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WCAV
Charlottesville, Virginia
Branding	CBS 19 (normal) CBS 19 News (newscasts)
Slogan	Where Charlottesville News Comes First
Channels	Analog: 19 (UHF) Digital: 19.1 (UHF) 19.2 (UHF) - "Weather Now"
Affiliations	CBS
Owner	Gray Television
Founded	2004
Call letters meaning	CAValier (the UVA mascot)
Transmitter Power	1000 kW
Website	charlottesvillenewsplex.tv

WCAV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Charlottesville, Virginia. Licensed to the city, the station broadcasts its analog signal on UHF channel 19 from a transmitter located on Carters Mountain south of Charlottesville. WCAV is the flagship station of a cluster of Gray Television-owned television stations based in Charlottesville. This includes the area's low-powered ABC affiliate WVAW-LP and Class A FOX affiliate WAHU-CA.

All three stations broadcast out of shared studio facilities known as the "Charlottesville Newsplex" located on 2nd Street S.E. in Downtown Charlottesville. In addition, some behind-the-scenes duties are run alongside that of sister station WHSV-TV in Harrisonburg, which the "Newsplex" has a resource sharing alliance with. WCAV is known on-air as "CBS 19".

Contents 1 Digital Television 2 History 3 Newscasts 4 News Team 5 Former News Personalities 6 External Links

The station was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997. [1] As a result, WCAV did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. However, it does offer a digital signal in standard format identifying via PSIP as channel 19.1 broadcasting from WAHU's nearby digital transmitter. A high-definition version of this channel is also offered on Comcast digital cable channel 706. [2] On or before February 18, 2009, which is the end of the digital television conversion period for full-service stations, WCAV will be required to turn off its analog signal and turn on its official digital signal (called a "flash-cut").

WCAV signed on in 2004 becoming the market's first CBS affiliate and first station to mount a challenge against established NBC affiliate WVIR-TV (owned by locally-based Virginia Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Waterman Broadcasting Corporation). Prior to this, CBS was seen on cable via WTVR-TV from Richmond and WUSA-TV from Washington D.C. When WCAV launched, it replaced WUSA's location on cable. Previously, the channel 19 allocation was considered for bringing the Richmond market a primary WB affiliate, something which the market lacked ever since the switch of that market's WUPV in 1998.

Shortly after WCAV's signon, owner Gray Television signed on ABC affiliate WVAW-LP on channel 16. WVAW was formerly a low-powered repeater of WHSV on channel 64, and WVAW effectively replaced WHSV on Charlottesville-area cable systems. In early 2005, the two stations were joined by new FOX affiliate WAHU-CA on channel 27.

Also in 2005, WCAV began airing a series titled "Somewhere in Time", which was hosted by Tommy Garrett of Paramount Theater in Charlottesville. The program broadcasted movies as well as segments of the host with a famous guest. The show was dropped in early 2006.

Since 2006, the three stations have been the official flagships of University of Virginia sports.

On January 2, 2007, WCAV was moved from Comcast cable channel 18 to the more prime cable channel 6 on the Charlottesville and Greene County systems, replacing Richmond's WTVR-TV. WTVR remained on channel 6 on Louisa cable systems, with WCAV moving to channel 2. [3]

Beth Duffy, formerly of WVIR, returned to the airwaves on WCAV on April 16, 2007.

The station is not related to the former WCAV-FM (now WKAF-FM) in Brockton, Massachusetts.

In June 2006, the station received the runner-up award for Outstanding News Opeation by the Virginia Association of Broadcasters. WWBT in Richmond was the winner in that category.

In June 2007, the station received the Outstanding Sports Coverage award for a Commercial Television station from the Virginia Association of Broadcasters. That same year, the station's web channel finished runner up to WVEC in Norfolk for outstanding web site.

According to VARTV.com, on September 21, 2007, WCAV launched "CBS19 News Weather Now" on digital channel 19.2. The channel will "be made available to Comcast Digital Cable Customers in late October on Channel 209."

WCAV CBS 19 on early Christmas morning at 12:35 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. will show for the first time the CBS 19 Yule Log (TV program).

As the primary station in the "Charlottesville Newsplex" operation, WCAV "CBS 19" airs the most newscasts. Sister station WVAW "ABC 16" simulcasts the weekday morning newscast and only airs local news on the weeknights at 7 and 11 PM. There are no weekend newscasts on WVAW except for Sunday nights at 11 PM. In addition, sister station WAHU "FOX 27" airs a daily 10 PM newscast.

Good Morning Charlottesville airs on ABC 16 and CBS 19 weekdays from 5:00 A.M. - 7:00 A.M. Then the 6 am hour only airs at 7:00 a.m. on FOX 27.

During the week, WCAV takes the second feed of the "CBS Evening News" at 7 PM.

WCAV and its sister stations employ the largest television news team dedicated exclusively to the Charlottesville market. While its competitor dedicates a large portion of its staff to adjacent markets, WCAV focuses its coverage solely on the counties that comprise the Charlottesville viewing area.

Anchors

• Bo Sykes - weekday mornings and Noon
• Beth Duffy - weekdays at Noon, 5, and 6:30 PM
• Stephanie Hockridge - weeknights at 5, 6, and 11 PM
• Dan Schutte - weeknights at 6 and 11 PM
• Jeremy Settle - weeknights at 7 PM on ABC16
• Christina Butler - weeknights at 7 and 11 PM on ABC16
• John Rodgers - weeknights at 6:30, 10 (on Fox27), and 11 PM (on ABC16)
• Autria Godfrey - weekends (also reporter)
• Philip Stewart - weekends (also reporter)

Meteorologists

• Brantley Ussery - weekday mornings
• Stacy Berman - weeknights at 7 and 11 on ABC16 and at 10 on Fox27
• Myles Henderson - weekends

Sports

• Marc Davis - weeknights at 5, 6, 6:30 and 11 PM
• J.W. Stehle - weeknights at 7 and 11 PM on ABC16
• Dave Strumpf - weekends (also sports reporter)
• Kris Budden - sports reporter

Reporters

• Lisa Ferrari
• Hailey Frances
• Jummy Olabanji
• Audrey Pernik
• Cheryn Stone
• Mark Tenia - webcasts anchor
• Lindsey Ward
• Matt Holmes

• Tom Abbott (Now at The Golf Channel)
• Jarrod Aldom (Now out of the business.)
• Sarah Batista (Now at WBTV-TV in Charlotte, NC)
• Ric Barrick (Now spokesperson for the City of Charlottesville)
• Venton Blandin
• Rod Cowan
• Elizabeth Donatelli (Now at WAVE-TV in Louisville, KY)
• Katie Graham (Now at WETM-TV in Elmira, NY)
• Zach Heffner (Playing for the Chicago Machine lacrosse team)
• Whitney Holmes (Now at WATE-TV in Knoxville, TN)
• Bo Kane (Now out of the business)
• Lauren Knight (Now out of the business)
• Summer Knowles (Now at KTVI-TV in St. Louis, MO)
• Vanessa Murdock (Now at WTKR-TV in Norfolk, VA)
• Althea Paul (Now at WINK-TV in Fort Myers, FL)
• Lindsay Puccio (Now out of the business)
• Kory Raftery (Now out of the business)
• Marcus Washington (Now at KOKI-TV in Tulsa, OK)

• Station Website (shared with WVAW-LP "ABC 16" and WAHU-CA "FOX 27")
• WCAV "CBS 19" Wireless
• Charlottesville Weather
• CBS Website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WCAV

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Charlottesville market  (Nielsen DMA #181)
WVAW-LP 16 (ABC) - WCAV 19 (CBS) - WAHU-CA 27 (FOX) (MNTV on DT2) - WVIR 29 (NBC) (The CW on DT3 & Weather Plus on DT2) - WHTJ 41 (PBS) - W50CM 50 (PBS) Out of market stations on cable only: WTTG 5 (FOX)

v • d • e CBS Network Affiliates in the state of Virginia
WTKR 3 (Norfolk) - WTVR 6 (Richmond) - WDBJ 7 (Roanoke) - WCAV 19 (Charlottesville)
See also: ABC, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Virginia

v • d • e Gray Television, Inc.
ABC Network Affiliate: KAKE · KOLO · WBKO · WHSV · WTOK · WVAW · TV3 Winchester (WHSV-DT3) (cable only) CBS Network Affiliates: KBTX · KKTV · KOLN/KGIN · KWTX · KXII · WCAV · WCTV · WIBW · WIFR · WKYT · WRDW · WSAW · WSWG · WTVY · WVLT · WYMT The CW Network Affiliates1: KBTX · KKCO · KWTX · WBKO · WJHG · WKYT · WTOK · WYMT Fox Network Affiliates: KXII1 · WAHU · WBKO1 · WHSV1 · WSYM2 · WTOK1 · WTAP1 Independent Television Station1: WOWT MyNetworkTV Affiliates1: KKTV (KKTV-DT2) · KOLN/KGIN · KXII · WAHU · WCTV · WHSV · WIBW · WJHG · WRDW · WSAW · WSAZ · WSWG · WTOK · WTVY · WTAP · WVLT NBC Network Affiliates: KKCO · WEAU · WILX · WITN · WJHG · WMTV · WNDU · WOWT · WSAZ · WTAP 1These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels. 2Gray and Journal Broadcast Group entered into a "news share" agreement.
Annual Revenue: $332.1 USD (2006) · Employees: N/A · Stock Symbol: NYSE: GTN · Website: www.graycommunications.com