WSTR-TV
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| Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| Branding | My 64 |
| Channels | 64 (UHF) analog, 33 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | My Network TV |
| Owner | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Call letters meaning | Star 64 (former station moniker) |
| Former affiliations | UPN (1995-1998) The WB (1998-2006) |
| Website | My 64 Online |
WSTR-TV (My 64) is a broadcast television station in Cincinnati, Ohio, affiliated with My Network TV. It broadcasts on channel 64. Its digital channel is 33, and is carried on Time Warner Cable channel 11. WSTR is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. Its transmitter is Star Tower. WSTR also operates a translator, W66AQ, located in Dayton (Dayton has its own MyNetworkTV affiliate via a digital subchannel of WRGT-TV).
[edit] History
Channel 64 signed on in January 1980 as WBTI. It was owned by Buford Television. The station ran cartoons from 6-9am, religious programming from 9am to noon, a movie from noon to 2pm, cartoons for the rest of the afternoon, and subscription television service (ON TV) in the evening. In late 1982, the station began to run ON TV from noon to 3pm, in addition to the evenings. The station began to run ON TV full time in 1983, except for the religious programming which remained at the same time slot.
WBTI was sold to United Cable in November 1984, and resumed general entertainment programming from 6am to 7pm (with religious programing during mid-morning) in January 1985 under the WIII call sign, with the slogan, "The eyes of Cincinnati". The station dropped ON TV completely in June of that year, and began to air cartoons, classic sitcoms, old movies, religious programming, and drama; still, it continued to underperform in the ratings.
The station was sold to Abry in 1987. It changed its call letters to WSTR-TV in 1990, and became known as "Star 64" on air. Under Abry, the station acquired other syndicated shows, and became a founding UPN affiliate in January 1995, with the branding UPN 64. The Sinclair Broadcast Group acquired Abry in 1996, and became the owner of WSTR-TV.
WSTR-TV switched affiliations with WBQC in 1998, becoming a WB affiliate. Since December 2003, the station has aired Sinclair's News Central evening news program, in an attempt to compete with WXIX-TV's 10:00 news offering. However, WSTR announced that it would drop the show on February 24, 2006, citing a small audience compared to WXIX during the 10:00 time slot.[1] Effective September 2006, UPN and The WB will merge to form The CW Television Network, and WSTR, being a full-power station, seemed to be most likely to become CW's Cincinnati affiliate. On March 2, 2006, however, it was announced that WSTR would affiliate with My Network TV, Fox's new network launching at the same time.[2][3] This seemingly opened the door for WBQC to potentially become the CW's Cincinnati affiliate, but on April 19, the CW announced an agreement to be carried on a digital subchannel of WKRC instead. (WBQC will become an independent station at that time.)
On April 26, 2006, it was announced that WSTR would soon replace their 10pm newscast with one produced jointly with WKRC-TV (Channel 12).[4] This resulted, once the WB ended and My Network TV began, in a CBS affiliate's newscast being carried on a station affiliated with a Fox-affiliated network.
[edit] References
- ^ Pearce, Sara. "Ch. 64 to drop local newscast", The Cincinnati Enquirer, Gannett, 2006-02-11. Retrieved on May 20, 2006.
- ^ Sinclair Broadcast Group (2006-05-02). SBG Enters Into Affiliation Agreement With The CW Network. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-05-20.
- ^ Romano, Allison. "Sinclair Signs On to MyNetworkTV", Broadcasting & Cable, Reed Business Information, 2006-03-02. Retrieved on May 20, 2006.
- ^ Sinclair Broadcast Group (2006-04-24). WSTR & WKRC Enter Into 10PM News Share In Cincinnati. Press release. Retrieved on 2006-05-20.
[edit] External links
- My 64 Online
- Station Information – station information and a brief history
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WSTR
- Query the FCC's TV station database for W66AQ
| Broadcast television in the Dayton market (Nielsen DMA #58) | |||
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WDTN 2 (NBC) - WHIO 7 (CBS) (Accuweather on DT2) - WPTO 14 (PBS) - WPTD 16 (PBS) - WKEF 22 (ABC) - WBDT 26 (The CW) - WRCX-LP 40 (BFC) - WKOI 43 (TBN) - WRGT 45 (Fox) (MNTV on DT2) - WWRD-LP 55 (HSN) - W66AQ 66 (MNTV) |
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| Defunct cable television channels | |||
| See also: Broadcast television in the Indianapolis, Columbus, Cincinnati, Fort Wayne, and Lima markets | |||
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WSYX-DT 6.2 (Columbus) - WOHL-CA 25 (secondary) (Lima) - WYTV-DT 33.2 (Youngstown) - WUAB 43 (Cleveland) - WRGT-DT 45.2 (Dayton) |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Ohio | |
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Corporate Staff: David D. Smith (COB and President & CEO) | Frederick G. Smith | J. Duncan Smith | Robert E. Smnith | Daniel C. Keith | Martin R. Leader | Lawrence E. McCanna | Basil A. Thomas | David B. Amy | Lucy A. Rutishauser | Barry M. Faber | David R. Bochenek | Nat S. Ostroff | Donald H. Thompson | Thomas I. Waters III | Darren Shapiro | Gregg Siegel | Jeff Sleete | M. William Butler | Steven M. Marks | Delbert R. Parks III | Joe DeFeo |
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ABC Network Affiliates: KDNL | WCHS | WEAR | WGGB | WICD | WICS | WKEF | WLOS | WSYX | WXLV |
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The CW Network Affiliates: KOCB | KVCW7 | WLFL8 | WNAB1 | WNUV2 | WTTO / WDBB | WUCW | WVTV |
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Fox Network Affiliates: KABB | KBSI | KDSM | KOKH | WBFF | WDKY | WMSN | WPGH3 | WRGT2 | WRLH | WSMH6 | WSYT | WTAT2 | WTTE2 | WUHF4 | WUTV | WVAH2 | WYZZ4 | WZTV |
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MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KMYS | KVMY | WABM | WCGV | WDKA5 | WFGX5 | WMMP | WMYA2 | WMYV | WNYO9 | WNYS5 | WPMY | WRDC | WRLH | WSTR | WSYX | WTTA5 | WTVZ | WUXP |
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1Sinclair operates this station owned by Tennessee Broadcasting under an outsourcing agreement. Sinclair is looking to acquire the station outright. |
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2These stations are nominally owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under local marketing agreements. However, Sinclair effectively owns Cunningham because it controls nearly all of Cunningham's stock. |
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3This station is involved in a "news-share" agreement with Cox Enterprises-owned WPXI. |
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4Sinclair has ownership interests in these stations, but management capabilities belong to Nexstar Broadcasting Group. |
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5Sinclair operates these stations, which are owned by local independent or private companies, with the execption of WTTA where Sinclair CEO David Smith is the station's majority owner. |
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6This station is involved in a "news share" with Meredith Corporation-owned WNEM-TV |
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7This station is involved in a "news share" with Sunbelt Communications Company-owned KVBC |
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8This station is involved in a "news share" with Disney/ABC-owned WTVD. |
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9This station is involved in a "news share" with Gannett-owned WGRZ. |
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Annual Revenue: $1.24 billion USD (2004) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: SBGI | Website: www.sbgi.net |
Categories: Television stations in Cincinnati, Ohio | Television stations in Dayton, Ohio | Television stations in Ohio | MyNetworkTV affiliates | The WB network affiliates | Sinclair Broadcast Group | Channel 64 TV stations in the United States | Television channels and stations established in 1980
