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| WTVG | |
|---|---|
| Callsign | WTVG |
| City | Toledo, Ohio |
| Branding | ABC 13, 13 On Your Side |
| Digital | 13 (VHF) |
| Virtual | 13 |
| Country | United States |
| Owner | Gray Television |
| Licensee | Gray Television Licensee, LLC |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Callsign meaning | Toledo, "TV for Greater Toledo" |
| Former callsigns | NTV (simulated) |
| Former channel numbers | analog: 13 (VHF, 1948–2009) |
| Erp | 14 kW |
| Haat | 273 m |
| Facility id | 6852 |
WTVG is a television station licensed to Toledo, Ohio, serving the Toledo metropolitan area and portions of northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan. The station is affiliated with the American Broadcasting Company and operates a full-power digital signal on VHF channel 13. Owned by Gray Television, the station competes in local news, syndicated programming, and regional sports coverage within a media market that includes affiliates of NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS, and various independent broadcasters.
The station signed on in 1948 during a postwar expansion of television that included contemporaries such as WEWS-TV, WKBW-TV, WTVJ, WPIX, WRC-TV, KTTV, WXYZ-TV, WBZ-TV, WDSU, WGRZ, WJXT, WJZ-TV, KDKA-TV, KOMO-TV, WFTV, WTVT, KTRK-TV, WFAA, WTVR-TV, WBBM-TV, WMAQ-TV, KTVU, KPRC-TV, KOMO-TV, WITI, WRAL-TV, KMOV, KENS-TV, WKRN-TV, WJAR, KCRA-TV, WXYZ-TV, WLWT, WTVH, WJCL-TV, KCTV, WISH-TV, WNCN, WJXT and WTVG (former) stations across the United States. Early affiliations and programming partnerships connected it to national networks like DuMont Television Network, NBC, CBS, and ABC. Ownership in the decades that followed passed through local media proprietors and regional chains similar to Scripps-Howard, Nexstar Media Group, Gray Television, Raycom Media, Tribune Company, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Gannett Company, Cox Media Group, Hearst Television, LIN Media, Media General, Post-Newsweek Stations, Newspapers, Inc., Block Communications, United Broadcasting Company, Times Mirror Company, Taft Broadcasting and corporate restructurings tied to federal regulatory shifts such as actions by the Federal Communications Commission, decisions influenced by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and analog-to-digital conversion mandates. Technological milestones mirrored those at KTLA, WGN-TV, WPIX, WABC-TV, KPNX, KTVU, WPMI-TV, WCPO-TV, WLWT, KCTV, WJHL-TV and other legacy stations.
Syndicated offerings on the station have included talk and entertainment franchises similar to The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Dr. Phil, Judge Judy, Live with Kelly and Ryan, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Entertainment Tonight, The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Tamron Hall Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and classic reruns akin to I Love Lucy, The Andy Griffith Show, M*A*S*H, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Friends, Gilligan's Island, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Star Trek: The Original Series, Law & Order, NCIS, Blue Bloods, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds, and Grey's Anatomy. Network-supplied programming includes flagship ABC properties such as Good Morning America, World News Tonight, ABC World News Tonight, Nightline, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Bachelor (franchise), Dancing with the Stars, and national sports produced by ESPN/ABC Sports including College Football Playoff and events connected to the National Basketball Association when rights align with network packages. Children’s scheduling has historically reflected blocks from ABC Kids, PBS Kids-era influences, and third-party syndicators like Saban Brands and DHX Media.
The station operates a local news department producing morning, midday, evening, and late newscasts competing with rival newsrooms such as those at WTOL, WTVN, WNWO-TV, WUPW, WTVG competitor, WEWS-TV competitor and regional bureaus of WLWT and WXYZ-TV. Anchors and reporters who have worked in Toledo have moved between markets including Cleveland, Detroit, Columbus, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Louisville, Rochester, Buffalo, Albany and Syracuse. The news operation has incorporated digital streaming, social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and mobile apps, aligning with trends seen at CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, CBS News, NBC News and local stations transitioning to high-definition production similar to upgrades at KPRC-TV, WTVJ, WPIX, KCRA-TV, WGN-TV and WBBM-TV. Investigative reporting, weather coverage using Doppler radar technology comparable to systems at The Weather Channel, AccuWeather, National Weather Service, storm tracking models, and traffic partnerships have been central to viewer-facing services.
The station transitioned from analog VHF to digital VHF during the nationwide digital television conversion overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and coordinated with broadcasters like PBS, National Association of Broadcasters, ATSC, Comcast and cable operators including Spectrum and Xfinity. Subchannels have carried multicast networks similar to MeTV, Antena TV, Comet, TBD, Bounce TV, Court TV, This TV, Laff, Dabl, Heroes & Icons, Antenna TV, and weather services analogous to The Weather Channel. Technical facilities include transmitters and antenna structures comparable to those used by WTVG rival stations, microwave links, fiber connections, and emergency alert systems coordinated with the National Weather Service and regional public safety agencies. The station has complied with emergency alert protocols, closed captioning standards enforced by the Federal Communications Commission, and implemented multicore routing and newsroom computer systems similar to those from ENPS, iNEWS, Evertz, and Sony Broadcast.
Local sports coverage has featured high school athletics associations similar to Ohio High School Athletic Association, collegiate athletics including universities such as University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University, and regional professional franchises like the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Guardians, Toledo Mud Hens, and minor league teams. Community initiatives have included partnerships with organizations like United Way, American Red Cross, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Salvation Army, Rotary International, Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau and charity drives mirroring efforts by stations such as WXYZ-TV, WEWS-TV, WKYC, WJBK, WDIV-TV, WNEM-TV and WTVG affiliate stations regionally. Promotional events, telethons, scholarship programs, and public service campaigns have tied the station to civic institutions including local school districts, hospitals like ProMedica, Toledo Hospital, cultural venues similar to the Toledo Museum of Art and performing arts organizations.
Ownership history includes transactions and corporate relationships comparable to those of broadcasters acquired by Gray Television, Nexstar Media Group, E. W. Scripps Company, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Hearst Television, Cox Media Group, Tribune Media, Raycom Media, Media General, Post-Newsweek Stations, and other consolidation trends that reshaped broadcast ownership during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Network affiliation with American Broadcasting Company has defined national programming alignment, with syndicated, sports, and news content coordinated through corporate agreements similar to those negotiated between ABC Owned Television Stations, Disney–ABC Television Group, ESPN, Disney Media Networks and local station groups. Regulatory interactions have involved filings with the Federal Communications Commission and compliance with market definitions by the Nielsen Media Research ratings service.
Category:Television stations in Ohio