WAKN

WAKN is a UPN affiliate serving Akron, OH, and parts of Northeast Ohio, including parts of Cleveland and Canton, OH. Broadcasting on channel 11, and with it's license located in Akron, the station is owned and operated by Alltel Communications. The station was launched in 1990 and broadcast Jewelry Television and local programming in Akron, Ohio on Channel 11. It was founded by Akron Broadcasting. Its original designation was W11CB from its inception in 1990 to May 23, 2000 when it was officially changed to WAKN-LP. In 2006, WAKN became the affiliate of UPN. In 2010, Akron Broadcasting sold the station to Flinn Broadcasting. And in the year 2012, WAKN boosted it's power to where all of northeast Ohio, including Cleveland and Canton, were able to watch WAKN. They dropped the LP label, and later on that year, they launched their prime-time newscast. On Apr. 10, 2017, Flinn Broadcasting, along with 4 other companies, merged to form Alltel Communications.
Category:Channel 11
Category:Cleveland
Category:Akron, Ohio
Category:Ohio
Category:UPN affiliates
Category:Former Jewelry Television affiliates
Category:Canton, Ohio
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1990
Category:Former independent stations
Category:Alltel Communications