Talk:WSAZ-TV

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WSAZ is not the only TV station in the U.S. doing a split newscast. Its Gray Television sister, KOLN/KGIN in Nebraska, also splits off for part of its newscast, with viewers in Lincoln and Grand Island seeing different information.

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Largely because of its pioneering status in the state and its unique newscasts, WSAZ is one of the country's most dominant television stations. It has been the far-and-away market leader for as long as records have been kept. WCHS and WOWK have rarely come close, though for a brief period in the late 1990s WOWK overtook WSAZ for first place in the northern (Charleston) side of the market. Since WSAZ is one of NBC's strongest affiliates, rumors have persisted for some time that NBC has considered buying it. However, these rumors are speculative at best, especially since NBC recently sold four of its owned and operated stations located below market number 25. The Huntington-Charleston market is the 61st market. Rumors also abounded soon after the Gray Television purchase that WTAP would scrap its newscasts and simulcast WSAZ's newscasts instead. WSAZ has always covered Parkersburg events anyway, and has long been available on cable on the West Virginia side of that market. However, this is unlikely since A.C. Nielsen recently named WTAP the highest-rated NBC affiliate in the country. It should be noted that WTAP is the only commercial station in the Parkersburg market.

does not contain any sources on various controversial claims. Ajwebb 23:06, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

It amazes me how absolutely no one at WSAZ, including those who wrote this article, know the actual origin of the station's call letters. When the FCC was assigning broadcast licenses for the Appalachian region, the entire area was divided into the Eastern Appalachian Zone, the Western Appalachian Zone, the Northern Appalachian Zone, and the Southern Appalachian Zone. SAZ in WSAZ stands for Southern Appalachian Zone. My father appeared for 11 years on the original Saturday Night Jamboree and was there when the station began operating. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.164.51.58 (talk) 04:56, 27 May 2008 (UTC)