WICU-TV
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| WICU-TV | |
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| Erie, Pennsylvania | |
| Branding | WICU 12 (General Branding) 12 News (Newscast Titles) |
| Slogan | Coverage You Can Count On |
| Channels | 12 (VHF) analog, 52 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner | Montecito Broadcast Group |
| Founded | March 15, 1949 |
| Call letters meaning | W ICU (Sounds like "I see you") |
| Former affiliations | DuMont (secondary, 1949-1956)[1] |
| Website | www.wicu12.com/ |
WICU-TV is the NBC affiliate based in Erie, Pa. It is currently owned by the Montecito Broadcast Group. Its transmitter is located in Greene Township, Erie County.
The station's signal covers Erie; Warren and Crawford counties. It also reaches Jamestown, New York; Ashtabula, Ohio; parts of southern Ontario and south to Clarion, Pennsylvania; however, the region's terrain prevents low-lying towns such as Titusville and Warren from receiving WICU over-the-air.
WICU is also seen in the London, Ontario area on Rogers Cable channel 61. The station was seen on cable channel 12 in London prior to September 1988, and has since been at various points in the extended basic lineup.
The station is located at 3514 State St. in Erie.
WICU also has a local marketing agreement with CBS affiliate WSEE-TV and the CW network affiliate WBEP.
WICU-TV is housed in the first building in the United States specifically constructed to house a TV station. The building was completed in January 1949 and the station signed on Tuesday March 15, 1949.
WICU is the first Channel 12 to be licensed in the USA.[citation needed]
Contents |
[edit] News
[edit] Newscast Titles
Channel 12 News (Early 1990s)
[edit] Current On-Air Talent
- Lisa Adams (1978 to present) - weekend anchor
- Julie Coates (2000 to present) - weekday morning meteorologist
- Scott Cook (1998 to present) - reporter
- Julie Eisenman - weekday morning co-anchor, reporter
- Emily Matson (2004 to present) - reporter
- Kevin MacDowell (1997 to present) - Weekday Anchor
- Mary Nguyen (May 2006 to present) - reporter
- Amanda Post (1998 to present) - Weekday Anchor
- Jay Puskar (2003 to present) - weekend sports anchor/reporter
- Mark Soliday (1993 to present) - weekday morning co-anchor
- Mike Ruzzi (1983 to present) - weekday evening sports anchor/sports director
- Paul Wagner (1979 to present) - reporter
- Jennifer Mobilia (2006 to present) - reporter
[edit] References
- WICU 12 also appears briefly in the film That Thing You Do, which takes place in 1960s Erie.
[edit] News Music
- NBC:The Place To Be (Unknown Publisher) (1990-1995)
- First News (Gari Communications, Inc.) (1999-Present)
[edit] External links
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WJAC 6 (Johnstown) - WGAL 8 (Lancaster) - WCAU 10 (Philadelphia) - WPXI 11 (Pittsburgh) - WICU 12 (Erie) - WBRE 28 (Wilkes-Barre) |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, PBS, and Other stations in Pennsylvania | |
