WKLQ

WKLQ is a MyNetworkTV affiliate serving Charlottesville, Virginia, and its surrounding areas. WKLQ was launched in 1998 by Tiger Eye Broadcasting as a UPN affiliate. When UPN and The WB merged in 2006 to form The CW, WKLQ became a MyNetwork affiliate. WKLQ also airs Lady Luck Sports, which broadcasts various sports programming Friday nights (Friday Night Hockey) and Saturday afternoons (airing Game of the Week either from the SEC, Big 10, Big 12, or Pac-12 Conferences). In addition to running the MyNetworkTV schedule, WKLQ also airs syndicated programming, including the Toonami, Miguzi, and SNICK blocks.
== History ==
The station began its life as a Pax affiliate in 1998 by Tiger Eye Broadcasting. In late-March 2005, Tiger Eye Broadcasting sold the station to Oakhurst Broadcasting, who proceeded make the station a UPN affiliate.
When UPN was re-acquired by Viacom and The WB was taken over full time by Warner Bros. Television as a result of The CW being created as a standalone joint venture, WCYR got The CW affiliation, so WKLQ became a MyNetworkTV affiliate. On Jan. 30, it was announced that Oakhurst Broadcasting, Higgins Broadcasting, and Island Television would merge into Adelphia Communications. In compliance with the FCC rules, Oakhurst had to sell the station, and Nexstar Broadcasting Group, which owned and operated WLUX, purchased the station. On December 30, 2016, Nexstar sold WKLQ to Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation, creating a triopoly with WCHD and WXUP.
== Newscast ==
In 2010, WKLQ tried to launch a newscast, but it only lasted for two years. In 2014, NBC affiliate WLUX agreed to produce a 30-minute nightly newscast for WKLQ, and an one-hour newscast in the morning,
Category:Channel 50
Category:Charlottesville
Category:Virginia
Category:Former Pax TV affiliates
Category:Former UPN affiliates
Category:MyNetworkTV affiliates
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1998
Category:Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation