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WCCO
Offices: Minneapolis, Minnesota
1946 the radio station WCTN obtains a commercial
broadcast license from the FCC and first
went on the air. In August, WTCN-TV's parent
company sold its radio stations, allowing
the purchase of WCCO Radio. The merge between
WTCN-TV and WCCO Radio formed Midwest Radio
and Television. They decided to keep the
TV station and change the call letters to
WCCO-TV, with CBS becoming its primary network
affiliation. |
WCHS TV 8
Offices: Charleston, West Virginia
Since 1954, WCHS-TV8, an ABC Television
Network affiliate, has been serving the
Charleston-Huntington television market.
They reach over 1.2 million people and over
34 counties spanning three states. Geographically,
Charleston-Huntington is the second largest
TV market east of the Mississippi River.
WCHS-TV8 is part of the Sinclair Broadcast
Group, Inc., a diversified broadcasting
company that currently owns or programs
58 television stations. |
WCIA 3
Offices: Champaign, Illinois
In 2001, Nexstar acquired WCIA, a CBS affiliate
located in Champaign. WCIA has traditionally
dominated area viewing due to possessing
the only VHF signal in the market. Nexstar
has built on that tradition by emphasizing
sales projects and better inventory management.
The station has also expanded sales operations
in Springfield, the state capital of Illinois.
WCIA is closely affiliated with the University
of Illinois due to holding the broadcast
rights for football and basketball. |
WCNC 6
Offices: Charlotte, North Carolina
WCNC 6 is the NBC affiliate for the Charlotte
market. It is owned and operated by the
Belo Corporation. They look for and have
aggressive, enterprising reporters with
strong live skills. Strong editorial and
people skills are expected of their employees.
WCNC 6 has the ability to produce a fast
paced newscast, and they thrive on breaking
news and local investigations. |
WCWG 20
Offices: Greensboro, North Carolina
WCWG went on air in 1985. In 2006 it became
an affiliate of The CW network and changed
its call letters from WTWB to WCWG to recognize
their new affiliate. They are in the 47th
ranked market and reach 652,020 households
or roughly 1,026,700 people. WCWG is owned
by Pappas Telecasting Companies, based in
Visalia, California. Pappas Telecasting
is the largest privately-held, commercial
television broadcast group in the in terms
of U.S. Household coverage. |
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WCYB TV
Offices: Bristol, Virginia
WCYB-TV began broadcasting in August, 1956,
and Bluestone purchased the station in 2004.
An NBC affiliate, WCYB-TV is the dominant
station in the nation's 90th largest market,
the Tri-Cities of Tennessee and Virginia
(Bristol, Kingsport, Johnson City). With
the launch of Digital Television in May,
2000, WCYB became the first commercial station
in America to transmit multiple network
signals simultaneously. |
WDBJ 7
Offices: Roanoke, Virginia
WDBJ first signed on the air in 1955. It
has undergone a series of expansions over
the years to reach a much larger audience
throughout central and southwest Virginia.
Schurz Communications acquired WDBJ in 1969
from the Times-World Corporation. A CBS
affiliate, WDBJ averages more viewers throughout
the day than any other station in the market
and has been the dominant source for local
news for 40 years. Because of its dominance
in the market, WDBJ's News 7 at 6 has more
viewers than any other Virginia newscast. |
WESH 2
Offices: Daytona Beach-Orlando, Florida
WESH went on the air on June 10, 1956. On
Nov. 5, 1957, WESH became an affiliate of
NBC. WESH has been a leader in Central Florida
television. A new tower allowed viewers
in St Augustine, Orlando, Daytona Beach,
Gainesville, Crystal River and Melbourne
to see the WESH signal. The increase in
viewers topped 300,000. |
West Michigan CW (WWMT)
Offices: Kalamazoo, Michigan
West Michigan CW is a sub station of WWMT.
Their goal is to serve the market's information,
entertainment and advertising needs with
high-quality people and programming, and
be a great place to work. They have a large,
mostly rural market, with significant farm
activity. They reach 732,000 homes in 14
West Michigan counties. WWMT is owned and
operated by Freedom Communications. |
West Palm's WB (WTCN)
Offices: West Palm Beach, Florida
WTCN signed on in 1991 as a low-power community
station. Today, it reaches-with the help
of cable-650,000 homes, and the number is
growing every day. Most cable companies
carry the WTCN signal on Cable Channel 15.
A deal was struck with Viacom to purchase
the station, along with co-owned Spanish-language
WWHB Channel 48. Viacom took over operation
of the stations April 4, 2005. September
12, 2005, WTCN began a new chapter in it's
life, becoming a network affiliate of The
WB. |
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