WHIZ-TV

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WHIZ-TV
WHIZ-TV.jpg
Zanesville, Ohio
Branding WHIZ-TV (general)
WHIZ-TV News (newscasts)
Slogan Our Focus is on You!
Channels Digital: 40 (UHF, PSIP 18)
Subchannels 18.1 NBC
Owner Southeastern Ohio Broadcasting System, Inc.
(Southeastern Ohio Television System)
Founded May 23, 1953
Call letters' meaning We're
Here
In
Zanesville
Sister station(s) WHIZ (AM), WHIZ-FM
Former channel number(s) 50 (UHF analog, 1953-1955)
18 (UHF analog, 1955-2008)
Former affiliations CBS/ABC (1953-1966)
DuMont (1953-1955)
all secondary
Transmitter power 620 kW
Height 169 m
Facility ID 61216
Transmitter coordinates 39°55′42″N 81°59′7″W / 39.92833°N 81.98528°W / 39.92833; -81.98528
Website www.whiznews.com

WHIZ-TV is the NBC affiliate in Zanesville, Ohio and its media market. Although this station is somewhat overshadowed by network affiliates in the nearby Columbus, Ohio market such as WCMH-TV, WHIZ-TV provides local news to its limited local area. In addition, WHIZ-TV provides local sports programming, including local basketball games on Friday. It is the only major commercial television station in Zanesville, with the other local stations being PBS member station WOUC-TV (Ohio University at Athens) and a TBN repeater (W16BT).

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[edit] History

WHIZ-TV's 50th Anniversary logo

Construction on WHIZ-TV began in 1952 at the Downard Road site for Zanesville's first television station. On May 23, 1953, WHIZ-TV began broadcasting on channel 50, with just enough power to reach the 500 or so television sets in the Zanesville area. A year and a half later, WHIZ-TV moved to channel 18, and increased its power output to 186 kW in addition to operating broadcast translators on channel 71 (W71AB) in Coshocton and channel 80 (W80AA) in Cambridge. In 1986, channel 18 increased power output to 589 kW with a new antenna, and introduced stereo sound.

WHIZ-TV has been a primary NBC affiliate since the station began, but did not become a full-time NBC affiliate until 1966. It has since lost many of its western counties to the Columbus market and WCMH-TV, the NBC affiliate there. It originally aired a mixture of ABC, CBS and NBC programming, as well as DuMont programming for a short period.

In 2003, WHIZ-TV began broadcasting in digital on channel 40.

On July 25, 2008, WHIZ's analog signal ceased broadcasting after the station's power combiner failed. While the station was able to restore its digital signal, it was determined that there was no way to restore the analog signal until early 2009. As such an analog signal could only operate for two months before the shutdown of analog signals for all full-service stations, WHIZ decided to permanently cease analog broadcasting.[1]

[edit] News/Station presentation

[edit] Newscast titles

  • WHIZ-TV News (1990s-present)

[edit] Station slogans

  • WHIZ-TV is There (late 1990s-2002)
  • WHIZ-TV, Closer to Home (2002–2010)
  • Our Focus is on You! (2010-present)
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[edit] Other stations

The WHIZ Media Group also owns and operates radio stations WHIZ AM and WHIZ-FM ("Z-92"). Formerly the company operated WCVZ-FM ("Highway 102") prior to its replacement by WWCD ("CD101 @ 102.5"); WWCD owner Fun With Radio, LLC. now operates the station via WHIZ Media Group through a local marketing agreement (technically, WHIZ Media Group still owns the station). WHIZ stands for "We're here in Zanesville".

Until early 2008, WHIZ also operated CW Plus stations in Zanesville, WBZV; and Parkersburg, West Virginia, WBPB. After their closure, it was replaced on cable lineups by WWHO in Zanesville, and WQCW in Parkersburg. The CW Plus has since been reinstated on Zanesville cable lineups, now operated directly by the various cable providers serving the market.

  • Former logos for cable television stations WBZV and WBPB

  • Former "Parkersburg CW" logo

[edit] References

  1. ^ "DTV TRANSITION STATUS REPORT". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. 2008-10-16. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1273760&Service=TV&Form_id=387&Facility_id=61216. Retrieved 2008-10-26. 

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Television stations viewable in Zanesville, Ohio
Local stations
W16BT (16 silent) • WHIZ (18.1 NBC) • WOUC (44.1 PBS)
Adjacent locals
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Columbus, OH: WCMH (4.1 NBC, 4.2 RTV) • WSYX (6.1 ABC, 6.2 MNTV) • WBNS (10.1 CBS) • WTTE (28.1 Fox) • WOSU (34.1 PBS) • WWHO (53.1 CW) • WSFJ (51 TBN)
NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Ohio
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