WMAZ-TV

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WMAZ-TV

Macon, Georgia
Branding	13WMAZ
Slogan	Straight from the Heart
Channels	13 (VHF) analog, 45 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	CBS
Owner	Gannett Corporation
Founded	September 27, 1953
Call letters meaning	Watch Mercer Attain Zenith
Former affiliations	NBC (secondary; 1953-68) ABC (secondary; 1953-82)
Transmitter Power	316 kW (analog) 14 kW (digital)
Website	www.13wmaz.com/

WMAZ-TV (Channel 13) is the CBS affiliate in Macon, Georgia, USA. It is owned by Gannett.

1 History
2 Coverage
3 Newscasts
4 External links

[edit] History

The station signed on for the first time on September 27, 1953, owned by Southeastern Broadcasting Company along with WMAZ-AM 940 (now WMAC) and WMAZ-FM 99.1 (now WDEN). It is the fourth-oldest station in the state and the oldest outside of Atlanta, beating WDAK-TV (now WTVM) in Columbus by only a day. Southeastern Broadcasting won a television license on its second try; it had previously made an unsuccessful bid for channel 7 a year earlier.

WMAZ's callsign comes from its AM sister's roots as a physics project at Mercer University. The letters stand for Watch Mercer Attain Zenith.

Southeastern Broadcasting sold WMAZ-AM-FM-TV to the News-Piedmont Company of Greenville, South Carolina in 1963, earning a healthy return on its 1935 purchase of WMAZ-AM. The News-Piedmont Company reorganized itself as Multimedia, Inc. in 1967. In 1974, WMAZ-AM-FM-TV moved to a new studio on Gray Highway in Macon.

Multimedia merged with Gannett in 1995, making WMAZ-TV a sister station to Georgia's third-oldest station, WXIA-TV in Atlanta.

WMAZ is one of the country's most dominant television stations. It was the only station in town until 1968, and is still the only VHF station in the market. In fact, for many years until WGXA-TV began in 1982, it carried selected ABC programs on a tape-delayed basis to augment the CBS schedule. It has led the overall ratings and the news ratings for as long as records have been kept; none of the other stations even come close. Its current image campaign, "Straight from the Heart," dates to 1983.

[edit] Coverage

Because of the large territory of central and southern Georgia between other markets, WMAZ became one of the most powerful VHF stations in the country. Broadcasting at 316,000 watts, its coverage area extends from the fringes of the Atlanta suburbs to the north to the suburbs of Savannah to the south.

[edit] Newscasts

Monday-Friday

13WMAZ Eyewitness News First Mornin' (5-5:30am)
13WMAZ Eyewitness News Early Mornin' (5:30-6am)
13WMAZ Eyewitness News This Mornin' (6-6:30am)
13WMAZ Eyewitness News Mornin' (6:30-7am)
13WMAZ Eyewitness News Midday (Noon-12:30pm)
13WMAZ Eyewitness News at 5:00 (5-5:30pm)
13WMAZ Eyewitness News at 6:00 (6-6:30pm)
13WMAZ Eyewitness News at 11:00 (11-11:35pm)
Football Friday Night (11:35pm-12:05am, Fridays during the Fall only)

Saturday-Sunday

13WMAZ Eyewitness News First Mornin' (7-7:30am)
13WMAZ Eyewitness News Early Mornin' (7:30-8am)
13WMAZ Eyewitness News This Mornin' (8-8:30am)
13WMAZ Eyewitness News Mornin' (8:30-9am)
13WMAZ Eyewitness News Close Up (Noon-12:30pm, Saturdays only)
13WMAZ Eyewitness News at 6:00 (6-6:30pm)
13WMAZ Eyewitness News at 11:00 (11-11:35pm)

CURRENT PERSONALITIES

Trevor Chatfield, Fill-In Meteorologist/Producer
Grant Gilmore, Mornin' and Midday Meteorologist
Leah Johnson, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Anchor/Reporter
Ben Jones, Chief Meteorologist
Suzanne Lawler, Weekend Mornin' Anchor/Sports Anchor/Reporter
Lorra Lynch, General Assignment Reporter
Frank Malloy, 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m. Anchor/Reporter
Autumn O'Neill, Weekend Meteorologist
Tyler Pearson, Mornin' and Midday Anchor/Reporter
Marilyn Peguero, General Assignment Reporter
Chris Porter, Sports Anchor/Reporter
Kandace Raymond, Warner Robins Anchor/5 p.m. Anchor/Reporter
Charles Reid, Traffic Reporter
Randall Savage, Special Assignment Editor/"Close Up" Host
Sheeka Strickland, General Assignment Reporter
Tami Tesch-Jerles, Fill-In Meteorologist/Reporter
Yenu Wojado, General Assignment Reporter
Hugh Zeitlin, Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter

PAST PERSONALITIES

Brittany Bailey, Weekend 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Anchor/Reporter (2004-2006, now at WBIR-TV)
Brandyn Briley, Anchor/Reporter (1977-1979, 1983-1986)
Jerry Brown, Anchor/Reporter (?, now at WMBB-TV)
Paul Chambers Anchor/Reporter (1999-2001)
Kyle Collins, Reporter/Webmaster
David Chandley, Reporter/Meteorologist (1983-1986, now at WSB-TV)
Susan Christopher, Consumer Reporter
Rachel English Hoover, Mornin' and Midday Anchor/Reporter (?-2001)
Nocole Foerschler, General Assignment Reporter
Jenny Geer, General Assignment Reporter/Fill-In Anchor (?-2004)
Scott Hartman, Sports Director (?-2002)
Tina Taylor Hicks, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Anchor/Reporter (1973-1999)
Chris Holcomb, Reporter/Meteorologist (1985-1988, now at WXIA-TV)
Ben Hoover, Mornin' and Midday Anchor/Reporter (2003-2006, now at WHNS-TV)
Telly Hughes, Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter (?-2003, now at KPLR-TV)
Ernie Johnson, Jr., News/Sports (1979-1981, now with Turner Sports)
Lori Johnson, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Anchor/Reporter (1999-2005)
Ken Jones, Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter (2002-2003, incarcerated)
John Marshall, Mornin' and Midday Anchor/Reporter/Weathercaster (?, now at WNBC-TV)
Doris Martin, Anchor/Reporter (?, deceased)
Carol Minn, Mornin' and Midday Anchor/Reporter (2001-2003)
Adam Murphy, General Assignment Reporter (?, now at WGCL-TV)
Bill Powell, Weathercaster (1982-1998, deceased)
Aungelique Proctor, General Assignment Reporter (?, now at WAGA-TV)
Calandra Rocker (formerly Calandra Wright), Mornin' and Midday Anchor/Reporter (2003-2005) (Now married to Arthur Rocker, 61, of Pensacola, FL)
Elise Roberts, Assistant Producer and Anchor of "Entertainment Scene" (2004-2006, now at WLOX-TV)
Anne Marie Rogers, General Assignment Reporter (?)
Ben Sandifer, Sports Reporter/Anchor, (1977-1979, 1983-1986, now owner of GMS Productions)
Chris Smith, Chief Meteorologist (1997-2005, now at WGCL-TV)
Tenikka Smith, General Assignment Reporter/Fill-In Anchor (2004-2006, Now at WPTY-TV/WLTM-TV)
David Solano, Sports Director (2002-2006, now at WZZM-TV)
Leigh Spann, Weekend Meteorologist (2001-2004, now at WCBD-TV)
Annette St. Clair, General Assignment Reporter (2000-2005)
"Rob" Chris Still, Meteorologist (2000-2005, now at WBTW-TV)
Mary Therese, Warner Robins Anchor/5 p.m. Anchor/Reporter (1988-2006)
Thanh Throng, General Assignment Reporter (2002-2003, now at WWL-TV)
Tiffanie Wallace, General Assignment Reporter (2003-2006)
Derek Wing, General Assignment Reporter (?, now at KCPQ-TV)
Andy Wood, Meteorologist (2004-2006, now at WHNS-TV)

[edit] External links

Broadcast television in the Macon market (Nielsen DMA #120)
WMAZ 13 (CBS) - WGXA 24 (FOX) - WMUM 29 (PBS/GPB) - WDMA-CA 31 (Daystar) - WMGT 41 (NBC) - WSST 55 (Ind) - WPGA 58 (ABC) - WGNM 64 (CTN)
Local cable-only television stations WBMN (The CW/The CW Plus)

CBS Network Affiliates in the state of Georgia
WRBL 3 (Columbus) - WCTV 6 (Thomasville) - WTOC 11 (Savannah) - WRDW 12 (Augusta) - WMAZ 13 (Macon) - WNEG 32 (Toccoa/Athens) - WSWG 44 (Valdosta/Albany) - WGCL 46 (Atlanta)
See also: ABC, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Georgia