WATM-TV
   
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Altoona/Johnstown/ State College, Pennsylvania United States |
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| City | Altoona |
| Branding | ABC 23 (general) WATM News Centre (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Centered On You |
| Channels |
Digital: 24 (UHF) & WWCP-DT 8.2 (VHF) Virtual: 23 (PSIP) & WWCP-DT 8.2 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 23.1 ABC 23.2 Fox 23.3 This TV 23.4 Antenna TV |
| Owner | Palm Television, L.P. |
| Operator | Horseshoe Curve Communications, LLC |
| First air date | November 28, 1974 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Altoona Television Market |
| Sister station(s) | WWCP-TV WJAC-TV |
| Former callsigns | WOPC (1974–1986) WWPC-TV (1986–1988) |
| Former channel number(s) | 38 (UHF analog, 1974–1982) 23 (UHF analog, 1986–2009) |
| Former affiliations | Fox (1987–1988, as satellite of WWCP) |
| Transmitter power | 1,000 kW 9.3 kW (WWCP-DT2) |
| Height | 311 m 368 m (WWCP-DT2) |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 20287 20295 (WWCP-DT2) |
| Transmitter coordinates |
40°34′6.5″N 78°26′36.5″W / 40.568472°N 78.443472°W 40°10′53″N 79°9′5″W / 40.18139°N 79.15139°W (WWCP-DT2) |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | abc23.com |
WATM-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the West-Central Pennsylvania that is licensed to Altoona. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 24 (or virtual channel 23.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Lookout Avenue, in Logan Township, along the Cambria County line. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 5 and Atlantic Broadband channel 12 with HD on Atlantic Broadband digital channel 712 and Comcast digital channel 813. Owned by Palm Television, WATM is operated by Horseshoe Curve Communications through a local marketing agreement (LMA). This makes it sister to Fox affiliate WWCP-TV (itself operated by Cunningham Broadcasting under a time brokerage agreement) and the two outlets share studios on Scalp Avenue (PA 56) in Richland Township (with a Johnstown postal address).
WATM and WWCP also operate advertising sales bureaus in Altoona (on East Walton Avenue/PA 764) and State College (on West Beaver Avenue/PA 26). WATM can also be seen in standard definition on WWCP's second digital subchannel. This can be seen on VHF channel 8.2 from a transmitter along U.S. 30/Lincoln Highway, in Ligonier Township, near the Somerset County line.
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