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WTVB
Wtvb

Location

Buffalo, New York
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Branding

ABC 14
ABC 14 Eyewitness News
XYZ Buffalo (on DT3)

Slogan

Your Local News Leader
Buffalo, Start Here (on DT3)

Channel(s)

Digital: 12 (VHF)
Virtual: 14 (PSIP)

subchannel(s)

14.1 ABC
14.2 Localish
14.3 Laff
14.4 ABC News Now

Affiliation

ABC

First air date

March 11, 1960

Former call letters

none

Former channel number

none

Former Affiliation

none

Owner

Disney/ABC

WTVB is a ABC O&O serving Buffalo, New York/Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has a repeater in Toronto, CTVB on channel 58.

Branding History[]

  • WTVB 14, Buffalo (1960-1974)
  • WTVB (ABC) 14 (1974-1991, 2008-2016)
  • (Western) New York's 14 (1991-2000)
  • (Channel/ABC) 14 (2000-2008, 2016–present)

Newscast titles[]

  • WTVB 14 News (1960-1985, 2008-2016)
  • Eyewitness News 14 (1985-1991)
  • New York's (ABC) 14 Action News (1991-2000)
  • (Channel/ABC) 14 Eyewitness News (2000-2008, 2016–present)

Ownership history[]

  • Kodak (1960-1975)
  • Taft Broadcasting (1975-1990)
  • Gannett (1990-1995)
  • Granite Broadcasting (1995-2006)
  • BeloOne (2006-2016)
  • Disney/ABC (2016–present)

News themes[]

  • The Team To Watch - Collier Concepts (1990-1995)
  • Advantage - Gari Media (1995-2003)
  • Right Here Right Now - 615 Music (2003-2006)
  • Metropolis - Stephen Arnold Music (2006-2009)
  • Always Worth Your Time - 615 Music (2009-2013)
  • Propulsion - 615 Music (2013-2015)
  • Evolution -Stephen Arnold Music (2015–present)
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