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'''WFTV''', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_channel virtual channel] 9, is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company ABC]-affiliated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_station television station] for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Florida Central Florida] that is licensed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida Orlando]. It broadcasts a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television high definition] digital signal on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UHF UHF] channel 39 from a transmitter between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bithlo,_Florida Bithlo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas,_Florida Christmas]. The station can also be seen on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_House_Networks Bright House Networks] channel 7 and HD channel 1090, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comcast Comcast] channel 10. Owned by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox_Enterprises Cox Enterprises], WFTV is sister to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_station Independent] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRDQ WRDQ]. The two share studios on East South Street ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_State_Road_15 SR 15]) in downtown Orlando.
 
'''WFTV''', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_channel virtual channel] 9, is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company ABC]-affiliated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_station television station] for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Florida Central Florida] that is licensed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida Orlando]. It broadcasts a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television high definition] digital signal on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UHF UHF] channel 39 from a transmitter between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bithlo,_Florida Bithlo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas,_Florida Christmas]. The station can also be seen on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_House_Networks Bright House Networks] channel 7 and HD channel 1090, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comcast Comcast] channel 10. Owned by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox_Enterprises Cox Enterprises], WFTV is sister to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_station Independent] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRDQ WRDQ]. The two share studios on East South Street ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_State_Road_15 SR 15]) in downtown Orlando.
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|+ style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; "|WFTV
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wftvhd.png]
 
 
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida Orlando, Florida]
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| colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; "|[[File:WFTV_9_2013.jpg|thumb]]
 
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|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand Branding]
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! colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida Orlando, Florida]
 
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| style=""|Channel 9 (general)
 
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|Branding
 
| style="vertical-align: top; "|Channel 9 (general)
 
Channel 9 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_News Eyewitness News] (newscasts)
 
Channel 9 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_News Eyewitness News] (newscasts)
 
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|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slogan Slogan]
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|Slogan
| style=""|Coverage You
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| style="vertical-align: top; "|Coverage You
 
Can Count On
 
Can Count On
 
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! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_%28broadcasting%29 Channels]
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_(broadcasting) Channels]
| style=""|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_terrestrial_television Digital]: 39 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_high_frequency UHF])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_channel Virtual]: 9 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSIP PSIP])
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| style="vertical-align: top; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_terrestrial_television Digital]: 39 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_high_frequency UHF])[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_channel Virtual]: 9 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSIP PSIP])
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! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_subchannel Subchannels]
 
| style=""|9.1: ABC
 
9.2: Severe Weather Center 9 Now
 
 
|-
 
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affiliate Affiliations]
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affiliate Affiliations]
| style=""|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company ABC]
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| style="vertical-align: top; "|9.1 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company ABC]9.2 Severe Weather Center 9 Now
 
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|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owner Owner]
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|Owner
| style=""|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox_Enterprises Cox Enterprises]
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| style="vertical-align: top; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox_Enterprises Cox Enterprises]
 
''(WFTV, Inc.)''
 
''(WFTV, Inc.)''
 
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! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|First air date
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|First air date
| style=""|February 1, 1958
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| style="vertical-align: top; "|February 1, 1958
 
|-
 
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_sign Call letters' meaning]
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_sign Call letters' meaning]
| style=""|'''F'''lorida '''T'''ele'''V'''ision
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| style="vertical-align: top; "|'''F'''lorida '''T'''ele'''V'''ision
 
|-
 
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_station Sister station(s)]
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_station Sister station(s)]
| style=""|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRDQ WRDQ]
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| style="vertical-align: top; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRDQ WRDQ]
 
|-
 
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! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_sign Former callsigns]
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_sign Former callsigns]
| style=""|WLOF-TV (1958-1963)
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| style="vertical-align: top; "|WLOF-TV (1958-1963)
 
|-
 
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! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Former channel number(s)
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|Former channel number(s)
| style=""|Analog:
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| style="vertical-align: top; "|Analog:
 
9 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHF VHF], 1958-2009)
 
9 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHF VHF], 1958-2009)
 
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|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_radiated_power Transmitter power]
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_radiated_power Transmitter power]
| style=""|1,000 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilowatt kW]
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| style="vertical-align: top; "|1,000 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilowatt kW]
 
|-
 
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAAT Height]
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAAT Height]
| style=""|492 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre m]
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| style="vertical-align: top; "|492 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre m]
 
|-
 
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facility_ID Facility ID]
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facility_ID Facility ID]
| style=""|72076
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| style="vertical-align: top; "|72076
 
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! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|Transmitter coordinates
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|Transmitter coordinates
| style=""|[http://toolserver.org/%7Egeohack/geohack.php?pagename=WFTV&params=28_34_7_N_81_3_13_W_type:landmark_scale:2000 28°34′7″N 81°3′13″W / 28.56861°N 81.05361°W / 28.56861; -81.05361]
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| style="vertical-align: top; "|[http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=WFTV&params=28_34_7_N_81_3_13_W_type:landmark_scale:2000 28°34′7″N 81°3′13″W]
 
|-
 
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website Website]
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! scope="row" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left; "|Website
| style=""|[http://www.wftv.com/ wftv.com]
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| style="vertical-align: top; "|[http://www.wftv.com/ wftv.com]
 
|}
 
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==History==
 
==History==
The station signed on-the-air on February 1, 1958 as '''WLOF-TV''' (for '''W'''e '''L'''ove '''O'''rlando, '''F'''lorida). It has been an ABC affiliate since its launch. For years, the station was owned by a consortium of local investors. It changed its call letters to the current '''WFTV''' in 1963. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearson_Scott_Foresman SFN Companies] purchased the station in 1984. SFN in turn sold the station to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox_Communications Cox Communications] in 1985. As of July 2006, WFTV is now seen on the co-owned [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox_Communications Cox] cable system in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocala,_Florida Ocala] (basic on channel 9 and high definition on digital channel 729) in addition to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gainesville,_Florida Gainesville]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCJB-TV WCJB-TV]. Ocala and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_County,_Florida Marion County] are both part of the Orlando [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_market market]. Prior to this, the Cox system in Ocala only offered WCJB due to contractual obligations even though that city is not in the same television market as Gainesville. To further complicate matters for viewers in the area of Northwest Marion county, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNBW-DT WNBW-DT] an NBC affiliate located in Gainesville, Florida and in operation since 2008 also identifies itself as channel 9.
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<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">The station signed on-the-air on February 1, 1958 as '''WLOF-TV''' (for '''W'''e '''L'''ove '''O'''rlando, '''F'''lorida). It has been an ABC affiliate since its launch. For years, the station was owned by a consortium of local investors. It changed its call letters to the current '''WFTV''' in 1963. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearson_Scott_Foresman SFN Companies] purchased the station in 1984. SFN in turn sold the station to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox_Communications Cox Communications] in 1985. As of July 2006, WFTV is now seen on the co-owned [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox_Communications Cox] cable system in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocala,_Florida Ocala] (basic on channel 9 and high definition on digital channel 729) in addition to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gainesville,_Florida Gainesville]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCJB-TV WCJB-TV]. Ocala and[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_County,_Florida Marion County] are both part of the Orlando [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_market market]. Prior to this, the Cox system in Ocala only offered WCJB due to contractual obligations even though that city is not in the same television market as Gainesville. To further complicate matters for viewers in the area of Northwest Marion county, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNBW-DT WNBW-DT] an NBC affiliate located in Gainesville, Florida and in operation since 2008 also identifies itself as channel 9.</p>
   
After the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DTV_transition_in_the_United_States analog television shutdown and digital conversion] on June 12, 2009,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Analog_to_Digital_0-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTV#cite_note-Analog_to_Digital-0 [1]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTV#cite_note-1 [2]]</sup> WFTV continued digital broadcasts on its current pre-transition channel number 39.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FCCForm387_2-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTV#cite_note-FCCForm387-2 [3]]</sup> However, through the use of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_and_System_Information_Protocol PSIP], digital television receivers display WFTV's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_channel virtual channel] as 9. Since February 25, 2009, it has had an application filed with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission Federal Communications Commission] (FCC) to air a digital auxiliary facility from a transmitter in northeastern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osceola_County,_Florida Osceola County].
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<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">As part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DTV_transition_in_the_United_States analog television shutdown and digital conversion], WFTV shut down its analog transmitter on June 12, 2009 <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Analog_to_Digital_0-0" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&diff=423034642&oldid=422454005#cite_note-Analog_to_Digital-0 [1]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&diff=423034642&oldid=422454005#cite_note-1 [2]]</sup>, and continued to broadcast on its pre-transition digital channel 39. <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FCCForm387_2-0" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&diff=423034642&oldid=422454005#cite_note-FCCForm387-2 [3]]</sup> However, through the use of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_and_System_Information_Protocol PSIP], digital television receivers display WFTV's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_channel virtual channel] as 9. Since February 25, 2009, it has had an application filed with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission Federal Communications Commission] (FCC) to air a digital auxiliary facility from a transmitter in northeastern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osceola_County,_Florida Osceola County].</p>
 
===Digital programming===
 
===Digital programming===
The station's signal is multiplexed. The second digital subchannel is a 24-hour local weather and traffic channel which is carried by Comcast on channel 209 and on Bright House Networks on channel 1091.
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<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">The station's signal is multiplexed. The second digital subchannel is a 24-hour local weather and traffic channel which is carried by Comcast on channel 209 and on Bright House Networks on channel 469. In early 2010 WFTV Traffic and Weather toghether was rebranded in to Severe Weather Center 9 NOW a twenty four hower weather channel prduced by WFTV.</p>
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!Channel
 
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!Programming
 
 
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|9.1
 
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|main WFTV programming / ABC [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDTV HD]
 
 
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|9.2
 
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|Severe Weather Center 9 Now
 
 
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In April 2010, WFTV announced plans to add a simulcast of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGEN-TV GenTV] affiliate [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WAWA-LD&action=edit&redlink=1 WAWA-LD] on a third digital subchannel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTV#cite_note-3 [4]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTV#cite_note-4 [5]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTV#cite_note-5 [6]]</sup> However, before the subchannel could launch, WAWA's chief investor pulled out, effectively closing that station and dissolving the partnership with WFTV.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-os-nowawa_6-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTV#cite_note-os-nowawa-6 [7]]</sup>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">In April 2010, WFTV announced plans to add a simulcast of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGEN-TV GenTV] affiliate [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WAWA-LD&action=edit&redlink=1 WAWA-LD] on a third digital subchannel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&diff=423034642&oldid=422454005#cite_note-3 [4]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&diff=423034642&oldid=422454005#cite_note-4 [5]]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&diff=423034642&oldid=422454005#cite_note-5 [6]]</sup> However, before the subchannel could launch, WAWA's chief investor pulled out, effectively closing that station and dissolving the partnership with WFTV.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-os-nowawa_6-0" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&diff=423034642&oldid=422454005#cite_note-os-nowawa-6 [7]]</sup></p>
 
==Programming==
 
==Programming==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_syndication Syndicated] programming on WFTV includes: ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire%3F_%28US_game_show%29 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Feud Family Feud]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oprah_Winfrey_Show The Oprah Winfrey Show]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_of_Fortune_%28U.S._game_show%29 Wheel of Fortune]'', and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeopardy%21 Jeopardy!]''.
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<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_syndication Syndicated] programming on WFTV includes: ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Be_a_Millionaire%3F_(US_game_show) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oprah_Winfrey_Show The Oprah Winfrey Show]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_of_Fortune_(U.S._game_show) Wheel of Fortune]'', and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeopardy! Jeopardy!]''.</p>
 
===Pre-emptions over the years and today===
 
===Pre-emptions over the years and today===
In the 1970s, WFTV preempted the ABC Sunday morning cartoon rerun lineup, which many affiliates also did not run. Until the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_%28game_show%29 $20,000 Pyramid]'' moved to the noon slot, WFTV chose to not run whatever show ABC had on at Noon on weekdays in order to run a local newscast. In May 1975, the station controversially preempted the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award Emmy Award]-winning TV movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Moon_for_the_Misbegotten A Moon for the Misbegotten]'' starring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Robards Jason Robards] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleen_Dewhurst Colleen Dewhurst], due to the film's adult language. In 1978, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mork_%26_Mindy Mork & Mindy]'' was rescheduled by the station to air on Sunday afternoons, but was cleared to air in primetime after a few weeks. After Pyramid was moved to that slot, WFTV ran it earlier in the morning and a day behind. From the mid 1970s through the early-1980s, WFTV preempted the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_opera soap opera] ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Edge_of_Night The Edge of Night]'' which was preempted by many other ABC affiliates as well. From 1985 to the early 1990s, WFTV ran only half of the shows ABC put in in the 11 AM to Noon slot. From 1994 through 1996, the station did not air ABC's weekday morning programs at 11 (''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Home_Show The Home Show]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_and_Maty Mike and Maty]''). The station began to carry such programming overnights starting in 1996 not starting to air it in its proper timeslot until ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_View_%28U.S._TV_series%29 The View]'' debuted in 1997. WFTV ran the entire Saturday morning cartoon lineup from ABC until 1990, when it began preempting two hours of it in favor of a two hour local newscast. In 1993, WFTV expanded the newscast to three hours and dropped the entire Saturday morning ABC cartoon lineup, adding a few educational children's shows and other syndicated programming. In 1996 an hour of ABC cartoons was restored on Sunday mornings and another hour was restored to Saturday mornings early in 1997. In the fall of 1997, WFTV began to carry two hours of the lineup that were under the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Saturday_Morning One Saturday Morning]'' banner. In 1999, the station increased the amount of Saturday morning cartoons from ABC to three hours and increased it to four hours in 2002.
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<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">In the 1970s, WFTV preempted the ABC Sunday morning cartoon rerun lineup, which many affiliates also did not run. Until the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_(game_show) $20,000 Pyramid]'' moved to the noon slot, WFTV chose to not run whatever show ABC had on at Noon on weekdays in order to run a local newscast. In May 1975, the station controversially preempted the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award Emmy Award]-winning TV movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Moon_for_the_Misbegotten A Moon for the Misbegotten]'' starring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Robards Jason Robards]and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleen_Dewhurst Colleen Dewhurst], due to the film's adult language. In 1978, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mork_%26_Mindy Mork & Mindy]'' was rescheduled by the station to air on Sunday afternoons, but was cleared to air in primetime after a few weeks. After Pyramid was moved to that slot, WFTV ran it earlier in the morning and a day behind. From the mid 1970s through the early-1980s, WFTV preempted the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_opera soap opera] ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Edge_of_Night The Edge of Night]'' which was preempted by many other ABC affiliates as well. From 1985 to the early 1990s, WFTV ran only half of the shows ABC put in in the 11 AM to Noon slot. From 1994 through 1996, the station did not air ABC's weekday morning programs at 11 (''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Home_Show The Home Show]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_and_Maty Mike and Maty]''). The station began to carry such programming overnights starting in 1996 not starting to air it in its proper timeslot until ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_View_(U.S._TV_series) The View]'' debuted in 1997. WFTV ran the entire Saturday morning cartoon lineup from ABC until 1990, when it began preempting two hours of it in favor of a two hour local newscast. In 1993, WFTV expanded the newscast to three hours and dropped the entire Saturday morning ABC cartoon lineup, adding a few educational children's shows and other syndicated programming. In 1996 an hour of ABC cartoons was restored on Sunday mornings and another hour was restored to Saturday mornings early in 1997. In the fall of 1997, WFTV began to carry two hours of the lineup that were under the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Saturday_Morning One Saturday Morning]'' banner. In 1999, the station increased the amount of Saturday morning cartoons from ABC to three hours and increased it to four hours in 2002.</p>
   
WFTV was one of the few ABC affiliates that pre-empted ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live Jimmy Kimmel Live]''. Its sister stations in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta Atlanta] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSB-TV WSB-TV]) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina Charlotte] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSOC-TV WSOC-TV]) as well as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allbritton_Communications Allbritton Communications] station [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTUL KTUL] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma Tulsa] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Broadcast_Group Sinclair Broadcast Group] station [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEAR-TV WEAR-TV] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensacola,_Florida Pensacola] also initially did not air the program. However on November 21, 2005, the station did start airing the late night talk show and now airs almost the entire ABC schedule with little preemption. These pre-emptions are currently limited to some of ABC's weekend morning programming. Four out of five hours of the ABC Saturday morning lineup were now ran. This included three out of four hours of the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Kids_%28United_States%29 ABC Kids]'' lineup. The station began carrying the Saturday edition of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Morning_America Good Morning America]'' (It still does not run the Sunday version) in the beginning of July 2007 along with its sister stations in Atlanta and Charlotte. The three hours of the ABC Kids' lineup ran on WFTV complies with federal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E/I E/I] regulations while the one hour it did not run with shows such as the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Rangers Power Rangers]'' series which did not comply with E/I standards. ABC dropped Power Rangers on August 28, 2010. In 2004, all Cox-owned ABC affiliates preempted the movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving_Private_Ryan Saving Private Ryan]'' due to the graphic violence and profanity in the film after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission FCC] stepped up its vigilance following the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Jackson Janet Jackson] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Timberlake Justin Timberlake] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII_halftime_show_controversy Super Bowl incident] that year. The FCC declared the film as not indecent after the fact.
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<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">WFTV was one of the few ABC affiliates that pre-empted ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live Jimmy Kimmel Live]''. Its sister stations in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta Atlanta] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSB-TV WSB-TV]) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina Charlotte] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSOC-TV WSOC-TV]) as well as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allbritton_Communications Allbritton Communications] station [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTUL KTUL] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma Tulsa] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Broadcast_Group Sinclair Broadcast Group] station [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEAR-TV WEAR-TV] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensacola,_Florida Pensacola] also initially did not air the program. However on November 21, 2005, the station did start airing the late night talk show and now airs almost the entire ABC schedule with little preemption. These pre-emptions are currently limited to some of ABC's weekend morning programming. Four out of five hours of the ABC Saturday morning lineup were now ran. This included three out of four hours of the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Kids_(United_States) ABC Kids]'' lineup. The station began carrying the Saturday edition of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Morning_America Good Morning America]'' (It still does not run the Sunday version) in the beginning of July 2007 along with its sister stations in Atlanta and Charlotte. The three hours of the ABC Kids' lineup ran on WFTV complies with federal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E/I E/I] regulations while the one hour it did not run with shows such as the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Rangers Power Rangers]'' series which did not comply with E/I standards. ABC dropped Power Rangers on August 28, 2010. In 2004, all Cox-owned ABC affiliates preempted the movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving_Private_Ryan Saving Private Ryan]'' due to the graphic violence and profanity in the film after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission FCC] stepped up its vigilance following the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Jackson Janet Jackson] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Timberlake Justin Timberlake] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII_halftime_show_controversy Super Bowl incident] that year. The FCC declared the film as not indecent after the fact.</p>
   
In March 2010, WFTV stopped using its station ID bug after commercial break returns during ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Morning_America Good Morning America]'' and elected to show its own time and temperature graphic, instead of the standardized version that the program uses. This move is similar to CBS affiliate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WKMG WKMG] (channel 6, owned by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Newsweek_Stations Post-Newsweek Stations]), which also shows its own time and temperature graphic, instead of using the standardized format that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS CBS] uses for ''The Early Show''. On March 20, 2010 WFTV reinstated the station ID bug during ''Good Morning America''.
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<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">In March 2010, WFTV stopped using its station ID bug after commercial break returns during ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Morning_America Good Morning America]'' and elected to show its own time and temperature graphic, instead of the standardized version that the program uses. This move is similar to CBS affiliate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WKMG WKMG](channel 6, owned by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Newsweek_Stations Post-Newsweek Stations]), which also shows its own time and temperature graphic, instead of using the standardized format that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS CBS] uses for ''The Early Show''. On March 20, 2010 WFTV reinstated the station ID bug during ''Good Morning America''. WFTV dose not air the ABC day time news brief in between One Life To Live and General Hospital in favor of local advertisement (it aired them until the mid-late 90's).</p>
 
==Newscasts==
 
==Newscasts==
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WFTV presently broadcasts 42 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with six hours each seven days a week); in addition, the station produces a half-hour sports highlight program called Sports Night on 9, that airs on Sunday evenings after the 11 p.m. newscast. In regards to the number of hours devoted to news programming, it is the highest local newscast output of any television station in the Orlando market. The station operates a Baron Services weather radar called "Early Warning Doppler 9 HD" at its old analog transmitter site north of Bithlo along the Orange and Seminole County line. WFTV plans to upgrade the radar's power to one million watts, that would make it the second most powerful radar in central Florida (WOFL's also operating at one million watts).
In 1992, WFTV dropped two of the five hours of ABC's Saturday morning cartoons in order to add a local newscast. The station ceased airing the block completely in 1993 when the broadcast expanded to three hours. Alongside its own ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_News Eyewitness News]'' shows, WFTV has also been producing a nightly 10 o'clock news (''Eyewitness News at 10'' formerly known as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_News Action News] at 10'') for sister station WRDQ since 2000. It added a two-hour long weekday morning newscast (''Eyewitness News This Morning'') at 7 on WRDQ in 2007.
 
   
For most of the time since the 1980s, WFTV has been the dominant news station in Central Florida. Although [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC NBC] affiliate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WESH WESH] made some temporary advances in the 1990s, WFTV often enjoys ratings higher than the combined rating of the other network affiliates in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Florida Central Florida] market. In some airings, it has been the highest rated ABC station in the Southeastern [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States]. In the May 2009 sweeps period, only WESH's weekday morning news programs even came close to tying WFTV in the ratings race while the prime time programs on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS CBS] affiliate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WKMG-TV WKMG-TV] led overall. In fact, during much of the first half of 2009, WFTV's dominance was not as absolute as it had been in the past decade or so even though it continues to lead in most time slots. However, in the November 2009 sweeps period, WFTV regained its dominance over the other stations in the market. It has been one of ABC's strongest affiliates over the years even with the network itself currently languishing in third or fourth place nationally (trading positions with NBC during this period).
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For most of the time since the 1980s, WFTV has been the dominant news station in Central Florida. Although NBC affiliate WESH made some temporary advances in the 1990s, WFTV often enjoys ratings higher than the combined rating of the other network affiliates in the Central Florida market. In some airings, it has been the highest rated ABC station in the Southeastern United States. In the May 2009 sweeps period, only WESH's weekday morning news programs even came close to tying WFTV in the ratings race while the prime time programs on CBS affiliate WKMG-TV led overall. In fact, during much of the first half of 2009, WFTV's dominance was not as absolute as it had been in the past decade or so even though it continues to lead in most timeslots. However, in the November 2009 sweeps period, WFTV regained its dominance over the other stations in the market. It has been one of ABC's strongest affiliates over the years.
   
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For the February 2012 sweeps period, WFTV continued to win morning, noon and evening time slots. However, WFTV finished in third place in the 25-to-54 demographic at 11 p.m. despite the return of Bob Opsahl to the anchor desk for the month. WKMG beat WFTV by 5,700 viewers while second-place WESH beat WFTV by 700 viewers.
The main anchor duo on Eyewitness News, Bob Opsahl and Martie Salt, have been together on-air for over 15 years, from 1984–1994 and 2003–present. Opsahl has been the primary anchor at WFTV since 1984. Salt was originally an anchor from 1982–1994, departing for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa,_Florida Tampa, Florida] ABC affiliate, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTS-TV WFTS-TV], from 1994-2003 where she anchored the news under her married name, Martie Tucker). She returned to WFTV in 2003.
 
   
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The main anchor duo on Eyewitness News, Bob Opsahl and Martie Salt, have been together on-air for over 15 years, from 1984 to 1994 and again since 2003. Opsahl has been the primary anchor at WFTV since 1984. Salt was originally an anchor from 1982 to 1994, departing for Tampa, Florida ABC affiliate WFTS-TV from when that station's news department began in 1994 until 2003 (where she anchored the news under her married name, Martie Tucker); she returned to WFTV in 2003. In 1992, WFTV dropped two of the five hours of ABC's Saturday morning cartoons in order to add a local newscast; the station ceased airing the block completely in 1993, when the broadcast expanded to three hours. Alongside its own Eyewitness News shows, WFTV has also been producing a nightly 10 p.m. newscast since the 1990s, WFTV first produced a 10 p.m. newscast for WRBW-TV under a news share agreement with that station, prior to moving the 10 p.m. newscast to sister station WRDQ since 2000. It added a two-hour-long weekday morning newscast at 7 a.m. on WRDQ in 2007, and a half-hour 6:30 p.m. newscast on that station in 2010.
On June 29, 2006, this station became the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida Florida] station to offer newscasts in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720p 720p] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television high definition]. It was also the first Cox [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owned-and-operated owned-and-operated] station and the tenth in the country. With the switch to HD came a new set from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FX_Group FX Group] and graphics from Giant Octopus. The station operates a Baron Services [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_radar weather radar] called "Early Warning Doppler 9 HD" at its old analog transmitter site north of Bithlo along the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County,_Florida Orange] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminole_County,_Florida Seminole County] line.
 
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On June 29, 2006, channel 9 became the first Florida station, the first station owned by Cox Enterprises and the tenth in the country to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition.[18] With the switch to HD, came a new set from FX Group and graphics from Giant Octopus (the station has used graphics from other sources in the past, including a late 1990's package based off Dayton, OH sister station WHIO-TV). On June 10, 2013, WFTV launched a new half-hour 4 p.m. newscast to compete against WESH's longer established and hour-long news program, which had been the only newscast at 4 p.m. since WKMG dropped its own 4 p.m. news in May 2009.[19] Around on the same day or afterwards, WFTV dropped the 6:30 p.m. news for WRDQ.  After just one month on-air, WFTV extended the 4 p.m. newscast to one hour, starting July 22, 2013. On September 15th, 2014, WFTV expanded the weeknight 10:00 p.m. news on WRDQ to an hour, citing the ratings success of the broadcast in which has now able to tightly compete against long-time leader WOFL.
   
WFTV released a commercial saying it will be upgrading the Radar to one million watts, that would make it the second most powerful radar in central Florida, WOFL also having one million watts.
 
 
===News/station presentation===
 
===News/station presentation===
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<span style="font-size:17px;">Newscast titles</span>
====[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&action=edit&section=7 edit]] Newscast titles====
 
*''Mid Florida News'' (1950s-1960s)
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*''Mid Florida News'' (1958–1960s)
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsline Newsline] 9'' (1970s-1976)
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*''Newsline 9'' (1960s)
*''(Channel 9) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_News Eyewitness News]'' (1976–present)
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*''Channel 9 News'' (1960s-1970s)
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*''Eyewitness'' (1970s-1975)
 
*''(Channel 9) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_News Eyewitness News]'' (1975–present)
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====Station slogans====
 
====Station slogans====
 
*''Powerful 9'' (1960s)
 
*''Powerful 9'' (1960s)
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*''Hello Central Florida, Hello TV-9'' (1974-1975; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_News Eyewitness News] is Everywhere!'' (1977-1980)
 
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*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_News Eyewitness News] is Everywhere!'' (1977–1980)
 
*''Channel 9 is Still the One!'' (1977?-1980?; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
 
*''Channel 9 is Still the One!'' (1977?-1980?; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
*''You and Me and Channel 9'' (1980-1981; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
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*''Channel 9's The One You Can Turn To'' (1978-1979; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
*''Now is the Time, Channel 9 is the Place'' (1981–1982; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
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*''You and Me and Channel 9'' (1980-1981; based on ABC image campaign)
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*''Now is the Time, Channel 9 is The Place'' (1981–1982; based on ABC image campaign)
 
*''Central Florida's Leading News Station'' (1982–1987)
 
*''Central Florida's Leading News Station'' (1982–1987)
 
*''Come On Along with Channel 9'' (1982-1983; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
 
*''Come On Along with Channel 9'' (1982-1983; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
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*''That Special Feeling on Channel 9'' (1983-1984; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
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*''We're With You on Channel 9'' (1984-1985; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
 
*''Together on Channel 9'' (1986–1987; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
 
*''Together on Channel 9'' (1986–1987; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
*''Something`s Happening on Channel 9'' (1987-1990; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
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*''Something's Happening on Channel 9'' (1987-1990; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
 
*''People You Can Count On'' (1987–1991; general slogan)
 
*''People You Can Count On'' (1987–1991; general slogan)
*''Central Florida's Watching WFTV ''(1990-1992; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
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*''Central Florida's News Leader'' (1988–1999; news slogan)
*''If It`s Central Florida, It Must Be Channel 9'' (1992-1993; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
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*''Central Florida's Watching WFTV'' (1990-1992; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
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*''If It's Central Florida, It Must Be Channel 9'' (1992-1993; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
 
*''TV is Good, on Channel 9'' (1997-1998; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
 
*''TV is Good, on Channel 9'' (1997-1998; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
 
*''We Love TV, on Channel 9'' (1998-1999; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
 
*''We Love TV, on Channel 9'' (1998-1999; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
 
*''Coverage You Can Count On'' (1999–present).
*''Central Florida's News Leader'' (1988–1999; news slogan)
 
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*''Coverage You Can Count On'' (1999–present)
 
 
===News team===
 
===News team===
====Current on-air staff====
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<span style="font-size:15px;">Current on-air staff</span>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">'''Current anchors'''</p>
'''Current anchors'''
 
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*Nancy Alvarez - weekends at 6, 10 (on WRDQ) and 11 p.m.
 
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*Liz Artz - weekend mornings (5-9 a.m. on WFTV, 9-10 a.m. on WRDQ) and noon; also Monday-Wednesday reporter
 
*Josh Benson - weeknights at 6:30 and 10 p.m. (on WRDQ); also reporter
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*Nancy Alvarez - weekday mornings (5:00-7:00 on WFTV and 7:00-9:00 a.m. on WRDQ)
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Echols Vanessa Echols] - weekdays at noon and 4 p.m.
*Bianca Castro - weekday mornings (7-9 a.m. on WRDQ); also reporter
 
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*<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:21px;">Jorge Estevez - <span style="color:rgb(58,58,58);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:22px;">weeknights at 6:30 and 10 p.m. (on WRDQ) </span> </span>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Echols Vanessa Echols] - weekday mornings (5-7 a.m. on WFTV) and noon
 
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*Jamie Holmes - <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:21px;"> weekday mornings (5:00-7:00 on WFTV and 7:00-9:00 a.m. on WRDQ) and weekdays at noon</span>
*Bob Opsahl - weeknights at 5, 5:30, 6, and 11 p.m.
 
 
*Daralene Jones - weekend mornings (5:00-9:00 on WFTV and 9:00-10:00 a.m. on WRDQ) and weekends at noon
*Martie Salt - weeknights at 5, 6, and 11 p.m.
 
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*Bob Opsahl - <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:21px;">weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 6:00 p.m.</span>
*Greg Warmoth - weekday mornings (5-7 a.m. on WFTV, 7-9 a.m. on WRDQ)
 
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*Martie Salt - <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:21px;">weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 6:00, and 11:00 p.m. and Fridays at 10:00 (WRDQ)</span>
*Vanessa Welch - weeknights at 5:30, 6:30 and 10 p.m. (on WRDQ); also reporter
 
 
*Ken Tyndall - Saturdays at 6:00, 10:00 (WRDQ) and 11:00 p.m.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_West_%28TV_news_anchor%29 Barbara West] - weekdays at noon; also health reporter
 
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*Greg Warmoth - <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:21px;">weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 11:00 p.m.</span>
'''''Severe Weather Center 9'''''
 
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*Vanessa Welch - <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:21px;">weeknights at 5:00 and 5:30 p.m.; also reporter</span>
*Tom Terry ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Meteorological_Society AMS] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certified_Broadcast_Meteorologist Certified Broadcast Meteorologist] Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 5:30, 6, 6:30, 10 (on WRDQ) and 11 p.m.
 
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*Eboni Deon - meteorologist; weekend mornings (5-9 a.m. on WFTV, 9-10 a.m. on WRDQ) and noon
 
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*Matt Makens (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and NWA Seals of Approval) - meteorologist; weekends at 6, 10 (on WRDQ) and 11 p.m.
 
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*Brian Monahan (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekends at 6, 10 (on WRDQ) and 11 p.m.; starting in December 2010, replacing Matt Makens; currently at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WINK-TV WINK-TV] in Ft. Myers
 
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*Brian Shields (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Weather_Association NWA] Seals of Approval) - meteorologist; weekday mornings (5-7 a.m. on WFTV, 7-9 a.m. on WRDQ) and noon
 
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'''Sports team''' (both are seen on ''Sports Night on 9'' Sundays at 11:30 p.m.)
 
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*Tom Terry (<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:21px;">AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval</span> Seal of Approval) - <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:21px;">chief meteorologist; weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 10:00 (WRDQ) and 11:00 p.m.</span>
*Phil Burton - sports director; Monday-Thursdays at 6, 10 p.m. (on WRDQ) and 11 p.m.
 
 
*Marina Jurica (AMS Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekend mornings (5:00-9:00 on WFTV and 9:00-10:00 a.m. on WRDQ) and weekends at noon
*Joe Kepner - sports anchor; Friday-Saturdays at 6, 10 p.m. (on WRDQ) and 11 p.m.; also sports reporter
 
 
*Brian Shields (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and NWA Seals of Approval) - meteorologist; weekday mornings (5:00-7:00 a.m. on WFTV) and weekdays at noon
'''Reporters'''
 
 
*George Waldenberger (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekends at 6:00, 10:00 (WRDQ) and 11:00 p.m.
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*Rusty McCranie (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekday mornings (7:00-9:00 a.m. on WRDQ)
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<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">'''Sports team''' (both are seen on ''Sports Night on 9'' Sundays at 11:30 p.m.)</p>
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*Joe Kepner - sports director; Mondays-Thursdays at 6:00, 10:00 (WRDQ) and 11:00 p.m.
 
*Christian Bruey - sports anchor; Fridays-Sundays at 6:00, 10:00 (WRDQ) and 11:00 p.m., also sports reporter
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<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">'''Reporters'''</p>
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*Jason Allen - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volusia_County,_Florida Volusia] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagler_County,_Florida Flagler] Counties reporter; weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.
 
*Jason Allen - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volusia_County,_Florida Volusia] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagler_County,_Florida Flagler] Counties reporter; weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.
 
*Steve Barrett - 10 and 11 p.m. reporter
 
*Steve Barrett - 10 and 11 p.m. reporter
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*Kevin Oliver - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brevard_County,_Florida Brevard County] reporter; weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.
 
*Kevin Oliver - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brevard_County,_Florida Brevard County] reporter; weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.
 
*Berndt Petersen - 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m. reporter
 
*Berndt Petersen - 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m. reporter
*Scott Rates - "Skywitness 9" pilot reporter
 
 
*Eric Rasmussen - 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m. reporter
 
*Eric Rasmussen - 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m. reporter
*George Spencer - Seminole County reporter; weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.
 
 
*Blaine Tolison - Monday-Tuesday 10 and 11 p.m., Friday 5, 5:30 and 6, and weekend noon and 6 p.m. reporter
 
*Blaine Tolison - Monday-Tuesday 10 and 11 p.m., Friday 5, 5:30 and 6, and weekend noon and 6 p.m. reporter
 
*Todd Ulrich - consumer and investigative reporter
 
*Todd Ulrich - consumer and investigative reporter
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====Former on-air staff====
 
====Former on-air staff====
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*Danny Treanor - meteorologist (now weekend meteorologist at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Florida_News_13 Central Florida News 13])
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Natalie_Allen&action=edit&redlink=1 Natalie Allen] (previously with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN CNN])
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Natalie_Allen&action=edit&redlink=1 Natalie Allen] (previously with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN CNN])
 
*Wyatt Andrews - reporter (now at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_News CBS News])
 
*Wyatt Andrews - reporter (now at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_News CBS News])
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*Glenn Richards - meteorologist (now chief meteorologist at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOFL WOFL])
 
*Glenn Richards - meteorologist (now chief meteorologist at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WOFL WOFL])
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Roberts Deborah Roberts] - NASA/Brevard County Bureau chief reporter/weekend anchor (now at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News ABC News])
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Roberts Deborah Roberts] - NASA/Brevard County Bureau chief reporter/weekend anchor (now at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News ABC News])
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Josh_Einiger&action=edit&redlink=1 Josh Einiger] - Reporter (now at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WABC-TV WABC-TV] in New York)
 
*Raelin Storey - reporter (now spokeswoman for the City of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood,_Florida Hollywood, Florida])
 
*Raelin Storey - reporter (now spokeswoman for the City of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood,_Florida Hollywood, Florida])
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*Windsor, Walter - editorials, auctions, and movie reviews -- VP & General Manager from 1970-1984)
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Television.svg] ''This film, television or video-related list is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists incomplete]; you can help by [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&action=edit expanding it] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:RS reliably sourced] additions''.==References==
 
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*John Tesh - News Anchor 1977
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTV#cite_ref-Analog_to_Digital_0-0 ^]''' http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-138A2.pdf
 
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*Jay Rich- Weatherman 1976-77
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTV#cite_ref-1 ^]''' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByIKBl_FwTU
 
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_West_(TV_news_anchor) Barbara West]
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTV#cite_ref-FCCForm387_2-0 ^]''' [http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101231092&formid=387&fac_num=72076 CDBS Print]
 
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#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTV#cite_ref-3 ^]''' http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/04/wftv-to-make-room-for-spanish-language-wawa-on-digital-subchannel.html
 
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#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTV#cite_ref-4 ^]''' http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?facid=67101
 
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<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">Mike Storms- Sports reporter 1975-78 Lee Watson- Sports anchor 1975-77 Joe Casella- News Anchor 1975-76 Warren Croke- Noon anchor- News Director 1975-78</p>
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTV#cite_ref-5 ^]''' http://www.corporationwiki.com/North-Carolina/Tryon/del-caribe-orlando-llc/28462127.aspx
 
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#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFTV#cite_ref-os-nowawa_6-0 ^]''' Boedeker, Hal (September 30, 2010). [http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-09-30/news/os-spanish-orlando-wawa-tv-wftv-20100930_1_general-manager-shawn-bartelt-spanish-station-subchannel "Investor pulls out of Spanish station, surprises WFTV"]. ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel Orlando Sentinel]''. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-09-30/news/os-spanish-orlando-wawa-tv-wftv-20100930_1_general-manager-shawn-bartelt-spanish-station-subchannel. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
 
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==Station Logos==
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<gallery captionalign="center" widths="175" position="center">
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ScreenHunter_40530 Mar. 04 19.38.jpg|WLOF Channel 9 logo from February 1, 1958
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ScreenHunter_40531 Mar. 04 19.39.jpg|WLOF Channel 9 - Channel 9 And You! logo from early February 1958
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WLOF Channel 9 - Herlong To Congress - Tonight promo for October 9, 1958.png|WLOF Channel 9 - Mid-Florida News Special: Herlong To Congress - Tonight promo for October 9, 1958
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Wftv0976.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 logo from early September 1967
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ScreenHunter_99617 Aug. 25 22.57.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 6PM Weeknight open from 1976
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Wftv008.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News open from 1978
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Wftv027.gif|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News open from 1981
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ScreenHunter 99618 Aug. 25 23.00.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News Update open from 1981
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Screen_shot_2016-02-01_at_8.32.47_PM.png|ABC Network ident w/WFTV-TV Orlando byline from Fall 1982
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ScreenHunter_99616 Aug. 25 22.50.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News: Eyewitness Daybreak - Beginning Monday Morning ident for January 16, 1984
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ScreenHunter_99615 Aug. 25 22.47.jpg|ABC Sports - The 14th Olympic Winter Games ident w/WFTV-TV Orlando byline for February 8-19, 1984
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ScreenHunter_40529 Mar. 04 19.35.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 - Jeopardy! re-join bumper from Mid 1985
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ScreenHunter_40492 Mar. 04 14.35.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 - You'll Love It On Channel 9 promo from late 1985
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ScreenHunter_40500 Mar. 04 16.26.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News - Accu-Weather promo from 1985
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ScreenHunter_40501 Mar. 04 16.26.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 - Route 66 - Sunday promo from late 1985
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ScreenHunter_40525 Mar. 04 19.17.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 - In Stereo id from February 1986
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ScreenHunter_40524 Mar. 04 19.14.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News - Central Florida's News Leader id from February 1986
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ScreenHunter_40528 Mar. 04 19.27.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News - Central Florida's News Leader id #2 from February 1986
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ScreenHunter_40527 Mar. 04 19.22.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News - Accu-Weather With Danny Treanor: A Few Weatherful Moments... promo from February 1986
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ScreenHunter_40526 Mar. 04 19.20.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News Update Weeknight - Tonight promo for February 12, 1986
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WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 12PM - Tomorrow promo for February 13, 1986.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 12PM Weekday - Tomorrow promo for February 13, 1986
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ScreenHunter_40491 Mar. 04 14.34.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 - Together On Channel 9 station id from late 1986
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ScreenHunter 80007 Jul. 31 15.47.jpg|ABC Network ident w/WFTV-TV Orlando byline from late 1986
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ScreenHunter_40472 Mar. 03 21.10.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News open from 1986
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ScreenHunter_40502 Mar. 04 16.29.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News Brief bumper from 1986
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WFTV_1988.gif|WFTV Channel 9 station id from 1988
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ScreenHunter_99619 Aug. 25 23.03.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News Daybreak open from 1988
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ScreenHunter_99620 Aug. 25 23.04.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 12PM open from 1988
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ScreenHunter_99621 Aug. 25 23.06.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News Live At 5PM open from 1988
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ScreenHunter_40533 Mar. 04 21.43.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News - NewsBrief bumper from 1988
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ScreenHunter_40523 Mar. 04 19.11.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News Tonight Weekend - Tonight id for May 23, 1992
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ScreenHunter_40522 Mar. 04 19.07.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News Live At 5PM open from 1993
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ScreenHunter_40520 Mar. 04 19.04.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News Tonight open from 1993
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WFTV_1994.gif|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News - Center Florida's News Leader logo from 1995
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ScreenHunter_40521 Mar. 04 19.05.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News Tonight Weekend open from August 10, 1996
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ScreenHunter_40519 Mar. 04 19.02.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 - Oprah! - Monday id for August 12, 1996
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WFTV_late_1990s.png|WFTV Channel 9 logo from 1997
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WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News Daybreak Sunday open - November 30, 2003.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News Daybreak Sunday open from November 30, 2003
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WFTV_2005.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 logo from 2005
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WFTV_9_ABC.png|WFTV Channel 9 logo from 2007
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ScreenHunter_40490 Mar. 04 14.23.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News - Local Coverage You Can Count On promo from Mid-June 2009
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WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News open - Late April 2011.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News open from late April 2011
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ScreenHunter_40495 Mar. 04 15.48.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 5PM Weeknight open from November 21, 2011
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WFTV_9_2013.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 logo from late Spring 2013
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ScreenHunter_40507 Mar. 04 18.36.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 6PM Weekend open from February 7, 2015
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ScreenHunter_40508 Mar. 04 18.36.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 6PM Weekend close from February 7, 2015
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ScreenHunter_40509 Mar. 04 18.38.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 6PM Weeknight close from January 6, 2016
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ScreenHunter_40515 Mar. 04 18.50.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 11PM Weeknight open from January 6, 2016
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ScreenHunter_40514 Mar. 04 18.48.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 11PM Weeknight close from January 6, 2016
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ScreenHunter_40516 Mar. 04 18.53.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News This Morning Weekday open from January 7, 2016
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ScreenHunter_40517 Mar. 04 18.55.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News This Morning Weekday - Coming Up bumper from January 7, 2016
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ScreenHunter_40518 Mar. 04 18.57.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News This Morning 5AM Weekday open from January 7, 2016
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WFTV_20160107_040000_Eyewitness_News__11_001935.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 5PM Weeknight - 9 Investigates: Companies To Florida - Tomorrow promo for January 7, 2016
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ScreenHunter_40532 Mar. 04 21.40.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 12PM Weekday open from January 8, 2016
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ScreenHunter_40488 Mar. 04 14.18.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 12PM Weekday open from late April 2016
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ScreenHunter_40505 Mar. 04 18.31.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 6PM open from late April 2016
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ScreenHunter_40510 Mar. 04 18.39.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 11PM open from late April 2016
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ScreenHunter_40512 Mar. 04 18.41.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News - Breaking News open from late April 2016
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ScreenHunter_40513 Mar. 04 18.43.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News - 9 Investigates open from late April 2016
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ScreenHunter_40504 Mar. 04 18.25.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News - Severe Weather Center 9 open from late April 2016
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ScreenHunter_40498 Mar. 04 15.57.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 4PM Weekday - Today promo from late April 2016
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ScreenHunter_40499 Mar. 04 16.03.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 5PM Weeknight - Watch promo from late April 2016
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ScreenHunter_40489 Mar. 04 14.18.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 12PM Weekday open from April 19, 2016
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ScreenHunter_40511 Mar. 04 18.40.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 11PM Weeknight open from April 19, 2016
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WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 5PM open - June 13, 2016.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 5PM Weeknight open from June 13, 2016
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ScreenHunter_40506 Mar. 04 18.33.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 11PM - Coverage You Can Count On promo from late June 2016
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WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 6PM open - July 7, 2016.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 6PM Weeknight open from July 7, 2016
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ScreenHunter_40496 Mar. 04 15.51.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News - Central Florida Decides: Election Night Coverage promo for November 8, 2016
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ScreenHunter_40497 Mar. 04 15.52.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 12PM Weekday open from January 16, 2017
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WFTV Channel 3 Eyewitness News This Morning open - June 13, 2017.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News This Morning Weekday open from June 13, 2017
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WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 11PM open - December 22, 2017.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 11PM Weeknight open from December 22, 2017
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ScreenHunter_80099 Aug. 02 21.46.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 11PM Weeknight open from December 27, 2017
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ScreenHunter_80098 Aug. 02 21.44.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 6PM Weekend open from January 28, 2018
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WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 6PM open - November 20, 2018.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 6PM Weeknight open from November 20, 2018
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WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 11PM Weekend open - January 27, 2019.jpg|WFTV Channel 9 Eyewitness News 11PM Weekend open from January 27, 2019
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==References==
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&diff=423034642&oldid=422454005#cite_ref-Analog_to_Digital_0-0 ^]''' http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-138A2.pdf
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&diff=423034642&oldid=422454005#cite_ref-1 ^]''' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByIKBl_FwTU
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&diff=423034642&oldid=422454005#cite_ref-FCCForm387_2-0 ^]''' [http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101231092&formid=387&fac_num=72076 CDBS Print]
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&diff=423034642&oldid=422454005#cite_ref-3 ^]''' http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/04/wftv-to-make-room-for-spanish-language-wawa-on-digital-subchannel.html
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&diff=423034642&oldid=422454005#cite_ref-4 ^]''' http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?facid=67101
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&diff=423034642&oldid=422454005#cite_ref-5 ^]''' http://www.corporationwiki.com/North-Carolina/Tryon/del-caribe-orlando-llc/28462127.aspx
 
#'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFTV&diff=423034642&oldid=422454005#cite_ref-os-nowawa_6-0 ^]''' Boedeker, Hal (September 30, 2010). [http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-09-30/news/os-spanish-orlando-wawa-tv-wftv-20100930_1_general-manager-shawn-bartelt-spanish-station-subchannel "Investor pulls out of Spanish station, surprises WFTV"]. ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel Orlando Sentinel]''. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://www.wftv.com/ WFTV "Channel 9"]
 
*[http://www.wftv.com/ WFTV "Channel 9"]
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*[http://www.wftv.com/wrdq WRDQ "TV 27"]
 
*[http://www.wftv.com/wrdq WRDQ "TV 27"]
 
*[http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WFTV Query the FCC's TV station database for WFTV]
 
*[http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WFTV Query the FCC's TV station database for WFTV]
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Revision as of 03:10, 26 August 2019

WFTV, virtual channel 9, is the ABC-affiliated television station for Central Florida that is licensed to Orlando. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 39 from a transmitter between Bithlo and Christmas. The station can also be seen on Bright House Networks channel 7 and HD channel 1090, and Comcast channel 10. Owned by Cox Enterprises, WFTV is sister to Independent WRDQ. The two share studios on East South Street (SR 15) in downtown Orlando.

WFTV
WFTV 9 2013
Orlando, Florida
Branding Channel 9 (general)

Channel 9 Eyewitness News (newscasts)

Slogan Coverage You

Can Count On

Channels Digital: 39 (UHF)Virtual: 9 (PSIP)
Affiliations 9.1 ABC9.2 Severe Weather Center 9 Now
Owner Cox Enterprises

(WFTV, Inc.)

First air date February 1, 1958
Call letters' meaning Florida TeleVision
Sister station(s) WRDQ
Former callsigns WLOF-TV (1958-1963)
Former channel number(s) Analog:

9 (VHF, 1958-2009)

Transmitter power 1,000 kW
Height 492 m
Facility ID 72076
Transmitter coordinates 28°34′7″N 81°3′13″W
Website wftv.com

History

The station signed on-the-air on February 1, 1958 as WLOF-TV (for We Love Orlando, Florida). It has been an ABC affiliate since its launch. For years, the station was owned by a consortium of local investors. It changed its call letters to the current WFTV in 1963. The SFN Companies purchased the station in 1984. SFN in turn sold the station to Cox Communications in 1985. As of July 2006, WFTV is now seen on the co-owned Cox cable system in Ocala (basic on channel 9 and high definition on digital channel 729) in addition to Gainesville's WCJB-TV. Ocala andMarion County are both part of the Orlando market. Prior to this, the Cox system in Ocala only offered WCJB due to contractual obligations even though that city is not in the same television market as Gainesville. To further complicate matters for viewers in the area of Northwest Marion county, WNBW-DT an NBC affiliate located in Gainesville, Florida and in operation since 2008 also identifies itself as channel 9.

As part of the analog television shutdown and digital conversion, WFTV shut down its analog transmitter on June 12, 2009 [1][2], and continued to broadcast on its pre-transition digital channel 39. [3] However, through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display WFTV's virtual channel as 9. Since February 25, 2009, it has had an application filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to air a digital auxiliary facility from a transmitter in northeastern Osceola County.

Digital programming

The station's signal is multiplexed. The second digital subchannel is a 24-hour local weather and traffic channel which is carried by Comcast on channel 209 and on Bright House Networks on channel 469. In early 2010 WFTV Traffic and Weather toghether was rebranded in to Severe Weather Center 9 NOW a twenty four hower weather channel prduced by WFTV.

Channel Programming
9.1 main WFTV programming / ABC HD
9.2 Severe Weather Center 9 Now

In April 2010, WFTV announced plans to add a simulcast of GenTV affiliate WAWA-LD on a third digital subchannel.[4][5][6] However, before the subchannel could launch, WAWA's chief investor pulled out, effectively closing that station and dissolving the partnership with WFTV.[7]

Programming

Syndicated programming on WFTV includes: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Wheel of Fortune, and Jeopardy!.

Pre-emptions over the years and today

In the 1970s, WFTV preempted the ABC Sunday morning cartoon rerun lineup, which many affiliates also did not run. Until the $20,000 Pyramid moved to the noon slot, WFTV chose to not run whatever show ABC had on at Noon on weekdays in order to run a local newscast. In May 1975, the station controversially preempted the Emmy Award-winning TV movie A Moon for the Misbegotten starring Jason Robardsand Colleen Dewhurst, due to the film's adult language. In 1978, Mork & Mindy was rescheduled by the station to air on Sunday afternoons, but was cleared to air in primetime after a few weeks. After Pyramid was moved to that slot, WFTV ran it earlier in the morning and a day behind. From the mid 1970s through the early-1980s, WFTV preempted the soap opera The Edge of Night which was preempted by many other ABC affiliates as well. From 1985 to the early 1990s, WFTV ran only half of the shows ABC put in in the 11 AM to Noon slot. From 1994 through 1996, the station did not air ABC's weekday morning programs at 11 (The Home Show and Mike and Maty). The station began to carry such programming overnights starting in 1996 not starting to air it in its proper timeslot until The View debuted in 1997. WFTV ran the entire Saturday morning cartoon lineup from ABC until 1990, when it began preempting two hours of it in favor of a two hour local newscast. In 1993, WFTV expanded the newscast to three hours and dropped the entire Saturday morning ABC cartoon lineup, adding a few educational children's shows and other syndicated programming. In 1996 an hour of ABC cartoons was restored on Sunday mornings and another hour was restored to Saturday mornings early in 1997. In the fall of 1997, WFTV began to carry two hours of the lineup that were under the One Saturday Morning banner. In 1999, the station increased the amount of Saturday morning cartoons from ABC to three hours and increased it to four hours in 2002.

WFTV was one of the few ABC affiliates that pre-empted Jimmy Kimmel Live. Its sister stations in Atlanta (WSB-TV) and Charlotte (WSOC-TV) as well as Allbritton Communications station KTUL in Tulsa and Sinclair Broadcast Group station WEAR-TV in Pensacola also initially did not air the program. However on November 21, 2005, the station did start airing the late night talk show and now airs almost the entire ABC schedule with little preemption. These pre-emptions are currently limited to some of ABC's weekend morning programming. Four out of five hours of the ABC Saturday morning lineup were now ran. This included three out of four hours of the ABC Kids lineup. The station began carrying the Saturday edition of Good Morning America (It still does not run the Sunday version) in the beginning of July 2007 along with its sister stations in Atlanta and Charlotte. The three hours of the ABC Kids' lineup ran on WFTV complies with federal E/I regulations while the one hour it did not run with shows such as the Power Rangers series which did not comply with E/I standards. ABC dropped Power Rangers on August 28, 2010. In 2004, all Cox-owned ABC affiliates preempted the movie Saving Private Ryan due to the graphic violence and profanity in the film after the FCC stepped up its vigilance following the Janet Jackson / Justin Timberlake Super Bowl incident that year. The FCC declared the film as not indecent after the fact.

In March 2010, WFTV stopped using its station ID bug after commercial break returns during Good Morning America and elected to show its own time and temperature graphic, instead of the standardized version that the program uses. This move is similar to CBS affiliate WKMG(channel 6, owned by Post-Newsweek Stations), which also shows its own time and temperature graphic, instead of using the standardized format that CBS uses for The Early Show. On March 20, 2010 WFTV reinstated the station ID bug during Good Morning America. WFTV dose not air the ABC day time news brief in between One Life To Live and General Hospital in favor of local advertisement (it aired them until the mid-late 90's).

Newscasts

WFTV presently broadcasts 42 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with six hours each seven days a week); in addition, the station produces a half-hour sports highlight program called Sports Night on 9, that airs on Sunday evenings after the 11 p.m. newscast. In regards to the number of hours devoted to news programming, it is the highest local newscast output of any television station in the Orlando market. The station operates a Baron Services weather radar called "Early Warning Doppler 9 HD" at its old analog transmitter site north of Bithlo along the Orange and Seminole County line. WFTV plans to upgrade the radar's power to one million watts, that would make it the second most powerful radar in central Florida (WOFL's also operating at one million watts).

For most of the time since the 1980s, WFTV has been the dominant news station in Central Florida. Although NBC affiliate WESH made some temporary advances in the 1990s, WFTV often enjoys ratings higher than the combined rating of the other network affiliates in the Central Florida market. In some airings, it has been the highest rated ABC station in the Southeastern United States. In the May 2009 sweeps period, only WESH's weekday morning news programs even came close to tying WFTV in the ratings race while the prime time programs on CBS affiliate WKMG-TV led overall. In fact, during much of the first half of 2009, WFTV's dominance was not as absolute as it had been in the past decade or so even though it continues to lead in most timeslots. However, in the November 2009 sweeps period, WFTV regained its dominance over the other stations in the market. It has been one of ABC's strongest affiliates over the years.

For the February 2012 sweeps period, WFTV continued to win morning, noon and evening time slots. However, WFTV finished in third place in the 25-to-54 demographic at 11 p.m. despite the return of Bob Opsahl to the anchor desk for the month. WKMG beat WFTV by 5,700 viewers while second-place WESH beat WFTV by 700 viewers.

The main anchor duo on Eyewitness News, Bob Opsahl and Martie Salt, have been together on-air for over 15 years, from 1984 to 1994 and again since 2003. Opsahl has been the primary anchor at WFTV since 1984. Salt was originally an anchor from 1982 to 1994, departing for Tampa, Florida ABC affiliate WFTS-TV from when that station's news department began in 1994 until 2003 (where she anchored the news under her married name, Martie Tucker); she returned to WFTV in 2003. In 1992, WFTV dropped two of the five hours of ABC's Saturday morning cartoons in order to add a local newscast; the station ceased airing the block completely in 1993, when the broadcast expanded to three hours. Alongside its own Eyewitness News shows, WFTV has also been producing a nightly 10 p.m. newscast since the 1990s, WFTV first produced a 10 p.m. newscast for WRBW-TV under a news share agreement with that station, prior to moving the 10 p.m. newscast to sister station WRDQ since 2000. It added a two-hour-long weekday morning newscast at 7 a.m. on WRDQ in 2007, and a half-hour 6:30 p.m. newscast on that station in 2010.

On June 29, 2006, channel 9 became the first Florida station, the first station owned by Cox Enterprises and the tenth in the country to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition.[18] With the switch to HD, came a new set from FX Group and graphics from Giant Octopus (the station has used graphics from other sources in the past, including a late 1990's package based off Dayton, OH sister station WHIO-TV). On June 10, 2013, WFTV launched a new half-hour 4 p.m. newscast to compete against WESH's longer established and hour-long news program, which had been the only newscast at 4 p.m. since WKMG dropped its own 4 p.m. news in May 2009.[19] Around on the same day or afterwards, WFTV dropped the 6:30 p.m. news for WRDQ.  After just one month on-air, WFTV extended the 4 p.m. newscast to one hour, starting July 22, 2013. On September 15th, 2014, WFTV expanded the weeknight 10:00 p.m. news on WRDQ to an hour, citing the ratings success of the broadcast in which has now able to tightly compete against long-time leader WOFL.

News/station presentation

Newscast titles

  • Mid Florida News (1958–1960s)
  • Newsline 9 (1960s)
  • Channel 9 News (1960s-1970s)
  • Eyewitness (1970s-1975)
  • (Channel 9) Eyewitness News (1975–present)

Station slogans

  • Powerful 9 (1960s)
  • Hello Central Florida, Hello TV-9 (1974-1975; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
  • Eyewitness News is Everywhere! (1977–1980)
  • Channel 9 is Still the One! (1977?-1980?; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
  • Channel 9's The One You Can Turn To (1978-1979; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
  • You and Me and Channel 9 (1980-1981; based on ABC image campaign)
  • Now is the Time, Channel 9 is The Place (1981–1982; based on ABC image campaign)
  • Central Florida's Leading News Station (1982–1987)
  • Come On Along with Channel 9 (1982-1983; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
  • That Special Feeling on Channel 9 (1983-1984; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
  • We're With You on Channel 9 (1984-1985; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
  • Together on Channel 9 (1986–1987; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
  • Something's Happening on Channel 9 (1987-1990; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
  • People You Can Count On (1987–1991; general slogan)
  • Central Florida's News Leader (1988–1999; news slogan)
  • Central Florida's Watching WFTV (1990-1992; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
  • If It's Central Florida, It Must Be Channel 9 (1992-1993; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
  • TV is Good, on Channel 9 (1997-1998; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
  • We Love TV, on Channel 9 (1998-1999; localized version of ABC ad campaign)
  • Coverage You Can Count On (1999–present).

News team

Current on-air staff

Current anchors


  • Nancy Alvarez - weekday mornings (5:00-7:00 on WFTV and 7:00-9:00 a.m. on WRDQ)
  • Vanessa Echols - weekdays at noon and 4 p.m.
  • Jorge Estevez - weeknights at 6:30 and 10 p.m. (on WRDQ)  
  • Jamie Holmes -  weekday mornings (5:00-7:00 on WFTV and 7:00-9:00 a.m. on WRDQ) and weekdays at noon
  • Daralene Jones - weekend mornings (5:00-9:00 on WFTV and 9:00-10:00 a.m. on WRDQ) and weekends at noon
  • Bob Opsahl - weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 6:00 p.m.
  • Martie Salt - weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 6:00, and 11:00 p.m. and Fridays at 10:00 (WRDQ)
  • Ken Tyndall - Saturdays at 6:00, 10:00 (WRDQ) and 11:00 p.m.
  • Greg Warmoth - weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 11:00 p.m.
  • Vanessa Welch - weeknights at 5:00 and 5:30 p.m.; also reporter


Severe Weather Center 9 Team


  • Tom Terry (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 10:00 (WRDQ) and 11:00 p.m.
  • Marina Jurica (AMS Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekend mornings (5:00-9:00 on WFTV and 9:00-10:00 a.m. on WRDQ) and weekends at noon
  • Brian Shields (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and NWA Seals of Approval) - meteorologist; weekday mornings (5:00-7:00 a.m. on WFTV) and weekdays at noon
  • George Waldenberger (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekends at 6:00, 10:00 (WRDQ) and 11:00 p.m.
  • Rusty McCranie (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekday mornings (7:00-9:00 a.m. on WRDQ)


Sports team (both are seen on Sports Night on 9 Sundays at 11:30 p.m.)


  • Joe Kepner - sports director; Mondays-Thursdays at 6:00, 10:00 (WRDQ) and 11:00 p.m.
  • Christian Bruey - sports anchor; Fridays-Sundays at 6:00, 10:00 (WRDQ) and 11:00 p.m., also sports reporter


Reporters


  • Jason Allen - Volusia and Flagler Counties reporter; weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.
  • Steve Barrett - 10 and 11 p.m. reporter
  • Bob Baxa - weekday morning traffic reporter
  • Kathi Belich - 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m. reporter
  • Mark Boyle - 10 and 11 p.m. reporter
  • Jeff Deal - 10 and 11 p.m. reporter
  • Ryan Hughes - weekday morning and noon reporter
  • Daralene Jones - weekday morning and noon reporter
  • Q. McCray - Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m., and weekend evening reporter
  • Kenneth Moton - Wednesday-Sunday 10 and 11 p.m. reporter
  • Mary Nguyen - 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m. reporter
  • Kevin Oliver - Brevard County reporter; weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.
  • Berndt Petersen - 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m. reporter
  • Eric Rasmussen - 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m. reporter
  • Blaine Tolison - Monday-Tuesday 10 and 11 p.m., Friday 5, 5:30 and 6, and weekend noon and 6 p.m. reporter
  • Todd Ulrich - consumer and investigative reporter

Former on-air staff

  • Danny Treanor - meteorologist (now weekend meteorologist at Central Florida News 13)
  • Natalie Allen (previously with CNN)
  • Wyatt Andrews - reporter (now at CBS News)
  • Darrell Greene - anchor/reporter (now evening news anchor at WHBQ-TV in Memphis)
  • Glenn Richards - meteorologist (now chief meteorologist at WOFL)
  • Deborah Roberts - NASA/Brevard County Bureau chief reporter/weekend anchor (now at ABC News)
  • Josh Einiger - Reporter (now at WABC-TV in New York)
  • Raelin Storey - reporter (now spokeswoman for the City of Hollywood, Florida)
  • Windsor, Walter - editorials, auctions, and movie reviews -- VP & General Manager from 1970-1984)
  • John Tesh - News Anchor 1977
  • Jay Rich- Weatherman 1976-77
  • Barbara West


Mike Storms- Sports reporter 1975-78 Lee Watson- Sports anchor 1975-77 Joe Casella- News Anchor 1975-76 Warren Croke- Noon anchor- News Director 1975-78

Station Logos

References

  1. ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-138A2.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByIKBl_FwTU
  3. ^ CDBS Print
  4. ^ http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/04/wftv-to-make-room-for-spanish-language-wawa-on-digital-subchannel.html
  5. ^ http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?facid=67101
  6. ^ http://www.corporationwiki.com/North-Carolina/Tryon/del-caribe-orlando-llc/28462127.aspx
  7. ^ Boedeker, Hal (September 30, 2010). "Investor pulls out of Spanish station, surprises WFTV". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 3, 2010.

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