there were originally two abc network affiliates in northeastern pennsylvania. wilk-tv, operating on channel 34 and owned by wilk radio took to the air from wilkes-barre on september 16, 1953. it was followed by scranton-licensed warm-tv, broadcasting on channel 16 and owned by future governor william scranton along with warm radio, in february 1954. during the late 1950s, wilk-tv was also briefly affiliated with the nta film network.