JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – For the past 70 years, WJHL-TV has broadcast to the Tri-Cities. On Oct. 26, 1953, the transmitter began operation, and Herb Howard’s voice became the first heard on WJHL. The station was founded by Hanes Lancaster Sr. and Hanes Lancaster Jr., whose initials help make up the station’s call letters. […]