EXHIBIT 23.6

                           [LETTERHEAD OF FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY & CO.,INC.]

Board of Directors
Western Ohio Financial Corporation
28 East Main Street
Springfield, OH 45502

Dear Members of the Board:

      We hereby consent to the inclusion of our opinion letter dated April 1,
2004 to the Board of Directors of Western Ohio Financial Corporation("Western
Ohio") as Annex B to, and to the reference thereto, as well as the use of our
name, under the captions "SUMMARY OF THE MERGER," "THE MERGER-Background of the
Merger," "THE MERGER-Western Ohio's Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of
the Merger by the Western Ohio Board of Directors," and "THE MERGER-Opinions of
Western Ohio's Financial Advisors" in, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus of Western
Ohio and WesBanco, Inc. ("WesBanco") relating to the proposed merger involving
Western Ohio and WesBanco, which Proxy Statement/Prospectus is part of the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of WesBanco. By giving such consent, we do
not thereby admit that we are experts with respect to any part of such
Registration Statement within the meaning of the term "expert" as used in, or
that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.

                                      /s/ Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc.
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                                           FRIEDMAN, BILLINGS, RAMSEY & CO.,INC.

Arlington, VA
June 4, 2004