See more Eyewitness News from the last 50 years in our special section, abc7NY.com/EyewitnessNews50, * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts, Man stabbed on subway platform at Upper East Side station, Woman killed, teen hurt by hit-and-run driver in Brooklyn, Subway attack victim finds little comfort in NYPD's new crime stats. News Team In 2006, a state of the art street-side studio opened. WMAL-TV (19471977) (since 1984), Wheel of Fortune (since 1990), The Oprah Winfrey Show (since 1989), and Live with Regis and Kelly. In late July 2009, WJLA-TV dropped its locally produced "WeatherNow" channel for The Local AccuWeather Channel on its second subchannel under the "Doug Hill's WeatherNow" brand. A new window will open and you will be requested to enter a name for your Public Account. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network. I learned a lot and now Im ready to take my experience to the evenings, said Sepeda. The two stations share broadcast facilities in the. Were sending our thoughts, prayers and condolences to our friends at WXYZ this morning. When ABC launched on television in 1948, WMAL-TV became ABC's third primary affiliate; the station continued to carry some CBS programming until WOIC (channel 9, now WUSA) signed on in 1949. That includes the time he taped an encounter with former Lions' great Chris Spielman and was left with three broken ribs. Retro Television Network ("Retro TV") replaced Local Point TV.[14]. Meet the Team In 2001, WJLA-TV adopted the standard version of the "Circle 7" logo, refueling speculation that ABC would purchase the station, a deal that would never come to pass. April 10, 2006 ABC7 debuts the new State Street Studio. We've told people, 'We're just like you,' not, 'We're looking out for the tea party.'"[23]. All rights reserved. It was the first high-band VHF television station (channels 7-13) in the United States. He eventually moved to weekends as the co-anchor of the station's now-former Saturday and Sunday newscasts. [25] While 90% of the station's viewers received WJLA-TV's signal via cable or satellite, many of the over-the-air viewers had problems after the final transition. WHIO YouTube. ), Lauren Ashburn - Reporter/Anchor (1996-2000, now at, Ric Barrick - Morning Weather(1995-1996; now at, Jim Berry - Sports Anchor/Reporter (1981-1988, now at, Melinda Nix - Reporter (1972-1975), stringer CBS TV + Radio, Tokyo (1975-1977), WABC-TV NYC(1977-1982), now Sotheby's International Realty NYC, Rea Blakey - Health Reporter (1988-2001, recently at CNN, now with, Mike "Buck" Buchanan - General Assignment Reporter (2004-2006, now at, Jack Bowden - Reporter/Anchor - MD Bureau Chief 1990-1998 (retired), Mike Cairns - Sports Reporter/Anchor (1992-2000, now a sports announcer for Cleveland State University in Cleveland), Jim Clarke - Special Correspondent (1964-2003, deceased), Kelly Cresswell - Community Reporter (News Channel 8), Chris Curle Farmer - Anchor/Reporter (1977-1980, retired in Florida), Chris Gordon - Anchor/Reporter (1980-1983, now at, Mike Hambrick - Co-anchor (1992-1995, now with the National Association of Manufacturers), Delores Handy - Weeknight Anchor, first woman named anchor of a nightly 6 o'clock news broadcast in Washington, D.C.(1976-1978, now at, Jim Harriott - Anchor (1989-1990, deceased), John Harter - Reporter (1974-2006, retired), Dan Henry - Meteorologist (1997-2002, now at, Frank Herzog - Sports Director/Reporter (1983-1992, now at, Don Hudson - Morning Anchor (?-2003, now at, Kerri Kazarba - Anchor/Reporter (1993-1994, now at, Dennis Ketterer - Meteorologist (1988-1995, now at, Susan King - Anchor/"Cover Story" Reporter (1987-1997), Rene Knott - Sports Director (1992-2003, now at, Lark McCarthy - Anchor/Reporter (1976-1984), Derek McGinty - Anchor/Reporter (1998-2000, now at, Alisa Parenti - General Assignment Reporter, Renee Poussaint - Anchor/Reporter (1978-1992), Gary Reals - General Assignment Reporter (1983-1990, now in same position at, Ron Riley - Meteorologist (?-2008, retired), Wes Sarginson - Anchor (early 1970s through 1975, 1985-1988; now retired), Dale Solly - Anchor/Reporter (1988-1993 and 1997-2002, deceased), Henry Tenenbaum - Reporter (1987-1990, now at, Del Walters - Anchor/Reporter (1997-2003), Fred Weiss - Meteorologist (1963-1988; deceased), Barry Zevan - Weather/Reporter (1970s; moved to KSTP Minneapolis; now retired), Joseph McCaffrey-Anchor/Reporter (1959-1973), Greg Toland - Weekend sports anchor/reporter (200n-2009; now a sports anchor/reporter at. 7News Team I Team. Among the most widely circulated recordings is one made from the broadcast on WCBS-TV. News Introduction : Rebecca Vargas is an American news reporter and journalist. WENR-TV was named after its owner, radio pioneer E.N. High School Football. Field reports and promotions for WJLA-TV's newscasts continued to be broadcast in standard definition until the end of March 2013, when the station upgraded to HD field cameras for field shots and some news promotions. [6] WMAL-TV was separated first from its radio sisters when ABC purchased WMAL radio in March 1977. Other programs garnered national and local attention. While 90 percent of the station's viewers received their signal by cable or satellite, many of the over-the-air viewers had problems after the final transition. Greenville Triumph. Roz Varon. DETROIT, MI - JUNE 21: WXYZ Channel 7 Action News Sports Director Don Shane throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the interleague game between the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals at Comerica Park on June 21, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. [12] ABC eventually sold most of its radio properties, including WMAL and its FM sister station (by then WRQX), to Citadel Broadcasting Corporation in June 2007. May 26, 2011 Windy City Live premieres with hosts Ryan Chiaverini and Val Warner. Locally-produced sports and election specials preempt the first hour of primetime on a few days in late summer and early fall, while the poorly-watched Saturday night network lineup is occasionally thrown out during the summer in favor of an old movie. - Tonight id for December 18, 1986, WJLA Channel 7 - On Your Side ident from early 1986, WJLA Channel 7 - On Your Side id from 1987, General Hospital break bumper w/WJLA-TV Washington, D.C. byline from late 1987, WJLA Channel 7 - On Your Side promo from late 1988, WJLA Channel 7 - Washington's Watching Channel 7 promo from Fall 1990, WJLA The Joan Rivers Show - Thursday id from late 1992, ABC network id w/WJLA-TV Washington, D.C. byline from 1993, WJLA Channel 7 - On Your Side id from 1995, WJLA ABC7 station id from the laye 1990's, WJLA News 7 Online logo from the late 1990's, WJLA ABC7 News HD open from December 8, 2008, WJLA ABC7 News 11PM Weeknight open from June 5, 2013, WJLA ABC7 News 11PM Weeknight close from June 5, 2013, WJLA ABC7 News 6PM Weeknight open from May 14, 2014, WJLA ABC7 News 6PM Weeknight close from May 14, 2014, WJLA ABC7 News 11PM Weeknight open from July 3, 2014, WJLA ABC7 News 4PM Weekday open from late January 2015, WJLA ABC7 News 5PM open from late January 2015, WJLA ABC7 News 6PM open from late January 2015, WJLA ABC7 News 4PM Weekday open from January 28, 2015, WJLA ABC7 News Good Morning Washington - WIHT Hit 99.5 Jingle Ball Win Tickets Contest promo/id for the week of December 7, 2015, WJLA ABC7 News Government Matters open from April 24, 2016, WJLA ABC7 News 5PM Weeknight open from July 4, 2016, WJLA ABC7 News - VoteTrak 2016: World Tour promo for Mid-October 2016, WJLA ABC7 News - Vote 2016 Election Update bumper from November 8, 2016, WJLA ABC7 News - Trump Transition open from Mid-November 2016, WJLA Happy Holidays id from December 2016, WJLA ABC7 News Good Morning Washington - Happy New Year: 2017 id from December 31, 2016, WJLA Live With Kelly - All Winter promo for early January 2017, WJLA ABC7 News Good Morning Washington Weekday open from January 3, 2017, WJLA ABC7 News Good Morning Washington 5AM Weekday open from January 3, 2017, WJLA ABC7 News Good Morning Washington 5:30AM Weekday open from January 3, 2017, WJLA ABC7 News - The Presidential Inauguration open from late January 2017, WJLA ABC7 News Special: The Presidential Inauguration close from January 19, 2017, WJLA ABC7 logo from the end of January 2017, WJLA ABC7 News & ABC News: Good Morning America - #WeAreGMA promo from early March 2017, ABC Network - The Toy Box - Tonight promo w/WJLA-TV Washington, D.C. id bug from Mid-April 2017, WJLA ABC7 News Good Morning Washington Weekday open from April 17, 2017, WJLA ABC7 News Good Morning Washington Weekday - Coming Up bumper from April 17, 2017, WJLA ABC7 News 11PM Weeknight - 7 On Your Side Consumer Alert: Implant Cancer? RTN7 replaced "Local Point TV" at 10:00 a.m. on July 28, 2008. WJLA-TV shares a tower with WUSA in the Tenleytown section of Washington. WJLA-TV staff members felt that it was inappropriate for a station in Washington, D.C. to air stories that are critical of the federal government; one employee told The Washington Post that with these changes, the station may "lose the trust they built up with people over years and years. 6:55 PM, Oct 10, 2018 Local News. In late October 2008, WJLA began simulcasting on local low-powered station WWTD-LP; the station is expected to continue broadcasting an analog feed of WJLA after the digital transition. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rolland_Smith&oldid=1134738610, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from September 2022, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2022, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 20 January 2023, at 09:49. The unified entity moved into an office complex in the Rosslyn section of Arlington. [1] Metromedia would later transfer him to New York, where he would become co-anchor of WNEW-TV's 10 PM newscast. [17] Allbritton announced nearly three months later that it would sell all of its stations to Sinclair Broadcast Group for $985million. [7] As FCC regulations at the time prevented separately-owned stations from sharing the same call sign, WMAL-TV became WJLA-TV, after Allbritton's initials. On January 23, 2009, WJLA-TV laid off 26 staff members, including several on-air reporters, due to financial constraints. On Saturday, NewsChannel 7 welcomed past and present broadcasters that have all shaped the station to be what it is today. Miami, FL 33141 Don Shane, who anchored sports coverage in the Detroit TV market for decades, has died at 70. I think to have an anchorman who was involved in doing the news, not just reading it, gave us credibility," Daly said. [1] In 1973 Smith was named co-anchor of WCBS' evening newscasts, a position he held for 13 years. Joe Torres. The station also partnered with the conservative Washington Times to feature its weekly "Golden Hammer" awardhighlighting "the most egregious examples of government waste, fraud and abuse", as a segment during its newscasts. WebMeet anchors, reporters and more KOAT Action 7 News news team members. [citation needed]. In late July 2009, WJLA dropped its locally produced "WeatherNow" channel for The Local AccuWeather Channel on its DT2 subchannel. WebSmith's earliest broadcasting job was for Metromedia Television, where he served as White House correspondent for WTTG. [6] Both subchannels are carried locally by Comcast and Verizon FiOS. WMAL-TV was separated first from its radio sisters when ABC purchased WMAL-AM-FM in March 1977. [4] Also, at the same time, the "WJLA-TV" callsign was legally transferred from the now-defunct analog channel 7 to the new digital channel 7 with the "WJLA-DT" callsign being retired. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service. He stayed with KNSD until 1997 and returned to New York, but did not immediately return to television. I have no doubts that this next step will continue that excitement. Metromedia would later transfer him to New York, where he would become co-anchor of WNEW-TV's 10 PM newscast. WJLA already ran 30 kW of ERP, which was higher than the other three VHF stations in the area: WUSA (12.6 kW), WBAL-TV (5 kW), and WJZ-TV (28.8 kW).[5]. Mel started his broadcast career at WATN radio in 1978. Three NewsChannel 7 anchors to take on new roles, Former Packer released from Marathon County Jail on cash bond, Man, 57, killed in Iron County snowmobile crash, 2 law enforcement officers from Racine County cited for snowmobiling while intoxicated in Vilas County, First Alert Weather: A winter storm on the way for Sunday night into Monday, First Alert Weather: Friday Night Forecast, Order a Copy of a Story or Newscast That Aired on NewsChannel 7, Public File: web@wsaw.com - (715) 845-4211. [3] The station switched its subchannels over to Sinclair's owned digital networks, Charge! The public may view the reports by going to WHDH.com and clicking on "FCC Public File", or by visiting the FCC's website at FCC.org. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Josh Rultenberg [3], In 2015, D.C. United of Major League Soccer reached a new multi-year deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group to broadcast all of the team's regionally televised matches on WJLA-TV and NewsChannel 8 (now WJLA 24/7 News), succeeding CSN Mid-Atlantic.[21]. In addition, sister station KATV in Little Rock, Arkansas, has used the standard Circle 7 since the 1960s, longer than all WJLA-TV versions combined. 5 people, including two minors, killed in Rockland County fire, ABC7 New York 24/7 Eyewitness News Stream, Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts. News Team WMAL radio had been an affiliate of the NBC Blue Network since 1933, and remained with the network after it was spun off by NBC and evolved into ABC. As the flagship station of the Allbritton chain, WJLA provides national news headlines for other Allbritton-owned stations. That same year, Eyewitness News is launched. [20], The station's second digital subchannel was an initial but secondary affiliate of the American Sports Network with its first broadcast on August 30, 2014. Smith announced his retirement in 2006, after earning 11 Emmy Awards. WebBlake Holland anchors East Texas News at 5, KLTV 7 News at 6, and is a reporter for KLTV/KTRE. Traffic. WSVN-TVSunbeam Television Corp WSVN broadcast educational and informational programming for children, and file quarterly reports with the FCC detailing the station's outreach to children. The obscure-in-origin catchphrase "Fighting the frizzies, at 11," known to both Star Wars and South Park fans, traces its origins to Smith. WHIO-TV. The cause of his death was not immediately known. Beginning in September 1984, WJLA-TV became the Washington-area affiliate for Atlantic Coast Conference football and men's basketball along a syndicated network that was operated by Jefferson-Pilot Communications and eventually jointly produced with Raycom Sports. Allbritton then sold the Star to Time, Inc. in February 1978. Heather Foster, who joined NewsChannel 7 in 2015 and has anchored our 5:00, 6:00, and 10:00 p.m. newscasts, will move to our Noon and 4:00 p.m. newscasts. WJLA-TV became the second television station in the Washington, D.C. market (behind WUSA) to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition on December 8, 2008. Upon the radio transfer, channel 7 changed its call letters to the current WJLA-TV, after Allbritton's initials. In 1968, the call letters became WLS-TV. Larry Mowry. Newscast covering important local topics and events. Sandra Bookman. Michael Schneider (1982-1986) and Ann Bishop (1970-1995), WPLG (Sun Sentinel, file photo) This city spent $16.5 million in taxpayer money to . His 11 PM co-anchors included Dave Marash (19731978 and 19811982) and Vic Miles (19781979), before Michele Marsh joined him for the balance of his run with channel 2. [18] After nearly a year of delays, the deal was approved by the FCC on July 24, 2014. Behind solo HRs from Ingle and Abrams, Clemson hands, NASCAR star Chase Elliott hurts leg in snowboarding, Down 5 with :10 seconds to play Gainey scores 6 points, Severe weather delays SEC Womens Basketball Tournament, Wren falls to Camden in 3A Girls State Championship, The Foreign Landers Perform on Your Carolina, NorthStar Financial Wants you to be Ready for Retirement. Can you bring your vape pen or e-cigarette on a plane? Oprah Winfrey began her rise to superstardom at 190 North State Street. They also helped honor Wisconsin Broadcasters Hall of Famer Mark Zelich, or 'Z,' who is a former news director here at WSAW. WebNews Storm Center 7 Video I-Team WHIO-TV WHIO Radio Orange Zone. Dionne Miller. Steve Phillips: 20052009 ( Baseball Tonight and MLB coverage) Bill Raftery: 19802010: ESPN College Basketball; now with Fox Sports. Smith's earliest broadcasting job was for Metromedia Television, where he served as White House correspondent for WTTG. What's on WHIO-TV. ", Formerly separately licensed as WCGV-TV and merged with WVTV's spectrum, but remains on its former channel number as a separate station, transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts, "Sinclair Rebrands Washington Cable News Network", "ODU's opener with Hampton to be televised in 66 markets", "Require Prime Evening Time for NTA Films", "Joe Allbritton, TV and Banking Titan, Dies at 87", "Allbritton to sell 7 TV stations, including WJLA-TV, to Sinclair for $985 million", "D.C. United matches to appear on NewsChannel 8, ABC7", "Under new ownership, WJLA-TV takes a slight turn to the right", "Doug Hill, D.C.-area weather broadcasting icon, passes away", "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds", "WJLA Says It Is Taking Care OF DTV Business", Sorted by primary channel network affiliations, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WJLA-TV&oldid=1134028492, Television channels and stations established in 1947, Major League Soccer over-the-air television broadcasters, Pages containing links to subscription-only content, Wikipedia pending changes protected pages, Articles using infobox television station, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 16 January 2023, at 17:35.
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