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On January 3, 2005, in a reversal of the 1984 switch, WMRI became an ABC affiliate for the second time to take advantage of the network's stronger programming. In another reversal, NBC was left with WNDI (which had changed its call letters from WPMA in 2003) by default. Ironically, within weeks after the affiliation shift, ABC's ratings overtook those of NBC with WMRI became the sixth strongest ABC affiliate in the United States, ranking up with [[KSTX-FTV]] in San Antonio, Texas, [[WAKT-FTV|WKNX]] in Knoxville, Tennessee, [[WMMR-FTV]] in Madison, Wisconsin, and sister station [[WEAE-FTV|WEAE]] Pittsburgh. By 2014, NBC has since regained the lead over ABC nationally and the NBC affiliation has since moved to WFTW. | On January 3, 2005, in a reversal of the 1984 switch, WMRI became an ABC affiliate for the second time to take advantage of the network's stronger programming. In another reversal, NBC was left with WNDI (which had changed its call letters from WPMA in 2003) by default. Ironically, within weeks after the affiliation shift, ABC's ratings overtook those of NBC with WMRI became the sixth strongest ABC affiliate in the United States, ranking up with [[KSTX-FTV]] in San Antonio, Texas, [[WAKT-FTV|WKNX]] in Knoxville, Tennessee, [[WMMR-FTV]] in Madison, Wisconsin, and sister station [[WEAE-FTV|WEAE]] Pittsburgh. By 2014, NBC has since regained the lead over ABC nationally and the NBC affiliation has since moved to WFTW. | ||
− | A month after rejoining ABC on February 10, 2005, Birky Communications sold WB affiliate WBIO-FTV (channel 51, later a CW and [[wikipedia:MyNetworkTV|MyNetworkTV]] affiliate, now [[wikipedia: | + | A month after rejoining ABC on February 10, 2005, Birky Communications sold WB affiliate WBIO-FTV (channel 51, later a CW and [[wikipedia:MyNetworkTV|MyNetworkTV]] affiliate, now [[wikipedia:Univision|Univision]] affiliate [[WECW-FTV|WECW]]) as well as its Indianapolis sister station WIWB (now [[WICW-FTV|WICW]]) to ATE Media for $85 million, creating a duopoly with WMRI-FTV when the sale was finalized that spring. |
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===Sale to ABC Fantasy Television Stations=== | ===Sale to ABC Fantasy Television Stations=== |