WPVI Philadelphia

ABC-owned WPVI Philadelphia (DMA 4) will host a debate between the Republican and Democratic candidates for this year’s Philadelphia mayoral election. The candidates are Melissa Murray Bailey (R) and Jim […]

Philadelphia’s news giants WPVI and Philly.com have had to make room for ever-expanding digital competition. Upstarts like Billy Penn and the digitally-robust Philadelphia Magazine have pushed local TV stalwarts to raise their game amid an ever more fragmented audience.

For the first time, ABC O&O WPVI Philadelphia Action News meteorologists Cecily Tynan, Adam Joseph, Karen Rogers, David Murphy, Melissa Magee and Chris Sowers will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look […]

ABC-owned WPVI Philadelphia (DMA 4) is off to the races. The 77th annual Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta, presented by Aberdeen Asset Management, Coca-Cola and Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas […]

The 2015 Philadelphia mayoral race is underway, and ABC-owned WPVI will host a live debate between all six Democratic candidates in the primary race. The one-hour debate will air commercial-free […]

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A former Philadelphia sportscaster was convicted Wednesday of selling bogus sports-themed trips that he said would help various charities. Jurors deliberated for nearly 12 hours before […]

ABC-owned WPVI Philadelphia (DMA 4) is adding newscasts, on both WPVI and on Tribune’s MNT affiliate WPHL. Starting Sept. 8, WPVI’s Action News at Noon grows to one hour. The […]

The longer local newscast produced by WPVI Philadelphia will begin airing seven days a week starting Sept. 8.

The ABC and Univision O&Os will share news resources both on air and across their digital and mobile platforms.

The ABC O&O stepped in when the annual event was about to be canceled in 1986 and has been sponsoring, producing and airing it ever since. With over a half a million viewers last year, it’s a great example of how a station can maximize its community involvement.

In the coming weeks, the ABC O&O will start promotions for its Virtual View — an augmented reality experience that will make its debut at the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade. The station hopes the technical enhancement to the broadcast will help draw in more viewers. To take advantage of Virtual View, viewers need to download the app Junaio, which is available for iOS and Android.

ABC O&O WPVI Philadelphia (DMA 4) today unveiled its new local radar system, Baron Services’ Double Scan. Traditional radar utilizes one horizontal beam. WPVI’s radar now has dual-polarmetric radar — […]

Chip Kelly and the Eagles kick off the season at the Redskins for the first Monday Night Football game of the season live on ABC affiliate WPVI Philadelphia (DMA 4). The action starts at 7 p.m. on the Eagles official broadcast TV partner. Following the game, the Action News sports team will have a complete wrapup, with WPVI’s Post Game Report live from FedEx Field. Ducis Rodgers, Jamie Apody and Jeff Skversky will dissect Chip Kelly’s NFL debut, and highlight all the game-changing plays. WPVI will also broadcast the much-anticipated Andy Reid homecoming on Thursday Sept. 19, when the birds battle the Chiefs.