Editing 1988 in American television (section)

==Television stations==

=== Station launches ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Date 
! Market 
! Station 
! Channel 
! Affiliation
! Notes/Ref.
|-
| January 
| [[Owensboro, Kentucky]] 
| WROZ-TV
| 61
| rowspan=2| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
|- 
| rowspan=3| January 1 
| [[Murray, Kentucky|Murray]]/[[Paducah, Kentucky]]
| [[WQTV-LP|W46BE]]
| 46
|- 
| [[Tequesta, Florida|Tequesta]]/[[West Palm Beach, Florida]]
| [[WPBF]]
| 25
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| [[Utica, New York]]
| [[WPNY-LD|W11BS]]
| 11
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|- 
| January 4
| [[New York City]] 
| W57BC
| 57
| Independent
| [[Low-power broadcasting|LPTV]] translator of [[WLNY-TV|WLIG]] 
|- 
| January 6
| [[Burlington, Iowa]] <br> {{small|([[Quad Cities]], [[Illinois]]-[[Iowa]])}} 
| [[KGCW|KJMH]]
| 26
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 
|- 
| January 11
| [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]]/[[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| [[WJFB]]
| 66
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|- 
| January 15 
| [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]] 
| [[KFDF-CD|K46BZ]] 
| 46 
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 
|-
| January 22
| [[Yuma, Arizona]] <br> {{small|([[El Centro, California]])}} 
| [[KYMA-DT (1988-2020)|KYMA-DT]]
| 11
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|- 
| January 27
| [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]]/[[Birmingham, Alabama]] 
| [[WUOA-LD|W52AI]]
| 52
| [[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]
|- 
| January 29
| [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] 
| [[WIIH-LD|W11BV]]
| 11
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|- 
| February 1 
| [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]] 
| [[KFXA|KOCR-TV]] 
| 28
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company]]
|-
| rowspan=3| February 8
| [[Honolulu, Hawaii]]
| [[KHII-TV|KFVE]]
| 9
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|-
| [[Jamestown, North Dakota|Jamestown]]/[[Valley City, North Dakota]] 
| [[KVRR|KJRR]] 
| 7 
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|- 
| [[Orlando, Florida]] 
| [[WDSC-TV|WCEU]]
| 15
| [[PBS]] 
|- 
| February 13
| [[Kansas City, Missouri]]
| [[KMCI-TV]]
| 38
| [[Home Shopping Network|HSN]]
|- 
| February 22
| [[Kingman, Arizona]] 
| [[KMOH-TV]] 
| 6  
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
|- 
| March 
| [[Heiskell, Tennessee|Heiskell]]/[[Knoxville, Tennessee]]
| [[WFEM-LP|W12BU]] 
| 12 
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
| <ref>1992 Television Factbook, page B-91.</ref>
|- 
| March 1 
| [[Brainerd, Minnesota]] 
| [[Lakeland PBS|KAWB]]
| 22
| [[PBS]] 
|- 
| March 7
| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]] 
| [[WGSR-LD|W14AU]]
| 14
| rowspan=2| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|-
| March 11 
| [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] 
| [[WTBL-CD|W53AO]]
| 53
|- 
| March 13
| [[Waco, Texas]]
| [[KXXV]]
| 25
| [[NBC]]
|- 
| March 28
| [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| [[WALV-CD|W27AR]]
| 27
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
|- 
| April 3 
| [[Wichita, Kansas]] 
| [[KAAS-TV]]
| 17
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 
|- 
| April 11 
| [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] 
| [[WNCN|WYED]] 
| 17 
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|- 
| April 29 
| [[Arecibo, Puerto Rico]]
| [[WATX-TV]] 
| 54
| [[Religious broadcasting|Religious ind.]] 
|-
| May  
| [[Steamboat Springs, Colorado]] 
| [[KRMZ|KSBS-TV]]
| 10 
| [[Telemundo]]
|- 
| May 18
| [[Houston, Texas]] 
| [[KLTJ|KUYA]]
| 22
| [[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]
|- 
| May 20
| [[Panama City, Florida]] 
| [[WPGX]]
| 28
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 
|-
| May 25
| [[Washington, D.C.]]
| [[WMDO-CD|W14AA]]
| 14
| [[Univision]]
|-
| June 1 
| [[Kenosha, Wisconsin|Kenosha]]/[[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
| [[WPXE-TV|WHKE]]
| 
| Religious ind. 
|- 
| June 8
| [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| [[WDTI|WBUU]]
| 69
| Educational ind.
|- 
| rowspan="2"|July 22
| [[Panama City, Florida]] 
| [[WFSG-TV]]
| 56
| [[PBS]] 
|- 
| [[South Bend, Indiana]]
| [[WYGN-LD|W12BK]]
| 12
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
| [[Low-power broadcasting|LPTV]] translator of [[WCIU-TV]] 
|-
| August 19 
| [[Phoenix, Arizona]] 
| [[K14RK-D|K69HJ]]
| 69
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
|- 
| August 20 
| [[Denver, Colorado]]
| [[KRMT|KWBI-TV]]
| 41
| Religious ind.
| 
|- 
| August 29
| [[Amarillo, Texas]]
| [[KACV-TV]]
| 2 
| [[PBS]]
|
|- 
| rowspan=2| September 1 
| [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]/[[Fort Worth, Texas]]
| [[KFWD]]
| 52
| [[Telemundo]]
|-
| [[Denton, Texas]] <br> {{small|([[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]/[[Fort Worth, Texas]])}} 
| [[KDTN]]
| 2 
| [[PBS]] 
|- 
| September 24
| [[Buffalo, New York]] 
| [[WNYB|WTJA-TV]] 
| 26
| Independent{{efn|name=wtja|WTJA was previously on the air from 1966 to 1969 as WNYP-TV.}}
|- 
| October 3
| [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]] 
| [[KSBI]]
| 52
| rowspan=2| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|- 
| October 15
| [[Lexington, Kentucky]]
| [[WLKT-TV]]
| 62
|- 
| October 18
| [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]]/[[Midland, Texas]]
| [[KMLM-DT|KMLM-TV]] 
| 42
| [[Gods Learning Channel]]
|- 
| November 1 
| [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
| [[WDJT-TV]]
| 
| Independent
|- 
| November 28
| [[Rapid City, South Dakota]] 
| [[KCLO-TV|K15AC]]
| 15
| [[CBS]]
|- 
| rowspan=2| December 
| [[Orlando, Florida]] 
| [[WKCF]]
| 18
| Independent 
|- 
| [[Washington, D.C.]]
| [[WDDN-LD|W42AJ]]
| 43
| [[Telemundo]]
|- 
| rowspan=2| December 1 
| [[Denver, Colorado]] 
| [[KTVD]] 
| 20
| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|- 
| [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]]/[[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
| [[KVTN-TV]]
| 25
| Religious ind. 
|-
| December 9
| [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]]/[[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| [[WNXY-LD|W54AY]]
| 54
| unknown
|
|- 
| December 17
| [[Riverside, California]] ([[Los Angeles]]) 
| [[KRCA|KSLD]]
| 62
| Asian independent 
|-
| December 23
| [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]] 
| [[KLWY]]
| 27
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 
|- 
| December 27
| [[Bloomington, Indiana]] 
| [[WIPX-TV|WIIB]]
| 63
| [[Home Shopping Network|HSN]]
|- 
| December 30 
| [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]] <br> {{small|([[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]/[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]])}} 
| [[WQMY|WDZA]] 
| 53 
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|- 
| December 31 
| [[Lebanon, Kentucky]] 
| [[WDHC-LD|K06AY]]
| 6
| Independent
|
|- 
| rowspan=9| Unknown date
| [[Buffalo, New York]]
| [[WFHW-LP|W58AV]]
| 58
| [[Channel America]]
|
|- 
| [[Key West, Florida]] 
| [[WETV (Florida)|WETV]]
| 13
| Educational independent
|
|- 
| [[Kona, Hawaii]] 
| [[KSIX-TV|KSHQ]]
| 6
| Independent
|-
| [[Manchester, New Hampshire]] 
| [[WYCN-CD|W13BG]]
| 13
| [[FamilyNet]] 
|
|- 
| [[Morehead City, North Carolina]] 
| [[WFXI]]
| 8
| Fox
|- 
| [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] 
| [[WSHM-LD|W42AU]]
| 42
| [[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]
|-  
| [[Tampa, Florida]]
| [[WFTT-TV|WBHS]]
| 62
| [[Home Shopping Network]]
|- 
| [[West Palm Beach, Florida]] 
| [[WWHB-CA|W19AQ]]
| 19
| rowspan=2| Independent
|- 
| [[Wichita Falls, Texas]] 
| [[KJBO-LD|K35BO]] 
| 35
|- 
|}

=== Stations changing network affiliation ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Market || Date || Station || Channel || Prior affiliation || New affiliation
|-
| [[Columbia, South Carolina]] || June 11 || [[WACH]] || 57 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| [[Concord, New Hampshire]] || February 1 || [[WNHT (TV)|WNHT]] || 21 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] || [[CBS]]
|-
| [[Davenport, Iowa]] || January 6 || [[KLJB-TV]] || 18 || Fox || Independent 
|- 
| [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] || May 23 || [[WFXP|WETG]] || 66 || rowspan="2"|[[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] || rowspan="2"|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]]/[[Spartanburg, South Carolina]]<br><small>([[Anderson, South Carolina]])</small> || rowspan="2"|August 29 || [[WHNS]] || 21
|-
| [[WMYA-TV|WAXA]] || 40 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Jacksonville, Florida]] || rowspan="2"|April 3 || [[WTLV]] || 12 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[NBC]]
|-
| [[WCWJ|WJKS-TV]] || 17 || [[NBC]] || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]]/[[Altoona, Pennsylvania]] || August 27 || [[WATM-TV]] || 23 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| [[Omaha, Nebraska]] || August 28 || [[KPTM]] || 42 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|- 
| rowspan="2"|[[Knoxville, Tennessee]] || rowspan="2"|September 10 || [[WBIR-TV]] || 10 || [[CBS]] || [[NBC]]
|-
| [[WVLT-TV|WTVK]] || 26 || [[NBC]] || [[CBS]]
|-
| [[Laredo, Texas]] || October 31 || [[KLDO-TV]] || 27 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[Univision]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]]/[[St. Paul, Minnesota]] || rowspan="6"|August 29 || [[KMSP-TV]] || 9 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|-
| [[WFTC|KITN-TV]] || 29 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Portland, Oregon]]<br><small>([[Vancouver, Washington]])</small> || [[KPTV]] || 12 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|-
| [[KPDX]] || 49 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]/[[St. Petersburg, Florida]] || [[WFTS-TV]] || 28 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
| [[WTOG]] || 44 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
|-
|}

===Station closures===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! City of license/Market
! Station
! Channel 
! Affiliation
! Sign-on date
! Notes
|- 
| April 8
| [[Natchez, Mississippi]] 
| [[WNTZ-TV]]
| 33
| Independent 
| November 16, 1985
| Would return to the air in 1991 as a Fox affiliate
|- 
| May 31
| [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]]
| [[KRZB-TV]]
| 26
| Independent 
| February 7, 1986
| 
|- 
|}

===Notes===
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