WJAR is the NBC-affiliated television station for the state of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. Licensed to Providence, the station broadcasts an analog signal on VHF channel 10 and a digital signal on UHF channel 51. WJAR's transmitter tower, which is shared with WLNE-DT, is located in Rehoboth. WPRI-TV and WNAC-TV have their transmitters located nearby. WJAR is owned by Media General and has studios that are located on Kenney Drive in Cranston. The station is known on-air as "NBC 10". Image File history File links NBC10. ... “Providence” redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Bristol County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1787 Government  - Type Mayor-council  - Mayor Scott W. Lang (Dem)  - City Council President/Ward 6: Leo R. Pimental. ... A brand includes a name, logo, slogan, and/or design scheme associated with a product or service. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies (or, equivalently, wavelengths) assigned by a government for the operation of a particular broadcast station. ... Analog television (or analogue television) encodes television and transports the picture and sound information as an analog signal, that is, by varying the amplitude and/or frequencies of the broadcast signal. ... Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz (wavelength 10 m) to 300 MHz (wavelength 1 m). ... Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound using aerial broadcasts to a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or cable connection. ... This article is about the radio frequency. ... An affiliate is a commercial entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... This article is about the television network. ... NBC Weather Plus is a 24-hour weather-oriented broadcast/cable television network jointly owned by NBC Universal and its broadcast affiliates. ... Media General, Inc. ... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... An affiliate is a commercial entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... The DuMont Television Network was the worlds first commercial television network, beginning operation in the United States in 1946. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The kilowatt (symbol: kW) is a unit for measuring power, equal to one thousand watts. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This article is about the television network. ... This article is about a television transmitting location or company. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... “Providence” redirects here. ... Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. ... Ultra high frequency (UHF) designates a range (band) of electromagnetic waves whose frequency is between 300 MHz and 3. ... WLNE-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the state of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. ... Rehoboth is a town located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. ... WPRI-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for the state of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. ... WNAC-TV is the primary FOX and secondary MyNetworkTV affiliated television station for the state of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. ... Media General, Inc. ... Country State County Providence Government  - Mayor Michael Napolitano Area  - City 29. ...

WJAR offers NBC Weather Plus on its DT2 digital subchannel. On digital cable, it can be found on: Cox channel 800, Comcast channel 750, Verizon FiOS channel 860, and Full Channel 190. NBC Weather Plus is a 24-hour weather-oriented broadcast/cable television network jointly owned by NBC Universal and its broadcast affiliates. ... Cox Communications is a wholly-privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. ... Comcast Corporation, (NASDAQ: CMCSA) based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the largest cable company[1] and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States. ... FiOS is a fiber to the premises (FTTP) telecommunications service offered in the United States by Verizon. ...

History

WJAR-TV signed on-air for the first time on channel 11 on July 10, 1949. It was Rhode Island's first television station and the fourth in New England. It was owned by The Outlet Company, a department store chain headquartered in Providence, along with WJAR Radio (AM 920, now WHJJ; and FM 95.5, now WBRU). It moved to channel 10 in 1952. is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... The Outlet Company was a corporation based in Providence, Rhode Island which owned holdings in both retail and broadcasting. ... The interior of a typical Macys department store. ... WHJJ is an AM Radio station in Providence, Rhode Island broadcasting at 920 AM. The station was previously assigned call letters WJAR. It was the Rhode Island affiliate of Air America Radio until 2005. ... WBRU is a commercial radio station in Providence, Rhode Island that broadcasts on 95. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

WJAR signed on as an affiliate of all four networks of the time (NBC, ABC, DuMont, and CBS) but has always been a primary NBC affiliate due to WJAR-AM's long affiliation with NBC Radio. It lost ABC in 1953 when WNET-TV signed on and lost CBS in 1955 when WPRO-TV (now WPRI-TV) signed on. When WNET-TV went dark in 1956, WJAR shared ABC programming with WPRO until WTEV-TV (now WLNE-TV) signed on in 1963. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... The DuMont Television Network was the worlds first commercial television network, beginning operation in the United States in 1946. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... The 1986 Peacock logo, designed by Chermayeff & Geismar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1954, WJAR received national attention for its coverage of Hurricane Carol. Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hurricane Carol was a Category 2 hurricane that battered New England during the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season. ...

In November of 1980, the Outlet Company left the department store business to concentrate on broadcasting. However, the station kept its studios in the Outlet Building until a fire destroyed the building in 1986. Many Rhode Islanders can even remember the live broadcast of the fire, with the building exploding over the reporters' heads. Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

The most notable past staff member is,Christiane Amanpour. Amanpur is currently CNN's chief international correspondent. She has won 9 Emmy awards and the Edward R. Murrow Award for Distinguished Achievement in Broadcast Journalism. Forbes magazine has named her one of the 100 Most Powerful Women. Amanpur was an electronic graphics designer during her time a WJAR. Christiane Amanpour, CBE (born January 12, 1958) (in Persian: ) is the chief international correspondent for CNN. // Shortly after her birth in London, her British mother Patricia, and her father Mohammed, an Iranian airline executive, moved the family to Tehran. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ...

In 1996, Outlet Communications merged with NBC. It was around this time that the station's studios were moved to their current location in an industrial area of Cranston just south of Providence. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

WJAR was one of four NBC O&Os in smaller markets that were put up for sale on January 9, 2006 along with stations in Columbus, Birmingham, and Raleigh. Except for the Birmingham station, these stations were also once owned by Outlet. On April 6, 2006, NBC Universal and Media General announced that Media General would purchase WJAR as part of a $600 million four station deal between the two companies. The deal was approved by the FCC on June 26, 2006. As a result, WJAR became Media General's first television station in New England. For all intents and purposes, this undid the NBC-Outlet merger a decade earlier. is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country State County Jefferson, Shelby Government  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area  - City  151. ... For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... NBC Universal is a media and entertainment conglomerate formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electrics NBC with Vivendi Universal Entertainment, part of Vivendi Universal. ... Media General, Inc. ... The abbreviation FCC can refer to: Face-centered cubic (usually fcc), a crystallographic structure Federal Communications Commission, a US government organization Farm Credit Corporation/Farm Credit Canada, a Canadian government organization Families with Children from China, an adoption support organization Florida Christian College, a college in central Florida Fresno City... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ...

For several months after the owner switch, WJAR's website remained in the format of a NBC O&O station. WJAR's redesigned website, which launched in early-December of 2006, now credits Media General in its copyright notice and is no longer powered by Internet Broadcasting. Although the main website has changed with Media General, WJAR still maintains a local page on the NBC Weather Plus website which is operated by NBC. Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Internet Broadcasting (formerly Internet Broadcasting Systems or IBS) is the largest national platform of TV station web sites. ...

As of September 13, 2006, WJAR has two alumni of its news personnel, Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira, who host NBC's weekday Today show. Vieira started out as a reporter on the station in the late-1970s and early-1980s, and Lauer was co-host of WJAR's Providence version of PM Magazine in the early-1980s. is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Matthew Todd Lauer (December 30, 1957)[1] is an American television personality, best known as a co-host of NBCs The Today Show (since 1994)[1] after being a news anchor in New York [2] and a local talk-show host in Boston, Philadelphia, Providence, and Richmond. ... Meredith Vieira (born December 30, 1953) is an Emmy Award-winning American television personality, game show hostess and journalist. ... For other uses, see Today. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... The PM/Evening Magazine format was created as a locally-produced light news, entertainment, and informational show, and was syndicated to local stations throughout the United States. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ...

During the April 2007 Nor'easter, WJAR's over-the-air digital transmitter was damaged. Both digital signals, WJAR-HD and WJAR-DT2, were knocked off the air. The outage did not affect digital cable or satelitte services as they do not get the digital signal from the digital transmitter. 1Maximum snowfall or ice accretion Noreaster April 16, 2007 Water levels of the Pompton River, New Jersey by April 16, 2007 The Spring Nor’easter of 2007 was a noreaster that affected mainly the northeastern parts of the United States of America during its three day course April...

News Operation

WJAR's newscast opening.

In addition to their main studios, WJAR operates three news bureaus. The "Southeastern Massachusetts Bureau" is located in The Standard Times newsroom on Elm Street in New Bedford. The "South County Bureau" is located in The Westerly Sun newsroom on Main Street in Westerly. The "Downcity Bureau" is located on Dorrance Street in Downtown Providence. Image File history File links Wjar_opening_2006. ... Image File history File links Wjar_opening_2006. ... The Standard-Times (and Sunday Standard-Times), based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is the larger of two daily newspapers covering the South Coast of Massachusetts[2], along with The Herald News of Fall River. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Bristol County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1787 Government  - Type Mayor-council  - Mayor Scott W. Lang (Dem)  - City Council President/Ward 6: Leo R. Pimental. ... Image:RI towns Westerly. ...

WJAR's weekday Noon newscast can be seen on the station's website via live streaming video.

Until April 2, 2007, WJAR's weather radar was known as "Doppler 10,000". On that date, the station upgraded the radar's technology to "VIPIR" level, and as a result, is now known as such. is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the. ... Weather radar in Norman, Oklahoma with rainshaft (Source: NOAA) Environment Canada King City (CWKR) weather radar station. ...

On October 1, 2007, WJAR began producing a weeknight 10 PM newscast on its DT2 digital subchannel. Known as 10 at 10, it is a 10-minute newscast consisting of the top stories of the day and a updated weather forecast. It is anchored by Gene Valicenti with weather from meteorologist John Ghiorse. This newscast is also streamed live on the station's website. is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

News Team

WJAR's weeknight anchors.

WJAR Chief Meteorologist Gary Ley.

Anchors Image File history File links Wjar_newscast. ... Image File history File links Wjar_newscast. ... Image File history File links Wjar_weather. ... Image File history File links Wjar_weather. ...

• Frank Coletta - weekday mornings
• Kelley McGee - weekdays at Noon (also education reporter)
• Patrice Wood - weeknights at 5, 6, and 11 PM
• Gene Valicenti - weeknights at 5:30, 6, 10 (on WJAR-DT2), and 11 PM
• Mario Hilario - weekend mornings (also reporter)
• TBD - weekend evenings

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• Gary Ley (AMS certified) - Chief seen weeknights at 5, 6, and 11 PM
• Kelly Bates (NWA certified) - weekday mornings
• John Ghiorse (AMS certified) - weekdays at Noon, 5:30, and 10 PM (on WJAR-DT2)
• Jeff Latham (AMS certified) - weekend mornings
• R.J. Heim - weekend evenings (also feature / science reporter)

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• Frank Carpano - Director seen weeknights at 6 and 11 PM (also host of "1st and 10" on Sundays during NFL season)
• Joe Kayata - weekend evenings (also sports reporter)
• Harry Cicma - sports producer (also sports reporter)

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• Steve Handelsman - Washington D.C. Correspondent
• Larry Estepa - based at the "Southeastern Massachusetts Bureau"
• Audrey Laganas - Consumer Unit Director and investigative reporter
• Barbara Morse Silva - "Health Check 10" segment reporter
• Bill Rappleye - political reporter
• Jim Taricani - investigative reporter
• Liz Aragao
• Michelle Brown
• Brian Crandall
• Nicole Muri

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• Chef Frank Terranova - host of "Cooking With Class" segment (is a Johnson & Wales University associate instructor)
• Paul Giacobbe - ombudsman

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Past Personalities / Staff

• Christiane Amanpour - electronic graphics designer (1980's), now chief international correspondent for CNN
• Caterina Bandini - reporter (1991-1996), former WHDH anchor
• Ken Bell - sports (1977-1979), now at WLNE
• Steve Berthiaume - sports (1990s), now at ESPN
• Alison Bolonga - reporter (?-2006), now at WFXT-TV
• Andrea Brody - weekend anchor (1996-1998), now at George Michael Sports Machine
• Bob Cain - anchor (1960s), former CNN anchor
• Tim Carr - reporter (1982-1989)
• Ginger Casey - anchor (1992-1997)
• Chris Clark - sports (1970s)(d)
• Ted Daniel - reporter (2004-2005), now at WFXT-TV
• Dylan Dryer - weather (2004-2006), now at WHDH-TV
• Jack Edwards - sports (1983-1985)
• Stephen Frazier - anchor (1970s), now at CNN Headline News
• Vince Gibbens - anchor (1975-1978) (d)
• Bill Gile - weather (1997-2004), now at WMUR-TV
• Tim Gray - sports (1999-2004)
• Ann Halloran - weekend anchor (1992-1996)
• Dan Jaehnig - Reporter (1997-2002), now at WFXT
• Jack Kavanaugh - weekend anchor/ reporter (1973-1980) Went on to KOVR-TV Sacramento
• Tom Kierein - Meteorologist (1978-1983) Now at WRC-TV
• Dyanna Koelsch- political reporter (1982-2001)
• Tom Kole- political reporter (1980-1988)
• Art Lake- WJAR-AM radio host (1944-1949) initially anchor, then weather (1949-2003) first birthdays announcer (2003-2005)
• Matt Lauer- 'PM Magazine' host (1981-1985), now co-host of NBC's 'Today' show
• Dave Layman - anchor (1973-1976)
• Greg Liggins - anchor (1993-1996)
• Nicole Livas - anchor (1997-2001), now at WAVY-TV
• Mary Maguire - consumer reporter (1980s and 1990s)
• Ken Malloy- anchor (1990-1992), now at KGPE
• Pat Mastors - anchor (1982-1989)
• Martin Morenz- reporter (1989-1994), now at WFXT
• Cathy Ray - anchor/ medical reporter (1983-1992), now at KTNV-TV
• Karin Reed - anchor/reporter (1993-2004)
• Rhondella Richardson - reporter (1992-1994), now at WCVB
• Joe Rocco - sports (1984-1996)
• John Rooke - sports (1992-1996)
• Keith Russell - sports (1996-1999), now at WPVI
• Stacy Sager - reporter (1990s)
• Frank Sommerville - anchor (1986-1991), now at KTVU-TV in San Francisco
• Maria Stephanous - reporter (1990s), now WFXT-TV
• John Sweeney - anchor (1970's-1980), worked at CNN
• Kathryn Tappen - sports (2004-2006), now at NESN
• Meredith Vieira - anchor/reporter (1976-1979), now co-host of NBC's 'Today' show
• Bob Ward- reporter/anchor (1988-1996), now at WFXT-TV
• Doug White - anchor (1978-2005), died on August 15, 2006
• Dick Wood - anchor (1960s-1970s)
• Sara Wye- anchor(1973-1981) First Female Anchor in Providence
• Tony Zarrella- sports (1988-1989) Now at KUSA
• Margie O' Brien - reporter
• Paul McGonagle - mass bureau reporter/assistant news director (1995-2004) now at WFXT-TV

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Administration

• Kim Reis - Website General Manager
• Barbara Beresford - Marketing Director
• Lisa Churchville - President and General Manager
• Betty Jo Cugini - Vice President of News
• Craig Sasges - Finance and Administration Director
• Joanne Schenck - Human Resources Director
• Clark Smith - Technology Director
• Jeff Walkes - Vice President of Sales
• Steve DelPico - Local Sales Manager
• Scott Allen - Website News Editor
• Mia DiBenedetto - Website Managing Editor

Logo

WJAR's current "NBC 10" logo was first used on former sister station WCAU in Philadelphia. In its earliest days, WJAR's logo included a Rhode Island Red rooster, the state bird of Rhode Island. Prior to WJAR's purchase by NBC, the logo had included various versions of a different, stylized "10" above the WJAR call letters for the previous twenty years. WCAU, channel 10, is the NBC owned-and-operated television station serving the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania market, with studios on the border between Philadelphia and Bala Cynwyd, and transmitter in the Roxborough neighborhood. ... For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... Binomial name Gallus gallus The Rhode Island Red is a very popular breed of chicken (Gallus gallus). ...

External Links

• Station Website
• WJAR Wireless
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WJAR