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WTAE-TV began broadcasting on September 14, 1958; the station has been Pittsburgh's ABC affiliate since its sign-on. Pittsburgh had only one major commercial television station for close to a decade—DuMont-owned WDTV (channel 2, now KDKA-TV), which signed on in 1949 and carried programs from all four television networks (DuMont, ABC, NBC and CBS).
The suspect was pronounced deceased by Pittsburgh EMS at 5.08pm, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. (AP) Police defend ‘deadly force’ as Pittsburgh active shooter is killed during hours ...
Over the past decade, Pittsburgh has been a perennially competitive market for local news, with news ratings usually differing by less than a full ratings point. WPXI was the first station to offer a 5:30 p.m. newscast in Pittsburgh from 1981 to 1984 (titled 5:30 Live ); it was then revived in 1987 with the name Channel 11 News First Edition .
In 1990, WPTT-TV and Pittsburgh's News Corporation (not affiliated with the News Corporation that owned Fox until 2013) entered into an agreement to produce a 10 p.m. newscast to air on WPTT-TV which was to begin in the summer of 1991, and would feature news anchors from WTAE-TV. After going through three owners, WPGH-TV was put up for sale ...
In 1980, Wiggin turned down a news anchor job in Atlanta in order to join WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh. [3] [4] She then became co-anchor of the weekend news at WTAE-TV in 1981. [1] In November 1986, she was named anchor for the weeknight news. [1] [3] In that position, she was part of a successful team with Don Cannon. [5]
The station also had a heavy sports commitment; it became the flagship station of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969, [3] and around the same time became the home of the Pittsburgh Panthers. [23] WTAE also aired a nightly sports show, hosted for many years by Myron Cope. [22] The station also added an affiliation with ABC's Entertainment Network ...
WTAE may refer to: WTAE-TV, an ABC affiliated station located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; The former call sign, or a derivative thereof, of the following stations: WPGP, a radio station (1250 AM) in Pittsburgh previously known as WTAE; WKST-FM, a radio station (96.1 FM) in Pittsburgh previously known as WTAE-FM
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