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WTVG, known on air as 13ABC, is the ABC owned and operated television station in Toledo, Ohio with a coverage area serving northwestern Ohio, Southeastern Michigan and Essex County, Ontario. The station broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 13, and its digital signal on UHF channel 19.
WTVG's "Circle 13" logo is the same as that for WTVG's Houston sister station, KTRK-TV, only that WTVG calls themselves "13ABC", while KTRK is known as "ABC13".
History
The station signed on the air on July 21, 1948 as WSPD-TV, owned by Storer Broadcasting along with WSPD-AM 1370. WSPD-TV was the first television station in the Storer Broadcasting chain. Originally, the station carried programming from all four television networks: NBC (primary affiliation), ABC, CBS and DuMont. With DuMont shutting down in 1955, the CBS affiliation moving to WTOL in 1959 and the ABC affiliation moving to WDHO (now WNWO-TV) in 1970, WSPD-TV became an exclusive NBC affiliate. The station adopted the WTVG callsign (previously used by Newark, New Jersey's channel 68) in 1979 after WSPD radio was sold off (the radio station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications).
After Storer Broadcasting was taken over by KKR in 1985, WTVG was sold to a consortium led by George Lilly, who founded SJL Broadcast Management (the predecessor to today's Montecito Broadcast Group) around the same time. SJL sold WTVG (along with WJRT in Flint, Michigan) to Capital Cities/ABC in October 1994 (the sale was finalized on August 29 1995), which necessitated an affiliation switch. (It should be noted that ABC operated WTVG as an NBC affiliate for two months after it assumed control of the station.) On November 5, 1995, WTVG began airing ABC programming, sending the NBC affiliation to WNWO-TV. (It is interesting to note that KKR did not sell WTVG to Gillett Broadcasting with the other former Storer television stations, but instead sold it to a separate owner.) In 1996, Capital Cities/ABC was acquired by Disney.
News Segments
I-Team
The 13 Action News I-Team works to uncover government waste, scams and problems that affect your safety and health.In the past three years the I-Team has uncovered several scams, exposed wrongdoers, and recovered thousands of dollars for viewers. The I-Team has become known for thier weekly Restaurant Report Card. It's one of the station's highest-rated segments.
Newsreel
Showcases local news briefs daily from 13abc Action News at 5:30Restaurant Report Card
Every Thursday on 13 Action News at 6, the I-Team shows you which restaurants are getting some of the worst health violations in the area. Also each Thursday one violation free restaurant is given the green stamp of approval. Presented By Ronnie DahlAsk the Expert
Each weekday on 13 ABC Action News at noon, get your questions answered by local experts.- Mondays-Chris Cooper, financial planner
- Tuesdays-Mark Iagulli, personal trainer
- Wednesdays-Julie Welshans, registered dietitian
- Thursdays-Dr. Daniel Cassavar, cardiologist
- Fridays-Dr. Ruby Nucklos, internist
Weather & Traffic
13ABC has a team of five meteorologists:
- Stan Stachak-Chief Meteorologist
- Jay Berschback
- Theresa Pollick
- Kristin Emery
- Susan Ware-maternity leave
- 13ABC owns and operates a 350,000 Watt Doppler Radar named Live Doppler 13000
- Systems from [Baron Services]:
- *VIPIR (Volumetric Imaging and Processing of Integrated Radar)
- *FasTrac
- *StormWarn
- *Neighborhood IRIS (Internet Radar Imaging Server)
- Shown every 10 minutes along with weather in the mornings 5am-7am
- Greg Jones
- Bridget Banks
- Sean Roberts- part time
Sports
13ABC Action News Sports Rob Powers and the Power's Pack- Rob Powers
- Katrina Hancock
- Hakem Dermish- only on Sundays
- Showcases Northwest Ohio Highschool Football Games
- Showcases Northwest Ohio Girls & Boys Basketball
13th Frame
For 35 weeks each year 13 Action News Sports sponsors the 13th Frame, each Thursday night at 11pm Rob Powers travels to a local bowling alley to give away $250.Rules-
- $1 per pin
- $250 for three strikes in a row
- *Last seasons final winner- Andy Kirk
- **Occasionally during a losing streak the previous week’s prize money accumulates until someone wins the large jackpot.
Newscasts
- 13 ABC Action News Good Morning - 5am - 7am
- *Jeff Smith
- *Rebecca Regnier
- *Jay Berschback
- *Greg Jones
- 13 ABC Action News at Noon
- *Jeff Smith
- *Susan Ross-Wells
- *Jay Berschback
- 13 ABC Action News at 5
- *Lee Conklin
- *Diane Larson
- *Stan Stachak
- *Bridget Banks
- 13 ABC Action News at 5:30
- *Rob Powers
- *Susan Ross-Wells
- *Stan Stackak
- 13 ABC Action News at 6 and 11
- *Lee Conklin
- *Diane Larson
- *Stan Stachak
- *Rob Powers
- 13 ABC Action News Saturday and Sunday Mornings 6am - 8am
- *Efrem Graham
- *Sashem Brey
- *Theresa Pollick
- *Hakem Dermish- only on Sundays
- 13 ABC Action News Weekends
- *Bill Hormann
- *Kristian Brown
- *Kristin Emery
- *Katrina Hancock
Reporters
- Elisa Amigo
- Ronnie Dahl- I-Team
- Tony Geftos
- Lissa Guyton
- Erica Hurtt
- Alexis Means
- Zack Ottenstein
- Stephanie Stillwell- part time
Personalities & Trivia
- Kristin Emery was recently hired by WTVG. She started June 1st. She takes the places of Meteorologist Susan Ware, who went on maternity leave in February. Ware said that she wanted to work on a fill in basis. Earlier this year, Leslie LoBue from WJRT-TV in Flint helped fill in for Ware, then Jim Madaus from WXYZ-TV came in April.
- Alexis Means won an Emmy for best spot news coverage for "Gunmen in the School," a breaking news story in which a gunmen was seen on survelliance video walking in to a Toledo Public School with a gun.
- On June 22, 2006, Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan was under a moderate risk for severe weather. A massive complex of thunderstorms moved into Michigan and took a turn to the southeast. A tornado warning was later issued for Lucas County. During this, Jeff Smith was with his wife, Lisa, who had gone into labor at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center. Later that night, she gave birth to a boy -- Dugan Jeffrey Smith. Efrem Graham and Sashem Brey have been filling in for Smith in the mornings, while Rebecca Regnier fills in at Noon.
- WTVG along with WTOL, use the Jeep Liberty as an ENG vehicle, due to the fact that there are made locally by Daimler Chrysler
Logos and Graphics
References
See also
- Circle 7 logo - WTVG's Circle 13 logo is a derivative of the Circle 7 logo
External links
| Broadcast television in the Toledo and Findlay, Ohio market [(Nielsen DMA #70)] | ||
|---|---|---|
| W09CG 9 (TBN) - WTOL 11 (CBS) - WTVG 13 (ABC) - W21BF 21 (IND) - WFND 22 (A1/Daystar) - WNWO 24 (NBC) (The Tube on DT2) - WDFM 26 (IND) - WBGU 27 (PBS) - WGTE 30 (PBS) - WBTL 34 (AS) - WUPW 36 (Fox) - W38DH 38 (MTV2) - WLMB 40 (FamilyNet) - WNGT 48 (UPN) - WGGN 52 (TBN) | ||
| Local cable television channels | ||
| WT05 (The WB/The CW) - CBET 9 (CBC, Windsor) | ||
| See also: Broadcast television stations in the , , , , , and Markets | ||
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