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  • 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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