WSFA

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WSFA is an NBC-affiliated television station broadcasting on channel 12 in Montgomery, Alabama, owned by Raycom Media. The station is the default NBC affiliate for the Dothan market as well, as it has no NBC station of its own. Its transmitter is located near Grady, Alabama.

Contents

1 History
2 Programming
3 Current News Personalities
4 External links

History

When WSFA went on the air on December 25, 1954, it was the second television station in Montgomery (after WCOV-TV). The station was owned by WSFA radio (now WLWI). The station was sold to the Oklahoma Publishing Company in 1955, and to the Broadcasting Company of the South (later renamed Cosmos Broadcasting and, later, Liberty Corporation) in 1959. Liberty sold most of its stations to Raycom in 2006.

Programming

WSFA, as the only VHF station in the market until the 1980s, has had a ratings advantage over its competitors, especially in the local news race. Newscasts presently air on weekdays from 5-7 AM, and at 12:00, 5:00, 6:00 and 10:00 PM; as well as two newscasts a day on weekends. The Auburn Football Review, a weekly program during the college football season, has aired continuously on WSFA since the 1950s.

Syndicated programs on WSFA include Entertainment Tonight, Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, The People's Court, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Access Hollywood, and The Insider.

Current News Personalities

News Anchors: Bob Howell, Valorie Lawson, Kim Hendrix, Mark Bullock, Tonya Terry, Judd Davis

Reporters: Ashley Anderson, Bryan Henry, Chris Holmes, Eileen Jones, Sally Pitts, Theo Travers

Weather: Rich Thomas, Rob Hatchell, Dan Atkinson

Sports: Jeff Shearer, Derek Steyer, John Heckman

External links

[WSFA website]

[Query the FCC's TV station database for WSFA]

Broadcast television in the Montgomery / Selma market [(Nielsen DMA #116)]
WAKA 8 (CBS) - WSFA 12 (NBC) - WCOV 20 (FOX) - WBMM 22 (Daystar) - WJMY-LP 25 (i/A1/ShopNBC) - WAIQ 26 / WIIQ 41 (PBS/APT) - WNCF 32 (ABC) - WFRZ-LP 34 (CSTV) - WETU 39 (i) - WMCF 45 (TBN) - WRJM 67 (UPN)
Local digital television channels
WBIH 29 (Ind.)

Broadcast television in the Dothan / Ozark market [(Nielsen DMA #172)]''
WDIQ 2 (PBS/APT) - WTVY 4 (CBS) (UPN/The CW/My Network TV on DT2) - WJJN-LP 5 (UATV) - WJHG 7 (NBC) - WSFA 12 (NBC) - WDHN 18 (ABC) - WDFX 34 (Fox) (The Tube on DT2)
See also: Broadcast television stations in the [[Template:Panama City TV\|Panama City]], [[Template: PensacolaMobileTV\|Pensacola-Mobile]], [[Template:Montgomery TV\|Montgomery]], [[Template:Columbus GA TV\|Columbus]], [[Template:Albany GA TV\|Albany]] and [[Template:Tallahassee TV\|Tallahassee]] Markets

'''NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Alabama
WSFA 12 ([[Template:Montgomery TV\|Montgomery]]) - WVTM 13 ([[Template:Birmingham TV\|Birmingham]]) - WPMI 15 ([[Template:PensacolaMobileTV\|Mobile]]) - WAFF 48 ([[Template:Huntsville TV\|Huntsville]])
See also: [[Template:ABC Alabama\|ABC]], [[Template:CBS Alabama\|CBS]], [[Template:Fox Alabama\|Fox]], [[Template:PBS Alabama\|PBS]], [[Template:UPN Alabama\|UPN]], [[Template:WB Alabama\|WB]] and [[Template:Other Alabama Stations\|Other]] stations in Alabama

Raycom Media

UPN Network Affiliates: KXTU¹² | WBXH³ | WQTV/WQWQ² | WSTQ¹² | WUAB³

The WB Network Affiliate: KFVE³

¹Stations to be sold to Barrington Broadcasting.
The FCC has approved the sale of these stations; the sale is now awaiting finalization.

²Stations confirmed to affiliate with The CW starting September 18, 2006.

³Stations confirmed to affiliate with My Network TV starting September 5, 2006.

Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. | Employees: 4,200 | Stock Symbol: None, privately held. | Website: [www.raycommedia.com]

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