In 1952, after hearing about repeated instances of interference in Connecticut between WJAR-TV and New York City's WPIX (also on channel 11), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s Sixth Report and Order changed the television allocations for Providence and forced the station to move to channel 10, which it did in the spring of 1953. During the April 2007 Nor'easter, WJAR's over-the-air digital transmitter was damaged. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: In January 2009, WJAR began broadcasting the Retro Television Network on its second digital channel and digital cable. The 36-year-old reporter … The outage did not affect digital cable or satellite services as they do not get the signal from the digital transmitter. Category Archives: News Anchors and Reporters. As a result, WJAR became Media General's first television station in New England. [2][3][4] On August 20, 2014, Media General announced that it would keep WPRI and the LMA with WNAC and sell WJAR, along with WLUK-TV and WCWF in Green Bay and WTGS in Savannah, Georgia, to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in exchange for KXRM-TV and KXTU-LD in Colorado Springs and WTTA in Tampa Bay. All in Detroit, his hometown. WJAR replaced RTV with MeTV on September 26, 2011, as part of a groupwide affiliation agreement with Media General; the channel replaced RTV on some Media General-owned stations in other markets.[10]. Thread starter Skynet74; Start date Jun 20, 2006; S. Skynet74 Well-known member. As of April 2014 there isn't anybody assigned to the weekend night news! OSN airs NBC 10 newscasts throughout the day and night, as well as Cox Sports programming, including live local high school and collegiate sports events. During construction, newscasts were broadcast from a temporary set in the station's Studio B. The Trustoria Service Professional Directory provides you with all the professional records needed to get the best service provider for every need. WJAR-TV hired Wood in 1980, first as a street reporter and then promoting her to evening news anchor with legendary journalist Doug White in 1982. However, it also airs on Saturday nights unlike the other channel's weeknight production. On December 8, 2011, cable operator Comcast had to move WJAR off channel 10 outside Bristol County, due to a must-carry claim by WWDP asking for carriage on cable channel 10 (along with later claims by NBC Boston for channel 10). In February 2014, both versions of that logo were replaced with the station's current logo. WJAR is notable for having employed three Today Show personalities. This allowed ShopNBC station WWDP to begin operation of its permanent digital facility on channel 10. On March 21, 2014, LIN Media entered into an agreement to merge with Media General in a $1.6 billion deal. It's always good to know where former reporters that you haven't seen in 20 years have gone. WJAR discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over VHF channel 10, on February 17, 2009, the original date in which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). Except for the Birmingham station, these were also once owned by Outlet. Except for the Birmingham station, these were also once owned by Outlet. For the key audience measure of adult 18-49 and adult 25-54 viewers, WJAR out-delivered the competition in virtually all of its newscasts. (1979–1981, localized version of NBC ad campaign), "Channel 10, Our Pride is Showing" (1981–1982, localized version of NBC ad campaign), "We`re Channel 10, Just Watch Us Now" (1982-1983, localized version of NBC ad campaign), "Channel 10 There, Be There" (1983-1984, localized version of NBC ad campaign), "WJAR, Let's All Be There/Channel 10, Let's All Be There" (1984-1986, localized version of NBC ad campaign), "Come Home To Channel 10" (1986-1987, localized version of NBC ad campaign), "Come On Home to 'JAR, Channel 10" (1987-1988, localized version of NBC ad campaign), "Come Home To The Best, WJAR/Come Home To The Best, Only on Channel 10" (1988-1990, localized version of NBC ad campaign), "Channel 10 is The Place to Be!" He passed away on Thursday after battling cancer. This is a secondary logo used since 2007, primarily during WJAR's newscasts, modeled in a style similar to other Media General stations. The first began in April 1997 (entitled TV 28 News at 10) and was seen weeknights on WLWC in competition to the WPRI-produced show on Fox affiliate WNAC-TV. WLNE occasionally aired news at that time when it operated Cox channel 5 as NewsChannel 5, primarily when sports preempted WNAC's newscast. WJAR cameras perched on the neighboring rooftop captured the most dramatic footage. Even by the time that station signed on, the future of the LMA was in doubt given the fact that NBC, which inherited the arrangement from Outlet, did not want to run stations outside their core owned-and-operated outlets. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) ─ The Rhode Island community is mourning the loss of longtime political reporter Bill Rappleye, who lost his battle with cancer Thursday morning. The stylized "10" was initially retained after the purchase, but with the NBC peacock attached to the right-hand side and the call letters removed. In addition to its main studios, WJAR operates two news bureaus. WJAR's studios are located on Kenney Drive in Cranston, Rhode Island (shared with Telemundo owned-and-operated station WYCN-LD), and its transmitter is located in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Longtime WJAR Providence, R.I. (DMA 53), anchor Mario Hilario has been named co-anchor of the Sinclair station’s NBC 10 Sunrise newscast on weekdays, replacing the retiring Frank Coletta. The station uses a liveweather radar feed from the National Weather Service's Local Forecast Office on Myles Standish Boulevard in Taunton, Massachusetts. However, it also airs on Saturday nights unlike the other channel's weeknight production. WJAR broadcasts 37½ hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with six hours each weekday, 3½ hours on Saturdays and four hours on Sundays). It lost ABC in 1953 when WNET-TV (channel 16, now WNAC-TV on channel 64) signed on, and lost CBS in 1955 when WPRO-TV (now WPRI-TV) launched. Anchor and TV host Meaghan Mooney was a part of Southern New England’s BEST new lifestyle show for almost three years. It was Rhode Island's first television station and the fourth in New England. In June 2015, after being sold to Sinclair, they brought back the "Thank you for turning to 10" before opening their newscasts when the Sinclair graphics debuted. The news was first shared by his colleague at Rhode Island PBS and former NBC 10 reporter Michelle San Miguel. The broadcast was dropped that September when the LMA with WLWC ended. Traffic’s somehow bearable when you consider that, without it, there would be no need for the warm smile of the always curiously attractive TV traffic reporter. He was 61. In November 1980, the Outlet Company left the department store business to concentrate on broadcasting. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Other notable alumni include current host of ABC News ' This Week Christiane Amanpour (formerly CNN Chief International Correspondent) and ESPN anchor Steve Berthiaume. The broadcast was dropped that September when the LMA with WLWC ended. In addition to its main studios, WJAR operates three news bureaus. WJR News Director Dick Haefner is one of the most recognizable news voices in Detroit. However, it was dropped again on September 23, 2019. As of the November 2010 sweeps period, that newscast on WPRI is the most watched in Rhode Island while WJAR continues its dominance in all other time periods. For all intents and purposes, this undid the NBC-Outlet merger a decade earlier. She joined the network in 2017 as a Lifestyle Reporter, Traffic Anchor, and fill-in Anchor. This had been in effect for the previous twenty years. Vieira started out as a reporter on the station in the late-1970s while Lauer was co-host of WJAR's version of PM Magazine in the early-1980s. When WNET-TV went dark in 1956, WJAR shared ABC programming with WPRO-TV until WTEV (now WLNE-TV) signed on in 1963. Three years later, Outlet Communications merged with NBC, making WJAR the second network-owned station in the market (CBS owned WPRI-TV for parts of 1995 and 1996 before it was forced to sell the station to Clear Channel Communications after CBS and Westinghouse merged due to a significant signal overlap with WBZ-TV). Barry Diamond - Sportscaster charged with Rape 1990 Glen Laxton: Reporter 1980's Barbra Hamilton: Anchor 1980's Hank Bouchard: Meterologist 70's and 80's. For those just tuning in, Tremmel is the former general assignment news reporter for WJAR’s NBC 10 News at 11 who became virally famous from … Meet the members of the 12 News Team on WPRI 12 and Fox Providence. In April 1997, WJAR began to operate primary WB and secondary UPN affiliate WLWC (which was owned by Fant Broadcasting) under a local marketing agreement (LMA). Syndicated programming on WJAR includes: Extra, Rachael Ray,  and Ellen. This had been in effect for the previous twenty years. When WJAR-DT2 switched to RTV, the show expanded to a half-hour and was renamed NBC 10 News 10 at 10 on RTV. A veteran journalist, Rappleye might be best remembered for his battle with then-Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin. Despite being an primary NBC affiliate, WJAR only carried a little more than half of NBC's program schedule during it's early years on the air; WJAR also broadcast about half of the CBS network schedule and a couple of shows each from ABC and DuMont every week. Its news weeknights at 6 reached a reported 71,000 households which was an advantage of nearly 20,000 over nearest competitor WPRI. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. A former child artist, she has modeled and featured in national commercials. Other notable alumni include CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour and ESPN anchor Steve Berthiaume. Janice Glynn - Anchor with Walter Cryan mid 80's. Christine Dunn Journal Staff Writer ChristineMDunn Saturday Feb 3, 2018 at … It was Rhode Island's first television station and the fourth in New England. In January 2009, WJAR began broadcasting the Retro Television Network on its second digital channel and digital cable systems. At that time, WJAR's coverage area increased, since the interference with WPIX had been rectified. For many years in the 1970s, WJAR-TV broadcast men's basketball games of Providence College and the University of Rhode Island, with Chris Clark calling play-by-play. In 1996, Outlet Communications merged with NBC. WJAR cameras perched on the neighboring rooftop captured the most dramatic footage. Starting in 1969, Dick has worked 51 years in radio news. [15] Helen Glover departs and is replaced by radio Veteran Ron St. Pierre, who only months earlier was let go by 630 WPRO. Mark Searles (AMS/Sealed) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 7:00 and 11:00 p.m. Kelly Love - meteorologist; weekday mornings on, R.J. Heim - meteorologist; Saturdays at 7:00 and weekends at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.; also fill-in, Kelly Bates (NWA/Sealed) - meteorologist; weekend mornings on, Frank Carpano - sports director; Saturdays-Wednesdays at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. + Sat. Bureau reporter/assistant news director (1995–2004) now at, Martin Morenz- reporter (1989–1994), now at. In its earliest days, WJAR's logo included a Rhode Island Red rooster, the state bird of Rhode Island. A year earlier, the station moved its studios from the Outlet Building to a three-story modern production facility next door. CHICOPEE, Mass. Comcast 750. Former WJARinvestigative reporter Jim Taricanidied at his homein Rhode Island Friday. This can be attributed to being the oldest television channel in Rhode Island and a association early on with two well established radio stations. In 2010, the station's website won another Murrow. WJAR Reported:. Rappleye, 66, … John DePetro reports that Alison Bologna just got Frank Coletta in hot water. Vieira started out as a reporter on the station in the late-1970s while Lauer was co-host of WJAR's version of PM Magazine in the early-1980s. In 2011, the station won its third national Murrow in a row, this time in the "Breaking News" category for its coverage of recent historic flooding. In 2010, the station's website won a second national Murrow. Former Today hosts Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira worked at WJAR. But, since quitting the Studio 10 WJAR show in the early December of 2020, fans can't help but wonder about Mooney's whereabouts. It moved to channel 10 in 1953. He was 69. After that date, WJAR was able to enjoy a much larger coverage area, since the interference with WPIX had ended. The second attempt has been airing on weeknights since October 1, 2007 when the station began producing NBC 10 News 10 at 10 on its NBC Weather Plus digital subchannel. On two occasions, WJAR has produced a prime time newscast at 10. In September 1997, NBC came up with a three-way swap in which Fant exchanged WLWC and sister station WWHO in Columbus, Ohio to Paramount / Viacom for that group's NBC affiliate in Hartford, Connecticut, WVIT. The deal was approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on June 26. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Many people from Rhode Island know that if you ever come across a wild bear, you should imitate Julie Tremmel. Full Channel 190 For all intents and purposes, this undid the NBC-Outlet merger a decade earlier. Where Are They Now: Former Journal, WPRI reporter thriving in Seattle . WJAR-TV signed on for the first time on July 10, 1949, broadcasting on channel 11. It was originally a live ten minute production consisting of top stories of the day along with an updated weather forecast. In 2008, WJAR was awarded the National Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence for a small-market television station. This allowed ShopNBC station WWDP to begin operation of its permanent digital facility on channel 10. (1990–1992, localized version of NBC ad campaign), "It`s A Whole New Channel 10" (1992-1993, localized version of NBC ad campaign), Barbara Morse Silva - weekday mornings on. In April 1993, the station's studios were moved to their current location in an industrial area of Cranston just south of Providence. Dan Jaehnig - weeknights at 5:00, 7:00 and 11:00 p.m. Patrice Wood - weeknights at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. Gene Valicenti - weeknights at 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. Alison Bologna - weeknights at 5:30 and 7:00 p.m.; also "NBC 10 Money Watcher". It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 51 from a transmitter in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. TBD - Saturdays at 7:00 and weekends at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. Usually on the weekends various sports reporters from WJAR and various WJAR general assignment reports anchor the Saturday and Sunday night newscasts. Here is a complete directory of nearly all available News Anchors in your town. Because LIN already owned CBS affiliate WPRI and operates Fox affiliate WNAC-TV, and the two stations rank among the four highest-rated stations in the Providence market in total day viewership, the companies were required to sell either WJAR or WPRI-TV to another station owner in order to comply with FCC ownership rules as well as planned changes to those rules regarding same-market television stations which would prohibit sharing agreements; the grandfathered LMA involving WNAC was included in the sale but remained with WPRI-TV due to the grandfathered status. A modified version, used on newscasts starting in 2007, was designed and arranged similarly to other Media General station logos. WJAC provides news, weather and sports information for Johnstown, Altoona, State College and DuBois, Pennsylvania. This is despite recent significant format and personnel changes.For most of its history, WJAR has led the market with its top-rated newscasts. A local Rhode Island TV reporter was fired after her latest on-air antic — a handstand — apparently was too outlandish for station brass. It lost ABC in 1953 when WNET-TV signed on, and lost CBS in 1955 when WPRO-TV (now WPRI-TV) launched. The channel is exclusively available to Cox Cable subscribers on channel 5 and in high-definition on channel 1005. Despite this, WJAR only carried a little more than half of NBC's program schedule during its early years on the air; WJAR also broadcast about half of the CBS network schedule and a couple of shows each from ABC and DuMont every week. In all four Nielsen ratings periods in 2016, the station was number one in all time slots. "Require Prime Evening Time for NTA Films", http://www.pbn.com/WPRI-beats-WJAR-for-11-pm-newscast-in-tight-race-Lanni-claims-statistical-tie,54086, Query the FCC's TV station database for WJAR, BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WJAR-TV, https://annex.fandom.com/wiki/WJAR?oldid=394368, "Channel 10, Proud as a Peacock!" and Mon.-Wed. at 7:00 p.m.; also "NBC 10 Money Watcher". He was 66. Although the analog television shutdown originally scheduled for February 17, 2009 was postponed to June 12, WJAR made the transition as scheduled on February 17. Mooney posted a statement on her official social media pages to her loyal viewers on Channel 10. In 2000, WJAR's news opens started off with "Thank you for turning to 10" before opening their newscasts. [1] In 1954, WJAR-TV received national attention for its coverage of Hurricane Carol; newsreel films shot by WJAR cameramen of the storm and it's aftermath not only appeared on the station, but also fed to CBS and NBC for use on their evening news programs. A year earlier, the station moved its studios from the Outlet Building to a three-story modern production facility next door. WPRI is consistently in second place, while WLNE has usually been a distant third. The South County Bureau is in The Westerly Sun newsroom on Main Street in Westerly. This can be attributed to WJAR being the state's oldest station, as well as its association with its well established radio sisters. As a result of the launch of OSN, Cox Sports (channels 3 and HD 1003) was removed from the lineup, with all programming being moved to OSN.[13]. St. Pierre is a radio Hall-of-Famer and former top sports anchor on WPRI-12. A new segment was added called "Flashback" which features vintage footage of past personnel. On September 6, 2010, WJAR began airing the area's second newscast weeknights at 7 joining WLNE. When WJAR-DT2 switched to RTV, the show expanded to a half-hour and was renamed NBC 10 News 10 at 10 on RTV. [12] Thus, outside of Bristol County on Xfinity and Verizon Fios, its carriage ranges between channels 96 and 99. WJAR, virtual channel 10 (UHF digital channel 25), branded on-air as NBC 10, is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Providence, Rhode Island, United States and also serving New Bedford, Massachusetts. On two occasions, WJAR has produced a prime time newscast at 10. Bill Rappleye, a long-time NBC 10 political reporter for NBC 10, has died. [1] In 1954, WJAR-TV received national attention for its coverage of Hurricane Carol; newsreel films shot by WJAR cameramen of the storm and its aftermath not only appeared on the station, but also fed to CBS and NBC for use on their evening news programs. WLNE will sometimes air news at that time on its 24-hour cable news station, "NewsChannel 5", whenever significant news events occur or programming delays the WNAC broadcast. For a period in late-2007 and again since early-2009, WPRI has traded ranks in the weeknight 5 and 11 time slots. Even by the time that station signed on, the future of the LMA was in doubt given the fact that NBC, which inherited the arrangement from Outlet, did not want to run stations outside their core owned-and-operated outlets. On September 6, 2010, WJAR began airing the area's second newscast weeknights at 7 joining WLNE. WLNE's newscast was officially canceled in April 2011. WJAR is the NBC-affiliated television station for the state of Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts licensed to Providence. It’s a bittersweet day for WJAR viewers, as Meaghan Mooney has bid farewell to NBC 10. WJAR's redesigned website, which launched in early-December 2006, now credits Media General in its copyright notice and is no longer powered by Internet Broadcasting. It was owned by The Outlet Company, a department store chain headquartered in Providence, along with WJAR radio (AM 920, now WHJJ; and FM 95.5, now occupied by WBRU). But the news anchor has wrapped up her last day gloriously at the studio. The Downcity Bureau is on Dorrance Street in Downtown Providence. WJAR is notable for having employed both current hosts of Today, Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira. Residents of Providence, Rhode Island relied on NBC 10’s Mooney for traffic updates. When WNET-TV went dark in 1956, WJAR shared ABC programming with WPRO-TV until WTEV (now WLNE-TV) signed on in 1963. Tom Lewis - Meterologist and station comedian early 1990's. WJAR was one of four NBC O&Os in smaller markets that were put up for sale on January 9, 2006, along with stations in Columbus, Birmingham, Alabama, and Raleigh, North Carolina. The department store remained standing until 1986, when it burned to the ground in a spectacular fire. In mid-1988, WJAR broke a tradition in its market: it began broadcasting news on weekdays at 5:30 p.m. with The 5:30 Report (renamed in 1992 as Up-front at 5:30), that included the top stories of the day, plus a cooking segment, weather and entertainment news. This channel replaces NewsChannel 5 (formerly the Rhode Island News Channel), operated by Cox and WLNE-TV from November 30, 1998 until February 1, 2012, when WJAR programming first appeared on the channel. WJAR-DT2 had previously carried NBC Weather Plus. [5][6] WJAR-TV signed on for the first time on July 10, 1949, broadcasting on channel 11. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 51,[11] using PSIP to display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 10. During the late 1950s, WJAR-TV was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network. For most of its history, WJAR has been the far-and-away ratings leader in the Providence–New Bedford market. News Anchors in Johnstown, PA. Photos of the set as it was being built were posted on the station's Facebook page. Gene Valicenti and Patrice Wood former anchor weeknights at 6 and 11 PM. Prior to WJAR's purchase by NBC, it had included various versions of a different stylized "10" above the WJAR call letters. Owned by South Sound Broadcasting, Sinclair programs this station, as a simulcast of KOMO (AM). Dick has been an award-winning newscaster, reporter, and news director at five stations. WJAR has traditionally been available in many other Massachusetts municipalities outside Bristol County, mainly in Plymouth County and Cape Cod. Joe Kayata - sports anchor; Thursdays and Fridays at 6:00, 7:00 and 11:00 p.m. Adam Bagni - sports anchor; reporter and fill-in, Brian Crandall - general assignment reporter, Katie Davis - general assignment reporter; also "NBC 10 I-Team Investigator", Olivia Fecteau - general assignment reporter, Parker Gavigan - general assignment reporter; also "NBC 10 I-Team Investigator", Tony Gugliotta - general assignment reporter, Molly O'Brien - traffic reporter seen weekday mornings on, Cierra Putman - general assignment reporter, Susie Steimle - general assignment reporter, Caterina Bandini - reporter (1991–1996), former, Alison Bolonga - reporter (?-2006), now at, Steve Bousquet- News reporter (1970s), columnist, Andrea Brody - weekend anchor (1996–1998), now at, Chris Clark - sports director (1970–1983)(d), Ted Daniel - reporter (2004–2005), now at, Dylan Dryer - weather (2004–2006), now at, Vince Gibbens - anchor (1975–1978) (deceased), John Ghiorse- weather, (1968–1983, 1998–2009), retired, Ann Halloran - weekend anchor (1992–1996), Carrie Jackson- News anchor/reporter (1979–1982), Jack Kavanaugh - weekend anchor/ reporter (1973–1980), Tom Kierein - Meteorologist (1978–1983) Now at, Dyanna Koelsch- political reporter (1982–2001), Mike Lawrence- Reporter (1973–1977) Subsequently worked at, Nicole Livas - anchor (1997–2001), now at, Kelly McGee - anchor, education reporter (1996–2009), Mary Maguire - consumer reporter (1980s and 1990s), Paul McGonagle - Mass. 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