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WTAP Television WTAP This is Home - the Mid-Ohio Valley's source for local News, Sports, Weather and more. WTAP went on the air with a test signal in October 1953.

Its first official broadcast day was Nov. 11, 1953, Veteran's Day. Its initial location was at 123 West 7th Street, near Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. The station had a number of owners in the early days, including the Zanesville (OH) Publishing Company, which also owned WHIZ-TV at the time. Zanesville Publishing bailed WTAP out when it teetered on the edge of going off the air in the mid-1950s.

It held ownership for about a decade before a group of local businessmen bought the station. They eventually sold it to Benedek Broadcasting in about 1980. (See BENEDEK entry.) At some point in time, WTAP radio went on the air from the same building, on AM frequency 1230. This was later spun off and sold, initially becoming WKYG-AM. After 37 years on Seventh Street, WTAP moved from its original location to a former industrial research building at the foot of Market Street in the summer of 1990. That was done under the direction of then-General Manager Keith Bland. Long-time WTAP on-air personality, Glenn Wilson, suggested and got the city's approval to rename the last block of Market Street "Television Plaza," and the new building was given the address of One Television Plaza. (Some on-line mapping data bases still show the address as 100 Market Street.) A little know fact is that the "street" in front of WTAP is not a street at all. It's private property! WTAP owns the half of it that borders our property, and the owner of the large parking lot across the street (Jim McCutcheon) owns the other half! WTAP is carried on multiple cable systems in roughly a 50-mile radius of Parkersburg, stretching as far east as West Union, WV (Doddridge County); as far south as Pt. Pleasant, WV (Mason County); as far north as Guernsey County, OH; and as far west as Athens, OH. It is carried free, over-the-air on digital channel 15.1. All NBC HDTV programs can be seen on Suddenlink and CAS Cable's HDTV tier. And many of those HD programs can also be seen free, over-the-air on digital channel 15.1. FOX Parkersburg can be seen on many cable systems and digital channel 15.2 over the air. Our MyNetwork station, which we call “My5,” can be seen on some cable systems and free, over-the-air on digital 15.3.

Merry Christmas from the WTAP night crew!
26/12/2025

Merry Christmas from the WTAP night crew!

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas everyone! We're back in another break from the rain for the rest of the night tonight, but more showers will be moving in on Friday.

Meteorologist Jason Leveille walks through what to expect for the last few days of 2025.

25/12/2025
Which gift didn't fit or didn't work this year and needs to be returned? With return rules varying widely by retailer, i...
25/12/2025

Which gift didn't fit or didn't work this year and needs to be returned? With return rules varying widely by retailer, it is important to know those rules ahead of the return line.

After the holidays, a lot of us end up making at least one return — and that process can get complicated fast. Consumer Investigator Caresse Jackman shares how to avoid return headaches and protect your money.

25/12/2025

What's your favorite family tradition for the holidays?

The Polar Express Train Ride, located in Dennison, Ohio, takes families on a 90 minute train ride just like the train ri...
25/12/2025

The Polar Express Train Ride, located in Dennison, Ohio, takes families on a 90 minute train ride just like the train ride in the book by Chris Van Allsburg.

24/12/2025

Showers will move into the MOV around midnight tonight, and last through most of Christmas morning. A few rumbles of thunder, as well as a few heavy downpours are possible, however no severe storms are expected.
Christmas day will be warmer in the afternoon with temperatures getting to the mid 50s.
We will see more rain Friday and Sunday night, with temperatures dropping heading into next week.

New photos show the damage to the historic Tracewell House after it caught fire early this morning. The nearly 190-year-...
24/12/2025

New photos show the damage to the historic Tracewell House after it caught fire early this morning. The nearly 190-year-old home is on the National Register of Historic Places. Our reporter is on-site with the Wood County Historic Landmarks Association.

24/12/2025

Meteorologist Henry Grof has the latest Christmas forecast for the Mid-Ohio Valley!

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Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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