WETM-DT2
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| Elmira/Corning, New York | |
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| Branding | WETM 2 (general) WETM 18 News |
| Slogan | Coverage You Can Count On |
| Channels | Digital: WETM-DT 18.2 |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Owner | Newport Television (Newport Television License, LLC) |
| Founded | September 2004 |
| Call letters' meaning | see WETM |
| Sister station(s) | WSYR-TV, WWTI-DT2, WIVT, WBGH-CA, WHAM-DT2, WXXA-TV |
| Former callsigns | WTTX-LP (2004-2006) |
| Former channel number(s) | 30 (UHF analog) |
| Former affiliations | PBS (via WSKG-TV) silent (2003-2004) UPN (2004-2006) |
| Transmitter power | 45 kW (digital) |
| Height | 376 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 60653 (digital) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°6′22″N 76°52′17″W / 42.10611°N 76.87139°W (digital) |
WETM-DT2 is an Independent television station for New York's Central Southern Tier. It is a second digital subchannel of NBC affiliate WETM-TV owned by Newport Television. Over-the-air, the station airs a standard definition digital signal on UHF channel 18.2 from a transmitter on Hawley Hill in West Elmira. It can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 11. Known on-air as WETM 2, its parent station has studios on East Water Street in Downtown in Elmira. However, master control and some internal operations are based at centralcasting facilities within WSYR-TV's studios on Bridge Street in East Syracuse. Syndicated programming on WETM-DT2 includes Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother, Judge Joe Brown, and Judge Karen among others.
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[edit] History
WETM-DT2 has its roots in W30AA, a translator of WSKG-TV, the PBS member station in Binghamton. WSKG closed down the translator in 2003 after concluding that the expenses required to operate W30AA were not justified by its limited viewership. [1] That station then sold the W30AA license to Clear Channel Communications, then-owner of WETM, who brought it back on-air in September 2004 as UPN affiliate WTTX-LP identified on-air as "UPN 30". [2] With the September 2006 merger of UPN and The WB into The CW, WTTX competed to become the market's affiliate.
Ultimately, that went to cable-only WB 100+ station "WBE" which is operated by ABC affiliate WENY-TV. WTTX was dealt another blow when WSKG launched full-power digital station, WSKA on channel 30 forcing Clear Channel to shut down the low-powered transmitter. WTTX's programming was then moved to WETM-DT2 which became an independent after The CW launched on September 18, 2006. WETM-DT2 won a New York State Broadcasters Association Award for its coverage of high school sports in 2006 and 2008. The channel airs local sports such as Elmira Jackals hockey and New York Yankees baseball.
[edit] Newscasts
The 2004 launch of WETM-DT2/WTTX-LP introduced the area's first prime time broadcast at 10 which can be seen for thirty minutes on weeknights. According to one television listing website, WETM 18 News at 10 competes with a ten minute update seen on Fox affiliate WYDC. However, that station's programming listings on its own website does not mention the update. [3] [4] In addition, WETM-DT2 simulcasts the entire weekday morning show as well as weeknight newscasts at 5 and 6.
Anchors
- Zach Wheeler - weekday morning news
- Brittni Smallwood - weekday morning news and reporter
- Jeff Stone - Chief Managing Editor seen weeknights at 5 and 6 (also Twin Tiers Weekly host)
- Rebecca Solomon - weeknight news at 6 and 10
- Joe Pasquarelli (AMS Seal of Approval) - Chief Meteorologist seen weekday mornings and "Joe's Garden" segment producer
- Thomas Esterguard - weeknight meteorologist
- Steve Vesey - Sports Director seen weeknights at 6 and 10
- Henry Dormann - Friends & Neighbors host
- Stephen Coleman - Coleman and Company host
Reporters
- George Kastenhuber - "Twin Tiers Most Wanted" segment producer
- Fred Ball - "Cooking with Chef Fred" segment producer
- Jenelle Tortorella - weeknights at 5 and 6
- Jim Reed - "Law Talk" segment producer
- Bobby Brooks
- Sam Smink
- Chris Hush
[edit] References
- ^ Fybush, Scott (July 14, 2003). "Car Dealer/Broadcaster Boch Dies". NorthEast Radio Watch. http://www.fybush.com/nerw030714.html. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (September 27, 2004). "Rhode Islanders Fight WRNI Sale". NorthEast Radio Watch. http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2004/040927/nerw.html. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSGrid.do?stnNum=35307&channel=48.1
- ^ http://www.wydctv.com/index.asp?pageId=30
[edit] External links
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