that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to its analog-era VHF channel 11. Like most ABC stations that were formerly owned by Belo, WHAS-TV's main channel is transmitted in the 1080i high definition resolution format rather than ABC's default 720p format. Out-of-market coverage Frankfort WHAS-TV, along with WAVE and WLKY, is available on the Frankfort Plant Board's cable system serving Kentucky's state capital. On December 20, 2017, the Frankfort Plant Board announced that it would drop WHAS and competitor WAVE on January 1, 2018 in order to curb rising retransmission consent costs that were being passed on to its customers. However, by December 28, Frankfort Plant Board had re-entered negotiations to continue carriage of WHAS. On December 29, Frankfort Plant Board announced they had reached a deal to keep the station on the cable system through December 31, 2020. The channel was never removed and remained on its longtime channel positions of 11 and 511 (HD). Southern Kentucky In Barren County, Kentucky, which is in the Bowling Green media market, WHAS-TV and WHAS-DT2 (along with a few other Louisville stations) were also piped in by the cable system of the Glasgow Electric Plant Board, as well as the cable television system of the South Central Rural Telephone Cooperative. Mediacom's customers in Hart and Metcalfe counties also have access to the main channel of WHAS-TV as a second choice for ABC programming as opposed to local ABC station WBKO in the event that either station preempts an ABC program for severe weather coverage or breaking news coverage. The SCRTC's customers in Monroe County, Kentucky (in the Nashville media market) also had access to WHAS-TV, as well as WBKO and Nashville's ABC station WKRN. WHAS and WAVE, along with WAVE's Bounce TV subchannel were both dropped from both Glasgow-based cable systems (except for the SCRTC systems in Green and Larue Counties) in 2018. See also WHAS (AM) List of media of Louisville, Kentucky References External links WHAS Crusade for Children Website Wazoo Sports Website ABC network affiliates Tegna Inc. Television channels and stations established in 1950 HAS-TV True Crime Network affiliates Twist (TV network) affiliates 1950 establishments in Kentucky Quest (American TV network) affiliates Court TV affiliates