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wglv tv wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 references toggle the table of contents wglv tv add languages add links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia television station in easton pennsylvania united states wglv easton pennsylvania united states channels analog 57 uhf programming affiliations abc dumont ownership owner easton publishing co wglv inc sister stations weex weex fm history first air date august 14 1953 1953 08 14 last air date october 31 1957 1957 10 31 technical information erp 100 kw 1 haat 1 063 feet 324 m transmitter coordinates 40 37 35 n 75 15 19 w 40 62639 n 75 25528 w 40 62639 75 25528 wglv channel 57 was a television station in easton pennsylvania united states which operated from august 1953 to october 1957 it was owned by the easton publishing company publisher of the easton express newspaper and broadcast programming from abc and the dumont television network it was the second station in the lehigh valley which at one point had three local uhf outlets however largely due to power increases from competing very high frequency vhf stations in philadelphia and new york city wglv left the air on october 31 1957 history edit when the federal communications commission fcc ended its four year freeze on television stations in 1952 and established the ultra high frequency uhf band for television broadcasting the lehigh valley received four channel allotments two in allentown one in bethlehem and channel 57 in easton 2 a preexisting application by easton publishing which had specified channel 8 3 was amended after the freeze to specify channel 57 4 the commission granted a construction permit to the company on december 18 1952 5 construction took place in the early part of 1953 in addition to securing affiliation with abc and dumont 6 work took place to erect a transmitter building and interim studio on gaffney hill in williams township wglv promised stronger signals than those put into the area by the very high frequency vhf stations in philadelphia as well as regional news coverage 3 the first day of telecasting was august 14 1953 7 two days prior in a demonstration staged by dumont laboratories journalists saw wglv tv pictures on a set in the upper floors of the empire state building in new york city 8 wglv moved its studios from gaffney hill to a former school building dubbed television center in january 1955 9 october 31 1957 marked the end of an era in lehigh valley television within 24 hours of each other nbc affiliate wlev tv in bethlehem and wglv both received permission to go silent and both did so on the same night 10 wglv declared that fcc policies had made uhf survival unworkable in the market particularly after the commission granted power and coverage increases to existing vhf stations in the region this came even though variety called wglv one of the best equipped u hf stations in the country 11 the former studio building was sold to two easton doctors in 1959 12 references edit wglv pdf television factbook spring 1957 p 214 archived pdf from the original on 2022 03 03 retrieved 2023 02 20 via world radio history fcc allots two television channels to allentown one each to bethlehem easton the morning call april 14 1952 p 2 archived from the original on february 20 2023 retrieved february 20 2023 via newspapers com 1 2 construction work near completion at wglv new uhf station at easton the morning call april 21 1953 p 26 archived from the original on february 20 2023 retrieved february 20 2023 via newspapers com 4 more apply for penna tv channels pottsville republican associated press july 3 1952 p 1 archived from the original on february 20 2023 retrieved february 20 2023 via newspapers com easton and hazleton tv permits approved the morning call associated press december 19 1952 p 7 archived from the original on february 20 2023 retrieved february 20 2023 via newspapers com brooker ruth april 3 1953 chess scripts the morning call p 14 archived from the original on february 20 2023 retrieved february 20 2023 via newspapers com station wglv easton starts telecasts today the morning call august 14 1953 p 7 archived from the original on february 20 2023 retrieved february 20 2023 via newspapers com easton uhf picture received in new york the times leader associated press august 13 1953 p 4 archived from the original on february 20 2023 retrieved february 20 2023 via newspapers com wglv tv dedicates new television center pdf broadcasting january 31 1955 p 73 archived pdf from the original on 2023 01 31 retrieved 2023 02 20 valley tv stations go off air tonight the morning call october 31 1957 p 17 archived from the original on february 20 2023 retrieved february 20 2023 via newspapers com two pennsy u s throw in towel variety november 13 1957 p 57 proquest 1401273893 theater property transferred transaction of globe inc set at 92 500 the morning call september 14 1959 p 9 archived from the original on february 20 2023 retrieved february 20 2023 via newspapers com v t e broadcast television in greater philadelphia delaware valley and surrounding areas pa nj de full power wdpn tv 2 metv kyw tv 3 cbs wpvi tv 6 abc wcau 10 nbc whyy tv 12 pbs wphl tv 17 1 the cw 2 antenna tv mynetworktv wnjs 23 pbs wtxf tv 29 fox wppt 35 pbs wmcn tv 44 infomercials wtve 51 ontv4u wpsg 57 ind wppx tv 61 ion television wwsi 62 telemundo wuvp dt 65 univision low power wefg ld 7 wpsj cd 8 wpha cd 24 wfpa cd 28 unimás wzpa ld 33 wqav cd 34 w25fg d 36 wdum ld 41 well ld 45 daystar outlying areas wacp 4 tct atlantic city nj wsjt ld 15 atlantic city nj wphy cd 25 trenton nj wlvt tv 39 pbs allentown wmgm tv 40 1 true crime network 3 univision atlantic city nj wgtw tv 48 tbn millville nj wnjt 52 pbs trenton nj wbph tv 60 religious ind bethlehem wfmz tv 69 ind allentown defunct wvue 12 wilmington de weeu tv 33 reading wuhy tv 35 wfpg tv 46 atlantic city nj wkbs tv 48 burlington nj wlev tv 51 bethlehem wglv 57 easton whum tv 61 reading wfmz tv 67 allentown new jersey network pbs nearby areas baltimore harrisburg lancaster york new york city salisbury scranton wilkes barre retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title wglv_ tv oldid 1376310068 categories television stations in the lehigh valley defunct television stations in pennsylvania television channels 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