WTVY

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WTVY-TV
Dothan, Alabama
Branding	WTVY News 4
Slogan	Your Hometown News Leader
Channels	4 (VHF) analog, 36 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	CBS MyNetworkTV on DT2 The CW on DT3
Owner	Gray Television
Founded	February 12, 1955
Former affiliations	UPN (on DT2 until 9/2006)
Website	wtvynews4.com

WTVY or WTVY News 4 is a CBS-affiliated television station broadcasting on channel 4 in Dothan, Alabama, owned by Gray Television. The station's signal, originating from a transmitter in Holmes County, Florida, reaches large portions of Alabama, Georgia and Florida. WTVY is also the designated CBS affiliate for the Panama City, Florida market, where Gray also owns WJHG-TV. In exchange, WJHG is available in Dothan on cable since Dothan does not have its own NBC affiliate.

WTVY operates a MyNetworkTV affiliate on its DT2 subchannel known as My 4 and a CW affiliate on DT3 known as Dothan's CW.

Contents 1 History 2 Programming 2.1 WTVY Digital Channel 3 Newscasts 3.1 Notable Personalities 4 External Links

[edit] History

WTVY's first broadcast was on February 12, 1955, originally on channel 9. The station moved to channel 4 around 1960. The station was located outside of Webb, Alabama until 1993, when the old Houston Hotel in downtown Dothan, Alabama was converted into the new home of the station.

For most of its early years, Charles Woods, a perennial aspirant to the governorship of Alabama, owned WTVY, through his Woods Communications company. Benedek Broadcasting bought WTVY from Woods in 1995. WTVY was one of the Benedek stations that was purchased by Gray Television in 2002.

[edit] Programming

The news broadcasts on WTVY have consistently ranked as the top-rated in the Dothan market. Newscasts air weekdays from 5:30-7 a.m., and 12-12:30, 5-5:30, 6-6:30 and 10-10:30 p.m. Central, and weekends at 6:00 on Saturday 5:00 on Sunday, and 10:00 p.m.. Syndicated programming includes Wheel of Fortune, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, and Live with Regis and Kelly.

All syndicated programming that is duplicated on WJHG and WMBB is still shown on WTVY on Panama City's cable systems. This is in contrast to SyndEx laws, which restrict importing of syndicated programming that is already available on an in-market station. This is likely due to WTVY's transmitter location within the Panama City DMA, programming contracts, "must-carry" rules, and the market size of Panama City.

[edit] WTVY Digital Channel

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Digital channels

Channel	Programming
36.1 / 4.1	Main WTVY programming
36.2 / 4.2	My 4 (MyNetworkTV)
36.3 / 4.3	Dothan's CW

WTVY DT2 had been broadcasting programming from UPN until that network ended in September 2006. WTVY DT3 airs the weekday newscast The Daily Buzz shown 5 to 8 AM.

[edit] Newscasts

MONDAY-FRIDAY

• WTVY This Morning (6-7:00am) (replayed at 7am on WTVY-DT2)
• WTVY News 4 at Noon (12-12:30pm) (replayed at 1pm on WTVY-DT2)
• WTVY News 4 at 5 (5-5:30pm)
• WTVY News 4 at 6 (6-6:30pm)
• WTVY News 4 at 10 (10-10:35pm) (replayed at 11pm on WTVY-DT2)

SATURDAY

• WTVY News 4 at 6 (6-6:30pm)
• WTVY News 4 at 10 (10-10:35pm)

SUNDAY

• WTVY News 4 at 5 (5-5:30pm)
• WTVY News 4 at 10 (10-10:35pm)

[edit] Notable Personalities

CURRENT PERSONALITIES

• Angie Casey, Weekday 5,6,10 Anchor
• Lauren Davis, Morning Anchor / Reporter
• Oscar Fann, (Morning) Chief Meteorologist
• Mike Gurspan, General Assignment Reporter
• Chris Harris, Weekend Sports Anchor / Reporter
• James Harris, Reporter / Producer
• Tiffany Howell, Noon Anchor / Reporter
• Reginald Jones, Weekday 5,6,10 Anchor
• Erika Kurre, Weekend Anchor / Reporter
• Rayne McKenzie, General Assignment Reporter
• Wayne May, Assignment Editor / Investigative Reporter
• Erica Proffer, General Assignment Reporter
• Brad Sherwood, Sports Anchor / Reporter
• Clarissa Stephens, General Assignment Reporter
• Deborah Tuff, General Assignment Reporter
• Ann Varnum, Host of "The Ann Varnum Show"
• Connor Vernon, Weeknight Meteorologist
• Alex Zequeira, General Assignment Reporer

PAST PERSONALITIES

• Ashley Brand, Evening Meteorologist (2001-2007, now Weekend Meteorologist at ABC 33/40 in Birmingham)
• Mitch English, Weather Anchor/Reporter (now at The Daily Buzz)
• Tonya Deer, General Assignment Reporter (went to WDHN; now doing Medical PR)
• Carla Kneeland, Morning Anchor/Reporter (?)
• Kelly O'Donnell, Weekend Sports Anchor (?)
• Al Roberts, Sports Director / News Director / Noon Anchor (1972-2006)

[edit] External Links

• WTVY Website
• WTVY DT3 "Dothan's CW" Website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WTVY