WNCF

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WNCF
city =
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = ABC 32
analog = 32 (UHF)
digital = 51 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = ABC
network =
founded =
airdate = March 12, 1964
location = Montgomery, Alabama
callsign_meaning = Where
News
Comes
First
former_callsigns = WKAB-TV (1964–1989)
WHOA-TV (1989–1999)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = SagamoreHill Broadcasting, LLC
licensee = Channel 32 Montgomery, LLC
sister_stations = WBMM
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 3000 kW (analog)
10.9 kW (digital)
HAAT = 545 m (analog)
246 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 72307
coordinates = coord|32|8|30.3|N|86|44|42.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (analog)
coord|32|22|4.2|N|86|15|42|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (digital)
homepage = [http://www.wncftv.com/ www.wncftv.com]

WNCF, ABC 32, is an ABC-affiliated television station, broadcasting on UHF channel 32 from Montgomery, Alabama. Its transmitter is located in Hayneville, Alabama. The station is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting and is the flagship of that group which is also based in Montgomery.

History

Channel 32, originally WCCB-TV, had its original broadcast on March 12, 1964. The call letters were later changed to WKAB-TV. It was the third station in Montgomery, after WSFA and WCOV. (A fourth station, Selma's WAKA-TV, moved into the Montgomery market in the 1980s.) The station has always been an ABC affiliate, though it has gone through several owners (Bahakel Communications and Media General, among others). The callsign has changed twice after it became WKAB-TV: to WHOA-TV (for "Heart of Alabama") in 1989, and WNCF (for "Where News Comes First") in 1999. The latest callsign change coincided with a short-lived return to the local news race.

News

As WKAB, the station had newscasts branded as "WKAB-TV News". After the call letters were changed to WHOA, the newscasts were branded as "NewsWatch 32".

An evening newscast was added in 1994, but was eventually cancelled due to low ratings against the VHF stations (WSFA and WAKA).

An abbreviated newscast, currently airs at 10:00 p.m on weeknights. A morning call-in show, "Good Morning Montgomery", airs weekdays from 5:30-7:00 a.m. It has aired for over 15 years.

ABC 32 also has a "Spot Team" who are featured in promotions and advertisements.

Current News Personalities

News Anchors: John Beard, Sunya Walls, Greg Wilson, Phil Doherty, Kurt Liske, Nathan O' Leary

Weather: Pat Walker, Susie Martin, Evan Hutchinson

Sports: Adam Bagni

Good Morning Montgomery: Alva Lambert, Joe Haigler

Spot Team Personalities: Tony Beckham, Magan Merritt, Yavodka Owens

External links

* [http://www.wncftv.com WNCF ABC32 website]
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