WDSI-TV
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| WDSI-TV | |
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| Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Branding | Fox 61 MyNetworkTV Chattanooga |
| Slogan | Serious Entertainment The Right News at the Right Time |
| Channels | Analog: 61 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Fox MyNetworkTV (DT2) |
| Owner | CP Media, LLC (New Age Media of Tennessee License, LLC) |
| First air date | January 24, 1972 |
| Sister station(s) | WFLI-TV |
| Former callsigns | WRIP-TV (1972-1983) |
| Former affiliations | independent (1972-1986) |
| Transmitter Power | 4900 kW (analog) 84 kW (digital) |
| Height | 370 m (analog) 350 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 71353 |
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| Website | www.myfoxchattanooga.com |
WDSI-TV "Fox 61" is the Fox affiliate television station for Chattanooga, Tennessee, covering the eastern Tennessee River Valley. The station also covers parts of northern Georgia, western North Carolina, and northeastern Alabama. The station is owned by CP Media, LLC. Its transmitter is located in Signal Mountain, Tennessee.
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[edit] History
The station signed on the air on January 24, 1972 as WRIP-TV and aired movies 24 hours a day before shifting to a more conventional independent approach in 1973. Channel 61 is the oldest television station in Tennessee in continuous operation to have never had affiliation with any of the historically "big three" networks (ABC, CBS & NBC).
In 1982, the station changed its callsign to WDSI-TV. Their branding at that time was "Watch What We're Doing Now." The station even provided, free of charge, UHF antennas (which could be picked up at local convenience stores) so viewers could watch the station, because at that time, many households in the Chattanooga DMA were still not wired for cable.
In 1986 WDSI-TV became an affiliate of Fox, (beginning with The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers), and has remained so to this time. Fox 61 is also home to one of only two 10 p.m. newscasts in Chattanooga. In 2004, the news department at FOX 61 closed, and a news share agreement between the FOX affiliate and WTVC took effect. FOX61 First at Ten is currently being produced by ABC affiliate WTVC NewsChannel 9. (The other 10pm newscast airs on WYHB-CA 39.)
WDSI is now broadcasting MyNetworkTV over a second subchannel within its digital signal.
[edit] Past newscasts
- FOX61 First News at Four
- FOX61 First News
- FOX61 SportsZone
- FOX61 This Morning
[edit] Notable Personalities/Employees
Current Personalities
- Dan Howell, Taking Care of Business host
- Heidi Robinson, Around the Region host
- Heather Williams, Chattanooga Football with Rodney Allison; Chattanooga Basketball with John Shulman host
- For more news personalities see the Notable Personalities section of the WTVC article.
Past Personalities/Employees
- Robin Kelly Cox (1998-1999, Weeknight Weather Anchor)
- Kim Chapman, Anchor (now at WTVC)
- Mark Edwards, Sports Director
- Mike MacGown, Weekend Meteorologist
- Connie Mayberry, Anchor (now at Headline News)
- Darryn Moore, Weekend Co-Anchor [Now Reporter at WSBTV Atlanta]
- Jerry Mathewson, Chief Meteorologist (2000-2004, now at WMGT-TV)
- Melissa Riopka, Anchor/Reporter (2000-2004, now at WCFT-TV)
- Heather Williams, Weekend Sports (now at WTVC)
- Webb Wright, Sports Reporter-Anchor (now at WRCB)
- Adam Longo, Reporter (2001, now at WKMG, Orlando, FL)
- Halima Holloway, Anchor/Reporter (2000-2004, now in Atlanta, GA)
- John Cater, Reporter (Now at WSBTV Atlanta)
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[edit] Original Local Programming
- Around the Region
- Chattanooga Basketball with John Shulman
- Chattanooga Butterfly
- Chattanooga Football with Rodney Allison
- Chattanooga Parent
- Mayor's Roundtable
- Metro Campus
- Taking Care of Business
[edit] External links
- Fox 61 Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WDSI
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WDSI-TV
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