 Before that time, Dothan relied on WTVY to carry all three major broadcast networks.WTVY was primarily a CBS affiliate, so conventional wisdom suggested that WDHN, as the second station in a small, two-station market, should have opted to affiliate with the NBC network rather than with ABC, because ABC was the smallest and weakest network and would not be anywhere near par with CBS and NBC in terms of ratings until later in the decade.However, geography played a decisive part in WDHN joining ABC.