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WHO-TV
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| WHO-TV | |
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| Des Moines, Iowa | |
| Branding | Channel 13 |
| Slogan | See the Difference |
| Channels | 13 (VHF) analog, 19 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner | The New York Times Company (sale to Oak Hill Capital Partners pending) |
| Founded | April 26, 1954 |
| Call letters meaning | derived from WHO radio |
| Former affiliations | UPN (secondary until 9/06) |
| Website | www.whotv.com |
WHO-TV is a television station that broadcasts on channel 13 in Des Moines, Iowa and channel 27 in Ottumwa, Iowa. It is affiliated with the NBC television network and serves most of central Iowa. The station transmits from the WOI-Tower in Alleman, Iowa.
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WHO-TV signed on the air on April 26, 1954 as the eighth television station in Iowa and the second in Des Moines. It was owned by the Palmer family, owners of WHO-AM 1040. The Palmers had competed with KIOA for the channel 13 license and won it after reaching a settlement.[1] It has always been an NBC affiliate.
In 1996, WHO-TV was acquired by The New York Times Company; up to that time it had been the last locally owned commercial station in Des Moines. WHO-AM, which was eventually acquired by Clear Channel Communications, continued to occupy the same building until it moved to another building in 2005.
WHO-DT began broadcasting in high-definition television during the 2002 Winter Olympics. One channel carries NBC HDTV programming while another channel carries an image of the station's "Mega Doppler" radar.
WHO's main anchor since 1987, John Bachman, was one of three reporters who interviewed Ronald Reagan, announcer for WHO-AM in the 1930s, at the end of his presidential term. The other two were Larry King and Barbara Walters.
While WHO-TV was co-owned with WHO-AM, it used an owl as its mascot, as WHO-AM still does today.[[1]]
On January 4, 2007, the New York Times Company entered into an agreement to sell its entire television stations group to affiliates of the private equity group Oak Hill Capital Partners. WHO-TV will be operated as part of Local TV LLC.
WHO-TV's Channel 13 News broadcasts perennially rank second to KCCI in ratings. They have the first weekend morning newscast in the Des Moines area, as their Today in Iowa morning news airs seven days a week. WHO-TV also provides aerial coverage of stories with its "Chopper 13" helicopter, making it one of only two stations in Iowa (KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids is the other) to have its own helicopter.
Current on-air news personalities (as of September 2006) include:
- John Bachman, news anchor of 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts
- Patrick Dix, reporter and Today in Iowa co-anchor
- Brad Ehrlich, Today in Iowa traffic reporter
- Andy Fales, weekend sports anchor
- Courtney Greene, Today in Iowa Saturday news anchor
- Sonya Heitshusen, reporter/noon news anchor
- Erin Kiernan, co-anchor, 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts
- Lynn Melling, reporter/weekend anchor
- Keith Murphy, sports director, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts
- Jeriann Ritter, Today in Iowa meteorologist
- Justin Sacher, noon and weekend weekend meteorologist
- Megan Salois, Today in Iowa Saturday and Today in Iowa Sunday meteorologist
- Trisha Shepherd, Today in Iowa co-anchor
- Ed Wilson, chief meteorologist of 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts
- Dan Winters, reporter and anchor of Today in Iowa Saturday and Today in Iowa Sunday
Syndicated programs carried on WHO-TV include the game shows Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, as well as the talk shows The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Montel Williams Show, and Rachael Ray. Local programs include The Insiders, a Sunday-morning political talk show moderated by John Bachman, and Sound Off, a Sunday-night sports talk show hosted by Keith Murphy and Andy Fales. WHO-TV also aired selected UPN programs during late-night weekend hours until The WB and UPN networks merged in September 2006. KCWI, formerly the local WB affiliate, now carries The CW, while KDMI-DT carries My Network TV.
- The Floppy Show, a long-running children's television series on WHO-TV
- ^ Stein, Jeff (2004). Making Waves: The People and Places of Iowa Broadcasting. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: WDG Communications. ISBN 0-9718323-1-5.
- WHO-TV web site
- WHO-TV historical artifacts from DesMoinesBroadcasting.com
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WHO-TV
- Query the FCC's TV station database for K66AL
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Corporate officers: Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. (COB) | Janet L. Robinson (President & CEO) | Michael Golden | James Follo | Martin A. Nisenholtz | David K. Norton | Kenneth A. Richieri | Hussain Ali-Khan | R. Anthony Benten | Rhonda L. Brauer | Philip A. Ciuffo | Jennifer C. Dolan | Robert Kraft | Ann S. Kraus | James C. Lessersohn | Catherine J. Mathis | Stuart P. Stoller | David A. Thurm | Michael Zimbalist | Laurena L. Emhoff | Scott Heekin-Canedy | Bill Keller | Gail Collins | Michael Oreskes | Serge Schmemann | Richard J. Daniels | Mary Jacobus | Martin Baron | Renée Loth | P. Steven Ainsley | Robert H. Eoff | Brenda C. Barnes | Raul E. Cesan | Lynn G. Dolnick | William E. Kennard | James M. Kilts | David E. Liddle | Ellen R. Marram | Thomas Middelhoff | Janet L. Robinson | Cathy J. Sulzberger | Doreen A. Toben Daily newspapers: The Boston Globe | The Courier | The Daily Comet | The Dispatch | The Gadsden Times | The Gainesville Sun | International Herald Tribune | The Ledger | The New York Times | Petaluma Argus-Courier | The Press Democrat | Sarasota Herald-Tribune | Spartanburg Herald-Journal | Star-Banner | The Star-News | Telegram & Gazette | Times Daily | Times-News | The Tuscaloosa News Radio stations: WQEW1 | WQXR Television stations4: ABC: WNEP • WQAD | CBS: KFSM • WHNT • WREG • WTKR | NBC: KFOR • WHO | MyNetworkTV: KAUT Cable assets: New England Sports Network2 | SNN News 63 Interactive assets: About.com | The New York Times Syndicate & News Service Other assets:2 Boston Red Sox | Donohue Malbaie Inc. | Fenway Park | Madison Paper Industries | Metro Boston 1Sale to Disney/ABC is awaiting FCC approval. Radio Disney operates the station via a local marketing agreement while the sale is being finalized. 2The New York Times hold some ownership interests in these companies through joint ventures. 3Owned by The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, which in turn The Times owns and operates. 4Sale to Oak Hill Capital / Local TV LLC has been granted FCC approval and will close on May 6, 2007. [2] Annual revenue: $831.8 million USD (First Quarter 2006) | Employees: 11,965 | Stock symbol: NYSE: NYT | Website: www.nytco.com |