WERP

WERP is a Fox affilate that serves the Erie, Pennsylvania market. It broadcasts on Channel 23 and is owned by Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation as part of a duopoly with ABN affiliated station WHFA (channel 8). The station is one of the only two stations in Erie that was not affected by the 2015 US TV broadcast realignment, the other being an RKO station.
== History ==
WERP was launched on May 2, 1968 by Larson Broadcasting. Running as an independent, WERP aired children's cartoons in the morning, off-network syndication (including old television shows) in the afternoon, and movies throughout the night. WERP also aired local versions of Romper Room and Bozo the Clown. In 1983, Larson Broadcasting sold the station to McGraw-Hill Broadcasting. McGraw-Hill began to upgrade the station, including adding more highly-rated syndicated programming. In 1986, WERP became an affiliate of the FOX Broadcasting Network, and their ratings began to climb. In 1995, WERP was sold again, this time to Shamrock Broadcasting. Shamrock launched WERP's newscast in 1999. In 2005, WERP became an owned and operated affiliate (O&O) of FOX when FOX Television Stations purchased the station from Shamrock Broadcasting. It was sold to BeloOne on January 27, 2016. On April 24, 2017, BeloOne sold WERP to Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation.
==Newscast Titles==
*Newscheck 23 (1980s; only had news updates then)
*Fox 23 News (1999–present)
===News Themes===
*First News - Gari Media (1999–2006)
*FOX Affiliate News Theme - OSI Music (2006–2017)
*Extreme - Stephen Arnold Music (2017–present)
== Digital Television ==
Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming
23.1 	720p 	16:9 	WERP-DT 	Main WERP programming / Fox
23.2 	480i 	4:3 	GET TV 	GetTV
23.3 	480i 	4:3 	WXNation 	WeatherNation TV
23.4 	480i 	4:3 	METV 	MeTV
==Logos==
WERP ID 1986.png
File:WERP station ID (November 18, 1986 MOCK)
WERP 1990.png|WERP logo (1990-1993)
WERP-Fox23.png|WERP logo (used until 2018)
WERP23byDavd.png|WERP logo (until February 11, 2020)
Category:Fox network affiliates
Category:Channel 23
Category:Erie
Category:Pennsylvania
Category:Former independent stations
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1968
Category:Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation
Category:MeTV subchannel-only network affiliates