ɪt wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst jˌuːˌeɪtʃˈɛf stˈeɪʃənz ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ænd ɐn ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪt ʌvðə sˌiːbˌiːˈɛs tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən nˈɛtwɜːk, bᵻfˌoːɹ sˌiːbˌiːˈɛs ɪtsˈɛlf pˈɜːtʃɪst ɐ ɹˈaɪvəl jˌuːˌeɪtʃˈɛf ˈaʊtlɛt, wˈoʊkitˌiːvˈiː nˈaʊ dˌʌbəljˌuːvˌiːtˌiːvˈiː.
It was one of the earliest UHF stations in the United States and an affiliate of the CBS Television Network, before CBS itself purchased a rival UHF outlet, WOKY-TV (now WVTV).