WSEA-TV

WSEA-TV (channel 30) is an -affiliated television station in, United States. It signed on in September 1950 as a DuMont affiliate, then became a secondary NBC affiliate from September 1956-September 1994, a secondary ABC affiliate from September 1994-September 2005, independent from September 2005-December 2010, and an RTÉjr affiliate since May 2011. They were at first a DuMont O&O, then an NBC O&O until bought the station in September 1983, which would become Great American Broadcasting in 1987, Citicasters in 1993, and Clear Channel in 1999. But,, Ireland's public service broadcaster, bought the station in October 2005 and the station became affiliated with RTÉjr in May 2011. RTÉ is WSEA's current owner and operator. The "SEA" part of "WSEA" stands for Seattle.