WAGM-DT1
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| WAGM-DT1 | |
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| Presque Isle, Maine | |
| Branding | Fox 8 NewsSource 8 |
| Slogan | Northern Maine and Eastern Canada's Entertainment Leader |
| Channels | Analog: cable 12 |
| Affiliations | Fox |
| Owner | NEPSK Inc. |
| Founded | September 12, 2007 |
| Call letters’ meaning | see WAGM-TV |
| Transmitter Power | 3 kW (digital) |
| Height | 333 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 48305 (digital) |
| Transmitter Coordinates | (digital) |
| Website | myfoxaroostook.com |
WAGM-DT1 is the Fox-affiliated television station for Presque Isle, Maine. The station is operated on a digital subchannel of CBS affiliate WAGM-TV which is owned by NEPSK Inc. Over-the-air, Fox 8 broadcasts a digital signal on UHF channel 16.1 from WAGM's transmitter which is located in Mars Hill. The site is at the top of Big Rock Ski Area on Mars Hill Mountain about one mile west of the United States / Canadian border. Fox 8 is also offered on Time Warner cable channel 12. WAGM and Fox 8 share studios on Brewer Road in Presque Isle.
[edit] History
Even before the creation of Fox 8, WAGM has had some history with the Fox network. In 1994, when the network gained broadcasting rights to the NFL's NFC games from CBS, WAGM aired them. This made WAGM the only station in the United States to air programs from all four major networks at the same time (when it was carrying some programming from NBC and ABC). This practice ended in 1997 and the area had to rely on the national Foxnet service via cable.
On September 12, 2006, preceding the shutdown of Foxnet, WAGM launched a new Fox digital subchannel to replace it. The new channel became available on WAGM's first subchannel. This forced the main digital signal to move to a new second subchannel. Such a placement is generally uncommon, as most broadcasters number the signal equivalent to their analog signal as minor channel 1 and number other subchannels with higher minor channel numbers. On November 15, 2007, WAGM created a new, separate website for Fox 8. The layout is the same as Fox stations that are owned and operated by the network.
[edit] Newscasts
On the same day that Fox 8 launched, WAGM began to produce a weeknight 10 o'clock newscast on the station. Also during the week, Fox 8 rebroadcasts WAGM's morning news.
NewsSource 8: The Morning Edition
(Weekday Mornings 9 to 10 A.M.)
- Anchor:
- Dick Palm
- Weather:
- Kara Lauritsen
NewsSource 8 at 10
(Weeknights 10 to 10:30 P.M.)
- Anchor:
- Shawn Cunningham
- Weather:
- Ted Shapiro
- Sports:
- Rene Cloukey
Fox 8 uses additional news personnel from WAGM. See that article for a complete listing.
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