WUPW
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| Toledo, Ohio | |
| Branding | FOX Toledo |
| Slogan | First. Fast. Fair. Just You Watch! |
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| Affiliations | Fox |
| Owner | LIN TV Corporation (WUPW Broadcasting, LLC) |
| Founded | September 22, 1985 |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 36 (UHF, 1985-2009) |
| Former affiliations | independent (1985-1986) |
| Transmitter Power | 110 kW (digital) |
| Height | 356 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 19190 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 41°39′22″N 83°26′41″W / 41.65611°N 83.44472°W |
| Website | www.foxtoledo.com |
WUPW is the Fox television affiliate station for Toledo, Ohio and broadcasts on (digital) channel 46 (virtual channel 36.1). It is known on-air as "FOX Toledo". It is owned by the LIN TV Corporation. Its transmitter is located in Oregon, Ohio and its studios are located in Four Seagate in Downtown Toledo.
In addition to news and Fox network programming, WUPW also carries many off-network sitcoms and a few syndicated game–reality, talk and courtroom shows.
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[edit] History
WUPW went on the air on September 22, 1985 as an independent television station. It became a charter Fox network affiliate in 1986.
In the 1990s, the station began to air a 10 pm newscast produced by WTOL. The partnership between the two stations ended in 2000 and WUPW launched its own news department.
WUPW was the only Toledo over-the-air television station to air cartoons weekday afternoons as the local WB affiliate, WT05, is a cable station. The station added a 4 pm newscast after Fox discontinued kids' weekday programming in 2001.
Originally, WUPW was owned by a consortium of local investors and private companies. They sold the station to Atlanta-based Ellis Communications in 1993. Three years later, Ellis Communications was sold to a group led by the Retirement Systems of Alabama, who merged it with Aflac's broadcasting group to form Raycom Media.
After Raycom acquired Malrite Broadcasting (which owned NBC affiliate WNWO-TV) in 1999, WUPW was spun off to Sunrise Television due to FCC rules at the time prohibiting common ownership of two stations in the same market, as Raycom opted to keep the longer-established WNWO at that time. LIN acquired the station in 2002 through its purchase of Sunrise Television. Ironically, Raycom bought WTOL in 2006 after Liberty Broadcasting merged with Raycom (WNWO was sold to Barrington Broadcasting due to current FCC rules prohibiting common ownership of two of the four largest stations in a single market).
In early June 2007, WUPW along with three other LIN-owned Fox affiliates switched their websites over to Fox Interactive Media's MyFox platform, which is already being used by Fox O&Os ( Owner/Operators).[clarification needed] The LIN-owned stations are the first non-Fox O&Os to adopt the new site design. On a related topic, WUPW earlier in 2007 also switched to the FOX O&O News Theme, and also uses a version of the Fox O&O graphics that were modified in-house. The theme and graphics were offered to all Fox affiliates, regardless of ownership, through affiliate news video service Fox News Edge.
On October 2, 2008, Time Warner’s contract to carry FOX Toledo on its cable system expired, and Time Warner lost the right to carry Fox Toledo's programming. On October 29, 2008, FOX Toledo and Time Warner Cable reached a contract for both analog and high-definition FOX Toledo signals.
Later in October 2008, WUPW redesigned its website to remove itself and the other LIN-owned Fox affiliates from the MyFox umbrella. Ironically, the new website is also operated by Fox Interactive Media but is now using a design jointly developed by LIN TV and NewsCorp.
[edit] Digital TV
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
The Fox Toledo HDTV [8VSB[1] transmitter was first turned on for transmission in 2003. The transmitter is a liquid-cooled solid state system and it quickly became known as a very reliable signal as other stations in the Toledo area struggled with tube type IOT[2] HDTV transmitters during the birth of digital television in northwest Ohio. The WUPW transmitter has lots of redundancy as it has 16 amplifiers and hot standby back-up exciters. The DTV transmitter also has its own on-board computer system to watch over its critical systems. The WUPW transmitter site has a 300 kva emergency diesel generator to keep the station on the air even if a total loss of electrical power were to occur in the city.
| Virtual Channel |
Physical RF Channel |
Video | Aspect | Programming |
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| 36.1 | 46.1 | 720p | 16:9 | Main WUPW Programming Fox HD |
On June 12, 2009, WUPW shut down its analog signal on channel 36 and continued broadcasting its digital signal on channel 46 to complete its analog to digital conversion. [1] Using PSIP, WUPW's virtual channel displays as "36.1" to match the previous analog channel.
[edit] News programming timeline
- January 28, 1996
"Fox 36 News at Ten" is launched immediately following Super Bowl XXX. Produced by WTOL-TV, the set is located in the WTOL studios and most stories are recycled from the CBS affiliate's newscasts. Laura Emerson is a co-anchor of the Monday through Friday program.
- July 31, 2000
"FOX Toledo News at 10" is launched. The partnership between WUPW and WTOL comes to an end, and WUPW's news operation moves to Four Seagate. New graphics and a new set accompany the launch of the independent half-hour show, which is also expanded to seven nights a week.
- August 6, 2001
"FOX Toledo News at 10" is extended to an hour-long newscast with a five-minute "Fastcast" recap of news, weather, and sports ending at 11 pm.
- July 21, 2003
First word appears in The Toledo Blade of a possible 4 o'clock newscast.
- January 5, 2004
"FOX Toledo News First at Four" is launched. Branding of the 10 o'clock show becomes "First at Ten", and graphics and set are changed.
- November 2006
FOX Toledo News takes over third place in viewership in the November ratings period, a position before held by WNWO-TV.
- September 24, 2007
"First at Four" expands to an hour-long newscast from 4:00 pm–5:00 pm.
[edit] Personalities
- Barrett Andrews
- Allison Brown
- Howard Chen
- Sharia Davis
- Laura Emerson
- Shaun Hegarty
- Brian Krupp
- Heather Miller
- Kelly Miner
- Doug Moats
- Joe Rychnovsky
- Bruce Slusher
- Tiffany Tarpley
- Larry Whatley
- Michelle Zepeda
[edit] Past personalities
- Timyka Artist, Reporter (WPXI)
- Tamara Berg, (KION-TV)
- Dan Bumpus, Reporter (WTOL)
- Ronnie Dahl, Reporter (WJBK)
- Brad Fanning
- Ryan Fowler, Reporter (WNWO)
- Jeff George, Chief Meteorologist (KOKH)
- Andrew Humphrey, Chief Meteorologist (WDIV)
- Micheal Kelting, Meteorologist (KRON)
- Grant Kittleson, Sports Producer
- Adam Kuperstein, Sports Reporter/Anchor (WTVJ)
- Joy Lepola, Reporter/Anchor (WBFF)
- Katie Miller, Meteorologist
- Mike Morrison, Chief Meteorologist
- Kevin Mullan, Reporter (WNWO)
- April Norris, Reporter (KGBT)
- Myrt Price, Reporter/Anchor (WOIO)
- Megan Pringle, Reporter (WMAR)
- Jennifer Roose, Reporter/Anchor
- Karl Rundgren, Anchor (KMID)
- Dan Spehler, Reporter/Anchor/Producer (WRTV)
- Gabe Spiegel, (WSYX-TV)
- Tami Tremblay, Anchor (KTRV)
- Scott Van Almen, Sports Reporter/Anchor
- Susan Ware, Meteorologist (WTVG)
- Eric Yuhasz, Reporter
- Autumn Ziemba, Anchor–Reporter (WEWS)
[edit] Awards
[edit] 2009
- Emmy Award Nomination: Outstanding Daytime or Morning Newscast (Market 41+) for "FOX Toledo News First at Four"
- Emmy Award Nomination: Outstanding Evening Newscast (Market 41+) for "FOX Toledo News First at Ten"
- Emmy Award Nomination: Outstanding Weekend Newscast (Market 41+) for "FOX Toledo News Weekends"
[edit] 2008
- Emmy Award: Outstanding Weekend Newscast (Market 41+) for "FOX Toledo News Weekends"
- Emmy Award Nomination: Outstanding Evening Newscast (Market 41+) for "FOX Toledo News First at Ten"
- Emmy Award Nomination: Outstanding Daytime or Morning Newscast (Market 41+) for "FOX Toledo News First at Four"
[edit] 2007
- Emmy Award Nomination: Outstanding Daytime Newscast (Market 41+) for "FOX Toledo News First at Four"
- Emmy Award Nomination: Outstanding Daily Newscast (Market 41+) for "FOX Toledo News First at Ten"
- Ohio Associated Press: First Place, Karl Rundgren and Casey Jouett. Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event for "You Decide 2006 Election Preview Special"
- Ohio Associated Press: Best Regularly Scheduled Sports, Brad Fanning and Howard Chen for "Hardcore Sports".
[edit] 2006
- Emmy Award: Outstanding Daytime Newscast (Market 41+) for "FOX Toledo News First at Four"
- Emmy Award: Outstanding Daily Newscast (Market 41+) for "FOX Toledo News First at Ten"
- Ohio Associated Press: First Place, Karl Rundgren and Casey Jouett. Extraordinary Coverage of a Scheduled Event for "You Decide 2005 Election Preview Special"
- Press Club of Toledo Touchstone Awards: Excellence in Journalism Award for "You Decide 2005 Election Preview Special"
[edit] 2005
- Emmy Award: Outstanding Daytime Newscast (Market 41+) for "FOX Toledo News First at Four"
[edit] 2003
- Emmy Award: Outstanding Daily Newscast (Market 41+) for "FOX Toledo News at Ten"
[edit] 2002
- Emmy Award: Outstanding Daily Newscast (Market 41+) for "FOX Toledo News at Ten"
[edit] Face of FOX Toledo
Between 2005 and 2006, Leah D'Emilio was the first Face of FOX Toledo. She was seen on commercials as well as at local media events. She is now the "Face of Jim White Honda".
Abby Bollenbacher was named Leah's successor in 2006 and Julia Johnston won the job in 2007.
[edit] Partnerships
- Toledo Free Press
- Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune
- Sandusky Register
- Findlay Living Magazine
- WNWT 1520
[edit] Blizzard of 2007
During a blizzard on February 13, 2007, part of Downtown Toledo lost power, including Four SeaGate. The back-up generator failed, forcing nearly 20 employees to evacuate. The station was knocked off the air for 3 hours, pre-empting American Idol, House and FOX Toledo News First at Ten. Employees grabbed as much equipment as they could and ran out of the building during the middle of the storm. They scaled several flights of stairs to store the equipment across the street in then-chief meteorologist Mike Morrison's apartment in the Lasalle Apartments.
[edit] Tower
The WUPW Tower is a 1,253-foot high-guyed tower that has a seven-foot face on each of its three sides. The tower was built by Stainless Steel Tower of Pennsylvania. The top section has a 53-foot aerial mast with a side mount dipole antenna (RCA) for the transmission of analog TV programs. The digital antenna is a side mount made by Dielectric and is mounted at 1200 feet. It was completed in 1985 and is the property of LIN Broadcasting.
[edit] Station presentation
 WUPW's first logo, from 1987 |
 WUPW's test pattern used when it signed off (circa 1987). |
 WUPW test pattern, under Fox affiliation (circa 1994). |
 FOX Toledo logo (2000-2004) |
 FOX Toledo News logo (2000-2004) |
FOX Toledo logo 2004-Present |
 MyFOX Toledo logo (for myfoxtoledo.com) |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Fox Toledo
- LIN TV
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WUPW
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WUPW-TV
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