WAOH-LP channel 29 in Akron, Ohio

Akron, Ohio

Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...

 and W35AX channel 35, also known as WAX, in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

 are low power Class A television stations serving the Akron/Cleveland market. The stations broadcast identical programming and operate out of facilities just east of Kent

Kent, Ohio

Kent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeastern Ohio on the western edge of the county. The population was 27,906 at the 2000 United States Census and 28,904 in the 2010 Census...

 in Franklin Township

Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio

Franklin Township is a civil township located in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeast Ohio on the western edge of the county. The 2000 census found 5,276 people in the township...

, which are shared with radio stations WNIR (FM) and WJMP

WJMP

WJMP AM 1520 is daytime only radio station licensed to Kent, Ohio and serving the Akron, Ohio radio market. WJMP operates with a maximum power output of 1,000 watts, using a six-tower, daytime-only directional antenna pattern....

 (AM), all of which are owned by Media-Com, Inc.

WAOH and W35AX broadcast under Class A low power television licenses, although neither has a CA suffix in its call sign. WAOH has some cable carriage, most notably on Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable

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's Akron system (position 11). W35AX is not carried on cable in the bulk of the Cleveland area.

WAOH was originally licensed on July 14, 1987 as W29AI, and did not sign on until 1990. It became WAOH on August 21, 1995. W35AX was licensed on November 30, 1989 and signed on in 1996 as a simulcast of WAOH-LP.

The stations are currently affiliated with the Retro Television Network

Retro Television Network

The Retro Television Network is a system of television stations that airs classic television shows as well as more recently produced programs...

 and broadcasts a schedule of classic television programs along with a few locally-produced programs, such as the Son of Ghoul

Son of Ghoul

The Son of Ghoul is a horror host played by Keven Scarpino, appearing on The Son of Ghoul Show based in Akron, Ohio, where a B movie is presented along with comedy sketches.-History:...

. Prior to June 1, 2009, they were affiliated with the America One

America One

America One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations...

network, with the branding of "The CAT" (for Cleveland Akron Television).

Both WAOH and W35AX have applied to the FCC to flash-cut their signal to digital. The new coverage area for W35AX will overlap most of WAOH's viewing area.