WJET-TV

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WJET-TV
Image:WJET.jpg
Erie, Pennsylvania
Branding Jet-TV 24
Action News 24
Slogan ...on your side
Channels 24 (UHF) analog,
58 (UHF) digital
Affiliations ABC
Owner Nexstar Broadcasting
Founded April 3, 1966
Website www.wjettv.com/
40th anniversary logo
40th anniversary logo

WJET-TV is the Erie, Pennsylvania affiliate of the ABC television network. Its studio and transmitter facilities are located at 8455 Peach Street in Summit Township, Pennsylvania. The station's syndicated programming includes Frasier, Seinfeld and Everybody Loves Raymond.

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[edit] History

WJET-TV signed on the air during the 6 p.m. hour on April 2, 1966. In January 1998, Nexstar Broadcasting Group acquired WJET. Later in the year, as standard for most Nexstar stations, WJET began performing non-programming functions for Mission Broadcasting station WFXP. On April 3, 2006, WJET celebrated its 40th anniversary.

[edit] Newscasts

  • Good Morning Erie - Runs 5:30 AM-7:00 AM with cut-ins throughout Good Morning America on weekdays
  • Action News 24 at Noon
  • Action News 24 at 5:00 PM, 5:30 PM, 6:00 PM and 11:00 PM on weekdays
  • Action News 24 at 6:00 PM and 11:00 PM on weekends

[edit] Personalities

[edit] Current

  • Sarah Arbogast - reporter (2006 to Present)
  • Tom Atkins - meteorologist (1996 to Present)
  • Lou Baxter - news director (1979 to Present)
  • David Belmondo - reporter/anchor (2002 to Present)
  • Tom DiVecchio - meteorologist (1995 to Present)
  • Erika Howland - reporter (April 2005 to Present)
  • Sean Lafferty - anchor (1987 to Present)
  • Karla Mullenax - anchor (1999 to Present)
  • Brian Neudorff - weekend meteorologist (January 2003 to Present)
  • Trina Orlando - anchor (January 2006 to Present)
  • Torri Silver - reporter (May 2006 to Present)
  • Luke Simons - sports director (September 2004 to Present)
  • Brian Sheridan - reporter (1998 to 2004, 2006 to Present)
  • Kim Thomas - reporter (November 2006 to Present)
  • Bill Toth - weekend sports anchor (September 2006 to Present)
  • Dan Wells - reporter/anchor (November 2004 to Present)

[edit] Former

  • Jennifer Antkowiak - reporter (1987-1992), also worked at KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh
  • Kevin Benson - meteorologist, now at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh
  • Doug Buchanan - reporter (2000-2002), now at WUSA-TV in Washington DC
  • Abby Cahill - reporter/weekend anchor (1998-2002), now teaching communications at East High School in Erie
  • Dave Call - meteorologist (1998-2002), now studying at Syracuse University and working at WSTM-TV in Syracuse
  • Brian Duffy - sports (1987 to 1999) now a news reporter at [WOIO-TV] and [WUAB-TV] Cleveland, OH
  • John Evans- sports director/anchor/reporter (1979-2000) Current Member PA House of Representatives
  • Laura Gray - reporter (2004-2006), currently a reporter with WKBW-TV in Buffalo, NY
  • Kelly Gaughan - anchor (1995-2004) Now part-time host with WSEE-TV in Erie
  • Eric Johnson - News Director/assignment editor/reporter (1981-1997), currently working as a Communications Operator with Pennsylvania State Police
  • Dave Jones - Reporter (1998-1999), now reporter/field producer for Washington D.C. Bureau of Sinclair Broadcast Group
  • Tim Miller - anchor/weekend anchor (1994-2003), now at WTOL-TV in Toledo, OH
  • Jamie Murphy - weekend sports anchor/reporter (1994-2004) now working as the Marketing Manager for the Erie Otters (OHL)
  • Cyndy Patton - reporter/anchor, now working for Saint Vincent Health Center in Erie
  • Don Shriver - reporter/anchor, now retired
  • John Stehr - anchor/Reporter (1977-1979), now primary anchor at WTHR-TV in Indianapolis
  • Joey Stevens - weatherman, now working for WSEE-TV in Erie
  • Scott Wludyga - sports director (1996-2006), now teaching a Multimedia Class Pymatuning Valley High School in Andover, OH
The WJET logo from the 1970s.
The WJET logo from the 1970s.

[edit] News music

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Broadcast television in the Erie market  (Nielsen DMA #142)

WICU 12 (NBC) - WJET 24 (ABC) - WSEE 35 (CBS) (The CW on DT2) - WQLN 54 (PBS) - WFXP 66 (FOX)
Local cable television channels

WBEP (The CW) - WUAB 43 (MNTV, Cleveland)

See also: Broadcast television stations in the Cleveland, Youngstown, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, London and Kitchener markets
ABC Network Affiliates in the state of Pennsylvania

WTAE 4 (Pittsburgh) - WPVI 6 (Philadelphia) - WNEP 16 (Scranton) - WATM 23 (Altoona) - WJET 24 (Erie) - WHTM 27 (Harrisburg)
See also: CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Pennsylvania
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
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Television Stations owned by Nexstar Broadcasting

Annual Revenue: $226.1 million USD (2005) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: NXST | Website: www.nexstarbroadcasting.com
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