WATH-TV

WATH-TV is the MyNetworkTV affiliate for Athena, Georgia. It has had 3 incarnations. The first incarnation launched as WQXI on December 18, 1954. It went off the air on the last day of the following May. The license remained dark until 1969, where it signed on again on August 16 under its current call sign. That incarnation struggled too, signing off on April Fools 1971. Many people thought it was a prank due to it being April Fools. The last incarnation signed on July 5, 1976. The station was successful due to Athena becoming large enough for a UHF independent. It tried to get the Fox affiliation, but lost to WANX. The stations almost swapped affiliation in the mid 90s, but it never happened due to WANX swapping with WTGA. The station instead became a charter WB affiliate. It remained as the WB station for Athena until the networks shutdown, going with MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Keystone Company and is their MNTV station.
Category:Athena, Georgia
Category:Georgia
Category:Former WB affiliates
Category:MyNetworkTV affiliates
Category:Keystone Company