Accordingly in 1959, Plains Television signed-on WCHU in Champaign as a low-powered satellite of WICS. Just drop me a note at the form on the Home page. WICS News Anchors News anchors and reporters like Douglas Kimball would be replaced by Wayne Cox (formerly of WBLN), who would anchor through the 1960s to the 1970s. On December 31, 2012, the Sinclair Broadcast Group closed on the purchase of the non-license assets of GOCOM's three television stations, WRSP/WCCU and sister station WBUI for approximately $25.6 million. August 9, 2013 | 8:20 am EDT by TVNewsCheck, NewscastStudio | The FCC ruled HMTF held enough stock in Sunrise that if it bought WICS/WICD, it would have created a duopoly between two of the four highest-rated stations in the market, which is forbidden by FCC rules. On Monday, he might not have a job to return to. Click here to view a video of a news segment on the people trying out for a "Real People" segment from syracuse.com. Quotation [19] = " 'FTVLive.com, a prominent television industry website' - Lexington Herald Leader" WICS would preempt NBC programming to air syndicated programs during prime time, in which the station could charge prime rates to more advertisers as there was more commercial time available during those syndicated shows. On September 11, 2006, a news share agreement was established with WRSP/WCCU (then separately controlled). [3], On March 26, 2011, WICD ceased airing its own newscasts on weekends opting to simulcast those from WICS. On Sundays, WICS would sign on at 6:30 am with a block of religious programming and public affairs. WCHU, Channel 33 in Champaign only broadcast a radius of about 15 miles from downtown Champaign. The two stations are counted as a single unit for ratings purposes. Now he might be out of a job", "A weatherman slammed his station's constant 'Code Red' warnings. When "Star Trek" premiered, it was pre-empted by WICS for off-network reruns of "Laramie." Besides ownership of the two central Illinois TV stations, the Balaban brothers' company, H and E Balaban Corporation entered into a partnership in 1959 with Transcontinental Properties to purchase WNBC-TV, Channel 30 from NBC. Sinclair is providing sales and other non-programming services to the stations pursuant to shared services and joint sales agreements. In 2012 WICS Anchor Jerry Lambert retired from the anchor desk. By 1958, WICS was an exclusive NBC affiliate. Plains ownership of WICS would come to a close in 1986 when the NBC affiliate in the Illinois state capital city was sold to Guy Gannett Publications of Portland, Maine. Radio Broadcasting, Adobe Audition, Broadcast, Feature Articles, Social Media, Storytelling, Radio, Communications Director at Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Communications Director- Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The change represented the second attempt at a joint market-wide product by WICS/WICD. During the Summer of 2004, it was announced that WAND would become the market's NBC station. At that time the station's call letters were changed to WHNB-TV. The Tonight Show followed, then Tomorrow would end the broadcast day. A website has all the details about the "Acri Creature Feature", On Sunday mornings when other TV stations were offering religious or public affairs programming, WICS and WICD were giving us the "Sunday Morning Movie." Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) stating that the "Code Red" system "overstat[es] the danger to our community." It was originally called "NBC's Saturday Night" and premiered on October 11, 1975. In 1963 Robert D. McMullin was listed as WCIA News Editor (News Director). She also co-anchored FOX40 Live Morning. WICS-TV in Springfield and former station meteorologist Joe Crain say in the Monday joint statement that they've reached a "private agreement" and are "moving on from their dispute . if(window.ImageLoader) window.ImageLoader.bootstrap({}, document);Squarespace.afterBodyLoad(Y); Anchor Leaves Station without a Word (Thanks to Sinclair). WICS would preempt NBC programming to air syndicated programs during prime time, in which the station could charge prime rates to more advertisers as there was more commercial time available during those syndicated shows. 1979, Newspaper ad from the Randy Miller Collection, TV Guide Ads for WICS This week I began a new career in a new industry. Mutual of Omaha's the Wild Kingdom would follow at 5 pm, then the NBC national newscast before prime time and Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. After the 10 pm local newscast, both WICS/WICD would follow, more than likely, with the broadcast of yet another TV movie before sign-off. Paul Davis would take the reins of Channel 3 News where he would continue through 1979. She also was the Interim Chief Meteorologist at WSBT-TV in South Bend, Indiana. [15][8][10][12] On June 13, a spokesman for Sinclair stated that he had been, in fact, let go. (from Doug Quick Collection of TV Guide}. Quotation [16] = " 'FTVLive.com a website I go too often for the latest news about the TV business (you should, too!)' This is a 10 pm newscast from February 24, 2016. They are subject to removal by the contributors and YouTube. His characters were Vincent Hedges(a vampire), Emmit(the hunchback), Beauregard(the caveman), and Bertie and Bernie(the skull). June 8, 2019 | 8:03 am EDT by Matthew Cappucci. 1988 was the 50th anniversary of Springfield's Mel-O-Cream Donuts and Dave Heller did a report on the local company. Quotation[5] = "'FTVLive was the first site to break the Jay Leno story' - KNX Radio"; In modern times it also serves as the operations hub for several other Sinclair stations as well. This is a 2018 clip from Sunrise with Joe Crain and an explanation of the eventual controversial weather warning.. Network screen grabs were from the collection of Bob Lee, Jo Warfield for sharing her recollections. Along with television, Elmer Balaban also owned a number of local radio stations in medium-size markets around the country. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Quotation [13] = " '(FTVLive) is a Mad Blogger'- Piers Morgan" Although, that wasn't all. This is a clip of the event. It was owned by Plains Television Partners and was a low-powered full-time satellite of Springfield's WICS. The switch was to take place on Labor Day of 2005. I am now the Marketing Manager for the Springfield Illinois Convention & Visitors Bureau. "I really like our weather team in Springfield, because I've got Joe (Crain) in the morning and . In addition to sporting director, Hickman was also a news reporter and sometimes news anchor, former WICS news director Les Vann recalled. It also competes with another two-hour local newscast seen at same time on MyNetworkTV affiliate WCIX (produced by WCIA). Well Poteau has left the station and TV news altogether. Some of the religious shows included Jimmy Swaggart, Herald of Truth and Faith for Today. Sometime in the 1960s, WICS began a tradition of airing a movie at 9:30 am. Guy Gannett finally bought WICD in 1994. The dog was Fang, the Wonderdog. Here's a sample segment from "Real People" about an ugly dog contest. Unlike the WRSP/WCCU show, WCFN's broadcast originated from WCIA's Champaign facilities but was targeted specifically at a Springfield audience. Lincoln Library-Springfield Social Media, Promotions, Multimedia, Non-linear Editing, Camera Operation, Voice Over, Creative Director at Illinois Department of Agriculture, Director at Staley Family Foundation, Talent at Television Commercials, Stay at Home Mom at My House. Click on the button to see the program schedule from the dates indicated above. As a result, a nightly prime time newscast began airing on those two stations that was jointly produced by WICS/WICD. // ============================================== That resulted in many complaints by viewers and the eventual reversal of the pre-emption as well as WICS being one of the first stations to add "Star Trek" by off-network syndication. WICD's transmitter is near the border between Illinois and Indiana, and WICD was carried on most cable systems on the Illinois side of the Terre Haute market. This is a WICS 10 pm weathercast from February 4, 2014. Others in the news staff included: Dale Coleman, Nick Alexander, Kyle Hill, Dave Lange, Alan Crane, and others. WICD (channel 15) in ChampaignUrbana operates as a semi-satellite of WICS. Quotation[8] = "'CNBC wanted a reaction to a story someone had seen on FTVLive' - Vanity Fair "; On September 5, 2005, the two stations swapped affiliations with WAND and became ABC affiliates as part of a larger national deal between LIN and NBC that also involved WDTN in Dayton, Ohio (who swapped affiliations with WICS/WICD's Dayton sister station WKEF the year before). showQuotation(); Both stations would air the NBC Nightly News but WICS would air it at its more traditional time at 5:30 pm, while WICD would follow its local news broadcast with the NBC news. Even as WCHU went on the air in 1960, plans were being made to bring a full-powered station to east central Illinois which would re-broadcast the signal of WICS and bring a city-grade signal to an even larger area than that of WCIA. The ad for a WICS Springfield, Ill., morning meteorologist showed up Tuesday on owner Sinclair Broadcast Groups website. These broadcasts are known as ABC NewsChannel and feature a common graphics package seen on WICS and WICD. This is a complete newscast from August 1999 with Don Hickman and Susan Finzen. During football season, NBC would air the AFC early football game and WICS/WICD would follow with a replay of Capitol Conference, than a local movie insertion.yet another TV movie, usually. After a brief stint as a "Today" anchor, she left NBC News in . At Sinclair, employees are our most valuable asset. He was 74. Twitter | Former Weather Channel Anchor Cheryl Lemke hasn't run into Homer Simpson yet, but she is enjoying life in Springfield, Illinois. July 3, 2019 | 6:36 am EDT by Kevin Eck, Sinclairs Springfield, Ill. ABC affiliate WICS and its former meteorologist Joe Crain have released a joint statement, saying they have resolved their differences in a private agreement and will be moving on from their dispute., CNN Business | Quotation [11] = "'Scott Jones, whose FTVLive.com Web site broke the story' - LA Daily News" Before 1967, in order to bring WICS and NBC programming across central and east-central Illinois, it took 4 TV signals. Read more about those struggles in "Pictures on the Prairie" available by clicking on the link above. It's been an incredible ride over the past 2+ years here in Springfield, one that I won't soon forget. Justin and Brittany are setting the record straight on why they will be away. He later would be at CNN for over 20 years and at WXIA in Atlanta before moving to a role in public relations and working for the United Way in Atlanta. The weekend edition of the prime time news will continue to be a market-wide simulcast on WRSP and WCCU. It was not until December 2012 that local newscasts seen on WICS were upgraded to HD. This left WICS and WICD without a major network affiliation. He was 66. When WICS moved from the former Leland Hotel studios, it moved into a large facility located at 2680 East Cook Street in Springfield. The relationship of the two central Illinois NBC affiliates was so intertwined that it would be questionable that either one could continue to be successful without the other. With the eventual relaxation of ownership limits, Sinclair soon took the stations off the market and retained them. WICS, WICD, WCIA, WRSP, WCCU, WAND, WBUI and WCIX are now broadcasting with ATSC 3.0 technology. Gus Gordon might be best known to residents of central Illinois as the Chief Meteorologist at ABC NewsChannel 20 for over 22 years (February of 1990-May of 2012). WICD and its Sinclair sister station in the market, WICS, will begin sharing weekend newscasts that day. This ice storm would bring down the newly constructed WICD tower. This was the 1965-66 Season Premiere Video produced for NBC Sales. And during Wednesday mornings broadcast, Crain had had enough. She's leaving WICS in Springfield, Ill. to join San Antonio NBC and Fox affiliates WOAI and KABB. Mattoon-Charleston Area Weather Forecast. Brittany Hardaway joined 13 WREX as an anchor for the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts in July of 2021. Strategic Planning, E-learning, Higher Education Marketing, Educational Technology, Higher Technical Director at THINK TeleVisual LLC., Digital Media Mechandising Producer at Anderson Technical Director at THINK TeleVisual LLC. (You Tube). Although identifying as a separate station in its own right, WICD is considered . This is a recording of the "A" block of a newscast from WICS in early May of 1997. Joe Crain WICS also pre-empted "Saturday Night Live" for a long period of time replacing it with a local-originated movie which allowed for more local ad sales than what was available during "SNL." WICS Charity Basketball Team, about 1989 (WICS). Quotation[4] = "'FTVLive a TV news website that is often on the money' - LA Times"; Most of the time it was to air more big dollar commercials during syndicated programming. It was called the "Laramie" peacockbecause it was first used at the introductionof "Laramie" the first season it was produced/broadcast in color in 1962. This left WICS and WICD without a major network affiliation. Known as Good Day Illinois, the program can be seen from 7 until 9 and offers a local alternative to the national morning programs seen on the big three networks. Eventually, WRSP and WBUI also moved from their offices on Old Rochester Road in Springfield and were consolidated into WICS' facility. However, the FCC did not allow Sunrise to buy WICS/WICD due to Sunrise's ownership structure. 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