WYMT-TV
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WYMT channel 57 is the CBS affiliate in Hazard, Kentucky, serving the eastern part of the Lexington market and portions of neighboring Virginia and West Virginia. It is also on the local cable in Claiborne County, Tennessee.
It signed on as WKYH-TV (meaning W KentuckY Hazard) on October 20, 1969 as an NBC affiliate. WKYH was founded by Bill Gorman, Hazard's 8 term mayor. WKYH was the first TV station in eastern Kentucky. In 1985, the station switched to CBS with new calls, WYMT, meaning "We're Your Mountain Television". The station broadcasts digital programming on channel 12; the digital signal also carries its parent station, Lexington's WKYT-TV.
Although it identifies as a station in its own right, WYMT is considered a semi-satellite of WKYT. It clears some of WKYT's syndicated programming, and the two stations share a Web site. The two stations occasionally co-brand as "Kentucky Television."
In April, WYMT was Voted Best Newscast in Kentucky.
Digital Programming
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 12.1 / 57.1 | WYMT |
| 12.2 / 57.2 | WKYT |
Newscasts
The 12 Noon, 5PM and 5:30PM newscasts are simulcasts of WKYT's News First.
Monday-Friday
- 57 Mountain News This Morning 5:30-7:00 a.m.
- 57 Mountain News at 6 6:00-6:30 p.m.
- 57 Mountain News Night Watch 11:00-11:35 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday
- 57 Mountain News at 6 6:00-6:30 p.m.
- 57 Mountain News Night Watch 11:00-11:35 p.m.
Sports Overtime
Sports Overtime is a twice weekly sports broadcast originally airing on Friday nights and covering high school athletics. The program begain airing on Saturdays in the fall of 2006. The Saturday show focuses on local and state college athletics as well as the fan favorite package "The High School Fast Break," a recap of high profile high school games from Friday Night. The current shows are anchored by Brian Milam and Brandon Hensley on Friday nights and Jeff Archer and Brandon Hensley on Saturday nights.
- Friday Night (11:20 pm) Mid-August through March
- Saturday Night (11:20 pm) Mid August through March
News Staff
The WYMT Newsroom staff are responsible for the content of our shows. Producers organize and edit stories while reporters interview and shoot footage. The anchors read the news and link stories together. Our weather team uses the latest in Live Pinpoint Doppler Radar to track and monitor storm activity. The sports staff shoot local athletic events and report on the latest happenings.
Mountain News Anchors
- Neil Middleton (News Director)
- Steve Hensley (6pm-11pm)
- Danielle Morgan (6pm)
- Chas Gayheart (Morning)
- Bobby Harrison (Morning)
- Amy Walker (Weekend)
- Heather Haley (Fill In)
Sky Alert Weather
- Jim Caldwell (Chief WeatherCaster)
- Rob Hopkins (Weekend Meteorologist)
Mountain Sports Anchors
- Brandon Hensley (Sports Director)
- Jeff Archer (Weekend, Sports O.T.)
- Bobby Harrison (Morning, Sports O.T.)
Bureau Chiefs
- Jeff Allen (Cumberland Valley)
- Phil Pendelton (Somerset)
- Angela Sparkman (Big Sandy)
Producers
- Michael Phillips (6pm)
- Steve Hensley (11pm)
- Maggie Moore (Morning)
- Amy Walker (Weekend)
Reporters
News
- Danielle Morgan
- Jon Sonheim
- Julie Maloney
- Heather Haley
- Amy Walker
Sports
- Brandon Henslsey
- Jeff Archer
- Bobby Harrison
- Derek Forrest
Production Staff
The production staff at WYMT are the "behind the scenes" individuals that make airing WYMT news possible. Most of the members of our staff have a set position for each newscast, however almost all team member is capable of operating virtually all parts of a newscast "from a production standpoint". Graphics opperators build informational full screen images. Studio camera opperators set shots of the on air talent. Audio engineers adjust and monitor the music and microphones. Master Control manages the rolling of tapes and commercial breaks during a newscast, while directors over see the entire show. The majority of this crew also edit the commercials that run on WYMT. (Except for Joel, he sits in his closet and makes Station Promo's!)
Promotions
- Joel Brashear (Manager)
Directors
- Crystal Lewis (Morning)
- Marcus Hudson (6pm)
- Brian Risner (11pm)
- Joel Brashear (Weekend)
Audio
- Chad Hurt (Morning)
- Brian Risner (6pm)
- Devin J. Combs (11pm)
- Jon Wood (Weekends)
Graphics
- Tacy Hensley (Morning)
- Steve Slone (6pm)
- Derek Forrest (11pm)
- Mike Sturgill (weekends)
Studio Cameras
- Freddy Hunt (Chief Camera Operator "On call")
- Devin J. Combs (Morning)
- Jon Wood (6-11pm)
- Mike Sturgill (6-11pm)
- Daniel Combs (Wekends)
Master Control
- Kevin C. Hill (Chief Master Control - 6-11pm)
- Dwight Lewis (Morning)
- Alton Stacy (Weekends - 6-11pm)
- Johnny Turner (Morning)
Other Directors
- Tracy Hensley (Friday Morning)
- Devin J. Combs (Overnight - Mountain Sports Update)
- Mike Sturgill (Fill In - Teases)
Past Personalities
- Jay Crawford (Creator of "Sports Overtime" on WYMT) - Currently the host of ESPN2's "Cold Pizza".
- Tony Turner (WYMT news anchor) - Died back in 2002 in a tragic car accident.
- Steve Crabtree (first WYMT news anchor) - Now VP News-Station Operations at co-owned WVLT in Knoxville.
- Darwin Singleton - Now host of "Here's Darwin" at Mobile, AL's WPMI.[1]
- Dave Shuffett (Last WKYH News Anchor) - Now host of KET's "Kentucky Life". [2]
- Joey Kesler (First Full-Time WKYH Weatherman) - Co-Owner of WOBZ-LP and WJJA-FM.
- Jim Freeman (recent co-host of the WYMT morning show) - Now News anchor for sister station WVLT
External Links
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- WYMT Online
- Remembering WKYH-TV (Small website by London's WOBZ-LP)