WKYT-TV

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WKYT-TV
Lexington, Kentucky
Branding	27 News First
Slogan	Where Your News Comes First
Channels	27 (UHF) analog, 13 (VHF) digital
Affiliations	CBS The CW (on DT2)
Owner	Gray Television
Founded	September 30, 1957
Call letters meaning	W KentuckY Television
Former callsigns	WKXP-TV (1957-58)
Former affiliations	ABC (1957-68: primary) UPN (on DT2, through 9/2006)
Transmitter Power	1510 kW (UHF) analog, 30 kW (VHF) digital
Website	www.wkyt.com www.cwkyt.com

WKYT-TV, channel 27, is the CBS station in Lexington, Kentucky, serving the east-central part of Kentucky. Its transmitter is located in Lexington.

WKYT also operates a local CW affiliate, CWKYT on its digital signal, as well as Hazard's WYMT (which carries WKYT on their own digital feed). Until recently, Louisville WB affiliate and future CW affiliate WBKI was available on Lexington cable systems; WBKI was recently dropped from Insight systems in the Lexington area, to accommodate for the new CWKYT.^[1] CWKYT can now be seen on Direct TV on channel 14. Baltimore CW station WNUV was the formerly designated WB/CW station for Direct TV in the Lexington market.

WKYT regularly shows University of Kentucky Wildcats sports events which are popular in this market.

Contents 1 History 2 Programming 3 Digital Programming 4 Newscasts 5 Locally Produced Programs 6 Staff 7 Past Station Logos 8 News Music 9 References 10 External links

[edit] History

WKYT signed on September 30, 1957 as WKXP-TV, an independent station under ownership of Community Broadcast Partners; Frederic Gregg, Charles Wright and Harry Feingold, principals. In 1958, Taft Broadcasting Corporation purchased operating shares, changed calls to WKYT-TV and became an affiliate of ABC. Kentucky Central Television (Garvice D. Kincaid's) purchase of WKYT in 1967 brought a switch to full-time affiliation with the CBS Television Network. Prior to this, WKYT shared a secondary CBS affiliation with WLEX-TV. ABC secured a full-time affiliate in Lexington when the new WBLG-TV, channel 62 (now WTVQ-TV, channel 36) signed on in 1968.

In 1993, WKYT and WYMT were acquired by Gray Television.

Two years later, WKYT's digital signal on channel 13 was activated.

[edit] Programming

As a CBS affiliate, WKYT clears the entire CBS schedule in addition to its syndicated programming. But while most CBS affiliates air 'The Young and the Restless at 12:30 PM in the Eastern Time Zone, WKYT airs it at 9 AM instead. This, in part, owes to the fact that the Noon newscast airs for an entire hour; the 1 PM timeslot is filled in with syndicated programming, then resumes airing of the rest of the CBS Soap Operas at 1:30 PM.

[edit] Digital Programming

The station's digital channel is multiplexed:

Digital channels

Channel	Programming
13.1 / 27.1	Main WKYT programming
13.2 / 27.2	CWKYT (CW Lexington)
13.3 / 27.3	27 Radar

[edit] Newscasts

Monday-Friday

• 27 News First This Morning (5:00-7:00 a.m.)
• 27 News First at Noon (noon-1:00 p.m.)
• 27 News First at 5 (5:00-6:00 p.m.)
• 27 News First at 6 (6:00-6:30 p.m.)
• 27 News First at 11 (11:00-11:35 p.m.)
• Friday Night Flights (11:20-11:35 p.m. Friday)

Saturday-Sunday

• 27 News First Weekend (6:00-6:30 p.m. & 11:00-11:35 p.m.)
• Sports Spectrum (11:20-12:00 p.m. Saturday)

[edit] Locally Produced Programs

• Behind the Blue
• Healthfirst Magazine
• Heart of Gold
• Kentucky Newsmakers
• Scholastic Ball Report
• The John Cohen Show
• The Mickie DeMoss Show
• The Rich Brooks Show
• The Tubby Smith Show

[edit] Staff

President/General Manager

• Wayne Martin

Vice Presidents:

• Tom Bennett (Sr. VP/Special Projects)
• Mike Kanarek (Sr. VP/Operations Manager)
• Sharon Helton (VP/Systems)
• Barbara Howard (VP/Program Director)
• Chris Martin (VP/Sales)
• Robert Thomas (VP News/News Director)

Production:

• Paul Smith (Production Manager)
• Brack Benningfield (Director, Chyron, Camera, Coolest Guy Ever)
• Matt Boone (Audio)
• Samantha Carlin (Audio, Camera)
• Jeffrey T. Ford "Jeff of All Trades" (Director, Audio, Camera)
• Lee Gamel (Chyron)
• Ryan Goldman (Camera)
• Jason Hardin (Director, Audio, Chyron, Camera)
• Jason "JJ" Jackson (Chyron, Camera)
• John Neal (Audio)
• Rob Pollock (Director, Chyron, Camera)
• KeeKee Shamieh (Camera)
• Tammy Sprague (Camera, Chyron)
• PhiLana "Yvette" Thomas (Chyron, Audio, Camera)
• Tom Vigneri (Senior Director)
• Christine Williams (Camera)

News Anchors:

• Barbara Bailey
• Bill Bryant
• Renee Charles
• Sam Dick
• Amber Philpot
• Deann Stephens

Meterologists:

• T.G. Shuck (Chief)
• Chris Bailey
• Kevin Lighty

Sports:

• Chris Austin
• Dave Baker
• Rob Bromley
• Dick Gabriel
• Christi Thomas

Reporters:

• Mario Anderson
• Lanny Brannock
• Miranda Combs
• Ashley Davidson
• Elizabeth Dorsett
• Mark Kennedy
• Cori Lake
• Meredith Lane
• David Patrick
• Phil Pendleton
• Jerry Sander
• Jermont Terry
• Denny Trease
• Kellie Wilson

Editors:

• Angie Bowen
• Steve Canada
• Todd Fenwick

Producers:

• Michelle Hill (Executive Producer)
• Katie Bridge
• Pope Cudd
• Ben Fain
• DeLaina Givens
• Kristen Glover
• Daniel Lowry
• Donna Rayyan

Photographers:

• Barton Bill
• Ray Brown
• Darnell Crenshaw
• Zack Hall
• Dean Handy
• Kenny Harvner
• Joseph Mondelli
• Steve Moss
• John Nally
• Brandon Omohundro
• Charles Thompson
• Zack Tucker
• John Wilson

Engineers:

• Jamie Pyles (Chief Engineer)
• Ben Crum
• Ryan Goldman
• Billy Hall
• Joe Hawkins
• Chuck Hisle
• Mendol R. Hoover
• Jeff Horger
• Barrett May
• Matt Moore
• Tim "Smiley" Rosencrans
• Tom Sorrell
• William Watkins

[edit] Past Station Logos

Early 90's Logo

WKYT's 40th anniversary logo from 1997. At the time, the station was known as "KYT", a nickname WKYT used from 1997 to 2003.

Old "UPN Lexington" logo.

[edit] News Music

• Production Music: Awesome (Network Music; ?-?)
• In Touch (Copeland Music Productions; 1997-2001)
• Third Coast (Stephen Arnold Music; 2001-2002)
• WKYT 2002 News Theme (Unknown; 2002-Present)

[edit] References

1. ^ An e-mail query from a Wikipedia member to WBKI Chief Operating Officer Carol LaFever led to news that, due to a condition of WBKI's affiliation agreement, that station must vacate the channel on Insight Lexington for CWKYT. WBKI can still be seen over the air in much of the Lexington DMA and on about 20 other cable systems in that market, but not on Insight in Lexington.

[edit] External links

• WKYT website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WKYT