is a
Television station in
Huntington, West Virginia . Broadcasting on channel 13, it is the
CBS affiliate for the
Charleston –Huntington market, the second largest television market (in terms of area) east of the
Mississippi River . It is owned by
West Virginia Media Holdings and serves 61 counties in central West Virginia, northeastern
Kentucky and southern
Ohio .
The station went on air on
October 2 ,
1955 as WHTN-TV (for un'''T'''ingto'''N'''), an
ABC affiliate. It swapped affiliations with
WCHS-TV and became a CBS station for the first time in
1958 . It went back to ABC in
1962 and stayed with that network for 24 years. In
1975 , it changed its call letters to WOWK to reflect the three states it served--'''O'''hio, '''W'''est Virginia and '''K'''entucky. In
1986 , WOWK changed affiliations again, returning to CBS.
The station was headquarted at the Radio Center Building in Huntington from its inception until
1984 , when WOWK moved to its current location at 555 Fifth Avenue.
WOWK had been owned by Gateway Communications, until its sale to
West Virginia Media Holdings . The station's newscasts have long rated third in the market, behind
WSAZ-TV and WCHS.
- 13 News This Morning - 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM
- 13 News at Noon - Noon to 12:30 PM
- 13 News at 6 - 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
- 13 News at 7 - 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
- 13 News at 11 - 11:00 PM to 11:35 PM
- 13 News at 6 - 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
- 13 News at 11 - 11:00 PM to 11:35 PM
- 13 News at 6 - 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
- 13 News at 11 - 11:00 PM to 11:35 PM
- 555 Fifth Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701
- 13 Kanawha Blvd West, Charleston, WV 25302
