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44-623: WRBL (channel 3) is a television station in Columbus, Georgia , United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by Nexstar Media Group . Its studios are located on 13th Avenue in Columbus, and its transmitter is located in Cusseta . WRBL first went on the air on November 15, 1953—just over a month after NBC affiliate WDAK-TV (channel 28, now WTVM on channel 9). It is Georgia's third-oldest station outside of Atlanta (after Macon 's WMAZ-TV ) as well as

88-522: A barter in some cases. 2014 NCAA Division I men%27s basketball tournament The 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2013-14 season . The 76th annual edition of the tournament began on March 18, 2014, and concluded with

132-1249: A 1 seed, all games being played in Anaheim (also in 1998 and 2003 ). Virginia was a 1 seed for the 4th time in school history, their first since three straight 1 seeds in 1981 , 1982 , and 1983 . Unless otherwise noted, all times listed are Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC-04 ) The First Four games involved eight teams: the four overall lowest-ranked teams, and the four lowest-ranked at-large teams. Regional all-tournament team: Michael Frazier II , Florida; Devin Oliver , Dayton; Dyshawn Pierre , Dayton; Dwight Powell , Stanford Regional most outstanding player: Scottie Wilbekin , Florida Regional all-tournament team: DeAndre Daniels , UConn; Gary Harris , Michigan State; Dustin Hogue , Iowa State; Adreian Payne , Michigan State Regional most outstanding player: Shabazz Napier , UConn Regional all-tournament team: Aaron Gordon , Arizona; Traevon Jackson , Wisconsin; Nick Johnson , Arizona; Xavier Thames , San Diego State Regional most outstanding player: Frank Kaminsky , Wisconsin # — On February 20, 2018,

176-462: A Sunday edition of News 3 Evening Edition at 6:30 p.m. WRBL launched high definition newscasts on March 21, 2014, with News 3 Nightwatch at 12:30 a.m. (ran late after NCAA March Madness coverage). The station's signal is multiplexed : Television station The Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow ( TV Station Paul Nipkow ) in Berlin , Germany , was the first regular television service in

220-643: A groupwide affiliation agreement with Media General; the channel replaced RTV on some Media General-owned stations in other markets. In early 2016, WRBL relaunched 3.3 as the Ion affiliate for the Chattahoochee Valley. 3.3 had been dark since the station closed the First Alert 24/7 Weather channel. On January 11, 2017, Media General became part of the Nexstar Media Group. On September 6, 2018, WRBL opened

264-415: 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

308-433: A news bureau on Columbus State University 's downtown campus. The bureau is housed inside CSU's Carpenter Building. The bureau will allow interns from CSU to work alongside WRBL's news staff. WRBL presently broadcasts 22 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with four hours each weekday and one hour each on Saturdays and Sundays). Due to economic conditions from 2008 through 2009, WRBL's owner Media General enacted

352-564: A peak viewership of 24.3 million. For the first time in the history of the tournament, Turner broadcast the semifinals. TBS aired the traditional neutral broadcast (with Nantz/Anthony/Kerr/Wolfson commentator set that is also being used for CBS's national championship coverage). However, Turner also distributed team-centered broadcasts for the Final Four broadcasts on TNT and truTV. The announcers for these broadcasts are as follows: ESPN International distributes broadcast rights to

396-576: A post-season conference tournament; thus, its regular-season conference champion is awarded the automatic bid) while the remaining 36 were "at large" bids which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on the Sunday preceding the First Four play-in tournament and dubbed Selection Sunday by the media and fans. The Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68. Eight teams –

440-454: A series of staff reductions that noticeably affected the amount of news that WRBL offered. First, 6 p.m. weekend newscasts were canceled in fall 2008, and the remaining weekend newscasts were eliminated in early 2009. Soon after, the 5 p.m. and noon newscasts were dropped. However, as of August 2010, the noon newscast has been added back to the WRBL lineup. On October 17, 2010, WRBL reinstated

484-425: 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

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528-496: 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,

572-470: 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

616-792: 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

660-547: Is the only major station in Columbus that has never changed its original affiliation. Columbus was one of the very few two-station markets in the 1960s without its own primary NBC affiliate, although NBC affiliates in Albany , Atlanta and Montgomery could be picked up with relative ease. WYEA (channel 38, now WLTZ ) took over the NBC affiliation when it opened in October 1970. Woodruff owned

704-405: 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

748-807: The championship game on April 7, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas . The East Regional semifinals and final were held in Madison Square Garden , the first time that arena has been used as an NCAA Tournament venue and the first time in 63 years that tournament games have been held in New York City. The Final Four consisted of Florida (the #1 overall seed of the tournament), making their first appearance since winning their second consecutive championship in 2007 , UConn , returning after winning their 2011 national championship , Wisconsin , making their first appearance since 2000 , and Kentucky , back in

792-534: 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

836-499: The 2014 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League, whose regular-season champion receives the automatic bid). Florida was the overall 1 seed for the second time, the other being 2007 when they repeated as national champions. Arizona was a 1 seed for the 6th time in school history. They lost in the West regional final for the 3rd straight time as

880-581: The CBS-only era. ESPN also has exclusive digital rights to the NCAA tournament outside of North America. In Canada , the broadcasting rights are with TSN . In The Philippines it's aired on TV5 . Westwood One has exclusive national radio rights to the entire tournament. Team radio networks also hold the rights to broadcast their teams through their entire progression within the tournament and no flagship restrictions. However men's team radio networks cannot stream

924-755: The East Regional) was named as the #4 overall seed. Thus, the South champion (Florida) played the East Champion (UConn) in one semifinal game, and the West Champion (Wisconsin) faced the Midwest Champion (Kentucky) in the other semifinal game. The overall No. 1 seed Florida lost only two games during the regular season: to West Champion Wisconsin and to East Champion (and eventual National Champion) UConn; Florida also played and beat Midwest Champion Kentucky twice during

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968-442: The Final Four after winning their 2012 national championship . With No. 7 seed UConn and No. 8 seed Kentucky reaching the championship game, this tournament's final was the first ever not to include at least one team seeded 1–3. It is also only the third final not to feature a 1 or 2 seed ( 1989  – #3 Michigan vs. #3 Seton Hall and 2011  – #3 UConn vs. #8 Butler ). UConn defeated Kentucky in

1012-469: The Final Four round, regardless of the seeds of the participating teams, the champion of the top overall top seed's region plays against the champion of the fourth-ranked top seed's region, and the champion of the second overall top seed's region plays against the champion of the third-ranked top seed's region. Florida (placed in the South Regional) was selected as the top overall seed, and Virginia (in

1056-544: The NCAA announced that the wins and records for Louisville's 2011–12 , 2012–13 , 2013–14 , and 2014–15 seasons were vacated due to the sex scandal at Louisville . Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Louisville removing the wins from its own record. Regional all-tournament team: Aaron Harrison , Kentucky; Marcus Lee , Kentucky; Caris LeVert , Michigan; Nik Stauskas , Michigan Regional most outstanding player: Julius Randle , Kentucky During

1100-477: The Sunday night edition of News 3 Nightwatch . Unlike the previous newscasts that were canceled, the duties of these newscasts are spread throughout remaining staff members, including the anchor team. On September 12, 2011, the station brought back News 3 First Edition weekdays at 5 p.m. On September 14, 2013, WRBL revived the Saturday edition of News 3 Nightwatch at 11 p.m. and on September 29, 2013, WRBL added

1144-627: 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

1188-473: The championship game 60–54, to claim their 4th national championship as in many attempts. UConn was also the first 7 seed ever to reach and win the championship game. The two teams combined for the highest seed total in championship game history with 15. The previous record (11) was held by UConn and Butler in 2011. The next day, the UConn Huskies women's team won the women's NCAA basketball tournament , only

1232-485: The first team to field all-freshman starters at the Final Four and championship games since the 1991–92 Michigan Wolverines under the Fab Five . The 1992 Final Four and championship appearances by Michigan were subsequently vacated. MEAC champion North Carolina Central University and Big West champion Cal Poly made their first NCAA Division I tournament appearances. For only the second time since 1973 no teams from

1276-653: The four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams – played in the First Four (the successor to what had been popularly known as " play-in games " through the 2010 tournament). The winners of those games advanced to the main draw of the tournament. The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2014 tournament: First Four First and Second rounds Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) The following teams are automatic qualifiers for

1320-496: The fourth year of a 14-year partnership between CBS and Turner cable networks TBS , TNT and truTV to cover the entire tournament under the NCAA March Madness banner. TBS aired the Final Four for the first year since CBS' 32 consecutive years of airing. The tournament was considered a ratings success. Tournament games averaged 10.5 million viewers, and the championship game garnered an average of 21.2 million viewers and

1364-420: 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

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1408-400: 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

1452-419: 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

1496-476: 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

1540-419: The regular season and again in the conference championship game . Wichita State became the first team since UNLV in 1991 to go into the tournament undefeated. The Shockers entered the tournament 34–0. Their perfect record of 35–0 (a then NCAA men's record) was spoiled by Kentucky in the second round. Kentucky in turn set an NCAA-men's-record 38 straight wins to start a season the next year. Kentucky became

1584-575: The same company, Martin Theaters of Georgia, that purchased and moved WROM-TV and its channel 9 to Chattanooga, had also purchased WDAK-TV and oversaw its switch to the channel 9 VHF hi-band frequency in Columbus. The station has always been a CBS affiliate owing to its radio sister's long affiliation with CBS Radio, but shared ABC with WTVM until the channel switch of 1960, when WTVM switched to ABC to get in line with then co-owned WTVC , also on channel 9. At that time, WRBL began sharing NBC with WTVM. WRBL

1628-460: The second time that a school has won both the men's and women's Division I national basketball championships in the same year; UConn first accomplished this in 2004. For 2014 the selection committee picked a total of 68 teams that would enter the 2014 tournament, of which 32 were "automatic bids" (teams winning their conference tournaments, with the exception of the Ivy League , which does not host

1672-684: The second-oldest in Columbus. It would have been the fourth-oldest in Georgia, had WROM-TV, channel 9 in Rome not moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee , in 1958, rebranded as WTVC . WRBL-TV was owned by Jim Woodruff along with WRBL radio (AM 1420, now WRCG , and FM 102.9, now WVRK ). Originally on channel 4, it moved to channel 3 in 1960 as part of a regional frequency reallocation by the FCC, that saw WTVM move to channel 9 and WTVY in Dothan, Alabama , move to channel 4. Ironically,

1716-564: The state of Indiana (a state noted for its basketball powerhouse programs) were in the tournament. There were five overtime games in the second round of the tournament, the most overtime games ever in tournament history. In contrast, the previous two tournaments had two overtime games combined . North Dakota State 's victory against Oklahoma secured the first tournament win for the state of North Dakota . Mercer , Stephen F. Austin , Albany , and Cal Poly had their first NCAA tournament wins. Cal Poly's victory over Texas Southern marked only

1760-436: The station until his death in a car crash in 1978. After his death, banks controlled the station until it was bought by Malcolm Glazer 's Avant Corporation of Rochester, New York . He sold it to TCS Television Partners, who, in turn, sold it to Spartan Communications in 1995. Spartan later merged its company with Media General in 2000. WRBL replaced RTV with MeTV on digital subchannel 3.2 on September 26, 2011, as part of

1804-530: The third time a team with a losing record won a game in the tournament. Per the NCAA, "Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded five or more places lower than the team it defeated." The 2014 tournament saw a total of 13 upsets; 6 of them were in the first round, 4 of them were in the second round, none in the Sweet Sixteen, one in the Elite Eight, and 2 in the Final Four. The year 2014 marked

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1848-488: The tournament outside the United States, and will produce separate international broadcasts of the semi-final and championship games with announcers Dan Shulman (play-by-play), Dick Vitale (analyst for the final and one semi-final), and Jay Bilas (analyst for the other semi-final). For the initial rounds, they use CBS/Turner coverage with an additional host to transition between games, with whiparound coverage similar to

1892-630: 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

1936-399: 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

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