Editing 1994 in American television (section)

==Television stations==
=== Station launches ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Date || City of license/Market || Station || Channel || Affiliation
|- 
! January 26 
| [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita, KS]] || [[KFVT-LD|K61CG]] || 61 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
|-
! March 16 
| [[Salem, Indiana|Salem, IN]] ([[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, KY]]) || [[WBKI (TV)|WFTE]] || 58 || Independent
|-
! April 1 
| [[Greenville, Texas|Greenville, TX]] || [[KTXD-TV|KTAQ]] || 47 || [[Shop at Home Network]] (primary) <br> [[Jewelry Television]] (secondary) 
|- 
! April 15
| [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport, LA]] || [[KSHV (TV)|KWLB]] || 45 || Independent
|-
! April 16 
| [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor, ME]] || [[WCKD-LP|W30BF]] || 30 || [[PBS]] / [[Maine Public Broadcasting Network|MPTV+]]
|-
! May 10 
| [[Dalton, Georgia|Dalton, GA]]–[[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga, TN]]|| [[WELF-TV]] || 23 || [[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]
|- 
! June 6 
| [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]] || [[WRBW]] || 65 || Independent
|- 
! June 16 
| [[Crockett, Texas|Crockett, TX]] || [[KIVY-LP|K16BY]] {{Efn|Translator of [[KETK-TV]].}}|| 16 || [[NBC]] 
|- 
! June 19 
| [[Minneapolis]]–[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul, MN]]|| [[KSTC-TV|KVBM]] || 45 || [[HSN]] 
|- 
! June 20 
| [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville, FL]] || [[WYME-CD|W14CB]] || 14 || [[America One]] 
|-
! July 18 
| [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene, OR]] || [[KTVC|KROZ]] || 36 || Independent
|- 
! rowspan="2" | July 20 
| rowspan="2" | [[Eureka, California|Eureka, CA]] || [[KBVU (TV)|KBVU]]{{Efn|Semi-satellite of [[KCVU]].}}|| 28 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|- 
| [[KEUV-LD|KEUV-LP]] || 31 || [[Univision]] 
|- 
! August 1 
| [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]] || [[WXPX-TV|WFCT]] || 66 || Independent
|-
! August 8 
| [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]]–[[Klamath Falls, Oregon|Klamath Falls, OR]]|| [[KMVU-DT|KMVU]] || 26 || Fox
|-
! August 18 
| [[Danville, Virginia|Danville, VA]] ([[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]]–[[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]]) || [[WZBJ|WDRG]] || 24 || Independent
|- 
! August 26 
| [[Honolulu|Honolulu, HI]]|| [[KHLU-CD|K60FJ]] || 60 || Univision 
|-
! August 31 
| [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]] || [[KNVA]] || 54 || Local weather 
|- 
! September 1 
| [[Fort Collins, Colorado|Fort Collins, CO]] || KFCT{{Efn|Semi-satellite of [[KDVR]].}}|| 22 || rowspan=3 | Fox
|-
! rowspan=2 | September 4 
| [[Nuevo Laredo|Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas]], [[Mexico|MX]] ([[Laredo, Texas|Laredo, TX]]) || [[XHLAR-TDT|XHFTX]] || 57 
|-
| [[Reynosa|Reynosa, Tamaulipas]], [[Mexico|MX]] ([[Harlingen, Texas|Harlingen, TX]]) || [[XHTAM-TDT|XHFOX]] || 17
|-
! September 6 
| [[Elmira, New York|Elmira, NY]] || [[WYDC]] || 48 || Independent
|- 
! September 20 
| [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth, MN]] || [[KQDS-TV|KNLD]] || 21 || Independent
|- 
! rowspan="2" | September 21 
| [[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]] || [[WNGN-LD|W26BL]] || 26 || [[FamilyNet]]
|-
| [[Florence, South Carolina|Florence]]–[[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach, SC]]|| [[WWMB]] || 21 || Independent
|-
! October 15 
| [[Kannapolis, North Carolina|Kannapolis, NC]] ([[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]) || [[WAXN-TV|WKAY]] || 64 || Independent
|-
! October 20 
| [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]|| [[WHNO]] || 20 || [[LeSEA]]
|-
! October 21 
| [[Rock Hill, South Carolina|Rock Hill, SC]] ([[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]) || [[WMYT-TV|WFVT-TV]] || 55 || Independent
|- 
! October 31 
| [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan, TX]] || [[KYLE-TV]] || 28 || Independent
|- 
! December 29 
| [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa, OK]] || [[K50JG]] || 50 || TBN 
|- 
! December 31 
| [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] || [[WPXX-TV|WFBI]] || 50 || [[Home Shopping Network|HSN]]
|-
! rowspan="3" | Unknown date 
| [[Minneapolis]]–[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul, MN]]|| [[K33LN-D|K69GB]] || 69 || [[Three Angels Broadcasting Network|3ABN]]
|-
| [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, PA]]|| [[WBPA-LD|WBPA-LP]] || 29 || Independent 
|- 
| [[Victoria, Texas|Victoria, TX]] || [[KXTS-LD|K64EQ]] || 64 || NBC 
|}

=== Stations changing network affiliation ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Date 
! City of license/Market || Station || Channel || Prior affiliation || New affiliation
|-
!April 17
|[[West Monroe, Louisiana|West Monroe]]–[[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe, LA]]–[[El Dorado, Arkansas|El Dorado, AR]]
|[[KARD (TV)|KARD]]
|14
|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |September 3
| rowspan="2" |[[Cleveland]]–[[Shaker Heights, Ohio|Shaker Heights, OH]]
|[[WJW-TV]]
|8
|[[CBS]]
|Fox<ref name="CPD19940902p1A" />
|-
|[[WOIO]]
|19
|Fox
|CBS<ref name="CPD19940708p1A" />
|-
! rowspan="4" |September 12
| rowspan="2" |[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City, MO]]
|[[WDAF-TV]]
|4
|[[NBC]]
|Fox<ref name="Kans940524" />
|-
|[[KSHB-TV]]
|41
|Fox
|NBC<ref name="Kans940811" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]]
| [[KPHO-TV]] 
| 5 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] || CBS<ref name="Ariz940910" />
|-
| [[KSAZ-TV]]
| 10 || CBS || Independent<ref name="CBSFoxstationsswitch" />
|-
! rowspan="9" |December 11
| rowspan="3" |[[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| [[WAGA-TV]] 
| 5 || CBS || Fox<ref name="Atla940524" />
|-
| [[WATL|WATL-TV]]
| 36 || Fox || Independent<ref name=":3" />{{Efn|Joined [[The WB]] in January 1995.}}
|-
| [[WANF|WGNX]]
| 46 || Independent || CBS<ref name="Atla941209" />
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Detroit|Detroit, MI]]
|[[WJBK|WJBK-TV]]
|2
|CBS
|Fox<ref name="Detr940524" />
|-
| [[WKBD-TV]]
| 50 || Fox || Independent<ref name="jag" />{{Efn|Joined [[UPN]] in January 1995.|name=UPN}}
|-
| [[WWJ-TV|WGPR-TV]]
| 62 || Independent || CBS<ref name="Time941118" /><ref name="Detr9412112">{{Cite news |last1=McFarlin |first1=Jim |last2=Kiska |first2=Tim |date=December 11, 1994 |title=Get with the program! We've got TV guide to help clear up network static |pages=1–[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93406004/get-with-the-program-weve-got-tv/ 2] |newspaper=The Detroit News and Free Press |location=Detroit, Michigan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93405979/get-with-the-program-weve-got-tv/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125051323/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93405979/get-with-the-program-weve-got-tv/ |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]]
| [[WITI (TV)|WITI]]
| 6 || CBS || Fox<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=May 23, 1994 |title=Channel 6 leaving CBS to join Fox |page=A1 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel}}</ref>
|-
| [[WVTV-DT2|WCGV-TV]]
| 24 || Fox || Independent<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Dudek |first=Duane |date=October 11, 1994 |title=Channels 18, 24 next to snub CBS |page=News 5 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel}}</ref>{{Efn|name=UPN}}
|-
| [[WDJT-TV]]
| 58 || Independent || CBS<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Cuprisin |first=Tim |date=December 6, 1994 |title=CBS gets home on Channel 58: Affiliation to start Sunday when Channel 6 goes |page=News 1 |work=Milwaukee Journal}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="6" |December 12 
| rowspan="3" |Phoenix, AZ
|KSAZ-TV
|10|| Independent || Fox<ref name="Ariz941211">{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Dave |date=December 11, 1994 |title=Fox leaping to Ch. 10 in latest network flip |page=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90695775/fox-leaping-to-channel-10-in-latest/ A32], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90695868/ A33] |work=Arizona Republic |location=Phoenix, Arizona |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90695807/fox-leaping-to-ch-10-in-latest-network/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217030848/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90695807/fox-leaping-to-ch-10-in-latest-network/ |archive-date=December 17, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[KTVK]]
| 3 || ABC || Independent<ref name="Ariz940616">{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Dave |date=June 16, 1994 |title=ABC drops Ch. 3 after 40 years |page=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050880/abc-to-drop-ch-3-after-40-years/ A15] |work=Arizona Republic |location=Phoenix, Arizona |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050851/abc-drops-ch-3-after-40-years/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226034726/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33050851/abc-drops-ch-3-after-40-years/ |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>{{Efn|KTVK began dropping ABC programming on a piecemeal basis in the summer of 1994, much of which KNXV-TV added while still a Fox affiliate. While carrying the majority of ABC programming on December 12, 1994, KNVX did not officially become an ABC affiliate until January 9, 1995.<ref name="Ariz950107">{{Cite news |last=Bravo |first=Al |date=January 7, 1995 |title=Channel-switching ends soon |page=3 |work=Arizona Daily Sun |agency=Associated Press |location=Flagstaff, Arizona |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91143692/channel-switching-ends-soon/ |access-date=December 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="Ariz950108">{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Dave |date=January 8, 1995 |title=Channel hopping takes final turn for Valley viewers |page=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91143772/channel-changes-end-at-last/ A19], [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91143787/ A20] |work=Arizona Republic |location=Phoenix, Arizona |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91143734/channel-hopping-takes-final-turn-for/ |access-date=December 25, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>|name=KTVKKNXV}}
|-
|[[KNXV-TV]]
|15
|Fox
|ABC<ref name="Ariz941202">{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Dave |date=December 2, 1994 |title=Channel 15 receives good news: Jennings, Koppel moving in early |page=E17 |work=Arizona Republic |location=Phoenix, Arizona |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80525574/channel-15-receives-good-news/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630063736/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80525574/channel-15-receives-good-news/ |archive-date=June 30, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>{{Efn|name=KTVKKNXV}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]–[[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg, FL]]
| [[WTSP]] 
| 10 || ABC || CBS<ref name="SPTimes940524">{{Cite news |last1=Huntley |first1=Helen |last2=Stevenson |first2=Jennifer L. |date=May 24, 1994 |title=WTVT-Ch. 13 is switching channels to Fox |page=1A, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91216499/ 6A] |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |location=St. Petersburg, Florida |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31849571/wtvt-ch-13-is-switching-channels-to-fox/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205074410/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31849571/wtvt-ch-13-is-switching-channels-to-fox/ |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[WTVT]]
| 13 || CBS || Fox<ref name="justin">{{cite news |last=Yant |first=Monica |date=December 9, 1994 |title=This just in: Ch. 28 will have news |pages=1B, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68964645/ 11B] |work=St. Petersburg Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68964406/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205074415/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68964406/this-just-in-ch-28-will-have-news/ |archive-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[WFTS-TV]]
| 28 || Fox || ABC<ref name=":4">{{cite news |last=Stevenson |first=Jennifer L. |date=June 16, 1994 |title=ABC switching channels in bay area |page=1A, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68960914/ 17A] |work=St. Petersburg Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68960825/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205074413/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68960825/abc-switching-channels-in-bay-area/ |archive-date=February 5, 2022}}</ref>
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