WCPO-TV

WCPO-TV
Brand	WCPO
City of License	Cincinnati, Ohio
Market	Cincinnati, Ohio
Channel	10 digital 9 virtual Formerly: 9 analog (1949-2009)
Network Affiliation	Current: ABC Escape (DT2) Laff (DT3) Formerly: CBS, DuMont
Founded	July 26, 1949
Company	The E.W. Scripps Company
President	Kenneth W. Lowe
Current Popular Non-Network Shows	Live with Kelly and Mark Right This Minute The Ellen DeGeneres Show

WCPO-TV is a local station based in Cincinnati, Ohio that broadcasts on digital channel 10, displayed on digital tuners and converter boxes as virtual channel 9. The call letters C and PO refer to the Cincinnati POst, which WCPO is associated with. WCPO was founded on July 26, 1949 as a dual DuMont and ABC affiliate. It became solely a ABC affiliate when DuMont went out of business in 1956. It held its ABC affiliation until 1961 when it swapped affiliates with WKRC-TV to become a CBS affiliate. It stayed affiliated with CBS until 1996 when it switched back to being an ABC affiliate as a result of a deal between The E.W. Scripps Company and ABC. Today the station remains an ABC affiliate. One of the more popular and well known entertainment shows directly produced by WCPO was The Uncle Al Show, which was a children's show that ran from 1956 to 1985.

Digital programming

Virtual	Physical	Name	Programming
9.1	10.1	WCPO-DT	Main WCPO (ABC)
9.2	10.2	WCPO-DT2	Escape
9.3	10.3	WCPO-DT3	Laff

External Links

• Official Site
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WCPO-TV