WITN-TV
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HAAT | 591.9 m (1,942 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 35°21′55.9″N 77°23′34.6″W / 35.365528°N 77.392944°W |
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Website | www |
WITN-TV (channel 7) is a
History
The station signed on September 28, 1955, from facilities on
WITN aired an
The group held onto the television station until 1985, when it was sold to
On January 7, 2009, a high definition feed of WITN was launched on DirecTV and can now also be obtained on Dish Network. It switched to digital-only broadcasting on June 12. However, WITN has been digital-only since February 19, 2009.[5][6] In June 2013, the station moved from its longtime home outside Washington to new high definition-ready studios in Greenville.
In addition to offering network and syndicated programming, WITN was also a multimedia rights partner for East Carolina University Athletics from 1998 to 2014. In addition to hosting the weekly coaches' shows for football and basketball, the station produced live broadcasts of select games that were not picked up nationally by ESPN as part of its deal with Conference USA. Even though most of the broadcasts were limited to its own market, WITN got other television outlets throughout North Carolina to carry a football game in 2003 which saw ECU competing against in-state rival University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. In 2014, WNCT-TV picked up the ECU sports package, just as the school moved its programs to the American Athletic Conference.[7]
WITN-DT2
WITN-DT2 is the
History
Originally, WITN-DT2 served as a 24-hour local
Eventually, a new third digital subchannel signed on and began offering a 24-hour live feed of WITN's own Doppler weather radar.[9] On January 17, 2013, it separated programming from MyNetworkTV and MeTV onto dedicated digital subchannels (with MeTV relocating to the third subchannel).[10]
For a period of time, WITN-DT2 could also be seen on the digital tier of
News operation
In terms of
The station's direct competitors are WCTI-TV and WNCT-TV. There have been occasions that WITN has come in 2nd place in ratings. WITN News ranked 2nd in the market to WCTI in 2014, before regaining 1st place in 2015. In July 2008, WNCT was the most watched television station in the market after taking first place weeknights at 6 and 11. However, since then, WNCT has fallen to 3rd place weeknights at 6.[12]
While broadcasting from its original facility in Chocowinity, WITN maintained secondary studios in Greenville on East Arlington Boulevard (within the Square Shopping Center) less than two blocks from its current base of operations. This location began broadcasting a weekday morning newscast in 1997 featuring a news anchor, meteorologist, and photographer based out of there. In addition, weeknight interview segments were conducted from the old secondary studios.
After moving into its brand new facility in Greenville on June 5, 2013, WITN became the area's second television outlet to upgrade news production to high definition level.[13] In addition to its main studios in Greenville, the station operates news bureaus in Washington (on Main Street), Jacksonville (on Western Boulevard), and in New Bern (on Middle Street).
Notable former on-air staff
- John Beard – news anchor (1972-1976; most recently at WGRZ in Buffalo, New York, leaving that station January 18, 2018.
- David Crabtree – anchor/reporter (1985–1988; now at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina)
- Susan Roesgen – now at WGNO in New Orleans
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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7.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
WITN-DT | NBC |
7.2 | 480i | WITN-MY | MyNetworkTV | |
7.3 | WITN-ME | MeTV | ||
7.4 | STARTTV | Start TV | ||
7.5 | HEROES | Heroes & Icons | ||
7.6 | THE365 | The365
| ||
7.7 | OXYGEN | Oxygen |
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WITN-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Langley, David. "WITN Goes On The Air and My WITN Experience" (PDF). w4ydy. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "WITN History: A Look At How We Began In 1955". Witn.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ "Gray Completes Acquisition of Raycom Media and Related Transactions", Gray Television, January 2, 2019, Retrieved January 2, 2019.
- ^ Stand by: Digital TV transition postponed, Ginger Livingston, The Daily Reflector, February 4, 2009
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). hraunfoss.fcc.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.wnct.com/story/26083523/east-carolina-athletics-wnct-tv-announce-television-partnership ECU Media Relations, WNCT.com, July 22, 2014
- ^ "WITN's Weather Channel Evolving To My TV - Eastern Carolina". Witn.com. March 15, 2011. Archived from the original on April 19, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ Mossman, Chris (May 10, 2011). "The Honeymooners, Twilight Zone, Rawhide, Bonanza and Cannon On WITN 7.2, Live Doppler 7 On WITN 7.3". Witn.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ Malone, Michael (September 24, 2012). "Market Eye: Good Night, Irene | Broadcasting & Cable". Broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ "Reports - Gray Television".
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- ^ "WITN Starts HD Broadcasts From New Greenville Studio". Witn.com. June 5, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WITN