▁W TO V ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁CBS ▁affili ate . ▁N BC ▁had ▁strugg led ▁in ▁the ▁ratings ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁W TR F ▁wanted ▁a ▁stronger ▁affili ation . ▁It ▁also ▁dropped ▁the ▁remaining ▁ABC ▁programs ▁from ▁its ▁schedule . ▁This ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁serious ▁a ▁problem ▁as ▁it ▁appeared , ▁since ▁Pitts burgh ' s ▁W TA E - TV ▁( channel ▁ 4 ) ▁and ▁Young st own ' s ▁W Y TV ▁( channel ▁ 3 3 ) ▁were ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁on ▁cable , ▁with ▁channel ▁ 4 ' s ▁over - the - air ▁signal ▁covering ▁most ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁W heel ing – Ste uben ville ▁market . ▁However , ▁the ▁switch ▁back f ired ▁dis astr ously . ▁While ▁as ▁an ▁N BC ▁affili ate , ▁channel ▁ 7 ▁had ▁to ▁cont end ▁with ▁Pitts burgh ' s ▁W II C - TV ▁( channel ▁ 1 1 , ▁now ▁W P X I ), ▁one ▁of ▁N BC ' s ▁weak est ▁affili ates , ▁for ▁network ▁view ers , ▁it ▁now ▁had ▁to ▁cont end ▁with ▁K DK A - TV ▁( channel ▁ 2 ), ▁one ▁of ▁CBS ' ▁strong est ▁affili ates , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁( and ▁remains ▁today ) ▁widely ▁view able ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁both ▁over - the - air ▁and ▁available ▁on ▁cable . ▁This , ▁combined ▁with ▁N BC ' s ▁res urg ence ▁in ▁the ▁ 1