WVLT-TV
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| WVLT-TV | |
  | |
| Brand | WVLT Volunteer TV |
| City of License | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Market | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Channel | 30 digital 8 virtual Subcarrier: 30.2 (MyNetwork TV) 30.3 (ABC Family) Formerly: 26 analog (1953-88) 8 analog (1953-2009) |
| Network Affiliation | Current: CBS, MyNetworkTV Historic: DuMont (1953-1955, secondary) ABC (1953-1980) NBC (1980-1988) UPN (1995-2006, secondary) |
| Founded | October 1953 |
| Company | Gray Television |
| President | |
| Current Popular Non-Network Shows | |
WVLT-TV is a local station based in Knoxville, Tennessee that broadcasts on digital channel 30, displayed on tuners as virtual channel 8. Its subcarrier, 30.2, airs My Network TV shows. Its subcarrier, 30.3, airs ABC Family shows.
The station first signed on in 1953 as WSKT/channel 26, airing CBS as primary and ABC as secondary (WROL/channel 6, now WATE was NBC as primary and shared secondary with ABC). Its signal over the Rocky Mountains did not travel well, and even as such, TV tuners were not required to have UHF tuners. In 1956, CBS moved its affiliation to WBIR/channel 10 (now NBC), and WSKT took up ABC affiliation. Under new ownership, its call was changed to WTVK.
WTVK switched networks again in 1979, becoming an NBC affiliate while ratings-leader ABC moved to WATE. CBS returned to the station in 1988 after it won the remaining channel allocation left, channel 8, and moved there. NBC moved to WBIR. It was WKXT up until 1997, and then changed to WVLT. Channel 26 has remained unused since the move to channel 8. From 1995 to 2006, the station had UPN under secondary affiliation and then as its digital subcarrier.
[edit] Digital programming
| Virtual | Physical | Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 30.1 | WVLT-DT | Main WVLT (CBS) |
| 8.2 | 30.2 | WVLT-DT2 | MyNetwork TV |
[edit] Current Prime-Time Schedule
| Day | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | WVLT Volunteer TV News | Entertainment Tonight | How I Met Your Mother | Accidentally on Purpose | Two and a Half Men | The Big Bang Theory | CSI: Miami | WVLT Volunteer TV News | |
| Tuesday | WVLT Volunteer TV News | Entertainment Tonight | NCIS | NCIS: Los Angeles | The Good Wife | WVLT Volunteer TV News | |||
| Wednesday | WVLT Volunteer TV News | Entertainment Tonight | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Gary Unmarried | Criminal Minds | CSI: NY | WVLT Volunteer TV News | ||
| Thursday | WVLT Volunteer TV News | Entertainment Tonight | Survivor | CSI | The Mentalist | WVLT Volunteer TV News | |||
| Friday | WVLT Volunteer TV News | Entertainment Tonight | Ghost Whisperer | Medium | NUMB3RS | WVLT Volunteer TV News | |||
| Saturday | Infomercials | Crime Time Saturday | Crime Time Saturday | 48 Hours Mystery | WVLT Volunteer TV News | ||||
| Sunday | 60 Minutes | The Amazing Race | Three Rivers | Cold Case | WVLT Volunteer TV News | ||||
[edit] External Sites
Categories: WVLT-TV | Local Station | Gray Television | CBS Affiliates | MyNetworkTV Affiliates | Tennessee/Stations
