9 8 0 s ▁while ▁CBS ▁fal tered ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁saw ▁W TR F ▁become ▁a ▁very ▁distant ▁second ▁to ▁W TO V ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁ratings . ▁While ▁CBS ▁reb ounded ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁W TR F ▁has ▁never ▁really ▁recovered , ▁with ▁some ▁view ers ▁even ▁watching ▁now - C BS ▁O & O ▁K DK A - TV ▁for ▁CBS ▁programming ▁over ▁W TR F . ▁ ▁Another ▁factor ▁in ▁channel ▁ 7 ' s ▁strugg les ▁was ▁ownership ▁inst ability . ▁From ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁through ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁it ▁went ▁through ▁three ▁different ▁own ers . ▁Adams ▁Communic ations ▁bought ▁the ▁station ▁from ▁Wes ray ▁Corporation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁but ▁ran ▁into ▁financial ▁trouble ▁and ▁sold ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁stations , ▁including ▁W TR F , ▁to ▁Br is ette ▁Broadcast ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Br is ette ▁himself ▁was ▁nearly ▁brought ▁down ▁by ▁financial ▁issues ▁and ▁merged ▁his ▁group ▁with ▁Bened ek ▁Broadcast ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Media ▁Hold ings ▁bought ▁the ▁station ▁when ▁Bened ek ▁declared ▁bank rupt cy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁W TR F ▁launched ▁its ▁second ▁digital ▁sub channel ▁as ▁a ▁Fox ▁and ▁secondary ▁My Network TV ▁affili ate . ▁Pre viously , ▁the ▁W heel ing – Ste