WLWT is a privately owned company headquartered in the US. Founded in 1948, it employs approximately 120 individuals and reported $79.6M in revenue as of 2023. The company functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer, primarily offering media and TV services.
WLWT and Hearst Television announced on June 15, 2026, an expansion of their newscast offerings, with a new weeknight program slated to air Monday through Friday at 7:30 p.m. beginning September 14. Ashley Kirklen and Chris Jacobs will anchor the newscast, joined by Meteorologist Allison Rogers and Sports Director Charlie Clifford. Previously, on June 9, 2026, WLWT highlighted Ohio's pivotal role in the American abolitionist movement as the United States commemorates its 250th anniversary. The station's reporting noted Ohio's status as a free state bordering slave states like Kentucky and Virginia, and that more enslaved people crossed the Ohio River to freedom there than any other part of the country before slavery was abolished in 1865.
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