WRCB
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| Chattanooga, Tennessee/Walhalla, South Carolina | |
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| Branding | Channel 3 Channel 3 Eyewitness News |
| Slogan | Channel 3, More Colorful (general) Coverage You Can Count On (newscasts) |
| Channels | Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 3 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 3.1 NBC 3.2Antenna TV |
| Affiliations | National Broadcasting Company Antenna TV (DT2 |
| Owner | Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. |
| First air date | May 6, 1956 |
| Call letters' meaning | Rust Craft Broadcasting (former owners) |
| Former callsigns | WRGP-TV (1956-1963) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 3 (1956-2009) |
| Transmitter power | 34.8 kW (digital) |
| Height | 335 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 59137 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°9′40″N 85°18′51″W / 35.16111°N 85.31417°W |
| Website | www.wrcbtv.com |
WRCB, virtual channel 3, is an NBC-affiliated television station based in Chattanooga, serving southeastern Tennessee, northwestern Georgia, northeastern Alabama, Southwestern North Carolina, and three Upstate South Carolina counties of Anderson, Oconee and Pickens. Its transmitter and tower are located in the unincorporated town of Walden on Signal Mountain. The station is carried on Comcast cable channel 4 in the Chattanooga area.
Syndicated programming on WRCB includes: Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition, Ellen, The Nate Berkus Show, and Degrassi: The Next Generation.
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[edit] Digital television
On November 1, 2008, WRCB added Retro Television Network (RTV) on its second digital subchannel; the station had previously aired NBC Weather Plus on the subchannel, but that network was shut down by the end of the year.[1] On January 1, 2012, WRCB replaced RTV with Antenna TV.[2]
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Programming |
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| 3.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | Main WRCB programming / NBC |
| 3.2 | 480i | 4:3 | Antenna TV |
On June 12, 2009, WRCB's digital signal remained on channel 13 when the analog to digital conversion completed.[3]
[edit] History
The station began broadcasting on May 6, 1956 on analog Channel 3 as WRGP-TV, the initials of its founder Ramon G. Patterson. It picked up the NBC affiliation from WROM-TV (now WTVC). Its studios were first located on McCallie Avenue, between downtown and Missionary Ridge.
The station has belonged to several owners over the years. When the local group decided to sell in 1959, Friendly Broadcasting, owner of WSTV-TV in Steubenville, Ohio (now WTOV-TV) bought WRGP. In 1961 WSTV and WRGP were sold to the Massachusetts-based United Printers And Publishers, who later became Rust Craft Broadcasting, named after its greeting card line, which has since been acquired by American Greetings. These owners changed the station's call letters to WRCB-TV in 1963, to reflect the initials of the licensee. In 1968 the station moved to new facilities on Whitehall Road, on Chattanooga's north side, across the Tennessee River from downtown. Those new studios and equipment enabled channel 3 to begin broadcasting in color. In 1979, Rust Craft merged with magazine publisher Ziff Davis, who, in turn, sold WRCB to current owner Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. of Bloomington, Indiana, in 1982.
[edit] News operation
WRCB produces four hours of news a day weekdays, and an hour of news on weekends. The station is known for its School Patrol and I-Team reports, which have been popular features on its newscasts for years.
[edit] News/station presentation
[edit] Newscast titles
- Bulletin (1960s)
- News 3 (1970s)
- NewsCenter 3 (1970s)
- TV-3 News (1970s–1984)
- (Channel 3) Eyewitness News (1984–present)[4]
[edit] Station slogans
- "Southeast Tennessee's Leading News Station" (early 1980s–1984)
- "Making a Difference" (1989–1995)
- "Coverage You Can Count On" (1995–present)
[edit] News team[5]
Anchors
- David Carroll - weeknights at 5 and 6 p.m.; also "School Patrol" feature reporter
- Latrice Currie - weekday mornings; also "Eye On Health" reporter
- Greg Glover - weeknights at 5:30 and 11 p.m.; also reporter
- Antwan Harris - weekend evenings; also weeknight reporter
- Jed Mescon - weekday mornings
- Cindy Sexton - weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.
- Callie Starnes - weeknights at 11 p.m.; also reporter
Channel 3 Eyewitness News Storm Alert Weather
- Paul Barys (AMS Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m.
- Nick Austin (NWA Seal of Approval; member, AMS) - meteorologist; weekend evenings
- David Karnes (AMS and NWA Seals of Approval) - meteorologist; weekday mornings
Sports team
- Keith Cawley - sports anchor; weeknights at 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m.
- Paul Shahen - sports anchor; weekend evenings, also multimedia journalist
- Stefanie Wittler - "Friday Night Football" correspondent
- Gerald Riggs Jr. - sports analyst
- Mark Tipton - sports analyst
Reporters
- Matt Barbour - general assignment reporter
- Kimberly Barbour - general assignment reporter
- Gordon Boyd - general assignment reporter
- Melydia Clewell - investigative reporter
- Jonquil Newland - general assignment reporter
- Paul Shahen - multimedia journalist
- Melissa Turner - weekday morning traffic reporter
Local program hosts
- Julie Eedwards - host of "3 Plus You"
- Ken Nicholson - host of "Trends On 3"; also nightside assignment manager
[edit] References
- ^ "Television Network Moves to Chattanooga"wrcbtv.com. 2008-10-23. http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9228450. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ^ "Antenna TV Affiliation:WRCB". http://www.antennatv.tv/affiliates/. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-138A2.pdf
- ^ WRCB Live at 5:30 Open - 1994
- ^ Eyewitness News Team
[edit] External links
- WRCB website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WRCB
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WRCB-TV
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