ohio wheeling west virginia united states channels digital 28 uhf virtual 28 virtual 28.1 wtrf d2 mntv hd 28.2 wtrf d3 abc hd owner ota broadcasting llc founded december 15th 1998 call letters meaning west virginia transmitter tx former callsigns w28as 1989 2004 wdbw ca 2004 wvtx ca 2004 2013 former affiliations upn lwn dt4 wtrf dt2 mntv dt1 wtrf dt3 abc dt3 transmitter power 150 kw analog class class a facility id 68408 website home page wvtx cd is a class a television station that retransmits into 720p 16 9 hd wtrf dt2 and wtrf dt3 as affiliates of mynetworktv and abc . the station serves the wheeling west virginia area and is officially licensed to the nearby city of bridgeport ohio . wvtx cd along with its transmission facilities are owned by ota broadcasting llc a corporation owned by michael dell s msd capital which also owns eleven other class a television stations . contents 1 digital channels 2 history 3 network affiliation 4 see also 5 references 6 external links digital channels edit channel video aspect psip short name programming 1 28.1 720p 16 9 wtrf dt2 hd simulcast of wtrf dt2 my ohio valley 28.2 wtrf dt3 hd simulcast of wtrf dt3 abc ohio valley history edit wvtx cd was originally a satellite station for independent pittsburgh station wbgn cd with the w28as call sign . the station s call sign was later changed to wdbw ca and again to wvtx ca on february 17 2004 . under a local marketing agreement that began in late 2004 bruno goodworth network retained ownership of wvtx ca the station increased power ceased transmitting wbgn programming and started its own newscast produced locally by wvtx inc which also shared ownership with cable only wbwo 18 . wvtx ca became the only upn affiliate serving west virginia viewers and produced programming such as a daily 5 30 pm newscast and coverage of local church services . wvtx ca also enjoyed carriage on several area cable systems including comcast which carried the station on channel 3 . after a failed attempt at running the station wvtx inc. returned wvtx ca to the bruno goodworth network in september 2006 . the station soon began broadcasting digitally and assumed its current call sign of wvtx cd on may 2 2013 . as wheeling s only independent television station wvtx cd aired a mix of local programs and first run syndicated programming . the station is no longer carried on the comcast system but remains available over the air . in 2014 michael dell purchased the bruno goodworth network and its eleven television stations changing the call letters of its flagship originating station in pittsburgh from wbgn cd to wepa cd . on june 17 2015 wvtx cd changed programming again this time to a simulcast of wtrf tv s two 480i 4 3 sd subchannels simulcasting into 720p 16 9 hd mynetworktv programming from wtrf dt2 my ohio valley over onto wvtx cd1 and also simulcasting into 720p 16 9 hd abc programming from wtrf dt3 abc ohio valley over onto wvtx cd2 . 2 network affiliation edit wvtx was affiliated upn from december 2004 to september 2006 . when upn and the wb merged to form the cw television network in on september 16 2006 wvtx lost its network affiliation and became independent . the cw affiliation was granted to wbwo a cable only channel in the wheeling steubenville area . see also edit wjpw cd references edit http www.rabbitears.info market.php request station search & callsign wvtx cd station http www.rabbitears.info market.php request print station & facility id 68408 external links edit query the fcc s tv station database for wvtx v t e broadcast television in the upper ohio valley including wheeling west virginia and steubenville ohio reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wtrf tv 7.1 cbs 7.2 mntv 7.3 abc 7.4 escape wtov tv 9.1 nbc 9.2 fox 9.3 metv wvtx cd 28.1 mntv wtrf dt2 28.2 abc wtrf dt3 w41aa 41 pbs wvpb wjpw cd 59.1 cozi tv 59.2 movies 59.3 rtv adjacent locals pittsburgh pa kdka tv 2.1 cbs wtae tv 4.1 abc 4.2 this tv wpxi 11.1 nbc 11.2 metv wqed tv 13.1 pbs 13.2 hdtv winp tv 16.1 ion 16.2 qubo 16.3 life 16.4 shoptv 16.5 qvc wpnt 22.1 mntv wpgh tv 53.1 fox youngstown oh wfmj tv 21.1 nbc wkbn tv 27.1 cbs wytv 33.1 abc cable channels wbwo the cw west virginia broadcast television bluefield clarksburg weston huntington charleston parkersburg washington dc wheeling ohio broadcast television charleston huntington west virginia cincinnati cleveland akron columbus dayton ft. wayne indiana lima marietta parkersburg west virginia steubenville wheeling west virginia toledo youngstown zanesville see also pittsburgh v t e other television stations in the state of ohio independent wgct cd 8 columbus wmfd tv 12 mansfield wdem cd 17 columbus w23bz d 23.1 columbus woth cd 25 cincinnati wdfm lp 26 defiance wvtx cd 28 bridgeport wtlw 44 lima home shopping wrap lp 32 infomercials cleveland w38dh 38 hsn toledo america one wmno cd 22 marion wfnd ld 22 findlay also daystar religious w09cg tbn findlay w17ay tbn seaman wdli tv 17 tbn canton akron cleveland wdtj lp 22 daystar toledo wwrd lp 32 rtv centerville wocb cd 39 wxcb ca 42 independent marion delaware wlmb 40 familynet worship toledo wjos ld 45 familynet pomeroy wrlm 47 tct canton wsfj tv 51 tbn newark columbus wggn tv 52 sandusky wcdn ld 53 daystar cleveland foreign language w23bz d 23.2 azteca columbus wcsn ld 32 32.1 mexicanal 32.3 dalmar tv columbus wcpx lp 48 mexicanal columbus wqhs dt 61 univision cleveland misc . w16od d 16 waoh cd 29 retro tv wsss lp 25 mtv2 steubenville wivn lp 29 wivm ld 39 retro tv canton newcomerstown see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in ohio this article about a television station in ohio is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wvtx cd & oldid 735896195 categories television stations in ohiotelevision channels and stations established in 1998digital low power stationsohio television 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