The channel 27 frequency in Roanoke was originally home to WROV-TV, which operated for less than five months in 1953.
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In 2007, WSLS upgraded its newscasts to high definition becoming the market's first big three station to make such a change.
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This airs on UHF channel 20.2 (or virtual channel 21.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter on Thaxton Mountain in unincorporated Bedford County.
In the spring of 1997, the market's UPN affiliation moved to WDRG-TV (now WEFC-TV), and WFXR/WJPR picked up a secondary alliance with the WB Television Network.