KCOY-TV
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| KCOY-TV | |
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 Santa Maria, California |
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| Branding | KCOY / CBS 12 |
| Slogan | Anytime. Anywhere. |
| Channels | 12 (VHF) analog, 19 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | CBS |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications (sale pending) |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Website | www.kcoy.com |
KCOY-TV is a television station in Santa Maria, California. It broadcasts on VHF channel 12, and is an affiliate of the CBS network. KCOY also operates local Fox affiliate, KKFX-CA. KCOY would not have existed if it were not for the Federal Communications Commission's decision in 1959 to move KFRE (now KFSN-TV) in Fresno from channel 12 to channel 30, which allowed channel 12 to be used in Santa Maria.
KCOY-TV was the hometown station in 2005 when it covered the trial of Michael Jackson since it was held at the Llewelyn Justice Center in Santa Maria.
KCOY-TV has one of the largest news teams on the Central Coast and is one of the most watched newscasts on the Central Coast. Since January of 1999, husband and wife anchors Drew & Nerissa Sugars have anchored KCOY News 12 at 5, 6 and 11 PM. They have been awarded best local personalities by the Santa Maria Times since 2000. Prior to KCOY, Drew and Nerissa served as weekend anchors for KGET-TV in Bakersfield.
On November 16, 2006, Clear Channel announced its intention to sell off all of its television stations, including KCOY, after the company was bought out by a private equity firm.
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[edit] Trivia
> KCOY CBS12's morning news show Sunrise, which airs from 6:00 to 8:00 every weekday, is the fastest growing news show on the Central Coast. Also, the 7:00 to 8:00 hour has more local news than any other station.
> Drew and Nerissa Sugars are the longest running anchor team on the Central Coast. They first started anchoring the 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00 newscasts back in the late '90s. The Sugars are also the only married anchor team in the market.
> KCOY CBS12 was the very first local station to broadcast a high definition signal. It can be found locally on Comcast at channel 212, on Cox Cable at channel 712, and on Charter Cable at channel 782.
> The station's studios are located at 1211 West McCoy Lane. The address 12-11 is coincidental, considering the CBS is on channel 12 and the Fox station is on channel 11. The station actually moved to the location, long before acquiring the Fox affiliate. But the street was a factor. The "COY" in both McCoy and KCOY helped in choosing the address back in the late 80s.
[edit] Newscasts
Weekdays
- KCOY CBS 12 News Sunrise: 6:00 AM-8:00 AM Patti Piburn, Randall White (anchors), Lydia Pantazes (anchor/weather)
- KCOY CBS 12 News at Noon: Noon-12:30 PM Patti Piburn, Randall White, (anchors), Lydia Pantazes or Lori Brown (anchor/weather)
- KCOY CBS 12 News at 5 PM: 5:00 PM-5:30 PM Drew/Nerissa Sugars, (anchors), Jim Byrne, (weather)
- KCOY CBS 12 News at 6 PM: 6:00 PM-7:00 PM Drew/Nerissa Sugars, (anchors), Jim Byrne, (weather), Dave Alley, (Sports)
- KCOY CBS 12 News at 11 PM: 11:00 PM-11:35 PM Drew/Nerissa Sugars, (anchors), Jim Byrne, (weather), Dave Alley, (Sports)
Saturdays
- KCOY CBS 12 News Saturday at 6 PM: 6:00 PM-6:30 PM Eyelyn Taft, (anchor/weather), Andrew Luria, (anchor/Sports)
- KCOY CBS 12 News Saturday at 11 PM: 11:00 PM-11:35 PM Evelyn Taft, (anchor/weather), Andrew Luria, (anchor/Sports)
Sundays
- KCOY CBS 12 News Sunday at 6 PM: 6:00 PM-7:00 PM Evelyn Taft, (anchor/weather), Andrew Luria, (anchor/Sports)
- KCOY CBS 12 News Sunday at 11 PM: 11:00 PM-11:35 PM Evelyn Taft, (anchor/weather), Andrew Luria, (anchor/Sports)
[edit] Current Personalities
- Dave Alley (Sports Director)
- Lori Brown formerly Lori Aufdemorte (San Luis Obispo County reporter and sub anchor on KCOY CBS 12 Sunrise and Noon)
- Jim Byrne (Chief Meteorologist "Central Coast Weather Expert!") (also sub-weather anchor at KNTV for Shannon O'Donnell in 2004 and 2006)
- Keith Carls (Chief assignment reporter)
- Liberte Chan (Reporter)
- Andrew Luria (Weekend Sports anchor; host of his own segment "Ask Andrew" and "Andrew's News, Views and Miscues!")
- Katie Marzullo (Main Anchor for KKFX Fox 11 News First at Ten/reporter/sub-anchor on KCOY-TV)
- Jeff Nguyen (Field Reporter)
- Lydia Pantazes (Sunrise/Noon weather/anchor/general assignment reporter)
- Patti Piburn (KCOY Sunrise/Noon anchor; "What's Going Around" segment)
- Allison Reeder (Freelance Reporter)
- Dr. Scott Robertson ("Morning Rounds" segment; also has his radio show on KVEC 920 AM in San Luis Obispo)
- Drew Sugars (Main anchor 5 PM, 6 PM, and 11 PM; also does "CrimeTracker 12")
- Nerissa Sugars (Main anchor 5 PM, 6 PM, and 11 PM; also does "Will it Work Wednesday")
- Evelyn Taft (Weekend Weather Anchor/Reporter)
- Randall White (KCOY CBS 12 Sunrise/Noon anchor)
- John Zuchelli (KCOY CBS 12/Fox 11 News Director)
[edit] Past Personalities
- Fiona Gorostiza (Weekend Weather Anchor/reporter July, 2004-May, 2006 now morning weather anchor at KMIR in Palm Springs)
- Roger Hernandez (Former Weekend Weather anchor and currently Head Weather anchor at KTAS 33 Telemundo in Santa Maria, CA)
- Jim Kluker (News 1973-?)
- Steve Large (KCOY Sunrise and noon anchor June, 2003-August, 2006 now at KOVR in Sacramento)
- Megan Maloney (Weekend anchor; Court reporter during the trial of Michael Jackson January, 2000-June, 2004)
- Dan McGrath (Host of Dapper Dan's Playhouse children's show 1965-1967)
- Maureen Naylor (Field Reporter 1999-2002; later moved on to NCN, KNVN/KHSL now at KFSN-TV in Fresno)
- Julissa Ortiz (Weekday Weather anchor from October, 2000-August, 2002 and 6 PM anchor September, 2002-March 1, 2006 Now in Sacramento reporting for KOVR/KMAX-TV)
- Steve Villanueva (Weekday Morning/Noon weather anchor 1996-2002; later moved to WWOR now at WRC in Washington, D.C}
- Gina Villarreal (Reporter March 2003-May 2006; Currently at ABC's KXTV News 10 in Sacramento)
- Dave Ulrickson (KCOY-TV President & General Manager)
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[edit] External links
| CBS Network Affiliates in the state of California | |
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KCBS 2 (Los Angeles) - KPIX 5 (San Francisco) - KVIQ 6 (Eureka) - KFMB 8 (San Diego) - KCOY 12 (Santa Maria) - KHSL 12 (Chico) - KOVR 13 (Stockton/Sacramento/Modesto) - KBAK 29 (Bakersfield) - KPSP 38 (Coachella Valley) - KION 46 (Salinas) - KGPE 47 (Fresno) |
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| See also: ABC, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, Telefutura, Telemundo, Univision, Independent, Other Spanish Network, Religious, Home Shopping and Other stations in California | |
| Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
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Corporate officers: Lowry Mays | Mark Mays | Randall Mays | Tom Hicks |
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Other major assets: Clear Channel Outdoor | Clear Channel UK | Premiere Radio Networks | FOX Sports Radio Network |
