dˌʌbəljˌuːkˌeɪdˌiːˈeɪtʃ wʌz ɐn ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪt fɹʌmðə stˈɑːɹt, ænd wʌz ɪts sˈɛkənd ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪt ɪnðə mˈɑːɹkɪt; dˈʌbəljˌuːlˈʌvtˌiːvˈiː kˈæɹid ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː pɹˈoʊɡɹæmɪŋ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː æz dˌʌbəljˌuːvˌiːˌɛsbˈiːtˌiːvˈiː ʌntˈɪl swˈɪtʃɪŋ tə fˈɑːks ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv.
WKDH was an ABC affiliate from the start, and was its second affiliate in the market; WLOV-TV carried ABC programming from 1983 (as WVSB-TV) until switching to Fox in October 1995.