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104-798: WLNE-TV (channel 6) is a television station licensed to New Bedford, Massachusetts , United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for the Providence, Rhode Island , area. The station is owned by Standard Media , and maintains studios in the Orms Building in downtown Providence; its transmitter is based in Rehoboth, Massachusetts . The station began broadcasting on January 1, 1963, as WTEV from studios on 430 County Street in New Bedford. The station's inaugural broadcast actually began at 11:58 p.m. on December 31, 1962, with

208-558: A barter in some cases. Bristol County, Massachusetts Bristol County is a county in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . As of the 2020 census , the population was 579,200. The shire town is Taunton . Some governmental functions are performed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, others by the county, and others by local towns and cities. The county is the sixth most populous county in Massachusetts. Bristol County

312-463: A local marketing agreement (LMA) with McGowan and Global, under the name Global Communications LLC, until the sale was approved by the FCC, at which point Citadel would assume full ownership. On April 5, WLNE revealed programming changes made in light of the sale, which included the return of CBS Television Distribution shows The Insider and Inside Edition . On April 25, veteran sales manager Chris Tzianabos

416-464: A 7 p.m. newscast, and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire . On June 16, CBS filed a lawsuit against Global Broadcasting for failing to fully pay license fees for the shows and a breach of contract . The syndicator sought $ 5 million from the company. The longest-running program on channel 6 is TV Mass from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River , which began in 1963. Produced by WLNE,

520-579: A different direction than WJAR-TV and WPRO-TV/WPRI-TV. This forced viewers to mount their outdoor antennas on rotators to get a passable signal from the station. The ensuing signal problems would be the bane of channel 6's existence for 45 years. ABC had a curious history in Rhode Island prior to WTEV's sign-on. In the earliest years of television in Providence, all four networks (including DuMont ) were shoehorned on primary NBC affiliate WJAR-TV, at that time

624-614: A distant third in the market, behind WJAR and WPRI. The station has been known for numerous turnovers in format, talent and management over the years for the purpose of increasing its newscast ratings and sales revenue, all having little or no effect. Under Global Broadcasting's ownership, changes in image and news coverage resulted in a marginal ratings increase and for a time, ABC6 News was promoted as "New England's Fastest Growing News". The ratings surge did not last for long. However, on March 29, 2011, WLNE scored its first late news victory in years, finishing number one at 11 p.m. following

728-546: A few years, most of the station's main operations were moved to Providence. The original New Bedford facility was used as a news bureau , secondary studio, and sales office through the late 1980s. In 1983, Pulitzer sold WLNE to Freedom Communications . This sale was necessary because Pulitzer had acquired WFBC-TV (now WYFF ) in Greenville, South Carolina , and WXII-TV in Winston-Salem, North Carolina , that same year, leaving

832-506: A hiatus, Caught in Providence returned in 2015 and aired following the 11 o'clock newscasts on Saturdays until September 2017. It was during this run that the program went viral. Several clips began appearing on social media, garnering millions of views. The program has also received coverage from media organizations around the world, such as NBC News . In December 2017, it was announced that Debmar-Mercury had picked up Caught in Providence for daily national syndication, this as clips from

936-439: A local ABC affiliate (DirecTV gets its signal via antenna). Some cable providers made special temporary arrangements to carry Boston ABC station WCVB during this outage. The WLNE transmitter was operational again late Thursday evening after 32 hours off the air. In August 2006, The Providence Journal reported that WLNE was put up for sale. The key reason for the decision was the lack of a second station for Freedom to operate in

1040-663: A local program in high-definition when it aired Bristol's 4th of July Parade in 2008 live with production facilities provided by Comcast. In 2009, the station won an Emmy Award for its pre-parade special, Reflections of the Fourth: Celebrating Bristol , from the Boston/New England chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . The parade was not broadcast in 2011 amidst the change in station ownership, but would return in 2012. WLNE had carried

1144-418: A medium security jail, can house up to 106 women. The self-contained women's center had opened as a minimum security pre-release center for male prisoners in 1990 which could house up to 106 prisoners. When it was a pre-release facility it only housed an average of 60 prisoners because the county sheriff imposed strict conditions upon the pre-release program. In 1999 the sheriff received a federal grant to convert

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1248-415: A much shorter wavelength, and thus requires a shorter antenna, but also higher power. North American stations can go up to 5000 kW ERP for video and 500 kW audio, or 1000 kW digital. Low channels travel further than high ones at the same power, but UHF does not suffer from as much electromagnetic interference and background "noise" as VHF, making it much more desirable for TV. Despite this, in

1352-412: A new programming lineup that included the addition of a 5 p.m. newscast on April 25. The station then began to shift towards video journalism , and all remaining reporters and future hires were required to be one-person bands. On September 13, WLNE became the second station in the market to broadcast news in high-definition, behind WJAR and just a week ahead of WPRI/WNAC. Along with the transition came

1456-446: A particular television market based upon their viewing patterns). The advent of satellite television made this an irritation to some Massachusetts subscribers of services such as DirecTV and Dish Network who are unable to receive Massachusetts news and sports from Boston stations. The FCC allows network affiliates to prevent satellite subscribers from receiving network stations from outside the station's designated market. Bristol County

1560-480: A regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting two consecutive years. Due to its coverage area overlapping with Boston's ABC affiliate WCVB, the two stations share resources for coverage of southeastern Massachusetts. NewsChannel 5 , formerly known as the Rhode Island News Channel ( RINC ), began broadcasting on November 30, 1998. Operated by WLNE (until 2012) and Cox Communications, it

1664-705: A standardized graphics package used by other Citadel stations. The station received the company's standardized news set in August 2012. In weather segments, WLNE uses live regional radar from the National Weather Service local office in Taunton, Massachusetts , along with high-resolution satellite. The segments are presented on-air under the Stormtracker label. From 2012 to 2017, the Stormtracker Weather Team

1768-425: A variety of ways to generate revenue from television commercials . They may be an independent station or part of a broadcasting network , or some other structure. They can produce some or all of their programs or buy some broadcast syndication programming for or all of it from other stations or independent production companies. Many stations have some sort of television studio , which on major-network stations

1872-496: Is non-commercial educational (NCE) and considered public broadcasting . To avoid concentration of media ownership of television stations, government regulations in most countries generally limit the ownership of television stations by television networks or other media operators, but these regulations vary considerably. Some countries have set up nationwide television networks, in which individual television stations act as mere repeaters of nationwide programs . In those countries,

1976-611: Is Sunrise Hill (Watery Hill) at 390 feet (120 m) above sea level located in World War I Memorial Park in North Attleborough . It is also to note that Bristol, Plymouth and Taunton are all places in South West England. Their Massachusetts cousins were named after the originals as South West England was the focal point for sailing and discovery at the time of America's discovery. John Cabot set sail from Bristol and sailed down

2080-470: Is broadcast via terrestrial radio waves. A group of television stations with common ownership or affiliation are known as a TV network and an individual station within the network is referred to as O&O or affiliate , respectively. Because television station signals use the electromagnetic spectrum, which in the past has been a common, scarce resource, governments often claim authority to regulate them. Broadcast television systems standards vary around

2184-792: Is often used for newscasts or other local programming . There is usually a news department , where journalists gather information. There is also a section where electronic news-gathering (ENG) operations are based, receiving remote broadcasts via remote pickup unit or satellite TV . Outside broadcasting vans, production trucks , or SUVs with electronic field production (EFP) equipment are sent out with reporters , who may also bring back news stories on video tape rather than sending them back live . To keep pace with technology United States television stations have been replacing operators with broadcast automation systems to increase profits in recent years. Some stations (known as repeaters or translators ) only simulcast another, usually

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2288-491: Is part of the Providence – Warwick , RI –MA Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is also included in the Boston – Worcester –Providence, MA–RI– NH – CT Combined Statistical Area . The county is adjacent to the state of Rhode Island . It is geographically adjacent to the Massachusetts counties of Plymouth , Norfolk , and Dukes (via water), and the Rhode Island counties of Bristol , Newport , and Providence . Bristol County

2392-521: Is the only part of Massachusetts associated with Rhode Island for television purposes. WTEV was founded by WTEV Television, Inc., a group that was 55-percent owned by E. Anthony and Sons, publisher of the New Bedford Standard-Times and owner of WNBH radio ( 1340 AM and 98.1 FM, now WCTK ); the remaining 45 percent was held by New England Television, the holder of the license for the old WNET. In 1966, shortly after E. Anthony and Sons sold

2496-778: Is twinned with the municipality of Lagoa in the Azores . Transportation authorities providing public bus service include the Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority ; and the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority serving the Fall River and New Bedford areas. Airports include the Mansfield Municipal Airport , Myricks Airport , New Bedford Municipal Airport and Taunton Municipal Airport ; of these,

2600-671: The East Providence studios of WPRO, where the segment was simulcast during his weekday show that aired from 2 p.m. to 6 pm. In October 2008, he started co-hosting the Sunday morning public affairs program ABC6 News On the Record with DeLuca. With the change in station ownership in May 2011, the segment name was changed to The World According to Buddy with a solo Cianci in the ABC6 studios. The segment

2704-520: The Standard-Times and WNBH, WTEV was purchased by Steinman Stations of Lancaster, Pennsylvania . On June 27, 1977, WTEV swapped affiliations with WPRI and became a CBS affiliate after Knight Ridder Television, which had just purchased WPRI, cut an affiliation deal that switched two of the three television stations it owned at the time to ABC. At the time, ABC was aggressively pursuing strong NBC and CBS affiliates to switch as their ratings rose during

2808-405: The broadcast range , or geographic area, that the station is limited to, allocates the broadcast frequency of the radio spectrum for that station's transmissions, sets limits on what types of television programs can be programmed for broadcast and requires a station to broadcast a minimum amount of certain programs types, such as public affairs messages . Another form of television station

2912-534: The electricity bill and emergency backup generators . In North America , full-power stations on band I (channels 2 to 6) are generally limited to 100 kW analog video ( VSB ) and 10 kW analog audio ( FM ), or 45 kW digital ( 8VSB ) ERP. Stations on band III (channels 7 to 13) can go up by 5 dB to 316 kW video, 31.6 kW audio, or 160 kW digital. Low-VHF stations are often subject to long-distance reception just as with FM. There are no stations on Channel 1 . UHF , by comparison, has

3016-413: The 1983 version of Press Your Luck , and Blackout never aired on WLNE; the 1986 version of Card Sharks did not air on the station until late in the show's run. Other shows, such as Tattletales and Body Language were tape-delayed and aired in the noon slot, since WLNE did not have a noon news broadcast at that time. Providence area viewers could also watch the preempted shows via WNEV, which

3120-399: The 213,010 households, 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.6% were non-families, and 27.4% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06. The median age was 39.8 years. The median household income

3224-533: The Arena , with former Providence mayor Joe Paolino, Jr. as host. The show initially consisted of a round table discussion with guest political analysts and Paolino as moderator. It has since evolved into a more traditional one-on-one interview with Paolino and a single guest. The show's title is a reference to a passage in President Theodore Roosevelt 's Citizenship in a Republic speech about "The Man in

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3328-509: The Arena." In the Arena airs Sundays at 7 am. WLNE had been the market home of The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon since 1993. As WTEV, it was one of the first affiliates of the "Love Network" when it was formed in 1968. Local segments had been broadcast from the Warwick Mall for several years. In 2007, the telethon relocated to the Marriott hotel in downtown Providence. In 2008,

3432-960: The Bristol County House Of Correction and Jail, the Bristol County Sheriff's Office Women's Center, and the C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center. The office also operates the Ash Street Jail and Regional Lock-Up and the Juvenile Secure Alternative Lock Up Program (JALP) in New Bedford . The Bristol County House Of Correction and Jail has room for 1,100 prisoners. It houses men convicted of crimes who have been sentenced to 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 years or less. It also houses high-security male pre-trial prisoners, high-security female prisoners, and pre-trial female prisoners. The women's center,

3536-520: The FCC allocation was modified to New Bedford—the nearest city on the Massachusetts side of the market where a transmitter could be built that could decently cover Providence while protecting all three stations from interference. New Bedford and Bristol County are part of the Rhode Island market due to Rhode Island's small geographic size, even though the rest of eastern Massachusetts is in the Boston market (counties were assigned by Arbitron and Nielsen to

3640-407: The Massachusetts side. After the departure of Bristol, Taunton was made the shire town of the county. A second county courthouse was constructed in 1828 in the growing town of New Bedford (designed a "half-shire town"). In 1862, a part of Seekonk (that portion of which is now East Providence, Rhode Island ) and the entirety of East Pawtucket were transferred to Providence County, Rhode Island . At

3744-723: The New Bedford airport is a commercial airport , with flights serving the Cape Cod , Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard area. The Providence/Stoughton Line of the MBTA commuter rail has stops in Mansfield, Attleboro, and South Attleboro. The line provides connections to Providence and Boston (at Back Bay Station and South Station), as well as intermediate stops. An extension has been completed that connects to T. F. Green Airport . School districts include: K–12: Secondary: Elementary: Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School

3848-509: The Severn on which lies Newport in Wales . To the south, Dukes County is opposite Buzzards Bay from Bristol County. At the 2000 census there were 534,678 people, 205,411 households, and 140,706 families in the county. The population density was 962 inhabitants per square mile (371/km ). There were 216,918 housing units at an average density of 390 per square mile (150/km ). The racial makeup of

3952-627: The U.S., the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking another large portion of this band (channels 52 to 69) away, in contrast to the rest of the world, which has been taking VHF instead. This means that some stations left on VHF are harder to receive after the analog shutdown . Since at least 1974, there are no stations on channel 37 in North America for radio astronomy purposes. Most television stations are commercial broadcasting enterprises which are structured in

4056-522: The United States with a plurality of people of Portuguese ancestry (the other being the contiguous Bristol County, Rhode Island ). Of the 205,411 households 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.60% were married couples living together, 13.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. Of all households 26.50% were one person and 11.00% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size

4160-482: The United States. After February 17, 2009, channel 6 audio on WLNE was no longer available on the radio. (It was still available on most other full-powered channel 6 stations in the United States through June 12.) WLNE-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over VHF channel 6, on February 17, 2009, the original date when full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which

4264-651: The afternoon movie was dropped in favor of additional syndicated programming. In the fall of 1990, WLNE dropped the CBS Saturday morning cartoons in favor of several movies in that time slot. In 1991, Guiding Light was reinstated. By 1993, the Saturday morning movies were replaced with educational children's programs and infomercials. For many years, WLNE carried the syndicated shows Dr. Phil , Rachael Ray , Entertainment Tonight , The Insider , and Inside Edition from CBS Television Distribution. However, in mid-2009,

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4368-522: The census designated locations and villages were included as cities or towns. Data is from the 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Bristol County has voted for the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in every election since 1960 and, with the exception of Dwight D. Eisenhower 's victorious campaigns of 1952 and 1956, for the Democratic nominee since 1928, before which it

4472-526: The company one VHF station over the FCC's ownership limit of the time. CBS announced in March 1995 that it would purchase WPRI-TV and move its programming there. That May, Freedom agreed to affiliate WLNE with ABC in a long-term deal tied to the renewal of the network's affiliation with WTVC in Chattanooga, Tennessee ; in the process, it rejected a bid by Fox to move its affiliation from WNAC-TV (channel 64, and

4576-566: The county was 90.98% White , 2.03% Black or African American , 0.24% Native American , 1.26% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 3.12% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. 3.60% was Hispanic or Latino of any race. 29.7% were of Portuguese , 13.0% Irish , 8.9% French, 8.2% English, 6.8% Italian and 6.4% French Canadian ancestry according to Census 2000 . 79.1% spoke English, 13.9% Portuguese, 2.9% Spanish and 1.6% French as their first language. The United States Census Bureau reported Bristol County as being one of two counties in

4680-720: The existing stations in the Providence market, WJAR-TV (channel 10) and WPRO-TV (channel 12, now WPRI-TV ). However, WTEV could not build a tower in Rehoboth due to the risk of interference with WRGB in Schenectady, New York , WCSH-TV in Portland, Maine , and WFIL-TV in Philadelphia , which all broadcast on channel 6 in the analog era. Before cable arrived in Rhode Island in the early 1970s, this resulted in viewers experiencing reception problems with WTEV because of its signal being sent from

4784-407: The fact that the company was formed from the split of non-broadcasting operations from Belo Corporation . Belo itself was considered a likelier candidate due to the strength of its operations in other regions, and its operation of regional news channels much like WLNE's own NewsChannel 5. On February 10, 2011, Citadel Communications of Bronxville, New York, was chosen as the stalking horse bid in

4888-448: The final price WLNE is sold for at auction. Some observers feared that this could prompt one or more of the six companies believed to be bidding for WLNE to withdraw from bidding for the station, which may have even forced it off the air if no sale was made. On March 22, Citadel Communications was approved as the new owner of WLNE by receiver Matthew McGowan. The company met the approval of ABC, and took over station operation on May 1 under

4992-420: The highest point available in the transmission area, such as on a summit , the top of a high skyscraper , or on a tall radio tower . To get a signal from the master control room to the transmitter, a studio/transmitter link (STL) is used. The link can be either by radio or T1 / E1 . A transmitter/studio link (TSL) may also send telemetry back to the station, but this may be embedded in subcarriers of

5096-453: The island of Nantucket off Cape Cod , in the Boston market. However, at the time, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules required that a station have its studios and offices located in its community of license, and numerous FCC filings argued that it was not practical to operate a full-service television station from Nantucket. Since a channel 6 allocation in the Providence area would have been short-spaced to WCSH-TV, WFIL-TV and WRGB,

5200-774: The late 1970s, and succeeded in persuading some longtime NBC and CBS stations to switch (as an example, KSTP-TV in Minneapolis–Saint Paul and WSB-TV in Atlanta , both longtime NBC affiliates, switched to ABC during that period). In 1979, the Steinmans sold WTEV and their flagship station, WGAL-TV in Lancaster, to Pulitzer Publishing . This sale reunited them with KOAT-TV in Albuquerque, New Mexico , which had been sold to Pulitzer in 1969. Pulitzer changed channel 6's call letters to

5304-513: The latter being very rare at the time) to watch WNET, and the picture was marginal at best even with one. For the seven years prior to channel 6's sign-on, WJAR and CBS affiliate WPRO-TV cherry-picked ABC programming, usually airing it in off-hours but occasionally preempting their primary network's schedule. Much of Rhode Island could access the full ABC schedule from Boston stations— WHDH-TV (channel 5, now occupied by WCVB-TV ) prior to January 1, 1961, and WNAC-TV (channel 7, presently occupied by

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5408-635: The legal successor to the former WNET) to WLNE. At midnight on September 10, 1995, WPRI and WLNE reversed the 1977 swap; WLNE then began calling itself ABC6. Early in the afternoon of May 4, 2005, WLNE's analog transmitter was knocked off the air due to a faulty section of transmission line on the tower. The transmitter had been running at 80% power due to another unrelated technical problem that occurred approximately two weeks earlier. Although Dish Network satellite and some cable systems continued to receive broadcasts through fiber optic connections, over-the-air and DirecTV satellite subscribers were left without

5512-400: The local television station has no station identification and, from a consumer's point of view, there is no practical distinction between a network and a station, with only small regional changes in programming, such as local television news . To broadcast its programs, a television station requires operators to operate equipment, a transmitter or radio antenna , which is often located at

5616-480: The longest running program on WLNE was The Truman Taylor Show . The Sunday morning public affairs program debuted very early in 1963. Numerous politicians appeared on the show, including two U.S. presidents. In late 2005, Truman Taylor taped his final show. He is now a featured op-ed columnist for the Providence Journal . In early 2006, ABC6 News On the Record replaced Truman Taylor , with Jim Hummel hosting

5720-419: The main broadcast. Stations which retransmit or simulcast another may simply pick-up that station over-the-air , or via STL or satellite. The license usually specifies which other station it is allowed to carry. VHF stations often have very tall antennas due to their long wavelength , but require much less effective radiated power (ERP), and therefore use much less transmitter power output , also saving on

5824-413: The market that would improve synergies for the Providence operation. On March 12, 2007, Freedom announced it was selling WLNE to Global Broadcasting , a Delaware corporation headed by Robinson Ewert and Kevin O'Brien. The FCC granted approval of this sale in mid-September and ownership was officially transferred on October 9. Freedom continued to operate WLNE's website until November 30, 2007, when control

5928-468: The market's only television station (WJAR carried about half of NBC's and CBS ' programming, but very few ABC or DuMont shows). WNET launched on channel 16 in 1954 as an ABC affiliate. However, it was forced off the air in 1955 due to the difficulties faced by UHF startups at the time. Since television manufacturers were not required to include UHF tuning capability on television sets prior to 1964, viewers needed an expensive converter (or an all-channel set,

6032-451: The minute forecasts. Prior to Citadel Communications' acquisition of WLNE, there were three live newscasts that aired exclusively on NewsChannel 5. From its launch, a weekend morning newscast was seen exclusively on the station. As of May 2011, this newscast was also broadcast on the main channel. On September 29, 2008, WLNE began offering an extra hour of local news on weekday mornings at 7 am. An extended hour of Good Morning Providence

6136-452: The only stations with a major network affiliation still owned by Citadel; the company also owns a news-intensive independent station , WSNN-LD ( Suncoast News Network ) in Sarasota, Florida . On May 16, 2019, it was announced that Standard Media, a company led by former Young Broadcasting and Media General executive Deb McDermott, would acquire WLNE and KLKN for $ 83 million. The sale

6240-450: The parade from 2006 until 2021. Caught in Providence is a reality court show presided over by Judge Frank Caprio . The program showcases the proceedings inside Providence Municipal Court. Produced and directed by Judge Caprio's brother Joseph and his company Citylife Productions, the program originated on PEG access television in Rhode Island and was first picked up by WLNE in 2000, initially airing in late night on Saturdays. Following

6344-536: The playing of " Auld Lang Syne " by Mitch Miller , followed by greetings from local political and religious leaders. WTEV's transmitter was located in Little Compton, Rhode Island , with the antenna mounted on a 500-foot (150 m) tower; a few years later, WTEV moved to a 950-foot (290 m) tower in Tiverton . The Tiverton transmitter was still 20 miles (32 km) away from the transmitter sites in Rehoboth used by

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6448-533: The pre-release center into a women's center, and he moved the pre-release program to modular units at the main jail. The Carreiro jail houses detained individuals who are scheduled for deportation and individuals who are engaging in proceedings with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Ash Street jail houses over 200 pre-trial prisoners and a few sentenced inmate workers for the system. JALP houses up to 12 pre-arraingment juvenile prisoners. The county

6552-480: The present-day WHDH [not to be confused with the now-defunct WHDH on channel 5]) from 1961 to 1963. Even though Providence was big enough to support three full network affiliates, it soon became apparent that channel 16 would not be resurrected in the near future. The owners of the future WTEV decided to seek a waiver of FCC technical regulations to allow VHF channel 6 to be added to the FCC's Table of Allocations . The channel 6 license had originally been allocated to

6656-502: The present-day WLNE-TV on September 8, 1980. The new call letters were used as a promotional acronym: "We Love New England". The WTEV call sign was later used on the CBS affiliate in Jacksonville, Florida , from March 1996 until September 2014, when that station changed its call sign to WJAX-TV . Under Pulitzer, the station acquired studio space in the Orms Building in downtown Providence. Within

6760-526: The program eclipsed one billion views. The program was initially sold to the Fox Television Stations group and debuted nationally on September 24, 2018. Locally, the program airs in Providence on The CW affiliate WNAC-DT2 and in Boston on CW affiliate WLVI . WLNE presently broadcasts 27 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with five hours each weekday and one hour each on Saturdays and Sundays). For most of its history, WLNE has placed

6864-568: The program until his departure from the station in July 2008. Following his departure, On the Record was temporarily taken off-the-air and replaced with infomercials. The show returned in October 2008 with John DeLuca and former Providence mayor Buddy Cianci as co-hosts. Cianci would host the show solo from May 2011 until his death in January 2016. Another hiatus would follow. On June 19, 2016, WLNE debuted In

6968-537: The program while Cianci campaigned for office. He lost the bid to Democrat Jorge Elorza and returned to his previous positions shortly after the 2014 general elections. On January 27, 2016, Cianci was taken from the WLNE studios to Miriam Hospital after falling ill during the taping of On the Record and was pronounced dead on January 28 at age 74. The episode did not make air, with a special on Cianci airing in its place on January 31. The Sunday morning public affairs program

7072-476: The programmes seen on its owner's flagship station, and have no television studio or production facilities of their own. This is common in developing countries . Low-power stations typically also fall into this category worldwide. Most stations which are not simulcast produce their own station identifications . TV stations may also advertise on or provide weather (or news) services to local radio stations , particularly co-owned sister stations . This may be

7176-547: The sale of the station to Citadel. In March 2020, under Standard Media, WLNE began airing a special half-hour 4 o'clock newscast with extended coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic . This newscast became a regular part of the schedule on April 13, 2020, and the First at Four title was revived. In May 2009, WLNE launched a 10 o'clock newscast on Sunday mornings. Previously, it had only produced weekend morning newscasts for NewsChannel 5 . It

7280-443: The sale of the station with a bid of $ 4 million. Five other groups (including one led by former Providence mayor Joseph Paolino, Jr. ) were also interested in purchasing the station and had until March 18 to submit competing bids prior to auction. On March 17, ABC notified potential buyers that WLNE's affiliation with the network beyond March 31, 2011, was not assured, which Global Broadcasting CEO Kevin O'Brien said could depress

7384-465: The same time, land ceded from Rhode Island was added to Fall River and Westport. The growing Fall River became the site of the third county courthouse in 1877. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 691 square miles (1,790 km ), of which 553 square miles (1,430 km ) is land and 138 square miles (360 km ) (20%) is water. The highest point in Bristol County

7488-430: The series premiere of network medical drama Body of Proof , which was filmed entirely in Rhode Island for its first season. On October 24, 2007, WLNE announced that infamous former Providence mayor and WPRO personality Vincent "Buddy" Cianci would join the station as chief political analyst and contributing editor starting on November 1. Cianci was a political analyst at WLNE in the late 1980s. As part of his duties at

7592-463: The settlement of a long-running boundary dispute (see History of Massachusetts ), forming Bristol County, Rhode Island . At the same time, Cumberland, Rhode Island was carved out of Attleborough, Massachusetts and annexed to Providence County, Rhode Island ; Tiverton and Little Compton were transferred to Newport County, Rhode Island . East Freetown was officially purchased by Freetown, Massachusetts , from Tiverton in 1747, and so remained on

7696-644: The show was originally aired at 8 am. It is normally taped at the chapel of Bishop Stang High School in Dartmouth, Massachusetts . Easter Mass and Christmas Mass are normally taped at St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River, Massachusetts . As of 2011, the masses are independently produced and continue to air on WLNE, with the weekly mass at 11 a.m. on Sunday mornings and the Easter and Christmas Mass at 11:30 a.m. and Noon respectively. Prior to its host's retirement,

7800-418: The station moderately preempted ABC shows, in most every case a low-rated program. This did not pose as much of a problem, since most viewers could still get the full ABC schedule on Boston's WNAC until 1972, and on WCVB afterward. During afternoon hours, WTEV ran cartoons and classic sitcoms, with late nights being devoted to movies. Beginning in 1980, WLNE ran an afternoon movie from 4 to 6 pm. By 1982,

7904-482: The station was also running a movie weekdays from 9 to 11 am. These movies were run under the Dialing For Dollars promotion and were hosted by George Allen for a decade. WLNE also continued to preempt moderate amounts of programming, particularly whatever game show CBS ran at 10 a.m. (to accommodate the morning movie), as well as late night programming . As a result of the preemptions, Child's Play ,

8008-432: The station was unable to reach a carriage agreement with the syndicator, successor to King World Productions and Paramount Domestic Television . At that time, the station was carrying Dr. Phil , Entertainment Tonight , and Inside Edition . As a result of the situation, the shows were dropped on June 5 and quickly moved to WNAC-TV. Temporarily put in their place were Cristina's Court , Family Court with Judge Penny ,

8112-554: The station, WLNE-TV began broadcasting newscasts and syndicated programming in full high-definition. The station additionally debuted a new circle logo and website design, matching those of other Citadel stations, but incorporating its previous stylized 6. After the sale of WOI-DT , WHBF-TV and KCAU-TV to the Nexstar Media Group was completed on March 13, 2014, WLNE and ABC affiliate KLKN in Lincoln, Nebraska , would become

8216-431: The station, he moderated a daily segment on ABC6 News . It was first entitled Your Attention Please and was co-moderated in-studio by former Chief Reporter Jim Hummel. Following Hummel's departure from the station in July 2008, it was changed to Buddy TV and weeknight anchor John DeLuca became co-moderator. The segment aired live during the former ABC6 News First at Four with Cianci first appearing in-studio and then from

8320-578: The telethon was broadcast from Twin River Casino in Lincoln . Local segments continued to be broadcast from Twin River until 2012, when the telethon became the MDA Show of Strength . The following year, the show began being televised over one national network (ABC) and the local segments were discontinued. The final Show of Strength was broadcast in 2014. WLNE became the first station in Rhode Island to broadcast

8424-399: The world. Television stations broadcasting over an analog system were typically limited to one television channel , but digital television enables broadcasting via subchannels as well. Television stations usually require a broadcast license from a government agency which sets the requirements and limitations on the station. In the United States, for example, a television license defines

8528-431: Was $ 53,733. Males had a median income of $ 39,361 versus $ 27,516 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 20,978. About 7.80% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the poverty line , including 13.00% of those under age 18 and 12.00% of that age 65 or over. At the 2010 census , there were 548,285 people, 213,010 households, and 141,338 families in the county. The population density

8632-416: Was $ 54,955 and the median family income was $ 70,161. Males had a median income of $ 51,785 versus $ 39,714 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 27,736. About 8.8% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over. The ranking of unincorporated communities that are included on the list are reflective if

8736-400: Was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08. The age distribution was 24.60% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 30.50% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.50 males. The median household income was $ 43,496 and the median family income

8840-405: Was 991.3 inhabitants per square mile (382.7/km ). There were 230,535 housing units at an average density of 416.8 per square mile (160.9/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 88.4% white, 3.3% black, 1.9% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 3.4% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.0% of the population. The largest ancestry groups were: Of

8944-538: Was a Republican stronghold. However, in 2024 , Republican Donald Trump came the closest to winning the county since 1984 , with Democrat Kamala Harris winning only 49.6% of the vote. The Bristol County Sheriff's Office maintains its administrative headquarters and operates several jail facilities in the Dartmouth Complex in North Dartmouth in Dartmouth . Jail facilities in the Dartmouth Complex include

9048-415: Was aired at a frequency of 87.76 MHz FM . Both frequencies were +10 kHz shift from the center channel 6 frequency to prevent interference with other stations on channel 6 (as stated above). WLNE's analog audio could be picked up on the lower end of the dial on most FM radios at 87.7   MHz. WLNE regularly mentioned this additional way of coverage. This was true of all analog channel 6 stations in

9152-420: Was appointed receiver. A month later, the station was put up for sale for the second time in four years. According to The Providence Journal , several groups had expressed interest in purchasing the station and a deal was projected to be reached by the end of the year. On December 13, 2010, rumors surfaced that A. H. Belo Corp. would buy WLNE and merge its operations with those of The Providence Journal —despite

9256-425: Was available over-the-air on the Massachusetts side of the market. Throughout much of the 1980s, WLNE was known for running two movies a day. By the fall of 1988, WLNE was only running an afternoon movie weekdays and began clearing CBS' 10 a.m. hour. In the fall of 1989, WLNE dropped CBS' Guiding Light , moving the movie to 3 p.m. and adding more syndicated programming in the 5 p.m. hour; by mid-1990,

9360-529: Was broadcast on radio station WALE in various timeslots; this included a start-to-finish simulcast of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon . On February 1, 2012, WLNE's affiliation with Cox channel 5 ended, and its programming on the channel was replaced with WJAR programming and is now Ocean State Networks (OSN). The station's signal is multiplexed : The station's analog video broadcast at a frequency of 83.26   MHz AM . The station's analog audio

9464-710: Was certified as providing Southern New England's most accurate forecast by WeatheRate, an independent weather research firm. On July 19, 2012, WLNE became the first station in Southern New England to be recognized as StormReady by the National Weather Service. WLNE won the Massachusetts/Rhode Island Associated Press News Station of the Year award four years in a row from 1997 to 2000 and again in 2002. The station also won

9568-449: Was completed on September 5. As an ABC affiliate, WLNE runs virtually the entire ABC programming schedule. Effective with the 1995 affiliation switch, Saturday morning infomercials were replaced with ABC's Saturday morning program block (currently Weekend Adventure ; that block replaced ABC Kids in 2011). WLNE carries the nationally syndicated public affairs program Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien on Sunday mornings. As WTEV,

9672-606: Was created by the Plymouth Colony on June 2, 1685, and named after its "shire town" (county seat), Bristol . The Plymouth Colony, along with the Massachusetts Bay Colony , the Maine Colony and several other small settlements were rechartered in 1691, by King William III , to become The Province of Massachusetts Bay . The towns of Bristol, Barrington , and Warren were awarded to Rhode Island in 1746 as part of

9776-604: Was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 49, using virtual channel 6. It offered a nightlighting service on its analog signal for 60 days following the shutdown. The station aired a looping DTV education program as well as all of its newscasts. Due to this service being broadcast on analog channel 6, audio was still available on 87.7 FM when this period ended. Television station The Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow ( TV Station Paul Nipkow ) in Berlin , Germany ,

9880-477: Was named vice president and general manager of WLNE, replacing Steve Doerr. Global CEO Kevin O'Brien tried to appeal the sale in court, arguing that attorney McGowan did not try hard enough to achieve a higher sale price for the station. However, he did not succeed in his efforts, and on June 1, it was announced that the FCC had approved the license transfer, therefore finalizing the acquisition. In September 2011, as had been promised by Citadel upon its acquisition of

9984-513: Was one of two 7 o'clock local newscasts in the market, the other being an extended hour of WPRI's Eyewitness News This Morning on WNAC-TV. This newscast was no longer broadcast as of May 2011. WLNE occasionally aired a 10 o'clock newscast during major news events or when sports programming preempted the 10 o'clock news on competitor WNAC. As of May 2011, this newscast no longer aired. For a brief period in September 2009, an audio feed of NewsChannel 5

10088-785: Was replaced by Rob Holtzer, general sales manager at Sunrise Sports and Entertainment, owner of the NHL 's Florida Panthers and the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida . He is also a former national sales manager at the YES Network in New York City. Holtzer's official title at Global was vice president and director of sales. Global Broadcasting filed for receivership (Rhode Island's equivalent to bankruptcy) on July 29, 2010, due to declining advertising revenues. Providence attorney Matthew McGowan

10192-543: Was shifted to Broadcast Interactive Media, and later WorldNow in April 2010. Global Broadcasting was not related to a Canadian network, the Global Television Network , or its then-parent, Canwest Global Communications . On June 23, NewsBlues reported that Global Broadcasting co-owner Robinson Ewert had left the company amidst a dispute with CBS over licensing fees for programs originating from its syndication unit . He

10296-402: Was taken off the schedule due to the station's dispute with CBS Television Distribution. In March 2011, this newscast was replaced with infomercials, with the newscast airing only in the event they could not sell the time slot on a given day. After the station's sale to Citadel, this newscast was officially replaced with syndicated programming the following month. On April 5, 2011, WLNE announced

10400-428: Was taped live during the noon newscasts and re-aired during the 5 o'clock news. He also became a solo host of On the Record . On June 25, 2014, Cianci announced that he would be seeking a third term as mayor of Providence as an Independent candidate. As a result, he had to step down from his position at WLNE as well as WPRO for the duration of the campaign. Former chief political reporter Mark Curtis took over as host of

10504-412: Was the first and only 24-hour local news channel in the state. It provided non-stop news 24 hours a day, seven days a week, mainly consisting of rebroadcasts of news that aired on WLNE. The station could only be found on Cox Cable channel 5 in Rhode Island. NewsChannel 5 also provided live, continuing coverage of breaking news and other events. When severe weather struck, the WLNE weather team provided up to

10608-674: Was the first regular television service in the world. It was on the air from 22 March 1935, until it was shut down in 1944. The station was named after Paul Gottlieb Nipkow , the inventor of the Nipkow disk . Most often the term "television station" refers to a station which broadcasts structured content to an audience or it refers to the organization that operates the station. A terrestrial television transmission can occur via analog television signals or, more recently, via digital television signals. Television stations are differentiated from cable television or other video providers as their content

10712-426: Was the only Providence station with a local news broadcast airing at that time. In May 2011, Citadel moved the newscast to 7:30 a.m. and added Saturday morning broadcasts in addition to Sunday mornings. The weekend morning newscasts were cancelled in 2012. In June 2009, the station launched the market's first (since the 1980s) 7 p.m. newscast on weeknights, filling the spot vacated by Entertainment Tonight , which

10816-548: Was then put on hiatus until June 2016 when In the Arena with Joe Paolino debuted. On December 17, 2007, WLNE announced it would launch ABC6 News First at Four , the market 's first-ever 4 o'clock news on January 14, 2008. Described as a "hard newscast" and not morning-show style fluff, First at Four gave WLNE a head start in coverage of weather and politics. The hour-long newscast aired for just over three years and competed head to head with The Oprah Winfrey Show airing on WJAR. First at Four last aired in April 2011 prior to

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