WATN-TV
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'''WATN-TV''' (channel 24) is a [[television station]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], United States, affiliated with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. It is owned by [[Nexstar Media Group]] alongside [[CBS]] affiliate [[WREG-TV]] (channel 3) and [[The CW|CW]] station [[WLMT]] (channel 30). WATN-TV and WLMT share studios at the Shelby Oaks Corporate Park on Shelby Oaks Drive in northeast Memphis and transmitter facilities near [[Brunswick, Tennessee]]. |
'''WATN-TV''' (channel 24) is a [[television station]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]], United States, affiliated with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. It is owned by [[Nexstar Media Group]] via their [[Tegna Inc.]] subsidiary alongside [[CBS]] affiliate [[WREG-TV]] (channel 3) and [[The CW|CW]] station [[WLMT]] (channel 30). WATN-TV and WLMT share studios at the Shelby Oaks Corporate Park on Shelby Oaks Drive in northeast Memphis and transmitter facilities near [[Brunswick, Tennessee]]. |
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Channel 24 in Memphis began broadcasting in September 1978 as WPTY-TV, the first [[independent station]] in the Memphis area. It was originally owned by Petry Television, an advertising sales representative for TV stations. Under the station's third owner, Chase Broadcasting, WPTY cemented its status as the leading independent over channel 30 by securing the rights to [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis State University basketball]] and the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliation, which had both been on its competitor. [[iHeartMedia|Clear Channel Television]] purchased WPTY-TV in 1992 and then began programming WLMT in 1993. |
Channel 24 in Memphis began broadcasting in September 1978 as WPTY-TV, the first [[independent station]] in the Memphis area. It was originally owned by Petry Television, an advertising sales representative for TV stations. Under the station's third owner, Chase Broadcasting, WPTY cemented its status as the leading independent over channel 30 by securing the rights to [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis State University basketball]] and the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliation, which had both been on its competitor. [[iHeartMedia|Clear Channel Television]] purchased WPTY-TV in 1992 and then began programming WLMT in 1993. |
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