WTSP, "Tampa Bay's 10" is a CBS-affiliate television station on the west coast of Florida (Tampa–St. Petersburg DMA 12). It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 10, and its digital signal on UHF channel 24. Its transmitter is located in Holiday, Florida. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1010x792, 322 KB)source This is a logo of a television station, network, corporation, or other organization, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... Nickname: Location of the city proper in Pinellas County the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Pinellas County Founded 1876 Incorporated February 29, 1892 Government  - Mayor Rick Baker Area  - City  133. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... A brand is 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. ... High-definition television (HDTV) means broadcast of television signals with a higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL) allow. ... This article is about the radio frequency. ... An affiliate is a commercial entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... Gannett Company, Inc. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 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... 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 American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as 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. ... 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... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... Nickname: Location of the city proper in Pinellas County the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Pinellas County Founded 1876 Incorporated February 29, 1892 Government  - Mayor Rick Baker Area  - City  133. ... Holiday is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County, Florida, United States. ...

Because its transmitter location is further north than the others (in order to protect Miami's WPLG), WTSP's signal cannot be seen well in Sarasota County, and viewers without cable must rely on WINK-TV in Fort Myers for CBS programming. In addition, unlike the other Tampa network affiliates, WTSP's signal reaches as far north as Levy County and Marion County. WPLG is an ABC network affiliate serving the entire Miami, Florida area. ... Sarasota County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... For the two radio stations in Fort Myers, see WINK-AM and WINK-FM WINK-TV is the CBS television affiliate in Fort Myers, Florida. ... Fort Myers is the county seatGR6 and commercial center of Lee County, Florida. ... Levy County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ...

History

The station began broadcasting on July 17, 1965, as WLCY-TV, an ABC affiliate, after a lengthy court battle that lasted nearly ten years between five prospective owners seeking the license. Rahall Communications, which also owned WLCY-AM 1380 (now Disney's WWMI) and WLCY-FM 94.9 (now Cox's WWRM), was awarded the original license for Channel 10. is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The American Broadcasting Company ( oftenly known as ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ...

The station was granted affiliation with the ABC television network, but the station spent the first month and a half as an independent station, as previous ABC affiliate WSUN-TV channel 38 went to court to keep the affiliation. WLCY ultimately won, and they formally switched to ABC in a special ceremony on September 1, 1965. WTTA is the My Network TV affiliate in Tampa, Florida. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

The station was originally housed in a building in downtown St. Petersburg and relocated to brand new broadcasting facilities on Gandy Boulevard in 1968 with WLCY Radio 138.

Early personalities included Dick Crippen, who originally presented weather and then sports; Marshall Cleaver, Al Stockmeyer, Art Johnson, and Karol Kelly, many of whom also hosted programs for WLCY radio. Marshall Cleaver was the original news anchor for much of the 1960s and early 1970s. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The station also aired such original children's programs as Submarine 10, Romper Room, 10 Ultimate and This Side Up, and original talk shows such as The John Eastman Show, The Liz Richards Show and the popular Murphy in the Morning.

The 1970s

In 1971, WXLT (later WWSB) Channel 40 in Sarasota formed as the area's ABC affiliate as WLCY's signal could not come in well in most of Sarasota County as WLCY's transmitter was (and still is) in Holiday. Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... WWSB, Channel 40 (Cable and virtual channel 7), is the ABC affiliate for Sarasota, Florida. ... Cà dZan - a 1925 Sarasota residence that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places Sarasota is a city located on the central west coast of Florida, USA. Its official limits include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. ... Sarasota County is a county located in the state of Florida. ...

In 1976, former WFLA anchor Arch Deal became the news director and main anchor for Eyewitness News. WLCY also broadcast the first 5:30 newscast in the Bay Area during the late 1970s up until 1980 when the newscast was moved to 6pm. Ratings for the station during the early to mid 1970s were dismal, however, compared to longtime Bay Area stations WTVT and WFLA-TV and, as a result, the station nearly lost its ABC affiliation. Part of the problem was its transmitter location in Holiday, in the southwestern corner of Pasco County (all other stations broadcasted from Riverview, in Hillsborough County). Also, the station broadcasted at a lower power than the Tampa stations. The location and power was due to the fact that the station was short-spaced with Miami's ABC affiliate, WPLG ch.10 (which was WLBW when WLCY-TV signed on). Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... WFLA could refer to two broadcast stations in the Tampa / St. ... Eyewitness News is a local television newscast format, widely used in different markets across the United States. ... WTVT is a television station in Tampa, Florida. ... WFLA-TV is the NBC affiliate television station on the west coast of the U.S. state of Florida, serving the Tampa-St. ... WPLG is an ABC network affiliate serving the entire Miami, Florida area. ...

However, on September 12, 1978, WLCY-TV was purchased by Gulf Broadcasting. New owner Allen Henry (WINS New York fame) and General Manager Larry Clamadge immediately began to turn the station around, changing the call letters to WTSP-TV that year and hiring several new personalities that would change the entire face of the station. (WTSP, ironically, was originally the calls for AM 1380 when that station was owned by the St. Petersburg Times in the 1940s and 1950s.) This was similar to what Roone Arledge had done for ABC News that same year. Beginning in 1979, Don Harrison (previously from KMSP-TV in Minneapolis-St. Paul), Liz Ayers, Wally Kinnan and Dick Crippen were the new anchors of the Channel 10 evening newscasts. Ratings surged, making the Tampa Bay market more competitive. In 1979, Channel 10 acquired the original, and famous, sunset logo (which was later duplicated by its sister station KTSP in Phoenix, Arizona) along with the "Action News" format. In April of 1979, the station built a taller transmission tower, improving the station's broadcasting capabilities. September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Logo of the St. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... KMSP-TV, channel 9, is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... A map of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. ... Henry Wallace Kinnan was a Captain in the United States Air Force (Resigned 1953) and a one of the well known pioneer broadcast meteorologists. ... KSAZ-TV is the owned-and-operated FOX station in Phoenix, Arizona. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country United States State Arizona Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ... WPVI-TV Action News open, 2006. ...

WTSP is also a station of firsts. In October of 1979, the station acquired "Sky 10," Tampa Bay's first television news helicopter. This stunned the local news community and showed that Channel 10 was serious about local news coverage. It was the only local news helicopter to broadcast the infamous Skyway Bridge disaster on live television in May 1980. Another technological advance was Tampa Bay's first satellite news truck called "Star 10" that beamed signals from far away locations to WTSP's Gandy Blvd. headquarters. WTSP also acquired Tampa Bay's first Doppler radar in the Southeastern U.S. in 1980 and was one of the first television stations in the country to use a computer in weather forecasting. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, spanning Floridas Tampa Bay, is the worlds longest bridge with a cable-stayed main span, with a length of 29,040 feet (exactly 5. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Doppler Effect Doppler radar uses the Doppler effect to measure the radial velocity of targets in the antennas directional beam. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ...

The 1980s

In late 1982, news anchor Don Harrison left the WTSP to become an anchor at upstart cable channel CNN2, now CNN Headline News. John Wilson replaced Harrison as anchor. On January 9, 1983, Sheryl Browne, from WKYC-TV in Cleveland joined John Wilson at the anchor desk on "Action News," rounding out the station's main anchor team. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... CNN Headline News is a spin-off network from the original Cable News Network (CNN) television news network in the United States and Canada. ... is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... WKYC-TV, Channel 3 is the NBC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Longtime WTSP chief meteorologist Dick Fletcher joined the station in March 1980 and became famous for his forecasting during Hurricane Elena in 1985. Award-winning reporter Mike Deeson and legendary sports anchor Ken Broo also bolstered the station in the early 1980s. Dick Fletcher Dick Fletcher (born September 18, 1942) is a meteorologist who works for WTSP-TV in St. ...

WTSP was the second television station in the Bay Area to launch an hour long 6 PM newscast in 1986. Rival WTVT had been the first to do so many years earlier and WTSP attempted it in an effort to pass WTVT to the top of the local news ratings. The effort only lasted until 1987, however. WTVT is a television station in Tampa, Florida. ...

In 1988, Vincent Barresi joined WTSP as General Manager and Vice-President. Previously, he held the same position at Philadelphia's WKBS-TV, where he signed that station off for the last time in August 1983. [1] Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... WKBS-TV was an independent television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that was on the air from 1965 to 1983. ...

Taft Broadcasting purchased the station along with 4 other Gulf properties in 1985. Then, in 1988, Taft sold its independent stations and Fox affiliates to TVX, and sold most of its network affiliates, including WTSP, to Great American Broadcasting (which became known as Citicasters by 1995). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Great American Broadcasting is a renamed company for Taft Broadcasting that used to own Hanna-Barbera and KECO Entertainment. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

In March of 1989, one of the first computer espionage scandals in the nation broke, when news director Terry Cole hired Michael Shapiro away from rival WTVT where he was a news manager and computer security officer. Shapiro repeatedly broke into the newsroom computer system of his former employer using a modem at his home - apparently with Cole's knowledge. Both were fired and were sentenced by Florida court to probation for the incident. In June of 1989, "Action 10 News" became "NewsCenter 10" and a 5 p.m. newscast was launched. Although in third place, ratings did recover to be competitive with WFLA. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... WTVT is a television station in Tampa, Florida. ...

The 1990s

General Manager Barresi left the station in 1991, replaced by Steve Mauldin. Mauldin led the station until 1998.

In December of 1991, news anchor Sheryl Browne left the station and was replaced by Sue Zelenko, who previously co-anchored the newscast for WJRT in Flint, Michigan. John Wilson, who announced his departure on Thanksgiving of 1992, officially left WTSP in January of 1993. Weekend anchor and reporter Dave Wagner and 11 p.m. anchor Sue Zelenko became the new anchor team alongside Dick Fletcher and Al Keck on "10 News." Pat Minarcin, a veteran of the broadcast industry, then took over for Wagner in August of 1994. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... WJRT-TV (ABC 12) is the American Broadcasting Company-owned and operated television station in the Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, Michigan television market. ... A flint nodule from the Onondaga limestone layer, Buffalo, New York. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ...

New World Communications bought two of WTSP's sister stations, KTSP (now KSAZ) in Phoenix and WDAF-TV in Kansas City. However, it did not buy WTSP since it already owned WTVT. New World also arranged for its stations to affiliate with the Fox network, causing WTVT to drop its CBS affiliation. 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. ... KSAZ is the call sign for FOX networks affiliate in Phoenix, Arizona. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country United States State Arizona Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ... WDAF TV Channel 4 is The Fox Owned & Operated Television station for The Kansas City Market. ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... 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. ...

At the same time, Scripps Howard also arranged for several of its stations (including WFTS, which was about to lose its Fox affiliation to WTVT) to affiliate with ABC. As a result, WTSP was to lose its ABC affiliation, and gain the CBS affiliation instead. CBS's programming moved to WTSP in December 1994, in a 3-way affiliation switch that caused much viewer confusion. The change to CBS occurred on December 12, 1994, and resulted in the station moving from third to second place in the local news ratings although a later resurgent WTVT and competition from newly started WFTS would make second place a toss up for the rest of the 1990s. WFLA would serve as the market leader. Scripps Center, the corporate headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... WFTS (ABC Action News) has been the ABC affiliate for Tampa, Florida since May 22, 1994. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...

Citicasters merged with Jacor in September 1996. Three months later, in December 1996, Jacor traded WTSP to Gannett in return for six of Gannett's radio stations — KIIS-AM (now KTLK) and KIIS-FM in Los Angeles, California, KSDO-AM and KSDO-FM (now KLQV) in San Diego, California and WDAE and WUSA-FM (now WMTX) in Tampa, Florida. (Gannett held on to its five remaining radio stations — WGCI-AM (now WGRB-AM) and WGCI-FM in Chicago, Illinois, KHKS-FM in Dallas, Texas and KKBQ-AM (now KBME-AM) and KKBQ-FM in Houston, Texas — until December 1997, when they were sold to Chancellor Media, which later merged with Capstar Broadcasting to become AMFM, Inc. Ironically, Jacor and Chancellor/AMFM would both be eventually swallowed up by Clear Channel. The San Diego stations, which have since been sold to other interests, now run a primarily Spanish-language format; KKBQ-FM is now owned by Cox Enterprises.) Jacor Communications, Inc. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Gannett Company, Inc. ... KTLK AM 1150 is a radio station serving the Los Angeles metropolitan area. ... KIIS-FM is a Los Angeles, California, USA-based radio station with a top 40 musical format. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... KSDO or Radio Nueva Vida is the San Diego home of the Spanish religious radio network Radio Nueva Vida. ... KLQV or Recuerdo 102. ... Nickname: Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: , Country United States State California County San Diego Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850 Government  - Mayor Jerry Sanders  - City Attorney Michael Aguirre  - City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna Frye Jim Madaffer... WDAE is the callsign for 620 WDAE - The Sports Animal, a sports radio station in Tampa, Florida, United States. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... WGCI-FM, known as 107. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... KHKS-FM (106-1 KISS-FM) is a Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, radio station playing Top 40 and licensed to Denton, Texas with an ERP of 99,000 watts from a transmitter site in Cedar Hill, Texas. ... Nickname: Motto: Live Large. ... KKBQ, The New 93Q, is a Houston-based Radio station with a country music format. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government  - Mayor Bill White Area  - City  601. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Clear channel stations are AM radio stations that are designated as such so that only one or two 50,000 watt powerhouses operate at night on each designated frequency, covering a wide area via sky wave propagation. ... Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded at Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. ...

In January of 1998, Reginald Roundtree replaced Pat Minarcin as the lead male anchor of "10 News". Minarcin later sued the station for age discrimination. On October 14, 2002, the station launched a new news format and image. A new, state of the art digital newsroom was also constructed for WTSP's news staff. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Now

In the February 2006 Nielsen Sweeps, Channel 10 was #1 at 5 p.m. (where it airs Dr. Phil) and #2 at 6 p.m., and recently won the ratings (Feb. 2006) at 11 p.m., beating WFLA. The ratings slipped in the July 2006 though, and WTVT was rated #1 at 5 p.m. Longtime news anchor Sue Zelenko anchored her last newscast on April 23, 2004. Heather Van Nest (who used to anchor news at WJXT in Jacksonville, and anchored the morning newscasts at WTSP) is now co-anchoring with Reginald Roundtree and a new morning news team is being featured. This article is about the TV series. ... WFLA could refer to two broadcast stations in the Tampa / St. ... WTVT is a television station in Tampa, Florida. ... WJXT channel 4 is an independent television station serving Jacksonville, Florida and surrounding communities. ... The Jacksonville skyline and the Acosta Bridge. ...

Life Around the Bay

In 2002, in a strategic move to boost ratings, Dr. Phil which aired at 3 p.m. moved to 5 p.m. and Tampa Bay's 10 News at 5:00 moved to 4 p.m., and the station named the 4:00 newscast Life Around the Bay, which focuses more on offbeat feature stories and community stories than the past 5:00 news. The current anchors are former weekend sports anchor Dave Wirth and former noon news anchorwoman, Marty Matthews. Life Around the Bay also features weather updates, and the headlines of the day in the last 5 minutes of the newscast. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Life Around the Bay is the only 4 p.m. newscast in the Tampa Bay market. Landsat image of Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the western coast of Florida, made up of Old Tampa Bay, Hillsborough Bay, McKay Bay, and the New Tampa Bay. ...

WTSP originally launched the first 4pm newscast in the Bay Area called "First News at 4" in 1997. The newscast, anchored by Marty Matthews and Dave Wagner with Linda Gialanella on weather, was anchored from the station's main news set but featured lighter stories. The newscast, which was a half-hour long, ran until 1999. The 2002, the concept was relaunched as "Life Around the Bay" with Marty Matthews having anchored both formats.

Studio 10

On September 11, 2006, WTSP began broadcasting a program in the 10-11:00 a.m. timeslot entitled "Studio 10", replacing The Tony Danza Show. The program, hosted by Michelle Phillips and Tim Wilkins, is meant to compete with rival WFLA's "Daytime" program, which features products and services sponsored by commercial advertisers. The new program features an adjoining kitchen and living room set in a studio separate from WTSP newscasts. The Tony Danza Show is a daytime talk show hosted by actor Tony Danza. ... WFLA could refer to two broadcast stations in the Tampa / St. ...

Digital Television

WTSP broadcast the first true HD program in the Tampa Bay area on June 3, 2006 at 8 p.m., a hurricane special anchored by 26-year veteran meteorologist Dick Fletcher. A second HD program aired on October 22, 2006 called "Enjoy it, we do", named for the station's slogan, and showcased a variety of local attractions. Rumors have circulated that WTSP intends to broadcast the first Tampa Bay area newscast in HD, as other Gannett owned stations have, sometime in early 2007. This would require an upgraded news set, although it is believed that WTSP's studios were previously upgraded for HD broadcasting capabilities in 2002. On March 4th, it was announced that rival WTVT would be building an HD set. ^[1] Though, WTVT decided not to start broadcasting in HD, which might give WTSP some more time. June 3 is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Dick Fletcher Dick Fletcher (born September 18, 1942) is a meteorologist who works for WTSP-TV in St. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Gannett Company, Inc. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... WTVT is a television station in Tampa, Florida. ... WTVT is a television station in Tampa, Florida. ...

Just recently, WTSP launched "10 Weather Now", on subchannel 24.2 (10.2 through PSIP), which has local weather 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, which primarily competes with WFLA's Storm Team 8 Weather Plus feature. The slogan for 10 Weather Now is "You are never more than 1 minute away from local weather". The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television standard for carrying data about each channel. ... WFLA could refer to two broadcast stations in the Tampa / St. ... NBC Weather Plus is a 24-hour weather-oriented broadcast/cable television network jointly owned by NBC Universal and its broadcast affiliates. ...

Past Personalities

• John Wilson, 6 and 11pm anchor (1981–1993) (now on Fox 13 in Tampa)
• Sheryl Browne, 6 and 11pm anchor (1983–1992)
• Don Harrison, 6 and 11pm anchor (1979-1982)
• Liz Ayers, 6 and 11pm anchor (1979-1983)
• Arch Deal, evening anchor/news director (1976–1978)
• R.A. Campbell, anchor (1976)
• Bob Bates, anchor (1978–1980)
• Gary Rebstock, anchor (1978–1979)
• Francie Murphy, anchor (1978–1979)
• Dennis Roper, anchor (1979–1984)
• Mark Feldstein, I-Team (1980–1985)
• Kevin Kalwary, I-Team investigative reporter (1980s-early 1990s) (now Investigator/Media Liaison for Tampa law firm Cohen, Jayson, & Foster)
• Sue Zelenko, 6/11pm anchor (1991–2004)
• Pat Minarcin, 6 and 11pm anchor (1994–1998)
• Al Ruechel, morning/noon anchor (1986–1996) (lead anchor at Bay News 9, Tampa, FL as of June 2006)
• Marlene Schneider, anchor (1985–1992)
• Jane Akre, anchor (1991–1995)
• Dave Wagner, anchor (1987–1999) (at WLWT Ch. 5, Cincinnati, OH as of June 2006)
• Miles O'Brien, reporter (1984–1986) (now with CNN)
• Rod Challenger, news director/anchor (1978–1979) (now at WFLA)
• Jule McGee, reporter (1965–1967)
• Stan Grams, first WLCY-TV weatherman (1965-1969)
• Sonny Daye, weather personality (1969-1976)
• Wally "The Weatherman" Kinnan (1978–1980)
• Dennis Feltgen, meteorologist (1989–1999) (now at NOAA)
• Jim Wegner, meteorologist (1980s)
• Jim Brihan, meteorologist (1980s)
• Mike Ferell, meteorologist (1987–1993)
• Dick Crippen, sports director (1965–1981)
• Ken Broo, sports director (1981–1987) (at WLWT Ch. 5, Cincinnati, OH as of June 2006)
• Steve Talbot, sports director (1987–1988)
• Al Keck, sports director (1988–2001) (at WFTS Ch. 28, Tampa, FL as of June 2006)
• John Nugent, sports director (2001–2006)
• Bill Campbell,"Campbell's Corner"/reporter (1975–1993)
• Bill Murphy, "Murphy in the Morning" (1985–1991) (now on WTVT)
• Myrtle Smith-Carroll, reporter, host "Youth & You"(1978–1983)
• Julie Brannon, "PM Magazine" (1986–1989)
• Andrea McDaniel, reporter (1982–1985)
• Madeline Holland, morning anchor (1991–1995)
• John O'Connor, "PM Magazine"/anchor (1986–1989)
• Laura York, weather (1996-2001)
• Mary Beth Byrd, morning anchor (1996-2001)
• David Klugh, morning/noon anchor (1991-1999)
• Paul Morill, freelance weather (2004-2005)
• Gemma Gaudette, morning anchor (2004-2006)
• Jeff Berardelli, meteorologist (1999-2003) (Now at WFOR)
• Darryl David, 5pm anchor (1989-1991)
• Jineane Ford, 5pm anchor (1989-1991) (at KPNX Ch. 12, Phoenix, AZ as of June 2006)
• Lisa Foronda, weekend anchor (1992-1997)
• Lynna Lai, morning reporter/anchor (mid 1990s) (now anchor at WOIO in Cleveland, OH)
• John Harding, morning anchor (2000-2004)
• Jeff Hullinger, weekend sports anchor/reporter (2004-2006)
• Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, reporter (1994-1998) (Now with CNBC)
• Debra Becker, reporter (1990s)
• David Snepp, reporter (1980s)
• Mark Douglas, reporter (1980s-90s) (Now with WFLA)
• Brian Goff, reporter (1980s-90s)
• Jerry Johnson, sports anchor/reporter (1982-2001)
• Bill McGinty, reporter/anchor (1994-2007)
• Vince Meloy, sports anchor (1960s)
• Herb Hunt, Tampa reporter (1960s)
• Phil Hunter, reporter (1960s)
• DeAnna Sheffield, reporter (2002-2007)
• Cliff Michaelsen, meteorologist (2003-2005)
• Linda Gialanella, meteorologist (1993-1999) (now with WFTS)

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Current Personalities

Anchors

• Reginald Roundtree, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Anchor/Reporter
• Heather Van Nest, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Anchor/Reporter
• Dave Wirth, Anchor/Reporter/"Life Around the Bay" Anchor
• Marty Matthews, Anchor/Reporter/"Life Around the Bay" Anchor
• Ginger Gadsden, Morning and Noon Anchor/Reporter
• Mario Diaz, Morning and Noon Anchor/Reporter
• Jennifer Howe, Weekend 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Anchor/Reporter
• Angela Atalla, Saturday Morning Anchor/Reporter

Meteorologists

• Dick Fletcher, (AMS Certified) Weekday Evening Meteorologist (Chief)
• Anna Allen, (AMS) Morning and Noon Meteorologist
• Randy Rauch, (AMS) Weekend Meteorologist/Reporter
• Sherry Ray, (AMS) Saturday Morning Meteorologist/"Life Around the Bay" reporter

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• Justin Allen, Sports Anchor
• Angela Jacobs, Sports Anchor/Reporter
• Chris Tilley, Sports Director
• Travis Bell, Sports Reporter

Reporters

• Dave Balut, Investigative Reporter
• Valerie Boey, General Assignment Reporter
• Dave Bohman, General Assignment Reporter
• Kathryn Bursch, General Assignment Reporter
• Meredyth Censullo, Traffic Reporter
• Mike Deeson, General Assignment Reporter
• Sara Dorsey, General Assignment Reporter
• Tammie Fields, General Assignment Reporter
• Alexandra Hackett, General Assignment Reporter
• Isabel Mascareñas, Education Reporter
• Preston Rudie, General Assignment Reporter
• Beau Zimmer, General Assignment Reporter

Syndicated Programming

• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (weekdays 9-10 am)
• Dr.Phil (weeknights 5-6 pm)
• Wheel of Fortune (weeknights 7-7:30 pm) (moving to WFTS-TV in Fall, 2007)
• Jeopardy! (weeknights 7:30-8 pm) (moving to WFTS-TV in Fall, 2007)

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Slogans

WTSP ident, prominently featuring the Tampa skyline

• "WLCY-TV: Where The Action Is!" (1965)
• "Take A Look (at Channel 10)" (1979-1981)
• "Count On the Action News Team!" (1980s)
• "Stay In Touch With 10" (mid-1980s)
• "NewsCenter 10: In the Center of it All" (1989–1992)
• "10 News: News You Can Use" (1992–1994)
• "Where News Comes First" (1994–1995)
• "The Next Generation of News" (1994–1996)
• "Keep Your Eye on Tampa Bay's 10" (1994–1996; used to promote CBS's move to WTSP)
• "We've Got You Covered" (1996–1998)
• "People You Can Count On" (1998–2001)
• "Covering Tampa Bay" (2001–2002)
• "Enjoy It. We Do." (2002—present)
• "You'll Be Seeing Red" promo for the revamped Channel 10 (2002)

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Trivia

• The station debuted "Pup Named Scooby Doo" in 1986 at 5 p.m. before it was canceled in 1987 by the station, when it was a ABC affiliate at that time.

• P&P Cable Holdings, an owner of low-powered television stations in Michigan, used WTSP's current logo as the basis of the logos for WUHQ-LP in Grand Rapids and WLLZ-LP in Traverse City.

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References

1. ^ Rival, WTVT, announces new HD set

External links

• WTSP Homepage
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WTSP
• mcsittel.com: 1990s DX screengrabs from Tallahassee -- includes a 1992 WTSP ABC schedule screengrab
• WTSP images/video @ Florida News Center Contains an image and video archive of the intros, teasers, and other on-air segments that WTSP uses; both past and present.