Charleston, WV DMA)-
THE NEWS
WTZP-LD/Channel 50.1 (Cozi)
Ownership: Eagle Broadcasting Group
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Past Newscast Branding:
WDTN/Channel 2
Dayton
"3-City Final"
"Dayton Final"
"Dayton and the Valley"
"Bay-Berman News Report"
"TV-2 News"
"TV-2 NewsHour" (1970s)
"TV-2 Newsroom Report" (1970s)
"Eyewitness News" (1980s)
"TV-2 News" (1980s)
Past Call Letters: WLWD (1949-76)
Past Channel Number: 5 (1949-53)
Past Affiliation: NBC, ABC (-8/2004)
Past Ownership: Crosley Broadcasting, Hearst-Argyle, Sunrise Television, LIN Media, Media
General (-2016)
WKYC/Channel 3
Cleveland
"Today's News" (1950s)
"News By Tom Field"/"11th Hour News" (1950s)
"Eyewitness News" (1959-65)
"The Sixth Hour Report"/The Eleventh Hour Report"
"Newsday"
"Action 3 News" (1974-84)
"Channel 3 News" (1984-2019)
Past Call Letters: WNBK (1948-56), KYW (1956-1965)
Past Channel Number: 4 (1948-54)
Past Ownership: NBC, Group W, NBC, Multimedia, Gannett/Tegna
WCMH/Channel 4
Columbus
"Spencer Allen and the News" (1950s)
"Deegan and the News" (1950s)
"3-City Final"
"Hugh DeMoss and the News"
"The DeMoss Report" (1960s-70s)
"Newswatch 4" (1970s-90s)
"News 4" (1990s)
"NewsChannel 4" (1990s-2004)
Past Call Letters: WLWX (1946-47), WLWC (1947-76)
Past Channel Number: 3 (1949-53)
Past Ownership: Crosley Broadcasting, Outlet Communications, NBC-Universal (-2006),
Media General (2006-2016)
WEWS/Channel 5
Cleveland
"Gray Drug News Parade" (1950s)
"East Ohio Gas Company 11:00 News" (1960s)
"Channel 5 News"
"TV-5 News"
"Newswatch" (-1971)
"TV-5 Eyewitness News" (1971-1990)
"NewsChannel 5" (1990-2016)
Past Affiliation: CBS (1947-55), DuMont (1947-55)
WLWT/Channel 5
Cincinnati
"3-City Final"
"News Reporter"
"TV-5 News"
"TV-5 Action News"
"The News"
"Action 5 News" (-1986)
"News 5" (1986-89)
"NewsChannel 5" (1989-91)
"News 5" (1991-98)
"WLWT Eyewitness News 5" (1998-8/2004)
Past Call Letters: W8XCT (8/8/40-4/41, DARK, 2/25/47-1/48)
Past Channel Number: 4
Past Affiliation: Experimental (8/8/40-4/41, 2/25/47-3/47)
Past Ownership: Crosley Broadcasting, Multimedia, Gannett
WSYX/Channel 6
Columbus
"Total News"
"News 6"
"Action 6 News" (1970s-80s)
"Channel 6 News" (1990s)
"6 News" (1990s)
"6 On Your Side News" (1990s)
"NewsCenter on ABC 6" (-2007)
Past Call Letters: WTVN (1949-87)
Past Affiliation: DuMont (1949-56), ABC (secondary, 1949-55)
Past Ownership: Picture Waves, Inc (1949-53) Taft (1953-87), Anchor Media (1987-93),
River City Broadcasting (1993-96)
WHIO/Channel 7
Dayton/Springfield
"3-Star News"
"The Big News"
"Total News" (1970s)
Past Channel Number: 13 (1949-52)
Past Affiliation: DuMont (secondary, 1949-51)
WHIO-DT/Channel 7.3
Dayton/Springfield
"NewsCenter 7 at Ten on UPN 17"
DEFUNCT; DARK. Subchannel ceased operation due to the shutdown of UPN and cable carriage loss
WJW/Channel 8
Cleveland
"Cleveland Today"
"Today's Top Story"
"Warren Guthrie and News" (1950s)
"City Camera"/"City Report" (1960s)
"City Camera Eyewitness News" (1969-)
"City Camera News" (-1977)
"NewsCenter 8" (1977-95)
"Ei8ht Is News" (1995-96)
"Fox 8 is News" (1996)
Past Call Letters: WXEL (1949-54), WJW (1954-77), WJKW (1977-85)
Past Channel Number: 9 (1949-53)
Past Affiliation: DuMont/ABC (1949-55), CBS (1955-1994)
Past Ownership: Storer Broadcasting, Gillet, New World, Fox Television Stations (1995-
2007), Local TV LLC (2007-2013), Tribune (2013-2019)
WLIO/Channel 8.1
Lima
"WLIO News Journal" (-2007)
Past Call Letters: WLOK (1953-55), WIMA (1955-72)
Past Channel Number: 73 (1953-55), 35 (1955-2009)
Past Affiliation: ABC/CBS/NBC/DuMont
Past Ownership: Block Communications (-2025)
WCPO/Channel 9
Cincinnati
"The Al Schottelkote News" (1960-1970)
"Channel 9 News"/"The Al Schottelkote News" (1970-82)
"9 Newswatch" (1982-)
"Channel 9 News" (1980s-96)
"9 News" (1996-2012)
"9 On Your Side" (2012-2020)
Past Channel Number: 7
Past Affiliation: ABC (1949-61), CBS (1961-6/96)
WTOV/Channel 9
Steubenville
"News Beat"
"The News Hour"
"Total News"
Past Call Letters: WSTV (1953-79)
Past Affiliation: CBS/ABC (1953-80)
Past Ownership: Russ Craft, Ziff Davis, Television Stations Partners, Smith Broadcasting, Cox
WBNS/Channel 10
Columbus
"Looking With Long" (1950s)
"Big News"
"Channel 10 News"
"10TV Eyewitness News" (1970s-2007)
Past Ownership: Dispatch Broadcast Group (1949-2019)
WTOL/Channel 11
Toledo
"George Thompson & the News" (1958-)
"The Six O'Clock News"/"The Eleven O'Clock News"
"Eyewitness News" (1960s-70s)
"Toledo 11 News"
"Toledo 11: The NewsChannel" (-2004)
"WTOL News 11" (2004-2010)
Past Ownership: Clients of Toledo, OH Investors, Filmways, Liberty Corp[Cosmos Broadcasting] (-2005), Gannett/Tegna (2005-)
WKRC/Channel 12
Cincinnati
"Eyewitness 12 News" (1977-92)
"12 News" (1992-2004)
Past Channel Number: 11 (1949-51)
Past Affiliation: CBS (1949-1961), ABC (1961-6/96)
Past Ownership: Taft (-1987), Great American TV & Radio, aka Citicasters, Jacor, Clear Channel (-2007)
WKRC/Channel 12.2
Cincinnati
"Local 12 News" (-2014)
DEFUNCT; morning and 10pm newscasts moved to WSTR-TV
WTVG/Channel 13
Toledo
"Deadline" (1960s)
"The Venner-Ward Report"
"13 Nightly News"
"13 Strong News"
"13 News"
"24 Hour News 13" (-1995)
"13 Action News" (1995-2001)
"13 ABC Action News" (2001-2023)
Past Call Letters: WSPD (1948-79)
Past Affiliation: NBC/CBS/ABC/DuMont (1948-55), CBS/NBC Secondary (1955-58), ABC/NBC Secondary (1958-70), NBC (1970-95)
Past Ownership: Storer Broadcasting, SJL, Disney (-2011), SJL (2011-2014)
WDLI/Channel 17
Canton
"Update" (1970s)
"Our Day in Canton" (1973-76)
DEFUNCT
Past Call Letters: WJAN
Past Affiliation: Independent
Past Ownership: Janson Industries
WHIZ/Channel 18
Zanesville
"Clark Views The News"
"WHIZ-TV Reports"
"WHIZ-TV News"
Past Ownership: Southeastern Ohio TV System (1953-2022)
WLQP-LP/Channel 18
Lima
"ABC 18 News"
"West Central Ohio News" (-2009)
DEFUNCT; news operation merged with WLIO
DARK; Station 'moved' to co-owned WOHL-CD
Past Affiliation: UPN, ABC
Past Ownership: Greg Phipps
WOIO/Channel 19
Cleveland
"19 News" (1995-96)
"CBS 19 News" (1996-2000)
"Hometeam 19 News" (2000-2002)
"19 News" (2002)
"Action News" (2002-2002)
"19 Action News" (2002-2015)
"Cleveland 19 News" (2015-2019)
Past Affiliation: Independent (-1995)
Past Ownership: Malrite Communications (-1998), Raycom (1998-2018)
WXIX/Channel 19
Cincinnati/Newport, KY
"The Headline Report"
"19XIX Headline News"
DEFUNCT; unrelated to current newscast
"The Ten O'Clock News" (1993-)
"Fox 19 News"
Past Affiliation: Independent (1968-86)
Past Ownership: U.S. Communications Corp. (1968-72), Metromedia (1972-83), Malrite
Communications (1983-98), Raycom (1998-2018)
WYFX-LD/Channel 19.1
Youngstown
"First News on Fox" (-2007)
Past Call Letters: WYFX-LP (1998-)
Past Channel Number: 62 (analog)
Past Ownership: Piedmont, New Vision (-2012)
WFMJ/Channel 21
Youngstown
"Evening Report"/"Final Report" (1960s)
"21 Action News"
Past Channel Number: 73
WKEF/Channel 22
Dayton
"Eyewitness News" (1972-74)
DEFUNCT"
"22-Alive News" (1979-90s)
"News 22" (1990s)
"NBC 22 News" (1990s-8/29/04)
"ABC 22-Dayton's News Source"
"ABC 22 News" (-2015)
"Fox 45 News on ABC" (2015-2018)
"ABC 22 News" (2018-2019)
Past Call Letters: WONE (1964-65)
Past Affiliation: Independent (1964-65), ABC (1965-80), NBC (1980-8/2004)
Past Ownership: Brush-Moore Newspapers, Group One Broadcasting, Springfield Television Corp., Adams Communications (-1989), KT Communications (1989-95), Max Media Properties (1995-98)
WVPX/Channel 23
Akron
"Akron Tonight" (1950s)
"Newswatch 23"
"23 NewsDay" (-1990s)
DEFUNCT, newscast cancelled shortly before purchase by Paxson Communications
"PAX 23 News" (-6/30/2005)
DEFUNCT; produced by WKYC
Past Call Letters: WAKR (1953-88), WAKC (1988-)
Past Channel Number: 49 (1953-67)
Past Affiliation: ABC, Independent
WNWO/Channel 24
Toledo
"The Eleven O'Clock News" (1970s)
"First Evening News"/"Edison News Final" (1970s)
"Fist Team News" (1970s-78)
"24 News" (1978-79)
"24 Eyewitness News" (1979-81)
"24 News" (1981-82)
"24 News Tonight" (1982-86)
"24 News" (1986-)
"Northwest Ohio Newswatch" (1990s)
"NBC 24 News" (-2011)
"WNWO News" (2011-2014)
DEFUNCT
"NBC 24 News" (2014-2023)
DEFUNCT; produced by WSBT/South Bend, IN
Past Call Letters: WDHO (1966-86)
Past Affiliation: Independent (1966-67), United Network (1967), Independent (1967-70), ABC (1970-95)
Past Ownership: Daniel H. Overmeyer (1966-86), Toledo Television Investors, (1986-95), Malrite Communications (1995-98), Raycom (1998-06), Barrington (2006-2013)
WBQC-LD/Channel 25
Cincinnati
"9 News"
DEFUNCT; rebroadcast of WCPO-TV news
Past Affiliation: Independent, WB, UPN (-9/17/06), Independent (9/18/06-2011)
Past Call Letters: W25AI, WBQC-LP, WBQC-CA
Past Channel Number: 25, 38
WVIZ/Channel 25
Cleveland
"Newsroom 25" (1975)
DEFUNCT; newscast lasted only during a newspaper strike
WBDT/Channel 26
Springfield/Dayton
"Springfield Newswatch" (-1982)
DEFUNCT; unrelated to current newscast
Past Call Letters: WSWO (1968-72), DARK (1972-80), WTJC (1980-98), WDPX (1998-99)
Past Affiliation: Independent (1968-70, 1972, 1980-98), Pax (1998-99), The WB (1999-2006)
Past Ownership: Southwestern Ohio Broadcasting (1968-70), Lester W. White (1972), Miami Valley Christian Television (1980-95), Paxson (1995-99), ACME (1999-2011), LIN Media (2011-2014), Media General (2014-2016)
WKBN/Channel 27
Youngstown
"News Today"
"A&P News"
"The Big News"
"Newswatch 27"
"27 First News" (-2009)
Past Ownership: Grapevine (Piedmont), LIN Media (-2014, Media General (2014-2016)
WTTE/Channel 28
Columbus
"Fox 28 News at Ten"
"NewsCenter on Fox 28" (-2007)
Past Affiliation: Independent, Fox (-2021)
WYTV/Channel 33
Youngstown
"Lee McCarthy with the News"/"Panorama"
"The Ryan Report"
"Dateline News"
"33 Eyewitness News" (1970s-97)
"ABC 33 News" (1997-98)
"NewsChannel 33" (1998-2004)
"33 News" (2004-2015)
"33 WYTV News" (2015-2020)
Past Call Letters: WKST
Past Channel Number: 45
Past Ownership: Benedek, Parkin Media (-2012)
WOHL-CD/Channel 35.1
Lima
"Fox 25 News at Ten"
"West Central Ohio News" (-2009)
DEFUNCT; news operation merged with WLIO
Past Channel Number: 25 (analog)
Past Ownership: Greg Phipps, Block Communications
WUPW/Channel 36
Toledo
"Fox 36 News at Ten" (1990s-2000)
"Fox Toledo News" (2000-2015)
Past Affiliation: Independent (-1987)
Past Ownership: Sunrise, LIN Media (-2012)
WLMO-LP/Channel 38
Lima
"CBS News at Eleven"
"West Central Ohio News" (-2009)
DEFUNCT; news operations merged with WLIO
DARK; station 'moved' to subchannel of co-owned WOHL-CD
Past Channel Number: 65, 38
Past Ownership: Greg Phipps, Block Communications
WOHZ-CD/Channel 41.1
Mansfield
"The Evening Journal"
DEFUNCT
Past Call Letters: W50BE (1989-95)
Past Channel Number: 50 (Analog)
WUAB/Channel 43
Cleveland
"The Ten O'Clock News" (1988-1995)
"Channel 43 News" (1995-2000)
"Hometeam 43 News" (2000-2002)
"Action News" (2002-2002)
"19 Action News" (2002-2015)
"Cleveland 19 News" (2015-2019)
Past Affiliation: Independent, UPN (1995-9/4/06), WB Secondary (1995-), My Network TV (9/5/06-2018), The CW (2018-2025)
Past Ownership: United Artists (1968-77), Gaylord (1977-90), Cannell Communications (1990s), Raycom (1990s-2018)
WLIW/Channel 44
Lima
"44 News"
DEFUNCT
WRGT/Channel 45
Dayton
"Fox 45 News at Ten"
"Fox 45-Dayton's News Source"
"Fox 45 News" (-2019)
"Dayton 24/7 Now" (2019-2020)
Past Affiliation: Independent (1984-86), Fox (1986-2020)
(Programming moved to a sub channel of WKEF)
Past Ownership: Act III Broadcasting (1984-94)
WWHO/Channel 53
Columbus
"The Ten O'Clock News"
DEFUNCT; produced by WCMH
"10TV News at Ten" (-2008)
DEFUNCT; produced by WBNS
Past Call Letters: WWAC, WWAT
Past Affiliation: Independent (-1995), WB (1995-), UPN, WB Secondary (-9/17/06)
Past Ownership: Viacom (-2005), LIN Media (2005-2011)
WKBF/Channel 61
Cleveland
"Newsroom"/"The 10 O'Clock News" (8/68-11/12/70)
DEFUNCT, DARK, unrelated to current WQHS
Past Ownership: Kaiser Broadcasting
WSTR/Channel 64
Cincinnati
"WB 64 News at Ten"/"NewsCentral" (2004-2/06)
DEFUNCT, part of Sinclair Broadcast Group's Hunt Valley, MD-based "NewsCentral" operation, which ceased broadcasting on 3/31/06.
"Local 12 News at Ten" (2006-2008)
DEFUNCT; newscast was moved to WKRC-DT2, reinstated on 1/6/14
Past Call Letters: WBTI (1980-85), WIII (1985-90)
Past Affiliation: Independent/ONTV (1980-1985), Independnet (1985-95), UPN (1995-98), WB (1998-9/4/06)
Past Ownership: Buford Television (1980-85), Channel 64 Joint Ventures (1985-86), Stephen J. Kent (1986-87), Channel 64 Acquistion (1987-89), Abry (1989-96), Sinclair (1996-2012)
WOAC/Channel 67
Canton
"UNKNOWN" (-1995)
DEFUNCT
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