WOVA-LD
 
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Parkersburg, West Virginia Marietta, Ohio United States |
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| Branding | Fox Parkersburg |
| Slogan | The NewsCenter |
| Channels | Digital: 22 (UHF/) |
| Affiliations |
Fox Jewelry Television (overnights) |
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Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC) |
| Call letters' meaning | Ohio VAlley |
| Sister station(s) | WTAP-TV, WIYE-LD, WSAZ-TV |
| Former callsigns | W22CU (2002–2007) WVEX-LP (2007–2012) WOVA-LP (2012) |
| Former channel number(s) | 22 (UHF analog) |
| Transmitter power | 15 kW |
| Height | 190 m |
| Class | LD |
| Facility ID | 125125 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°21′0.0″N 81°33′56.0″W / 39.350000°N 81.565556°W |
WOVA-LD is the low-powered, Fox-affiliated television station for the Mid-Ohio Valley that is licensed to Parkersburg, West Virginia. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 22 from a transmitter in Independence Township, Ohio. Owned by Gray Television, WOVA is sister to NBC affiliate WTAP-TV and low-powered CBS affiliate WIYE-LD. All three television outlets share studios on Market Street (official address is One Television Plaza) in downtown Parkersburg. Overnights, it airs paid programming from Jewelry Television.
The market's first-ever locally based Fox affiliate was originally seen on a second digital subchannel of WTAP. Prior to that launch, the Parkersburg/Marietta market did not have a Fox affiliate of its own. Programming from the network was provided through cable from WVAH-TV in Charleston. On April 10, 2006, WTAP launched its Fox-affiliated second digital subchannel to serve as the area's first outlet for the network. To make the new service possible, the big three affiliate underwent a technical transformation. It carved out a new digital, high-definition-ready master control room from space previously used for storage. WTAP also installed an entirely digital production room. Despite the market gaining its own Fox affiliate, WVAH continues to be offered on area cable systems.
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