Editing 1998 in American television (section)

==Television stations==
=== Station launches ===
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! Date || Market || Station || Channel || Affiliation
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| January || [[Lake Worth, Florida|Lake Worth]]/[[West Palm Beach, Florida]] || [[WPXP-TV]] || 68 || inTV 
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| January 12 || [[Laredo, Texas]] || [[KLMV-LD|K68FU]] || 68 || [[Vida Communications]]
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| February 2 || [[Rochester, New York]] || [[WBGT-CD|WBGT-LP]] || 40 || [[UPN]]
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| March || [[Garden City, Kansas]] || [[KDCK]] || 21 || [[PBS]] <br> [[Smoky Hills Public Television|Smoky Hills PTV]]
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| April 21 || [[Provo, Utah]] || [[KUPX-TV]] || 16 || inTV
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| May 18 || [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]/[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] || [[WQPX-TV|WSWB-TV]] || 64 || inTV
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| May 28 || [[Clarksville, Tennessee]] || [[WCKV-LD|W69EC]] || 69 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] 
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| June 1 || [[Morehead, Kentucky|Morehead]]/[[Lexington, Kentucky]] <br> {{small|(now licensed in [[Richmond, Kentucky]])}} || [[WUPX-TV|WAOM]] || 67 || [[UPN]]
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| June 15 || [[Live Oak, Florida]] || [[WFXU]] || 57 || [[Fox Broadcasting Corporation|Fox]]
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| June 16 || [[Wichita, Kansas]] || [[KAGW-CD|K53EO]] || 53 || America's Voice/ZDTV
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| July 10 || [[Walla Walla, Washington]] || [[K33EJ-D|K33EJ]] || 33 || [[Three Angels Broadcasting Network|3ABN]] 
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| July 15 || [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]]/[[San Francisco]], [[California]] || [[KTLN-TV|KTLN]] || 68 || [[Total Living Network]] 
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| July 16 || [[Pocatello, Idaho|Pocatello]]/[[Idaho Falls, Idaho]] || [[KVUI|KFXP]] || 31 || rowspan="2"|[[Fox Broadcasting Corporation|Fox]]
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| August 15 || [[Helena, Montana]] || [[KUHM-TV|KMTF]] || 10 
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| August 17 || [[Juneau, Alaska]] || [[KATH-LD|K05JR]] || 5 || [[NBC]]
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| August 27 || [[Albany, New York]] || [[WVBG-LD|WVBG-LP]] || 25 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
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| rowspan=6| August 31 || [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] || [[WLFT-CD|K52CQ]] || 52 || rowspan=6| [[Ion Television|PAX TV]] 
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| [[Charlottesville, Virginia]] || [[WVIR-CD|WADA-LP]] || 55 
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| [[Newton, Iowa|Newton]]/[[Des Moines, Iowa]] || '''[[KFPX-TV]]''' || 39 
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| [[Kaneoche, Hawaii|Kaneoche]]/[[Honolulu, Hawaii]] || '''[[KPXO-TV]]''' || 66 
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| [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]]/[[Charleston, West Virginia]] || '''[[WLPX-TV]]''' || 29 
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| [[Shreveport, Louisiana]] || '''[[KPXJ]]''' || 21 
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| September 8 || [[Mitchell, South Dakota]] || [[KDLT-TV|KDLV-TV]] || 5 || [[NBC]]
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| September 22 || [[Lima, Ohio]] || [[WAMS-LD|W65DP]] || 65 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] <br> {{small|(via [[WOHL-CD|WOHL-LP]])}} 
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| rowspan=2| October 5 || [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]]/[[Huntington, West Virginia]] || [[WQCW|WHCP]] || 30 || [[The WB]]
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| [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]]/[[St. Paul, Minnesota]] || [[KMBD-LD|K35CY]] || 35 || [[Home Shopping Network|HSN]] 
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| October 8 || [[Huntington, West Virginia]] || [[WOCW-LP|W53BJ]] || 53 || [[The WB]] <br> {{small|(as a translator of WHCP)}} 
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| October 19 || [[Toledo, Ohio]] || [[WLMB]] || 40 || Religious independent
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| November 6 || [[Bakersfield, California]] || [[KKFX-CD|K24EJ]] || 24 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
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| November 24 || [[Syracuse, New York]] || [[WSPX-TV]] || 56 || '''[[Ion Television|Pax TV]] '''
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| December 3 || [[Nashville, Tennessee]] || [[WNTU-LD|W68CG]] || 68 || [[The Box (American TV channel)|The Box]] 
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| December 6 || [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] || [[KPNZ|KAZG]] || 24 || Independent
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| December 4 || [[Crandon, Wisconsin|Crandon]]/[[Wausau, Wisconsin]] || [[WMOW|WBIJ-TV]] || 4 || [[FamilyNet]] 
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| December 10 || [[Monroe, Louisiana]] <br> {{small|([[El Dorado, Arkansas]])}} || [[KMLU|KAQY]] || 11 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
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| December 15 || [[Steubenville, Ohio]] || [[WVTX-CD|W28AS]] || 28 || Independent 
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| rowspan=6| Unknown date || [[Atlanta, Georgia]] || [[WUVM-LD|W20AI]] || 20 || [[ShopNBC]] 
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| [[Mercer, Pennsylvania]] || [[WYFX-LD|WPXI-LP]] || 17 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 
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| [[Payette, Idaho]] || [[K17ED-D|K17ED]] || 17 || [[Three Angels Broadcasting Network|3ABN]]
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| [[Scottsville, Kentucky]] || [[WPBM-CD|W48BM]] || 48 || [[Religious broadcasting|Religious]] [[Independent station (North America)|independent]] (primary) <br> [[FamilyNet]] (secondary) 
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| [[Winnemucca, Nevada]] || [[KWNV]] || 7 || NBC <br> {{small|(satellite of [[KRNV-DT|KRNV]]/[[Reno, Nevada|Reno]])}} 
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| [[Youngstown, Ohio]] || [[WYFX-LD|WYFX-LP]] || 62 <br> {{small|(now on 19)}} || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 
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=== Stations changing network affiliation ===
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! Market || Date || Station || Channel || Prior affiliation || New affiliation
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| rowspan="2"|[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]/[[Stockton, California|Stockton]]/[[Modesto, California]] || rowspan="2"|January 5 || [[KMAX-TV|KPWB/KMAX-TV]] || 31 || [[The WB]] || '''[[UPN]]'''
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| [[KQCA]] || 58 || rowspan="2"|[[UPN]] || rowspan="2"|[[The WB]]
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| [[Baltimore, Maryland]] || rowspan="7"|January 15 || [[WNUV]] || 54 
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| rowspan="2"|[[Cincinnati, Ohio]] || [[WBQC-LD|WBQC-LP]] || 25 || [[The WB]] || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
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| [[WSTR-TV]] || 64 || rowspan="3"|[[UPN]] || [[The WB]]
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| [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] || [[WTTV|WTTV/WTTK]] || 4/29 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
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| [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]] || [[KOCB]] || 34 || [[The WB]]
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| rowspan="2"|[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] || [[WPKD-TV|WNPA]] || 19 || [[The WB]] || '''[[UPN]]'''
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| [[WPNT|WCWB]] || 22 || rowspan="2"|[[UPN]] || rowspan="2"|[[The WB]]
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| [[Kansas City, Missouri]] || January 21 || [[KSMO-TV]] || 62
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| [[Baltimore, Maryland]] || January 20 || [[WUTB]] || 24 || [[Home Shopping Network|HSN]] || [[UPN]]
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| [[San Antonio, Texas]] || January 25 || [[KMYS|KRRT]] || 35 || [[UPN]] || [[The WB]]
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| [[Provo, Utah]] || August 31 || [[KUPX-TV]] || 16 || inTV || '''[[Ion Television|Pax TV]]'''
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| rowspan="2"|[[Las Vegas, Nevada]] || rowspan="2"|March 1 || [[KHSV|KUPN]] || 21 || [[UPN]] || [[The WB]]
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| [[KVCW|KFBT]] || 33 || [[The WB]] || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
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| rowspan="2"|[[Indianapolis, Indiana]] || rowspan="2"|April 6 || [[WTTV|WTTV/WTTK]] || 4/29 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] || [[The WB]]
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| [[WNDY-TV]] || 23 || [[The WB]] || '''[[UPN]]'''
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| [[Lake Worth, Florida|Lake Worth]]/[[West Palm Beach, Florida]] || August 31 || [[WPXP-TV]] || 68 || inTV || '''[[Ion Television|Pax TV]]''' 
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| [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]] || June 15 || [[KAUT-TV|KPSG]] || 43 || [[PBS]] || '''[[UPN]]'''
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| rowspan="2"|[[Norfolk, Virginia]] || rowspan="4"|August 1 || [[WTVZ-TV]] || 33 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] || [[The WB]]
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| [[WVBT]] || 43 || [[The WB]] || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
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| rowspan="2"|[[Raleigh, North Carolina]] || [[WLFL]] || 22 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] || [[The WB]]
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| [[WRAZ (TV)|WRAZ]] || 50 || [[The WB]] || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
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| [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]]/[[Cleveland, Ohio]] || rowspan="2"|August 31 || [[WVPX-TV]] || 23 || rowspan="2"|inTV || rowspan="2"|'''[[Ion Television|PAX TV]]'''
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| [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]]/[[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]/[[Fort Worth, Texas]] || [[KPXD-TV]] || 68
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| [[Detroit, Michigan]] || Unknown date || [[WLPC-CD|WLPC-LP]] || 26 || [[America One]] (primary) <br> [[FamilyNet]] (secondary) || [[FamilyNet]] (exclusive)
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| [[Norwell, Massachusetts|Norwell]]/[[Boston, Massachusetts]] || rowspan="14"|August 31|| [[WWDP|WBPX-TV]] || 46 || rowspan=2| inTV || rowspan="14"|[[Pax TV]]
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| [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign]]/[[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]]/[[Urbana, Illinois]] || [[WBUI|WPXU-TV]] || 23
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| [[Chicago, Illinois]] || '''[[WCPX-TV|WCFC/WCPX-TV]]''' || 38 || Christian independent 
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| [[Hagerstown, Maryland]]<br><small>([[Washington, D.C.]])</small> || '''[[WWPX-TV]]''' || 60 || rowspan=9| inTV 
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| [[Kenosha, Wisconsin|Kenosha]]/[[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] || '''[[WPXE-TV|WHKE/WPXE-TV]]''' || 55
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| [[Los Angeles, California]] || '''[[KPXN-TV]]''' || 30
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| [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]/[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] || '''[[WPXM-TV]]''' || 35
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| [[New York, New York]] || '''[[WPXN-TV]]''' || 31
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| [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]]/[[Orlando, Florida]] || '''[[WOPX-TV]]''' || 56
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| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]<br><small>([[Wilmington, Delaware]])</small> || '''[[WPPX-TV]]''' || 61
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| [[Rome, Georgia|Rome]]/[[Atlanta, Georgia]] || '''[[WPXA-TV|WTLK/WPXA-TV]]''' || 14
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| [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]-[[Oakland, California|Oakland]]-[[San Jose, California]] || '''[[KKPX-TV]]''' || 65
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| [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]/[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] || '''[[WQPX-TV]]''' || 64 || inTV (as WSWB-TV) 
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| [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]]-[[Tacoma, Washington]] || '''[[KWPX-TV|KBGE/KWPX-TV]]''' || 33 || [[Evine|ValueVision]]
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| [[Albany, New York]] || October 5 || [[WVBG-LD|WVBG-LP]] || 25 || [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] || [[UPN]]
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| [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]]/[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] || November 1 || [[WSWB]]<br>[[WQMY|WILF]] || 38<br>53 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] || [[The WB]]
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