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WTVY
Dothan, Alabama
Branding	WTVY News 4
Slogan	Your Hometown News Leader
Channels	Analog: 4 (VHF) Digital: 36 (UHF)
Affiliations	CBS MyNetworkTV (DT2) The CW (DT3)
Owner	Gray Television
Founded	February 12, 1955
Former channel number(s)	9 (1955-1960?)
Former affiliations	UPN (on DT2 until 2006)
Transmitter Power	100 kW (analog) 995 kW (digital)
Height	573 m (both)
Facility ID	4152
Transmitter Coordinates	30°55′11.7″N, 85°44′29.5″W
Website	www.wtvynews4.com

WTVY or WTVY News 4 is a CBS-affiliated television station broadcasting on channel 4 in Dothan, Alabama, owned by Gray Television. The station's signal, originating from a transmitter in Holmes County, Florida, reaches large portions of Alabama, Georgia and Florida. WTVY is also the designated CBS affiliate for the Panama City, Florida market, where Gray also owns that city's NBC affiliate, WJHG-TV. In exchange, WJHG is available in Dothan on cable since Dothan does not have its own NBC affiliate. In fact, WTVY's transmitter is located within the Panama City market.

WTVY operates a MyNetworkTV affiliate on its DT2 subchannel known as My 4 and a CW affiliate on DT3 known as Dothan's CW.

Contents 1 History 2 Programming 2.1 WTVY Digital Channel 3 Notable Personalities 4 External Links

WTVY's first broadcast was on February 12, 1955, originally on channel 9. The station moved to channel 4 around 1960, where it still remains today. The station's studio was located outside of Webb until 1993, when the old Houston Hotel in downtown Dothan was converted into the new home of the station.

For most of its early years, Charles Woods, a perennial aspirant to the governorship of Alabama, owned WTVY, through his Woods Communications company. Benedek Broadcasting bought WTVY from Woods in 1995. WTVY was one of the Benedek stations that was purchased by Gray Television in 2002.

The news broadcasts on WTVY have consistently ranked as the top-rated in the Dothan market. Newscasts air weekdays from 5:30-7 a.m., and 12-12:30, 5-5:30, 6-6:30 and 10-10:30 p.m. Central, and weekends at 6:00 on Saturday, 5:00 on Sunday, and 10:00 p.m.. Syndicated programming includes Wheel of Fortune, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, and Live with Regis and Kelly.

All syndicated programming that is duplicated on WJHG and WMBB is still shown on WTVY on Panama City's cable systems. This is in contrast to SyndEx laws, which restrict importing of syndicated programming that is already available on an in-market station. This is likely due to WTVY's transmitter location, programming contracts, "must-carry" rules, and the market size of Panama City.

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Digital channels

Channel	Programming
36.1 / 4.1	Main WTVY programming
36.2 / 4.2	My 4 (MyNetworkTV)
36.3 / 4.3	Dothan's CW

WTVY-DT2 had been broadcasting programming from UPN until that network ended in September 2006. WTVY-DT3 airs the weekday newscast The Daily Buzz, shown between 5 and 8 a.m.

CURRENT PERSONALITIES

• Lisa Blackwell, General Assignment Reporter
• Angie Casey, Weekday 5,6,10 Anchor
• Patrick Claybon, General Assignment Reporter
• Oscar Fann, (Morning) Chief Meteorologist
• Mike Gurspan, General Assignment Reporter
• Chris Harris, Weekend Sports Anchor / Reporter
• Reginald Jones, Weekday 5,6,10 Anchor
• Rayne McKenzie, General Assignment Reporter
• Wayne May, Assignment Editor / Investigative Reporter
• Erica Proffer, General Assignment Reporter
• Ryan Rodig, General Assignment Reporter
• Brad Sherwood, Sports Anchor / Reporter
• Ann Varnum, Host of "The Ann Varnum Show"
• Connor Vernon, Weeknight Meteorologist
• Vanessa Araiza, General Assignment Reporter
• Rhiana Huckins, Weekend Reporter

PAST PERSONALITIES

• David Bishop, Weekend News Anchor/Reporter (1988-1990, now in government affairs- Tallahassee, FL)
• Ashley Brand, Evening Meteorologist (2001-2007, now Weekend Meteorologist at ABC 33/40 in Birmingham)
• Mitch English, Weather Anchor/Reporter (now at The Daily Buzz)
• Lauren Davis, Morning Anchor / Reporter (2002-2007, now Weekend Anchor/ Reporter at WVLT in Knoxville)
• Tonya Deer, General Assignment Reporter (went to WDHN; now doing Medical PR)
• Carla Kneeland, Morning Anchor/Reporter (?)
• Erika Kurre, Weekend Anchor / Reporter (now at WZTV Nashville)
• Kelly O'Donnell, Weekend Sports Anchor (?)
• Al Roberts, Sports Director / News Director / Noon Anchor (1972-2006)
• Carlos Torres, General Assignment Reporter (until 2005)
• Carrie Davis, General Assignment Reporter (now Morning Anchor/Medical Reporter WSPA Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville/Anderson)
• Tom Nebel, Chief Meteorologist from 1989 - 1996. Currently General Sales Manager of Cumulus Media - Pensacola. Also Owner of Tom Nebel Productions (Video Company)
• Joey Parker, Morning anchor (now at KHAS-TV Hastings, NE)

• WTVY Website
• WTVY DT3 "Dothan's CW" Website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WTVY

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

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Dothan / Ozark market (Nielsen DMA #172)
WDIQ 2/WGIQ 43 (PBS/APT) - WTVY 4 (CBS) (MNTV on DT2 & The CW on DT3) - WJJN-LP 5 (Ind/FN) - WDHN 18 (ABC) - WDFX 34 (Fox) Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations Reception may vary by geographical location Panama City: WJHG 7 (NBC) - WBIF 51 (RTN) Montgomery: WSFA 12 (NBC) - WRJM 67 (MNTV)
See also: Broadcast television stations in the Pensacola-Mobile, Columbus, Albany and Tallahassee Markets

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Panama City, Florida market  (Nielsen DMA #154)
WTVY 4 (CBS)(MNTV on DT2 & The CW on DT3) - WJHG 7 (NBC)(The CW on DT2 & MNTV on DT3) - WMBB 13 (ABC) - WPFN-CA 22 (A1) - WWEO-CA 24 (FamilyNet) - WPGX 28 (Fox) - W34DH 34 (TBN) - WPCT 46 (Info) - WBIF 51 (RTN) - WFSG 56 (PBS) Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations Reception may vary by geographical location Tallahassee: WCTV 6 (CBS) - WTXL 27 (ABC)
See also: Broadcast television stations in the Dothan, Pensacola-Mobile and Tallahassee Markets

v • d • e CBS Network Affiliates in the state of Alabama
WTVY 4 (Dothan) - WKRG 5 (Mobile) - WAKA 8 (Selma) - WHNT 19 (Huntsville) - WIAT 42 (Birmingham)
See also: ABC, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Alabama

v • d • e MyNetworkTV Network Affiliates in the state of Alabama
WTVY-DT 4.2 (Dothan) - "WAMY" 8 / WZDX-DT 54.2 (Huntsville) - WRJM 67 (Troy) - WABM 68 (Birmingham)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Alabama

v • d • e CW Network Affiliates in the state of Alabama
WTVY-DT 4.3 (Dothan) - WHDF 15 (Florence) - WTTO 21 / WDBB 17 (Homewood / Bessemer / Birmingham) - WBMM 22 (Montgomery) WBPG 55 (Gulf Shores / Mobile) - WLGA 66 (Opelika)
See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Alabama