WXLV-TV
Encyclopedia
WXLV-TV is the ABC
-affiliated television station
for the Piedmont Triad
area of North Carolina
that is licensed to Winston-Salem
. It broadcasts a high definition
digital signal on UHF channel 29 (virtual channel
45) from a transmitter in Randleman
along I-73
/U.S. 220. Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group
, the station is sister to MyNetworkTV
affiliate WMYV
and the two share studios on Myer Lee Drive in Winston-Salem along I-40
. Syndicated
programming on WXLV includes: Frasier
, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
, and Family Feud
. It can be found on channel 7 on most cable systems in the market
. WXLV's numeric "45" logo is similar to Sinclair flagship WBFF
in Baltimore, Maryland.
in Stokes County
. The station was bought by the TVX Broadcast Group
in 1980 and changed its call letters to WJTM-TV. Over the years, the station ran a general entertainment format consisting of cartoons, movies, sitcoms, and dramas. It changed its call letters to WNRW in 1984 in memory of a station employee who was murdered in a shooting at the station that year. It became the market's Fox
affiliate when the network premiered on October 9, 1986. By the late 1980s, the station had dropped its longtime moniker of "TV 45" in favor of "Fox 45."
TVX sold-off many of its smaller stations in 1988, including WNRW, which it sold to Act III Broadcasting
. Meanwhile, the other major independent in the market, WGGT (channel 48) filed for bankruptcy in the late-1980s and still had not emerged from it by 1991. At that time, Act III bought WGGT's stronger programming and merged it onto WNRW's lineup. WGGT then began to simulcast WNRW, creating a strong combined signal with over 60% overlap. This was known as the "Piedmont Superstation". The two stations took on a secondary UPN
affiliation when that network debuted on January 16, 1995.
The simulcast continued after Act III Broadcasting was bought by Abry Broadcast Partners in 1995. That September, when Fox acquired longtime ABC affiliate WGHP
, WNRW and WGGT swapped affiliations with WGHP, and all Fox programming (including Fox Kids
) went to WGHP. WNRW also changed its calls to the current WXLV-TV.
In 1996, Sinclair acquired WXLV through its merger with Abry. It then had Glencairn purchase WGGT from Guilford Broadcasters. In 1997, WGGT's simulcast of WXLV was discontinued and the two stations entered into a local marketing agreement
(LMA) with WXLV as senior partner. As part of the LMA, all UPN programming moved to channel 48, which changed its calls to WUPN-TV. Since the Smith family (founders of Sinclair) owned most of Glencairn's stock, Sinclair effectively had a duopoly in the Triad. A similar situation existed in the Triangle where Sinclair owned WLFL
and Glencairn-owned WRDC. Sinclair bought WUPN outright in 2000.
On February 2, 2009, Sinclair told cable and satellite television providers via e-mail that regardless of the exact mandatory switchover date to digital-only broadcasting, the station would cease airing in analog on February 17. At 11:59 p.m. on that date, WXLV's analog signal switched to "nightlight" service
and went dark permanently during the week ending March 13. This move made WXLV and WMYV the first digital-only broadcast stations in the market.
. However, the station noted that Sinclair's company wide policy is to not allow cable providers to carry HD signals without compensation. With NASCAR on ESPN broadcasts as part of the Chase for the Nextel Cup
on WXLV, there was a dilemma for the Triad area because it is regarded as the highest-rated NASCAR
television market. However, after Sinclair and Time Warner came to a nationwide compensation/retransmission deal in 2007, WXLV-DT and WMYV-DT began to be carried on Time Warner systems.
Sinclair was later involved in a retransmission dispute with Time Warner Cable, whose original agreement ended on December 31, 2010. Both parties have extended talks for another two weeks, with a new deadline set for January 15, 2011. If an agreement was not reached, ABC network programming would remain available on Time Warner Cable through feeds coming from neighboring stations such as WSOC-TV
in Charlotte and WTVD
in Raleigh/Durham. An agreement was reached on February 2, 2011, with no disruption to carriage of WXLV and WMYV.
, WXLV is available on Fibrant in Salisbury
, which is part of the Charlotte
DMA
.
In Virginia
, WXLV is available on Comcast
in Galax
and DirecTV
in Grayson County
, which are part of the Roanoke
DMA. The ABC affiliate for that DMA, WSET
, is not available in Galax. WXLV was also available on Chatmoss Cablevision in Danville
until October 1, 2011 when it was replaced with Me-TV (WSLS
-DT3).
on weekday mornings. WXLV's sports department produced a local high school sports show known as Friday Night Football. However, the station could not gain significant viewership and compete with WFMY-TV
, WGHP, and WXII-TV
. WXLV ended its weekday morning cut-ins and weekend newscasts in 2000. The weeknight broadcasts and entire news operation was shut down completely on January 11, 2002.
In 2003, sister station WUPN began airing a prime time newscast every night at 10. As part of Sinclair's News Central
operation, local news originated from the Winston-Salem studios while national news, weather, and sports were based at company headquarters on Beaver Dam Road in Hunt Valley, Maryland
. In 2004, an identical 11 p.m. newscast, ABC 45 News Late Edition, was launched on WXLV. It also aired "The Point", a one-minute conservative political commentary, that was controversial and a requirement of all Sinclair-owned stations with newscasts (regardless of whether it carried the News Central format or not). Both newscasts were pulled in August 2005 as a result of poor ratings; the News Central format would be phased out entirely in its other markets by March 2006.
For a time afterward, News Central still provided WXLV with weekday morning weather cut-ins during Good Morning America featuring meteorologist Tony Pagnotti. Eventually, production of the cut-ins was shifted to its Asheville
sister station, WLOS
, with meteorologist Julie Wunder providing the updates; this continues to this day. Currently, Eric Gabriel produces various entertainment, sports, and community features that can be seen on-air as well as on WXLV's website. In addition, there is a taped public affairs show called Triad Today that airs Friday mornings at 6:30 hosted by Jim Longworth.
As part of the settlement of Time Warner's latest retransmission consent agreement with Sinclair, Time Warner Cable will begin to produce newscasts for WXLV beginning in January 2012, likely using the resources of local cable news channel News 14 Carolina
, which is owned by TWC. WXLV will air traditional 6pm and 11pm news shows from Time Warner, along with a 6:30am morning newscast before Good Morning America
(it is unknown if this will include the :25/:55 local cut-in segments and weather cut-ins). . Although in the past local Time Warner news channels have produced news and sports content for broadcast stations (such as a now-expired agreement between Kansas City's KCTV
and Metro Sports
for the latter to compile and produce their sports coverage), the WXLV/News 14 agreement would be the second time in the United States (after a 10 p.m. newscast in the Boston
market produced by New England Cable News
that aired on Fox affiliate WFXT
from 1993 to 1995 and on UPN affiliate WSBK-TV
from then to 1998) a cable news channel will produce all of the local newscasts for a broadcast station. Like the cable channel, the newscasts on WXLV will likely be in 16:9 enhanced definition widescreen.
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
-affiliated television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for the Piedmont Triad
Piedmont Triad
The Piedmont Triad, or Triad, is a north-central region of the U.S. state of North Carolina that consists of the area within and surrounding the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point. This close group or "triad" of cities lies in the Piedmont geographical region of the...
area of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
that is licensed to Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...
. It broadcasts a high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
digital signal on UHF channel 29 (virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
45) from a transmitter in Randleman
Randleman, North Carolina
Randleman is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,557 at the 2000 census. It is the home of NASCAR's Petty family, the Richard Petty Museum, and the Victory Junction Gang Camp.-Geography:...
along I-73
Interstate 73
Interstate 73 is a main route of the Interstate Highway System, currently located entirely within the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of a longer planned corridor, defined by various Federal laws to run from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to Grayling, Michigan, but only the part south of...
/U.S. 220. Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sinclair Broadcast Group
The Sinclair Broadcast Group is an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, it owns a total of 57 stations across the country in 35 primarily small and medium markets, many of...
, the station is sister to MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
affiliate WMYV
WMYV
WMYV is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina that is licensed to Greensboro. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 33 from a transmitter in Randleman along I-73/U.S. 220...
and the two share studios on Myer Lee Drive in Winston-Salem along I-40
Interstate 40
Interstate 40 is the third-longest major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90 and I-80. Its western end is at Interstate 15 in Barstow, California; its eastern end is at a concurrency of U.S. Route 117 and North Carolina Highway 132 in Wilmington, North Carolina...
. Syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
programming on WXLV includes: Frasier
Frasier
Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is an American television quiz show which offers a maximum prize of $1,000,000 for correctly answering 14 consecutive multiple-choice questions of random difficulty. Until 2010, the format required contestants to correctly answer 15 consecutive questions of increasing...
, and Family Feud
Family Feud
Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Two families compete against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey question posed to 100 people...
. It can be found on channel 7 on most cable systems in the market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
. WXLV's numeric "45" logo is similar to Sinclair flagship WBFF
WBFF
WBFF, channel 45, is a Fox-affiliated television station located in Baltimore, Maryland. WBFF is the flagship station of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which also operates Baltimore's CW affiliate, WNUV-TV , through a local marketing agreement...
in Baltimore, Maryland.
History
The station signed-on in September 1979 as independent station WGNN-TV. It aired an analog signal on UHF channel 45 from a transmitter west of GapGap, North Carolina
Gap is an unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States, approximately 5 miles WSW of Danbury, North Carolina, near Hanging Rock State Park, on North Carolina State Highway 66....
in Stokes County
Stokes County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 44,711 people, 17,579 households, and 13,043 families residing in the county. The population density was 99 people per square mile . There were 19,262 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...
. The station was bought by the TVX Broadcast Group
TVX Broadcast Group
The TVX Broadcast Group was an American media company that owned a group of UHF television stations during the 1980s. Originally known as the Television Corporation, the company was headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, and was founded by a group of Norfolk-area businessmen led by Timothy McDonald...
in 1980 and changed its call letters to WJTM-TV. Over the years, the station ran a general entertainment format consisting of cartoons, movies, sitcoms, and dramas. It changed its call letters to WNRW in 1984 in memory of a station employee who was murdered in a shooting at the station that year. It became the market's Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
affiliate when the network premiered on October 9, 1986. By the late 1980s, the station had dropped its longtime moniker of "TV 45" in favor of "Fox 45."
TVX sold-off many of its smaller stations in 1988, including WNRW, which it sold to Act III Broadcasting
Act III Broadcasting
Act III Broadcasting was a company that owned several television stations that started as independents, and later became Fox affiliates. The stations were located in medium-sized markets, and the company existed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s, eventually to be sold to Abry in 1994...
. Meanwhile, the other major independent in the market, WGGT (channel 48) filed for bankruptcy in the late-1980s and still had not emerged from it by 1991. At that time, Act III bought WGGT's stronger programming and merged it onto WNRW's lineup. WGGT then began to simulcast WNRW, creating a strong combined signal with over 60% overlap. This was known as the "Piedmont Superstation". The two stations took on a secondary UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
affiliation when that network debuted on January 16, 1995.
The simulcast continued after Act III Broadcasting was bought by Abry Broadcast Partners in 1995. That September, when Fox acquired longtime ABC affiliate WGHP
WGHP
WGHP, channel 8, is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, North Carolina designated market area...
, WNRW and WGGT swapped affiliations with WGHP, and all Fox programming (including Fox Kids
Fox Kids
Fox Kids was the Fox Broadcasting Company's American children's programming division and brand name from September 8, 1990 until September 7, 2002. It was owned by Fox Television Entertainment airing programming on Monday–Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings.Depending on the show, the...
) went to WGHP. WNRW also changed its calls to the current WXLV-TV.
In 1996, Sinclair acquired WXLV through its merger with Abry. It then had Glencairn purchase WGGT from Guilford Broadcasters. In 1997, WGGT's simulcast of WXLV was discontinued and the two stations entered into a local marketing agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
(LMA) with WXLV as senior partner. As part of the LMA, all UPN programming moved to channel 48, which changed its calls to WUPN-TV. Since the Smith family (founders of Sinclair) owned most of Glencairn's stock, Sinclair effectively had a duopoly in the Triad. A similar situation existed in the Triangle where Sinclair owned WLFL
WLFL
WLFL is the CW-affiliated television station for North Carolina's Triangle licensed to Raleigh. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 27 from a transmitter located in Auburn, North Carolina. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 2 and in high definition...
and Glencairn-owned WRDC. Sinclair bought WUPN outright in 2000.
On February 2, 2009, Sinclair told cable and satellite television providers via e-mail that regardless of the exact mandatory switchover date to digital-only broadcasting, the station would cease airing in analog on February 17. At 11:59 p.m. on that date, WXLV's analog signal switched to "nightlight" service
Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act
The Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act, or SAFER Act, is a U.S. law to require the Federal Communications Commission to allow the continuation of full-power analog TV transmissions in 2009 for 30 more days, for the purpose of broadcasting public service announcements regarding the...
and went dark permanently during the week ending March 13. This move made WXLV and WMYV the first digital-only broadcast stations in the market.
Disputes with Time Warner Cable
In early-2006, some viewers complained about WXLV's high definition signal not being carried on Time Warner CableTime Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
. However, the station noted that Sinclair's company wide policy is to not allow cable providers to carry HD signals without compensation. With NASCAR on ESPN broadcasts as part of the Chase for the Nextel Cup
Chase for the Nextel Cup
The Chase for the Sprint Cup, originally known as "The Chase for the Championship" during its creation, and then "The Chase for the Nextel Cup" is the championship system used in NASCAR's top division, the Sprint Cup Series, akin to the postseason in American professional sports leagues...
on WXLV, there was a dilemma for the Triad area because it is regarded as the highest-rated NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
television market. However, after Sinclair and Time Warner came to a nationwide compensation/retransmission deal in 2007, WXLV-DT and WMYV-DT began to be carried on Time Warner systems.
Sinclair was later involved in a retransmission dispute with Time Warner Cable, whose original agreement ended on December 31, 2010. Both parties have extended talks for another two weeks, with a new deadline set for January 15, 2011. If an agreement was not reached, ABC network programming would remain available on Time Warner Cable through feeds coming from neighboring stations such as WSOC-TV
WSOC-TV
WSOC-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. The station's studio is located at North Tryon and 23rd Streets, just north of Uptown Charlotte, and is shared with sister station WAXN-TV . The transmitter is located just outside...
in Charlotte and WTVD
WTVD
WTVD, channel 11, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, licensed to Durham, North Carolina. The station serves the areas of Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and Fayetteville, known as the Triangle...
in Raleigh/Durham. An agreement was reached on February 2, 2011, with no disruption to carriage of WXLV and WMYV.
Out-of-market cable and DirecTV coverage
In North CarolinaNorth Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, WXLV is available on Fibrant in Salisbury
Salisbury, North Carolina
Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The population was 33,663 in the 2010 Census . It is the county seat of Rowan County...
, which is part of the Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
DMA
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
.
In Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, WXLV is available on Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
in Galax
Galax, Virginia
Galax is an independent city in the southwestern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is bounded to the northeast by Carroll County and to the southwest by Grayson County. The population was 7,042 as of 2010...
and DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
in Grayson County
Grayson County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,917 people, 7,259 households, and 5,088 families residing in the county. The population density was 40 people per square mile . There were 9,123 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...
, which are part of the Roanoke
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...
DMA. The ABC affiliate for that DMA, WSET
WSET-TV
WSET-TV is the ABC television network affiliate for the Roanoke/Lynchburg, Virginia market. The station is licensed to Lynchburg, and transmits its digital signal on VHF channel 13. WSET is owned by the Allbritton Communications Company. Its transmitter is located near Thaxton, Virginia...
, is not available in Galax. WXLV was also available on Chatmoss Cablevision in Danville
Danville, Virginia
Danville is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina. It was the last capital of the Confederate States of America. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Danville with Pittsylvania county for...
until October 1, 2011 when it was replaced with Me-TV (WSLS
WSLS-TV
WSLS-TV, channel 10 , is the NBC-affiliated television station in Roanoke, Virginia. Its transmitter is located on Poor Mountain in Roanoke County. The station is owned by Media General who also owns local newspapers The News & Advance and Danville Register & Bee...
-DT3).
Newscasts
The station established a news department after becoming an ABC affiliate in 1995. At the operation's height, it aired local news weeknights at 6 and 11 as well as on weekends under the branding News 45 (subsequently changed to ABC 45 News). There were also weather cut-ins during Good Morning AmericaGood Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
on weekday mornings. WXLV's sports department produced a local high school sports show known as Friday Night Football. However, the station could not gain significant viewership and compete with WFMY-TV
WFMY-TV
WFMY-TV is a television station in Greensboro, North Carolina. Owned by the Gannett Company, WFMYis the CBS affiliate for the Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem area...
, WGHP, and WXII-TV
WXII-TV
WXII-TV is the NBC television station licensed for the Greensboro–High Point–Winston-Salem, North Carolina designated market area with Parts of SWVA. It is licensed to Winston-Salem and is currently owned by the Hearst Corporation. Its transmitter is located on Sauratown Mountain in...
. WXLV ended its weekday morning cut-ins and weekend newscasts in 2000. The weeknight broadcasts and entire news operation was shut down completely on January 11, 2002.
In 2003, sister station WUPN began airing a prime time newscast every night at 10. As part of Sinclair's News Central
News Central
News Central was a primetime newscast on Sinclair television stations in the United States, mixing locally produced news with nationally produced news and an opinion segment from Sinclair's Hunt Valley, Maryland studios...
operation, local news originated from the Winston-Salem studios while national news, weather, and sports were based at company headquarters on Beaver Dam Road in Hunt Valley, Maryland
Hunt Valley, Maryland
Hunt Valley is an affluent unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It lies just north of the city of Baltimore, along Highway 145 off Interstate 83. Loch Raven Reservoir...
. In 2004, an identical 11 p.m. newscast, ABC 45 News Late Edition, was launched on WXLV. It also aired "The Point", a one-minute conservative political commentary, that was controversial and a requirement of all Sinclair-owned stations with newscasts (regardless of whether it carried the News Central format or not). Both newscasts were pulled in August 2005 as a result of poor ratings; the News Central format would be phased out entirely in its other markets by March 2006.
For a time afterward, News Central still provided WXLV with weekday morning weather cut-ins during Good Morning America featuring meteorologist Tony Pagnotti. Eventually, production of the cut-ins was shifted to its Asheville
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
sister station, WLOS
WLOS
WLOS is the ABC-affiliated television station for Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina licensed to Asheville, North Carolina. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 13 from a transmitter on Mount Pisgah in North Carolina. The station can also be seen on Charter...
, with meteorologist Julie Wunder providing the updates; this continues to this day. Currently, Eric Gabriel produces various entertainment, sports, and community features that can be seen on-air as well as on WXLV's website. In addition, there is a taped public affairs show called Triad Today that airs Friday mornings at 6:30 hosted by Jim Longworth.
As part of the settlement of Time Warner's latest retransmission consent agreement with Sinclair, Time Warner Cable will begin to produce newscasts for WXLV beginning in January 2012, likely using the resources of local cable news channel News 14 Carolina
News 14 Carolina
News 14 Carolina is a 24-hour cable news service offered in North Carolina, USA, by Time Warner Cable on its cable TV systems in the state. There are News 14 Carolina television channels in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, and Wilmington each primarily with local news but some local programming...
, which is owned by TWC. WXLV will air traditional 6pm and 11pm news shows from Time Warner, along with a 6:30am morning newscast before Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
(it is unknown if this will include the :25/:55 local cut-in segments and weather cut-ins). . Although in the past local Time Warner news channels have produced news and sports content for broadcast stations (such as a now-expired agreement between Kansas City's KCTV
KCTV
KCTV channel 5 is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Kansas City Metropolitan Area that is licensed to the Missouri side. Owned by the Meredith Corporation, the station is sister to MyNetworkTV affiliate KSMO-TV and the two share facilities on Shawnee Mission Parkway KCTV channel 5 is...
and Metro Sports
Metro Sports
Metro Sports is a regional sports network serving the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, Lawrence, Kansas, and the state of Nebraska. It launched on December 12, 1996, and is currently available on cable systems including Time Warner Cable, Comcast and Knology....
for the latter to compile and produce their sports coverage), the WXLV/News 14 agreement would be the second time in the United States (after a 10 p.m. newscast in the Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
market produced by New England Cable News
New England Cable News
New England Cable News is a regional 24-hour cable news television network owned and operated by NBCUniversal serving the New England region of the United States. It is very similar to CNN in structure and style, but focuses more on regional news. The channel is also similar to Northwest Cable...
that aired on Fox affiliate WFXT
WFXT
WFXT is a television station owned and operated by the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in Boston, Massachusetts. The station's studio and office facility is in Dedham, Massachusetts, and its transmitter is located in Needham, Massachusetts...
from 1993 to 1995 and on UPN affiliate WSBK-TV
WSBK-TV
WSBK-TV is a MyNetworkTV television station for eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire that is licensed to Boston. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 39 from a transmitter along the Needham and Wellesley town line southwest of the MA 9 and I-95 / MA 128...
from then to 1998) a cable news channel will produce all of the local newscasts for a broadcast station. Like the cable channel, the newscasts on WXLV will likely be in 16:9 enhanced definition widescreen.