WYLN-CD,
virtual channel
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35 (
UHF
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digital
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channel 26), is a
low-powered,
Class A YTA TV-
affiliated television station
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licensed to
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 29,963 at the 2020 census. Hazleton is the second largest city in Luzerne County. It was incorporated as a borough on January 5, 1857, and as a city on Decembe ...
, United States and serving the
Scranton–
Wilkes-Barre television market
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. The station is owned by Triple J Community Broadcasting,
L.L.C. WYLN-CD's transmitter is located near Hazleton.
History
The station went on the air in 1989 as W35AT, and changed to the current WYLN-LP in 1996. A year prior, it became the first affiliate of
The WB
The WB Television Network (for Warner Bros., or the "Frog Network", for its former mascot, Michigan J. Frog) was an American television network launched on broadcast television on January 11, 1995, as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ...
in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton market that year, later losing the affiliation to
WSWB-TV in 1998. Until 2015, the station was an
America One affiliate. That same year, America One merged with Youtoo TV, with the merged network being called
Youtoo America.
Programming
Since 1989, WYLN has produced a live, local news program, airing live at 5:30 p.m. with rebroadcasts at 6:30 p.m., 10 p.m., 11:30 p.m. and 8 a.m. the following day on weekdays. News coverage is based in Hazleton and surrounding areas. WYLN's newscasts center around local news and segments, such as "Community and You", "Trooper Talk Tuesday", and "Wellness Wednesday".
WYLN also airs local sporting events such as
high school football
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,
basketball
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,
wrestling
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,
swimming and
baseball
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, college athletics, and
Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs Baseball.
WYLN produces several local programs, such as ''Talkin' NEPA'', an in-depth interview show; ''Warrior Summit Outdoors'', starring Retired SSG Erik Olson and combat veterans from multiple conflicts, focus on healing the often invisible wounds of war through outdoor activities; and ''Off the Beaten Path'', hosted by Jeff Bonomo, featuring the "interesting & unique people, places and things in Pennsylvania."
Translators
Works cited
External links
Official website
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Television channels and stations established in 1991
Low-power television stations in the United States
1991 establishments in Pennsylvania
YTA TV affiliates