, ▁ 2 0 1 4 ; ▁in ▁a ▁statement , ▁Fox ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁switched ▁stations ▁because ▁W TO V ▁has ▁a ▁stronger ▁over - the - air ▁signal ▁than ▁W TR F . ▁W TR F - DT 2 ' s ▁secondary ▁affili ation ▁with ▁My Network TV ▁then ▁became ▁its ▁primary ▁affili ation . ▁ ▁W TR F - DT 3 ▁( ABC ) ▁W TR F - DT 3 , ▁brand ed ▁on - air ▁as ▁ABC ▁Ohio ▁Valley , ▁is ▁the ▁ABC - aff ili ated ▁third ▁digital ▁sub channel ▁of ▁W TR F - TV , ▁broadcast ing ▁in ▁ 7 2 0 p ▁high ▁definition ▁on ▁virtual ▁and ▁V H F ▁channel ▁ 7 . 3 . ▁On ▁cable , ▁the ▁sub channel ▁is ▁available ▁on ▁X fin ity ▁digital ▁channel ▁ 2 0 5 . ▁ ▁History ▁W TR F ▁launched ▁a ▁new ▁third ▁digital ▁sub channel ▁with ▁ABC ▁programming ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁it ▁had ▁launched ▁Fox ▁programming ▁on ▁W TR F - DT 2 . ▁Pre viously , ▁W TR F ▁and ▁W TO V ▁a ired ▁ABC ▁programming ▁in ▁off - h ours , ▁but ▁began ▁ph asing ▁out ▁ABC ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁W TR F ▁dropped ▁it ▁entirely ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁but ▁W TO V ▁continued ▁to ▁air ▁a ▁few ▁ABC ▁programs ▁until ▁ 2 0 0