List of television stations in Ohio

This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Full-power stations[edit]

Stations are arranged by media market served and channel position.

Media market	Channel	Call sign	Network	Owner	Digital subchannel(s)
Akron	49	WEAO	PBS	Western Reserve Public Media	49.2: Fusion (inc. Ohio Channel) 49.3: FNX
Athens	20	WOUB-TV	PBS	Ohio University	20.2: Encore 20.3: World Channel 20.4: Create 20.5: Ohio Channel 20.6: PBS Kids
Bowling Green	27	WBGU-TV	PBS	Bowling Green State University	27.2: PBS Kids/Encore/Ohio Channel 27.3: Create
Cambridge	44	WOUC-TV	PBS	Ohio University	44.2: PBS Encore 44.3: World Channel 44.4: Create 44.5: Ohio Channel 44.6: PBS Kids
Canton	47	WRLM	TCT	Tri-State Christian Television	—
Cincinnati	5	WLWT	NBC	Hearst Television	5.2: MeTV 5.3: Story Television 5.5: Get
Cincinnati	9	WCPO-TV	ABC	E. W. Scripps Company	9.2: Court TV 9.3: Bounce TV 9.4: Ion Mystery 9.5: Laff 9.6: Scripps News 9.7: HSN
Cincinnati	12	WKRC-TV	CBS	Sinclair Broadcast Group	12.2: The CW 12.3: The Nest
Cincinnati^[A]	14	WPTO	PBS	Public Media Connect	14.2: ThinkTV 14 Prime 14.3: PBS Kids 14.4: Ohio Channel/World Channel
Cincinnati^[B]	19	WXIX-TV	Fox	Gray Television	19.2: Heroes & Icons 19.3: The365 19.4: Grit 19.5: Ion Television 19.6: True Crime Network
Cincinnati	48	WCET	PBS	Public Media Connect	48.2: Create 48.3: CET Arts
Cincinnati	64	WSTR-TV	MyNetworkTV	Deerfield Media^[a]	64.2: Antenna TV 64.3: Comet 64.4: TBD 64.5: Dabl
Cleveland	3	WKYC	NBC	Tegna Inc.	3.2: True Crime Network 3.3: Cozi TV 3.4: Quest 3.5: The Nest 3.6: Shop LC 3.7: QVC2
Cleveland	5	WEWS-TV	ABC	E. W. Scripps Company	5.2: Grit 5.3: Laff 5.4: Defy TV 5.5: HSN 5.6: QVC
Cleveland	8	WJW	Fox	Nexstar Media Group	8.2: Antenna TV 8.3: Comet 8.4: Charge!
Cleveland^[C]	17	WDLI-TV	Scripps News	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	—
Cleveland^[D]	19	WOIO	CBS	Gray Television	19.2: MyNetworkTV/MeTV 19.3: Dabl 19.4: The365
Cleveland^[E]	23	WVPX-TV	Ion Television	Inyo Broadcast Holdings	23.2: Court TV 23.3: Bounce TV 23.4: Ion Mystery 23.5: Jewelry TV 23.6: QVC 23.7: HSN
Cleveland	25	WVIZ	PBS	Ideastream	25.2: Ohio Channel 25.3: World Channel 25.4: Create 25.5: PBS Kids
Cleveland^[F]	43	WUAB	The CW	Gray Television	43.2: Outlaw 43.3: Oxygen
Cleveland^[G]	55	WBNX-TV	Independent	Winston Broadcasting Network	55.2: Buzzr 55.3: Movies! 55.4: Heroes & Icons 55.5: Start TV 55.6: Binge TV
Cleveland	61	WQHS-DT	Univision	TelevisaUnivision	61.2: UniMás 61.3: Get 61.4: Ion Mystery
Columbus	4	WCMH-TV	NBC	Nexstar Media Group	4.2 Grit 4.3: Ion Television 4.4: Laff
Columbus	6	WSYX	ABC	Sinclair Broadcast Group	6.2: MyNetworkTV/The Nest 6.3: Fox 6.4: The Nest
Columbus	10	WBNS-TV	CBS	Tegna Inc.	10.2: MeTV 10.3: Dabl 10.4: True Crime Network 10.5: Quest 10.6: Shop LC 10.7: Nosey 10.8: Defy TV
Columbus	28	WTTE	TBD	Cunningham Broadcasting^[a]	28.2: Antenna TV
Columbus	34	WOSU-TV	PBS	Ohio State University	34.2: Ohio Channel 34.3: WOSU Plus/Create 34.4: PBS Kids
Columbus^[H]	51	WSFJ-TV	Scripps News	Ion Media	51.2: Bounce TV
Columbus^[I]	53	WWHO	The CW	Manhan Media^[a]	53.2: Charge! 53.3: Comet
Dayton	2	WDTN	NBC	Nexstar Media Group	2.2: Ion Mystery
Dayton	7	WHIO-TV	CBS	Cox Media Group	7.2: MeTV 7.3: Laff
Dayton	16	WPTD	PBS	Public Media Connect	16.2: ThinkTV 16 Again 16.3: ThinkTV 16 Life 16.4: Ohio Channel/World Channel 16.5: PBS Kids
Dayton	22	WKEF	ABC	Sinclair Broadcast Group	22.2: Fox 22.3: MyNetworkTV/The Nest
Dayton^[J]	26	WBDT	The CW	Vaughan Media^[b]	26.2: Bounce TV
Dayton	45	WRGT-TV	Dabl	Cunningham Broadcasting^[a]	45.2: TBD 45.3: Antenna TV 45.4: Charge! 45.5: Comet
Lima	8	WLIO	NBC	Block Communications	8.2: Fox/MyNetworkTV
Lima	44	WLMA	Independent	American Christian Television Services	44.2: West Ohio Sports Network
Mansfield	68	WMFD-TV	Independent	Mid-State Television	68.2: Local Weather
Sandusky	52	WGGN-TV	Independent	Christian Broadcasting Ministries	52.2: Jewelry TV 52.3: OANN+ 52.4: Real America's Voice
Steubenville	9	WTOV-TV	NBC	Sinclair Broadcast Group	9.2: Fox 9.3: Comet
Toledo	11	WTOL	CBS	Tegna Inc.	11.2: True Crime Network 11.3: Grit 11.4: Quest 11.5: Shop LC 11.6: GetTV 11.7: Twist 11.8: Laff
Toledo	13	WTVG	ABC	Gray Television	13.2: The CW 13.3: MeTV 13.4: The365 13.5: Ion Television 13.6: Dabl 13.7: WeatherNation 13.8: Outlaw
Toledo	24	WNWO-TV	NBC	Sinclair Broadcast Group	24.2: Charge! 24.3: Comet 24.4: TBD
Toledo	30	WGTE-TV	PBS	Public Broadcasting Foundation of NW Ohio	30.2: PBS Kids 30.3: Create/Ohio Channel
Toledo	36	WUPW	Fox	American Spirit Media^[c]	36.2: Bounce TV 36.3: Ion Mystery 36.4: Court TV 36.5: Defy TV 36.6: Scripps News
Toledo	40	WLMB	Independent	Dominion Broadcasting	40.2: Radiant TV 40.5: Newsmax TV
Youngstown	21	WFMJ-TV	NBC	WFMJ Television, Inc.	21.2: The CW 21.3: Dabl
Youngstown	27	WKBN-TV	CBS	Nexstar Media Group	27.2: Fox
Youngstown	33	WYTV	ABC	Vaughan Media^[b]	33.2: MyNetworkTV
Youngstown^[K]	45	WNEO	PBS	Western Reserve Public Media	45.2: Fusion (inc. Ohio Channel) 45.3: FNX
Zanesville	18	WHIZ-TV	NBC	Marquee Broadcasting	18.2: Fox/MyNetworkTV 18.3: MeTV
~Huntington, WV^[L]	30	WQCW	The CW	Gray Television	30.2: Heroes & Icons 30.3: Start TV 30.4: Quest 30.5: This TV

^ Licensed to Oxford, Ohio.
^ Licensed to Newport, Kentucky.
^ Licensed to Canton, Ohio.
^ Licensed to Shaker Heights, Ohio.
^ Licensed to Akron, Ohio.
^ Licensed to Lorain, Ohio.
^ Licensed to Akron, Ohio.
^ Licensed to London, Ohio.
^ Licensed to Chillicothe, Ohio.
^ Licensed to Springfield, Ohio.
^ Licensed to Alliance, Ohio.
^ Licensed to Portsmouth, Ohio; studios located in Portsmouth and Charleston, West Virginia.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group.
^ ^a ^b Operated by Nexstar Media Group.
^ Operated by Tegna Inc.

Defunct full-power stations[edit]

Channel 15: WICA-TV/Ashtabula (1953–1956, 1965–1967)
Channel 16: WKTR-TV/Kettering (1967–1970)
Channel 26: WSWO-TV/Springfield (1968–1970, 1972)
Channel 30: WRLO/Portsmouth (1966–1968 or 1969)
Channel 30: WUXA/Portsmouth (1988–1989)
Channel 31: WGSF/Newark (1963–1976)
Channel 42: WPBO/Portsmouth (1973–2017)
Channel 45: WXTV/Youngstown (1960–1962)
Channel 61: WKBF-TV/Cleveland (1968–1975)
Channel 68: WCOM/Mansfield (1988–1989)

LPTV stations[edit]

VC refers to the station's PSIP virtual channel. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel.

Area served	City of license	VC	RF	Callsign	Network	Notes
Cincinnati		25	28	WBCQ-LD	Cozi TV	This TV on 25.2, GetTV on 25.3, Jewelry TV on 25.4, Light TV on 25.5, SBN on 25.6, HSN on 25.7, ShopHQ on 25.8, Start TV on 25.9, Movies! on 25.10, Decades on 25.11, Quest on 25.12
		30	30	WZCD-LD	Weather Network	Jewelry TV on 30.2, HSN on 30.3, QVC on 30.4
		36	27	WDYC-LD	Silent
Cleveland		13	13	WIVX-LD	Ind.	This TV on 39.2, Light TV on 39.3, Retro TV on 39.4
		16	16	WRAP-LD	Silent
		20	21	WQDI-LD	Azteca América	Clic on 20.2, Cheddar on 20.3, QVC2 on 20.5, Infomercials on 20.6
		26	25	WUEK-LD	Stadium	Buzzr on 26.2, SBN on 26.3, Shop LC on 26.4, QVC on 26.5, Jewelry TV on 26.6, LX on 26.7
		28	23	KONV-LD	Azteca América	Clic on 28.2, Cheddar on 28.3, QVC2 on 28.5, Infomercials on 28.6
Cleveland	Cleveland-Akron-Canton	28	28	W28FG-D	Silent
Cleveland		35	27	KONV-LD	Retro TV
Cleveland	Canton	39	34	WIVM-LD	Ind.	This TV on 39.2, TheGrio on 39.3, Retro TV on 39.4
Cleveland	Millersburg	39	27	W27DG-LD	Ind.	This TV on 39.2, Light TV on 39.3, Retro TV on 39.4
Cleveland		41	26	WEKA-LD	Stadium	Buzzr on 41.2, SBN on 41.3, Shop LC on 41.4, QVC on 41.5, Jewelry TV on 41.6, LX on 41.7
Cleveland		53	7	WCDN-LD	Daystar
Columbus		17	24	WDEM-CD	Azteca America	beIN Sports on 17.2, LX on 17.3, Defy TV on 17.4, TrueReal on 17.5, Novelisima on 17.6, NTD America on 17.7
		19	19	WCLL-CD	Daystar
		22	18	WCBZ-CD	Cozi TV	Grit on 22.2, Court TV Mystery on 22.3, GetTV on 22.4, Decades on 22.5, CTV on 22.6, AccuWeather on 22.7
		23	15	WQMC-LD	Urban_One	True Crime Network on 23.2, Telemundo on 23.4
		25	25	WCPX-LD	Silent
		32	26	WCSN-LD	Movies!	H&I on 32.2, Start TV on 32.3, The Grio on 32.4, Digi TV on 32.5, WBN on 32.6, HSN on 32.7, America's Voice on 32.8, QVC2 on 32.9, WBN on 32.10, Nuestra Visión on 32.11, GEB on 32.12
Columbus	Marion	39	26	WOCB-CD	TCT	Buzzr on 39.2, Daystar on 39.3, BVOVN on 39.4, Positiv on 39.5, Shop LC on 39.6, Classic Reruns TV on 39.7, GEB Radio on 39.8
Columbus	Delaware	39	25	WXCB-CD	TCT	Buzzr on 39.2, Daystar on 39.3, BVOVN on 39.4, Light TV on 39.5, Shop LC on 39.6
Columbus		39	8	WGCT-CD	TCT	Buzzr on 39.2, Daystar on 39.3, BVOVN on 39.4, Light TV on 39.5, Shop LC on 39.6
Columbus		44	17	W17EB-D	HSN	QVC on 44.2, HSN2 on 44.3, QVC2 on 44.4, QVC3 on 44.5, Dabl on 44.6
Dayton	Dayton	20	24	WLWD-LD	Silent
Dayton		40	9	WRCX-LD	Silent
Lima	Defiance	26	35	WNHO-LD	Ind.	Western Ohio Sports Network on 26.2
Lima		35	15	WOHL-CD	ABC	CBS on 35.2
Lima	Leipsic	35	27	WPNM-LD	ABC	CBS on 35.2
Lima	Minster-New Bremen	35	29	WAMS-LD	ABC	CBS on 35.2
Lima		44	17	WTLW-LD	Ind.	Western Ohio Sports Network on 44.2
		44	4	WLMA	Ind.	Western Ohio Sports Network on 44.2
		44	26	WOHW-LD	Ind.	Western Ohio Sports Network on 44.2
Mansfield		19	20	WOHZ-CD	Silent
Mansfield	Ashland	39	33	WQIZ-LD	TCT	Buzzr on 39.2, Daystar on 39.3, BVOVN on 39.4, Light TV on 39.5, Shop LC on 39.6
Toledo	Findlay	19	19	WFND-LD	BCSN Sports
Toledo		48	36	WMNT-CD	Infomercials	Antenna TV on 48.2, Cozi TV on 48.4
Toledo		68	18	WDTJ-LD	Daystar
Youngstown		62	32	WYFX-LD	Fox (sulcast of WYTV 27.2)	MyNetworkTV on 62.2, Ion Television on 62.3, Bounce on 62.4, Laff on 62.5, GetTV on 62.6
Zanesville	Newcomerstown	26	26	WIVD-LD	Ind.	This TV on 26.2, Light TV on 26.3, Retro TV on 26.4
Zanesville	Newcomerstown	29	5	WIVN-LD	Ind.	This TV on 29.2, Light TV on 29.3, Retro TV on 29.4
Zanesville		29	29	WOOH-LD	Silent
~Huntington, WV	Portsmouth	50	31	WTZP-LD	Cozi TV	True Crime Network on 50.2, Buzzr on 50.3, YouToo America on 50.4, Radar on 50.5

Translators[edit]

Area served	City of license	VC	RF	Callsign	Translating	Network	Notes
Cleveland	Eastlake	25	34	W34FP-D	WVIZ	PBS	Ohio Channel on 25.2, World on 25.3, Create on 25.4, PBS Kids on 25.5, CSCN on 25.9 (Audio Only)
Cleveland	Millersburg	39	27	W27DG-D	WIVM-LD	Independent	This TV on 39.2, The Grio on 39.3, NewsNet on 39.4, Retro TV on 39.5, Heartland on 39.6
Cleveland	Cleveland	48	13	W13DS-D	Silent
Dayton	Maplewood	16	25	W25FI-D	WPTD	PBS	PBS Encore on 16.2, PBS Life on 16.3, Ohio Channel on 16.4, PBS Kids on 16.5
Mansfield		34	18	W18ES-D	WOSU-TV	PBS	Ohio Channel on 34.2, Create on 34.3, PBS Kids on 34.4
Toledo		23	6	WDMY-LD	Silent
Youngstown		45	13	W13DP-D	WNEO	PBS	Fusion on 45.2, FNX on 45.3

Cable-only stations[edit]

Zanesville CW 13 - The CW - Zanesville

[1] Licensed to Oxford, Ohio.

[2] Licensed to Newport, Kentucky.

[4] Licensed to Canton, Ohio.

[5] Licensed to Shaker Heights, Ohio.

[6] Licensed to Akron, Ohio.

[7] Licensed to Lorain, Ohio.

[8] Licensed to Akron, Ohio.

[9] Licensed to London, Ohio.

[10] Licensed to Chillicothe, Ohio.

[11] Licensed to Springfield, Ohio.

[14] Licensed to Alliance, Ohio.

[15] Licensed to Portsmouth, Ohio; studios located in Portsmouth and Charleston, West Virginia.

[SinOp-3] Operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group.

[NexOp-12] Operated by Nexstar Media Group.

[13] Operated by Tegna Inc.

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