WFVI

WFVI (channel 6) is a television station located in Fairhaven City, Massachusetts, affiliated with the Central Television Network. The station is owned by Gray Television.
==Ownership history==
Taft Broadcasting (later Great American Broadcasting) has owned the station from its inception (in 1970), even under its restructure to Citicasters Communications in 1993; then wa sold to New World Communications the following year. It was one of the New World stations were excluded from the Fox affiliation deal, as Fox was already affiliated with WHKS (channel 23). New World later sold channel 6 to Allbritton Communications in 1995, in order to comply with the FCC's twelve-station ownership limit. It remained under Allbritton's hands until 2013, when they divested WFVI to Gray Television; although Sinclair Broadcast Group has no property in the market.
==News operation==
WFVI presently broadcasts 33½ hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 5½ hours each weekday and three hours each on Saturdays and Sundays).
===Theme history===
*Catch 5 - Gari Media Group (1976-1979)
*WDAF 1979 News Theme (1979-1981)
*And You - Telesound (1981-1985)
*The News Image - Tuesday Productions (1985-1987)
*WDAF 1987 News Theme (1987-1992)
*Newswatch 24 - 615 Music (1992-1994)
*Prime News (WDAF Version) - Newsmusic Central (1994-1995)
*Impact - 615 Music (1995-2012)
*The Edge - Gari Media Group (2012-2017)
*Inergy - Stephen Arnold Music (2017–present)
==Gallery==
WFVI Circle 6.svg|Circle 6 used since 1976
WFVI news open 1976.png|Action 6 News open (1976-1979)
WFVI (1981).svg|Logo variant (1981-1986)
WFVI Taft.png|Taft ID (1981-1986)
WFVI TV6 Spirit.png|Spirit of Fairhaven on 6 (1985-1988)
WFVI 90s.svg|Logo from 1992-1997
WFVI news open 1992.png|News open (1992-1994)
WFVI news open 2019.png|News open (2019–2024)
wfvi open 24-01.png|News open (2024-present)
Category:Channel 6
Category:Fairhaven City
Category:Massachusetts
Category:Gray Television
Category:Central affiliates
Category:Avant Garde Network affiliates
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1970