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Huntington is the second-most populous city in West Virginia. The Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, spanning seven counties across West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio, had an estimated population of 368,262 in 2023. Surrounded by extensive natural resources, the area was first settled in 1775 as Holderby's Landing.
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The $10.5 million Huntington Civic Center was completed in 1977 and was the largest in the state of West Virginia when it opened. [2]At the time, the city felt it would not be able to accommodate Marshall University basketball, and the arena was thus built in a location that Marshall objected to, and used a design that was not sports-friendly.
WOWK-TV (channel 13) is a television station licensed to Huntington, West Virginia, United States, serving the Charleston–Huntington market as an affiliate of CBS.Owned by Nexstar Media Group, the station maintains studios on Quarrier Street near the Charleston Town Center in downtown Charleston, [2] [3] and its transmitter is located in Milton, West Virginia.
In 1908, Rufus Switzer, the future mayor of Huntington, pushed the city to purchase 75 acres of land on 13th Avenue to construct Ritter Park. Five years later in 1913, the park opened to the public. [3] The park was named after lumberman, Charles Ritter, who donated 20 acres of land for the creation of the park. [4]
Westmoreland is a primarily residential neighborhood located in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. While most of Huntington is in Cabell County, Westmoreland is the small portion of Huntington that lies in Wayne County. Westmoreland is the westernmost neighborhood in Huntington and is situated along the Ohio River.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 94,350, [1] making it West Virginia's fourth most-populous county. Its county seat is Huntington. [2] The county was organized in 1809 and named for William H. Cabell, the Governor of Virginia from 1805 to 1808. [3] Cabell County is part of the Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH Metropolitan Statistical ...
West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB) is the public television and radio state network serving the U.S. state of West Virginia.It is owned by the West Virginia Public Broadcasting Authority, an agency of the state government that holds the licenses for all Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio member stations licensed in West Virginia.