WHP-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for South Central Pennsylvania that is licensed to Harrisburg.[1][2] It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 21 from a transmitter on a ridge north of Linglestown Road in Susquehanna Township. Owned by Newport Television, the station operates CW affiliate WLYH (owned by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group) through a local marketing agreement (LMA). The two share studios on North 6th Street in Harrisburg. Syndicated programming on WHP includes: Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, Ellen and The Doctors.
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| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
| Branding | CBS 21 (general)
CBS 21 News My 21.2 (on DT2) |
| Slogan | Only CBS 21 (general)
Your Station For Breaking News |
| Channels | Digital: 21 (UHF) |
| Subchannels | 21.1 CBS
21.2 MyNetworkTV |
| Affiliations | Jewelry Television (overnight on DT2) |
| Owner | Newport Television, LLC |
| First air date | July 4, 1953 |
| Call letters' meaning | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Sister station(s) | WLYH-TV |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog:
55 (UHF, 1953-1957) 21 (UHF, 1957-2009) Digital: 4 (VHF, 2003-2009) |
| Former affiliations | DuMont (secondary, 1953-1956) |
| Transmitter power | 450 kW |
| Height | 369 m |
| Facility ID | 72313 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°20′42.8″N 76°52′9.5″W / 40.345222°N 76.869306°W / 40.345222; -76.869306 |
| Website | whptv.com |
Digital programming
It operates the area's MyNetworkTV affiliate on a second digital subchannel. Known on-air as My 21.2, this can also be seen on Verizon FiOS channel 21 and Comcast digital channel 249. Syndicated programing on WHP-DT2 includes Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Christina's Court, Inside Edition, and Half and Half. Overnight, it airs Jewelry Television.
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 21.1 | main WHP-TV programming / CBS HD |
| 21.2 | WHP-DT2 "My 21.2" |
History
[3][4]WHP's previous logo.WHP-TV was launched on Independence Day in 1953 on UHF channel 55 as a dual affiliate of CBS and DuMont.[citation needed] It was originally owned by Commonwealth Communications Services. The station kept the CBS affiliation after DuMont's demise in 1956 and later began to share CBS programming with WLYH-TV (now WHP's sister station) and WSBA-TV (now WPMT) as part of the Keystone Network. It moved from channel 55 to 21 in 1957.
WLYH and WSBA began simulcasting nearly their entire broadcast day in the 1960s and this would continue until 1983 when WSBA was sold and converted into independent station. WPMT later became a Fox affiliate. WLYH and WSBA ran about 3/4 of the CBS schedule compared to separately programmed and owned WHP. The three stations had about a 55 to 60% overlap in signal coverage. The WLYH and WSBA simulcast would preempt a moderate amount of CBS shows as would WHP. Any shows preempted by WLYH and WSBA ran on WHP while shows preempted by WHP-TV would run on WLYH and WSBA. Prime time shows, sports, and most daytime and weekend shows ran on all three stations.
After WSBA and WLYH broke up, WHP and WLYH continued to have primary CBS affiliations. These two stations duplicated signals by about 75%. The deal where one station ran whatever CBS shows the other one did not continued. Also, both stations continued to duplicate most CBS shows but continued to have their own local newscasts and syndicated programs. In January 1995, WLYH became a secondary UPN affiliate running that programming late nights and weekends when CBS was offering no shows.[citation needed] Clear Channel Communications acquired the station in 1995. At this time, WHP began controlling WLYH in Lancaster through a local marketing agreement. WLYH then would drop CBS shows and went with UPN. Since UPN only offered a couple hours a day of programs or less some days, WLYH was a de facto independent station.
On July 12, 2006, WHP announced that it would launch a new second digital channel that would become an affiliate of MyNetworkTV when that network launched on September 5. This also became available on Comcast digital cable while WPHL-TV (which had been serving as the area's de-facto WB affiliate) remained on the basic tier after becoming Philadelphia's MyNetworkTV affiliate.[citation needed] On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel entered into an agreement to sell its entire television station group to Providence Equity Partners' Newport Television.[3] Originally, WHP aired a digital signal on VHF channel 4. NBC affiliate WGAL started on that channel but moved due to interference from fellow NBC station WRC-TV.[citation needed] After the analog television shutdown on June 12, 2009, the station moved back to channel 21.[4][5]
News Team
Current Anchors
- Sherry Christian - weekday mornings
- Mike Parker - weeknights at 5, 5:30, 6, and 11
- Tanya Foster - weeknights and "Living Well with a Disability" segment producer
- Robb Hanrahan - weeknights beginning February [6]
- TBD - weekends
CBS 21 First Warning Meteorologists
- Tom Russell (AMS and NWA Seals of Approval) - Chief; seen weeknights at 5, 5:30, 6, and 11
- Steve Knight - weekday mornings
- Rod Cowan - weekends
Sports
- Jason Bristol - Director seen weeknights at 6, 10 and 11
- Jaime Fettrow - weekends and sports reporter
Reporters
- Jenni Joyce - Lancaster Bureau
- Shannon Davidson - weeknights at 5, 5:30, and 6
- Annie McCormick - crime and "Central PA’s Most Wanted" segment producer
- Erica Moffitt - producer
- Ewa Roman - producer
- Donna Kirker-Morgan
- Ben Russell
- Samica Knight
- Jaime Meyers
News/Station Presentation
Newscast titles
- News 21 (1980s-1996)
- Eyewitness News 21 (1996-2004)
- CBS 21 News (2004-present)
Station slogans
- "The Best is Right Here on 21/21 is Easy on the Eyes" (1973–1974; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "We're Looking Good on 21" (1979–1980; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "Looking Good Together, 21" (1980–1981; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "Reach for the Stars on 21" (1981–1982; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "Great Moments on 21" (1982–1983; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "We've Got the Touch, You and 21" (1983-1984; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "You and 21, We've Got the Touch" (1984-1985; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "We've Got the Touch on 21" (1985-1986; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "Share the Spirit on 21" (1986-1987; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "21 Spirit, OH YEAH! (1987-1988; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "You Can Feel It On 21" (1988–1989; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "Get Ready for WHP 21" (1989-1990; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "Get Ready for 21" (1989-1991; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "The Look of Lancaster is 21" (1991-1992; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "The Address is CBS 21/Welcome Home" (1996-1999; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "We Are CBS 21" (2006-2008; local version of CBS ad campaign)
- "Your CBS Station in Central Pennsylvania" (2004-2008)
- "Your Station For Breaking News" (2008-present)
- "Only CBS 21" (2010-present; local version of CBS ad campaign)
[5] This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.==References==
- ^ "Service Area Map - Digital Signal". FCC. 2008-02-17. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=DS600840.html. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ "Service Area Map - Analog Signal". FCC. 2008-02-17. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=TV302961.html. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ Clear Channel Communications (2007-04-20). "Clear Channel Agrees to Sell Television Station Group to Providence Equity Partners". Press release. http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1943. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
- ^ CDBS Print
- ^ http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf
- ^ http://www.tvnewscheck.com/articles/2010/01/20/daily.2/