- WHIZ-TV
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WHIZ-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = WHIZ-TV News 18
analog = 18 (UHF)
digital = 40 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations =NBC
network =
founded =
airdate =May 23 ,1953
location =Zanesville, Ohio
callsign_meaning = We're
Here
In
Zanesville
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers = 50 (1953-1955)
owner = Southeastern Ohio Broadcasting System, Inc.
licensee = Southeastern Ohio Television System
sister_stations =WHIZ (AM) ,WHIZ-FM
former_affiliations = All secondary:CBS /ABC (1953-1966)
DuMont (1953-1955)
effective_radiated_power = 589 kW (analog)
620 kW (digital)
HAAT = 161 m (analog)
169 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 61216
coordinates = coord|39|55|42|N|81|59|7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.whiznews.com/ www.whiznews.com]WHIZ-TV is the
NBC affiliate inZanesville, Ohio and itsmedia market . Construction on WHIZ-TV began in 1952 at the Downard Road site for Zanesville's first television station. OnMay 23 ,1953 , WHIZ-TV began broadcasting onChannel 50 , with just enough power to reach the 500 or so television sets in the Zanesville area. A year and a half later, WHIZ-TV moved toChannel 18 , and increased its power output to 186 kW in addition to operatingbroadcast translator s onChannel 71 (W71AB) in Coshocton andChannel 80 (W80AA) in Cambridge. In 1986, increased power output to 589 kW with a new antenna, and introducedstereo sound . Although this station is somewhat overshadowed by network affiliates in the nearbyColumbus, Ohio such asWCMH-TV , WHIZ-TV provides local news to its limited local area. In addition, WHIZ-TV provides localsports programming, including localbasketball games on Friday. It is the only major television station in Zanesville, with the others being a PBS affiliate (WOUC-TV) and a TBN repeater (W16BT ).WHIZ-TV has been a primary NBC affiliate since the station began but did not become a full-time
NBC affiliate until 1966. It originally aired a mixture of ABC,CBS andNBC programming, as well as DuMont programming for a short period. In 2003, WHIZ-TV began broadcasting in digital on Channel 40.Other stations
The
WHIZ Media Group also operates the CW Plus station forParkersburg, West Virginia , WBPB, in addition to their radio outlets, WHIZ andWHIZ-FM ("Z102"). WHIZ stands for "We're here in Zanesville".Until early 2008, WHIZ also operated a CW Plus station in Zanesville, WBZV. After WBZV's closure, it was replaced on cable lineups by Columbus-area CW station
WWHO .External links
* [http://www.whiznews.com/ Official website]
*TVQ|WHIZ-TV
*BIA|WHIZ|TV|TV
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