WWCP-TV
 
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Johnstown/Altoona/ State College, Pennsylvania United States |
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| City | Johnstown |
| Branding | Fox 8 (general) Fox 8 News (newscasts) ABC 23 (on DT2) |
| Slogan | The Place To Be |
| Channels |
Digital: 8 (VHF) & WATM-DT 24.2 (UHF) Virtual: 8 (PSIP) & WATM-DT 23.2 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 8.1 Fox 8.2 ABC |
| Affiliations | Fox (1987–present) |
| Owner | Horseshoe Curve Communications, LLC (Peak Media of Pennsylvania Licensee, LLC) |
| Operator | Cunningham Broadcasting |
| First air date | October 13, 1986 |
| Call letters' meaning |
We're Wonderful Central Pennsylvania |
| Sister station(s) | WATM-TV WJAC-TV |
| Former channel number(s) | 8 (VHF analog, 1986–2009) 29 (UHF digital, 2006–2009) 59 W59AI State College (analog translator) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1986–1987) |
| Transmitter power | 9.3 kW 1,000 kW (WATM-DT2) |
| Height | 368 m 311 (WATM-DT2) |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 20295 20287 (WATM-DT2) |
| Transmitter coordinates |
40°10′53″N 79°9′5″W / 40.18139°N 79.15139°W 40°36′6″N 78°26′38″W / 40.60167°N 78.44389°W (WATM-DT2) |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | fox8tv.com |
WWCP-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for West-Central Pennsylvania that is licensed to Johnstown. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 8 from a transmitter along U.S. 30/Lincoln Highway, in Ligonier Township, near the Somerset County line. The station can also be seen on Atlantic Broadband and Comcast channel 8 with HD on Atlantic Broadband digital channel 708 and Comcast digital channel 808. Owned by Horseshoe Curve Communications, WWCP is operated by Cunningham Broadcasting through a time brokerage agreement (TBA). WWCP, in turn, operates ABC affiliate WATM-TV (owned by Palm Television, L.P.) through a local marketing agreement (LMA). The two outlets share studios on Scalp Avenue (PA 56) in Richland Township (with a Johnstown postal address).
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