WHAG-TV

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WHAG-TV
Hagerstown, Maryland
Branding	NBC25
Slogan	On Air.. Online... Only One Station Hits Home, NBC25
Channels	25 (UHF) analog, 55 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	NBC
Owner	Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Founded	January 3, 1970
Call letters meaning	W HAGerstown, Maryland
Former callsigns	None
Former affiliations	None
Transmitter Power	1,350 kW Analog 1,350 kW Analog CP 1,000 kW Digital CP 0.9 kW Digital STA
Website	http://www.nbc25.com

WHAG-TV "NBC25" is an NBC affiliate based in Hagerstown, Maryland. The station can be seen in four states—Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Its transmitter is located 18 miles west of Hagerstown, atop Fairview Mountain near Clear Spring, Maryland. The station's main studios are in Downtown Hagerstown in the Alexander House Hotel. NBC25 also has bureau reporters working in Frederick, Maryland and Cumberland, Maryland.

Despite being designated a part of the Washington DC market, the station operates like a small market station, focusing on areas in the market west of Frederick County, Maryland. Reporters are often hired directly out of college, and serve as 'one man band' reporters shooting, writing and editing their stories. Most reporters and anchors stay at WHAG for a year or two before moving to a larger market. The station is owned and operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group.

Contents 1 History 2 Newscasts 3 News Team 4 External links

[edit] History

WHAG-TV began broadcasting at the beginning of 1970, and had become the city's NBC affiliate from the beginning, despite hoping to pick up affiliation from ABC. Initially, the station aired a mix of local and network offerings. The Valley News, the station's first local news program, began programming with three editions at 6:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and 11:00 p.m. A weekend edition was added two years later.

The original owner of the station was Warren Adler, who also owned four radio stations at the time. Adler sold off WHAG and his other assets in 1973, and began to pursue a career in publishing; he would go on to publish successful novels such as Undertow and The War of The Roses.

Weatherman Lou Scally has been doing the evening weather at WHAG since the early 1980s, and pulls double duty by also hosting the morning show at Hagerstown radio station WJEJ-AM.

Recently, WHAG-TV has been added to the Dish Network lineup of local offerings, and is available to subscribers that currently receive the Washington DC market locals. It is available on Channel 25 (on newer STB's) or channel 8086 in the standard lineup. WHAG does not carry NBC'S Early Today, instead there is Shepherd's Chapel at 4:00 a.m. and Agday at 5:00 a.m. before the morning newscasts from 5:30 to 7 a.m. preceding The Today Show

[edit] Newscasts

Monday-Friday

• NBC 25 News Early TODAY (5:30-6:00AM)
• NBC 25 News TODAY (6:00-7:00AM)
• NBC 25 News at Noon (12:00-12:30PM)
• NBC 25 News at 5 (5:00-5:30PM)
• NBC 25 News at 6 (6:00-6:30PM)
• NBC 25 News Nightbeat (11:00-11:35PM)

Saturday-Sunday

• NBC 25 The Weekend Report (6:00-6:30PM & 11:00-11:30PM)
• The Fifth Quarter (7:30-8:00PM Saturday)

[edit] News Team

• Mark Kraham - News Director
• Pieter Bickford - Assistant News Director, 6pm Anchor
• Diana Moon - 6pm & 11pm Anchor
• Melanie Woodrow - Morning Anchor
• Angelique Gonzalez - Noon & 5pm Anchor
• Amie McLain - Weekend Anchor
• Gretchen Gailey - News Reporter
• Sharia Davis - News Reporter
• Marie Coronel - News Reporter
• Adam Hudson - News Reporter
• Megan Healey - News Reporter/Web Writer
• Angela Bohon - News Reporter
• Kaitlin McCarthy - News Reporter
• Lou Scally - Meteorologist
• Ian Hall - Meteorologist
• Chad Merrill - Meteorologist
• Shawn Stepner - Sports Director
• Karen Loftus - Sports Reporter
• Doug Sampson - Sports Anchor/Reporter
• Melissa Fountain - Promotions Director
• Genae Myers - Graphic/Web Designer
• Dwayne Myers-Live Truck Tech\Photographer
• Terry Brown-Live Truck Tech\Photographer

[edit] External links

• WHAG-TV website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WHAG