WAOH-LP

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WAOH-LP / W35AX
WAOH: Akron, Ohio
W35AX: Cleveland, Ohio
Branding The CAT (Cleveland Akron Television)
Channels Analog: WAOH-LP: 29 (UHF)
W35AX: 35 (UHF)

Digital: no
Affiliations America One
Owner Media-Com, Inc
Founded July 14, 1987
Call letters’ meaning WAOH: W Akron OHio
W35AX: (translator calls randomly-assigned by the FCC)
Former affiliations Network One
Transmitter Power WAOH: 60.6 kW/106 m
W35AX: 11.8 kW/305 m
Class Class-A (both)

WAOH-LP channel 29 in Akron, Ohio and W35AX channel 35 in Cleveland, Ohio are low power Class A television stations serving the Akron/Cleveland market using the brand "The CAT" (for Cleveland Akron Television). The stations, which broadcast identical programming, are owned by Media-com, Inc., which also owns and operates radio stations WNIR (FM) and WJMP (AM) in Kent.

WAOH-LP and W35AX broadcast under Class A low power television licenses, although neither has a CA suffix in its call sign. While WAOH can be received in most of the Akron area, W35AX is only received in the western and southern portions of Greater Cleveland. WAOH has some cable carriage, most notably on Time Warner Cable's Akron system (position 14). W35AX is not carried on cable in the bulk of the Cleveland area.

WAOH was originally licensed on July 14, 1987 as W29AI, usually referred to as WAI-TV. It became WAOH-LP on August 21, 1995. W35AX was licensed on November 30, 1989.

The stations broadcast a schedule of syndicated programs and the locally produced Son of Ghoul show. In addition, they are affiliates of the America One network. The long lasting HandyRandy Autocare can also be seen on the "CAT" every Sunday Evening. Randy Lipscomb has been hosting this popular auto related program. 1991 to present

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At one time, this channel broadcast music videos via the Jukebox Network, else known as "The Box."