WLKY-TV
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WLKY-TV, "WLKY 32" is a local CBS station in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is owned by Hearst-Argyle Television. Its transmitter is located in Floyds Knobs, Indiana at 38° 22' 8.00 " N Latitude, 85° 49' 48.00" W Longitude.
Diane Sawyer, co-host of ABC's "Good Morning America", got her start at this station, working there from 1967 to 1970.
History
The station signed on September 16, 1961 as an ABC affiliate. Combined Communications became the owners of WLKY by the 1970s. In 1979, Combined Communications merged with Gannett.In 1983, Gannett sold WLKY, along with WPTA in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Pulitzer after it purchased WLVI-TV in Boston (currently owned by Tribune Broadcasting) from Field Communications. Pulitzer kept WLKY but sold WPTA to Granite Broadcasting in 1986.
In 1990, WLKY and then-CBS affiliate WHAS-TV (then owned by the Providence Journal Company, now owned by Belo) swapped network affiliations, with WLKY taking the CBS affiliation and WHAS becoming the ABC affiliate. The then-struggling CBS would soon become #1 in the ratings, easing WLKY's disappointment.
Hearst-Argyle bought all of Pulitzer's stations, including WLKY, in 1999.
From 1977 until 1986, WLKY was known as "32 Alive." At the time, Combined Communications was using the "Alive" moniker on four of its stations; in addition to WLKY, there were KOCO "5 Alive" in Oklahoma City, WXIA "11 Alive" in Atlanta, and WPTA "21 Alive" in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Gannett-owned WXIA still uses the "Alive" moniker, as does WPTA, although that station is no longer owned by Gannett.
WLKY is one of the few CBS affiliates that show The Young and the Restless 4-5 PM, leading into the 5 PM local news. At one time, WLKY ran Oprah at that time but lost her show to WHAS.
External links
| Terrestrial television>Broadcast Television in the Louisville market [(Nielsen DMA #50)] |
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| WAVE 3 (NBC) - W04BP 4 (REL) - WVHF 9 (A1) - WHAS 11 (ABC) - WKPC 15 / WKZT 23 / WKON 52 (KET1/PBS) - WHAN 17 (A1) - WBNA 21 (i) - W24BW ("WYCS") 24 (Ind) - WLKY 32 (CBS) - WBKI 34/28 (WB/CW) - WDRB 41 (Fox) - WJYL 45 (TBN) - WMYO 58 (UPN/My Network TV) - WKMJ 68 (KET2/PBS) |
| Broadcast television in the Bowling Green market [(Nielsen DMA #183)] | |||
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| WTVF 5 (CBS) - WBKO 13 (ABC) (Fox on DT2) (The CW on DT3 "WBWG", starting 9/061) - WZTV 17 (FOX) - WKYU 24 (PBS) - WUXP 30 (UPN) - WLKY 32 (CBS) - WBKI 34 (WB) - WNKY 40 (NBC) - WKAG-LP 43 (A1) - WKGB 53 (PBS/KET) | |||
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Corporate Staff: David J. Barrett (President & CEO) | Victor F. Ganzi (COB) | Harry T. Hawks | Terry Mackin | Steven A. Hobbs | Philip M. Stolz | Frederick I. Young | Candy Altman | Brian Bracco | Emerson Coleman | Marv Danielski | Martin Faubell | Kathleen Keefe | Alvin Lustgarten | Ellen McClain | Jonathan Mintzer | David J. Barrett | Frank A. Bennack, Jr. | John G. Conomikes | Ken J. Elkins | George R. Hearst, Jr. | William Randolph Hearst III | Bob Marbut | Gilbert C. Maurer | Michael E. Pulitzer | David Pulver | Caroline L. Williams
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Radio Stations: WBAL | WIYY
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ABC Network Affiliates: KETV | KHBS / KHOG | KITV | KMBC | KOAT | KOCO | WAPT | WCVB | WISN | WMUR | WMTW | WPBF | WTAE
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CBS Network Affiliates: KCCI | WLKY
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NBC Network Affiliates: KCRA | KSBW | WBAL | WDSU | WESH | WGAL | WNNE | WLWT | WPTZ | WXII | WYFF
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UPN Network Affiliate: KCWE1
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WB Network Affiliates: KQCA2 | WKCF13
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Independent Television Station: WMOR
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1The stations will affiliate with The CW Television Network starting September 18, 2006.
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2The station will affiliate with My Network TV starting September 5, 2006.
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3The FCC has approved the acquisition of the station from Emmis Communications. The acquisition is now awaiting finalization.
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| Annual Revenue: .24 billion USD (2004) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NYSE: [HTV] | Website: [www.hearstargyle.com] |
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