WLKY-TV

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WLKY-TV
Image:WLKY.jpg
Louisville, Kentucky
Branding Newschannel 32
Slogan Live. Local. Late Breaking.
Channels 32 (UHF) analog,
26 (UHF) digital
Affiliations CBS
Owner Hearst-Argyle Television
Founded September 16, 1961
Call letters meaning W
Louisville
KentuckY
Former affiliations ABC (1961-1990)
Transmitter Power 4270.0 kW/384.0 m (analog)
600.0 kW/392.0 m (digital)
Website WLKY website

WLKY-TV, "WLKY 32" is a local CBS station in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is owned by Hearst-Argyle Television. Its transmitter is located in Floyds Knobs, Indiana at 38° 22' 8.00 " N Latitude, 85° 49' 48.00" W Longitude.

Diane Sawyer, co-host of ABC's "Good Morning America", got her start at this station, working there from 1967 to 1970.

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The station signed on September 16, 1961 as a full-time ABC affiliate. Previously, the ABC affiliation in Louisville was shared between NBC affiliate WAVE-TV and then-CBS affiliate WHAS-TV. Combined Communications became the owners of WLKY by the 1970s. In 1979, Combined Communications merged with Gannett.

In 1983, Gannett sold WLKY, along with WPTA in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Pulitzer after it purchased WLVI-TV in Boston (currently owned by Sunbeam Television) from Field Communications. Pulitzer kept WLKY but sold WPTA to Granite Broadcasting in 1986.

In 1990, WLKY and WHAS (by then owned by the Providence Journal Company, now owned by Belo) swapped network affiliations, with WLKY taking the CBS affiliation and WHAS becoming the ABC affiliate. WLKY, which was a distant third in the Louisville television viewership ratings for most of the time prior to the network affiliation switch, has become much more competitive with WAVE and WHAS since becoming the CBS affiliate.

Hearst-Argyle Television bought all of Pulitzer's stations, including WLKY, in 1999.

From 1977 until 1986, WLKY was known as "32 Alive." At the time, Combined Communications was using the "Alive" moniker on four of its stations; in addition to WLKY, there were KOCO "5 Alive" in Oklahoma City, WXIA "11 Alive" in Atlanta, and WPTA "21 Alive" in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Gannett-owned WXIA still uses the "Alive" moniker, as does WPTA, although that station is no longer owned by Gannett.

WLKY is one of the few CBS affiliates that show The Young and the Restless 4-5 PM, leading into the 5 PM local news. In 1993, after losing Oprah to WHAS, they tried The Bertice Berry Show (which was cancelled nationally after one season) in the timeslot which was a disaster and eventually moved The Young and the Restless to 4pm where it remains today. Other CBS affiliates WAFB in Baton Rouge, LA; WRAL in Raleigh, NC; and KMOV in St. Louis also run The Young and the Restless in the 4pm timeslot.

In the February 2007 sweeps period, WLKY won the morning, noon and 11 pm newscast timeslots (with the 11 pm newscast leading both WAVE and WHAS by a wide margin), and came in a close second at 5 pm and a close third at 6 pm. [1]

  • WLKY NewsChannel 32 Mornings - 5-8am
    • Paul Moses
    • Abby Miller
    • Kim Stevens – Weather
    • Jim Bulleit – Features
    • Monica Hardin – Traffic
  • WLKY NewsChannel 32 at Noon - 12-1pm
    • John Boel
    • Ann Bowdan
    • Kim Stevens – Weather
  • WLKY NewsChannel 32 at 5 - 5-5:30pm
    • Rick Van Hoose
    • Vicki Dortch
    • Jay Cardosi - Weather
  • WLKY NewsChannel 32 at 5:30 - 5:30-6pm
    • Rick Van Hoose
    • Carissa Lawson
    • Jay Cardosi - Weather
    • Fred Cowgill - Sports
  • WLKY NewsChannel 32 at 6 - 6-6:30pm
    • John Boel
    • Vicki Dortch
    • Jay Cardosi - Weather
    • Fred Cowgill - Sports
  • WLKY NewsChannel 32 at 11 - 11-11:35pm
    • Rick Van Hoose
    • Vicki Dortch
    • Jay Cardosi - Weather
    • Fred Cowgill - Sports

  • WLKY NewsChannel 32 Mornings - 6-8am Saturdays, 6-9am Sundays
    • Bill Alexander
    • Matt Milosevich - Weather
  • WLKY NewsChannel 32 at Noon - 12-12:30pm
    • Bill Alexander
    • Matt Milosevich - Weather
  • WLKY NewsChannel 32 at 6, 6:30 - 6-6:30pm Saturdays, 6:30-7pm Sundays
    • Steve Burgin
    • Natasha Collins
    • Bob Symon - Weather
    • Keith Farmer - Sports
  • WLKY NewsChannel 32 at 11 - 11-11:35pm
    • Steve Burgin
    • Natasha Collins
    • Bob Symon - Weather
    • Keith Farmer - Sports

  • Andy Alcock
  • Kate Cornell
  • Mark Flores
  • Julia Harding
  • Ben Jackey
  • Mike Petchenik
  • Stephanie Segretto

Broadcast television in the Louisville market  (Nielsen DMA #50)

WAVE 3 (NBC) - W04BP 4 (REL) - WVHF 9 (A1) - WHAS 11 (ABC) - WBXV 13 (MTV2) - WKPC 15 / WKZT 23 / WKON 52 (PBS/KET1) - WHAN 17 (A1) - WBNA 21 (ION) - W24BW ("WYCS") 24 (Ind) - WLKY 32 (CBS) - WBKI 34/28 (The CW) - WDRB 41 (FOX) - WJYL 45 (TBN) - WMYO 58 (MNTV) - WKMJ 68 (PBS/KET2)
Broadcast television in the Bowling Green market  (Nielsen DMA #183)

WTVF 5 (CBS) - WBKO 13 (ABC) (FOX on DT2, The CW on DT3) - WZTV 17 (FOX) - WKYU 24 (PBS) - WUXP 30 (MNTV) - WLKY 32 (CBS) - WBKI 34 (The CW) - WNKY 40 (NBC) - WKAG-CA 43 (A1) - WKGB 53 (PBS/KET)
Local cable television channels

"WBWG" 12 (The CW)1
1WBWG is also included on WBKO's digital signal.
CBS Network Affiliates in the state of Kentucky

WKYT 27 (Lexington) - WLKY 32 (Louisville) - WYMT 57 (Hazard)
See also: ABC, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other Stations in Kentucky
Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.
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Corporate Staff: David J. Barrett (President & CEO) | Victor F. Ganzi (COB) | Harry T. Hawks | Terry Mackin | Steven A. Hobbs | Philip M. Stolz | Frederick I. Young | Candy Altman | Brian Bracco | Emerson Coleman | Marv Danielski | Martin Faubell | Kathleen Keefe | Alvin Lustgarten | Ellen McClain | Jonathan Mintzer | David J. Barrett | Frank A. Bennack, Jr. | John G. Conomikes | Ken J. Elkins | George R. Hearst, Jr. | William Randolph Hearst III | Bob Marbut | Gilbert C. Maurer | Michael E. Pulitzer | David Pulver | Caroline L. Williams

Radio Stations: WBAL1 | WIYY1

ABC Network Affiliates: KETV | KHBS / KHOG | KITV | KMBC | KOAT | KOCO | WAPT | WCVB | WISN | WMUR | WMTW | WPBF1 | WTAE

CBS Network Affiliates: KCCI | WLKY

NBC Network Affiliates: KCRA | KSBW | WBAL | WDSU | WESH | WGAL | WLWT | WPTZ / WNNE | WXII | WYFF

The CW Network Affiliates: KCWE1 | WKCF

MyNetwork TV Affiliate: KQCA

Independent Television Station: WMOR1

1Hearst-Argyle operates these stations owned by Hearst Corporation.

Annual Revenue: $785.4 million USD (2006) | Employees: Approx. 3,000 (full-time) | Stock Symbol: NYSE: HTV | Website: www.hearstargyle.com
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