WYLN-CD
A low-power Class A television station serving Hazleton and the surrounding northeastern Pennsylvania area, affiliated with YTA TV.
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Overview
WYLN-CD is a low-power Class A television station serving Hazleton, Pennsylvania, and nearby communities in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton television market. The station broadcasts on channel 35 and is affiliated with YTA TV, the network formerly known as Youtoo America and, before that, America One. WYLN is owned by Triple J Community Broadcasting, L.L.C., and operates a transmitter near Hazleton. The station began broadcasting on May 24, 1991, under the call sign W35AT. It adopted the WYLN-LP call sign in 1996. During the 1990s, WYLN became the first affiliate of The WB in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton market. Its WB affiliation ended in 1998 when WSWB-TV assumed the market affiliation. WYLN subsequently operated as an America One affiliate until 2015, when America One merged with Youtoo TV. The resulting network became Youtoo America and was later renamed YTA TV, under which WYLN continues to operate. WYLN's identity is strongly tied to locally produced programming rather than only its network affiliation. Its weekday local news operation is centered on Hazleton and surrounding communities. The principal live newscast airs at 5:30 p.m., with repeat broadcasts scheduled at 6:30 p.m., 10 p.m., 11:30 p.m., and 8 a.m. the following weekday. Local coverage includes news reports, community features, public-affairs segments, and recurring specialty features such as Community and You, Trooper Talk Tuesday, and Wellness Wednesday. The station also broadcasts regional sports. Its coverage has included high school football, basketball, wrestling, swimming, and baseball, as well as college athletics and Lehigh Valley IronPigs baseball. WYLN's locally oriented entertainment and public-interest schedule includes Talkin' NEPA, an interview program focused on people and issues in northeastern Pennsylvania; Warrior Summit Outdoors, which follows retired Staff Sergeant Erik Olson and combat veterans as they use outdoor activities to address the often unseen effects of military service; and Off the Beaten Path, a program hosted by Jeff Bonomo that highlights distinctive people, places, and subjects in Pennsylvania. As a small-market, low-power broadcaster, WYLN's positioning is regional and community-focused. Its value proposition is built around local news, area sports, community visibility, and locally made programming, complemented by content supplied through its YTA TV affiliation. The station also has digital distribution infrastructure associated with its broadcast operation, including the translators W36EY-D in Berwick and W09DB-D in Williamsport.
History
WYLN-CD is a Hazleton, Pennsylvania, low-power Class A television station broadcasting on channel 35. The station first went on the air on May 24, 1991, as W35AT. In 1996, it changed its call sign to WYLN-LP, establishing the WYLN identity that continues in its current WYLN-CD designation. A significant early programming development occurred when WYLN became the first affiliate of The WB in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton market. That affiliation connected the small local station with a developing national broadcast network, but it was not permanent: WYLN lost the WB affiliation to WSWB-TV in 1998. Following that change, WYLN operated for many years as an America One affiliate. The network relationship changed again in 2015. America One merged with Youtoo TV, creating a combined service initially called Youtoo America. That network was subsequently renamed YTA TV, and WYLN became a YTA TV affiliate. The station is owned by Triple J Community Broadcasting, L.L.C., with its transmitter located near Hazleton. WYLN's programming strategy emphasizes local relevance. Its weekday news operation is focused on Hazleton and neighboring communities, with a live 5:30 p.m. newscast followed by several same-day and next-morning repeats. The schedule includes recurring segments addressing community life, law-enforcement topics, and health and wellness. The station also provides coverage of local and regional sports, including high school football, basketball, wrestling, swimming, and baseball, together with college athletics and Lehigh Valley IronPigs baseball. In addition to news and sports, WYLN produces locally oriented programs. Talkin' NEPA is an in-depth interview program focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. Warrior Summit Outdoors features retired Staff Sergeant Erik Olson and combat veterans from multiple conflicts, using outdoor activities as a framework for addressing the less visible effects of military service. Off the Beaten Path, hosted by Jeff Bonomo, presents distinctive people, places, and subjects from across Pennsylvania. The station's broadcast footprint is supplemented by translators identified as W36EY-D in Berwick and W09DB-D in Williamsport. Taken together, WYLN's network affiliation, local news, regional sports, and community programming position it as a small-market broadcaster whose principal differentiation is geographic and civic relevance rather than national scale.
- 2015
America One affiliation transitions to YTA TV
[1]The America One and Youtoo TV merger produces Youtoo America, later renamed YTA TV, which becomes WYLN's network affiliation.
- 1998
Loses WB affiliation
[1]WYLN's WB affiliation moves to WSWB-TV.
- 1996
Call sign changes to WYLN-LP
[1]The station adopts the WYLN-LP call sign.
- 1996
Becomes the market's first WB affiliate
[1]WYLN becomes the first affiliate of The WB in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton market.
- 1991
WYLN begins broadcasting
[1]The station launches on May 24 as W35AT, serving Hazleton and the surrounding Pennsylvania market.
Products and positioning
A community-oriented northeastern Pennsylvania television station combining locally produced news, public-affairs and lifestyle programming, regional sports coverage, and YTA TV network content.
Television news
Local news
WYLN produces weekday local news centered on Hazleton and nearby communities. The live newscast is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., with repeat airings at 6:30 p.m., 10 p.m., 11:30 p.m., and 8 a.m. the following weekday. The format includes local reporting and recurring community-oriented segments.
Sports broadcasting
Local sports coverage
The station broadcasts sports from northeastern Pennsylvania and the broader regional market. Coverage includes high school football, basketball, wrestling, swimming, and baseball, along with college athletics and Lehigh Valley IronPigs baseball.
Interview program
Talkin' NEPA
A locally produced interview program examining people, organizations, and issues connected with northeastern Pennsylvania.
Community and lifestyle program
Warrior Summit Outdoors
A program featuring retired Staff Sergeant Erik Olson and combat veterans from multiple conflicts. It uses outdoor activities to explore recovery and the often invisible wounds associated with military service.
Pennsylvania features program
Off the Beaten Path
Hosted by Jeff Bonomo, this locally produced program highlights unusual or noteworthy people, places, and subjects in Pennsylvania.
Network television · 2015
YTA TV programming
WYLN carries programming from YTA TV, the network that developed from the America One and Youtoo TV combination and was later renamed YTA TV.
Brand decisions
2015
Transition from America One to YTA TVM&ABackground
WYLN had been affiliated with America One before America One combined with Youtoo TV.
Action taken
Following the merger, the combined network was branded Youtoo America and later renamed YTA TV.
Aftermath
WYLN continued as an affiliate under the YTA TV network identity.
1998
Transition away from The WB affiliationStrategyBackground
WYLN had been the first WB affiliate in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton market.
Action taken
The WB affiliation moved from WYLN to WSWB-TV.
Aftermath
WYLN subsequently operated as an America One affiliate.
- WSWB-TV — WSWB-TV became the market's WB affiliate.
1996
Adoption of the WYLN-LP call signOtherBackground
The station had operated as W35AT since its 1991 launch.
Action taken
It changed its call sign to WYLN-LP.
Aftermath
The WYLN identity became the station's continuing public brand.
Recent events
- 2015
America One and Youtoo TV merge[1]
M&A · Other
WYLN's America One affiliation transitions after America One merges with Youtoo TV; the combined network is initially branded Youtoo America and later becomes YTA TV.
- 1996
Station adopts WYLN-LP call sign[1]
Other
W35AT changes its call sign to WYLN-LP as its station identity develops around the WYLN brand.
- 1991
WYLN begins broadcasting as W35AT[1]
Other
The station goes on the air in Hazleton under the call sign W35AT.
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