WDTV
 
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Weston/Clarksburg/ Fairmont, West Virginia United States |
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| City | Weston |
| Branding | WDTV (general) 5 News (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Live, Local News |
| Channels | Digital: 5 (VHF/PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 5.1 CBS 5.2 MeTV |
| Owner |
Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC) |
| First air date | March 17, 1954 |
| Call letters' meaning |
DuMont TeleVision (reference to previous calls of KDKA-TV and its affiliation) |
| Sister station(s) | WVFX |
| Former callsigns | WJPB-TV (1954–1965) |
| Former channel number(s) | 35 (UHF analog, 1954–1955) 5 (VHF analog, 1960–2009) 6 (VHF digital, –2009) |
| Former affiliations |
NBC (1954–1955) Dark (1955–1960) ABC (1960–1967; secondary 1954–1955, 1967–1981) |
| Transmitter power | 10 kW |
| Height | 240 m |
| Facility ID | 70592 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°4′29″N 80°25′27.2″W / 39.07472°N 80.424222°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | wdtv.com |
WDTV is the CBS-affiliated television station for North-Central West Virginia licensed to Weston. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 5 from a transmitter in an unincorporated area between Clarksburg and Arlington. The station can also be seen on Comcast, Suddenlink, and Charter Spectrum channel 5. There is a high definition feed offered on Suddenlink digital channel 782 and Comcast digital channel 905. Owned by Gray Television, WDTV is part of a duopoly with Fox/CW affiliate WVFX. The two stations share studios on Television Drive in Bridgeport along I-79/Jennings Randolph Expressway; WVFX also maintains facilities on West Pike Street/SR 20 in Downtown Clarksburg.
It signed-on as WJPB-TV on March 17, 1954 as the second television station in the market licensed to Fairmont. WJPB was a primary NBC affiliate but maintained secondary relations with ABC and CBS. WTAP-TV in Parkersburg was technically the area's first outlet having launched October 8, 1953. That station cleared programming from NBC, CBS, and ABC but was intended to be a primary NBC outlet. Originally, there were plans calling for WJPB to join WTAP (located seventy miles to the west) and turn North-Central West Virginia into one large market. However, the latter's analog signal on UHF channel 15 was not strong enough to reach across the very rugged dissected plateau to provide Fairmont, Clarksburg, and Weston with adequate reception. Likewise, WJPB's analog signal on UHF channel 35 did not reach Parkersburg.
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