News, Weather, Traffic and Sports from ABC24, the official site of WATN, serving Memphis, Tennessee and surrounding areas.

Channel 24 in Memphis began broadcasting in September 1978 as WPTY-TV, the first independent station in the Memphis area. It was originally owned by Petry Television, an advertising sales representative for TV stations.

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WPTY (105.3 FM, "Party 105") is a rhythmic contemporary formatted radio station licensed to Calverton–Roanoke, New York, and serving eastern Long Island. The station is owned by JVC Media LLC with studios located in Ronkonkoma, New York , and transmitter located in Manorville, New York , United States.

WATN-TV is the call sign for the ABC affiliate in Memphis, Tennessee. It broadcasts on digital 28, displayed on tuners as virtual channel 24. The station first went on the air in 1978 as Memphis' first UHF and independent outlet.

On June 1, 2013, WPTY changed its call letters to the current WATN-TV and its branding to "Local 24". Along with the change of the call sign, the station (along with its own sister stations WLMT & WJKT ) moved to new facility in northeast Memphis, TN and debuted a …

Owned by a consortium of TVX Broadcast Group and local investors including Kemmons Wilson, it was the second independent station in the market behind channel 24, then WPTY-TV. It was the original Memphis affiliate of Fox from 1986 to 1990.

WPTY has been signed-on since January 2, 1978 as the independent affilate. On October 3, 1983, WPTY become a Network/Warner affillate, and the logo has not been used. On January 4, 1993, WPTY become a Fox affiiate.