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40: 49: 600:. The Maine Broadcasting System continued to own the radio station until 1981, when it was sold and changed call letters; WLBZ radio in Bangor was also sold, while the television properties were retained. Particularly beginning in the 1980s, WCSH made its mark as the dominant station in Portland-market ratings, even if it sometimes irked NBC. The station was heavily protective of its 6 p.m. newscast, resulting in far more frequent preemptions of network sports events. In 1994, WCSH did not air 38 percent of NBC's 502 hours of sports programming that year—the most of any of NBC's 213 affiliates and more than double the preemption rate of 693:
surpassed WGME at 11 p.m. and tied channel 13 in the vital 6 p.m. news slot. Later that year, the station would surpass WGME at 6 and proceed to do so for at least the next 16 years. This was aided by stability in its evening news team and NBC's strong national program lineup in the 1990s. On-air talent like anchors Pat Callaghan and Cindy Williams and meteorologist Joe Cupo were mainstays on channel 6 for years. Cupo left in 2016 after 37 years when Tegna offered voluntary retirement packages, while Williams retired in 2021 and Callaghan in 2022 after tenures of 32 and 43 years, respectively.
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each area, with WLBZ only airing separate 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts. WLBZ ceased producing separate local newscasts altogether on October 8, 2015; all newscasts on both stations now originate from Portland, though Bangor viewers continue to see separate weather forecasts. The presence of WLBZ in the News Center Maine operation has resulted in a newscast with a stronger statewide news focus than its competitors in the Portland market.
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From the 1980s onward, WLBZ's local operations were progressively cut back, a trend that accelerated after Gannett took over. While WLBZ had already simulcast WCSH's morning and weekend newscasts since 1989, regional 5:30 and 11 p.m. newscasts were instituted in 2000 with split weather forecasts for
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Newscasts were part of WCSH's schedule from its first television broadcasts in 1953, and the station was airing early evening and late evening newscasts by 1955. While the station typically trailed WGAN-TV/WGME in the news ratings for most of its history, this changed in February 1986 when WCSH
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After 50 years of radio and television operations in the Congress Square Hotel, WCSH opted to move its broadcasting businesses into more modern quarters. The studio portion of the hotel complex had become overcrowded despite multiple additions. In 1977, WCSH moved one city block to occupy a
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containing principals from Oliver as shareholders. Oliver withdrew its channel 6 application on July 30, 1953, and the FCC immediately awarded the Congress Square Hotel Company a permit for channel 6, WCSH-TV. This was the second construction permit for a Portland TV station, with
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moved to a digital subchannel of WCSH in 2008 when WPXT opted out of the arrangement, citing a lack of advertising support. In the early 2010s, WCSH tried its hand again at airing news for WPXT, with the addition of a 7 a.m. hour of WCSH's morning newscast branded as
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in 1997. It had negotiated exclusively with Gannett for several months after approaching several potential acquirers. The family had decided to sell because of deregulation in broadcasting and costly new technological mandates, such as the forthcoming conversion to
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WCSH's digital signal on UHF channel 44 signed on in April 2002, bringing high definition network television to the area. WCSH's broadcasts became digital-only, effective June 12, 2009; the station elected to continue broadcasting on channel 44 (using
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On June 29, 2015, the Gannett Company split in two, with one side specializing in print media and the other side specializing in broadcast and digital media. WCSH and WLBZ were retained by the latter company, named
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Because WCSH had conditionally purchased television equipment 18 months prior, it was assured delivery of its order to put channel 6 on the air by the end of 1953. WCSH-TV announced its intention to be Portland's
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was sent out on November 29, and on December 20, 1953, WCSH-TV began broadcasting. The station's broadcasting activity steadily increased in its early years, with such local shows as the home decorating program
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in its final years of operation after WPMT closed the month before. The Rines family, who had founded WCSH radio and television, also owned the Maine Broadcasting System with radio stations
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shut down its news department in fall 2002, WCSH and WLBZ entered into a news share agreement with that station, resulting in a nightly prime time newscast. The half-hour
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for channels 6 and 13. Two groups sought each channel; Congress Square's application was rivaled by one from the Oliver Broadcasting Company, which owned station
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four-story building at 1 Congress Square, which received a two-story addition containing studio space; WCSH radio moved to separate facilities in
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The Rines-Thompson family exited the local broadcasting industry after 72 years (44 of them owning WCSH) by selling WCSH and WLBZ to the
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We made the decision as a family in response to scary terms like 'high-definition television' and '500-channel universe'.
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From 2000 until the host's retirement in 2019, the News Center Maine stations aired human interest and outdoors program
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WCSH is the oldest operating television station in Portland, signing on in December 1953. It was an outgrowth of
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on television station applications in April 1952, four bids had already been received to start new stations in
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in 1997, it has generally been the highest-rated station in TV news in the market since the mid-1980s.
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in downtown Portland, for nearly 25 years. Founded by the Rines family and sold to Tegna predecessor
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Frederic L. Thompson, president of the Maine Broadcasting System, on the sale of WCSH and WLBZ
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doubleheaders and golf tournaments were not aired to provide a consistent airing of the 6 p.m.
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in Bangor owned by Murray Carpenter, and made it into an NBC affiliate as WLBZ-TV.
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affiliate, matching WCSH radio—which had carried NBC's very first program when
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6), which it did until being repacked to channel 31 in 2020. As part of the
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Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with
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These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels.
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that preceded it. The transmitting facility would be erected in
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The History of Broadcasting in Maine: The First Fifty Years
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The WCSH studios at 1 Congress Square in downtown Portland
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The third VHF channel in southern Maine was channel 8 at
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The station's studios are located on Congress Square in
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began in November 1926 and previously had been part of
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Television channels and stations established in 1953
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Maine Association of Broadcasters. 1990. 1319: 1317: 1292:"New WCSH-TV Station Starts Programs Today" 616:and to air movies which drew more viewers. 3301: 3287: 2997: 2983: 2964:Burlington, VT–Plattsburgh, NY-Lebanon, NH 2354: 2340: 2282: 2252: 2127: 2092: 2068:"Market Eye: Same 'Old' Story in Portland" 1999: 1907: 1877: 1847: 1820: 1641: 1548: 1518: 1487: 1456: 1426: 1395: 1361: 1284: 1254: 1221: 1191: 1161: 980:"FCC Orders Hearings On Local TV Stations" 619: 1650:"TV stations to go all digital on Friday" 1401: 1131: 1097: 1066: 1032: 1002: 972: 907: 2288: 2258: 2101:"WCSH to begin 10 p.m. newscast—on WPXT" 2098: 2032: 2005: 1913: 1883: 1856: 1826: 1647: 1584: 1434:"Sale of WCSH radio awaits FCC approval" 1370: 1314: 586: 2227: 2196: 2047:from the original on September 15, 2016 1795: 720: 14: 4083:Television stations in Portland, Maine 4068:Quest (American TV network) affiliates 4040: 2163: 2065: 1987:from the original on November 12, 2021 1956:from the original on November 21, 2022 1524: 1105:"New TV Here To Go On Air By Year End" 480:(VHF) channels and a third on the new 3282: 2978: 2335: 2240:from the original on January 20, 2022 2209:from the original on October 26, 2021 2033:Harrison, Judy (September 25, 2015). 1726:from the original on February 5, 2016 1708: 1706: 1629:from the original on January 31, 2023 1585:Bradbury, Dieter (October 15, 1997). 1493: 1371:Robinson, Johnny (January 26, 1955). 1349:from the original on January 31, 2023 1072: 913: 476:, which was allocated two commercial 4022:, Tegna operates WUPW through a SSA. 4009:operates KMSB and KTTU-TV through a 2164:Malone, Michael (October 21, 2011). 2099:Routhier, Ray (September 14, 2002). 1554: 960:from the original on October 4, 2022 676: 663:National Association of Broadcasters 2178:from the original on March 13, 2023 2145:from the original on March 12, 2023 2115:from the original on March 12, 2023 1974: 1943: 1857:Routhier, Ray (December 14, 2002). 1506:from the original on March 13, 2023 1475:from the original on March 13, 2023 1463:Hendrickson, Dyke (March 5, 1981). 1444:from the original on March 12, 2023 1414:from the original on March 12, 2023 1383:from the original on March 13, 2023 1272:from the original on March 13, 2023 1242:from the original on March 12, 2023 1209:from the original on March 12, 2023 1179:from the original on March 13, 2023 1149:from the original on March 13, 2023 1119:from the original on March 12, 2023 1054:from the original on March 13, 2023 1020:from the original on March 13, 2023 990:from the original on March 13, 2023 930:from the original on March 13, 2023 914:Boyle, Harold J. (April 14, 1952). 24: 2259:Routhier, Ray (October 30, 2019). 2228:Holyoke, John (October 29, 2019). 1884:Routhier, Ray (February 6, 2000). 1829:"Ratings month livens up networks" 1808:from the original on March 4, 2019 1703: 1525:Carney, Susan (October 15, 1997). 1302:from the original on July 17, 2022 1232:"Infant WCSH-TV Takes Over Parent" 1205:. September 11, 1953. p. 24. 1085:from the original on July 17, 2022 893:"Facility Technical Data for WCSH" 516:(channel 53) already being built. 25: 4104: 3211:; serving remainder of the state) 2316: 2289:Groening, Tom (August 29, 2003). 2080:from the original on May 16, 2022 2066:Malone, Michael (July 17, 2011). 1796:Parsons, Jeff (January 4, 2018). 1777:from the original on July 2, 2015 1402:Liljeholm, Lyn (April 28, 1977). 1268:. November 30, 1953. p. 16. 954:Federal Communications Commission 942: 901:Federal Communications Commission 681: 466:Federal Communications Commission 408:, United States, affiliated with 3401: 2141:. 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WCSH6
In a blue box with gray trim, the letters WCSH in a sans serif next to a serif 6 in a red-purple gradient and the NBC peacock.
The words "News Center" in a bold, all-caps sans serif above the word MAINE, lighter and spread out in a black-bordered box, next to the NBC peacock.
Portland, Maine
Channels
Digital
UHF
Virtual
NBC
§ Subchannels
Tegna Inc.
East Coast
LLC
Sister stations
WLBZ
VHF
Call sign
FCC
Facility ID
ERP
HAAT
43°51′30″N 70°42′39″W / 43.85833°N 70.71083°W / 43.85833; -70.71083
Public file
LMS
www.newscentermaine.com
television station
Portland, Maine
NBC
Tegna Inc.
Downtown Portland

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