CGEM

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CGEM
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Type Cable television network
Branding CGEM
Country Flag of the United States United States
Availability Flag of the United States Iowa/Illinois/Missouri
Owner Quincy Newspapers
Launch date 1994

"CGEM" is the FOX-affiliated television station for Quincy, Illinois. The call letters are fictional as its start was on Quincy's Insight cable system only. Now CGEM is a digital subchannel of the area's NBC affiliate WGEM-TV which is owned by Quincy Newspapers. Over-the-air, CGEM broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 10.3 from WGEM's transmitter (which is located east of Quincy).

For cable subscribers, the station is also offered on Insight channel 18 or 383 on digital cable. It is located in its parent station, WGEM studios which are located in the Hotel Quincy on Hampshire Street in Downtown Quincy.

The "CGEM" name is based on its original destination: "Cable". The channel was established in 1993 to fill a void in a market where there was no local FOX affiliate. It still remains the only Fox station in the market.

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[edit] Local Programming

WGEM once produced a weeknight 9 PM newscast for CGEM called CGEM News at 9. It debuted in April of 2006 but was cancelled in March of 2007. Re-runs of Scrubs now airs in the 9 PM slot. It was anchored by Jake Miller who continues to anchor on WGEM weeknights at 5 and 10 PM. Chief Meteorologist Rich Cain provided the weather forecasts.

At another point in time, CGEM simulcasted the WGEM Radio (AM 1140 and 105.1 FM) weekday morning show called WGEM Sunrise: Radio Edition from 7 to 9 AM. This was dropped from CGEM's schedule as well.

Today, CGEM airs two weekly public affair shows: City Desk and WGEM News This Week. They are produced by WGEM and air on that station as well. CGEM is a full Fox network affiliate broadcasing the entire Fox line-up including NFL football.

[edit] Administration

  • Tom Allen - Vice-President
  • Carlos Fernandez - Station Manager
  • Jim Lawrence - Director of Operations and Engineering
  • Shawn Dickerman - Creative Services Manager
  • Amy Carothers - Local Sales Manager
  • Don Morehead - National Sales Manager

[edit] Logos

Older CGEM logo used from the station's launch in 1994 until 2006.

Current CGEM logo used since 2006.

[edit] External links

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Broadcast television in the Quincy (IL) / Hannibal (MO) market   (Nielsen DMA #171)

KTVO 3 (ABC) - KHQA 7 (CBS) (ABC on DT2) - WGEM 10 (NBC, The CW on DT2, FOX via CGEM on DT3) - WTJR 16 (CTN) - WMEC 22 / WQEC 27 (PBS)
Broadcast television available on cable only:
WGEM-DT2 (The CW) - "CGEM" (FOX)
Defunct stations:
WJJY 14 (ABC)
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Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Illinois
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other Stations in Illinois
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Quincy Newspapers, Inc.

Corporate Directors: Thomas A. Oakley (President & CEO) · Ralph M. Oakley · Rebecka Maas · David Graff · Brad Eaton · Brady Dreasler · Brenda Wiskirchen · Jena Schulz
Newspapers: The New Jersey Herald · The Quincy Herald-Whig
Interactive Asset: Pro Video
Radio Stations: WGEM-AM · WGEM-FM
ABC Network Affiliates: WAOW / WYOW · WKOW · WQOW · WXOW
CW Network Affiliates: KTIV-DT2 · KTTC-DT3 · WAOW-DT2 / WYOW-DT2 · WGEM-DT2 · WQOW-DT2 · WREX-DT2 · WVVA-DT2 · WXOW-DT3
Fox Network Affiliates: "CGEM" / WGEM-DT3 · KXLT1 · WSJV
NBC Network Affiliates: KTIV · KTTC · KWWL · WGEM · WREX · WVVA
1Quincy Newspapers operates this station owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting.
Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. · Employees: 900+ · Stock Symbol: None, privately held. · Website: www.qni.biz