WDKY-TV

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WDKY-TV
Danville / Lexington, Kentucky
City of license Danville, KY
Branding Fox 56 (general)
Fox 56 News (newscasts)
Slogan Your Prime Time News Source Since 1995.
Channels Digital: 31 (UHF)
Virtual: 56 (PSIP)
Subchannels 56.1 Fox
Affiliations Fox
Owner Sinclair Broadcast Group
(WDKY Licensee, LLC)
First air date February 10, 1986
Call letters' meaning Danville, KentuckY
Former channel number(s) Analog:
56 (1986-2009)
Digital:
4 (2003-2009)
Former affiliations Independent (February-October 1986)
Transmitter power 1,000 kW (digital)
Height 351.9 m (digital)
Facility ID 64017
Transmitter coordinates 37°52′51″N 84°19′16″W / 37.88083°N 84.32111°W / 37.88083; -84.32111
Website FoxLexington.com

WDKY-TV, virtual channel 56, is the Fox-affiliated television station for Lexington, Kentucky that is licensed to nearby Danville. Its transmitter is located southeast of the city. Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the station has studios on Euclid Avenue in downtown Lexington but broadcast from WKYT's studio on Winchester Road. Syndicated programming on WDKY includes Maury, The Ricki Lake Show, and Judge Judy, among others.

History

WDKY began broadcasting on February 10, 1986 as an independent station. Seven months later, it became a charter Fox affiliate. The Station's 1st owner is The TVX Broadcast Group and in 1989 It sold to ACT III Broadcasting before selling it to Mass Media Communications in 1991. 5 Years later in 1996 WDKY-TV sold to Max Media Properties, LLC. Sinclair acquired WDKY from Max Media in 2001. On August 14, 2008, WDKY filled for an application to move their digital channel from 4 to channel 31. On June 12, 2009, WDKY-TV moved to channel 31 when the analog to digital conversion completed.[1]

On May 15, 2012, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Fox agreed to a five-year extension to the network's affiliation agreement with Sinclair's 19 Fox stations, including WDKY-TV, that will run through 2017.[2]

Digital television

Channel Aspect Format Programming
56.1 16:9 720p Main WDKY-TV programming / Fox

Newscasts

In 1995, CBS affiliate WKYT-TV began producing a nightly 10 o'clock newscast. On March 12, 2007, WDKY began airing an hour of news on weekday mornings at 7 a.m., that is also produced by WKYT. Weeknights at 10:45, there is a 15-minute sports replay show called the WDKY Blue Sports Extra. All news programs originate from WKYT's studios on Winchester Road in the Brighton section of Lexington. On April 11, 2008, WKYT began broadcasting WDKY's newscasts in high definition becoming the first station in Kentucky to make the transition. The WDKY newscasts were included in the upgrade making it the first Sinclair station to be airing news in high definition.

News/Station presentation

Newscast titles

  • Fox 56 News (1995–present)

Station slogans

  • "Your Primetime News Source Since 1995" (1995–present)
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News team[3]

Anchors

  • Marvin Bartlett - weeknights at 10:00 p.m.
  • Bill Bryant - weekday mornings on FOX 56 Morning Edition[4] (7:00-8:00 a.m.)
  • Rebecca Smith - weekday mornings on FOX 56 Morning Edition[4] (7:00-8:00 a.m.)
  • Jennifer Nime-Palumbo - weeknights at 10:00 p.m.[4]
  • TBD - weekends at 10:00 p.m.

Weather team

  • Chris Bailey (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and NWA Seals of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 10:00 p.m.
  • Todd Borek (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekday mornings on FOX 56 Morning Edition (7:00-8:00 a.m.)
  • Kari Hall - meteorologist; weekends at 10:00 p.m.

Sports team

  • Brian Milam - sports anchor; weeknights at 10:00 p.m.
  • Lee Howard - sports anchor; weekends at 10:00 p.m.

Reporters

  • Angela Beavin - general assignment reporter
  • Andy Cunningham - general assignment reporter
  • Elizabeth Dorsett - general assignment reporter
  • Kristen Kennedy - general assignment reporter
  • Sean Moody - general assignment reporter
  • Phil Pendleton - general assignment reporter
  • Victor Puente - general assignment reporter
  • Gabriel Roxas - general assignment reporter

References

  1. ↑ http://www.kentucky.com/211/story/689551.html
  2. ↑ Sinclair Reups With Fox, Gets WUTB Option, TVNewsCheck, May 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ News Team
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sloan, Scott (2009-11-01). "Jennifer Palumbo returns to 10 o'clock news on Fox-56". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 

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Local stations
WLEX (18.1 NBC, 18.2 Me-TV)
WKYT (27.1 CBS, 27.2 CW, 27.3 weather radar)
WTVQ (36.1 ABC, 36.2 MNTV, 36.3 Antenna TV)
WKLE (46.1 PBS/KET, 46.2 KET2, 46.3 KET KY)
WDKY (56.1 FOX)
WLJC (65.1 TBN)
WUPX (67.1 ION, 67.2 qubo, 67.3 ION Life, 67.4 Ion Shop, 67.5 QVC)
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WOBZ-LD (9.1 RTV/JTV, 9.2 24/7 Weather/Sports, 9.3 Tuff TV)
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WKSO 29 / WKHA 35 / WKMR 38 / WKON 52 (xx.1 PBS/KET, xx.2 KET2, xx.3 KET KY)
WYMT (57.1 CBS, 57.2 WKYT - Lexington)
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  • 1Nominally owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under an LMA. However, trusts belonging to members of SBGI's founding Smith family control almost all of Cunningham's stock.
  • 2Owned by Deerfield Media and operated by Sinclair under an LMA.
  • 3Owned by Waitt Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair.
  • 4Owned by Granite Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair.
  • 5Owned by Roberts Media and operated by Sinclair.
  • 6Owned by Mitts Telecasting and operated by Sinclair.
  • 7Owned by GOCOM Media and operated by Sinclair.
  • 8Operated by Sinclair, owned by Nexstar.
  • 9Owned by Tennessee Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair by an outsourcing agreement.
  • 10Owned by Manhan Media and operated by Sinclair.
  • 11Owned by Howard Stirk Holdings and operated by Sinclair under an LMA.
  • 12Owned by Second Generation Ltd. and operated by Sinclair.
  • 13Owned by Corporate Media Consultants Group (itself 49% owned by Max Media) and operated by Sinclair. Sale to Cunningham Broadcasting, pending FCC approval.
  • 14Owned by Bristlecone Broadcasting, Sinclair operates WSYT through transitional agreement. WNYS is owned by RKM Media, LLC, its LMA assignment will be transfered to Bristlecone.
  • 15Operated by Nexstar under an LMA.
  • 16Owned by Mercury Broadcasting Company and operated by Sinclair.
  • 17Owned by WDKA Acquisition Corporation and operated by Sinclair.
  • 18Owned by Intermountain West Communications Company and operated by Sinclair. Sale to Cunningham Broadcasting, pending FCC approval.
  • 19Owned by South Sound Broadcasting, Sinclair programs this station, as a simulcast of KOMO (AM).
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