WJAC-TV

WJAC-TV is the local NBC channel in the Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pennsylvania area. It is owned by Cox Enterprises, which also owns WPXI-TV in nearby Pittsburgh.

WJAC-TV

Johnstown/Altoona/State College, Pennsylvania
Channels	Analog: 6
Branding	WJAC (general) 6 News (newscasts)
Slogan	Coverage You Can Count On Across the Alleghenies
Programming
Subchannels	6.1 NBC 6.2 RTN
History
First air date	September 15, 1949
Former call signs	CBS (1980-1989) ABC (1989-1991) former_numbers_sign = 13 (1980-1989) 15 (1989-1991) owner = Cox Enterprises, Inc. licensee = WPXI, Inc.
Former affiliations	All secondary: CBS (1949–1953) ABC (1949-1980s) DuMont (1949–1955) effective_radiated_power = class = facility_id = coordinates = homepage = www.wjactv.com
Call sign meaning	Johnstown Automotive Company (original owner)

History

WJAC-TV first appeared on television on September 15, 1949. It was originally owned by Johnstown Automotive Company. It was originallly on channel 13 before moving to channel 6 in 1952. In the 1960s, Johnstown Automotive sold the television station to The Tribune-Democrat. In 1997, it was sold to Sunrise Television, which later became part of Cox in 2000.

Other websites

• WJACTV.com - WJAC Website