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WPPP is a dual ABC/NBC-affiliated station serving Pikeville, Kentucky. It is owned by Gray Television and operated by Swift Television Group via SSA.

History[]

WPPP began broadcasting on June 20, 1965, as Pikeville's ABC affiliate. It was signed on by Dorphene Television, as the first station in the city (ABN affiliate WELK, which would later launch in 1966, serves nearby Elkhorn City). An 11 p.m. newscast, East Kentucky News Tonight, debuted that evening debuted ten years later in 1975.

The station's morning show, Good Morning East Kentucky (often abbreviated in graphics to GMEK), premiered in 1982 (in honor of the 200th Bald Eagle Day celebrations), airing for two hours from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.

v · d · e Gray Media

Sorted by primary channel network affiliations

affiliates	KLCD • KMQV-TV • KRTR • KRVO • KSBO • KWIN-TV • WALX • WANO • WDVM • WEIT • WFHC • WHNM • WIXV • WMZA • WPPP⁴ • WRGO • WSVR-TV • WTUX

affiliates	DYPCB-DT • JSZV • KABT-TV • KARL • KCBO • KDMD • KFIM • KLIV • KNND • KPKK • KTSP • KUSA • KWIN-DT2 • MAEL • MLVD-TV • WCPX • WCRC • WDBQ • WEFG • WESK • WHRR • WMOV • WRST • WRTB • WVUT

affiliates	BAYP • BJDA-CD • BJVR • BSMT • BSWO • BTTN • BYTV • KAAL • KCHR • KEUR-TV • KEZI • KGFY • KMEL • KOTV • KTMA • KWAC • KWCH • KXII • WBTB • WCTR-TV • WDTB • WFVI • WGME • WHCC • WHQA • WIH • WJRT • WKYT • WLKY • WMQM • WPTD-TV • WSAW • WSOV • WTNZ • WTQK • WTRK-TV

affiliates	KNNT • KSBO-DT2 • KWIN-DT3 • WBTB-DT2 • WCBI • WEIT-DT2 • WJMA

affiliates	KFXC¹ • KBBU-TV • KWFX • MVVU-TV • WACR-TV • WTOB • WVAE-DT • WXOF

affiliate	KMTY

Independent stations	KTTY • WNEU • WPGG • WVVB

affiliates	KANA • KXCQ • WHLY • WJVF

affiliates	KMQV-DT2 • KOTV-DT3 • KSTR • KTMN² • KWMT

affiliates	KMRC • KOTM-TV • KQML • KTO-TV • KVTM • KWAS • KWMC-TV • WAPL-TV • • WCCZ • WDFJ • WEET • WELV • WFUC-TV • WHTQ • WJCH • WKTP-TV • WLVN • WMDQ • WPVA-DT • WQXC • WTLR-TV • WWWW-TV

affiliate	WSOV-DT3

affiliates	KALN • KSCR

Programming	Hawaii News Now • Investigate TV

Other assets	Free TV Networks^JV (365BLK • Outlaw • VCR Action • VCR Haha • Defy TV) • Raycom Sports (ACC Network) • PowerNation Studios (PowerNation) • Tupelo Honey • Arizona's Family Sports • Peachtree Sports Network

Acquisitions	Benedek Broadcasting • Diversified Communications • Hoak Media • Meredith Local Media • Quincy Media (Granite Broadcasting) • Raycom Media (Drewry Communications • Liberty Corporation • Lincoln Financial Media) • Schurz Communications • United Communications

¹ The E. W. Scripps Company operates this station through an SSA. ² Owned by Tegna, Gray Television operates this station through an SSA. ³ Gray Media owns this station while Swift Television Group operates this station through an SSA. ^JV Joint venture

v · d · e Swift Television Group

affiliates	BALB • BEZI • BJLE¹ • BRYB² • KACB • KBVO • KHII • KNWC • KOGO-TV • KORA • KUIJ • KVIT • MTVM • WAAB • WBLM • WFTA-TV • WFTR • WFWM • WHFS-TV • WHHS • WINT • WILK • WIZC • WKUI • WLCV • WLLK • WLXX • WPPP³ • WVIE • WVWV • WWEP

affiliates	KDNA • KGGZ • KWDT • WQPL • WPDZ

affiliates	KBSR • KHAL • KHFS-TV • KLRS • KNES • KROX • KSBD • KSEE • KSOT-TV • KTEU • KTOP • KUBO-TV • KZBC • WAVV • WBEN • WCSX-TV • WDHC-TV • WEKT • WGNF-TV • WIRO-TV • WJMO • WMTY • WRRO • WPRO-TV • WVNJ

affiliates	BCEN • BDVS • BENH • BWBC • BWNV • KAPP • KCOK • KEMA-TV / KEPR-TV • KFBS-TV • KFOU • KHIC-TV • KIII • KIVS-TV • KIXA • KMUT • KNTB • KQWC-TV • KREM⁴ • KSLK-TV • KSNW • KTUL-TV • KTWO • KVIN • MSNB-TV • WAKF • WAVV-DT2 • WBEC • WCMB-TV • WCNV • WCTB • WEVC-DT • WJXT • WKYW • WOBA-TV • WTHQ-TV • WTQC-TV • WVET • WVMT • WYCT

affiliates	BCAU • KCPG • KEMA-DT2 / KEPR-DT2 • KRWB • KIII-DT3 • KTOP-DT2 • KWGM • WCMB-DT2 • WPRC-DT3

affiliates	KAZO • KFOM • KFXR • KLFO⁴ • KVVA-TV • MHNS-TV • WARF • WAVV-DT3 • WFAL-CD • WFAX • WIC • WLRD • WOMO • WPKG⁵ • WPRC-DT2 • WROX • WSWL • WVYP • WWMA

Independent stations	WPRH-TV • WXXR

affiliates	KIGJ-TV • WCMB-DT2 • WNFS-TV

affiliates	BCVN • BETC • BTYA • KBRH-TV • KIII-DT2 • KKXT⁶ • KWDC • WCBF • WCRA • WCOL • WDLF • WITL • WNHB-TV • WPPP-DT2² • WPRC-DT • WREZ • WSJS • WSWR • WWAZ

affiliate	MRID

affiliates	BRGF • KTVH • WAOS • WTQC-DT2

Notes: Station(s) in bold denote(s) the company's flagship station(s). ¹Owned by Swift, but Sala Media Group operates and programs this station under a SSA. ²Owned by Callaghan Television Company, but Swift operates and programs this station under a SSA. ³Owned by American Spirit Media, but Swift operates and programs this station under a LMA/JSA/SSA. ⁴Owned by Gray Media, but Swift operates and programs this station under a SSA. ⁵Owned by Swift, but JD Broadcasting Properties operates and programs this station under a SSA. ⁶Owned by Swift, but Berfield/Willis operates and programs this station under a JSA/SSA.