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==Culture== [[File:WBArena.jpg|thumb|A [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]] hockey game at [[Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza|Mohegan Sun Arena]]]] [[File:Mohegan Poconos hotelLuzCo PA.jpg|thumb|Mohegan Poconos hotel near the [[Mohegan Pennsylvania]] [[casino]]]] [[File:Wilkes-Barre.jpg|thumb|[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]]'s Public Square]] ===Local attractions=== {{Main|National Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania }} * [[Bear Creek Village Historic District]], [[Bear Creek Village, Pennsylvania|Bear Creek Village]] * [[Bittenbender Covered Bridge]], [[Huntington Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Huntington Township]] * [[Eckley Miners' Village]], [[Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Foster Township]] * [[F.M. Kirby Center]] for the Performing Arts, Wilkes-Barre<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kirbycenter.org/ |title=The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts |publisher=Kirbycenter.org |access-date=May 12, 2014}}</ref> * [[Giants Despair Hillclimb]], [[Laurel Run, Pennsylvania|Laurel Run]] * [[Kingston Armory]], [[Kingston, Pennsylvania|Kingston]] * [[Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre]], Wilkes-Barre<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ltwb.org/ |title=Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre |publisher=Ltwb.org |access-date=May 12, 2014}}</ref> * [[Luzerne County Historical Society|Luzerne County Museum]], Wilkes-Barre<ref>{{cite web|author=Luzerne County Historical Society |url=http://luzernehistory.org/ |title=Welcome to the Luzerne County Historical Society website | NEPA Luzerne County Pennsylvania history |publisher=Luzernehistory.org |access-date=May 12, 2014}}</ref> * [[Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza]], [[Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre Township]] * [[Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs]], [[Plains Township, Pennsylvania|Plains Township]] * [[Town square|Public Square]], Wilkes-Barre * [[River Street Historic District (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)|River Street Historic District]], Wilkes-Barre * [[Stegmaier Brewery]], Wilkes-Barre * [[Swetland Homestead]], [[Wyoming, Pennsylvania|Wyoming]] * [[Wilkes-Barre station]], Wilkes-Barre * [[Wyoming Monument]], Wyoming * [[Wyoming Valley Mall]], Wilkes-Barre Township ===Media=== The [[Wyoming Valley|Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area]] is the 55th-largest U.S. television market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvb.org/media/file/Nielsen_2014-2015_DMA_Ranks.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.tvb.org/media/file/Nielsen_2014-2015_DMA_Ranks.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Nielsen Local Television Market Universe Estimates |publisher=Nielsen |access-date=May 26, 2015}}</ref> Local television stations<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stationindex.com/tv/markets/Wilkes+Barre-Scranton |title=Wilkes Barre β Scranton Television Stations |publisher=Station Index |access-date=August 29, 2011}}</ref> include: [[WNEP-TV]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate), [[WBRE-TV]] ([[NBC]] affiliate), [[WYOU-TV]] ([[CBS]] affiliate), [[WVIA-TV]] ([[PBS]] affiliate), [[WOLF-TV]] ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] affiliate), [[WQMY]] ([[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate), [[WSWB]] ([[The CW|CW]] affiliate), [[WQPX]] ([[Ion Television]] affiliate), and [[WYLN-LP]] ([[Youtoo America|Youtoo TV]] affiliate). ''[[Times Leader]]'' and ''[[The Citizens' Voice]]'' are the two largest daily newspapers in the Wilkes-Barre area. Wilkes-Barre's radio market is ranked No. 69 by [[Arbitron]]'s ranking system. There are news, adult alternative, and music radio stations which are receivable in the area. ===Sports=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" | Team name ! scope="col" | League ! scope="col" | Sport ! scope="col" | Venue |- ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]] ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[American Hockey League|AHL]] ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Ice Hockey]] ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza|Mohegan Sun Arena]] |- ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders]] ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[International League|IL]] ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Baseball]] ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[PNC Field]] |}
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