WICU-TV

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WICU-TV
Image:WICUlogo.PNG
Erie, Pennsylvania
Branding WICU 12
Slogan Coverage You Can Count On
Channels 12 (VHF) analog,
52 (UHF) digital
Affiliations NBC
Owner Montecito Broadcast Group
Founded March 15, 1949
Call letters meaning W ICU (Sounds like "I see you")
Former affiliations DuMont (secondary, 1949-1956)[1]
Website www.wicu12.com/

WICU-TV is the NBC affiliate based in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is currently owned by the Montecito Broadcast Group. Its transmitter is located in Greene Township, Erie County.

The station's signal covers Erie; Warren and Crawford counties. It also reaches Jamestown, New York; Ashtabula, Ohio; parts of southern Ontario and south to Clarion, Pennsylvania.

WICU is also seen in the London, Ontario area on Rogers Cable channel 61.

The station is located at 3514 State St. in Erie.

WICU also operates the cable-only WB station, WBEP and has a local marketing agreement with CBS affiliate WSEE-TV.

WICU-TV is housed in the first building in the United States specifically constructed to house a TV station. The building was completed in January 1949 and the station signed on Tuesday March 15, 1949.

WICU is the first Channel 12 to be licensed in the USA.

Contents

[edit] Current On-Air Talent

  • Lisa Adams (1978 to present) - weekend anchor
  • Julie Coates (2000 to present) - weekday morning meteorologist
  • Scott Cook (1998 to present) - reporter
  • Julie Eisenman - weekday morning co-anchor, reporter
  • Bo Koltnow (2004 to present) - reporter
  • Emily Matson (2004 to present) - reporter
  • Kevin MacDowell (1997 to present) - Weekday Anchor
  • Mary Nguyen (May 2006 to present) - reporter
  • Amanda Post (1998 to present) - Weekday Anchor
  • Jay Puskar (2003 to present) - weekend sports anchor/reporter
  • Mark Soliday (1993 to present) - weekday morning co-anchor
  • Mike Ruzzi (1983 to present) - weekday evening sports anchor/sports director
  • Paul Wagner (1979 to present) - reporter

[edit] Previous logos

[edit] References

  • WICU 12 also appears briefly in the film That Thing You Do, which takes place in 1960s Erie.

[edit] News Music

  • NBC:The Place To Be (Unknown Publisher) - Used in the late 80s and/or early 90s
  • First News (Gari Communications, Inc.) (1999-Present)

[edit] External links