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Nashville, Tennessee
Branding	News 2
Slogan	Coverage You Can Count On
Channels	Digital: 27 (UHF) Virtual: 2 (PSIP)
Subchannels	2.1 ABC 2.2 MeTV 2.3 Justice Network 2.4 Grit
Affiliations	American Broadcasting Company
Owner	Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting Inc.)
First air date	November 29, 1953
Call letters' meaning	Knight-Ridder Nashville (former owner)
Former callsigns	WSIX-TV (1953–1973) WNGE-TV (1973–1983)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 8 (1953–1973) 2 (1973-2009)
Former affiliations	CBS/ABC (1953–1954)
Transmitter power	1000 kW
Height	411 metres (1,348 ft)
Facility ID	73188
Transmitter coordinates	Coordinates: 36.1428°N 86.7460°W36.04733°N 86.83025°W
Website	www.wkrn.com

Revision as of 21:54, 27 April 2019

WKRN-TV, branded as News 2 and broadcasting over-the-air on digital channel 27 (virtual channel 2.1), is the ABC affiliate television station in Nashville, Tennessee. It is owned by Young Broadcasting under the operation of Gray Television. Its transmitter is located in Brentwood, Tennessee.

History

120px-Wnge2011880 — WNGE-TV logo, January 1980.

The station first signed on the air on Channel 8 on November 29, 1953 as WSIX-TV, the second television station in Nashville. It was owned by Louis and Jack Draughon along with WSIX-AM 980 (now WYFN-AM, a religious station). The calls came from the 638 Tire Company in nearby Springfield, where the Draughon brothers had started WSIX-AM in 1930; neither the radio nor the television stations have ever had the number six in their frequencies, which would explain it otherwise. Originally a CBS affiliate sharing ABC with WSM-TV (now WSMV), it became a full ABC affiliate after only one year when WLAC-TV (now WTVF) signed on and took the CBS affiliation due to WLAC's long history as a CBS radio affiliate. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated

with the NTA Film Network.^[1]

Its original studio was on Old Hickory Boulevard, just outs

200px-Wkrn — WKRN-TV logo from 1990-1994

ide Nashville. In 1961, WSIX-AM-FM-TV moved to a new studio located at 441 Murfreesboro Road, where the TV station is located today. The current WKRN studios is where the Wilburn Brothers' television program, a Show Biz Inc., production, was produced during the 1960s and 1970s.

WSIX-TV, however, did not have much luck against WSM and WLAC. Part of the problem was a weak signal, as its transmitter was short-spaced to channel 8 in Atlanta--occupied first by WLWA-TV (now WXIA-TV) and currently occupied by WGTV. WSIX was also hampered by a weaker network affiliation (ABC was not truly competitive with CBS and NBC until well into the 1970s).

WKRN-TV logo - 1994 to October 31, 2016

The Draughons sold WSIX-AM-FM-TV to General Electric in 1966. In 1972, GE cut a deal with Nashville's PBS station, WDCN-TV (nowWNPT), then on channel 2, to swap dial positions. GE did this because the channel 2 signal travels farther than the channel 8 signal under most conditions. The swap occurred on December 11, 1973, in the middle of evening prime-time programming. At the same time, even though General Electric still owned WSIX-AM-FM, it changed WSIX-TV's callsign to WNGE-TV (for Nashville General Electric), leaving the radio stations' call letters intact. This was only the third facility swap in American television history.

Knight Ridder bought WNGE-TV in 1983 and changed the calls to the current WKRN-TV. Young Broadcasting bought the station in 1989. It is merely a coincidence that the call letters reflect Young Broadcasting's flagship outlet, KRON-TV in San Francisco. Like all other ABC affiliates owned by Young Broadcasting, WKRN preempted ABC's broadcast of the movie Saving Private Ryan in 2004.

In August 2009, Gray Television took over management of WKRN as a consequence of the bankruptcy of Young Broadcasting, who continues to hold the license and facilities of the station.

Today, WKRN is owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group.

Digital television

The station's digital channel:

Digital channels

Virtual Channel	Video	Aspect	Programming
2.1	720p	16:9	Main WKRN programming/ABC
2.2	480i	16:9	MeTV
2.3	480i	16:9	Justice Network
2.4	480i	4:3	Grit

In 2009, WKRN-TV turned off its analog transmitter and remained on its pre-transition channel 27.^[2]^[3] However, through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display WKRN-TV'svirtual channel as 2.

Programming

The station has an agreement with the Tennessee Titans to air Bridgestone Titans on 2 with Jeff Fisher, the team's coach's show from 8pm-9pm Tuesday evenings, pre-empting ABC programming in that timeslot during the NFL season (which has featured low-rated and critically drubbed sitcoms for the majority of the 2000s).

The station received heavy criticism from viewers in November 2009 for not airing V at the network's original timeslot. V then aired early Wednesday mornings after Jimmy Kimmel Live!^[4]. WKRN claimed the thirteen-year agreement to air the coach's show does not allow for the moving of that show to accommodate high-demand network programming without notice months in advance. However, in the past the program has moved at times to accommodate other high-demand programs such as Dancing with the Stars during the early portion of the season and network holiday programming. The station also reversed a plan to air V over NashvilleWX on digital channel 2.2 at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays the day before the premiere. WKRN's sister station in Green Bay, WBAY-TV (coincidentally, also broadcasting on virtual channel 2) also faced the same situation with a locally produced football program covering the Green Bay Packers NFL team, but after a week moved that program to air before primetime to accommodate V.

News operation

The two main evening news anchors, Bob Mueller and Anne Holt, have been associated with WKRN since the early 1980s. WKRN is also the only traditional network affiliate in Nashville that does not run an hourlong newscast at 6 p.m., although its newscasts for the evening begin at 4 p.m., including ABC's World News with Diane Sawyer at 5:30 p.m.

WKRN is one of the two network-affiliated stations in this market that have not switched to high definition local newscasts as of yet, along with Fox affiliate WZTV (channel 17).

News/station presentation

Newscast titles

WSIX-TV News (1953–1961)
The Tennessee Report (1961–1965)
The Six O'Clock Report/The Eleven O'Clock Report (1965–1968)
Newsnight (1968–1969)
Eyewitness News (1969–1972)
The Big News (1972–1974)
Dateline: Today (1974–1976)
NewsWatch 2 (1976–1983)
Channel 2 News (1983–1994)
News 2 (1994–2011)
Nashville's News 2 (2011–present)

Station slogans

The Powerhouse! (1973-1975)
Welcome To The Bring New World of Channel 2 (1975-1976; local version of ABC ad campaign)
Let Us Be The One on Channel 2 (1976-1977; local version of ABC ad campaign)
Still The One on Channel 2 (1977-1978, 1979-1980; local version of ABC ad campaign)
We`re The One You Can Turn To Channel 2 (1978-1979; local version of ABC ad campaign)
2 a New Beat (1979-1980)
You and Me and Channel 2 (1980-1981; local version of ABC ad campaign)
The News Specialists (1981-1983; news slogan)
We Bring Good Things to Nashville (early 1980s; station slogan)
Now is the Time, Channel 2 is the Place (1981-1982; local version of ABC ad campaign)
Come on Along with Channel 2 (1982-1983; local version of ABC ad campaign)
Let's Get Involved (1983-1985)
That Special Feeling on Channel 2 (1983-1984; local version of ABC ad campaign)
We`re With You on Channel 2 (1984-1985; local version of ABC ad campaign)
You`ll Love It on Channel 2 (1985-1986; local version of ABC ad campaign)
The Winner's Circle! (1985-1986)
Together on Channel 2 (1986-1987; local version of ABC ad campaign)
Something's Happening Here (1987-1990; local version of ABC ad campaign)
Nashville's Watching WKRN (1990-1992; local verison of "America's Watching ABC" campaign)
On Your Side (1990-1996)
If It`s Nashville, It Must Be Channel 2 (1992-1993; local version of "It Must Be ABC" campaign)
Where Coverage Comes First! (1996-1998)
TV is Good, on News 2 (1997-1998; local version of ABC ad campaign)
We Love TV, on Channel 2 (1998-1999; local version of ABC ad campaign)
First. Fast. Accurate. (1998-2010s; news slogan)
Start Here (2007-2010; local version of ABC ad campaign)
Coverge You Can Count On (2016-present; news slogan)

News team

Current on-air staff

Anchors

Nikki Burdine - weekday mornings on News 2 This Morning (4:00-7:00 a.m.)
Cherish Lomboard - weekdays at 4:00 p.m.
Eric Egan - weeknights at 5:00 and 10:00 p.m.
Hayley Wielgus - weeknights at 5:00, 6:00 and 10:00 p.m.
Bob Mueller - weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 6:00 p.m.; also host of This Week with Bob Mueller
Neil Orne - weekday mornings on News 2 This Morning (4:00-7:00 a.m.) and 11:00 a.m.
Josh Breslow - weekend mornings on News 2 This Morning Weekend
Morgan Hightower - weekend mornings on News 2 This Morning Weekend
Adam Sinder - weekend evenings at 5:00 and 10:00 p.m.; also weekday reporter

News 2 StormTracker Weather

Daneille Breezy - chief meteorologist; weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 5:00, 6:00 and 10:00 p.m.
Jared Plushnick - meteorologist; weekday mornings on News 2 This Morning (4:00-7:00 a.m.) and 11:00 a.m.
Davis Nolan (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekend mornings on News 2 This Morning Weekend
Mary Mays - meteorologist; weekends at 5:00 and 10:00 p.m.

Sports team

Cory Curtis - sports director; weeknights at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m.
Joe Leadingham - sports anchor; weekends at 5:00 and 10:00 p.m., also sports reporter
Audra Martin - sports reporter; also fill-in sports anchor

Reporters

Bethany Anderson - general assignment reporter
Jerry Barlar - general assignment reporter
Chris Bundgaard - general assignment reporter
Nick Caloway - general assignment reporter
Andy Cordan - general assignment reporter
Heather Jensen - weekday morning reporter
Stephanie Langston - general assignment reporter
Lori Mitchell - general assignment reporter; also fill-in anchor
Joseph Pleasant - general assignment reporter
Nadia Ramdass - general assignment reporter
Jamey Tucker - general assignment reporter

Former on-air staff

Scott Fralick - reporter (2004-2008)
Stephanie Langston - reporter (?-2009)
Erin Steinbruchel - reporter (?-2008)
Samanatha Fisher - anchor (2000-2017)
Anne Holt - anchor (1976-2016)
Lisa Patton - Meterologist (1991-2016)
Justin Bruce - Meterologist now at (KTNV) in Las Vegas
Dawn Davenport - Now at ESPN 104.5 FM
Najahe Sherman - anchor/reporter Now at (WAAY) in Huntsville, AL

Gallery

References

^ "Require Prime Evening Time for NTA Films". Boxoffice: 13. November 10, 1956.
^ "hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf" (PDF).
^ "CDBS Print".
^ http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S=11400190

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-<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">[[File:120px-Wnge2011880.jpg|thumb|left|WNGE-TV logo, January 1980.]]The station first signed on the air on Channel 8 on November 29, 1953 as WSIX-TV, the second television station in Nashville. It was owned by Louis and Jack Draughon along with WSIX-AM 980 (now [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Broadcasting_Network WYFN]-AM, a religious station). The calls came from the 638 Tire Company in nearby [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Tennessee Springfield], where the Draughon brothers had started WSIX-AM in 1930; neither the radio nor the television stations have ever had the number six in their frequencies, which would explain it otherwise. Originally a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS CBS] affiliate sharing ABC with WSM-TV (now [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSMV WSMV]), it became a full ABC affiliate after only one year when WLAC-TV (now [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTVF WTVF]) signed on and took the CBS affiliation due to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLAC WLAC]'s long history as a CBS radio affiliate. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTA_Film_Network NTA Film Network].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Boxoffice7_0-0" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WKRN-TV&diff=420250432&oldid=419309013#cite_note-Boxoffice7-0 [1]]</sup></p>
+<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">[[File:120px-Wnge2011880.jpg|thumb|left|WNGE-TV logo, January 1980.]]The station first signed on the air on Channel 8 on November 29, 1953 as WSIX-TV, the second television station in Nashville. It was owned by Louis and Jack Draughon along with WSIX-AM 980 (now [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Broadcasting_Network WYFN]-AM, a religious station). The calls came from the 638 Tire Company in nearby [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Tennessee Springfield], where the Draughon brothers had started WSIX-AM in 1930; neither the radio nor the television stations have ever had the number six in their frequencies, which would explain it otherwise. Originally a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS CBS] affiliate sharing ABC with WSM-TV (now [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSMV WSMV]), it became a full ABC affiliate after only one year when WLAC-TV (now [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTVF WTVF]) signed on and took the CBS affiliation due to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WLAC WLAC]'s long history as a CBS radio affiliate. During the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated</p>
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-<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">Its original studio was on Old Hickory Boulevard, just outside Nashville. In 1961, WSIX-AM-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSIX-FM FM]-TV moved to a new studio located at 441 Murfreesboro Road, where the TV station is located today. The current WKRN studios is where the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilburn_Brothers Wilburn Brothers]' television program, a Show Biz Inc., production, was produced during the 1960s and 1970s.</p>
+<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">Its original studio was on Old Hickory Boulevard, just outs[[File:200px-Wkrn.jpg|thumb|WKRN-TV logo from 1990-1994]]ide Nashville. In 1961, WSIX-AM-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSIX-FM FM]-TV moved to a new studio located at 441 Murfreesboro Road, where the TV station is located today. The current WKRN studios is where the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilburn_Brothers Wilburn Brothers]' television program, a Show Biz Inc., production, was produced during the 1960s and 1970s.</p>
-<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">WSIX-TV, however, did not have much luck against WSM and WLAC. Part of the problem was a weak signal, as its transmitter was short-spaced to channel 8 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta Atlanta]--occupied first by WLWA-TV (now [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WXIA-TV WXIA-TV]) and currently occupied by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGTV WGTV]. WSIX was also hampered by a weaker network affiliation (ABC was not truly competitive with CBS and NBC until well into the 1970s).</p>
+<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">WSIX-TV, however, did not have much luck against WSM and WLAC. Part of the problem was a weak signal, as its transmitter was short-spaced to channel 8 in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta Atlanta]--occupied first by WLWA-TV (now [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WXIA-TV WXIA-TV]) and currently occupied by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGTV WGTV]. WSIX was also hampered by a weaker network affiliation (ABC was not truly competitive with CBS and NBC until well into the 1970s).</p>
-<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">The Draughons sold WSIX-AM-FM-TV to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric General Electric] in 1966. In 1972, GE cut a deal with Nashville's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBS PBS] station, WDCN-TV (now[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNPT_(TV) WNPT]), then on channel 2, to swap dial positions. GE did this because the channel 2 signal travels farther than the channel 8 signal under most conditions. The swap occurred on December 11, 1973, in the middle of evening prime-time programming. At the same time, even though General Electric still owned WSIX-AM-FM, it changed WSIX-TV's callsign to WNGE-TV (for '''N'''ashville '''G'''eneral '''E'''lectric), leaving the radio stations' call letters intact. This was only the third facility swap in American television history.</p>
+<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">[[File:200px-WKRN_1994.jpg|thumb|left|WKRN-TV logo - 1994 to October 31, 2016]]The Draughons sold WSIX-AM-FM-TV to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric General Electric] in 1966. In 1972, GE cut a deal with Nashville's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBS PBS] station, WDCN-TV (now[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNPT_(TV) WNPT]), then on channel 2, to swap dial positions. GE did this because the channel 2 signal travels farther than the channel 8 signal under most conditions. The swap occurred on December 11, 1973, in the middle of evening prime-time programming. At the same time, even though General Electric still owned WSIX-AM-FM, it changed WSIX-TV's callsign to WNGE-TV (for '''N'''ashville '''G'''eneral '''E'''lectric), leaving the radio stations' call letters intact. This was only the third facility swap in American television history.</p>
-<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/Knight_Ridder Knight Ridder] bought WNGE-TV in 1983 and changed the calls to the current WKRN-TV. Young Broadcasting bought the station in 1989. It is merely a coincidence that the call letters reflect Young Broadcasting's flagship outlet, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRON-TV KRON-TV] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco San Francisco]. Like all other ABC affiliates owned by Young Broadcasting, WKRN preempted ABC's broadcast of the movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving_Private_Ryan Saving Private Ryan]'' in 2004.</p>
+<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/Knight_Ridder Knight Ridder] bought WNGE-TV in 1983 and changed the calls to the current WKRN-TV. Young Broadcasting bought the station in 1989. It is merely a coincidence that the call letters reflect Young Broadcasting's flagship outlet, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KRON-TV KRON-TV] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco San Francisco]. Like all other ABC affiliates owned by Young Broadcasting, WKRN preempted ABC's broadcast of the movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving_Private_Ryan Saving Private Ryan]'' in 2004.</p>
+<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">In August 2009, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Television Gray Television] took over management of WKRN as a consequence of the bankruptcy of Young Broadcasting, who continues to hold the license and facilities of the station.</p>
+<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">Today, WKRN is owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group.</p>
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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 2009, WKRN-TV turned off its analog transmitter and remained on its pre-transition channel 27.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Analog_to_Digital_1-0" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WKRN-TV&diff=420250432&oldid=419309013#cite_note-Analog_to_Digital-1 [2]]</sup><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=WKRN-TV&diff=420250432&oldid=419309013#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 WKRN-TV's[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_channel virtual channel] as 2.</p>
+<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">In 2009, WKRN-TV turned off its analog transmitter and remained on its pre-transition channel 27.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Analog_to_Digital_1-0" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; ">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WKRN-TV&diff=420250432&oldid=419309013#cite_note-Analog_to_Digital-1 [2]]</sup><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=WKRN-TV&diff=420250432&oldid=419309013#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 WKRN-TV's[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_channel virtual channel] as 2.</p>
 ==Programming==
-<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">The station has an agreement with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Titans Tennessee Titans] to air ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgestone Bridgestone] Titans on 2 with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Fisher Jeff Fisher]'', the team's coach's show from 8pm-9pm Tuesday evenings, pre-empting ABC programming in that timeslot during the NFL season (which has featured low-rated and critically drubbed sitcoms for the majority of the 2000s).</p>
+<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">The station has an agreement with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Titans Tennessee Titans] to air ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgestone Bridgestone] Titans on 2 with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Fisher Jeff Fisher]'', the team's coach's show from 8pm-9pm Tuesday evenings, pre-empting ABC programming in that timeslot during the NFL season (which has featured low-rated and critically drubbed sitcoms for the majority of the 2000s).</p>
-<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">The station received heavy criticism from viewers in November 2009 for not airing ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_(2009_TV_series) V]'' at the network's original timeslot. ''V'' then aired early Wednesday mornings after ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live!]''<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=WKRN-TV&diff=420250432&oldid=419309013#cite_note-3 [4]]</sup>. WKRN claimed the thirteen-year agreement to air the coach's show does not allow for the moving of that show to accommodate high-demand network programming without notice months in advance. However, in the past the program has moved at times to accommodate other high-demand programs such as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars_(U.S._TV_series) Dancing with the Stars]'' during the early portion of the season and network holiday programming. The station also reversed a plan to air ''V'' over NashvilleWX on digital channel 2.2 at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays the day before the premiere. WKRN's sister station in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bay,_Wisconsin Green Bay], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBAY-TV WBAY-TV] (coincidentally, also broadcasting on virtual channel 2) also faced the same situation with a locally produced football program covering the Green Bay Packers NFL team, but after a week moved that program to air before primetime to accommodate ''V''.</p>
+<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">The station received heavy criticism from viewers in November 2009 for not airing ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_(2009_TV_series) V]'' at the network's original timeslot. ''V'' then aired early Wednesday mornings after ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live!]''<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=WKRN-TV&diff=420250432&oldid=419309013#cite_note-3 [4]]</sup>. WKRN claimed the thirteen-year agreement to air the coach's show does not allow for the moving of that show to accommodate high-demand network programming without notice months in advance. However, in the past the program has moved at times to accommodate other high-demand programs such as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars_(U.S._TV_series) Dancing with the Stars]'' during the early portion of the season and network holiday programming. The station also reversed a plan to air ''V'' over NashvilleWX on digital channel 2.2 at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays the day before the premiere. WKRN's sister station in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bay,_Wisconsin Green Bay], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBAY-TV WBAY-TV] (coincidentally, also broadcasting on virtual channel 2) also faced the same situation with a locally produced football program covering the Green Bay Packers NFL team, but after a week moved that program to air before primetime to accommodate ''V''.</p>
 ==News operation==
-<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">The two main evening news anchors, Bob Mueller and Anne Holt, have been associated with WKRN since the early 1980s. WKRN is also the only traditional network affiliate in Nashville that does not run an hourlong newscast at 6 p.m., although its newscasts for the evening begin at 4 p.m., including ABC's ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_News_with_Diane_Sawyer World News with Diane Sawyer]'' at 5:30 p.m.</p>
+<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">The two main evening news anchors, Bob Mueller and Anne Holt, have been associated with WKRN since the early 1980s. WKRN is also the only traditional network affiliate in Nashville that does not run an hourlong newscast at 6 p.m., although its newscasts for the evening begin at 4 p.m., including ABC's ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_News_with_Diane_Sawyer World News with Diane Sawyer]'' at 5:30 p.m.</p>
-<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">WKRN is one of the two network-affiliated stations in this market that have not switched to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television high definition] local newscasts as of yet, along with Fox affiliate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WZTV WZTV] (channel 17).</p>
+<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">WKRN is one of the two network-affiliated stations in this market that have not switched to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television high definition] local newscasts as of yet, along with Fox affiliate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WZTV WZTV] (channel 17).</p>
 ===News/station presentation===
 ====Newscast titles====
+*''WSIX-TV News'' (1953<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19.7119998931885px;white-space:pre-wrap;">–</span>1961)
-*''WSIX-TV News'' (1953-61)
-*''The Tennessee Report'' (1961-1965)
+*''The Tennessee Report'' (1961<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19.7119998931885px;white-space:pre-wrap;">–</span>1965)
-*''The Six O'Clock Report''/''The Eleven O'Clock Report'' (1965-1968)
+*''The Six O'Clock Report''/''The Eleven O'Clock Report'' (1965<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19.7119998931885px;white-space:pre-wrap;">–</span>1968)
+*''Newsnight'' (1968<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19.7119998931885px;white-space:pre-wrap;">–</span>1969)
-*''Newsnight'' (1968-1969)
-*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_News Eyewitness News]'' (1969-1972)
+*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_News Eyewitness News]'' (1969<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19.7119998931885px;white-space:pre-wrap;">–</span>1972)
+*''The Big News'' (1972<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19.7119998931885px;white-space:pre-wrap;">–</span>1974)
-*''The Big News'' (1972-1974)
+*''Dateline: Today'' (1974<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19.7119998931885px;white-space:pre-wrap;">–</span>1976)
-*''Dateline: Today'' (1974-1975)
-*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewsCenter NewsCenter] 2'' (1975-1976)
+*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewsWatch NewsWatch] 2'' (1976<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19.7119998931885px;white-space:pre-wrap;">–</span>1983)
+*''Channel 2 News'' (1983<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19.7119998931885px;white-space:pre-wrap;">–</span>1994)
-*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewsWatch NewsWatch] 2'' (1976-1983)
+*''News 2'' (1994<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19.7119998931885px;white-space:pre-wrap;">–</span>2011)
-*''Channel 2 News'' (1983-1994)
+*''Nashville's News 2'' (2011<span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19.7119998931885px;white-space:pre-wrap;">–</span>present)
-*''News 2'' (1994-2011)
-*''Nashville's News 2'' (2011)
 ====Station slogans====
 *''The Powerhouse!'' (1973-1975)
+*''Welcome To The Bring New World of Channel 2'' (1975-1976; local version of ABC ad campaign)
+*''Let Us Be The One on Channel 2'' (1976-1977; local version of ABC ad campaign)
+*''Still The One on Channel 2'' (1977-1978, 1979-1980; local version of ABC ad campaign)
 *''We`re The One You Can Turn To Channel 2'' (1978-1979; local version of ABC ad campaign)
 *''2 a New Beat'' (1979-1980)
+*''You and Me and Channel 2'' (1980-1981; local version of ABC ad campaign)
-*''The News Specialists'' (1981-1983)
+*''The News Specialists'' (1981-1983; news slogan)
+*''We Bring Good Things to Nashville'' (early 1980s; station slogan)
+*''Now is the Time, Channel 2 is the Place'' (1981-1982; local version of ABC ad campaign)
 *''Come on Along with Channel 2'' (1982-1983; local version of ABC ad campaign)
 *''Let's Get Involved'' (1983-1985)
+*''That Special Feeling on Channel 2'' (1983-1984; local version of ABC ad campaign)
 *''We`re With You on Channel 2'' (1984-1985; local version of ABC ad campaign)
 *''You`ll Love It on Channel 2'' (1985-1986; local version of ABC ad campaign)
@@ Line 138: / Line 160: @@
 *''Together on Channel 2'' (1986-1987; local version of ABC ad campaign)
 *''Something's Happening Here'' (1987-1990; local version of ABC ad campaign)
+*''Nashville's Watching WKRN'' (1990-1992; local verison of "America's Watching ABC" campaign)
 *''On Your Side'' (1990-1996)
+*''If It`s Nashville, It Must Be Channel 2'' (1992-1993; local version of "It Must Be ABC" campaign)
 *''Where Coverage Comes First!'' (1996-1998)
 *''TV is Good, on News 2'' (1997-1998; local version of ABC ad campaign)
 *''We Love TV, on Channel 2'' (1998-1999; local version of ABC ad campaign)
-*''First. Fast. Accurate.'' (1998-present; news slogan)
+*''First. Fast. Accurate.'' (1998-2010s; news slogan)
-*''Start Here'' (2007-present; local version of ABC ad campaign)
+*''Start Here'' (2007-2010; local version of ABC ad campaign)
+*''Coverge You Can Count On'' (2016-present; news slogan)
-===On-air staff===
+==='''News team '''===
-====Current on-air staff (as of August 2010)====
+'''<span style="font-size:15px;">Current on-air staff </span>'''
-<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">'''Current Anchors'''</p>
+<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">'''Anchors'''</p>
-*'''John Dwyer''' - weekdays at 4 and 4:30, and weeknights at 10 p.m.
-*'''Anne Holt''' - weekdays at 4 and 4:30, 5 and 6 p.m.
-*'''Julie Kroenig''' - weekday mornings "News 2 This Morning" (4-7 a.m.)
-*'''Christine Maddela''' - Saturdays at 5, Sundays at 5 and weekends at 10 p.m.
-*'''Bob Mueller''' - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.; also host of "This Week with Bob Mueller"
-*'''Neil Orne''' - weekday mornings "News 2 This Morning" (4-7 a.m.)
+*Nikki Burdine - weekday mornings on ''News 2 This Morning'' (4:00-7:00 a.m.)
+*Cherish Lomboard - weekdays at 4:00 p.m.
+*Eric Egan - weeknights at 5:00 and 10:00 p.m.
+*Hayley Wielgus - weeknights at 5:00, 6:00 and 10:00 p.m.
+*Bob Mueller - weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 6:00 p.m.; also host of ''This Week with Bob Mueller''
+*Neil Orne - weekday mornings on ''News 2 This Morning'' (4:00-7:00 a.m.) and 11:00 a.m.
+*Josh Breslow - weekend mornings on ''News 2 This Morning Weekend''
+*Morgan Hightower - weekend mornings on ''News 2 This Morning Weekend''
+*Adam Sinder - weekend evenings at 5:00 and 10:00 p.m.; also weekday reporter
-<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">'''Weather team'''</p>
+'''''News 2 StormTracker Weather'''''
-*'''Lisa Patton''' - Chief Meteorologist; weekdays at 4 and 4:30, 5 and 6 p.m., weeknights at 10 p.m.
+*Daneille Breezy - chief meteorologist; weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 5:00, 6:00 and 10:00 p.m.
-*'''Justin Bruce''' - Meteorologist; weekday mornings "News 2 This Morning" (4-7 a.m.)
+*Jared Plushnick - meteorologist; weekday mornings on ''News 2 This Morning'' (4:00-7:00 a.m.) and 11:00 a.m.
-*'''Davis Nolan''' ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Meteorological_Society AMS] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certified_Broadcast_Meteorologist Certified Broadcast Meteorologist] Seal of Approval) - Meteorologist
+*Davis Nolan (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval) - <span style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:22.3999996185303px;">meteorologist; weekend mornings on </span>''News 2 This Morning Weekend''
-*'''Allison Chinchar''' - Meteorologist
+*Mary Mays - meteorologist; weekends at 5:00 and 10:00 p.m.
-<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">'''Sports team'''</p>
+<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">'''Sports team'''</p>
-*'''Cory Curtis''' - Sports Director; weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.
-*'''Joe Dubin''' - Sports reporter
-*'''Dawn Davenport''' - Saturdays at 5, Sundays at 5 and weekends at 10 p.m., also sports reporter
-<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; ">'''Reporters'''</p>
-*'''Jerry Barlar''' - general assignment reporter
-*'''Chris Bundgaard''' - general assignment reporter
-*'''Andy Cordan''' - general assignment reporter
-*'''Todd Dunn''' - general assignment reporter
-*'''Erin Holt''' - general assignment reporter
-*'''Tiani Jones''' - general assignment reporter; also fill-in anchor
-*'''Lori Mitchell''' - general assignment reporter; also fill-in anchor
-*'''Amy Napier Viteri''' - general assignment reporter
-*'''Joseph Pleasant''' - general assignment reporter
-*'''Karen Higbee''' - general assignment reporter
-*'''Roxanna Haynes''' - general assignment reporter
-*'''Jamey Tucker''' - general assignment reporter
-*'''Heather Jensen''' - morning reporter
+*Cory Curtis - sports director; weeknights at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m.
+*Joe Leadingham - sports anchor; weekends at 5:00 and 10:00 p.m., also sports reporter
+*Audra Martin - sports reporter; also fill-in sports anchor
+<p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em;">'''Reporters'''</p>
+*Bethany Anderson - general assignment reporter
+*Jerry Barlar - general assignment reporter
+*Chris Bundgaard - general assignment reporter
+*Nick Caloway - general assignment reporter
+*Andy Cordan - general assignment reporter
+*Heather Jensen - weekday morning reporter
+*Stephanie Langston - general assignment reporter
+*Lori Mitchell - general assignment reporter; also fill-in anchor
+*Joseph Pleasant - general assignment reporter
+*Nadia Ramdass - general assignment reporter
+*Jamey Tucker - general assignment reporter
 ====Former on-air staff====
@@ Line 195: / Line 218: @@
 *'''Stephanie Langston''' - reporter (?-2009)
 *'''Erin Steinbruchel''' - reporter (?-2008)
+*'''Samanatha Fisher''' - anchor (2000-2017)
+*'''Anne Holt''' - anchor (1976-2016)
+*'''Lisa Patton''' - Meterologist (1991-2016)
+*'''Justin Bruce''' - Meterologist now at (KTNV) in Las Vegas
+*'''Dawn Davenport''' - Now at ESPN 104.5 FM
+*'''Najahe Sherman''' - anchor/reporter Now at (WAAY) in Huntsville, AL
+==Gallery==
+<gallery widths="175" position="center" captionalign="center">
+Wsix.jpg|WSIX Channel 8 - An ABC Station logo from the late 1950's
+Wsixtv.png|WSIX Channel 8 logo from 1965
+Wsix0870.jpg|WSIX Channel 8 logo from 1969
+WSIX Channel 8 Eyewitness News 6PM open - November 8, 1972.jpg|WSIX Channel 8 Eyewitness News 6PM Weeknight open from November 8, 1972
+WNGE73.png|WNGE Channel 2 logo from Mid-December 1973
+WNGE76.png|WNGE Channel 2 logo from 1976
+ScreenHunter_93474 Apr. 27 17.29.jpg|WNGE Channel 2 News Morningwatch Weekday open from the late 1970's
+WNGE TV2 - Happy New Year, 1980 ident for December 31, 1979 And January 1, 1980.jpg|WNGE TV2 - Happy New Year 1980 ident for December 31, 1979 and January 1, 1980
+Screen Shot 2014-05-22 at 11.46.44 AM.png|ABC Network ident w/WNGE-TV Nashville byline from Fall 1980
+WNGE Channel 2 station ident - 1981.jpg|WNGE Channel 2 station ident from Fall 1981
+WNGE Channel 2 - We Bring Good Things To Nashville promo - Fall 1981.jpg|WNGE Channel 2 - We Bring Good Things To Nashville promo from Fall 1981
+WNGE 1982.jpg|WNGE Channel 2 station ident from Fall 1981
+WNGE Channel 2 - P.M. Magazine - Friday promo - Fall 1981.jpg|WNGE Channel 2 - PM Magazine - Friday promo from Fall 1981
+ABC Network ident with WNGE-TV Nashville byline - Fall 1981.jpg|ABC Network ident w/WNGE-TV Nashville byline from Fall 1981
+WNGE Channel 2 - P.M. Magazine - Friday promo for March 5, 1982.jpg|WNGE Channel 2 - PM Magazine - Friday promo for March 5, 1982
+WNGE Channel 2 News - All Night ident - Fall 1982.jpg|WNGE Channel 2 News - All Night ident from Fall 1982
+ABC Network ident with WNGE-TV Nashville byline - Fall 1982.jpg|ABC Network ident w/WNGE-TV Nashville byline from Fall 1982
+WNGE Channel 2 News 10PM close - September 5, 1983.jpg|WNGE Channel 2 News 10PM Weeknight close from September 5, 1983
+WNGE Channel 2 station ident - Fall 1983.jpg|WNGE Channel 2 station ident from Fall 1983
+WNGE Channel 2 - Barnaby Jones - Weekdays ident - Fall 1983.jpg|WNGE Channel 2 - Barnaby ones - Weekdays ident from Fall 1983
+WNGE Channel 2 News 530PM - A Half Hour Earlier Than Anyone Else - Weeknights ident - Fall 1983.jpg|WNGE Channel 2 News 5:30PM - A Half Hour Early Than Anyone Else - Weeknights ident - Fall 1983
+WKRN Channel 2 station ident - Late Fall 1983.jpg|WKRN Channel 2 station ident from Late Fall 1983
+ScreenHunter_93397 Apr. 25 21.27.jpg|WKRN Channel 2 News 10PM open from Fall 1984
+WKRN Channel 2 News 5PM And 10PM - 1984 UPI Award - Weeknights promo - Late 1984.jpg|WKRN Channel 2 News 5PM And 10PM - 1984 UPI Award Winner - Weeknights ident from late 1984
+WKRN Channel 2 News 5PM And 10PM - Anne Holt - Weeknight ident - Fall 1984.jpg|WKRN Channel 2 News 5PM And 10PM - Anne Holt - Weeknights ident from Fall 1984
+WKRN Channel 2 - Night Owl Theatre, ''Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day'' - Late Night Tonight ident for October 30, 1984.jpg|WKRN Channel 2 - Night Owl Theatre: ''Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day'' - Late Night Tonight ident for October 30, 1984
+WKRN Channel 2 - Happy Holidays - Al Jerkins ident - Mid-Late December 1984.jpg|WKRN Channel 2 - Happy Holidays - Al Jerkins ident from Mid-Late December 1984
+WKRN Channel 2 - The People's Court - Weeknights ident - Late 1985.jpg|WKRN Channel 2 - The People's Court - Weeknights ident from late 1985
+ABC Network ident with WKRN-TV Nashville byline - Fall 1985.jpg|ABC Network ident w/WKRN-TV Nashville byline from Fall 1985
+WKRN Channel 2 News 5PM - We Don't Make You Wait - Weeknights promo - Early 1986.jpg|WKRN Channel 2 News 5PM - We Don't Make You Wait - Weeknights promo from early 1986
+WKRN Channel 2 News open - late April 1986.jpg|WKRN Channel 2 News open from late April 1986
+ABC Network ident with WKRN-TV Nashville byline - Fall 1986.jpg|ABC Network ident w/WKRN-TV Nashville byline from Fall 1986
+Wkrn19950324 5pmtalent.JPG.jpg|WKRN News 2 5PM open from 1994
+px-WKRN 1994.jpg|WKRN News 2 logo from Mid-August 1996
+WKRN News 2 10PM open - Mid-August 1996.jpg|WKRN News 2 10PM open from Mid-August 1996
+WKRN News 2 6PM open - Early July 1997.jpg|WKRN News 2 6PM open from early July 1997
+Wkrn20000922 6amopen.JPG.jpg|WKRN News 2 This Morning open from late September 2000
+WKRN News 2 12PM open - Late September 2000.jpg|WKRN News 2 12PM open from late September 2000
+WKRN News 2 5PM open - Late September 2000.jpg|WKRN News 2 5PM open from late September 2000
+WKRN News 2 10PM open - Late September 2000.jpg|WKRN News 2 10PM open from late September 2000
+WKRN News 2 - Breaking News open - Late September 2000.jpg|WKRN News 2 - Breaking News open from late September 2000
+WKRN News 2 - Developing News open - Late September 2000.jpg|WKRN News 2 - Developing News open from late September 2000
+WKRN News 2 5PM open - Late January 2003.jpg|WKRN News 2 5PM open from Late January 2003
+WKRN News 2 4PM open from late January 2005.jpg|WKRN News 2 4PM open from late January 2005
+WKRN News 2 430PM open - Late May 2012.jpg|WKRN News 2 4:30PM open from late May 2012
+WKRN News 2 5PM open - Late May 2012.jpg|WKRN News 2 5PM open from late May 2012
+WKRN News 2 4PM open - Late May 2012.jpg|WKRN News 2 6PM open from late May 2012
+WKRN News 2 - Happening News open - Late May 2012.jpg|WKRN News 2 - Happening Now open from late May 2012
+_620260961334963_939627666_n.jpg|WKRN Channel 2 - ''Scandal'' And ''News 2 10PM'' - Tonight (Thursday Night) promo from late April 2013
+_620714744622918_452754140_n.jpg|WKRN Channel 2 - ''ABC News: 20/20'' And ''News 2 10PM'' - Tonight (Friday Night) promo from late April 2013
+WKRN Channel 2 - Happy Holidays promo - Mid-December 2014.jpg|WKRN Channel 2 - Happy Holidays promo from Mid-December 2014
+px-WKRN-TV News 2 logo.png|WKRN News 2 logo from Mid-Fall 2016
+WKRN News 2 10PM open - Mid Fall 2016.jpg|WKRN News 2 10PM open from Mid-Fall 2016
+th0150 1541175860510 60997781 ver1.0.png|WKRN News 2 - 65th Anniversary logo from late November 2018
+</gallery>
 ==References==
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 *[http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WKRN-TV Query the FCC's TV station database for WKRN-TV]
 *[http://www.bia.com/Research-and-Forecasts/Broadcast-Media-Resources/Station-Search/resources_search_result.asp?calls=WKRN&media=TV BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WKRN-TV]
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+[[Category:Former General Electric stations]]
+[[Category:Former Young Brodcasting, Inc. stations]]
+[[Category:Nexstar Broadcasting Group stations]]
+[[Category:Nexstar Media Group stations]]
+[[Category:Former CBS network affiliates]]
+[[Category:Local television stations in Nashville, Tennessee]]
+[[Category:Local television stations in the state of Tennessee]]
+[[Category:Local television stations in the United States]]
+[[Category:Former Knight-Ridder Broadcasting stations]]
+[[Category:Former Gray Television stations]]