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WUPW is the Fox television affiliate station for Toledo, Ohio. It is known on-air as "Fox Toledo." It is owned by LIN Broadcasting. Its transmitter is located in Oregon, Ohio, and its studios are located near the SeaGate Convention Centre in downtown Toledo.
In addition to news and Fox network programming, WUPW also carries many off-network sitcoms and a few syndicated game/reality, talk and courtroom shows.
History
WUPW went on the air on September 4, 1985 as an independent television station. It became a charter Fox network affiliate in 1986.In the 1990s, the station began to air a 10pm newscast produced by WTOL. The partnership between the two stations ended in 2000, and WUPW launched its own news department.
WUPW was the only Toledo over-the-air television station to air cartoons weekday afternoons, as the local WB affiliate, WT05 is a cable station. The station added a 4pm newscast after Fox discontinued kids' weekday programming in 2001.
After Raycom Media (which then owned WUPW) acquired Malrite Broadcasting (which owned NBC affiliate WNWO-TV) in 1998, WUPW was spun off to Sunrise Television due to FCC rules at the time prohibiting common ownership of two stations in the same market, as Raycom opted to keep the higher-rated WNWO at that time. LIN acquired the station in 2002 through its purchase of Sunrise Television. Ironically, Raycom Media bought WTOL in 2006 after Liberty Broadcasting merged with Raycom (WNWO is being sold to Barrington Broadcasting due to current FCC rules prohibiting common ownership of two of the four largest stations in a single market).
Personalities
Fox Toledo News First at Four
- Laura Emerson
- Karl Rundgren
- Chief Meteorologist Mike Morrison
Fox Toledo News First at Ten
- Laura Emerson
- Karl Rundgren
- Chief Meteorologist Mike Morrison
- Brad Fanning
Fox Toledo News Weekends
- Tiffany Tarpley
- Weathercaster Tamara Berg
- Howard Chen
Reporters
- Allison Brown
- Heather Miller
- Kevin Mullan
- Myrt Price
- Tiffany Tarpley
- Michelle Zepeda
- Joe Rychnovsky
- Tami Tremblay
- Brian Krupp
- Barrett Andrews
- Myndi Milliken
- Kelly Miner
Webcast
Fox Toledo recently added a webcast to their website. They update it at 10 am, 2 pm, 6 pm, and 11 pm. In the mornings, Michelle Zepeda usually anchors it, but in the evenings, Laura Emerson and Karl Rundgren anchor it. On weekends, Allison Brown also anchors it. There are also weathercasts on the website as well.Face of Fox Toledo
For the past year, Leah D'Emilio has been the Face of Fox Toledo. She was seen on commercials as well as at local media events. The Toledo Blade reported on July 10, 2006 that auditions will be held in August to find her successor.Tower
The WUPW Tower is a 372-meter high-guy aerial mast for the transmission of FM radio and TV programs in Oregon, Ohio (Geographical coordinates: ). It was completed in 1985 and is the property of LIN Broadcasting.See also: List of masts
External links
| Broadcast television in the Toledo and Findlay, Ohio market [(Nielsen DMA #70)] | ||
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| 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 | ||
| Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Ohio | |
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| WJW 8 () - WOHL-CA 25 () - WTTE 28 () - WUPW 36 () - WRGT 45 () - WYFX-LP 62 () | |
| See also: , , , , , and stations in Ohio | |
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Fox Network Affiliates: WALA | WLUK | WNAC6 | WUPW | WVBT
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NBC Network Affiliates: KNSD1 | KXAN | KXAS1 | WAND3 | WAVY | WDTN | WOOD | WWLP
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The WB Network Affiliates: KNVA456 | KSCW24 | WWHO4 | WBPG4
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UPN Network Affiliates: KNIN24 | WCTX5 | WNDY5 | WNLO4 | WWHO4 | WXSP5
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Other stations: KBVO (TeleFutura) | WAPA (Independent)7 | WIIH (Univision) | WJPX (MTV)7
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1Co-owned with NBC Universal in a joint venture (76% owned by NBC, 24% owned by LIN). KNSD also includes a repeater used for rebroadcast of Entravision's KBNT-CA. |
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2Co-owned with Banks Broadcasting in a joint venture (50/50); however, LIN does not control these stations.
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3Co-owned with Block Communications in a joint venture (34% owned by LIN, 66% owned by Block Communications), with LIN controlling this station.
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4Stations confirmed to affiliate with The CW in September 2006.
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5Stations confirmed to affiliate with My Network TV in September 2006.
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6LIN operates these stations under a local marketing agreement.
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7LIN has put these stations up for sale; no buyer named yet.
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| Annual Revenue: Unknown at this time. | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NYSE: [TVL] | Website: [www.lintv.com] |
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