WACH
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WACH is the Fox network affiliate serving Columbia, South Carolina area.
The station broadcasts on UHF channel 57 at 2,766 kilowatts ERP and in high definition on channel 48, also on the UHF dial at 520 kilowatts ERP, owned and operated by Raycom Media. Its transmitter is located in Elgin, South Carolina.
History
The station signed on September 8, 1980 as WCCT-TV, an independent Christian station. It was the first station in Columbia not to be affiliated with one of the major networks. Columbia would not have a general-entertainment independent station until 1990, when WQHB (now WKTC) signed on from Sumter.The station was sold to secular interests in 1988, who renamed it WACH and made it Columbia's Fox affiliate, under the on-air nickname "WATCH-TV57". From 1988 to 1990, WACH viewers watched the fledgling network on WCCB in Charlotte, which had been available on cable systems for many years in Columbia. The station eventually renamed itself "WACH FOX57" in the 1990s.
On March 27, 2006 it was announced that WACH was one of the twelve television stations that would be sold to Barrington Broadcasting. This came as a result of Raycom's merger with The Liberty Corporation. Raycom could not keep WACH and Liberty's former flagship station, NBC affiliate WIS, due to FCC regulations preventing one company owning two of the four largest stations in a market. Raycom opted to keep the longer-established WIS and put WACH for sale.
Newscasts
WACH launched a 10 PM newscast in 1996. It was one of the first primetime newscasts in South Carolina, and the only 10 pm newscast in Columbia and it has been one of the highest-rated primetime newscasts in the country for many years.WIS produce the following newscasts.
- WACH FOX News at 10 (10:00 PM-10:30 PM)
- *Anchors: Mike Woolfolk, Arielle Riposta
- *Weather: Tim Miller
- *Sports: Ernest Robinson
- WACH FOX News at 10 (Weekend) (10:00 PM-10:30 PM)
- *Anchor: Jennifer Timmons
- *Weather: WIS' Brooks Garner
- *Sports: Brian McConchie
External links
| Broadcast television in the Columbia market [(Nielsen DMA #83)] | ||
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| WIS 10 (NBC) - WLTX 19 (CBS) - WOLO 25 (ABC) - WRLK 35 (PBS/SCETV) - W39CL 39 (TBN) - WZRB 47 (UPN/The CW) - W55CQ 55 (TBN) - WACH 57 (Fox) (The Tube on DT2) - WKTC 63 (WB/My Network TV) | ||
| Fox Network Affiliates in the state of South Carolina | |
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| WHNS 21 () - WTAT 24 () - WTGS 28 () - WFXB 43 () - WACH 57 () | |
| '''See also: , , , , , and stations in South Carolina | |
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Corporate Management Roster: K. James Yager (CEO) | Christoper H. Cornelius | Mary L. Flodin | Keith L. Bland
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ABC Network Affiliates: KTVO1 | KVII / KVIH | WHOI2 | WPDE
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CBS Network Affiliates: KGBT1 | KHQA | KRCG
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Fox Network Affiliates: KXRM1 | WACH1 | WFXL1
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NBC Network Affiliates: WEYI | WLUC1 | WNWO1 | WPBN / WTOM1 | WSTM13
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UPN Network Affiliates: KXTU12 | WSTQ12 | WWMB24
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WB Network Affiliate: WBSF2 | WEYI3
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1The FCC has approved the acquisition of these stations from Raycom Media. The acquisition is now awaiting finalization.
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2These stations will become affiliates or subaffiliates of The CW Television Network starting September 18, 2006.
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3These stations will carry feeds of their low-power sister stations for owners of high-definition television sets.
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4Barrington operates this station owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting.
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| Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: Unknown at this time. | Website: [www.barringtontv.com] |
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