WSYR-TV
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| WSYR-TV | |
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| Syracuse, New York | |
| Branding | NewsChannel 9 |
| Slogan | Where News Comes First |
| Channels | 9 (VHF) analog, 17 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | ABC |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications (sale pending) |
| Founded | {{{founded}}} |
| Call letters meaning | SYRacuse |
| Former callsigns | WNYS-TV (1962-1978), WIXT-TV (1978-2005) |
| Former affiliations | none |
| Website | 9WSYR |
WSYR-TV (known as WIXT-TV until 2005) is a television station located in Syracuse, New York; broadcasting on analog channel 9 / digital channel 17 and affiliated with the ABC television network. Its transmitter is located in Pompey, New York. Until recently, WSYR was carried via cable as an ABC affiliate in Northern NY in communities such as Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Massena, and Malone. Since then, most of those markets have replaced the station with WSYR's sister, WWTI, also an ABC affiliate (although both were available in the aforementioned markets for a short time).
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[edit] History
Channel 9 was the last of Syracuse's major network affiliates to sign on the air doing so on September 9, 1962 after a channel shuffle involving rival WHEN-TV and Rochester's WHAM-TV allowed a third VHF station in Syracuse. The original call letters were WNYS-TV [Now Used for WNYS, MyNetworkTV in the Syracuse DMA. WNYS-TV signed on as an ABC affiliate owned by a group of area investors. Later owners included Coca Cola and The Outlet Company, and it has never switched networks.
The station was sold to The Outlet Company in 1978 and the callsign was changed to WIXT-TV (IX standing for the Roman numeral 9). The Ackerley Group bought the station in 1982. Clear Channel Communications bought Ackerley in 2001, it put WIXT under the same ownership as WSYR, the market's news/talk radio station. The callsign was then changed to WSYR-TV in July 2005, creating a small amount of confusion as rival NBC affiliate WSTM was formerly known as WSYR-TV until 1980.
WSYR-TV's studio facility is also the "Digital CentralCasting" control hub for Clear Channel's television stations in Rochester, Watertown, Binghamton, and Elmira.
On November 16, 2006, Clear Channel announced its intention to sell off all of its television stations, including WSYR, after the company was bought out by a private equity firm.
On December 22, 2006, Nancy Duffy, a General Assignment Reporter for WSYR-TV passed away. She became the first woman police reporter in Central New York after joining the Syracuse Herald-Journal in 1966. She was Syracuse’s first TV female reporter when she moved to WHEN-TV (now WTVH-TV) in 1967. She became the first woman to join the Syracuse Press Club, and later served as its president. In 1970, Nancy served as press secretary at Syracuse City Hall. She returned to Channel 5 after a year, and moved to NewsChannel 9 as a reporter and morning anchor in 1977.
Portions of WSYR's programming, most notably its noon newscast, are being streamed on the Internet as of January 2007.
[edit] Ratings
WSYR-TV produces the highest-rated newscasts in the Syracuse market. NewsChannel 9 Newscasts currently air weekdays from 5-7 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.. Weekend newscasts air at 7:00 a.m., then at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m..
[edit] On-Air Talent
[edit] Anchors
Rod Wood (5:30-6:30 & 11pm Anchor & Consumer Reports)
Carrie Lazarus (Noon, 5-6:30 Anchor & Family Healthcast)
Dan Cummings (5:00 Anchor & Your Stories)
Christie Casciano (The Morning News and The Protectors)
Dave Longley (The Morning News & Noon Meteorologist and Co-Anchor)
Heather Hegedus (Evening Weekend Anchor)
Alyson Megur (The Morning News Weekend Anchor)
[edit] Weather
Dave Eichorn (5-6:30 & 11:00 Chief Meteorologist)
Jim Teske (Weekend Meteorlogist)
Dave Longley (The Morning News & Noon Meteorologist and Co-Anchor)
Mark Chapin (The Morning News Weekend Meteorologist and Co-Anchor)
[edit] Sports
Steve Infanti (Sports Director)
Jon Alhart (Weekend Sports Anchor)
Nicole Haynes (Sports Reporter)
[edit] Reporters
Mike Price (Good News Reporter)
Brian Foster (Assistant News Director & Web Producer)
Kelly McPherson (The Morning News Reporter)
Michael Riecke (Web Producer/Reporter)
Jennifer Lewke (Your Stories Reporter)
Kelly Quinn (General Assignment Reporter)
Kim Brown (General Assignment Reporter)
Kevin Torres (General Assignment Reporter)
Jeff Kulikowsky (General Assignment Reporter)
Shelby Stafford (General Assignment Reporter)
[edit] Bridge Street
A local talk show, Bridge Street with Rick Gary and Julie Abbott, Currently airs weekday mornings at 10:00 a.m.
[edit] External links
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WSTM 3 (NBC, The CW via WSTQ-LP on DT2, The Tube on DT3, WX+ on DT4) - WTVH 5 (CBS) - WSYR 9 (ABC) - WSTQ 14 (The CW) - WCNY 24 (PBS) - WNYS 43 (MNTV) - WNYI 52 (UNI) - WSPX 56 (ION) - WSYT 68 (Fox) |
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Ithaca College Television - News 10 Now - Time Warner Sports 26 - WTOP 10 (SUNY Oswego) |
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| Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
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Corporate officers: Lowry Mays | Mark Mays | Randall Mays | Tom Hicks |
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Other major assets: Clear Channel Outdoor | Clear Channel UK | Premiere Radio Networks | FOX Sports Radio Network |
