WHP-TV
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| Harrisburg/Lancaster/ Lebanon/York, Pennsylvania |
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| City of license | Harrisburg |
| Branding | CBS 21 (general) CBS 21 News My 21.2 (on DT2) |
| Slogan | Only CBS 21 (general) Your Station For Breaking News |
| Channels | Digital: 21 (UHF) |
| Subchannels | 21.1 CBS 21.2 MyNetworkTV |
| Affiliations | Jewelry Television (overnight on DT2) |
| Owner | Newport Television |
| First air date | July 4, 1953 |
| Call letters' meaning | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Sister station(s) | WLYH-TV |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 55 (UHF, 1953-1957) 21 (UHF, 1957-2009) Digital: 4 (VHF, 2003-2009) |
| Former affiliations | DuMont (1953-1956) |
| Transmitter power | 450 kW |
| Height | 369 m |
| Facility ID | 72313 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°20′42.8″N 76°52′9.5″W / 40.345222°N 76.869306°W |
| Website | whptv.com |
WHP-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for South Central Pennsylvania licensed to Harrisburg. [1] [2] It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 21. Its transmitter on a ridge north of Linglestown Road in Susquehanna Township. Its tower is co-located with WITF-TV and is distinguishable as the unlit red and white tower where, WITF is unpainted and flashes strobes at all times. The station can also be seen on Verizon FiOS and Comcast channel 2. There is a high definition signal offered on Verizon FiOS digital channel 502 and Comcast digital channel 802. Owned by Newport Television, WHP operates CW affiliate WLYH (owned by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group) through a local marketing agreement (LMA). The two share studios on North 6th Street in the Uptown section of Harrisburg. Syndicated programming on the station includes: Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, Ellen and The Doctors.
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[edit] Digital programming
On WHP-DT2, Verizon FiOS channel 21, and Comcast digital channel 19 is the area's MyNetworkTV affiliate. Syndicated programing on this station includes: Inside Edition, Extra, Scrubs, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Overnight, it airs Jewelry Television.
| Channel | Programming |
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| 21.1 | main WHP-TV programming/CBS HD |
| 21.2 | WHP-DT2 "My 21.2" |
[edit] History
WHP launched on Independence Day in 1953 on UHF channel 55 as a dual affiliate of CBS and DuMont.[citation needed] It was originally owned by Commonwealth Communications Services. The station kept the CBS affiliation after DuMont's demise in 1956 and later began to share CBS programming with WLYH-TV (now a sister station) and WSBA-TV (now WPMT) as part of the Keystone Network. It moved from channel 55 to 21 in 1957. WLYH and WSBA began simulcasting nearly the entire broadcast day in the 1960s and this would continue until 1983 when WSBA was sold and converted into an Independent.
WLYH and WSBA ran about 3/4ths of the CBS schedule compared to separately programmed and owned WHP. The three stations had about a 55 to 60% overlap in signal coverage. The WLYH and WSBA simulcast would preempt a moderate amount of CBS shows as would WHP. Any shows preempted by WLYH and WSBA ran on WHP while shows preempted by this channel would run on WLYH and WSBA.
Prime time shows, sports, and most daytime and weekend programming ran on all three stations. After WSBA and WLYH broke up, WHP and WLYH continued to have primary CBS affiliations. These two stations duplicated signals by about 75%. The deal where one station ran whatever CBS shows the other one did not continued. Also, both continued to duplicate most network shows but continued to have separate newscasts and syndicated programs.
In January 1995, WLYH became a secondary UPN affiliate running that programming during late-nights and weekends when CBS was offering no shows.[citation needed] Clear Channel Communications acquired the station in 1995. At this time, WHP began controlling WLYH through a local marketing agreement. At this point, WLYH drop CBS shows and went with UPN. Since that network only offered a couple hours a day of programs or less some days, WLYH was a de-facto Independent. On July 12, 2006, WHP announced that it would launch a new second digital channel to be the area's MyNetworkTV affiliate when that network launched on September 5. This also became available on Comcast digital cable while WPHL-TV (which had been serving as the area's de-facto WB affiliate) remained on the basic tier after becoming Philadelphia's MyNetworkTV affiliate. Meanwhile, WLYH joined the other new network, The CW.
On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel entered into an agreement to sell its entire television station group to Providence Equity Partners' Newport Television. [3] Originally, WHP aired a digital signal on VHF channel 4. NBC affiliate WGAL started on that channel but moved due to interference from fellow NBC station WRC-TV in Washington D.C..[citation needed] WHP-TV ended programming on its analog signal, on UHF channel 21, on June 12, 2009, as part of the DTV transition in the United States. The station then moved back to channel 21 for its post-transition operations. [4] [5] In addition to WHP, Comcast systems also offer KYW-TV from Philadelphia.
[edit] Cable & Satellite Availability
WHP once had carriage in northern Bucks County during the CATV period of the 1970s and 1980s.[6]
[edit] News operation
WHP has recently shown tremendous growth in the Nielsen ratings and even scored an Emmy Award in 2010 among other recognitions for its news team. WLYH's news department was shut down after being taken over by WHP. This was followed by a prime time newscast at 10 debuting in September 1996 but was canceled in September 2003. [7] A new show weeknights at 10, again produced by WHP, launched in January 2009 and competes with WPMT. [8]
Broadcasts on WHP remain in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition and it is unclear if and when the channel will make to upgrade to enhanced or high definition. In addition to its main studios, WHP operates a bureau in Lancaster. Unlike most CBS affiliates in the Eastern Time Zone, the station does not air a midday show during the week. Weather forecasts from the channel can be heard on: WLAN-FM 96.9, WQLV-FM 98.9, and WLAN-AM 1390.
[edit] News/Station Presentation
[edit] Newscast titles
- The Susquehanna Valley News Report (1953-1958)
- WHP-TV News (1958-1962)
- The 11 O'Clock News (1962-1970)
- 21 Newsroom (1970-1980)
- News 21 (1980-1996)
- Eyewitness News 21 (1996-2002)
- CBS 21 News (2004-present)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.[edit] News team
Anchors
- Sherry Christian - weekday mornings
- Tanya Foster - weeknights and "Living Well with a Disability" segment producer
- Robb Hanrahan - weeknights and Face the State host
- Annie McCormick - weekends
CBS 21 First Warning Meteorologists
- Tom Russell (AMS and NWA Seals of Approval) - Chief seen weeknights
- Steve Knight - weekday mornings and "Cool Schools" segment producer
- Kirk Clyatt - weekends and news reporter - (AMS and NWA Seals of Approval) - While working in Baltimore Kirk won two Emmys for weathercasting.
Sports
- Jason Bristol - Director seen weeknights at 6, 10, and 11
- First Score Friday host
- Chris Fischer - weekends and sports reporter
Reporters
- Ben Russell - nightly at 10 and 11
- Charlie Gerow - political analyst
- Jenni Joyce - Lancaster Bureau
- Tony May - political analyst
- Erica Moffitt - producer
- Ewa Roman - producer
- Christina Butler
- Donna Kirker-Morgan
- Jaime Meyers
- Chris Papst
[edit] References
- ^ "Service Area Map - Digital Signal". Federal Communications Commission (FCC). 2008-02-17. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=DS600840.html. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ "Service Area Map - Analog Signal". FCC. 2008-02-17. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=TV302961.html. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ "Clear Channel Agrees to Sell Television Station Group to Providence Equity Partners" (Press release). Clear Channel Communications. 2007-04-20. http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1943. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
- ^ CDBS Print
- ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf
- ^ http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/coals7/forms/search/cableSearchNf.cfm
- ^ Davis Hudson, Eileen (March 6, 2000). "Market profile". Mediaweek. http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services-miscellaneous-business/4814652-1.html. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ^ "WHTM cuts jobs, pay, worker says". The Patriot-News. January 31, 2009. http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/02/03/3960426.htm. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
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