ios , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁were ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁East land ▁Mall ▁in ▁North ▁Vers a illes , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁W ANT - TV ▁was ▁a ▁live ▁au ction ▁of ▁salv age ▁mer ch and ise ▁that ▁ran ▁from ▁ 7 ▁PM ▁until ▁mid night ▁daily . ▁Origin ally , ▁the ▁show ▁had ▁multiple ▁hosts , ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁Ch ery l ▁Mc Call ▁became ▁the ▁show ' s ▁main ▁host . ▁As ▁a ▁low - bud get , ▁live ▁six - hour ▁show , ▁the ▁show ▁gained ▁a ▁cult ▁following ▁from ▁college ▁students ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁air ▁view ers ▁in ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁area . ▁ ▁In ▁mid - 2 0 0 1 , ▁W ANT - TV ▁was ▁renamed ▁Live ▁Au ction ▁Television , ▁and ▁its ▁hours ▁were ▁reduced ▁to ▁three ▁days ▁a ▁week ▁( F rid ay , ▁Saturday , ▁and ▁Sunday ) ▁from ▁ 7 ▁PM ▁to ▁ 1 ▁am . ▁Also , ▁W ON T ▁ended ▁its ▁affili ation ▁with ▁A CN , ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁affili ate ▁of ▁the ▁Sh op ▁at ▁Home ▁Network . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁renamed ▁Au ction ▁Live , ▁and ▁started ▁being ▁sim ul cast ▁on ▁its ▁sister ▁stations ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁W II C - LP ▁and ▁W PT G - LP . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁station ▁changed ▁its ▁call sign ▁from ▁W ON T - LP ▁to ▁" W BY D