WRDW-TV
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| Augusta, Georgia | |
| Branding | News 12 |
| Slogan | On Your Side |
| Channels | 12 (VHF) analog, 31 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | CBS MyNetworkTV (on DT2) |
| Owner | Gray Television |
| Founded | February 14, 1954 |
| Former affiliations | ABC (1954-1968) (secondary) UPN (on DT2, until 9/06) |
| Website | wrdw.com |
WRDW-TV is the CBS television affiliate serving the Augusta, Georgia television market. It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 12, and its digital signal on UHF channel 31. It is currently owned by Gray Television. The station's studios are located across the Savannah River in North Augusta, South Carolina. In addition to its CBS affiliation, the station also operates a MyNetworkTV affiliate, known as My 12 on its DT2 digital sub-channel (which use to be a UPN affiliate before 9/06). [1] WRDW's transmitter is located in Beech Island, South Carolina.
The station signed on the air on February 14, 1954 as the second television station in Augusta. Along with a primary CBS affiliation, the station also carried a secondary affiliation with ABC before WATU-TV (now WAGT) signed on as the market's NBC affiliate in late 1968. At that point, WRDW become a full time CBS affiliate.
For many years, the station was co-owned with the Augusta Chronicle.
WRDW-TV was one of the first CBS affiliates to broadcast network programming in HDTV in early 2000.
The station's newscasts have been known by various names over the years, including:
- Action News
- Eyewitness News
- Channel 12 News
- News12 (current branding)
News 12 was updated in 2004 with brand new graphics from graphics company Cinemagic design. A brand new state-of-the-art news set soon followed in early 2005 which is thought to have been built in-house. This was a vast improvement over their former, late 80's early 90's set.
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[edit] Logos
 WRDW current logo. |
 WRDW DT2 old logo as "UPN Augusta". |
 WRDW DT2 current logo as "My 12". |
[edit] The Longest Running Anchor Team in Augusta
WRDW-TV has the longest-running anchor team in the Augusta market with Richard Rogers and Laurie Ott anchoring the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. weekday news. They have been co-anchors together since the mid 1990's. Also Chief Meteorologist Bob Smith (AKA Accubob) has been forecasting for the CSRA since 1977.
[edit] News Department
[edit] Newscasts
[edit] Monday - Friday
- News 12 This Morning: 5:30 - 7:00am
- Anchor: Meredith Taylor
- Meteorologist: Tim Strong
- News 12 Midday: 12:00 - 12:30pm
- Anchor: Tom Campbell
- Meteorologist: Tim Strong
- News 12 First at 5:00: 5:00 - 5:30pm
- Anchors: Tom Campbell & Domonique Benn
- Meteorologist: Chief Meteorologist Bob Smith
- News 12 at 6:00: 6:00 - 6:30pm
- Anchors: Richard Rogers & Laurie Ott
- Meteorologist: Chief Meteorologist Bob Smith
- Sports: Sports Director: Prentice Elliot
- News 12 at 11: 11:00 - 11:30pm
- Anchors: Richard Rogers & Laurie Ott
- Meteorologist: Chief Meteorologist Bob Smith
- Sports: Sports Director: Prentice Elliot
[edit] Saturday - Sunday
- News 12 at 6: 6:00 - 6:30pm
- Anchors: Kate Tillotson
- Meteorologist: Adam Clark
- Sports: Kevin Faigle
- News 12 at 11: 11:00 - 11:30pm
- Anchors: Kate Tillotson
- Meteorologist: Adam Clark
- Sports: Kevin Faigle
[edit] News Personalities
CURRENT PERSONALITIES
- Stephanie Baker, General Assignment Reporter
- Domonique Benn, Anchor/Reporter
- Tom Campbell, Anchor/Reporter
- Diane Cho, General Assignment Reporter
- Adam Clark, Weekend Meteorologist
- Prentice Elliott, Sports Director
- Kevin Faigle, Sports Anchor/Reporter
- Lynnsey Gardner, General Assignment Reporter
- Jonathan Martin, General Assignment Reporter
- Laurie Ott, Anchor/Reporter
- Richard Rogers, Anchor/Reporter
- Bob Smith, Chief Meteorologist
- Tim Strong, Morning Meteorologist
- Meredith Taylor, Morning Anchor/Reporter
- Kate Tillotson, Weekend Anchor/Reporter
PAST PERSONALITIES
- Ken Allen, Sports Anchor/Reporter (?-2005)
- Dave Conrady, Weekend Anchor/Reporter (?-2002)
- Kristin Cosby, General Assignment Reporter (?-2006, now at WAWS/WTEV-TV)
- Paul Davis, Sports Director (Associate Director of Development at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa)
- Jason Dollard, Weekend Meteorologist (2003-2005)
- Ryan Duffy, Consumer Reporter (2002-2006, now at WTLV/WJXX-TV)
- Julia Harding, Weekend Anchor/Reporter (?-2003, now at WLKY-TV)
- Scott Harbaugh, Weekend Meteorologist (?-2001, now at WPXI-TV)
- Samantha Hayes, Morning Anchor/Reporter (?-2003, now at KSL-TV)
- Jay Jefferies, Morning Meteorologist (?-2005, now at WAGT-TV)
- Nisha Jindal, General Assignment Reporter (2003-2006, now at WHNS-TV)
- Kelly Klien, Sports Anchor/Reporter (?)
- Johanne Lochard, Anchor/Reporter (2000-2004, now at KSAT-TV)
- Jill McNeal, Weekend Anchor/Reporter (2003-2005)
- Don Reeve, Weekend Meteorologist (2001-2003)
- Traci Richardson, Consumer Reporter (?-2002)
- Erich Spivey, General Assignment Reporter (?)
- Marc Willis, General Assignment Reporter (?-2003, now at WPXI-TV)
- Kisha Foster, Weekend Anchor/Reporter (now at WYFF-TV)
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[edit] External links
| Broadcast television in the Augusta, Georgia market (Nielsen DMA #115) | |||
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WJBF 6 (ABC) - WRDW 12 (CBS) (MNTV on DT2) - WBEK 16 (A1) - WEBA 14 (PBS/SCETV) - WCES 20 (PBS/GPB) - WAGT 26 (NBC) (The CW on DT2) - WFXG 54 (FOX) (The Tube on DT2) |
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| CBS Network Affiliates in the state of Georgia | |
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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) |
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| See also: ABC, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Georgia | |
