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| WKYT-TV | |
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| Lexington, Kentucky | |
| City of license | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Slogan | Where Your News Comes First |
| Channel | Digital: 13 (VHF) |
| Subchannels | 27.1 CBS 27.2 The CW 27.3 WX |
| Affiliations | CBS Television Network |
| Owner | Gray Television, Inc. (Gray Television Licensee, Inc.) |
| First air date | September 30, 1957 |
| Callsign meaning | KentuckY Television |
| Former callsigns | WKXP-TV (1957-1958) |
| Former channels | Analog: 27 (UHF) (1957-2009) |
| Former affiliations | Secondary: ABC (1957-1968) DT2: UPN (until 2006) |
| Effective power | 30 kW |
| Height | 282.3 m |
| Facility ID | 24914 |
| Antenna coordinates | 38°2′23″N 84°24′10″W / 38.03972°N 84.40278°W |
| Website | www.wkyt.com www.cwkyt.com |
WKYT-TV is the CBS & CW affiliate in Lexington, Kentucky, serving the east-central part of Kentucky. Through cable, the station also reaches much of eastern, southern & northern Kentucky. Its transmitter is located in Lexington, east of the intersection of I-75 & US 60. WKYT-TV studios are located at Winchester Road (US 60) and are less than a mile from the studios of competitor WTVQ-TV.
Its newscasts are also carried in the areas of northern Kentucky near Cincinnati on Insight Cable channel 6 weekdays @ 6 AM, noon, 5-6:30, 11 PM & weekends @ 6 & 11 PM (although some newscasts, especially @ 6 & 11 PM, may be delayed or not seen, due to sporting events carried on CBS, which are carried on WKRC-TV in that area).
WKYT regularly shows University of Kentucky Wildcats sports events which are popular in this market, as the television flagship station of the Big Blue Sports Network[1] and as part of the Southeastern Conference's contracts with CBS and the SEC Network, syndicated by ESPN Regional Television.[2]
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History
WKYT signed on September 30, 1957 as WKXP-TV, owned by Community Broadcast Partners; Frederic Gregg, Charles Wright & Harry Feingold, principals. It was a primary CBS affiliate, sharing ABC programming with WLEX-TV.[3]
In 1958, Taft Broadcasting Corporation bought the station and changed its calls to WKYT-TV. Kentucky Central Insurance Company bought the station in 1967. It lost ABC when WBLG-TV (channel 62, now WTVQ-TV, channel 36) signed on in 1968.
In 1993, after a protracted fraud investigation forced Kentucky Central into bankruptcy, WKYT and WYMT were acquired by Gray Television. At this stage WKYT became on air as 'KYT' instead of WKYT.
WKYT's digital signal is transmitted on channel 13.
On Wednesday, April 11, 2007, WKYT aired 27 News First @ 11 in HD, becoming the first news station in Kentucky to air the local news in HD. [1] On August 21, 2007, WKYT broadcasts from its second digital channel in HD & CWKYT started broadcasting also in HD.
Programming
As a CBS affiliate, WKYT clears the entire CBS schedule in addition to its syndicated programming. But while most CBS affiliates air 'The Young and the Restless @ 12:30 PM in the Eastern Time Zone, WKYT airs it @ 9 AM instead. This, in part, owes to the fact that the Noon newscast airs for an entire hour; the 1 PM timeslot is filled in with syndicated programming, then resumes airing of the rest of the CBS Soap Operas @ 1:30 PM.
CWKYT
The CWKYT branding is a combination meaning of CW & WKYT. Until October 2006, Louisville WB affiliate & future CW affiliate WBKI was available on Lexington cable systems; WBKI was later dropped from Insight systems in the Lexington area, to accommodate for the new CWKYT.[4] CWKYT can now be seen on DirecTV on channel 14. Baltimore CW station WNUV was the formerly designated WB/CW station for DirecTV in the Lexington market.
Previously, CWKYT was a UPN affiliate under the name "UPN Lexington."
Digital Television
The station's digital channel, VHF 13, is multiplexed:
Digital channels
| Virtual channel | Programming |
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| 27.1 | WKYT / CBS in HDTV |
| 27.2 | CWKYT / CW HD |
| 27.3 | First Alert HD Weather (SD) |
On April 16, 2009 [5], WKYT-TV's digital signal remained on channel 13 when the analog to digital conversion completed.[6][7]. On August 22, 2009, WKYT-DT filed a petition of rulemaking with the FCC to move to digital UHF channel 36 (once used by WTVQ with their analog operations)[8] due to reception issues. The FCC issued a Report & Order approved the petition on October 22.[9] On December 12, 2009, WKYT is file a minor change application for a construction permit, reflecting the channel change. [10]
Locally Produced Programs
- Behind the Blue
- Care Central
- Heart of Gold
- Kentucky Newsmakers
- Scholastic Ball Report
- The John Calipari Show
- The Rich Brooks Show
- Transylvania Basketball with Brian Lane
- The Matthew Mitchell Show
On-Air Personalities
News Anchors
- Barbara Bailey - 27 Newsfirst @ Noon[11][12]
- Bill Bryant - 27 Newsfirst This Morning & Newsfirst @ Noon[11]
- Stacy Ellison - 27 Newsfirst This Morning[11]
- Sam Dick - 27 Newsfirst @ 5, 5:30, 6 & 11
- Amber Philpott - 27 Newsfirst @ 5, 5:30, 6 & 11
- Mark Kennedy - 27 Newsfirst Weekend
Meteorologists
- T.G. Shuck, Chief Meteorologist - 27 Newsfirst @ 5, 5:30, 6 & 11
- Lauren Raymer, Meteorologist - 27 Newsfirst Weekend
- Todd Borek, Meteorologist - 27 Newsfirst This Morning & Noon
Sports
- Dave Baker
- Rob Bromley
- Brandon Fisher
- Ryan Lemond
- David Patrick
- Christi Thomas
Reporters
- Miranda Combs
- Elizabeth Dorsett
- Wendy Enneking
- "Officer Don" Evans, (LiveDrive Traffic)
- Tamara Evans
- Cheryl Glassford
- Mark Kennedy
- Janet Kim
- Phil Pendleton
- Victor Puente
- Sherelle Roberts
- Dave Spencer
- Denny Trease
News/Station Presentation
Newscast Titles
- WKXP News (1957-1958)
- The Six O'Clock Report/The Eleven O'Clock Report (1958-1967)
- Eyewitness News (1967-1970)
- Action News (1970-1974)
- 27 News Service (1974-1977)
- NewsCenter 27 (1977-1982)
- News 27 (1982-1985)
- 27 Newsfirst (1985-present)
- Newsfirst on WKYT (1985-present)
- KYT (2002-present)
Station Slogans
- Get Ready for 27 (1989-1991, local version of CBS ad campaign)
- Central Kentucky's News Leader (1991-1993)
- Your 24-Hour News Source (1993-1995)
- Where Local News Comes First (1995-2001)
- In Touch With You (2001-2004)
- Where Your News Comes First. (2004-present)
- Your News. First. (2009-November 2009)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.External links
- WKYT website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WKYT
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WKYT-TV
- Heart of Gold
References
- ^ "Big Blue Sports Network Affiliates". UKAthletics.com. http://www.ukathletics.com/multimedia/affiliates.html. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ "SEC Network Schedule". Southeastern Conference. http://www.secsports.com//news/sec-network-schedule.aspx. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ Station history page
- ^ An e-mail query from a Wikipedia member to WBKI Chief Operating Officer Carol LaFever led to news that, due to a condition of WBKI's affiliation agreement, that station must vacate the channel on Insight Lexington for CWKYT. WBKI can still be seen over the air in much of the Lexington DMA & on about 20 other cable systems in that market, but not on Insight in Lexington.
- ^ "Stations Transitioning Before June 12". Federal Communications Commission. http://www.fcc.gov/DA-09-589A2.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ Sloan, Scott (2009-04-14). "KET, WKYT go digital on Thursday". Lexington Herald-Leader. http://www.kentucky.com/211/story/761075.html. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ^ "WKYT Goes All Digital Thursday". WKYT-TV. 2009-04-16. http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/43092347.html. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ "Noticed of Proposed Rulemaking". Federal Communications Commission. 2009-09-14. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-2041A1.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
- ^ "Report and Order". Federal Communications Commission. 2009-10-22. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-2291A1.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1345421&Service=DT&Form_id=301&Facility_id=24914
- ^ a b c Sloan, Scott (2009-08-16). "WKYT switching morning team". Lexington Herald-Leader. http://www.kentucky.com/103/story/896455.html. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- ^ Sloan, Scott (2009-11-03). "Barbara Bailey returns to work at WKYT". Lexington Herald-Leader. http://www.kentucky.com/latest_news/story/1003385.html. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
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