Editing 2001 in American television (section)

==Television stations==

===Station launches===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! [[Television station|Station]]
! [[City of license]] / [[Designated market area|Market]]
! Channel 
! Affiliation
! Source
|-
! January 1
| [[KUTF|KUTH]] || [[Logan, Utah|Logan, UT]] || 12 || [[Univision]] ||
|-
! rowspan="2" | January 2
| [[KBBJ]]{{efn-ua|name=KTVH|Satellite of [[KTVH]] in [[Helena, Montana|Helena]].}} || [[Havre, Montana|Havre]]–[[Great Falls, Montana|Great Falls, MT]] || 9 || [[NBC]] ||
|-
| [[KDTP]] || [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]]{{efn|Now licensed to [[Holbrook, Arizona]].}} || 11 || [[Daystar Television Network|Daystar]]||
|-
! January 3
| [[KBAO]]{{efn-ua|name=KTVH}} || [[Lewistown, Montana|Lewistown, MT]] || 13 || NBC ||
|-
! January 5
| [[KUVE-DT|KXGR]]{{efn-ua|Semi-satellite of [[KTVW-DT|KTVW]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]].}} || [[Green Valley, Arizona|Green Valley, AZ]] || 46 || [[Ion Television|Pax TV]] ||
|-
! January 6
| [[KMTW|KSCC]] || [[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]]–[[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita, KS]] || 36 || [[UPN]] ||
|-
! January 9 
| [[KXVA]] || [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene, TX]] || 15 || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] ||
|-
! January 12 
| [[KTAZ|KPHZ]] || [[Holbrook, Arizona|Holbrook]]–[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]] || 39 || [[Jewelry Television|America's Collectibles Network]] ||
|-
! January 17
| [[WWSI]] || [[Mount Laurel, New Jersey|Mount Laurel, NJ]]–[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]|| 62 || [[Telemundo]] ||
|-
! January 20
| [[KCWI-TV|KPWB-TV]] || [[Ames, Iowa|Ames]]–[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines, IA]] || 23 || [[The WB]]/UPN ||
|-
! January 26
| [[KWBM]]
| [[Harrison, Arkansas|Harrison, AR]]–[[Springfield, Missouri|Springfield, MO]] || 31 || The WB ||
|-
! February 9
| [[KLCW-TV|KUPT]] || [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock, TX]] || 22 || UPN ||
|-
! February 21
| [[KCWY]] || [[Casper, Wyoming|Casper, WY]] || 13 || Pax TV ||
|- 
! March 23
| [[KCWK|KBKI]] || [[Walla Walla, Washington|Walla Walla, WA]] || 9 || Independent ||
|- 
! March 30
| [[KBEO]] || [[Jackson, Wyoming|Jackson, WY]] || 11 || [[America One]] ||
|- 
! March 31
| [[KTMW]] || [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]]|| 20 || Religious independent ||
|- 
! April 
| [[KPTF-DT|KPTF-TV]] || [[Farwell, Texas|Farwell, TX]] || 18 || [[God's Learning Channel]] ||
|- 
! April 1
| [[KPMR]] || [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara, CA]] || 38 || Telemundo ||
|-
! May 
| [[KKAP]] || [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock, AR]] || 36 || Daystar ||
|-
! May 14
| [[KUPB]] || [[Midland, Texas|Midland]]–[[Odessa, Texas|Odessa, TX]]|| 18 || Univision ||
|-
! June 18 
| [[WKDH]] || [[Houston, Mississippi|Houston]]–[[Tupelo, Mississippi|Tupelo]]–[[Columbus, Mississippi|Columbus, MS]] || 45 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] ||
|-
! June 20
| [[KFTU-DT|KBGF]] || [[Douglas, Arizona|Douglas, AZ]] || 3 || Independent ||
|-
! June 26
| [[KXPI-LD|KPID-LP]] || [[Pocatello, Idaho|Pocatello]]–[[Idaho Falls, Idaho|Idaho Falls, ID]] || 34 || UPN ||
|-
! July 9
| [[KAZA-TV|KAZA]] || [[Avalon, California|Avalon]]–[[Los Angeles]], [[California|CA]] || 54 || [[Azteca America]] ||
|-
! September 2
| [[WFNA (TV)|WBPG-TV]] || [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile, AL]] || 55 || The WB ||
|- 
! October 15
| [[KBLN]] || [[Grants Pass, Oregon|Grants Pass, OR]] || 30 || [[Three Angels Broadcasting Network|3ABN]] ||
|- 
! October 17
| [[WMNS-LD|K22GA]] || [[Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands|Charlotte Amalie, USVI]] || 22 || Daystar ||
|-
! October 19
| [[WSKY-TV]] || [[Manteo, North Carolina|Manteo, NC]]–[[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]]–[[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News, VA]]
| 4 || Independent ||
|-
! November 19
| [[KTGM|K07XG]]{{efn-ua|Translator of [[KTGM]] in [[Tamuning, Guam]].}} || [[Garapan|Garapan, Saipan]], [[Northern Mariana Islands|MP]]|| 7 || ABC ||
|-
! December 3
| [[KUNP|KBPD]] || [[La Grande, Oregon|La Grande, OR]] || 16 || Univision ||
|-
! Unknown
| [[WBIF]] || [[Marianna, Florida|Marianna]]–[[Panama City, Florida|Panama City, FL]] || 51 || Pax TV ||
|-
! Unknown
| [[WBIH]] || [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery, AL]] || 29 || {{n/a}} ||
|-
! Unknown
| [[KWWT|KPXK]] || [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]]–[[Midland, Texas|Midland, TX]] || 30 || Pax TV ||
|-
! Unknown
| [[WNCR-LD|WACW-LP]] || [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]] || {{n/a}} || America One ||
|-
! Unknown
| [[WTPX-TV]] || [[Wausau, Wisconsin|Wausau]]–[[Rhinelander, Wisconsin|Rhinelander, WI]] || 46 || Pax TV ||
|}
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===Network affiliation changes===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date
! [[Television station|Station]]
! [[City of license]] / [[Designated market area|Market]]
! Channel 
! Old affiliation
! New affiliation
! Source
|-
! rowspan="3" | January 1
| [[WVBG-LD|WVBG-LP]]
| [[Albany, New York|Albany, NY]]
| 25
| [[UPN]]
| [[Outside Television|Resort Sports Network]]
| 
|-
| [[WCCT-TV]] 
| [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]] 
| 20
| [[UPN]] 
| [[The WB]]
|
|- 
| [[WCTX]]
|[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford, CT]]
| 59
| The WB
| UPN
| 
|- 
! January 9 
| [[KIDZ-LD|KIDZ-LP]] 
| [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene, TX]]
| 54
| Fox / UPN 
| UPN / [[Ion Television|Pax TV]] 
| 
|- 
! January 22
| [[KIIT-CD|K11TW]]
| [[North Platte, Nebraska|North Platte, NE]]
| 11
| [[UPN]]
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 
| 
|- 
! March 21 
| [[WNKY]]
| [[Bowling Green, Kentucky|Bowling Green, KY]] 
| 40
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] (as WKNT)
| [[NBC]] 
| <ref name=b&c-wkntfoxtonbc>{{cite news|title=All stats, all the time|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/all-stats-all-time/96702|accessdate=December 19, 2015|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=March 18, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222172429/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/all-stats-all-time/96702|archive-date=2015-12-22|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- 
! September 29 
| [[WVNS-TV]] 
| [[Lewisburg, West Virginia|Lewisburg]]–[[Beckley, West Virginia|Beckley]]–[[Oak Hill, West Virginia|Oak Hill, WV]] 
| 59 
| Fox 
| CBS 
| 
|- 
! October 20
| [[WSTQ-LP|WAWA-LP]]
| [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]] 
| 14
| Independent
| UPN
| 
|- 
! Unknown
| [[W07CL]]
| [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne, IN]] 
| 7
| [[Network One]] 
| [[American Independent Network|AIN]]/[[Urban America Television|UATV]]
|
|}