WEVV-TV
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| Evansville, Indiana | |
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| Branding | CBS 44 Fox 44 (on DT2) |
| Channels | Digital: 45 (UHF) Virtual: 44 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Translators | W47EE-D Evansville (HD simulcast of 44.2) |
| Affiliations | CBS Fox/MyNetworkTV (DT2) |
| Owner | Communications Corporation of America (ComCorp of Indiana License Corporation) |
| First air date | November 17, 1983 |
| Call letters' meaning | EVansVille (EVV is also the FAA airport designation for Evansville Regional Airport) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 44 (UHF, 1983-2009) |
| Former affiliations | independent (1983-1987) Fox (on primary channel, 1987-1995) |
| Transmitter power | 500 kW |
| Height | 288 m |
| Facility ID | 72041 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°53′17.4″N 87°32′37.3″W / 37.888167°N 87.543694°W |
| Website | www.wevv.com/ |
WEVV-TV is a CBS-affiliated television station located in Evansville, Indiana. The station operates on digital channel 45, or virtual channel 44 via PSIP, from a transmitter located in Henderson, Kentucky. WEVV is owned and operated by Communications Corporation of America. WEVV also operates a digital subchannel (44.2) that is currently affiliated with Fox and MyNetworkTV.
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[edit] Digital programming
WEVV's digital signal on UHF channel 45 is multiplexed:
| Channel | Name | Video | Aspect | Programming |
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| 44.1 | WEVV-HD | 1080i | 16:9 | Main WEVV programming / CBS |
| 44.2 | WEVV-DT2 | 480i | "Fox 44"; Fox and MyNetworkTV |
On May 11, 2011, WEVV signed an affiliation agreement with Fox, reuniting WEVV with its first network affiliation, after WTVW lost its affiliation due to a dispute between Fox and owner Nexstar over Fox's demands of a share of retransmission consent earnings (WTVW then became an independent station)[1]; CBS programming remained on digital channel 44.1, and Fox began airing on July 1, 2011 on WEVV digital channel 44.2. MyNetworkTV programming moved from the 7-9 p.m. primetime slot to 9-11 p.m.[2] The subchannel is branded as Fox 44 and uses a logo that resembles those used by its sister Comcorp-owned Fox affiliates such as WGMB in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and KWKT in central Texas, though with a plain midpoint bullet between calls and city rather than a decorative outline, and continuing to use WEVV's longtime "44" logo.[3]
On June 24, 2011, WEVV-TV signed on a new digital low-power station on channel 47.[4] [5] [6] This station, which will eventually hold the low-power translator calls W47EE-D, will be used to air the Fox/MyNetworkTV schedule in 720p high definition to cable/satellite providers and local antenna viewers in the immediate Evansville/Henderson area. WEVV is currently working with all of the market's cable and satellite providers to place WEVV-DT2's high definition signal on their systems, and move the station's standard definition channel from the extended digital lifeline tier to the basic tier which every viewer in the area can receive.
[edit] History
WEVV began broadcasting on November 17, 1983. It was originally an independent station, then became a Fox affiliate around 1987, originally branded as Fox 44 and later as WEVV Fox TV.
In 1995, Banam Broadcasting, a subsidiary of BankAmerica, sold WTVW (channel 7) to Petracom Broadcasting.[7] Fox then acquired a 20% equity stake in Petracom;[8] this led to a three-way affiliation swap in which WTVW ended its affiliation with ABC after 39 years and affiliated with Fox on December 3, 1995. Conversely, the ABC affiliation moved to WEHT (channel 25) ending its affiliation with CBS after 41 years.
On July 1, 1995, WEVV-TV signed an affiliation agreement with CBS to become the network's new affiliate for the Tri-State market. On September 18, 1995, WEVV aired its first CBS program with an episode of The Price is Right, eventually the station picked up CBS This Morning after it was dropped by WEHT; WEVV officially became a full-time on December 4, 1995, when the remainder of CBS' programming lineup was added to the station.[9]
In June 2006, WEVV owner Communications Corporation of America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Western District of Louisiana. In September of that year, WEVV began broadcasting a digital high definition signal; at the time, a digital subchannel was added on virtual 44.2, which was affiliated with MyNetworkTV and was simulcast on WTSN-LP (and as such, was branded as "MyTSN"). In 2009, the relationship with WTSN-LP ended and channel 44.2 changed branding to My44, with WTSN moving to air America One (and as of November 2011, Me-TV) programming.
[edit] News operation
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WEVV established a news department in 1992, with local news, branded Fox 44 News at Nine, originally airing weeknights at 9 p.m. With the switch to CBS, the 9 p.m. newscast was dropped, and the news operation was relaunched as NewsNow, adding newscasts at noon, 5 p.m., 10 p.m., and weekends. NewsNow later became CBS 44 News.
Other newscasts were added to mornings, and the 5 p.m. newscast moved to 6 p.m. However, none of these additions/time period changes helped the news ratings, remaining in fourth place behind WFIE, WEHT and WTVW. WEVV shuttered its news department in June 2001 and has not had any local news programming since then, though WeatherVision does provide weather content for the station. WEVV is one amongst a group of major network affiliates without any local newscasts, a group that also includes WTWC-TV/Tallahassee (NBC), WUTV/Buffalo (Fox), and KECY-TV/El Centro (Fox).
[edit] News/station presentation
[edit] Newscast titles
- Fox 44 News at Nine (1992-1995)
- 44 News Now! (1995-1999)
- CBS 44 News (1999-2001)
[edit] Station slogans
- Your Only Primetime News (1992-1994)
- The Tri-State's Only Primetime News (1994-1995)
- Your Home for News (1995-2001)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.[edit] Personalities
[edit] Notable alumni
- Ryan Owens (ABC World News Now)
- Adam Alexander (Speed (TV channel))
- Kelly Sutton (WZTV, Nashville)
[edit] References
- ^ "FOX ends affiliation with WTVW," from Evansville Courier & Press, 5/11/2011
- ^ http://www.wevv.com/fox-broadcasting-company-and-communications-corporation-of-america-agree-to-affiliation
- ^ http://jakesdtvblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/dont-call-it-myfox44-wevv-changes-name.html
- ^ http://jakesdtvblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/wevv-lights-up-new-low-power-digital.html
- ^ https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101430409&formid=911&fac_num=188022
- ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1430409
- ^ Miles, Laureen (May 15, 1995). "Fox eyes Evansville station". Mediaweek. http://business.highbeam.com/137332/article-1G1-16830251/fox-eyes-evansville-station. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ "Fox buys interest in group owner". Broadcasting & Cable. May 22, 1995. http://business.highbeam.com/3610/article-1G1-16888825/fox-buts-interest-group-owner. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ "SATURDAY SPECIAL: "Great Affiliation Switch" captivated Tri-State viewers in '95". Jake's DTV Blog. July 31, 2010. http://jakesdtvblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/saturday-special-great-affiliation.html. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Official website (For "CBS 44")
- Official website (For "Fox 44")
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WEVV
- Query the FCC's TV station database for W47EE
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WEVV-TV
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- CBS network affiliates
- Fox network affiliates
- MyNetworkTV affiliates
- Channel 45 digital TV stations in the United States
- Channel 44 virtual TV stations in the United States
- Television channels and stations established in 1983
- Television stations in Evansville, Indiana
- Television stations in Indiana
- Television stations in Kentucky
- Television stations in Illinois
