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WTAE-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, affiliated with ABC.It has been owned by Hearst Television since the station's inception, making this one of two stations that have been built and signed on by Hearst (alongside company flagship WBAL-TV in Baltimore).
WTAE may refer to: WTAE-TV, an ABC affiliated station located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; The former call sign, or a derivative thereof, of the following stations: WPGP, a radio station (1250 AM) in Pittsburgh previously known as WTAE; WKST-FM, a radio station (96.1 FM) in Pittsburgh previously known as WTAE-FM
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The format proved successful – by 1980, WTAE had become the number-two station in Pittsburgh, trailing only KDKA. [22] The station also had a heavy sports commitment; it became the flagship station of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969, [3] and around the same time became the home of the Pittsburgh Panthers. [23]
In 1980, Wiggin turned down a news anchor job in Atlanta in order to join WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh. [3] [4] She then became co-anchor of the weekend news at WTAE-TV in 1981. [1] In November 1986, she was named anchor for the weeknight news. [1] [3] In that position, she was part of a successful team with Don Cannon. [5]
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A year later, he swapped jobs with WTAE Radio announcer Del Taylor, wishing to get back into radio. In the mid-1960s, he served for a short period of time as "proprietor" (the name given to the host) of "The Place", a television show on WQED (Channel 13) that was a coffee-house style format.
Pittsburgh station WTAE-TV tried to woo Burns back to Pittsburgh. She nearly accepted, but when her father's station heard about the proposal, they made a counteroffer, and Burns joined KDKA on July 15, 1974. In September 1976, the station made history when it paired father and daughter for the noon news.