Editing 1985 in American television (section)

==Television stations==
===Station launches===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! [[City of License]]/[[Designated market area|Market]]
! [[Television station|Station]]
! Channel 
! Affiliation
! Notes/Ref.
|- 
| January 5 
| [[Tucson, Arizona]] 
| [[KPOL (TV)|KPOL]]
| 40
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|
|- 
| January 22
| [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
| [[KXRM]]
| 21
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|
|- 
| January 28
| [[Twin Falls, Idaho]]
| [[KSAW-LD|K27AO]]
| 27
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (as a KIVI-TV [[Broadcast relay station|translator]])
| Now ABC affiliate KSAW-LD, a semi-satellite of [[KIVI-TV]]/[[Nampa, Idaho]]
|- 
| January 29
| [[Columbus, Ohio]] 
| W62BE 
| 62
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
| 
|- 
| February 12
| [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| [[WUTF-DT|WVJV-TV]]
| 27
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
| 
|-
|-
| March 
| [[Quincy, Illinois]]
| [[Knowledge Network|WQEC]]
| 27
| [[PBS]] 
| 
|- 
| March 4
| [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]]/[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]/[[Durham, North Carolina]] 
| [[WFPX-TV|WFCT]]
| 62
| Independent
| Now [[Court TV]] [[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]] WFPX-TV, licensed to [[Archer Lodge, North Carolina]]
|- 
| March 22
| [[Waco, Texas]]
| [[KXXV]]
| 25
| [[NBC]]
| 
|- 
| March 26 
| [[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]]/[[Flint, Michigan]]
| [[WAQP]]
| 49
| [[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]
| 
|- 
| March 28
| [[Augusta, Georgia]] 
| [[WAGT-CD|W67BE]]
| 67 
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
| Now WAGT-CD channel 26
|- 
| March 31 
| [[Bismarck, North Dakota]] 
| [[KBMY]]
| 17
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] 
| 
|- 
| April 10 
| [[Jackson, Tennessee]] 
| [[WJKT]] 
| 16
| rowspan=2| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|
|- 
| April 11
| [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
| [[KMSS-TV]]
| 33
|
|- 
| April 15
| [[Eugene, Oregon]]
| [[KEVU-CD|K25AS]]
| 25
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|
|- 
| April 28
| [[Riverhead, New York|Riverhead]]/[[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| [[WLNY-TV|WLIG]]
| 55
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|
|- 
| May 14
| [[Wichita Falls, Texas]] 
| [[KJTL]]
| 18
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|
|-
| May 19 
| [[Shaker Heights, Ohio|Shaker Heights]]/[[Cleveland, Ohio]] 
| [[WOIO]]
| 19 
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
| 
|- 
| June 
| [[Minot, North Dakota]] 
| [[KMCY]]
| 14
| ABC 
|
|- 
| rowspan=3| June 3
| [[Hazleton, Pennsylvania]] {{small|([[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]/[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]])}} 
| [[WOLF-TV|WWLF-TV]]
| 56
| rowspan=2| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
| 
|- 
| [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]/[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]]
| [[WSWB-TV|WOLF-TV]]
| 38
| 
|- 
| [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]
| [[KWHB|KTCT]]
| 47
| Religious independent 
|
|- 
| June 25
| [[Seattle, Washington]]
| [[KZJO|KTZZ-TV]]
| 22
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|
|-
| July 17
| [[Sanger, California]] <br /> {{small|([[Fresno, California|Fresno]]/[[Visalia, California]])}} 
| [[KFRE-TV|KMSG-TV]]
| 59
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|
|- 
| July 19
| [[Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts|Vineyard Haven]]/[[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| [[WDPX-TV|WCVX]]
| 32
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
| 
|- 
| July 23
| [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] 
| [[WXSP-CD|W26AD]]
| 26
| [[World Harvest Television]]
|
|- 
| July 28
| [[Davenport, Iowa]] <br /> ({{small|[[Bettendorf, Iowa]] and [[Rock Island, Illinois|Rock Island]]/[[Moline, Illinois]]}}) 
| [[KLJB|KLJB-TV]]
| 18
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
| 
|- 
| August 17
| [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] 
| [[KBEH|KTIE]]
| 63
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|
|- 
| August 24
| [[Wichita, Kansas]] 
| [[KSAS-TV]]
| 24
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
| 
|- 
| September 
| [[Thief River Falls, Minnesota]] <br /> {{small|([[Grand Forks, North Dakota]])}} 
| [[KVRR|KBRR]] 
| 10 
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
| Satellite of KVRR/[[Fargo, North Dakota]]
|- 
| September 5
| [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee]] 
| [[WETV-CD|W11BF]]
| 11
| rowspan=2| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
| Audio-only simulcast of [[WGNS]] radio in Murfreesboro
|- 
| September 7
| [[Charleston, South Carolina]]
| [[WTAT-TV]]
| 23
| 
|- 
| September 24
| [[Chico, California|Chico]]/[[Redding, California]]
| [[KNVN]]
| 24
| [[NBC]] 
| 
|- 
| rowspan=2| October
| [[Harrisonburg, Virginia]] 
| [[WDCO-CD|W10AZ]]
| 10 
| rowspan=2| Religious independent 
|
|-  
| [[Washington, D.C.]] 
| [[WDCO-CD|W10AZ]]
| 10
| 
|- 
| October 7
| [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]
| [[KUCW|KOOG-TV]]
| 30
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|
|-
| October 14
| [[Cape Coral, Florida|Cape Coral]]/[[Fort Myers, Florida]] 
| [[WFTX-TV]]
| 36
| Independent
| 
|- 
| October 27
| [[Caguas, Puerto Rico]]
| [[WUJA]]
| 58
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|
|-
| October 30
| [[Lexington, North Carolina]] <br /> {{small|([[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]]/[[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]]/[[High Point, North Carolina|High Point, NC]])}} 
| [[WCWG|WEJC]]
| 20
| Religious independent 
|
|- 
| rowspan=2| November 
| [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] 
| [[WMKE-CD|W08BY]] 
| 8
| [[MuchMusic USA]]
| 
|- 
| [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]]/[[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] 
| [[WTLJ]]
| 54
| Christian independent
|
|- 
| November 2
| [[Altoona, Pennsylvania]] <br /> {{small|([[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]]/[[State College, Pennsylvania]])}} 
| [[WKBS-TV]] 
| 47
| [[Cornerstone Television]]
| Satellite of [[WPCB-TV]]/[[Greensburg, Pennsylvania|Greensburg]]-[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] 
|- 
| November 3
| [[Greeneville, Tennessee]] <br /> {{small|[[Tri-Cities, Tennessee|Tri-Cities, Tennessee/Virginia]])}} 
| [[WEMT]]
| 39
| rowspan=2| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
| 
|- 
| November 6
| [[KMYS|KRRT]]
| 35
| 
|- 
| November 12 
| [[Newark, Arkansas]]
| [[KLEP]]
| 17
| [[Non-commercial educational|Educational]] independent
| 
|- 
| November 16
| [[Natchez, Mississippi]] 
| [[WNTZ-TV]]
| 33
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
| 
|- 
| December 
| [[Mobile, Alabama]] <br /> {{small|([[Pensacola, Florida]])}} 
| [[WMPV-TV]]
| 21 
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
| 
|- 
| December 1 
| [[Cleveland, Ohio]] 
| [[WBNX-TV]] 
| 55
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|
|-
| December 15
| [[Kingston, New York]]/[[Albany, New York]]
| [[WRNN-TV|WTZA]]
| 48
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
| Now WRNN-TV, licensed to [[New Rochelle, New York]]
|- 
| December 23
| [[Phoenix, Arizona]] 
| [[KUTP]]
| 45 
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|
|- 
| [[Christmas Eve|December 24]] 
| [[Baltimore, Maryland]] 
| [[WUTB|WKJL-TV]]
| 24
| rowspan=2| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
| 
|-
| December 30
| [[Orlando, Florida]] 
| [[WOPX-TV|WAYK]]
| 56
| 
|- 
| rowspan=3| Unknown date
| [[Fajardo, Puerto Rico|Fajardo]]/[[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] 
| [[WMTJ]]
| 40
| [[PBS]] 
| 
|- 
| [[Huntsville, Alabama]] 
| [[WZDX-TV]]
| 54
| rowspan=2| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|-  
| [[Montgomery, Alabama]]
| [[WMCF-TV]]
| 45
| 
|- 
|}

===Network affiliation changes===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! [[City of License]]/[[Designated market area|Market]]
! [[Television station|Station]]
! Channel 
! Old affiliation
! New affiliation
! Notes/Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2" |August 4
| rowspan="2" |[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]-[[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]-[[Fayetteville, North Carolina]]
|[[WRAL-TV|WRAL]]
|5
|ABC
|CBS
| rowspan="2" |ABC acquires Capital Cities Communications, and the purchase was finalized on January 3, 1986, making the station an ABC owned-and-operated station.<ref name=":0" />
|-
|'''[[WTVD]]'''
|11
|CBS
|ABC ([[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]])
|- 
| rowspan="4" | September 9 
| rowspan="2" | [[Fresno, California]] 
| '''[[KFSN-TV]]'''
| 30
| CBS
| ABC ([[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]]) 
| rowspan="2" | KFSN-TV was purchased by Capital Cities Communications, the then-parent of ABC. The purchase was finalized on January 3, 1986, making the station an ABC owned-and-operated station.<ref>”In Brief”. [[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]]. August 19, 1985, pg. 96.</ref>
|- 
| [[KGPE]]
| 47
| ABC 
| CBS
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Savannah, Georgia]]
|[[WSAV-TV|WSAV]]
|3
|ABC
|NBC
| rowspan="2" |The swap was given, because of WSAV's weak performance of ABC's network programming, especially Thursday nights, which had bogged down its stronger syndicated slate.<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[WJCL (TV)|WJCL]]
|22
|NBC
|ABC
|-
| rowspan="2" |December 29 
| rowspan="2" |[[Waco, Texas]]
|[[KCEN-TV|KCEN]]
|6
|ABC
|NBC
|
|-
| [[KXXV]]
| 25
| NBC
| ABC 
|
|- 
|}

===Station closures===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! City of license/Market
! Station
! Channel 
! Affiliation
! Sign-on date
! Notes
|- 
| January 
| [[Angola, Indiana]]
| WBKZ
| 63
| 
| April 22, 1983
| 
|- 
|}