WCFN
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| Springfield, Illinois | |
| Branding | MyCFN TV |
| Channels | 49 (UHF) analog, 53 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | MyNetworkTV |
| Owner | Nexstar Broadcasting Group |
| Founded | 1960s |
| Call letters meaning | W Channel Forty-Nine |
| Former affiliations | CBS (satellite station of WCIA (1965-2002) UPN (2002-2006) |
| Website | http://www.illinoishomepage.net/ |
WCFN is the MyNetworkTV affiliate located in Springfield, Illinois. Owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc., it is the sister station to WCIA (TV), the CBS affiliate for Champaign, Decatur and Springfield. Both stations operate out WCIA's Champaign facility. WCFN specializes in coverage for the Springfield area.
WCFN began broadcasting in the mid-1960s as a low-power translator of WCIA, which for a long time had trouble getting its signal into Springfield. WCFN became a full-power satellite of WCIA in 1982, and became a separate UPN affiliate in 2002.
Until 2007, WCFN aired events that originated from CBS Sports when WCIA carried Fighting Illini (or Big Ten) sports (For example, a college basketball game from CBS Sports at the same time as a Fighting Illini basketball game from ESPN Plus). WCFN also carried sports from ESPN Plus when there was an Illini game the same way on CBS Sports on WCIA; or when there was an NFL game.
In early 2007, WCFN and the IHSA came to an agreement to carry coverage of IHSA tournaments that are televised throughout the state. The Springfield, Decatur, and Champaign-Urbana market had been without an over-the-air flagship station for these kind of events.
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[edit] News programming
WCFN Primetime News at Nine was launched on April 7, 2005 using the news resources of sister station WCIA-TV. WCIA/WCFN operates a Springfield bureau located inside the Hilton Hotel with two reporters based in the capital city.
WCIA nightside anchor Dave Benton anchors the WCFN broadcast from WCIA's Champaign headquarters. Primetime News at Nine is targeted specifically at a Springfield audience.
myCFN News at 9 airs at 9:00 p.m. every weeknight. The name was altered in 2006 to reflect the MyNetworkTV affiliation.
[edit] Personalities
- Dave Benton
- Robert Reese
- Charles Vance
- Pat McCraney
- Abbie Alford
- Catie Sheehan
[edit] News Themes
[edit] myCFN News at 9
- "This Is Your News" Gari Communications - Spring 2005-2006
- "The CBS Enforcer Music Collection" Gari Communications - 2006-present
[edit] Previous Logos
 Previous station logo, before WCFN adopted the MyNetworkTV affiliation |
 WCFN's current logo |
[edit] External links
- WCFN "My WCFN TV" Website
- WCIA Website
- MyNetworkTV Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WCFN
| Broadcast television in the Champaign-Urbana/Decatur/Springfield market (Nielsen DMA #82) | ||
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WCIA 3 (CBS) - WSIU 8 / WUSI 16 (PBS) - WILL 12 (PBS) - WSEC 14 (PBS) - WICD 15 / WICS 20 (ABC) - WAND 17 (NBC) - WBUI 23 (The CW) - W29BG/W34DL 34 (TBN) - WBXC 46 (MTV2) - WCFN 49 (MNTV) - WEIU 51 (PBS) - WRSP 55 / WCCU 27 (Fox) |
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Corporate Staff: Perry A. Sook (President & CEO) | Matt Devine (CFO) | Duane A. Lammers (COO) | Timothy Busch | Brian Jones | Shirley E. Green | Susana G. Schuler-Willingham | Richard Stolpe | Paul Greeley | Blake R. Battaglia | Erik Brooks | Jay M. Grossman | Brent Stone | Royce Yudkoff | Geoff Armstrong | Michael Donovan | I. Martin Pompadur |
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Television Stations owned by Nexstar Broadcasting |
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Annual Revenue: $226.1 million USD (2005) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: NXST | Website: www.nexstarbroadcasting.com |
