A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth's surface to any number of tuned receivers simultaneously.
107-476: WUAB (channel 43) is a television station licensed to Lorain, Ohio , United States, serving the Cleveland area as an affiliate of The CW . It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power Telemundo affiliate WTCL-LD (channel 6) and CBS affiliate WOIO (channel 19), the latter station whose full-power spectrum WUAB transmits over via a channel sharing agreement . WUAB, WOIO and WTCL-LD share studios on
214-648: A barter in some cases. Lorain, Ohio Lorain ( / l ɔː ˈ r eɪ n / ) is a city in Lorain County, Ohio , United States. It is located in Northeast Ohio on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Black River , about 25 miles (40 km) west of Cleveland . As of the 2020 census , the city had a population of 65,211, making it Ohio's ninth-largest city , the third-largest in Greater Cleveland , and
321-628: A deindustrialized economy and was home to the American Ship Building Company Lorain Yard, Ford Motor Company Lorain Assembly Plant, and United States Steel Corporation 's steel mill on the city's south side. The city faces many similar issues to other Rust Belt cities, including population decline and urban decay . Poverty in the city is above the national average at 26.2%, lower than Cleveland's 36%. but higher than neighboring Elyria 's 22.2% CenturyTel of Ohio
428-513: A Saturday afternoon science fiction film showcase Mad Theatre launched, hosted by Sullivan under the Superhost persona. Sullivan created the character accidentally during rehearsals for a performance by The Four Lads when the audience reacted positively to his facial contortions ; he then adopted a nasal vocalization to distinguish from his announcer voice. Another staff announcer, Jack Reynolds , began emceeing professional wrestling tapings at
535-525: A TV station in Lorain, to serve Lorain?" The less-than-optimal working arrangement while permanent studios were being constructed severely limited WUAB's local output; by comparison, WKBF-TV boasted an array of local programming and launched a news service. The combined Cleveland– Akron – Canton television market was ranked in 1968 as the eighth-largest in the United States, with the industry taking notice over
642-487: A cash-and-stock merger transaction valued at $ 3.6 billion (equivalent to $ 4.37 billion in 2023). The sale was completed on January 2, 2019. Shortly after the merger announcement, on July 11, 2018, WUAB signed a long-term affiliation contract with The CW, replacing WBNX-TV. The new WUAB contract took effect on July 16 and occurred several months after a foreclosure process was initiated on WBNX-TV parent Winston Broadcasting Network from Ernest Angley's ministry, putting
749-533: A city in 1896. The first mayor was Conrad Reid , who took office on April 6, 1874. The municipal boundaries incorporated most of the former Black River Township judicial boundaries, and portions of the Sheffield Township , Amherst Township , and Brownhelm Township judicial borders. The 1924 Lorain–Sandusky tornado hit the city on Saturday, June 28, 1924. The tornado formed over the Sandusky Bay during
856-524: A decision to leave broadcasting, United Artists sold WUAB to the Gaylord Broadcasting Company for $ 10.5 million (equivalent to $ 56.2 million in 2023) in September 1976; Kaiser, itself in the process of being sold to minority owner Field Communications , divested their equity stake in the station. Under Gaylord, WUAB continued its expansion into cable television; when the station signed
963-477: A full-time independent. A subsequent ownership change at WCLQ-TV resulted in that station aggressively purchasing syndication rights to multiple programs, in turn driving up costs for programs on WUAB in what was later termed "the indie boom". Despite WCLQ-TV's aggressiveness, WUAB maintained a position in 1985 as the top-rated independent station in town, buoyed largely by Indians and Cavaliers broadcasts, an extensive film library and well-established local programs. At
1070-596: A group-wide affiliation deal with Fox, initiating a wide-ranging realignment of U.S. television network affiliations . After initially courting WEWS-TV owner Scripps-Howard , CBS signed up WOIO as their replacement affiliate in Cleveland despite WOIO not having a news department. Two months before the New World-Fox pact was announced, Malrite and Cannell began talks over a local marketing agreement (LMA) between WOIO and WUAB, with Malrite assuming operational control of WUAB;
1177-711: A local street network with four state highways maintained by the Ohio Department of Transportation and one U.S. route . There are no interstate highways that pass through the city limits. Public transit is provided by Lorain County Transit , which operates two fixed-route bus lines. Norfolk Southern Railway operates a freight railroad running parallel to the Lake Erie shoreline. Lorain County Transit operates two fixed-route bus lines in Lorain: Route 1 and Route 2. Route 1
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#17328686542071284-536: A locally produced B-movie showcase, The Big Bad B-Movie Show , on October 17, 2020. Created as a stopgap in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic , Big Bad B-Movie also became the first locally produced entertainment program on the station in 30 years. Explaining how the show was greenlit, general manager Erik Schrader told The New York Times , "We asked ourselves, do we show repeats or something creative?" After The CW expanded to Saturday night programming, Big Bad B-Movie
1391-415: 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
1498-559: A new television station on channel 65 in Cleveland, having done so on March 22, 1963. The allocation was one of two designated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for commercial broadcasting on the ultra high frequency (UHF) in Cleveland proper; prior construction permits granted to radio stations WERE and WHK in 1953 were never built and revoked in 1960. United Artists had filed to construct television stations in Cleveland, Houston and Boston , but
1605-478: A news department in 1988, with a cable television footprint spanning multiple states. The station was acquired by Stephen J. Cannell in 1990 but taken over by WOIO owner Malrite Communications in 1994 via a local marketing agreement , taking effect at the same time WOIO became the market's CBS affiliate and helping provide that station with a news service. A charter affiliate for both UPN and The WB from 1995 to 1997, WUAB became an exclusive UPN affiliate until
1712-426: A period of declining ratings, with Marty Sullivan continuing as a booth announcer. On January 30, Linn Sheldon announced his retirement after a 41-year career in television, with "Barnaby" concluding its run on March 30; Sheldon's departure was seen as the end to one of the last remaining links to the "Golden Era" for locally produced children's television. The week before Sheldon's final "Barnaby" show, Gaylord announced
1819-483: A profit with WOIO and WUAB and admitted to overpaying for them during collective bargaining agreement negotiations for unionized behind-the-scenes personnel in 2000, exacerbated by WOIO's newscasts failing to find viewership amid continuous on-air and management turnover. The biggest change for WUAB came on October 18, 2001, when the Cleveland Indians signed an exclusive cable-only deal with Fox Sports Ohio for
1926-405: A registered 40,885 voters, a voter turnout rate of 59.19%. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton captured 15,192 votes, or 62.78%; Republican candidate Donald Trump captured 7,584 votes, or 31.34%; Independent candidate Gary Johnson captured 613 votes, or 2.53%; Green candidate Jill Stein captured 222 votes, or 0.92%. Other candidates had marginal amounts of write-in votes; additionally, it
2033-435: A seven-year-long battle for advertisers and audience, WUAB became one of the highest-rated UHF independent stations in the country by 1971, aided by a strong lineup of off-network reruns, feature films, sporting events, and popular local talent. Purchased by Gaylord Broadcasting in 1977, WUAB bolstered its sports presence as the over-the-air home for Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Cavaliers telecasts in 1980 and established
2140-504: A suitcoat on top of his Superhost costume. WUAB committed to establishing a news department in June 1987 with the hiring of Daniel Acklen as news director and intentions to launch a 10 p.m. newscast by January 1988, the first attempt in the Cleveland market since WKBF-TV's attempt failed in 1970. While the rest of the staff were relative newcomers to Cleveland television—including Romona Robinson , Bob Hetherington and Frank Cariello— Gib Shanley
2247-423: A three-year contract on October 20, 1979, for Cleveland Indians broadcasts, its cable footprint reached five states and one million homes. Bruce Drennan and Joe Tait were hired to announce WUAB's Indians telecasts and called Len Barker 's perfect game on May 15, 1981 . WUAB then reacquired the local rights to Cleveland Cavaliers broadcasts from WJKW-TV effective with the 1980–81 season , helping to establish
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#17328686542072354-425: 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
2461-434: A year before the network launched on January 16, 1995. Several days earlier, on January 6, 1995, WUAB signed up as a charter affiliate of The WB , a venture between Time Warner and Tribune Broadcasting . WUAB made the addition due to both networks launching with limited schedules: UPN on Monday and Tuesday nights and Saturday afternoons and The WB on Wednesday evenings. Both networks committed to expanding their schedules for
2568-444: A year-round sports presence. While WKBF-TV's closure raised doubts about the possibility of a second UHF independent in the market, the imminent maturity of subscription television (STV) technology led a consortium of four Chicago-area companies to sign on WCLQ-TV (channel 61) on March 3, 1981. WCLQ-TV operated at first as a hybrid independent and area affiliate for Preview , but Preview's demise in 1983 forced WCLQ-TV to operate as
2675-496: 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,
2782-623: Is a 34-stop bus route connecting Meridian Plaza in downtown Lorain to the LifeSkills Center in Elyria, operating one bus in each direction every two hours. Similarly, Route 2 operates every two hours and serves 36 stops, connecting the same points as Route 1. There are three bridges that cross the Black River in the Lorain Harbor; two of these bridges are for motor vehicles and pedestrians and one
2889-480: Is a sculpture shaped as an Easter basket built in 1935 with local Amherst sandstone, and dedicated on April 3, 1941, as the "floral basket". Traditionally, families in Lorain, in celebration of Easter , take an annual photo at the basket. The rose garden was dedicated in 1932, and has 2,500 roses in 48 beds. The shape of the garden, a wheel with eight spokes, is the Rotary International emblem in honor of
2996-628: Is based in Lorain. According to the city's 2013 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: The Lorain International Festival is an annual summer festival featuring a pageant. The Fire Fish Festival is an annual event every September 21st in downtown Lorain. To support the independent artists and celebrating Lorain’s heritage while giving hope for the future. The Lorain Palace Theatre opened in 1928 and continues operating. There are 51 parks managed by
3103-470: 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
3210-665: Is for rail transport only. The two motor vehicle/pedestrian bridges are the Charles Berry Bridge and the Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge .These two bridges, formerly known as the Erie Avenue Bridge and 21st Street Bridge, respectively, opened on October 12, 1940. At the time of opening, they were coined the "Twin Bridges." The Charles Berry Bridge is a double-leaf 1,052-foot (321-meter) bascule bridge ; of
3317-628: Is mayor. The City Council consists of 11 members; eight members are elected by ward and three members are elected at-large, with one council member presiding as the President of Council. The Lorain City Council responsibilities include: determining the salary of city officials and employees, enacting ordinances and resolutions of city services, enacts tax levies, appropriating and borrowing money, licensing, regulating business, commerce, and other municipal duties. Council members serve two-year terms. Through
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3424-792: 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
3531-638: Is possible that some voters did not select a presidential candidate when casting their ballot. Lorain City School District operates ten elementary schools, three middle schools, and Lorain High School . Lorain is served by the Lorain Public Library System. Lorain is the city of license for CW station WUAB , channel 43, which has its studios and offices in Cleveland along with Shaker Heights -licensed WOIO . Lorain primarily has
3638-596: The 19 News branding. WUAB discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 43, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television . The station's digital signal continued to broadcast on its pre-transition UHF channel 28. On February 17, 2017, it was revealed that WUAB's over-the-air spectrum had been sold in the FCC's spectrum reallocation auction for an undisclosed amount; WUAB remained in operation, sharing broadcast spectrum with WOIO using their transmitter at
3745-589: The 1995–96 television season to include an additional night along with children's program blocks ( UPN Kids and Kids' WB ), while UPN took priority on WUAB with WB shows airing at other times. When WUAB started with the Indians in 1980, the Eagles had a hit record titled ' The Long Run . ' That's how we feel about this: we're in for the long run. John Chaffee, president of WUAB operator Malrite Communications The 1995 Cleveland Indians season , one of
3852-484: The 2002 season , removing over-the-air telecasts entirely. Bill Applegate, who became general manager for the two stations earlier in the year, publicly hinted at such a deal weeks beforehand as a way for the Indians to increase revenue in a way WUAB could not provide. In a bid to revamp the station's image without the Indians games, WUAB rebranded as "43 The Block" on March 4, 2002, with locally produced comedy skits in between
3959-654: The Fox Broadcasting Company after Gaylord declined to affiliate any of their stations, including WUAB, with the nascent network. Another coup for WOIO came with a long-term contract for Cavaliers games in 1988, replacing WUAB. If anybody calls, tell 'em Barnaby said hello. And tell them I think that you are the nicest person in the whole world. Just you. Linn Sheldon , customary ending to each "Barnaby" episode 1990 began with two of WUAB's local stalwarts ending their shows within weeks of each other. Superhost's final episode aired on January 20, 1990, following
4066-479: 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
4173-614: The Prime Time Entertainment Network in 1993 and the Action Pack syndication block in 1994. As a nod to Cannell's ownership, WUAB acquired reruns to 21 Jump Street in 1990, displacing Hee Haw , which WUAB carried throughout the entirety of Gaylord ownership. WUAB lead news anchor Romona Robinson also made a cameo appearance as a news reporter on The Commish , a series Cannell co-created and produced. On May 23, 1994, WJW-TV owner New World Communications signed
4280-511: The U.S. Department of Justice announced the planned LMA prior to CBS executives meeting with WUAB. The LMA took effect on August 18, 1994, 16 days before WOIO's affiliation switch to CBS. Malrite announced plans for new studios at Reserve Square in Downtown Cleveland and newscasts for WOIO to be produced by WUAB. Much of WOIO's syndicated programming and Cavaliers broadcasts were also transferred to WUAB. The changes also resulted in
4387-405: 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
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4494-501: The census of 2010, there were 64,097 people, 25,529 households, and 16,368 families living in the city. The population density was 2,707.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,045.5/km ). There were 29,144 housing units at an average density of 1,231.3 per square mile (475.4/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 67.9% White , 17.6% African American , 0.5% Native American , 0.4% Asian , 8.3% from other races , and 5.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.2% of
4601-534: 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
4708-538: The 17 community organizations that funded the garden initially, including the Lorain Rotary. The garden was restored in 2005 and roses are planted to honor and commemorate those that had ties to the community or garden itself in city history. The Lorain municipal government is a Mayor-Council structure, and operates as a statutory city under the laws and regulations set by the Ohio Constitution , making it one of
4815-697: The 1980s, WUAB featured Ohio State Buckeyes football and basketball , along with Notre Dame Fighting Irish football . Channel 43 also has carried select hockey games from the first AHL Cleveland Barons , the Cleveland Crusaders , the NHL Cleveland Barons , the Cleveland Lumberjacks and Lake Erie/Cleveland Monsters ; the latter team currently in collaboration with RESN. Additionally, the station has telecast Cleveland Gladiators arena football and Cleveland Force indoor soccer . Throughout
4922-468: The 2010s, it served as an affiliate for the Raycom Sports –operated ACC Network which returned to the station in 2023 via CW Sports . In 2018, WUAB carried Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball games. Prior to 1988, WUAB staff announcers presented brief news bulletins during program junctions; one of the announcers, Marty Sullivan, famously read bulletins in-between "Superhost" tapings by wearing
5029-634: The City Budget, the City Council directly controls the operation of the planning, zoning, street construction, maintenance and repair, water and sewer services, municipal court services, and general administrative services. Politics in the city have traditionally been closely tied to the local Democratic Party . On the State level, Lorain is represented by State Senator Nathan Manning (R- North Ridgeville ) of Ohio Senate District 13, and by State Representative Joe Miller (D-Amherst) of Ohio House District 53. On
5136-516: The Cleveland–Akron–Canton market; this translator was launched for WOIO on August 12, 2011. Television station The Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow ( TV Station Paul Nipkow ) in Berlin , Germany , 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
5243-572: The Federal level, all of Lorain is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Republican U.S. Representative Bob Latta of Ohio's 5th congressional district . Lorain is represented in the United States Senate by Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown and Republican U.S. Senator JD Vance . Voter turnout for the 2016 presidential election in Lorain was 24,198 out of
5350-575: The Norfolk-Southern Railway and constructed in 1974. The Lorain Police Department was established in 1853 and has 113 police officers and 34 civilian employees. Lorain is the setting for Lorain-born Toni Morrison 's first novel, The Bluest Eye , where she writes: In that young and growing Ohio town whose side streets, even, were paved with concrete, which sat on the edge of a calm blue lake, which boasted an affinity with Oberlin,
5457-552: 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
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#17328686542075564-465: The WUAB antenna on the tower several days prior forced WKBF-TV to be off the air for an extended period of time. As their studio facility near Parmatown Mall was still under construction, WUAB operated out of a semi-trailer next to an adjacent Parma bowling alley , with some studios inside the alley's nursery . Marty Sullivan, one of the station's first announcers , later recalled how a restroom adjacent to
5671-615: The West Creek Reservation in Parma. WUAB was the only station owned by Raycom to participate in the spectrum auction. The shared broadcast with WOIO took effect on January 8, 2018, at 2:01 am. Both stations returned to WUAB's former tower in Parma in July 2024 with the installation of a new antenna. WUAB operates a digital fill-in translator in Akron on UHF channel 18, serving that section of
5778-445: The applicants began in late December 1963. Early in the proceedings, United Artists requested that the FCC determine if projected operating deficits by the other two applicants lasted beyond the first year; in response, the commission requested each applicant demonstrate an ability to survive against established VHF competition over the first three years and revised their financial qualification policy. United Artists abruptly withdrew from
5885-587: The city parks and recreation department, a total of 583 acres. Lakeview Park is bisected by West Erie Avenue, with the northern section being managed by the Lorain County Metro Parks and the southern by the city. The park was established in 1917 under Mayor Leonard M. Moore as a way of providing more publicly-accessible space on the lakefront. The park features a beach, rose garden, various recreational facilities, bathhouse, concession stand, several gazebos and picnic shelters, and lawn bowling. There
5992-574: The dissolution of WAKC-TV 's news department. Gib Shanley left the station at the end of 1996, with Jeff Phelps as his replacement. Robinson left in February 1997 to join WKYC, with Cynthia Tinsley taking over as 10 p.m. co-anchor. Kimberly Godwin-Webb , who in 2021 became the first Black female president of ABC News , served as news director for both stations from 1996 to 1998. During this period, WUAB's 10 p.m. newscast began trailing WJW's newscast in
6099-469: The early-evening lineup. After a casting call, the station selected four " regular Joe " comics that included future How to Boil Water host Jack Hourigan . Mike Polk , a member of the station's promotions department, began contributing to "The Block" segments with his Last Call Cleveland troupe. On January 24, 2006, UPN parent CBS Corporation (formed after a split of the original Viacom ) and Time Warner's Warner Bros. Entertainment division announced
6206-448: The fall of 1996, WUAB management suggested WB could become "a weekend network". Increasingly unable to accommodate programming from both networks and Indians and Cavaliers telecasts, WUAB dropped The WB, with WBNX-TV taking the affiliation on September 1, 1997. Montgomery, Alabama -based Raycom Media purchased Malrite Communications on April 6, 1998, for an undisclosed price; the LMA with WUAB
6313-512: The film studio having been a defendant in a civil antitrust lawsuit related to United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. led the FCC to state it would reflect on "requisite qualifications" over the studio's fitness to own a television station, despite the lawsuit occurring ten years beforehand. The other two applicants for the channel were a group headed by WDBN owner Ted Niarhos and Superior Broadcasting Co., majority-controlled by area businessman Frank V. Mavec. A comparative hearing between
6420-526: The future of that station in doubt. At the same time, the affiliation switch displaced MyNetworkTV, which was moved to overnights on WOIO's second digital subchannel. Under Gray ownership, WUAB has increased production of local programming. Beginning on September 9, 2019, the station began carrying same-day repeats of Cribbs in the CLE: Josh and Maria Live , a WOIO lifestyle talk show hosted by former Cleveland Brown Josh Cribbs and wife Maria Cribbs. WUAB added
6527-571: The ground floor of the Reserve Square building in Downtown Cleveland , with WUAB and WOIO sharing transmitter facilities in suburban Parma . Founded in 1968 by the United Artists film studio, from which its call sign is derived from, WUAB was originally one of two ultra high frequency (UHF) independent stations to sign on in the Cleveland market, doing so eight months after Kaiser Broadcasting 's WKBF-TV signed on. Prevailing over WKBF-TV in
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#17328686542076634-547: The hearing process for the channel 65 license by amending their application to request channel 31 in Lorain, Ohio , unused after a permit for WEOL-TV held by WEOL radio failed to be built after years of delays. The Niarhos-led group concurrently withdrew their bid. A May 1965 realignment of UHF allocations saw United Artists's permit request for channel 31 moved to 43 and Superior's permit request for channel 65 moved to 61. Both companies were awarded construction permits in
6741-420: 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
6848-530: The joint newsroom in a style derived heavily from CITY-TV 's CityPulse , while WUAB's newscasts came from a separate, more traditional set, both originating from Reserve Square in Downtown Cleveland . Marschall, Robinson, and Shanley were the only three on-air staffers to work exclusively for WUAB. Beginning in March 1996, WOIO and WUAB's newscasts were rebroadcast on an hour tape-delay over Akron station WAOH-LP (channel 29) and its Cleveland simulcast following
6955-613: The largest Ohio cities to operate without a charter. The City of Lorain operates on a ward -based system. Elected positions include the mayor, eleven City Council members, the Council President, Auditor, Treasurer, Law Director, Clerk of Courts, and two judges. The mayor functions as the chief of the executive branch, with job duties including: determining city laws, spurring economic development, planning and administering city projects, delivering city services, negotiating city contracts, and budgeting. As of January 1, 2020, Jack Bradley
7062-460: The largest in Lorain County by population. According to local government records, the city began as an unincorporated village established before 1834 as “Black River Village”, and was renamed in 1837 as "Charleston." According to 19th-century historians, the new name was rejected by its own citizens, who continued to use Black River Village. The village was incorporated as Lorain in 1874 and became
7169-514: The late afternoon hours and hit Sandusky , where it killed eight people and destroyed 100 homes and 25 businesses. After moving east over Lake Erie for several miles, the tornado then struck Lorain, killing 72. Among the dead were 15 people inside a collapsed theater, which makes it the worst tornado-related death toll from a single building in Ohio. Eight people were also killed inside the Bath House near
7276-400: 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
7383-591: The location where the tornado came onshore. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 24.14 square miles (62.52 km ), of which 23.67 square miles (61.31 km ) is land and 0.47 square miles (1.22 km ) is water. As of the 2020 United States census , Lorain had a population of 65,211. Of which, 49.4% were non-hispanic White, 29.2% were Hispanic/Latino, 15.2% non-hispanic Black, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% Native American or Pacific Islander, and 5.6% mixed or other. As of
7490-524: The main announcer booth had a warning sign, "Do not use Bippy when announcer is in booth". WVIZ's Brook Park studios were also used by WUAB. WUAB's lack of any physical assets in Lorain proper and film studio ownership was met with criticism by the Lorain Journal editorial board, which asked, "Why call it a Lorain station? Why give Lorain's TV franchise to outsiders who want to operate outside of Lorain? Why not give Lorain people an opportunity to operate
7597-419: 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
7704-489: The market could not support more than one UHF independent. In the days prior to the announcement, both WUAB and WKBF-TV management acknowledged negotiations over an asset disposition had been ongoing for "a couple of years". During a farewell on-air statement, WKBF-TV general manager Alan B. Bennett stated that the sign-on of WUAB impeded consumer demand, in turn placing Kaiser in financial jeopardy, "... and that only one successful (station) must merge." WUAB not only acquired
7811-489: The marketplace with better overall programming than WKBF-TV, promptly dividing the available audience. WUAB's studios were completed in June 1969, with the next few months proving to be a turning point. Linn Sheldon , who joined WKBF-TV to host an afternoon movie in August 1968, left that station to join WUAB on December 1, 1969, reviving the acclaimed children's show "Barnaby" which he originated at KYW-TV . Several weeks earlier,
7918-433: The most successful in team history, saw WUAB's viewership jump to a 27 audience share for their game coverage, a substantial increase from the station's 7 share during the 1992 season . WUAB signed a new multi-year contract afterwards which included up to 70 Indians telecasts in 1996, further resulting in shows from both networks airing out of pattern. After The WB announced a third night of prime time on Sundays beginning in
8025-497: The network's 2006 closure, subsequently linking up with MyNetworkTV in 2006 and The CW in 2018. Acquired outright by Malrite's successor Raycom Media in 2000, WUAB and WOIO have been in Gray Television's portfolio from 2019 onward, adding startup Telemundo affiliate WTCL-LD as a third station in 2022. United Artists Broadcasting, owned by the film studio of the same name , was the first of three applicants to file paperwork for
8132-429: The news department was fully recouped. Hetherington was replaced as lead anchor by Jack Marschall in the summer of 1990, with ratings for the newscast repeatedly surpassing expectations. WUAB began producing two daily newscasts for WOIO on February 6, 1995, at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. along with their existing 10 p.m. newscast under the umbrella brand Cleveland Television News . WOIO's newscasts originated within
8239-675: The permanent cancellation of the Prize Movie , which WUAB revived earlier in 1994 after cancelling it in September 1993 to accommodate several new talk shows on the schedule. Outside of a period from 1984 to 1985 when Dave "Fig" Newton hosted, John Lanigan had been the program's host for 18 years. WUAB committed to become a charter affiliate of the United Paramount Network ( UPN )—a joint venture between Chris-Craft 's United Television division and Paramount Pictures —in November 1993, over
8346-423: The population, over 19% is made up of Puerto Ricans. There were 25,529 households, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were married couples living together, 21.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.9% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who
8453-443: The previous Monday. By the fall of 1988, Akron Beacon Journal television critic Bob Dyer credited multiple on- and off-air improvements made to the newscast but noted Shanley's veteran presence and 15-minute long sportscasts nearly overshadowed everyone else. WUAB launched a weekend version of The Ten O'Clock News by September 1989, and by 1990, the station's $ 2 million investment (equivalent to $ 4.66 million in 2023) into
8560-476: 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
8667-531: The ratings, with the spring 1998 sweeps period showing WJW beating WUAB by a 2–1 margin despite the popularity of Marschall and Tinsley; this was attributed partly to UPN prime time programming providing a weaker than expected lead-in audience, as well as WOIO's news department assuming top priority. WUAB added an 11:30 a.m. newscast in October 1997, both as a complement to WOIO's established noon newscast and to help establish an autonomous identity for WUAB, but this
8774-489: The rights to much of WKBF-TV's programming, but replaced the station in several cable systems outside of the market, including Zanesville and Dover / New Philadelphia . The WKBF-TV asset sale came at the same time as a possible dial position move for WUAB. After a construction permit for channel 19, in place since 1968, was sold to Joseph T. Zingale—a former co-owner of WIXY and with ownership interests in multiple area professional sports teams—United Artists protested
8881-455: The sale of WUAB to Cannell Communications, headed by television producer Stephen J. Cannell and former WUAB general manager William Schwartz, for $ 60 million (equivalent to $ 140 million in 2023). While Cannell became famous for creating multiple television series during the 1980s, his purchase of WUAB occurred during a downturn for his production company, with only two programs in active production. The changes at WUAB were not limited to
8988-532: The sale. Despite meeting FCC approval, Zingale rescinded the purchase in early 1974 due to a pricing dispute. United Artists then offered to purchase the permit in January 1975 with the intent of moving WUAB to channel 19, but Zingale filed a protest against the sale after renewed interest in it. An FCC review board revoked the channel 19 permit in April 1976 after declining to extend the construction deadline. Citing
9095-445: The same time WUAB's fortunes rose, Kaiser Broadcasting began instituting cutbacks at both WKBF-TV and their station group, including the groupwide elimination of local newscasts on November 12, 1970. All but one of Kaiser's stations failed to turn a profit after three years of investment, raising industry concerns over the viability of UHF stations. WUAB, however, became not only the Cleveland market's leading UHF independent by 1971, but
9202-658: The same time, WOIO (channel 19) launched on May 19, 1985, owned by a group with Malrite Communications as one of the investors, while WBNX-TV (channel 55) was signed on by the ministry of televangelist Ernest Angley . The competition doesn't bother me, I feel good about it. The adrenalin [ sic ] is flowing. Look, it either brings out the best in you or you get out of the business. Michael A. Schuch, WUAB general manager The added competition ultimately drove down ratings and advertising rates for all four independent stations, in particular WOIO and WUAB. WUAB purchased Webster reruns and continued to pay for
9309-462: The second-highest rated UHF station in the country behind Boston's WSBK-TV . Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Crusaders telecasts were added in 1972, but WUAB declined to renew the Cavaliers contract in 1975 over increasing costs. That show was like an early cable station. It went all over the place ... Canada, New York and Pennsylvania. People like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Don Rickles came on
9416-547: The show's rights into 1990 despite having removed the program from its schedule years earlier. While WOIO immediately made an impact in the local ratings, the station was sold outright to Malrite for an infusion of capital. Finding next to no return on investment for their aggressive programming purchases and little possibility of profitability, WCLQ-TV was sold outright to Silver King Broadcasting to carry HSN programming as WQHS, with that station's outgoing ownership ultimately sued into bankruptcy. WOIO concurrently partnered with
9523-533: The show. I was walking around in Moscow once and somebody from across the street yelled "What's the Prize Movie today?" John Lanigan Kaiser announced a pending shutdown of WKBF-TV on April 8, 1975, after agreeing to sell WKBF's technical and programming assets to United Artists in exchange for a 36 percent equity stake in WUAB. WKBF-TV operated at a loss throughout the station's entire existence of 7 years and 96 days, with Kaiser officials admitting
9630-555: The shutdown of UPN and The WB, with some programming moved to a newly created network, The CW . WBNX-TV signed up as one of The CW's first outside charter affiliates not owned by either CBS or Tribune Broadcasting. To serve former affiliates of either network not selected for The CW—namely its own— News Corporation announced the creation of MyNetworkTV on February 22, 2006. WUAB affiliated with MyNetworkTV on March 7, 2006, along with other Raycom stations in Honolulu and Baton Rouge . WUAB
9737-462: The spring of 1966. Superior sold their permit to a joint venture between itself and Kaiser Broadcasting , which launched WKBF-TV on January 19, 1968. WUAB was signed on by United Artists on September 15, 1968, following WKBF-TV as the second commercial UHF station in Cleveland proper and the fifth full-power UHF station in the market. WUAB used the WKBF-TV transmitter tower in Parma; the installation of
9844-725: The start of the 2022–2023 school year, concurrent with the CMSD relaxing most COVID-19 health protocols and fully resuming normal operations. Following the purchase of WBNX-TV by WJW owner Nexstar Media Group , whereupon Nexstar also announced the CW affiliation would transfer back to WBNX on September 1, 2025, Gray Television concurrently announced WUAB's future relaunch as a sports-oriented independent station, with select play-by-play coverage originating from Rock Entertainment Sports Network ( WTCL-LD and WOHZ-CD, both on channel 22). MyNetworkTV programming would additionally air in prime time as filler . WUAB
9951-451: The station during the second half of the season. The station is perhaps best known as the over-the-air home for Cleveland Indians baseball from 1980 to 2001, with Bruce Drennan , Joe Tait , Reggie Rucker , Jack Corrigan , Steve LaMar and Mike Hegan as play-by-play announcers throughout this period. WUAB telecast Len Barker's perfect game on May 15, 1981, to date the most recent perfect game in franchise history. From its launch into
10058-500: The station in 1969. Alice Weston, recognized as the first female television host in Cleveland, became the station's public affairs director and a talk show host. An emphasis was also placed on sports, as WUAB carried Ohio State Buckeyes football and men's basketball , Notre Dame Fighting Irish football and Cleveland Barons broadcasts. A daily early-afternoon movie showcase, the Prize Movie , launched with Reynolds as host, with WGAR personality John Lanigan taking over in 1975. At
10165-498: The station itself: the FCC's passage of syndication exclusivity regulations began affecting the station's cable footprint, with Columbus cable systems acknowledging WUAB was a "trouble spot" for likely blackouts . Despite the departures of Sheldon and "Superhost" and the sale of the station, WUAB continued aggressively competing against WOIO, with newly appointed general manager Brooke Spectorsky calling WUAB "a sleeping giant... that has been throttled back by previous owners". In 1988,
10272-465: The station launched Kidsland for the station's children's programming, hiring Liz Hermann as a continuity host in February 1990. WUAB began carrying The Disney Afternoon program block in the fall of 1990 as Kidsland 's centerpiece. Kidsland was established at the same time that WOIO set up a similar kids' club, but WOIO ultimately folded their club into Fox Kids and declined to hire an in-studio host. The station also picked up local rights to
10379-465: The total length, 333 feet (101 meters) are the bascule span. At the time of construction, the bridge was the largest bascule bridge in the world and is now often credited as the second-largest in the world. Annually, the Charles Berry Bridge has an average of 700 openings. The rail bridge, historically known as the 11th Street Bridge, is a single-track vertical-lift truss bridge operated by
10486-576: The two competing UHF stations with well-financed ownership and substantial investment. Befitting its ownership by a film studio, WUAB placed an emphasis on feature films with a prime time showcase dubbed the UA Star Movie . Even with the existing limitations facing the station, WUAB successfully claimed a significant portion of WKBF-TV's audience by the spring of 1969. The Plain Dealer critic William Hinckley retrospectively noted WUAB almost immediately entered
10593-399: 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
10700-401: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age in the city was 36.8 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 26% were from 45 to 64; and 13.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.5% male and 52.5% female. Lorain has
10807-613: Was cancelled in December 1998 due to low ratings. By 1999, newscasts were branded Hometeam 19 News and Hometeam 43 News , based on WUAB's "Cleveland's Home Team" slogan, with Marschall assuming lead anchor duties at WOIO. WUAB began simulcasting WOIO's noon news in 2002, with all "19" branding remaining intact. Newscasts on WOIO and WUAB have used the same branding since May 2002, when all newscasts were renamed Action News , later amended to 19 Action News . As part of an overall rebrand to Cleveland 19 News in 2015, WUAB's 10 p.m. newscast
10914-415: Was hired as sports director, fulfilling Acklen's hope of luring an established market personality to the station. Existing talent at WUAB, including Indians announcer Jack Corrigan and Prize Movie host John Lanigan, became contributors to the newscast. The debut broadcast of The Ten O'Clock News on January 4, 1988, was marred by technical problems, but WUAB's ratings for that evening doubled compared to
11021-423: Was included in the deal. The sale was finalized six months later on September 17. Under Raycom ownership, WUAB and WOIO began identifying as "Hometeam 19" and "Hometeam 43" for both newscasts and entertainment programming. On March 11, 2000, after the FCC relaxed rules allowing common ownership of two commercially licensed television stations in the same market, Raycom acquired WUAB outright. Raycom struggled to turn
11128-614: Was moved to Saturday late nights where it aired until it was cancelled in late 2022. During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, WUAB partnered with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) to provide an hour of airtime on weekdays for in-school instructional programming, beginning on April 20, 2020. As part of the arrangement, WUAB also telecast all high school graduations in the district throughout June 2020, which were conducted virtually. CMSD on CW43 ended at
11235-484: Was moved to a 90-minute block at 9 pm, in turn moving MyNetworkTV programming into late evenings. After affiliating with The CW, the 9 p.m. newscast was moved back to a full hour at 10 pm and a 7 a.m. newscast, in place since 2011, was discontinued. Newscasts at 7:30 p.m. and 11 a.m. have since been added at WUAB along with a full reinstatement of the 7 a.m. newscast in June 2022. Since 2019, all newscasts produced for WOIO and WUAB have used
11342-403: Was renamed "CLE 43" on August 24, 2015, as part of a wide-ranging rebranding effort at both it and WOIO, which concurrently adopted the "Cleveland 19" name. The rebranding was done to abandon Raycom's prior " tabloid " reputation with 19 Action News in the Cleveland market. Raycom agreed to merge their stations, including WOIO and WUAB, with Atlanta -based Gray Television on June 25, 2018, in
11449-496: Was the over-the-air home of the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1994 to 2018, previously carrying Cavaliers games from 1972 to 1975 and again from 1980 to 1988. From 2006 until 2019, WUAB simulcast five Cavaliers regular season games per year with Fox Sports Ohio (now FanDuel Sports Network Ohio ), along with select playoff games. After a six-year absence, the Cavaliers returned to WUAB in 2024 , with five games airing exclusively on
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