WCIV

WCIV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Lowcountry area of South Carolina licensed to Charleston. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 34 from a transmitter in Awendaw. The station can also be seen on Time Warner channel 4 as well as Comcast and Knology channel 8. There is a high definition feed offered on Comcast digital channel 431, Time Warner digital channel 815, and Knology digital channel 901. Owned by the Allbritton Communications Company, the station has studios on Allbritton Boulevard along US 17/US 701 (Johnnie Dodds Boulevard) in Mount Pleasant. Syndicated programming on WCIV includes: Entertainment Tonight, The Dr. Oz Show, Ellen, and The Rachael Ray Show.

Digital programming
On WCIV-DT2, Knology digital channel 145, Time Warner digital channel 816, and live streaming video on its website is The Local AccuWeather Channel.

History
The station launched October 23, 1962 as the third outlet in Charleston. The original license was granted to WTMA-TV but the call letters were later changed to WCIV before it signed-on. It was the area's NBC affiliate until 1996 when it became an ABC channel due to the preference of owner Allbritton as a byproduct of the major network affiliate realignment of 1994. The NBC affiliation went previous ABC station WCBD-TV. In 1989, WCIV was almost destroyed when Hurricane Hugo thundered ashore in September of that year. The station's building on the marsh just outside of Mount Pleasant near Sullivan's Island was flooded by the storm surge caused by the hurricane. WCIV aired from its transmitter site for a time and eventually moved to a new building in 1991.

Currently, the station is home to three well known and well respected anchors: Dean Stephens (who spent much of his early career as a sports anchor at WCIV), Victoria Hansen (who returned to the channel where she began her career after working as an anchor in Nashville, Tennessee) and meteorologist Tom Crawford. It has successfully launched the careers of a number of journalists who have gone on to work in network and cable news including Julie Chen, Van Earl Wright, and Fredericka Whitfield. Many more including Dave Lucas, Monica McNeil, and Dan Potash have moved on to enjoy careers in bigger markets. WCIV coordinates a number of popular annual community events and programs including Lowcountry's Promise and Gospel Fest. WCIV shut down its analog signal on June 12, 2009 as part of the DTV transition in the United States. [1] The station remained on its pre-transition channel 34 [2] using PSIP to display WCIV's virtual channel as 4.

Newscasts
News open.WCIV produces a daily lifestyle and entertainment program called Lowcountry Live. The show features many popular regular segments and contributors including "Makeover Monday" and "Louis' Kids". LCL, as it is often referred to, also features a plethora of local artists, chefs, musicians, and authors. The show airs Monday through Friday mornings at 10 for an hour. This broadcast serves as a midday program during the week for WCIV because it does not offer news at 11 in the morning or at noon unlike most other ABC affiliates. There is also no newscast during the 5 o'clock hour on weeknights. Along with CBS affiliate WCSC-TV, this channel offers local news weeknights at 7. WCIV is making preparations for high definition newscasts sometime before the summer.

Newscast titles

 * TV-4 News (1970s)
 * Action News (1970s)
 * NewsCenter 4 (1970s-1980s)
 * News 4 (1980s-1990s)
 * NewsChannel 4 (1990s-2002)
 * ABC News 4 (2002–present)

Station slogans

 * "4 Leads The Way" (late 1970s)
 * "On Your Side" (late 1980s)
 * "Dedicated, Determined, Dependable" (mid-1990s)
 * "Live. Local. Late Breaking." (1990s-2002)
 * "TV is Good, on Channel 4" (1997-1998; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
 * "We Love TV, on Channel 4" (1998-1999; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
 * "Your Trusted Source" (2002–2009)

News team
Anchors ABC News 4 PinPoint Weather Meteorologists Sports (both seen on Friday Football Frenzy) Reporters
 * Evan Kelly - weekday mornings and Lowcountry Live host
 * Laura Harris - weekday mornings and Lowcountry Live host
 * Victoria Hansen - weeknights
 * Dean Stephens - weeknights
 * Eric Egan - weekends and reporter
 * Tom Crawford (AMS Seal of Approval) - weeknights
 * Dave Williams - weekday mornings and Lowcountry Live host
 * Neville Miller - (NWA Broadcaster's Seal of Approval) - weekends
 * John Nugent - weeknights
 * Scott Eisberg - weekends and sports reporter
 * Natalie Caula
 * Nikki Gaskins
 * Valencia Wicker
 * Jon Bruce
 * Lia Sestric
 * Alyssa Irei