The station picked up a secondary affiliation with America One during this period.
However, it retained a secondary affiliation with DuMont until that network shut down in 1956.
It carried UPN as a secondary affiliation until 2003.
This resulted in secondary affiliations with stations carrying other networks.
In 1953, it took on a secondary affiliation with ABC.
The station is the only station in Chattanooga to have never had a secondary affiliation with another network.
The station also had a secondary affiliation with Fox between 1990 and 1994.
Shortly after signing on, it took a secondary affiliation with the American CBS network.
During the 1990s, the station picked up a secondary affiliation with UPN.
The station also carried a secondary affiliation with DuMont.