WOIO channel 19 is a CBS-affiliated television station licensed to Shaker Heights, Ohio and serving the Cleveland-Akron, Ohio television market. WOIO is owned by Raycom Media and is sister station to My Network TV affiliate WUAB (channel 43). The two stations share a studio facility in Cleveland and WOIO's transmitter is located in Parma, Ohio. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cleveland redirects here. ... For other uses, see Brand (disambiguation). ... 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. ... This article is about the radio frequency. ... 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. ... Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz (wavelength 10 m) to 300 MHz (wavelength 1 m). ... An affiliate is a commercial entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... Raycom Media is a broadcasting company based in Montgomery, Alabama. ... is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 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. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... Parma is a city located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or 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 broadcast network. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cleveland redirects here. ... Nickname: The Rubber Capital of the World Location within the state of Ohio Country United States State Ohio County Summit Founded 1825 Incorporated 1835 (village) - 1865 (city) Government  - Mayor Don Plusquellic (D) Area  - City  62. ... Raycom Media is a broadcasting company based in Montgomery, Alabama. ... My Network TV (sometimes written MyNetworkTV, and unofficially abbreviated MNT or MNTV) is an upcoming television network in the United States, owned by News Corporation, which is scheduled to launch on September 5, 2006. ... WUAB, identified on-air as My 43, WUAB, is the My Network TV affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Parma is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio in Cuyahoga County and is the largest suburb of Cleveland. ...

History

As a television station, WOIO signed on the air on May 19, 1985. Prior to that time, the call letters were assigned to a radio station in Canton, Ohio, under the requency of 1060 AM. In 1985, the new WOIO TV station was locally owned by Hubert B. Payne, the local sales manager at WKYC-TV (channel 3). He had been the first African-American to hold that position at a network affiliate. Payne sold the station to Malrite Communications later in the year. WOIO aired a typical independent lineup of off-network sitcoms, old movies, off-network drama shows and religious shows. That fall, WOIO added cartoons in the morning and the late afternoon. is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Canton is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Stark CountyGR6. ... WKYC-TV, Channel 3 is the NBC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Cartoons started in the 1930s and 40s. ...

By the end of 1985, channel 19 had surpassed WCLQ (channel 61, now WQHS-TV) as the market's second highest-rated independent station, and behind only WUAB. In 1986, WOIO became the market's Fox affiliate after WUAB turned it down. It branded itself as "Fox nineteen" or "WOIO nineteen" with the "nineteen" in cursive handwriting. Soon afterward, it became the over-the-air flagship of the Cleveland Cavaliers, a relationship that continued for eight years. It also appeared on cable systems in the Youngstown market, which had no Fox affiliate of its own until 1998. It still is on cable in that market today. The former call sign of Channel 61 in Cleveland, successor to WKBF, and predecessor to WQHS. The calls are now on an FM station. ... WQHS-TV is a Spanish-language television station owned by and affiliated with Univision. ... WUAB, identified on-air as My 43, WUAB, is the My Network TV affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Location within the state of Ohio Coordinates: , Country State Counties Mahoning, Trumbull Founded 1796 Incorporated 1848 (village) - 1867 (city) Government  - Mayor Jay Williams (I) Area  - City  34. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1994, Malrite signed a local marketing agreement (LMA) with WUAB's owner, Cannell Communications and as a result, WOIO and WUAB became sister stations. Both stations moved to a location at downtown Cleveland's Reserve Square. WUAB also became the new over-the-air flagship of the Cavaliers, which it still is to this day. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS... Stephen Joseph Cannell, known professionally as Stephen J. Cannell (born February 5, 1941), (IPA pronunciation: ), rhymes with channel, is an Emmy award winning American television producer, writer, novelist and occasional actor from the United States. ... Panorama of Cleveland in 1909 Downtown Cleveland in 2006 Downtown Cleveland is the central business district of the City of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. ... Reserve Square is a two-building skyscraper complex in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. ...

CBS affiliation

In September 1994, WJW-TV (channel 8) dropped CBS after 40 years and took over the Fox affiliation as part of a group deal with WJW's parent, New World Communications. CBS briefly wooed ABC affiliate WEWS (channel 5), but WEWS' owner, the E.W. Scripps Company, used WEWS as a bargaining chip (along with WXYZ-TV in Detroit) to sign a long-term deal with ABC. CBS then quickly cut a deal with WOIO. After the switch became official, channel 19 moved its sitcoms and non-Fox cartoons to WUAB. WJW, also known on-air as FOX8, is a television station in Cleveland, Ohio, broadcasting on VHF channel 8. ... New World Pictures logo from the late 1980s; New Worlds other divisions used similar logos New World Communications was a major television production company and television station owner in the United States from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. ... WEWS (Channel 5) is the local ABC network affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. ... The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) is a media conglomerate founded by Edward W. Scripps on November 2, 1878, originally known as the Cleveland Penny Press. ... WXYZ-TV, channel 7, is the ABC affiliated television station in Detroit, Michigan, USA. It is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company and is Scripps largest TV station. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

At first, WOIO had no intention to start a news department. However, CBS informed WOIO that it "preferred" that the station air newscasts. Since there was little time to form a news division, WOIO had LMA partner WUAB (which already produced the Cleveland market's original 10:00 p.m. newscast), produce its newscasts. WOIO began airing briefs during CBS This Morning with Julie Hanahan, WOIO's first news employee. Early additions to the news staff were Emmett Miller, Denise Dufala (former longtime anchor at WJW), Gretchen Carlson and Dave Barker, weekend co-anchors; Ronnie Duncan, weekend sports; Julie Hanahan, weekend weather. WOIO started newscasts at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. in February 1995. The two WOIO newscasts and the 10:00 p.m. WUAB broadcast became collectively known as Cleveland Television News. Romona Robinson and Jack Marschall remained as anchors for WUAB, maintaining their long history of ratings success at 10:00 p.m. The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City, 7 to 9 a. ... Gretchen Carlson (born June 21, 1966) is a co-host of Fox & Friends on Fox News Channel, which she joined in June 2005. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

However, the affiliation switch caused a major shakeup in the Cleveland market. WJW switched to a more hard-hitting approach after the Oklahoma City bombing, one which turned off many longtime viewers. Also, WUAB's success at 10:00 p.m. didn't transfer to WOIO's new 11:00 newscast. Even Dufala's presence didn't help the cause. It was at this time that WEWS began its seven-year run as the top rated news station in Cleveland. Additionally, with the Fox affiliation, WJW moved its late night newscast to 10:00. This meant that now for the first time, there were two 10:00 newscasts splitting the audience. WJW's newscasts made Cleveland Television News look somewhat amateurish by comparison. WKYC, which had been at the bottom of the Cleveland ratings for almost 30 years, moved to next-to-last place ahead of WOIO. The Oklahoma City bombing was an attack on April 19, 1995 aimed at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, a U.S. government office complex in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ...

In 1996, WOIO and WUAB dropped the Cleveland Television News moniker. WOIO began identifying itself as CBS 19 and titled its newscasts CBS 19 News. WJW-TV had been one of the strongest CBS affiliates in the country and WOIO hoped that viewers would associate CBS with a high-quality local newscast. Later that year, WOIO added news at 6:00 a.m. and pre-empted most of the first hour of CBS This Morning with local news. They also added a noon newscast around the same time. Still, WOIO failed to win viewers. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1997, WOIO tried a two-woman (Gretchen Carlson and Dufala) anchor team for its 6 and 11:00 newscasts. This has rarely been tried nationally and had never been tried in Cleveland. It failed to catch on, and Carlson left WOIO - only to find success later at the Fox News Channel. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Gretchen Carlson (born June 21, 1966) is a co-host of Fox & Friends on Fox News Channel, which she joined in June 2005. ... “Fox News” redirects here. ...

In 1999, both WOIO and WUAB rebranded themselves as "Hometeam 19" and "Hometeam 43" respectively. The stations tried to put an emphasis on local coverage and play on the fact that at the time they carried all three major Cleveland sports teams -- Indians and Cavaliers games were carried on WUAB, while the Browns on WOIO by way of CBS' NFL coverage. While both WOIO and WUAB made minor gains during this period, both were still in last place. This article is about the year. ... The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Browns redirects here. ...

Action News

In the late 1990s, Malrite was bought out by Raycom Media. Raycom wasn't impressed with both WOIO and WUAB's ratings and decided that a major change was needed. In late 2001, Raycom hired controversial station manager Bill Applegate as the GM at WOIO and WUAB. Raycom made this selection because Applegate was known for creating "different" newscasts and quick turnarounds of struggling TV stations to becoming contenders. Action News is a local television newscast format in the United States. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

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Soon after, the newscasts' title would officially be changed to 19 Action News, airing on both WOIO and WUAB. Ratings improved almost immediately, especially in late news, where 19 Action News at 11 became the only late newscast to gain viewers an unprecedented four years in a row, as WKYC, WEWS and WJW's late newscasts either remained flat or lost viewers. They added an hour of news at 5:00 p.m. in 2002, joining the newscasts of WEWS and WJW for a three-way competition for second place in the time slot (as WKYC's airing of Dr. Phil at 5:00 has long been in first place). Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article is about the TV series. ...

In June 2004, WOIO launched Cleveland's first 4:00 p.m. newscast with David Wittman and Sharon Reed. In late 2006 Reed was moved to 5pm. The newscast is now anchored by David Wittman and Lynna Lai (wife of noted attorney Phillip C. Kosla) and also features chief meteorologist Jeff Tanchak, sports director Chuck Galletti, and traffic reports with Rick Abell. It debuted in last place, but began to grow steadily and today fights for second place with WJW's Judge Judy, but still trails WEWS' The Oprah Winfrey Show at that hour. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the person off screen, see Judith Sheindlin. ... The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah) is an American nationally syndicated talk show, hosted and produced by Oprah Winfrey and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history. ...

WOIO's 11pm newscast mounted a serious challenge to WKYC that begain in 2004 and ended in November of 2006. While WOIO never won, it came very close a number of times.

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WOIO uses a Bell 206 helicopter for traffic coverage and reporting. The helicopter is a black and white color with a red trim. On the helicopter is 19 ACTION NEWS on the sides. The Bell Helicopter Model 206 JetRanger is a two-bladed main rotor, turbine powered helicopter with a conventional, two-bladed tail rotor. ...

Body of Art

In November 2004, Cleveland viewers responded to what many say is the most talked about local news story ever. ^{[citation needed]} Earlier that year, Spencer Tunick, a photographer known for taking pictures of large groups of naked people, came to Cleveland. WOIO anchor Sharon Reed, regarded by many viewers as attractive, was asked by news director Steve Doerr to pose in the photo for a first hand account of the experience. The idea for the story was the brainchild of GM Bill Applegate. Brugge 2, (2005), an installation of 700 nude people arranged in a theatre in Bruges. ...

WOIO shot video of Reed getting up in the morning, going to the event, getting undressed and finally nude shots of her from behind. The story called "Body of Art" aired in the November sweeps period after being promoted heavily with promos that contained a "viewer discretion advisory".

WOIO insisted that the story was supposed to make viewers question whether Spencer Tunick's body of work is art or "something else". On the night the story aired WOIO received its highest ratings ever. The story also gave Reed and WOIO national attention as she was invited to defend the piece on Fox News and on The Late Show with David Letterman. Fox News Channels slogan is We Report, You Decide The Fox News Channel is a U.S. cable and satellite news channel. ... Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ...

Action News goes HD

On October 21, 2007, 19 Action News began broadcasting in High-Definition on the 6:30 PM newscast. WOIO's sister station WUAB's 10 PM news produced by WOIO also broadcasts in High Definition. This makes Cleveland the first TV market in the United States to have all four major network affiliates produce HD local news. Their graphics now show the CBS Eye logo like New York City, New York WCBS-TV2. The one problem is when WUAB 10 PM is on, it is broadcasted on 720p which is the My Network Tv Standard while when WOIO comes on at eleven it is in CBS 1080i standard so 19 Action News must convert from 720p to 1080i. WUAB, identified on-air as My 43, WUAB, is the My Network TV affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. ... WUAB, identified on-air as My 43, WUAB, is the My Network TV affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ...

Coverage in Canada

The station is readily available over-the-air to Kingsville, Leamington and Pelee Island in southern Essex County, Ontario and was once listed in the TV Guide edition for those communities (and Windsor, Ontario until 2000 though the station's signal wasn't strong enough to reach Windsor and Detroit). Unlike WKYC-TV, WEWS, and WJW-TV, it was not one of the stations from Cleveland carried on local cable in those three locations. WOIO is available on cable in St. Thomas and was briefly available on the digital tier in London in early 2005. Nickname: Canadas Southernmost Town Country Canada Province Ontario County Essex Government  - Mayor Nelson Santos  - Governing body Kingsville Town Council  - Member of Parliament Jeff Watson (CONS)  - Provincial Representative Bruce Crozier (LIB) Area  - City 246. ... Nickname: Motto: Southern Latitude. ... Categories: Canada geography stubs | Islands of Canada | Ontario communities ... Essex County covers the area at the very tip of Southwestern Ontario. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... Nickname: Motto: The river and the land sustain us. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... St. ... For other places with the same name, see London (disambiguation). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cleveland Browns

WOIO and the Cleveland Browns entered into a television partnership in April 2005. After the Browns contract with WKYC-TV expired, WOIO acquired the rights to air all of pre-season games as well as a pre-season draft show, execlusive training camp reports and a Monday night coach's show. Browns redirects here. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On July 18, 2006, the Browns announced they were ending their partnership with WOIO. [1] The partnership ended due to controversy over the station's coverage of the drowning of the six-year-old niece of team owner Randy Lerner. On its newscasts, WOIO aired a 9-1-1 recording of Nancy Fisher, Lerner's sister, calling for assistance. Although WOIO was within its legal bounds to air the tape, the Browns thought that it was an unnecessary invasion of the family's privacy.[2] Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Randolph D. Lerner (born 1962) is an American entrepreneur and sports team owner. ... For other uses, see 911 (disambiguation). ...

On August 1, 2006, the Browns and WOIO ended their contract, and two days later, the team announced a new one-year deal with WKYC, which has since been expanded to a three-year deal. [3]

Due to the NFL's contract with CBS, channel 19 will continue to air the majority of Browns' regular season games. This article is about the broadcast network. ...

Local Programming

WOIO presently offers five-and-a-half hours of news each weekday. On Saturdays, there is one hour of news, and there is three hours of news each Sunday. Also, WOIO produces a 10 p.m. newscast on sister-staion WUAB.

Current Personalities

Anchors

• Denise Dufala - Weeknight Anchor 6 and 11 PM
• David Wittman - Weeknight Anchor 4, 6 and 11 PM
• Paul Joncich - Weekday 5, 10 PM Anchor
• Sharon Reed - Weekday 5, 10 PM Anchor/Entertainment
• Lynna Lai (Kosla)- Weekday 4 PM Anchor/Reporter
• Jeff Eliasoph - Weekday Morning Anchor 5-7 AM and noon
• Tiffany Tucker - Weekday Morning Anchor 5-7 AM and noon
• Catherine Bosley - Weekend Morning Anchor/reporter
• Danielle Serino - Weekend Anchor/reporter

Weather

• Jeff Tanchak - Chief Meteorologist Weekdays
• Markina Brown - Meteorologist Weekdays
• John Loufman - Weekends and Mornings Meteorologist

Sports

• Chuck Galeti
• Tony Zarrella

Reporters

• Denise Strelcyzk
• Dawn Kendrick
• Danielle Serino - Consumer reporter
• Matt Stevens - Senior Correspondent
• Scott Taylor - Investigative his catch phrase is CLEAN UP!
• Paul Orlousky
• Tom Meyer
• Carl Monday
• Rick Abell-Traffic Helicopter Reporter/Pilot
• Jen Picciano-roving reporter
• Myrt Price
• Nicole Pesceky-Traffic/Transit reporter

External links

• WOIO Website
• TV ark: WOIO idents
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WOIO
• TV Anchor Info