Information about Wowk Tv
| WOWK-TV | |
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) WOWK-TV logo | |
| Huntington / Charleston, West Virginia | |
| Branding | WOWK 13 (general) 13 News (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Your Town, Your State, Your Future |
| Channels | Analog: 13 (VHF) Digital: 47 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | CBS (1958-62, 1986-present) |
| Owner | West Virginia Media Holdings |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Call letters meaning | W Ohio West Virginia Kentucky |
| Former callsigns | WHTN-TV (1955-78) |
| Former affiliations | ABC (1955–58, 1962–86) |
| Transmitter Power | 114.8 kW (Analog) |
| Website | www.wowktv.com |
The station went on air on October 2, 1955 as WHTN-TV (for HunTingtoN), an ABC affiliate. It swapped affiliations with WCHS-TV and became a CBS station for the first time in 1958. It went back to ABC in 1962 and stayed with that network for 24 years. In 1975, it changed its call letters to WOWK to reflect the three states it served--Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. In 1986, WOWK changed affiliations again, returning to CBS.
The station was headquartered at the Radio Center Building in Huntington from its inception until 1984, when WOWK moved to its current location at 555 Fifth Avenue.
WOWK had been owned by Gateway Communications (which merged with SJL Broadcasting in 2000), until it was sold to West Virginia Media Holdings in 2002. The station's newscasts have long rated third in the market, behind WSAZ-TV and WCHS, although for a time in the mid 90's it was the highest rated station in the Charleston metro area of the market.
Past personalities
- Matt Lauer, anchor (1979-1980)
Past Slogans
- "Share the Spirit (of West Virginia)"
- "13 Believes in You"
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CBS Network Affiliates in the state of West Virginia
| WDTV 5 () - WTRF 7 () - WOWK 13 () - WVNS 59 () | |
| See also: , , , , , , and Stations in West Virginia | |
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Corporate Staff: Bray Cary (President & CEO) | W. Marston Becker | R. Charles Dusic, III | Chris Leister | Roger Lyons | Bob Calvert | John Osborne | Jeff Whitman | John Fawcett | James F. Reed, CPA | Sue Bosio | Kristen Heiser | Emily McCarty | Tom Gaudino | Charlotte Cohen | Jack Scott | Christa Phillips | Dave Stingo | Michelle Reinhart
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Weekly Newspaper: The State Journal
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CBS Network Affiliates: WOWK | WTRF | WVNS
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Fox Network Affiliates: WTRF-DT2 | WVNS-DT2
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MyNetworkTV Affiliate: WVNS-DT2
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NBC Network Affiliate: WBOY
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| Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: None, privately held. | Website: www.wvmh.com |
City of Huntington, West Virginia
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City of Charleston, West Virginia
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City of Huntington, West Virginia
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Nickname: The Jewel City, The River City
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Nickname: "Home of Hospitality", " The most northern city of the South and the most southern city of the North", "Chemical Valley", "The Capitol City" "Chucktown" "Charly
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