PENNSYLVANIA
- newschannel15
- Jul 6
- 7 min read
Updated: Aug 28
-PHILADELPHIA-
CBS NEWS PHILADELPHIA
KYW-TV/Channel 3.1 (CBS)
Owership: Paramount Skydance Corp.
ACTION NEWS
WPVI-TV/Channel 6.1 (ABC)
Ownership: Disney
NBC 10 NEWS
WCAU/Channel 10.1 (NBC)
Ownership: NBC Telemundo License LLC
ACTION NEWS AT TEN ON PHL 17
PHL 17 MORNING NEWS
WPHL-TV/Channel 17.1 (The CW)
Ownership: Nexstar Media Group
(Newscast produced by WPVI-TV, in-house morning newscast)
FOX 29 NEWS
WTXF-TV/Channel 29.1 (Fox)
Ownership: Fox Television Stations
NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS
WNJS/Channel 23.1 (PBS)
Ownership: New Jersey Public Media
CBS NEWS PHILADELPHIA
WPSG/Channel 57.1 (Independent)
Ownership: Paramount Skydance Corp.
(Sister station of KYW-TV, newscast produced by KYW-TV)
NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS
WNJT/Channel 58.1 (PBS)
Ownership: New Jersey Public Media
NOTICIERO TELEMUNDO 62
WWSI/Channel 62.1 (Telemundo)
Ownership: NBC Telemundo License LLC
NOTICIAS 65
WUVP-DT/Channel 65.1 (Univision)
Ownership: TelevisaUnivision
69 NEWS
69 NOTICIAS
WFMZ-TV/Channel 69.1 (Independent)
Ownership: Maranatha Broadcasting
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-PITTSBURGH-
KDKA-TV NEWS
KDKA-TV/Channel 2.1 (CBS)
Ownership: Paramount Skydance Corp.
PITTSBURGH'S ACTION NEWS 4
WTAE-TV/Channel 4.1 (ABC)
PITTSBURGH'S ACTION NEWS 4 AT SEVEN
WTAE-TV/Channel 4.2 (Cozi)
Ownership: Hearst Television
CHANNEL 11 NEWS
WPXI/Channel 11.1 (NBC)
Ownership: Cox Media Group
KDKA-TV NEWS
WPKD/Channel 19.1 (Independent)
Ownership: Paramount Skydance Corp.
(Sister station of KDKA-TV, newscasts produced by KDKA-TV)
CHANNEL 11 NEWS ON FOX 53
WPGH-TV/Channel 53.1 (Fox)
Ownership: Sinclair Broadcast Group
(Newscasts produced by WPXI)
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-HARRISBURG/YORK/LEBANON/LANCASTER-
WGAL NEWS 8
WGAL/Channel 8.1 (NBC)
WGAL NEWS 8 AT TEN
WGAL/Channel 8.2 (MeTV)
Ownership: Hearst Television
CBS 21 NEWS
WHP-TV/Channel 21.1 (CBS)
CBS 21 NEWS AT TEN
WHP-TV/Channel 21.3 (The CW)
Ownership: Sinclair Broadcast Group
ABC 27 NEWS
WHTM-TV/Channel 27.1 (ABC)
Ownership: Nexstar Media Group
FOX 43 NEWS
WPMT/Channel 43.1 (Fox)
Ownership: Tegna; pending to Nexstar Media Group
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-ALTOONA/JOHNSTOWN-
6 NEWS
WJAC-TV/Channel 6.1 (NBC)
Ownership: Sinclair Broadcast Group
FOX 8 NEWS
WWCP-TV/Channel 8.1 (Fox)
Ownership: Cunningham Broadcasting
(Newscasts produced by WJAC-TV)
WTAJ NEWS
WTAJ-TV/Channel 10.1 (CBS)
Ownership: Nexstar Media Group
ABC 23 NEWS CENTRE
WATM-TV/Channel 23.1 (ABC)
Ownership: Palm Television
(LMA with WWCP-TV, newscast produced by WJAC-TV)
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-SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE/HAZLETON-
NEWSWATCH 16
WNEP-TV/Channel 16.1 (ABC)
NEWSWATCH 16
WNEP-TV/Channel 16.2 (Antenna TV)
Ownership: Tegna; pending to Nexstar Media Group
28/22 NEWS
WYOU/Channel 22.1 (CBS)
Ownership: Mission Broadcasting
(SSA with WBRE-TV, simulcast of and newscasts produced by WBRE)
28/22 NEWS
WBRE-TV/Channel 28.1 (NBC)
Ownership: Nexstar Media Group
(SSA with WYOU)
WYLN NEWS
WYLN-CD/Channel 35.1 (YTA)
Ownership: Triple J Community Broadcasting LLC
FOX 56 NEWS FIRST AT TEN
WOLF-TV/Channel 56.1 (Fox)
Ownership: Sinclair Broadcast Group
(Produced by WSBT/South Bend, IN)
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-ERIE-
ERIE NEWS NOW
WICU-TV/Channel 12.1 (NBC)
Ownership: SJL Broadcasting
(JSA with WSEE)
JET 24 ACTION NEWS
WJET-TV/Channel 24.1 (ABC)
Ownership: Nexstar Media Group
ERIE NEWS NOW
WSEE-TV/Channel 35.1 (CBS)
ERIE NEWS NOW AT TEN
WSEE-TV/Channel 35.2 (The CW; to be independent 9/1/25)
Ownership: Lilly Broadcasting
(JSA with WICU-TV)
FOX 66 NEWS
WFXP/Channel 66.1 (Fox)
Ownership: Mission Broadcasting
(SSA with WJET-TV, newscasts produced by WJET-TV)
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Past Newscast Branding:
KDKA/Channel 2
Pittsburgh
"Carl Ide and the News" (1950s)
"The World Tonight" (1950s)
"News Roundup" (1950s)
"Chevrolet News"/"News at Noon"/"Three Star Final" (1950s)
"Eyewitness News" (-1990s)
Past Call Letters: WDTV
Past Channel Number: 3
Past Affiliation: DuMont/CBS/ABC/NBC
Past Ownership: DuMont (1949-55), Group W (1955-)
KYW/Channel 3
Philadelphia
"The Philco News Analyst" (1942)
"Your Esso Reporter"
"Pulse of the News"
"The News with Tom Field"
"Vince Leonard and the News"
"The 11th Hour News"
"Channel 3 Eyewitness News" (1965-91)
"The News" (1991-94)
"KYW News 3" (1994-98)
"Channel 3 Eyewitness News" (1998-1999)
"KYW-3 Eyewitness News" (1999-2002)
"CBS 3 Eyewitness News" (2002-2023)
Past Call Letters: W3XAE (6/28/32-9/3/41), WPTZ (1941-56), WRCV (1956-65)
Past Affiliation: Experimental Independent (6/28/32-10/46), NBC (10/46-9/10/95)
Past Ownership: Philco Television, Westinghouse, RCA, Westinghouse, Viacom
WTAE/Channel 4
Pittsburgh
"News & Views with John B. Hughes" (1950s-60s)
"Big 4 Star News" (1960s)
"The Channel 4 News" (1970s)
"Channel 4 Action News" (1970s-89)
"WTAE 4 News" (1989-95)
"Channel 4 Action News" (1995-2014)
WJAC/Channel 6
Johnstown/Altoona
"DuBois News" (1950s)
"The Big News" (1960s)
"NewsCenter 6" (-2001)
"Channel 6 News" (2001-2008)
"WJAC-TV News" (2008-2011)
Past Ownership: Sunrise Television, Cox
WPVI/Channel 6
Philadelphia
"The RCA Color Newsreel" (1958-60s)
"WFIL-TV News"
"The News at Seven"/"The News at Eleven"
"All The News In/Sight"
Past Call Letters: WFIL (1947-71)
Past Affiliation: DuMont (1947-48, secondary 1948-56)
Past Ownership: Triangle Publications (1947-70), Captial Cities (1970-85), Capital Cities/ABC (1985-96)
WGAL/Channel 8
Lancaster/Lebanon/York/Harrisburg
"Channel 8 Report"
"NewsCenter 8"
Past Channel Number: 4
Past Ownership: Pulitzer Broadcasting
WWCP/Channel 8
Johnstown/Altoona/State College
"Newswatch"
"Fox 8 News at Ten O'Clock" (-1/08)
DEFUNCT; unrelated to current newscast
Past Affiliation: Independent (1986-87)
WCAU/Channel 10
Philadelphia
"John Facenda News"/"The 11th Hour News" (1950s)
"Headline News" (1950s)
"The Facenda Big News"/"TV-10 Big News" (1960s-70s)
"Newsroom"
"News 10" (1970s)
"TV-10 News"
"Channel 10 News" (1981-95)
"NewsCenter 10" (1995)
"News 10" (1995-2000)
Past Ownership: Evening Bulletin (1948-58), CBS (1958-9/10/95)
WTAJ/Channel 10
Altoona/Johnstown
"News Roundup"
"The News Tonight"
"TV-10 News"
"TV-10 Action News"
"10 News" (-2008)
Past Call Letters: WFBG (1953-72)
Past Ownership: Triangle Publications (1956-72), Gateway Communications (1972-2000), Montecito Broadcast Group [SJL] (2000-2006)
WPXI/Channel 11
Pittsburgh
"WIIC-TV 11 News" (1960s)
"Newswatch"
"11 Alive Instant News"/"Channel 11 Instant News"
"Steel City News"
"NewsCenter 11" (1980s)
Past Call Letters: WIIC (1957-81)
Past Ownership: WIIC Inc. (1957-64)
WICU/Channel 12
Erie
"Hotline News"/"The Eleventh Hour Edition" (1960s-)
"Hotline Edition"
"ICU News"
"NewsCenter 12" (1980s)
"12 News" (-2015)
WXBU/Channel 15
Lancaster/Lebanon/Harrisburg/York
"The News Tonight" (1960s)
"Action News" (1971-86)
"Channel 15 Action News" (1986-88)
"Action News 15" (1988-91)
"News 15" (1991-95)
(DEFUNCT)
"Eyewitness News at Ten" (1996-1999)
"UPN 15 News at Ten" (1999-2001)
"15 Eyewitness News at Ten" (2001-9/2003)
DEFUNCT; Produced by WHP
"CBS 21 News at Ten" (-2015)
DEFUNCT; newscast, along with CW affiliation, moved to a subchannel of WHP-TV
Past Call Letters: WLBR (1953-59), WLYH (1959-2016)
Past Affiliation: Independent (1953-54), ABC (1957-61), CBS (1961-1995), UPN (1995-9/17/06), The CW (9/17/06-2015)
Past Ownership: Lebanon Television Corp. (1953-54), Triangle Publications (1957-72) Gateway Communications (1972-2000), SJL (2000-2006); Nexstar (2016-2015)
WINP/Channel 16
Pittsburgh
"Fort Pitt News" (1950s)
DEFUNCT
Past Call Letters: WENS (1953-57), WQEX (1959-2011)
Past Affiliation: ABC/NBC/CBS (1953-57), DARK (1957-59), NET (1959-61), DARK (1961-63), NET (1963-70), PBS (1970-2004), America's Store (2004-2007), ShopNBC (2007-2011)
WNEP/Channel 16
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
"This Day 196x"
"WNEP-TV News" (1970s)
"WNEP-TV News Service" (1970s)
Past Ownership: New York Times, Local TV (-2013), Tribune (2013-2019), Tegna (2019-)
WPHL/Channel 17
Philadelphia
"Inquirer News Tonight" (1994-96)
(Produced in part by the Philadelphia Inquirer until 1996)
"WB 17 News At Ten" (1996-2000)
"Philadelphia's WB 17 News" (2000-12/09/05)
DEFUNCT
"WB 17 News at Ten, Powered by NBC 10" (12/05-7/06)
"MyPHL 17 News at Ten, Powered by NBC 10" (7/06-10/10)
"PHL17 News at Ten, Powered by NBC 10" (10/10-9/14/12)
DEFUNCT; 10pm newscast produced by WCAU replaced with one produced by WPVI
Past Call Letters; WPCA (1960-65)
Past Affiliation: Independent (1960-62), DARK (1962-65), Independent (1965-95), WB (1995-2006), My Network TV (2006-2023)
Past Ownership: Percy Crawford (1960-62), Philadelphia Television Broadcasting Company (1965-67), US Communications Corp. (1967-79), Providence Journal Co. (1979-87), Taft (1987-91), Tribune (1991-2019)
WPKD/Channel 19
Jeannette/Pittsburgh
"KDKA-TV Ten O'Clock News On UPN Pittsburgh"
Past Call Letters: WARD (1952-1970), WJNL (1970-83), WFAT (1983-1988), WPTJ (1988-91), DARK (1991-97), WTWB (1997-1998), WNPA (1998-2006), WPCW (2006-2023)
Past Channel Number: 56
Past City of License: Johnstown
Past Affiliation: CBS (1952-82), ABC Secondary (1952-70), Independent (1982-91), WB (1997-1998), UPN (1998-9/17/06), The CW (9/18/06-8/31/23)
Past Ownership: Jonelle Construction Company, Venture Technologies Group
WHP/Channel 21
Harrisburg/York/Lebanon
"The 11 O'Clock News"
"The WHP News Hour"
"21 Newsroom"
"Newsnight 21"
"News 21"
"WHP-TV News"
"21 Eyewitness News" (1990s)
"Eyewitness News 21" (1990s-2002)
Past Channel Number: 55
Past Ownership: Clear Channel (-2007), Newport Television (2007-2013)
WPMY/Channel 22
Pittsburgh
"Television 22 News"
"WPTT News"
DEFUNCT
Past Call Letters: WPTT (1978-97), WCWB (1997-2006)
Past Affiliation: Independent (1978-95), UPN (1995-97), WB (1997-9/4/06)
Past Ownership: Commercial Radio Institute (Sinclair) [1978-1991], Eddie Edwards (1991-2000)
WYOU/Channel 22
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
"Northeast Pennsylvania News Report"
"Your Esso Reporter"
"WDAU News"
"Newscene 22"
"News 22" (1990s-98)
"22 Action News" (1998-2001)
"News 22" (2001-2/2005)
"WYOU News" (2005-4/3/09)
DEFUNCT, unrelated to current newscast
"Eyewitness News" (-2025)
Past Call Letters: WGBI (1953-58), WDAU (1958-86)
Past Ownership: Scranton Broadcasters (1953-84), Keystone Broadcasters (1984-86), Diversified Communications (1986-96), Nexstar Broadcasting (1996-98)
WATM/Channel 23
Altoona/Johnstown
"Newswatch 23" (1992-2002)
DEFUNCT
"ABC 23 News" (-1/08)
DEFUNCT; produced by WWCP
"WJAC-TV News" (1/08-2012)
DEFUNCT; simulcast of WJAC 11pm news
"WATM News Centre"
Past Call Letters: WOPC (1953-82), DARK, WWPC (1986-88)
Past Channel Number: 38 (1953-82)
Past Affiliation: ABC (1953-82), DARK (1982-86), Fox (WWCP satellite, 1986-88)
WJET/Channel 24
Erie
"TV-24 News"
"Action News 24"
Past Ownership: Jet Broadcasting (1966-98)
WHTM/Channel 27
Harrisburg/York/Lancaster/Lebanon
"Newstime"
"WTPA News"/"Total News"
"Eyewitness News"
"Channel 27 News"
"WHTM 27 News"
"27 News"
"WHTM NewsCenter" (1990s)
Past Call Letters: WTPA (1953-80)
Past Channel Number: 71 (1953-57)
Past Affiliation: NBC (1953-54)
Past Ownership: Advance Communications (1953-80), Times-Mirror (1980-86), Smith Broadcasting (1986-94), Price Communications (1994-96)
WBRE/Channel 28
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
"Regional News Report"
"28 Eyewitness News" (1980s-2001)
"28 News" (2001-2/2005)
"WBRE News" (2/2005-2008)
"Eyewitness News" (2008-2025)
Past Ownership: Baltimore Radio Exchange (1953-), RP Companies, Smith Broadcasting
WTXF/Channel 29
Philadelphia
"Taylor Grant and the News"
DEFUNCT
"The Ten O'Clock News" (1986-97)
"Fox News" (-2003)
Past Call Letters: WIBF, WTAF
Past Ownership: Taft, Paramount
WEEU/Channel 33
Reading
"Evening Edition" (1953-55)
DEFUNCT, DARK (1955; station license reassigned to WITF/Harrisburg in 1963)
Past Affiliation: CBS, NBC (1953-55)
Past Ownership: Hawley Broadcasting Company (1953-55)
WITF/Channel 33
Harrisburg
"The News at Ten"
DEFUNCT
Past Affiliation: NET (1964-70)
WSEE/Chanel 35
Erie
"WSEE News" (1954-68)
"Eyewitness News" (1968-78)
"News 35" (1978-84)
"Newswatch 35" (1984-2006)
"WSEE Newswatch" (2006-2012)
"See News" (2012-2015)
WYLN-CD/Channel 35.1
Hazleton
"35 News"
Past Call Letters: W35AT (1989-96)
WLVT/Channel 39
Bethlehem/Allentown
"PBS 39 News Tonight" (-2020)
DEFUNCT
Past Affiliation: NET (1965-70)
WPMT/Channel 43
York/Lebanon/Harrisburg/Lancaster
"Tomorrow's Local Headlines"
"Otis Morse and the News"
"Newswatch 43" (1970s)
"York Area News"
"TeleJournal News" (-1983)
DEFUNCT; unrelated to current newscast
Past Call Letters: WSBA
Past Affiliation: ABC, CBS (-1983), Independent (1983-1986)
Past Ownership: Act III Broadcasting, Tribune (-2019), Tegna (2019-)
WKBS/Channel 48
Philadelphia
"The 10 O'Clock News"/"Channel 48 News" (1960s)
"The Carl Grant Ten O'Clock Report" (1960s-70s)
DEFUNCT, DARK, 1983 (unrelated to current WGTW)
Past Ownership: Kaiser Broadcasting, Field Communications
WTVE/Channel 51
Reading/Philadelphia
"TV-51 Total News" (1980-)
"TV-51 Newsbeat" (-1983)
DEFUNCT
"Philly TV News" (2000-2000)
DEFUNCT
Past Affiliation: Independent, Telemundo
WPGH/Channel 53
Pittsburgh
"Newswatch"
DEFUNCT
"Fox 53 Ten O'Clock News"
"Fox 53 Ten O'Clock News"/"NewsCentral" (-1/06)
DEFUNCT, part of Sinclair Broadcast Group's Hunt Valley, MD-based "NewsCentral" operation, which ceased broadcast on 3/31/06, unrelated to current newscast
Past Affiliation: Independent (-1986), WB Secondary (-9/17/06)
Past Ownership: Meredith
WOLF/Channel 56
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
"Newswatch 16 at Ten on Fox 38" (1990-1998)
"Fox 56 News at Ten" (1998-12/09)
(DEFUNCT; produced by WNEP)
"Fox 56 News First at Ten" (12/09-12/16)
(WBRE-produced newscast replaced by one from Sinclair)
Past Channel Number: 38 (1985-98)
Past Ownership: Pegasus, New Age Media (-2013)
WPSG/Channel 57.1
Philadelphia
"KYW NewsRadio This Morning"
(Simulcast of KYW-AM news)
"Wakeup News"
"Eyewitness News at Ten (-2022)
Philadelphia
Past Call Letters: WWSG (1981-85), WGBS (1985-95)
Past Affiliation: FNN/SelecTV (1981-83), PRISM (1983-85), Independent (1985-95), UPN (1995-2006), The CW (2006-2023)
Past Ownership: William S. Gross (1981-85), Grant Broadcasting (1985-89), Combined Broadcasting (1989-94)
WHUM/Channel 61
Reading
UNKNOWN (1952-54)
DEFUNCT; DARK (1954)
Past Affiliation: CBS
WFXP/Channel 66
Erie
UNKNOWN
DEFUNCT, 10pm news produced by WICU.
"Fox 66 Action News"
(10pm news produced by WJET)
Past Call Letters: WETG
Past Affiliation: Independent
Past Ownership: Gannon University
WFMZ/Channel 69
Allentown
"Newspulse" (1976-86)
"Channel 69 News" (1986-99)
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