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			{{redirect\|KMOL\|the NBC-affiliated television station in Victoria, Texas, that currently uses the KMOL call sign\|KMOL-LD}}
	call_letters = WOAI-TV\|
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	station_logo = ] \|
			{{short description\|TV station in San Antonio}}
	station_slogan = ''Dedicated. Determined. Dependable.''\|
			{{Infobox television station
	station_branding = News 4 San Antonio\|
			\| callsign = WOAI-TV
	digital = 48 (])<br>]: 4 (])\|
			\| logo = News 4 San-Antonio Logo.svg
	other_chs = \|
			\| logo_size = 175px
	affiliations = ]<br>] (DT2)\|
			\| image = WOAI-DT2 2024.svg
	airdate = December 11, 1949\|
			\| image_size = 225px
	location = ]\|
			\| branding = {{ubl\|News 4 San Antonio\|CW SA (4.2)}}
	callsign_meaning = None. It was sequentially assigned by the federal government to the AM sister station.<ref>, United States Early Radio History.</ref>\|
			\| digital = 28 (])
	former_callsigns = KMOL-TV (1975-2002)\|
			\| virtual = 4
	former_channel_numbers = '''Analog''':<br>4 (VHF, 1949-2009)<br>'''Digital''':<br>58 (UHF, 1998-2009)\|
			\| affiliations = {{ubl\|'''4.1:''' ]\|'''4.2:''' ]\|''for others, see {{section link\|\|Subchannels}}''}}
	owner = ]\|
			\| owner = ]
	licensee = WOAI Licensee, LLC\|
			\| licensee = WOAI Licensee, ]
	sister_stations = ], ], ],<br />], ]\|
			\| location = ], Texas
	former_affiliations = '''All secondary''':<br>] (1949-1950)<br>] (1949-1950)<br>] (1949-1957)<br>] (1998-2000)\|
			\| country = United States
	effective_radiated_power = 905 ]\|
			\| airdate = {{start date and age\|1949\|12\|11\|p=y\|br=y}}
	HAAT = 457 m\|
			\| callsign_meaning = "World of Agriculture Information" (taken from former sister radio station ])
	facility_id = 69618\|
			\| sister_stations = ], ]
	coordinates = {{coord\|29\|16\|11\|N\|98\|15\|55\|W\|type:landmark_scale:2000}}\|
			\| former_callsigns = KMOL-TV (1974–2002)
	homepage = \|
			\| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl\|'''Analog:''' 4 (], 1949–2009)\|'''Digital:''' 58 (UHF, 2000–2009), 48 (UHF, 2009–2019)}}
			\| former_affiliations = {{ubl\|'''All secondary:'''\|] (1949–1950)\|] (1949–1950)\|] (1949–1957)\|] (1998–2000)}}
			\| erp = 800 ]
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			\| facility_id = 69618
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			\| licensing_authority = ]
			\| website = {{ubl\|{{URL\|https://news4sanantonio.com/}}\|{{URL\|http://cw35.com/}}}}
	}}		}}
			'''WOAI-TV''' (channel 4) is a ] in ], Texas, United States, affiliated with ] and ]. It is owned by ] alongside ] affiliate ] (channel 29); Sinclair also provides certain services to ]-licensed ] affiliate ] (channel 35) under ] and ] agreements with ]. The three stations share studios between Babcock Road and Sovereign Drive (off ]) in northwest San Antonio; WOAI-TV's transmitter is located in northwest ] (near ]).

			==History==
	'''WOAI-TV''', ] 4 (digital channel 48), is the ] affiliate television station serving the ], ], USA metropolitan area. Its transmitter is located in ], with its studios located in ] near the ].
			The station first ] the air on December 11, 1949, as WOAI-TV.<ref></ref> It was the first television station in the San Antonio ], owned by Southland Industries along with ] ]. WOAI-TV and WOAI radio are among the few broadcast stations located west of the ] that have a ] beginning with "W." In the early days of broadcasting, most ] states were in the "W" territory. In 1923, the dividing line was changed to the Mississippi River. Since WOAI Radio was already on the air, it kept its W call letters and when it put a TV station on the air, it shared that call sign.

			WOAI-TV has been an NBC affiliate since its sign-on, due to WOAI (AM)'s longtime affiliation with the ]. In its early years of operation, it also carried programming from the three other major networks of the time: ], ] and ]. WOAI lost the CBS and DuMont affiliations to KEYL (channel 5, now ]) when that station signed on in February 1950. The two stations continued to share ABC programming until KONO-TV (channel 12, now ]) signed on in January 1957.
	WOAI-TV and its two-time, former sister station ] are among the few stations west of the ] whose call sign begins with "W." This designation was "grandfathered" when the federal government issued regulations requiring radio stations west of the Mississippi River to start with "K," and stations east of the Mississippi to begin with "W."

			On May 27, 1965, ] announced that it was purchasing the WOAI stations for $12 million.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=May 28, 1965\|title=WOAI-TV, Radio Stations Sold\|page=27\|work=San Antonio Light}}</ref> The FCC approved the sale on September 16, 1965<ref>{{Cite news\|date=September 16, 1965\|title=FCC Okays Sale of WOAI\|page=14\|work=San Antonio Light}}</ref> and Crosley's ownership became effective at midnight on October 27.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=October 28, 1965\|title=WOAI Radio, TV Sale Now Effective\|page=36\|work=San Antonio Light}}</ref> Crosley would change its name to Avco Broadcasting Corporation effective January 17, 1966.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=January 17, 1966\|title=Crosley Now Avco\|page=41\|work=]\|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85892479/crosley-now-avco/\|access-date=September 24, 2021}}</ref>
	==Digital television==
	===Digital channels===
	The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
	{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-
	! ]
	! ]
	! ]
	! ]
	! Programming
	\|-
	\| 4.1 \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| WOAI-DT \|\| Main WOAI-TV programming / NBC
	\|-
	\| 4.2 \|\| ] \|\| ] \|\| LWN \|\| ]
	\|}

			On November 25, 1974, Avco, which had, at that time, decided to exit broadcasting, announced that ], through its ] subsidiary, would be acquiring WOAI-TV.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=November 26, 1974\|title=WOAI-TV 'a Good One'\|page=2-C\|work=San Antonio Light}}</ref> On December 11, 1974, coinciding with the station's 25th anniversary, WOAI-TV changed its call letters to KMOL-TV.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|date=December 11, 1974\|title=Channel Changes Letters\|page=6-B\|work=San Antonio Light}}</ref> The change was brought on by an FCC regulation in place at that time that prohibited non commonly-owned TV and radio stations in the same market from sharing the same base call sign.<ref name=":0" /> Avco had sold WOAI radio to local startup ] earlier in 1974, and the radio station retained the WOAI call letters.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=April 30, 1974\|title=Agree to Sell Station\|page=7-C\|work=San Antonio Light}}</ref> The sale to Fox was completed on November 5, 1975, with the new owners officially taking control at 12:01 a.m. the following morning.<ref>{{Cite news\|date=November 5, 1975\|title=KMOL-TV Sale Reported\|page=20-A\|work=San Antonio Light}}</ref> ] gained majority ownership of United in 1981, merging the group with ] (the owners of ] in ] and ] in ]).
	===Analog-to-digital conversion===
	WOAI-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over ] channel 4, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States ] under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition ] channel 58, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to UHF channel 48,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf \|title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds \|format=PDF \|date= \|accessdate=2012-03-24}}</ref><ref name="FCCForm387"></ref> using ] to display WOAI-TV's ] as 4 on digital television receivers.

			When KRRT (channel 35, now ]) dropped its affiliation with the United Paramount Network (]) to join ] in January 1998, KMOL began carrying UPN programming during the overnight hours. At the time, Chris-Craft had owned a 50% interest in UPN. The UPN affiliation later moved to ]-licensed KBEJ (channel 2, now ] affiliate ]), which signed on the air in August 2000.
	==History==
	WOAI-TV signed on December 11, 1949 as the first television station in San Antonio. It was owned by Southland Industries along with WOAI radio (1200 AM and 102.3 FM, frequency now occupied by ]). It carried programming from all four major networks--], NBC, ] and ]—but was a primary NBC affiliate due to WOAI's long affiliation with NBC Radio. It lost CBS, DuMont to KEYL (now ]) in 1950; the two continued to share ABC until KONO-TV (now ]) signed on in 1957.

			On August 12, 2000, Chris-Craft Industries sold its television stations to the ] subsidiary of ] for $5.5 billion.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Hofmeister\|first=Sallie\|title=News Corp. to Buy Chris-Craft Parent for $5.5 Billion, Outbidding Viacom\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-aug-12-fi-3272-story.html \|access-date=March 23, 2011\|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times\|date=August 12, 2000}}</ref> The deal was finalized on July 31, 2001. News Corporation then traded KMOL and ] ] in ] to Clear Channel in exchange for ] in ]. This tradeoff protected future sister station ] (channel 29) from losing its Fox affiliation. Not only did the purchase reunite KMOL-TV with WOAI Radio, but channel 4 also became the television ] of the San Antonio-based conglomerate. Speculation immediately began that Clear Channel would restore the heritage WOAI-TV call sign to channel 4. This officially occurred on September 1, 2002. Although Clear Channel's San Antonio radio cluster was located in Northwest San Antonio, off ], WOAI-TV remained based in its downtown studios on Navarro Street.
	In 1965, WOAI-AM-TV was bought by ], which changed its name to Avco Broadcasting in 1968. Avco began to pull out of broadcasting in 1975. WOAI-TV was one of the first to be sold, going to United Television (at the time a subsidiary of ]) in 1975, changing its call letters to '''KMOL-TV'''; at that time, the AM station, which retained the WOAI call letters, became one of the founding stations of its current owner, ]. ] gained majority ownership of United in 1981, merging the group with BHC Communications (the owners of ] in ] and ] in ]).

			]
	When KRRT (now ]) dropped ] for an affiliation with the ] in 1998, KMOL picked up UPN and aired it late at night, due in part to being owned at the time by Chris-Craft, UPN's then-half-owner. Eventually the UPN affiliation went to KBEJ (now ]), which went on the air in 2000.
			On November 16, 2006, after being bought by private equity firms, Clear Channel announced that it would sell all of its television stations.<ref name="Enquirer Clear Channel">{{cite news\|title=Clear Channel agrees to sale\|work=]\|publisher=]\|url=http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061116/BIZ01/311160018/-1/CINCI\|date=November 16, 2006\|access-date=November 17, 2006}}</ref> On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel sold its entire television group to ]-controlled holding company ]; the group deal was finalized on March 14, 2008.<ref name="Clear Channel Television">{{cite press release\|title=Clear Channel Agrees to Sell Television Station Group to Providence Equity Partners \|publisher=] \|url=http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1943 \|date=April 20, 2007 \|access-date=April 20, 2007 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070425161056/http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1943 \|archive-date=April 25, 2007 }}</ref> However, channel 4 continued a news partnership with its former radio sister, and the two stations continued to share a website for two years afterward.

			In May 2008, Newport Television agreed to sell WOAI-TV and five other stations to High Plains Broadcasting because of ownership conflicts. Providence Equity Partners also holds a 19% ownership stake in ], the owner of ] ] ] (channel 41) and ] station ] (channel 17).<ref name="tvbr-woaisalessa">{{cite news\|url=http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/7670.html\|title=Newport stations drift to High Plains\|date=May 21, 2008\|work=Television Business Report\|access-date=September 28, 2008\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922110432/http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/7670.html\|archive-date=September 22, 2008}}</ref> In the case of San Antonio, it would have given Providence Equity control of three stations in the market. Even without KNIC in the picture, both WOAI and KWEX were among the four highest-rated stations in the San Antonio market at the time of the Clear Channel sale (and remain so today). The FCC normally does not allow two of the four highest-rated stations to be owned by a single entity. The sale was finalized on September 15, 2008.<ref name="fcc-highplainsconsum">{{cite web\|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1264514\|title=Application Search Details\|work=CDBS Public Access\|publisher=]\|access-date=September 28, 2008}}</ref> However, the sale to High Plains Broadcasting was in name only. Newport continued to operate the station under a shared services agreement, with High Plains only holding the FCC assets of the station (including the license). This effectively made High Plains Broadcasting a ] for Newport Television in a relationship similar to that between ] and ] as well as between ] (and later Deerfield Media) and the Sinclair Broadcast Group.<ref name="tvbr-woaisalessa"/> On December 17, 2007, WOAI debuted a slightly altered logo.
	In 2001, Chris-Craft sold its stations to ], the parent company of the ]. News Corporation then traded KMOL and ] in ] to Clear Channel in return for ] in ]. This tradeoff protected future sister station ] as San Antonio's Fox station. Not only did the purchase reunite KMOL-TV with WOAI, but channel 4 also became the television flagship of the San Antonio-based conglomerate. Speculation immediately began that Clear Channel would restore the heritage '''WOAI-TV''' calls to channel 4, and this occurred on September 9, 2002. Although the local Clear Channel radio cluster is located in Northwest San Antonio off ], WOAI-TV is still based in its downtown studios.

			On July 19, 2012, Newport Television/High Plains Broadcasting reached a deal to sell 22 of the company's 27 stations to Sinclair, Nexstar and ]. WOAI-TV was among the six that would be sold to Sinclair, making it a sister station to Fox affiliate KABB (channel 29) and CW affiliate KMYS (channel 35).<ref>, ''TVNewsCheck'', July 19, 2012.</ref> Since FCC duopoly regulations forbid common ownership of more than two full-power stations in a single market from being under the same ownership, Sinclair spun off KMYS to Deerfield Media; however, Sinclair retained control of KMYS through a shared services agreement. In addition, while FCC rules disallow ownership of two of the four highest-rated stations in the same market, which normally precludes duopolies involving two "]" network affiliates, Sinclair cited in its FCC purchase application that WOAI ranked as the fourth highest-rated station (behind KWEX-DT) and KABB the fifth-rated station in the San Antonio market in total day viewership. The Sinclair and Deerfield Media deals were consummated on December 3, 2012. KTVX, which had been a sister station to WOAI-TV since United Television acquired both stations in 1975, was sold to Nexstar, resulting in the two stations coming under entirely separate ownership and management for the first time in over 37 years.
	]
	On November 16, 2006, Clear Channel announced that it would be selling all of its television stations<ref name="Enquirer Clear Channel">{{cite news\|title=Clear Channel agrees to sale\|work=]\|publisher=]\|url=http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061116/BIZ01/311160018/-1/CINCI\|date=2006-11-16\|accessdate=2006-11-17}}</ref> after being bought by private equity firms. On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel sold its entire television group to ]' ], with the group deal closing on March 14, 2008.<ref name="Clear Channel Television">{{cite press release\|title=Clear Channel Agrees to Sell Television Station Group to Providence Equity Partners\|publisher=]\|url=http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1943\|date=2007-04-20\|accessdate=2007-04-20}}</ref> However, channel 4 continued a news partnership with its former radio sister, and the two stations still share a website.

			The operations of KABB and KMYS initially remained separate from WOAI-TV, with the two stations retaining competing news operations.<ref name=saen-kabbwoaiseparate>{{cite news\|last=Jakle\|first=Jeanne\|title=WOAI, KABB won't join forces\|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/WOAI-KABB-won-t-join-forces-4091407.php\|access-date=December 12, 2012\|newspaper=]\|date=December 5, 2012}}</ref> On the morning on March 19, 2013, a fire started in offices located on the second floor of WOAI-TV's studios, which resulted in the evacuation of the station's staff and forcing channel 4 to carry the ] from ] for about six hours; with WOAI-TV unable to broadcast from the building, the station used a makeshift set in a nearby parking lot for that day's late afternoon newscasts, before temporarily moving to KABB/KMYS' facility on Babcock Road.<ref>, ''San Antonio Express News'', March 19, 2013.</ref> Station and San Antonio Fire Department representatives cited an electrical short for causing the blaze.<ref>, '']'', March 20, 2013.</ref> WOAI-TV moved back to the downtown facility on March 24.<ref>, ''San Antonio Express-News'', March 24, 2013.</ref> In October 2013, the '']'' reported that Sinclair planned to move WOAI-TV's sales, promotions and executive offices from its Navarro Street studios to a new building adjacent to KABB and KMYS' shared facility; the transition of WOAI-TV employees to the KABB/KMYS complex was finalized in the summer of 2014, with the completion of a shared newsroom on the second floor of the building that accommodates both WOAI-TV and KABB's respective news staffs.<ref>, ''San Antonio Express-News'', May 20, 2013.</ref><ref>, ''San Antonio Express-News'', October 22, 2013.</ref>
	In May 2008, ] agreed to sell WOAI-TV and five other stations to High Plains Broadcasting because of an ownership conflict. ] also holds a 19 percent ownership stake in the Spanish-language network ], the owner of ] and ] station ].<ref name="tvbr-woaisalessa">{{cite news\|url=http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/7670.html\|title=Newport stations drift to High Plains\|date=2008-05-21\|work=Television Business Report\|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref> In San Antonio's case, it would have given Providence Equity control of three stations in the market. Even without KNIC in the picture, both WOAI and KWEX were among the four highest-rated stations in the San Antonio market at the time of the Clear Channel sale (and remain so today); the FCC normally does not allow two of the four highest-rated stations to be owned by a single entity. The sale closed on September 15, 2008.<ref name="fcc-highplainsconsum">{{cite web\|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1264514\|title=Application Search Details\|work=CDBS Public Access\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref> However, the sale to High Plains Broadcasting was in name only; Newport continued to operate the station under a ], with High Plains only holding the FCC assets of the station (including the license). This effectively made High Plains Broadcasting a ] for Newport Television in a relationship similar to that between ] and ] as well as between ] and the ].<ref name="tvbr-woaisalessa"/> On December 17, 2007 WOAI debuted a slightly altered logo.

	On July 19, 2012, Newport Television/High Plains Broadcasting reached a deal to sell 22 of their 27 stations to Sinclair, Nexstar and ]. WOAI-TV is among the six that would be sold to Sinclair, making it a sister station to KABB and ] affiliate ] when the deal closes. Since FCC duopoly regulations forbid common ownership of more than two full-service stations in a single market, KMYS's license will be transferred to Deerfield Media; however, Sinclair will retain control of KMYS's operations through a shared services agreement.<ref>, ''TVNewsCheck'', July 19, 2012.</ref> Sinclair has also cited in its application that WOAI-TV is the fourth-ranked station in the market (behind KWEX-DT) while KABB is the fifth-ranked station (based on data from the May 2012 sweeps period). The Sinclair and Deerfield Media purchases were consummated on December 3, 2012. KTVX, which had been a sister station to WOAI-TV since United Television acquired both stations in 1975, was sold to Nexstar, resulting in the two stations coming under entirely separate ownership and management for the first time in over 37 years. The operations of WOAI-TV remain separate from KABB and KMYS, including competing news operations.<ref name=saen-kabbwoaiseparate>{{cite news\|last=Jakle\|first=Jeanne\|title=WOAI, KABB won't join forces\|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/WOAI-KABB-won-t-join-forces-4091407.php\|accessdate=December 12, 2012\|newspaper=]\|date=December 5, 2012}}</ref>

	==Programming==		==Programming==
			WOAI-TV carries the entire NBC programming schedule. However, the station airs several of the network's programs out of pattern: the ] of '']'' airs on a one-hour ] from 11 a.m. to noon, and '']'' airs on a half-hour delay (starting at 12:07 a.m.); ] programs (as well as ''San Antonio Living'') fill those programs' network-designated timeslots.
	WOAI-TV broadcasts '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' (aired between The Tonight Show and Late Night show), and NBC programming. WOAI features its own daytime talk show ''San Antonio Living''.<ref name="WOAI Programming">{{cite web\|url=http://www.woai.com/entertainment/listings/default.aspx\|title=WOAI Programs\|work=WOAI\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2010-08-16}}</ref>

			Outside of a delay of The CW's ''One Magnificent Morning'' block to early Monday mornings, WOAI-DT2 carries the entire CW programming schedule.

			WOAI-TV also produces the hour-long daytime talk show ''San Antonio Living'', which airs weekdays at 10 a.m.<ref name="WOAI Programming">{{cite web\|url=http://www.woai.com/entertainment/listings/default.aspx\|title=WOAI Programs\|website=WOAI.com\|access-date=August 16, 2010}}</ref> On August 22, 2010, WOAI-TV announced that it would replace ''Live! with Regis and Kelly'' with ''Rachael Ray'' on September 13 in an effort to boost ratings for ''San Antonio Living''. The announcement sparked controversy with many loyal viewers as ''Live'' had connections with San Antonio as original co-host ] was a fan of the ] ] franchise and San Antonio was showcased during the Fiesta event in a 1991 episode. What is now '']'' returned to the market on KSAT in September 2011.<ref></ref>
	===WOAI drops Regis and Kelly===
	The station announced on August 22, 2010 that it will replace '']'' with '']'' on September 13 in hopes to boost ratings for their local lifestyle program San Antonio Living. The announcement spawned controversy with many loyal viewers as Live had connections with San Antonio as Philbin was a Spurs fan and that back in 1991, ''Live'' showcased the city during Fiesta. The show returned to the San Antonio airwaves a year later on KSAT, where it remains as '']''.<ref name="CHANGES CAUSE DAY TIME SHAKE UP FOR LOCAL STATIONS
	">http://www.sametrodaily.com/2011/07/changes-cause-day-time-shake-up-for.html</ref>

			The station has aired many Spurs games through ] from 1990 to 2002. This includes the team's ] championship victory. WOAI's subchannel 4.2 carries a package of select Spurs games, split with KENS-TV and produced by ].
	==News operation==
	]
	Despite its status as the area's oldest station, channel 4's newscasts have struggled for most of the last 30 years, and continue to place third in the ratings behind rivals KSAT and KENS. It currently broadcasts a total of 30 hours of local news per week (with 5½ hours on weekdays, one hour on Saturdays and 1½ hours on Sundays).

			===News operation===
	On September 16, 2009, WOAI introduced a new set and began broadcasting its newscasts in high definition. This made it the third San Antonio station to have made the upgrade. It is the first (and so far only) station in San Antonio to broadcast all of its locally-originated field reports in HD; the other stations in the market continue to air much of their field video in ]. It kept the previous logo featuring the big number 4, but transitioned the theme to a red, white, and black logo.<ref name="woaihdupdate">{{cite news\|url=http://www.woai.com/content/dtv/story/News-4-WOAI-is-now-in-high-definition/Fl8beBkhKkmtiNubHKDljg.cspx?rss=68\|title=News 4 WOAI is now in high definition\|date=2009-09-16\|work=WOAI.com\|accessdate=2009-09-16}}</ref>
			WOAI-TV presently broadcasts 27 hours, 25 minutes of locally produced newscasts each week (with 5 hours, 5 minutes each weekday and one hour each on Saturdays and Sundays); in addition, the station produces the half-hour sports highlight program ''Sports Sunday'', which airs Sundays at 10:30 p.m. The station is branded as ''News 4 San Antonio'', with the largest TV news operation in the city.

			On September 16, 2009, WOAI-TV became the third television station in the San Antonio market (after KSAT and KENS) to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in ]; with the change, the station introduced a new set for its newscasts as well as a modified version of its "big 4" logo (which was altered to a red, white and black color scheme). It was the first (and presently, the only) television station in the market to provide news video from the field in true high definition, as WOAI upgraded its ] vehicles, satellite truck, studio and field cameras and other equipment in order to broadcast news footage from the field in high definition, in addition to segments broadcast from the main studio.<ref name="woaihdupdate">{{cite news\|url=http://www.woai.com/content/dtv/story/News-4-WOAI-is-now-in-high-definition/Fl8beBkhKkmtiNubHKDljg.cspx?rss=68\|title=News 4 WOAI is now in high definition\|date=September 16, 2009\|work=WOAI.com\|access-date=September 16, 2009}}</ref>
	On September 6, 2010, WOAI extended its 6 p.m. newscast to one hour, with the addition of a half-hour extension of the newscast at 6:30 p.m.<ref>http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/columnists/jeanne_jakle/Jeanne_Jakle_KMYS_to_nab_youth_market_as_new_CW_affiliate_100937264.html?showFullArticle=y</ref>

			On September 6, 2010, WOAI-TV expanded its 6 p.m. newscast to one hour, with the addition of a half-hour extension at 6:30 p.m.<ref>, ''San Antonio Express-News'', August 18, 2010.</ref> In 2011, the station's chief meteorologist, John Gerard (who announced his departure from WOAI in April 2014, to become the weekend meteorologist at CBS owned-and-operated station ] in ]<ref name="gerardleaving">, ''San Antonio Express-News'', April 29, 2014.</ref>), developed the "4-Zone Forecast"—a zonal forecast for four specific sub-regions of south Texas, compared to the broader regional forecasts for the area that are used by other local stations. In February 2012, WOAI introduced a storm chasing vehicle provided by Ancira, which is used during severe weather situations affecting south Texas. On January 25, 2016, WOAI debuted a half-hour noon newscast, which has now extended to a full hour.
	In 2011, John Gerard created the "4-Zone Forecast" featuring a small forecast for each region in south Texas. Promos that advertise the "4-Zone Forecast", attack other local news for just giving one forecast for South Texas. In February 2012, WOAI introduced a Storm Chasing Car provided by Ancira which travels around tracking storms.

			==Technical information==
	===News/station presentation===

	===~~=Newscast titles=~~===		===Subchannels===
			The station's signal is ]:
	]
			{\| class="wikitable"
	*''Your Esso Reporter'' (1949–1953)
			\|+Subchannels of WOAI-TV<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WOAI#station\|title=RabbitEars TV Query for WOAI\|website=]\|accessdate=December 27, 2024}}</ref>
	*''World at Large'' (6 p.m. newscast)/''Deadline'' (10 p.m. newscast; 1953–1962)
			! scope = "col" \| ]
	*''TV-4 News''/''TV-4 News Central'' (1962–1973)
			! scope = "col" \| ]
	*''TV-4 Big News'' (1973–1976)
			! scope = "col" \| ]
	*''] 4'' (1976–1984)<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q5s3h6XwGg</ref>
			! scope = "col" \| Short name
	*''News Four San Antonio'' (1984–1989)<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Cfa49ddTA</ref>
			! scope = "col" \| Programming
	*''KMOL News 4'' (1989–1996)<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3Sr06xMb8s</ref>
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	*''News 4 San Antonio'' (1996-2002 and 2013–present)
			! scope = "row" \| 4.1
	*''News 4 WOAI'' (2002–2007 and 2008–2013)<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zofUNJRdZM</ref>
			\|]
	*''News 4'' (2007–2008)
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			\|WOAI-DT
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			\|Antenna
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			\|Charge!
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	===~~=Station~~ ~~slogans=~~===		===Analog-to-digital conversion===
			WOAI-TV ended regular programming on its analog signal, over ] channel 4, on June 12, 2009, as part of the ].<ref>{{cite web\|title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds\|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf\|archive-date=August 29, 2013\|access-date=March 24, 2012\|format=PDF}}</ref> The station's digital signal relocated its digital signal from its pre-transition ] channel 58, which was among the high band UHF channels (52–69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to UHF channel 48 for post-transition operations. WOAI-TV moved from RF channel 48 to RF channel 28 on June 21, 2019, as a result of the ].<ref>, ''FCC Incentive Auction Television Transition Data Files'', April 13, 2017.</ref>
	*"The Spirit of San Antonio" (mid-1980s-1996)<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5IZvdrqAvM</ref>
	*"Straight Talk. Straight Facts. Straight to You." (1993–1995; news slogan)
	*"Breaking News. Breaking Weather. Investigations." (2006–2009)
	*"Dedicated. Determined. Dependable." (2009–present; also slogan for ] in Atlanta)
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	==~~=On-air staff=~~==		==References==
			{{Reflist\|30em}}

	====Current on-air staff<ref></ref>====
	'''Anchors'''
	* Jaie Avila - weekends at 5 and 10 p.m.; also "Trouble Shooters" investigative reporter
	* Randy Beamer - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
	* Leslie Bohl - weekday mornings
	* Michael Garofalo - weekday mornings
	* Delaine Mathieu - weeknights at 5 p.m.
	* Jacqueline Ortiz - weekends at 5 and 10 p.m.; also "Kitchen Cops" feature and investigative reporter
	* Elsa Ramon - weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.

	'''''4 Zone Weather'''
	* John Gerard (] and ] Seals of Approval) - Chief Meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
	* Albert Flores - meteorologist; weekday mornings (former longtime ] meteorologist)
	* Siobhan Anders - meteorologist; fill-in
	* Selena Garza - producer
	* Michael Saenz - producer

	'''Sports team'''
	* Don Harris - sports director; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
	* David Chancellor - sports anchor; weekends at 5 and 10 p.m., also sports reporter

	'''Reporters'''
	* Brian Collister - "Trouble Shooters" investigative
	* Kristina De Leon -"News 4 WOAI Today" general assignment reporter
	* Melissa Vega - general assignment reporter
	* Lauren Lea - general assignment reporter
	* Jozannah Quintanilla - general assignment reporter
	* Laurie Salazar - weekend reporter; fill-in anchor
	* Mireya Villarreal - "Trouble Shooters" investigative reporter

	'''''San Antonio Living'''''
	* Shelly Miles - co-host; also reporter
	* Michael Garofalo - co-host
	* Leslie Bohl - co-host
	* Cleto Rodriguez - fill-in co-host

	==External links==		==External links==
	* ~~- Official Website~~		*{{Official website\|https://news4sanantonio.com/}}
	*{{TVQ\|WOAI-TV}}
	*{{BIA\|WOAI\|TV\|TV}}

	==References==
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For other uses of "WOAI", see WOAI (disambiguation). "KMOL" redirects here. For the NBC-affiliated television station in Victoria, Texas, that currently uses the KMOL call sign, see KMOL-LD. Not to be confused with WOAY-TV. TV station in San Antonio

WOAI-TV
San Antonio, Texas United States


Channels	Digital: 28 (UHF) Virtual: 4
Branding	News 4 San Antonio CW SA (4.2)
Programming
Affiliations	4.1: NBC 4.2: The CW for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group (WOAI Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	KABB, KMYS
History
First air date	December 11, 1949 (75 years ago) (1949-12-11)
Former call signs	KMOL-TV (1974–2002)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 4 (VHF, 1949–2009) Digital: 58 (UHF, 2000–2009), 48 (UHF, 2009–2019)
Former affiliations	All secondary: DuMont (1949–1950) CBS (1949–1950) ABC (1949–1957) UPN (1998–2000)
Call sign meaning	"World of Agriculture Information" (taken from former sister radio station WOAI)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	69618
ERP	800 kW
HAAT	457 m (1,499 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	29°16′11.5″N 98°15′55.9″W / 29.269861°N 98.265528°W / 29.269861; -98.265528
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	news4sanantonio.com cw35.com

WOAI-TV (channel 4) is a television station in San Antonio, Texas, United States, affiliated with NBC and The CW. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Fox affiliate KABB (channel 29); Sinclair also provides certain services to Kerrville-licensed Dabl affiliate KMYS (channel 35) under joint sales and shared services agreements with Deerfield Media. The three stations share studios between Babcock Road and Sovereign Drive (off Loop 410) in northwest San Antonio; WOAI-TV's transmitter is located in northwest Wilson County (near Elmendorf).

History

The station first signed on the air on December 11, 1949, as WOAI-TV. It was the first television station in the San Antonio market, owned by Southland Industries along with AM 1200 WOAI. WOAI-TV and WOAI radio are among the few broadcast stations located west of the Mississippi River that have a call sign beginning with "W." In the early days of broadcasting, most Central Time Zone states were in the "W" territory. In 1923, the dividing line was changed to the Mississippi River. Since WOAI Radio was already on the air, it kept its W call letters and when it put a TV station on the air, it shared that call sign.

WOAI-TV has been an NBC affiliate since its sign-on, due to WOAI (AM)'s longtime affiliation with the NBC Red Network. In its early years of operation, it also carried programming from the three other major networks of the time: CBS, ABC and DuMont. WOAI lost the CBS and DuMont affiliations to KEYL (channel 5, now KENS) when that station signed on in February 1950. The two stations continued to share ABC programming until KONO-TV (channel 12, now KSAT-TV) signed on in January 1957.

On May 27, 1965, Crosley Broadcasting announced that it was purchasing the WOAI stations for $12 million. The FCC approved the sale on September 16, 1965 and Crosley's ownership became effective at midnight on October 27. Crosley would change its name to Avco Broadcasting Corporation effective January 17, 1966.

On November 25, 1974, Avco, which had, at that time, decided to exit broadcasting, announced that 20th Century Fox, through its United Television subsidiary, would be acquiring WOAI-TV. On December 11, 1974, coinciding with the station's 25th anniversary, WOAI-TV changed its call letters to KMOL-TV. The change was brought on by an FCC regulation in place at that time that prohibited non commonly-owned TV and radio stations in the same market from sharing the same base call sign. Avco had sold WOAI radio to local startup Clear Channel Communications earlier in 1974, and the radio station retained the WOAI call letters. The sale to Fox was completed on November 5, 1975, with the new owners officially taking control at 12:01 a.m. the following morning. Chris-Craft Industries gained majority ownership of United in 1981, merging the group with BHC Communications (the owners of KCOP in Los Angeles and KPTV in Portland, Oregon).

When KRRT (channel 35, now KMYS) dropped its affiliation with the United Paramount Network (UPN) to join The WB in January 1998, KMOL began carrying UPN programming during the overnight hours. At the time, Chris-Craft had owned a 50% interest in UPN. The UPN affiliation later moved to Fredericksburg-licensed KBEJ (channel 2, now MyNetworkTV affiliate KCWX), which signed on the air in August 2000.

On August 12, 2000, Chris-Craft Industries sold its television stations to the Fox Television Stations subsidiary of News Corporation for $5.5 billion. The deal was finalized on July 31, 2001. News Corporation then traded KMOL and sister station KTVX in Salt Lake City to Clear Channel in exchange for WFTC in Minneapolis. This tradeoff protected future sister station KABB (channel 29) from losing its Fox affiliation. Not only did the purchase reunite KMOL-TV with WOAI Radio, but channel 4 also became the television flagship of the San Antonio-based conglomerate. Speculation immediately began that Clear Channel would restore the heritage WOAI-TV call sign to channel 4. This officially occurred on September 1, 2002. Although Clear Channel's San Antonio radio cluster was located in Northwest San Antonio, off I-10, WOAI-TV remained based in its downtown studios on Navarro Street.

On November 16, 2006, after being bought by private equity firms, Clear Channel announced that it would sell all of its television stations. On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel sold its entire television group to Providence Equity Partners-controlled holding company Newport Television; the group deal was finalized on March 14, 2008. However, channel 4 continued a news partnership with its former radio sister, and the two stations continued to share a website for two years afterward.

In May 2008, Newport Television agreed to sell WOAI-TV and five other stations to High Plains Broadcasting because of ownership conflicts. Providence Equity Partners also holds a 19% ownership stake in Univision Communications, the owner of Univision owned-and-operated station KWEX-TV (channel 41) and Telefutura station KNIC-TV (channel 17). In the case of San Antonio, it would have given Providence Equity control of three stations in the market. Even without KNIC in the picture, both WOAI and KWEX were among the four highest-rated stations in the San Antonio market at the time of the Clear Channel sale (and remain so today). The FCC normally does not allow two of the four highest-rated stations to be owned by a single entity. The sale was finalized on September 15, 2008. However, the sale to High Plains Broadcasting was in name only. Newport continued to operate the station under a shared services agreement, with High Plains only holding the FCC assets of the station (including the license). This effectively made High Plains Broadcasting a front company for Newport Television in a relationship similar to that between Mission Broadcasting and Nexstar Broadcasting Group as well as between Cunningham Broadcasting (and later Deerfield Media) and the Sinclair Broadcast Group. On December 17, 2007, WOAI debuted a slightly altered logo.

On July 19, 2012, Newport Television/High Plains Broadcasting reached a deal to sell 22 of the company's 27 stations to Sinclair, Nexstar and Cox Media Group. WOAI-TV was among the six that would be sold to Sinclair, making it a sister station to Fox affiliate KABB (channel 29) and CW affiliate KMYS (channel 35). Since FCC duopoly regulations forbid common ownership of more than two full-power stations in a single market from being under the same ownership, Sinclair spun off KMYS to Deerfield Media; however, Sinclair retained control of KMYS through a shared services agreement. In addition, while FCC rules disallow ownership of two of the four highest-rated stations in the same market, which normally precludes duopolies involving two "Big Four" network affiliates, Sinclair cited in its FCC purchase application that WOAI ranked as the fourth highest-rated station (behind KWEX-DT) and KABB the fifth-rated station in the San Antonio market in total day viewership. The Sinclair and Deerfield Media deals were consummated on December 3, 2012. KTVX, which had been a sister station to WOAI-TV since United Television acquired both stations in 1975, was sold to Nexstar, resulting in the two stations coming under entirely separate ownership and management for the first time in over 37 years.

The operations of KABB and KMYS initially remained separate from WOAI-TV, with the two stations retaining competing news operations. On the morning on March 19, 2013, a fire started in offices located on the second floor of WOAI-TV's studios, which resulted in the evacuation of the station's staff and forcing channel 4 to carry the papal inauguration of Pope Francis from Vatican City for about six hours; with WOAI-TV unable to broadcast from the building, the station used a makeshift set in a nearby parking lot for that day's late afternoon newscasts, before temporarily moving to KABB/KMYS' facility on Babcock Road. Station and San Antonio Fire Department representatives cited an electrical short for causing the blaze. WOAI-TV moved back to the downtown facility on March 24. In October 2013, the San Antonio Express-News reported that Sinclair planned to move WOAI-TV's sales, promotions and executive offices from its Navarro Street studios to a new building adjacent to KABB and KMYS' shared facility; the transition of WOAI-TV employees to the KABB/KMYS complex was finalized in the summer of 2014, with the completion of a shared newsroom on the second floor of the building that accommodates both WOAI-TV and KABB's respective news staffs.

Programming

WOAI-TV carries the entire NBC programming schedule. However, the station airs several of the network's programs out of pattern: the fourth hour of Today airs on a one-hour delay from 11 a.m. to noon, and Late Night With Seth Meyers airs on a half-hour delay (starting at 12:07 a.m.); syndicated programs (as well as San Antonio Living) fill those programs' network-designated timeslots.

Outside of a delay of The CW's One Magnificent Morning block to early Monday mornings, WOAI-DT2 carries the entire CW programming schedule.

WOAI-TV also produces the hour-long daytime talk show San Antonio Living, which airs weekdays at 10 a.m. On August 22, 2010, WOAI-TV announced that it would replace Live! with Regis and Kelly with Rachael Ray on September 13 in an effort to boost ratings for San Antonio Living. The announcement sparked controversy with many loyal viewers as Live had connections with San Antonio as original co-host Regis Philbin was a fan of the San Antonio Spurs NBA franchise and San Antonio was showcased during the Fiesta event in a 1991 episode. What is now Live with Kelly and Mark returned to the market on KSAT in September 2011.

The station has aired many Spurs games through NBC's broadcast rights with the NBA from 1990 to 2002. This includes the team's 1999 NBA Finals championship victory. WOAI's subchannel 4.2 carries a package of select Spurs games, split with KENS-TV and produced by FanDuel Sports Network Southwest.

News operation

WOAI-TV presently broadcasts 27 hours, 25 minutes of locally produced newscasts each week (with 5 hours, 5 minutes each weekday and one hour each on Saturdays and Sundays); in addition, the station produces the half-hour sports highlight program Sports Sunday, which airs Sundays at 10:30 p.m. The station is branded as News 4 San Antonio, with the largest TV news operation in the city.

On September 16, 2009, WOAI-TV became the third television station in the San Antonio market (after KSAT and KENS) to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition; with the change, the station introduced a new set for its newscasts as well as a modified version of its "big 4" logo (which was altered to a red, white and black color scheme). It was the first (and presently, the only) television station in the market to provide news video from the field in true high definition, as WOAI upgraded its ENG vehicles, satellite truck, studio and field cameras and other equipment in order to broadcast news footage from the field in high definition, in addition to segments broadcast from the main studio.

On September 6, 2010, WOAI-TV expanded its 6 p.m. newscast to one hour, with the addition of a half-hour extension at 6:30 p.m. In 2011, the station's chief meteorologist, John Gerard (who announced his departure from WOAI in April 2014, to become the weekend meteorologist at CBS owned-and-operated station WFOR-TV in Miami), developed the "4-Zone Forecast"—a zonal forecast for four specific sub-regions of south Texas, compared to the broader regional forecasts for the area that are used by other local stations. In February 2012, WOAI introduced a storm chasing vehicle provided by Ancira, which is used during severe weather situations affecting south Texas. On January 25, 2016, WOAI debuted a half-hour noon newscast, which has now extended to a full hour.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WOAI-TV
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
4.1	1080i	16:9	WOAI-DT	NBC
4.2	720p		CW	The CW
4.3	480i		Antenna	Antenna TV
4.4	480i		Charge!	Charge!

Analog-to-digital conversion

WOAI-TV ended regular programming on its analog signal, over VHF channel 4, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television. The station's digital signal relocated its digital signal from its pre-transition UHF channel 58, which was among the high band UHF channels (52–69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to UHF channel 48 for post-transition operations. WOAI-TV moved from RF channel 48 to RF channel 28 on June 21, 2019, as a result of the 2016 United States wireless spectrum auction.

References

"Facility Technical Data for WOAI-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 300
"WOAI-TV, Radio Stations Sold". San Antonio Light. May 28, 1965. p. 27.
"FCC Okays Sale of WOAI". San Antonio Light. September 16, 1965. p. 14.
"WOAI Radio, TV Sale Now Effective". San Antonio Light. October 28, 1965. p. 36.
"Crosley Now Avco". The Cincinnati Enquirer. January 17, 1966. p. 41. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
"WOAI-TV 'a Good One'". San Antonio Light. November 26, 1974. p. 2-C.
^ "Channel Changes Letters". San Antonio Light. December 11, 1974. p. 6-B.
"Agree to Sell Station". San Antonio Light. April 30, 1974. p. 7-C.
"KMOL-TV Sale Reported". San Antonio Light. November 5, 1975. p. 20-A.
Hofmeister, Sallie (August 12, 2000). "News Corp. to Buy Chris-Craft Parent for $5.5 Billion, Outbidding Viacom". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
"Clear Channel agrees to sale". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. November 16, 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2006.
"Clear Channel Agrees to Sell Television Station Group to Providence Equity Partners" (Press release). Clear Channel Communications. April 20, 2007. Archived from the original on April 25, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
^ "Newport stations drift to High Plains". Television Business Report. May 21, 2008. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
"Application Search Details". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
Newport Sells 22 Stations For $1 Billion, TVNewsCheck, July 19, 2012.
Jakle, Jeanne (December 5, 2012). "WOAI, KABB won't join forces". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
WOAI-TV back on air 6 hours after fire, San Antonio Express News, March 19, 2013.
WOAI Fire Likely Caused By Electrical Short, TVSpy, March 20, 2013.
Home again! News staffers return to WOAI offices, San Antonio Express-News, March 24, 2013.
WOAI, KABB to share home, news, San Antonio Express-News, May 20, 2013.
KSAT anchors thrilled about new TV digs, San Antonio Express-News, October 22, 2013.
"WOAI Programs". WOAI.com. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
Changes cause day time shake up for local stations
"News 4 WOAI is now in high definition". WOAI.com. September 16, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
Jeanne Jakle: KMYS to nab youth market as new CW affiliate, San Antonio Express-News, August 18, 2010.
WOAI-TV losing its weatherman, San Antonio Express-News, April 29, 2014.
"RabbitEars TV Query for WOAI". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
"DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
FCC TV spectrum Phase Assignment Table, FCC Incentive Auction Television Transition Data Files, April 13, 2017.

External links

Official website

v t e Broadcast television in South Texas, including San Antonio
Full power	KCWX (2.1 MNTV, 2.2/2.3 Ind., 2.4 Catchy, 2.5 MeToons) WOAI-TV (4.1 NBC, 4.2 CW, 4.3 ANT, 4.4 Charge!) KENS (5.1 CBS, 5.2 Estrella, 5.3 Crime, 5.4 Quest, 5.5 Nosey , 5.6 Crime, 5.7 Shop LC) KLRN (9.1 PBS, 9.2 World, 9.3 PBS Kids, 9.4 Create) KSAT-TV (12.1 ABC, 12.2 MeTV, 12.3 Movies!, 12.4 H&I, 12.5 Start) KNIC-DT (17.1 UniMás, 17.2 UNI, 17.3 Mystery, 17.4 Nuestra Visión, 17.5 Shop LC) KHCE-TV (23.1 TBN, 23.2 Inspire, 23.3 Smile) KPXL-TV (26.1 Ion, 26.2 Court, 26.3 Laff, 26.4 Mystery, 26.5 Ion+, 26.6 , 26.7 Get, 26.8 HSN, 26.9 HSN2) KABB (29.1 Fox, 29.2 Comet, 29.3 REW) KMYS (35.1 Dabl, 35.2 TBD, 35.3 Nest) KWEX-DT (41.1 UNI, 41.2 Get, 41.3 Grit, 41.4 HSN, 41.5 Court, 41.6 Nuestra Visión) KVDA (60.1 TMD, 60.2 TXO, 60.3 Cozi, 60.4 AmCrimes, 60.5 Oxygen)
Low power	KGSA-LD (16 Ind.) KOBS-LD (19.1/19.2/19.4 Ads, 19.3 Shop LC, 19.5 RVTV, 19.6 Outlaw, 19.7 The365) KGMM-CD (24.1 Grit, 24.2 Grio, 24.3 SBN, 24.4 Ads, 24.5 Buzzr, 24.6 Newsmax 2, 24.7 Majestad) K25OB-D (27.1 NTD, 27.2 Outlaw, 27.3 3ABN, 27.4 Ads, 27.5 The365, 27.6 JTV, 27.7 Ads) KVDF-CD (31.1 Visión Latina, 31.2/31.3 Ads, 31.4 beIN Xtra, 31.5 Outlaw, 31.6 The365) KCOR-CD (34.1 UniMás, 34.3 Mystery, 34.4 Nuestra Visión, 34.5 Shop LC) KISA-LD (40.1 QVC, (40.2 LATV, 40.3 Ads, 40.4 SBN, 40.5 LC, 40.6 Outlaw, 40.7 The365) KSSJ-LD (47.1/47.2/47.3 Ads, 47.4 Outlaw, 47.5 The365, 47.6 Aqui, 47.7 RVTV) K17MJ-D (51.1 beIN Xtra, 51.2/51.6 Ads, 51.3 Advenimiento, 51.4 MtrSpt1, 51.5 Outlaw, 51.7 The365) K53JC 53 (TxDOT)
ATSC 3.0 digital	KSAT-TV (5.1 CBS, 9.1 PBS, 12.1 ABC, 41.1 UNI, 60.1 TMD) KMYS (2.1 MNTV, 4.1 NBC, 29.1 Fox, 35.1 Dabl)
Cable	Spectrum News San Antonio
Defunct	KFLZ-LD (6.1 Spanish Ind Rel, 6.2 Promiseland, 6.3 English Rel., 6.4 Test pattern) KBNB-LD (10 Ind.) KQVE-LD 46 (Daystar) News 9 San Antonio
Outlying areas	Del Rio KYVV-TV (10.1 Merit, 10.2 Grit, 10.3 Majestad TV, 10.4 LATV) Eagle Pass KVAW (24.1 Ind.)
Texas television (by city) Abilene/Sweetwater Amarillo (Texas Panhandle) Austin (Hill Country) Beaumont/Port Arthur (Golden Triangle) Corpus Christi Dallas–Fort Worth (North Texas) Ciudad Acuña – Del Rio Eagle Pass El Paso (West Texas) Houston Laredo Lubbock (South Plains) Midland–Odessa (Permian Basin) Rio Grande Valley San Angelo San Antonio Sherman/Ada, OK Texarkana/Shreveport, LA (Ark-La-Tex) Tyler/Longview (East Texas) Victoria Waco/Bryan (Brazos Valley) Wichita Falls/Lawton, OK

v t e NBC network affiliates licensed to and serving the state of Texas
KPRC-TV 2 (Houston) KFDX-TV 3 (Wichita Falls/Lawton, OK) KSAN-TV 3 (San Angelo) KAMR-TV 4 (Amarillo) WOAI-TV 4 (San Antonio) KXAS-TV 5 (Fort Worth/Dallas) KCEN-TV 6 / KAGS-LD 23 (Temple–Killeen–Waco/Bryan–College Station) KRIS-TV 6 (Corpus Christi) KTAL-TV 6 (Texarkana/Shreveport, LA) KGNS-TV 8 (Laredo) KRBC-TV 9 (Abilene/Sweetwater) KTSM-TV 9 (El Paso/Las Cruces, NM) KWES-TV 9 (Odessa/Midland) KTEN 10 (Ada, OK/Sherman) KCBD 11 (Lubbock) KBMT-DT 12.2 (Beaumont/Port Arthur) KMOL-LD 17 (Victoria) KVEO-TV 23 (Brownsville/Harlingen/McAllen) KXAN-TV 36 (Austin) KETK-TV 56 (Jacksonville/Tyler/Longview/Lufkin/Nacogdoches)
See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Texas See also Spanish stations

NBC network affiliates licensed to and serving the state of Texas

KPRC-TV 2 (Houston)
KFDX-TV 3 (Wichita Falls/Lawton, OK)
KSAN-TV 3 (San Angelo)
KAMR-TV 4 (Amarillo)
WOAI-TV 4 (San Antonio)
KXAS-TV 5 (Fort Worth/Dallas)
KCEN-TV 6 / KAGS-LD 23 (Temple–Killeen–Waco/Bryan–College Station)
KRIS-TV 6 (Corpus Christi)
KTAL-TV 6 (Texarkana/Shreveport, LA)
KGNS-TV 8 (Laredo)
KRBC-TV 9 (Abilene/Sweetwater)
KTSM-TV 9 (El Paso/Las Cruces, NM)
KWES-TV 9 (Odessa/Midland)
KTEN 10 (Ada, OK/Sherman)
KCBD 11 (Lubbock)
KBMT-DT 12.2 (Beaumont/Port Arthur)
KMOL-LD 17 (Victoria)
KVEO-TV 23 (Brownsville/Harlingen/McAllen)
KXAN-TV 36 (Austin)
KETK-TV 56 (Jacksonville/Tyler/Longview/Lufkin/Nacogdoches)

See also: ABC; CBS; CW; Fox; Ion; MyNetworkTV; NBC; PBS; Other stations in Texas

See also: Spanish stations

v t e CW network affiliates licensed to and serving the state of Texas
Broadcast affiliates	KBTX-DT 3.2 (Bryan/College Station) KFDX-DT 3.3 (Wichita Falls/Lawton, OK) KCWO-TV 4 (Big Spring/Odessa/Midland) WOAI-DT 4.2 (San Antonio) KFDM-DT 6.2 (Beaumont/Port Arthur) KOSA-DT 7.2 (Odessa/Midland) KVIA-DT 7.2 (El Paso/Las Cruces) KVII-DT 7.2 (Amarillo) KTEN-DT 10.2 (Ada, OK/Sherman) KTXS-DT 12.2 (Sweetwater/Abilene) KYLX-LD 13.2 (Laredo) KYTX-DT 19.2 (Nacogdoches/Lufkin/Tyler/Longview) KVCT-DT 19.3 (Victoria) KCWT-CD 21 / KMBH-LD 67.2 (La Feria/McAllen) KPXJ 21_{ATSC 3.0} (Minden/Shreveport, LA/Texarkana) KLCW-TV 22 (Lubbock) KDAF 33 (Dallas/Fort Worth) KSCC-DT 38.3 (Corpus Christi) KTXE-LD 38.2 (San Angelo) KIAH 39_{ATSC 3.0} (Houston) KNCT 46 (Belton/Killeen/Temple/Waco) KNVA 54 (Austin)
Cable-only affiliates (former)	"KWSA" San Angelo's CW 14 (San Angelo) "KWVB" Victoria's CW 10 (Victoria)
See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Texas See also Spanish stations

CW network affiliates licensed to and serving the state of Texas

Broadcast
affiliates

KBTX-DT 3.2 (Bryan/College Station)
KFDX-DT 3.3 (Wichita Falls/Lawton, OK)
KCWO-TV 4 (Big Spring/Odessa/Midland)
WOAI-DT 4.2 (San Antonio)
KFDM-DT 6.2 (Beaumont/Port Arthur)
KOSA-DT 7.2 (Odessa/Midland)
KVIA-DT 7.2 (El Paso/Las Cruces)
KVII-DT 7.2 (Amarillo)
KTEN-DT 10.2 (Ada, OK/Sherman)
KTXS-DT 12.2 (Sweetwater/Abilene)
KYLX-LD 13.2 (Laredo)
KYTX-DT 19.2 (Nacogdoches/Lufkin/Tyler/Longview)
KVCT-DT 19.3 (Victoria)
KCWT-CD 21 / KMBH-LD 67.2 (La Feria/McAllen)
KPXJ 21_{ATSC 3.0} (Minden/Shreveport, LA/Texarkana)
KLCW-TV 22 (Lubbock)
KDAF 33 (Dallas/Fort Worth)
KSCC-DT 38.3 (Corpus Christi)
KTXE-LD 38.2 (San Angelo)
KIAH 39_{ATSC 3.0} (Houston)
KNCT 46 (Belton/Killeen/Temple/Waco)
KNVA 54 (Austin)

Cable-only
affiliates
(former)

"KWSA" San Angelo's CW 14 (San Angelo)
"KWVB" Victoria's CW 10 (Victoria)

See also: ABC; CBS; CW; Fox; Ion; MyNetworkTV; NBC; PBS; Other stations in Texas

See also: Spanish stations

Sinclair Broadcast Group

Broadcast
TV stations

Sorted by primary channel network affiliations
ABC	KAEF-TV KATU KATV KDNL-TV KHGI-TV / KWNB-TV KOMO-TV KRCR-TV KTUL KTVO KTXS-TV / KTXE-LD KVII-TV / KVIH-TV WATM-TV WBMA-LD WCHS-TV WCTI-TV WEAR-TV WGTU / WGTQ WHAM-TV WICD WICS WKEF WJLA-TV WLOS WPDE-TV WSET-TV WSYX WTVC WXLV-TV
CBS	KBAK-TV KBOI-TV KDBC-TV KEYE-TV KFDM KGAN KHQA-TV KIMA-TV / KEPR-TV KLEW-TV KRCG KTVL KUTV KVAL-TV / KCBY-TV / KPIC WGFL WGME-TV WHP-TV WKRC-TV WPEC WRGB WSBT-TV WTVH WWMT
The CW	KECA-LD KFRE-TV KUNS-TV KVCW KYUU-LD WBSF WBUI WCWF WCWN WFLI-TV WLFL WNUV WPNT WSTM-DT2 WSWB WTTO / WDBB WTVX WUCW WVTV WWHO
Fox	KABB KBFX-CD KBVU KCVU KDSM-TV KFOX-TV KFXL-TV KMPH-TV KOKH-TV KPTH KPTM KRXI-TV KSAS-TV / KAAS-TV / KOCW KSCC WACH WBFF WEMT WFXL WGXA WLUK-TV WMSN-TV WOLF-TV WPFO WPGH-TV WRLH-TV WRSP-TV / WCCU WSMH WTAT-TV WTGS WUHF WUTV WWCP-TV WYDO WZTV
NBC	KECI-TV / KCFW-TV / KTVM-TV / KDBZ-CD KMTR / KMCB / KTCW KRNV-DT KSNV WCYB-TV WEYI-TV WJAC-TV WJAR WNBW-DT WNWO-TV WOAI-TV WPBN-TV / WTOM-TV WPMI-TV WSTM-TV WTOV-TV WTWC-TV
MyNetworkTV	KMYU KNSN-TV KRVU-LD / KZVU-LD WABM WCIV WFGX WMYV WNYO-TV WQMY WRDC WSTR-TV WTCN-CD WTVZ-TV WUXP-TV WVTV-DT2
Spanish	Azteca WWHB-CD Univision KEUV-LD KUCO-LD KUNW-CD / KVVK-CD / KORX-CA UniMás KKTF-LD
Other stations	Antenna TV KXVU-LD WYME-CD Comet KTES-LD Dabl KBTV-TV KFXA KMEG KMTW KMYS WMYA-TV WNAB WRGT-TV WWMB Catchy Comedy WVAH-TV TBD KENV-DT KXVO WDCO-CD / WIAV-CD WHOI WTTE WUTB Ind. KJZZ-TV KOCB KUNP WJTC
Defunct	KTOV-LP KXPX-LP WCGV-TV

Channels

Subchannel
networks

Defunct: American Sports Network

Cable channels

Defunct: Stadium College Sports

Programming

News: Full Measure w/ Sharyl Attkisson; The National Desk

Defunct: Circa News; KidsClick; News Central; Ring of Honor Wrestling

Acquisitions

Operated by Sinclair under an LMA.
Formerly separately licensed as WCGV-TV and merged with WVTV's spectrum, but remains on its former channel number as a separate station
Joint Venture

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