WJET-TV Information

WJET-TV, channel 24, is an ABC-affiliated television station located in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. WJET is owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, which also operates Fox affiliate WFXP (owned by Mission Broadcasting) through a joint sales agreement. WJET-TV signed on-the-air during the 6 P.M. hour on April 2, 1966 with a 24-hour movie marathon called WJET 24-Hour Marathon. In January 1998, the Nexstar Broadcasting Group acquired WJET. Later in the year as was standard for most Nexstar stations, it began performing non-programming functions for Mission Broadcasting-owned WFXP.