WTLH

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WTLH
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Bainbridge, Georgia/
Tallahassee, Florida
Branding Fox 49 (general)
Fox 49 News
The CW Tally (on DT2)
Slogan Your Home For Local
News, Weather, and Sports
TV to Talk About (on DT2)
Channels Digital: 50 (UHF)
Virtual: 49 (PSIP)
Subchannels 49.1 Fox
49.2 The CW
49.3 Me-TV
Translators 35 WBVJ-LP Valdosta, GA
Owner New Age Media, LLC
(New Age Media of
Tallahassee License, LLC)
First air date November 25, 1989
Call letters' meaning TaLlaHassee (also IATA airport code for Tallahassee Regional Airport)
Sister station(s) WTLF, WMYG-LP, WYME-CA, WGFL, WNBW-DT
Former channel number(s) 49 (UHF analog, 1989-2009)
Transmitter power 665 kW
Height 597 m (1,959 ft)
Class DT
Facility ID 23486
Transmitter coordinates 30°40′51″N 83°58′21″W / 30.68083°N 83.9725°W / 30.68083; -83.9725
Website myfoxtallahassee.com

WTLH is the Fox-affiliated television station for Southwestern Georgia and Tallahassee, Florida, in the United States. Licensed to Bainbridge, Georgia, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 50 (virtual channel 49.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter in Metcalf, Georgia near the Florida state line. The station can also be seen on Mediacom channel 9 and Comcast channel 10. There is a high definition feed offered on Comcast digital channel 434 and Mediacom digital channel 809. Owned by New Age Media, WTLH operates CW affiliate WTLF (owned by MPS Media, LLC) through a local marketing agreement (LMA).

The two outlets share studios on Commerce Boulevard in Midway, Florida. Syndicated programming on this station includes Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Family Guy among others. WTLH can also be seen off-air on low-powered repeater WBVJ-LP (listed with FCC as Class A station) in Valdosta, Georgia. This airs an analog signal on UHF channel 35 from a transmitter in Remerton (an enclave of Valdosta). It has a construction permit to move its transmitter to Hahira, Georgia.

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[edit] Digital programming

Even though WTLF operates its own digital signal, there is a standard definition simulcast offered on WTLH's second digital subchannel. On WTLH-DT3 and Mediacom digital channel 97 is Me-TV.

Channels Name Video Aspect Programming
49.1 WTLH-DT 720p 16:9 Main WTLH programming/ FOX
49.2 WTLH-CW 480i 4:3 WTLF "The CW Tally"
49.3 Me TV Me-TV

[edit] History

WTLH signed-on November 25, 1989 airing an analog signal on UHF channel 49. Originally owned by Pegasus Broadcasting, it was the area's charter Fox affiliate and has remained with the network ever since. On June 15, 1998, WFXU in Live Oak, Florida was established as a full-time satellite of WTLH in order to improve its coverage on the eastern side of the market. Since Tallahassee did not have enough stations to legally permit a duopoly, WFXU was technically owned by L.O. Telecast but operated by Pegasus through a local marketing agreement. That station was sold to KB Prime Media in 1999 and became wholly owned by Pegasus in 2002. The sale was ultimately approved because the company helped fund WFXU's construction. [1] [2]

In April of that year, WFXU became a separate station after becoming the area's first UPN affiliate. Since it also suffered from reception issues on the eastern side of the market, WTLF in Tallahassee was established as a full-time satellite. That station was one of the first in the United States to sign-on as a digital-only outlet with no analog counterpart. On January 24, 2006, The WB and UPN announced the networks would end broadcasting and merge. The new combined service would be called The CW.

The letters would represent the first initial of corporate parents "C"BS (the parent company of UPN) and the "W"arner Bros. unit of Time Warner. It was made public April 24 that WTLH would create a new second digital subchannel to become Tallahassee's CW affiliate. The plan was later modified in August to make WFXU/WTLF the primary CW affiliates and have a simulcast on WTLH-DT2. This took effect when the network premiered on September 18, 2006. Pegasus declared bankruptcy back in June 2004 over a dispute with DirecTV (co-owned with Fox by News Corporation) over marketing of the direct broadcast satellite service in rural areas.

The station group was sold in August 2006 to private investment firm CP Media, LLC of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania for $55.5 million. [3] Eventually, CP Media formed a new broadcasting company known as New Age Media. The company purchased WTLH at the end of March 2007 but sold WFXU separately to Budd Broadcasting. [4] The latter dropped CW programming soon afterward leaving WTLF as Tallahassee's sole CW affiliate. There continues to be a simulcast of that station on WTLH-DT2. On February 17, 2009, WTLH shut-off its analog signal on UHF channel 49 and became digital-exclusive on UHF channel 50.

[edit] Newscast

Weeknight news open.

Through a news share agreement, CBS affiliate WCTV (owned by Gray Television) produces a weeknight prime time newscast on WTLH. Known as Fox 49 News at 10, the show can be seen for thirty minutes from a secondary set at WCTV's studios on Halstead Boulevard along I-10 in Tallahassee's Carriage Gate section. The broadcast features news anchor and reporter Angelica Alvarez, Chief Meteorologist Mike McCall, as well as Sports Director Elton Gumbel. It is currently the area's only prime time news but second attempt in the time slot. From January 15, 2000 until September 2003, ABC affiliate WTXL-TV produced a half-hour weeknight show on cable-only WB affiliate "WBXT" (station is now defunct).

On August 3, 2009, WCTV became the market's second outlet to upgrade newscasts to full high definition level. However, it is unknown if WTLH's weeknight news was included in the change. In addition to its main facilities, WCTV operates two Southwestern Georgia Bureaus in partnership with semi-satellite WSWG covering Thomasville (on North Broad Street) and Valdosta (on East Central Avenue). It also contracts with the Capitol News Service to provide coverage of the Florida State Capitol from two reporters based at a nearby bureau.

Other Reporters

Bureau Reporters

  • Gabrielle Sarann - Valdosta digital journalist
  • Caroline Gonzmart - Thomasville
  • La'Tasha Givens - Thomasville
  • Mike Vasilinda - State Capitol
  • Donnitra Gilbert - Thomasville
  • Whitney Ray - State Capitol
  • Ann Mercogliano - Valdosta

Reporters

  • Danielle Sommerfeld
  • Candace Sweat
  • Nate Harrington
  • Dontaye Carter
  • Lindsey Day
  • Serge Kelly
  • Amy Long

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Application Search Details (1)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=277185. Retrieved July 25, 2010. 
  2. ^ McConnell, Bill (April 2, 2002). "Pegasus wins OK for Tallahassee TV pair". Broadcasting & Cable. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/97909-Pegasus_wins_OK_for_Tallahassee_TV_pair.php. Retrieved July 25, 2010. 
  3. ^ "WDSI FOX61 Bought By CP Media, LLC.". The Chattanoogan. August 9, 2006. http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_90702.asp. Retrieved July 24, 2010. 
  4. ^ "WFXU, this Budd's for you". Television Business Report. November 28, 2006. http://www.rbr.com/tvepaper/issue230-06-mtw.html. Retrieved July 25, 2010. 

[edit] External links
Local stations

W03AO 3 / WACX 9 (Ind/Rel) • WCTV / WSWG (6.1/44.1 CBS, 6.2/44.2 MNTV) • WFSU (11.1 PBS) • WSFD 18 (Ind) • W21BK (Ind) • WTLF (24.1 CW) • WTXL (27.1 ABC) • WTWC (40.1 NBC) • WBXT 43 (MTV2) • WVUP 45 (CTN) • WTLH / WBVJ 35 (49.1 Fox, 49.2 CW) • WFXU (57.1 silent) • WTBC 65 (FN)
Adjacent locals
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Albany: WALB (10.1 NBC, 10.2 ABC) • WABW (14.1 PBS/GPB, 14.2 Kids, 14.3 Knowledge) | Panama City: WJHG 7 (NBC) • WMBB 13 (ABC) | Dothan: WTVY 4 (CBS) | Jacksonville: WJXT 4 (Ind.) • WJCT 7 (PBS) • WXGA (8.1 PBS/GPB, 8.2 Kids, 8.3 Knowledge) | Gainesville: WUFT 5 (PBS) • WCJB 20 (ABC) | Atlanta: WSB 2 (ABC)
Cable channels
Defunct channels
Television stations viewable in Albany, Georgia
Local stations

WALB (10.1 NBC, 10.2 ABC) • WABW 14 / WACS 25 (x.1 PBS/GPB, x.2 Kids, x.3 Knowledge) • WFXL (31.1 Fox) • W34CZ 34 (silent) • WSWG (44.1 CBS, 44.2 MNTV, 44.3 The CW) • WSST (51.1 IND)
Adjacent locals
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television.

Columbus: WRBL (3.1 CBS, 3.2 RTV)  · WTVM (9.1 ABC, 9.2 local weather)
Macon: WMAZ (13.1 CBS, 13.3 local weather)  · WPGA (58.1 IND/RTV)
Tallahassee: WCTV (6.1 CBS, 6.2 MNTV/This TV)
Atlanta: WSB (2.1 ABC)
Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Georgia
New Age Media, LLC

CBS Affiliate: WGFL
NBC Affiliate: WNBW-DT1
Fox Affiliates2: WDSI-TV · WOLF-TV · WTLH
The CW Affiliates: WFLI-TV1 · WPXT · WSWB1 · WTLF1
MyNetworkTV Affiliates: WDSI-DT2 · WMYG-LP · WPME1 · WQMY

1 Owned by MPS Media, LLC; operated by New Age Media through local marketing agreement (LMA).
2 Fox stations air outsourced local newscasts in prime time.
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