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===As an ABC affiliate===
 
===As an ABC affiliate===
In 1994, CBS agreed to an affiliation deal with the broadcasting division of the JSE Commiunicatons, which resulted in three of JSE's fantasy television stations becoming CBS affiliates. CBS agreed to the deal as a condition of keeping its affiliation on JSE's flagship station, [[WLOF-FTV|WLOF]] in Orlando and had been heavily courted by NBC, which was about to lose its longtime [[WWCF-FTV|Tampa]] and [[KLPA-FTV|Phoenix]] affiliates to CBS. One of the stations that was tapped to switch was Pittsburgh's then-ABC affiliate, [[KDKG-FTV]] (channel 2).  
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In 1994, CBS agreed to an affiliation deal with the broadcasting division of the JSE Commiunicatons, which resulted in three of JSE's fantasy television stations becoming CBS affiliates. CBS agreed to the deal as a condition of keeping its affiliation on JSE's flagship station, [[WLOF-FTV|WLOF]] in Orlando and had been heavily courted by NBC, which was about to lose its longtime [[WWCF-FTV|Tampa]] and [[KLPA-FTV|Phoenix]] affiliates to CBS. One of the stations that was tapped to switch was Pittsbgh's then-ABC affiliate, [[KDKG-FTV]] (channel 2).  
  
 
Galaxy felt betrayed by CBS after so many years of loyalty, as channel 21 had been CBS' longest-tenured affiliate at the time (a distinction that now belongs to sister station WLOF). As a safeguard, it began to shop for an affiliation deal of its own. Eventually, Galxy agreed to a long-term affiliation contract with ABC, resulting in WPTL and its sister stations in [[KTRJ-FTV|Denver]] and [[KISH-FTV|Oklahoma City]] switched to ABC (Galaxy's two other television stations, in [[WDET-FTV|Detroit]] and [[WQWQ-FTV|Atlanta]], were already ABC affiliates{{ndash}}the ABC affiliation in Atlanta has since moved to [[WGA-FTV|WGA]]).<ref>??</ref> The affiliation switch occurred early on the morning of January 2, 1995.<ref>{{cite news|title=Get ready, get set, get confused, in TV's big switch in Pittsburgh Changing Channels|accessdate=29 June 2012date=1 January 1995}}</ref> As a result, channel 21 became the third station in Pittsburgh to affiliate with ABC. The network had originally affiliated with WEAE-FTV in 1953 before moving to KDKG-FTV in 1971. ABC then bought Galaxy on November 24, 1995, making WPTL an ABC [[owned-and-operated station]].   
 
Galaxy felt betrayed by CBS after so many years of loyalty, as channel 21 had been CBS' longest-tenured affiliate at the time (a distinction that now belongs to sister station WLOF). As a safeguard, it began to shop for an affiliation deal of its own. Eventually, Galxy agreed to a long-term affiliation contract with ABC, resulting in WPTL and its sister stations in [[KTRJ-FTV|Denver]] and [[KISH-FTV|Oklahoma City]] switched to ABC (Galaxy's two other television stations, in [[WDET-FTV|Detroit]] and [[WQWQ-FTV|Atlanta]], were already ABC affiliates{{ndash}}the ABC affiliation in Atlanta has since moved to [[WGA-FTV|WGA]]).<ref>??</ref> The affiliation switch occurred early on the morning of January 2, 1995.<ref>{{cite news|title=Get ready, get set, get confused, in TV's big switch in Pittsburgh Changing Channels|accessdate=29 June 2012date=1 January 1995}}</ref> As a result, channel 21 became the third station in Pittsburgh to affiliate with ABC. The network had originally affiliated with WEAE-FTV in 1953 before moving to KDKG-FTV in 1971. ABC then bought Galaxy on November 24, 1995, making WPTL an ABC [[owned-and-operated station]].   

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