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For the experimental television station in Boston that used the branding "WLEX", see W1XAY.
WLEX-TV
Image:WLEX 06 Logo.png
Lexington, Kentucky
Branding LEX 18
Slogan Coverage You Can Count On
Channels 18 (UHF) analog,
39 (UHF) digital
Affiliations NBC
Owner Evening Post Publishing Company
Founded March 15, 1955
Call letters meaning WLEXington
Former affiliations DuMont (Secondary: 1955),
ABC (Secondary 1955-1958),
CBS (Secondary: 1955-1968)
Website www.lex18.com

WLEX-TV Channel 18 is the NBC affiliate for Lexington, Kentucky and the East-Central Kentucky region. Its transmitter is located in Lexington.

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[edit] History

WLEX first went on the air as a radio station in 1946. After changing frequencies and being sold. WLEX signed on March 15, 1955 as Lexington's first television station, with programming from all four networks (ABC, CBS, DuMont, and NBC). The DuMont network went out of business later that year. In 1957 ABC programming moved to WKYT. In 1968 CBS programming moved to WKYT, making WLEX a full-time NBC affiliate.

[edit] Firsts

  • First station to broadcast a test pattern in Lexington (January 19, 1955)
  • First station to broadcast programming in Lexington (March 15, 1955)
  • First tower over 600 feet in Kentucky (December, 1954)
  • First Kentucky commercial station to regularly schedule an educational program (Zemanski and White Physics, 1959; Anthropology I, September, 1959)
  • First television broadcast of University of Kentucky basketball – DePaul, from Chicago, February 18, 1956 (DePaul won 81-79)
  • First station to air regularly-scheduled church service telecast in Kentucky (Immanuel Baptist)
  • First station in Kentucky to broadcast in full-color and first full-color UHF in the United States (November 15, 1962)
  • First station in Lexington to have a female news anchor, Sue Hackett Wylie (April, 1968)
  • First station in Kentucky to produce a computer-generated program log (July, 1968)
  • First commercial station in Lexington to use broadcast-quality Electronic News Gathering, ENG, (October, 1978)
  • First station in Lexington to air a Saturday morning newscast (July 4, 1992)
  • First station in Lexington to air an hour-long weekly morning newscast (July 6, 1992)
  • First station in Lexington to have a station website (March, 1995)

[edit] LEX 18 News going HD

From WLEX's website, an extensive high definition equipment and system integration is well underway, and a spring launch date is anticipated.

[edit] Newscasts

Monday-Friday

  • LEX 18 News at Sunrise (5:00-7:00AM)
  • LEX 18 News at Noon (12Noon-12:30PM)
  • LEX 18 News at 12:30 (12:30PM-1:00PM)
  • LEX 18 News at 5 (5:00-5:30PM)
  • LEX 18 News at 5:30 (5:30-6:00PM)
  • LEX 18 News at 6 (6:00-6:30PM)
  • LEX 18 News at 11 (11:00-11:35PM)

Saturday-Sunday

  • LEX 18 News at 6 & 11 (6:00-6:30PM & 11:00-11:35PM)
  • LEX 18's SportsZone (11:20-11:35PM)

News Anchors

  • Kevin Christopher - Weekday Evenings
  • Nancy Cox - Weekday Evenings
  • Dia Davidson - Weekdays Morning/Noon
  • Heather Higdon - Weekends
  • Richard Lom - Weekends

News Reporters

  • Leigh Searcy
  • Chris Lupien
  • Heather Higdon
  • Richard Lom
  • Lee Cruse
  • Kristen Pflum
  • Richard DeVayne
  • Sarah Lane
  • Amanda Hara
  • Chase Cain
  • Travis Thompson
  • Meredith Lane

Weather

  • Bill Meck - Chief Meteorologist
  • Tom Ackerman - Meteorologist
  • Kristie Kubovic - Meteorologist

Sports

  • Alan Cutler
  • Ryan Lemond
  • Justin White

[edit] News Music

  • On Top Of It All - Mayoham Music - Unknown Dates
  • News People - Tuesday Productions - Unknown Dates
  • NBC The Place To Be - Creater Unknown - 1990 until 1991
  • Centerpiece - Soundtrack - Unknown Date until 1991
  • Newsleader - Stephen Arnold Music - 1991 until 1994
  • The One and Only - Gari Communications, Inc. - 1994 until 2000
  • In-Sink (V.1, V.2, V.3) - 615 Music - 2000 until present


[edit] Past Station Logos

WLEX early to late 1990's logo

Late 90's Logo

WLEX's 50 Anniversary logo, from 2005.

[edit] External links

Broadcast television in the Lexington market  (Nielsen DMA #63)

WLEX 18 (NBC) - WKYT 27 (CBS) (The CW on DT2) - WTVQ 36 (ABC) - WKLE 46 (PBS/KET) - WDKY 56 (Fox) (The Tube on DT2) - WBLU-LP 62 (RTN/MNTV) - WLJC 65 (TBN) - WUPX 67 (ION)

Outlying Areas:
WOBZ-LP 9 (A1/AS) - W10BM 10 (LeSea) - WKSO 29 / WKHA 35 / WKMR 38 / WKON 52 (PBS/KET) - WYMT 57 (CBS)

Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations
Reception may vary by geographical location
WBKI 34 (The CW, Louisville)
NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Kentucky

WAVE 3 (Louisville) - WPSD 6 (Paducah) - WLEX 18 (Lexington) - WNKY 40 (Bowling Green)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, PBS and Other Stations in Kentucky
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