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originally began in 1922, when WBAP (which first went on the air on May 2 of that year, nine weeks before WFAA began operations) transmitted at 630 kHz and continued until 1927, before resuming when that station moved to 800 kHz in 1929 and settling when WBAP moved its current frequency at 820 kHz in 1941. In 1947, WFAA and WBAP began time-sharing on a second frequency, 570 kHz, which was formerly occupied by KGKO. Until WFAA (AM) began to transmit full-time on 570 kHz in 1970, WBAP and WFAA were engaged in the somewhat bizarre situation of having to switch back and forth between the 570 and 820 frequencies at various times of the day: WBAP broadcast on 820 AM from midnight to 6 a.m., with WFAA taking over the frequency space until noon; WBAP returned to the 820 signal for a few hours, before WFAA once again took over the frequency. WFAA had control over 820 during prime evening hours, when the 50,000-watt
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of 25 and 54 due to competition from Fox owned-and-operated station KDFW as well as improving viewership since the late 2000s for CBS owned-and-operated station KTVT's newscasts; WFAA's 10 p.m. newscast slid from first place for the November 2010 sweeps to a relatively distant second during the February 2011 sweeps period with total viewers and with adults 25-54 (its first fall from first place in that slot as well as at 6 p.m. in total viewers for the first time in at least three decades). WFAA's only No. 1 finish during the latter period was at 5 p.m. in total viewers (it lost to KDFW in the adult 25-54 demographic), aided by its
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consists of local weather outlooks, local and regional radars, local and regional conditions, airport conditions, traffic conditions, various tower cams around Dallas–Fort Worth, and some advertisements. It continues to simulcast audio from NOAA Weather Radio, as well as instrumental music. In February, WFAA Two expanded its content to also include local programming; it planned to carry the home baseball games of
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systems to different frequencies before WFAA began full-time digital transmissions on March 16 (when it became the country's first commercial station to begin regular digital broadcasts on the VHF band) as the station's assigned digital channel corresponded to a portion of the broadcast spectrum used
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from 1980 to 2012, has typically placed as the market's most-watched late evening newscast, and its 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts are typically the area's most-watched early evening local newscasts. However, the station's ratings have suffered in recent years, particularly among adults between the ages
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and television station using those call letters). It was the first FM radio station to sign on in Texas, although its roots can be traced back to two test stations that signed on years prior: an experimental trial that dated back to 1939, and experimental FM station W5X1C, which signed on October 15,
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network over that station. The sale was completed on November 20 with KMPX moving most of its internal operations days later into WFAA's Communications Center Studios on Young Street. While KMPX currently continues to serve as an Estrella TV affiliate, the signal is used to provide a full-market high
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In May 1984, WFAA unveiled one of the most successful station image campaigns in the United States with the launch of the "Spirit of Texas", which was created in commemoration of the forthcoming 1986 sesquicentennial of Texas' independence. The promotions that aired as part of the campaign focused on
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Jim Wade filed a motion to the FCC, challenging Belo's renewal application for the Channel 8 license and strip it of rights to operate WFAA; Wade's efforts, in which he also attempted to convince the FCC to award the television station's license to him, would prove unsuccessful as the agency chose to
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On December 23, 2009, WFAA filed an application to the FCC to obtain permission to increase its transmitter's effective radiated power (ERP) from 45 kW through an omni-directional antenna to 55 kW, through the installation of a directional antenna. The reasoning behind its proposal for the
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Channel 8's approach to news during this period was characterized by an aggressive, all-out commitment to get the story and to present it in graphic, visual detail. The station was rewarded with some of the highest ratings of any local station in a major media market. A standard practice was to have
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one minute later) by WFAA and ABC as the former's live newsgathering truck was positioned elsewhere at the time. ABC was therefore only able to show delayed newsreel footage of the historic event. WFAA had purchased a fully equipped, live broadcast studio truck prior to the assassination of Kennedy,
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On June 13, 2013, the Gannett Company announced that it would acquire Belo for $ 1.5 billion (the purchase price would increase to $ 2.2 billion by the merger's completion). The deal was granted FCC approval on December 20, and was finalized on December 23. Through the merger with Gannett,
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On April 2, 1961, the station's operations were relocated to the WFAA Communications Center Studios, a state-of-the-art broadcasting complex located at Young and Record Streets in downtown Dallas; the former studio facilities on Harry Hines Boulevard were subsequently purchased by North Texas Public
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The station first signed on the air at 8 p.m. on September 17, 1949, as KBTV, with a fifteen-minute ceremony inaugurating the launch of Channel 8 as its first broadcast; KBTV broadcast for one hour that evening, with the remainder of its initial schedule consisting of its first locally produced
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on February 2, 2007, becoming the first television station in the Dallas–Fort Worth market to begin broadcasting their newscasts in the format on a regular basis. Initially, all footage shot in-studio was broadcast in high definition, while all news video from on-remote locations was upconverted in
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lead-in. The station was in last place overall in among adults 25 to 54 for the first time in at least 30 years. During the May 2011 sweeps period, the 10 p.m. news regained its position as the market's No. 1 late newscast in total viewers and adults 25–54; its morning newscast placed third in
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for WFAA television from the 1980s to the early 2000s; Wells primarily did news promos, while Morgan primarily did programming promos). The FM station shared facilities with WFAA-AM on the second floor of the Communications Center building. Belo sold both KRQX and KZEW-FM on January 1, 1987; the FM
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recorder for broadcasting purposes; the station would gradually shift much of its locally produced programming from a live to a pre-recorded format, outside of newscasts, sports and special events, and eventually became one of the first television stations in the U.S. to convert its news footage to
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strong enough to adequately cover Dallas. WFAA lost its NBC affiliation on September 1, 1957, as the network had awarded WBAP-TV the exclusive affiliation for the Dallas–Fort Worth market as a byproduct of the transmitter relocation and signal boost; this left Channel 8 as an exclusive affiliate of
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headquarters, before relocating to the newspaper's library. On October 1, 1925, it later moved to the 17th floor of the Baker Hotel at the southeast corner of Commerce and Akard Streets in downtown Dallas (which would be demolished in 1980), and then moved to facilities atop the Santa Fe Railroad
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As local television news evolved into a more polished presentation, WFAA became known for groundbreaking achievements and reporting in broadcast journalism as well as for many technological advancements including being the first to convert to a computerized newsroom; and the first station in the
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In the past, WFAA has also chosen to preempt certain ABC programs because of content deemed inappropriate by station management, in some cases due to concerns over possible FCC-imposed fines. Under the stewardship of general manager Mike Shapiro during the 1960s and 1970s, WFAA preempted certain
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is produced, and houses news production staff and engineering operations; initially, the building also housed certain operations run by Belo's other Dallas-based properties, including its publishing division. The WFAA Communications Center continues to house the station's newsroom and most other
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In 1950, WFAA switched its primary affiliation to NBC, and also affiliated with ABC on a secondary basis. DuMont shut down in 1955, amid various issues that arose from its relations with Paramount that hamstrung it from expansion. Although it had been apparent from the start that Dallas and Fort
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are scheduled to play. On January 20, 2020, the subchannel ended its affiliation with The Local AccuWeather Channel (it was one of the last full-power stations still known to be carrying the channel), and began broadcasting in-house weather programming under the name "WFAA Two". The programming
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WFAA, which would eventually serve as the sister radio station to WFAA television, first signed on the air on June 26, 1922. The station had long participated in a time-sharing arrangement with Fort Worth radio station WBAP, which was maintained as the latter operated at various frequencies; it
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could view most ABC programs that were preempted by KTEN via WFAA for several years beforehand, particularly after the former switched to a primary NBC affiliation in 1986 (steadily reducing ABC-provided content on its schedule to select daytime and prime time programs by 1994, when it added an
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channel on February 27, 1998, at 2:17 pm, when it began test broadcasts on VHF channel 9; the following day on February 28, it became the nation's first television station to broadcast a local news program in high definition. When the transmission tests began, the digital feed's Channel 9
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After ownership of Carter Publications transferred to his familial heirs after Carter suffered a fatal heart attack two years before, in early 1957, NBC threatened to strip WBAP-TV of its affiliation if it did not agree to move its transmitter eastward to reach the entire Dallas area. Belo had
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located west of the river and broadcast call signs prefixed with a "W" to stations located east of the river. The anomaly in the case of the WFAA television and radio stations is due to the fact the policy predates the launch of the former, as Dallas was originally located east of the original
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In January 1950, Belo purchased KBTV from Lacy-Potter for $ 575,000; the sale received FCC approval on March 13, 1950, with Belo formally assuming control of Channel 8 on March 17. The station was the first television property to be owned by the Dallas-based company, and also served as the
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Historically, the station has either preempted or aired out of pattern certain ABC network programs to make room for other local or syndicated programs or because of internal concerns over a program's content. Beginning in 1970, it was one of a handful of ABC stations that did not carry
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WFAA carries the majority of the ABC network schedule; however, as an affiliate that is not owned by the network itself, WFAA may occasionally preempt some of the network's prime time shows to run locally produced specials. ABC programs that were preempted or otherwise interrupted by
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Warehouse on Jackson Street on June 20, 1941 (the building still has the "WFAA" calls clearly painted along a panel on the top floor). On April 4, 1961, it moved to the WFAA Communications Center at Young and Record Streets. On July 2, 1983, its call letters were changed to KRQX.
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its broadcasting and newspaper interests into two independent companies. WFAA would remain with the broadcasting entity, which retained the Belo Corporation name and was structured as the legal successor to the previous company, while the newspaper division (which in addition to
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which addressed the shooting and gun control was partially blocked out by commercials. A statement from the station claimed that computer automation which preset the commercial breaks and triggered them as if the coverage did not take place caused that night's episode of
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definition simulcast of WFAA's main channel (which remains on VHF channel 8) for those who only have a UHF antenna. The deal also includes a five-year affiliation agreement between Estrella and Tegna, as well as an option for Estrella to purchase WFAA's VHF license.
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that encompassed the upper 281 feet (86 m) of the former tower, meanwhile, was dismantled (reducing its height to 1,240 feet (378 m)), with new transmitters installed to serve as auxiliary facilities for WFAA, KDFW and radio stations KJMZ (100.3 FM, now
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that was used for the station's newscasts until 1991. All of the news themes that WFAA commissioned afterward had carried the TM Productions theme's seven-note musical signature (including the "WFAA 1992 News Theme" from 1992 to 1996; four packages composed by
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that displayed local and national headlines. The subchannel was also used to air special programming; in particular, WFAA-DT2 was used to relay wall-to-wall coverage from its sister stations during hurricane season from New Orleans sister station WWL-TV for
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reel-to-reel video recorder made for home use was pressed into service for this broadcast presented on a regular, midnight newscast). WFAA uncovered significant stories in the 1980s including information of academic improprieties that would lead to the
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attempted to get an exclusive NBC affiliation first, and approached the network with an offer to make WFAA its exclusive affiliate for the entire market. The network also approached the Roosevelt family-owned Texas State Network about affiliating with
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and live trucks for field newsgathering, to use microwave transmission for live broadcast and the use of satellite uplink trucks for broadcasts from around Texas and the nation. WFAA was the first U.S. television station to make use of international
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was also not cleared throughout its run from January to November 1975). Because of its hour-long midday newscast—which aired at noon—WFAA has aired programming scheduled during that hour nationally on a day-behind basis at 11 am: the soap opera
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to air in overnight timeslots or in rare times, on WFAA's DT2 channel space; although station personnel gives viewers the option to watch the affected shows the following day on ABC's desktop and mobile streaming platforms or its cable/satellite
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in Washington, D.C., which has been owned by the company since 1986); it also marked channel 8's first ownership change in 63 years. This also marked Gannett's reentry in the Dallas–Fort Worth market since its ownership of radio station
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Channel 8 had been the ratings leader among the television newscasts in the Dallas–Fort Worth market for much of its history, having overtaken WBAP-TV/KXAS-TV in the position during the mid-1970s. WFAA's 10 p.m. newscast, known as
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If the five-year agreement to sell the station to Estrella is carried out in full, Estrella would purchase the license and transmitter assets of WFAA, and the two stations would swap physical channels, with WFAA then taking KMPX's FCC
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but the truck was not rolled out for the parade through downtown Dallas. In the aftermath of the murder, the staff was told the cost would have been too great for the news department to compensate the production facility for its use.
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in November 2004, due to concerns over possible fines over the intense war violence and strong profanity in the film that ABC opted against editing out of the broadcast amid the FCC's crackdown on indecent material following the
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in 1927, four years after it agreed to join the network), co-founded the Texas Quality Network, and was the first Texas station to carry educational programs, to produce a serious radio drama series, to air a state championship
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On July 20, 2005, Belo announced that it had reached an agreement with real estate developer Hillwood Capital to build a secondary studio facility in the eastern tower of the Plaza Towers complex then under construction in the
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WFAA launched a digital subchannel on virtual channel 8.2 in 2004, as a locally programmed format under the name "Xpress 8.2". The service, which was later renamed "News 8 Now" (which the station also used as the branding for
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On August 5, 2014, Gannett announced that it would split its broadcast and print media properties into separate publicly traded companies. Once the corporate separation was finalized on June 29, 2015, WFAA became part of
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The station traditionally aired syndicated programs following its 10 p.m. newscast for many years, resulting in certain ABC late night programs that the network recommended its stations air immediately after their
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of the assassination. During the course of the interview with Zapruder, who came to the Communications Center studio by police escort, WFAA announcer and program director Jay Watson (who reported on the shooting with
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in 1975, running for 21 additional years—expanding into syndication for its final seven—until the program ended its collective 30-year run in July 1996. Other notable WFAA local productions included the music series
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signal could often be heard as far west as California and as far east as New York (at the time, there were significantly fewer radio stations that were operating at night, reducing the likelihood of interference).
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significantly out of pattern. The station usually aired the block continuously via the network's "live" feed from 7 a.m. to noon until September 1998, when WFAA separated the lineup (by then, known under the
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broadcast of the opening of one of his properties, the Wilshire Theatre. Texas oil magnate Tom Potter filed a separate application for the Channel 8 license and was ultimately awarded the permit over Hoblitzelle.
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in Vietnam. It was perhaps the first in the nation to broadcast videotaped field reports (film was used almost exclusively in local news until the late 1970s and early 1980s), televising the arrival of President
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in the episode "Beneath the North Texas Dirt"). On September 12, 2013, WFAA debuted an hour-long weekday 4 p.m. newscast, which competes against existing hour-long newscasts in that slot on KXAS and KTVT.
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1945. By 1947, WFAA-FM had moved from its original frequency at 94.3 FM to a preferred location at 97.9. With FM broadcasting in its infancy, the station signed on and off the air for months—and even going
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power increase was due to difficulties experienced by some viewers in portions of the Dallas–Fort Worth market who tried to maintain adequate over-the-air reception of the channel 8 digital signal.
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broadcast weather alert system; a text display of the warning type and the affected counties is instead shown at the top of the screen when severe weather alerts are in effect for the viewing area.
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after 59 years, becoming the last of the three newspaper/television broadcasting combinations in the Dallas–Fort Worth market to be separated into different companies (KXAS-TV was co-owned with the
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The initial application for the television station was filed on October 23, 1944, when local businessman Karl Hoblitzelle, owner of movie theater chain Interstate Circuit Theatres, applied with the
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aired in its then-recommended 10:30 slot from September 1983 until September 1984, when it settled into a half-hour tape delayed airing after the station acquired the local syndication rights to
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ownership to allow much greater spending on news at WFAA than ever seen before, far surpassing the budgets of other local rival stations. Haag was honored with a special Lifetime Achievement
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each reporter cover only one beat, such as Dallas City Hall or the Dallas County Commission, making the reporter an expert on the subject that he or she was covering. Former news director
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in Tyler, although FCC ownership regulations did not play a factor in the case of KTXD and WFAA as the Dallas–Fort Worth market had enough full-power television stations to allow a fourth
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Lacy-Potter Television Broadcasting lost $ 128,020 in net revenue during its four-month stewardship of KBTV, leading Tom Potter to make the decision to put the station up for sale. The
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a half-hour later than its then-recommended 11:05 pm. Central time slot from its ABC debut in January 1997 until its cancellation in July 2002; the talk show that replaced it,
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hours per day, including an unprecedented one-hour program at 10 p.m. each weeknight as well as a 15-minute newscast at midnight four nights a week; the station also launched
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WFAA has traditionally run ABC's Saturday morning children's program lineup in its entirety; however, from September 1998 to September 2011, WFAA aired several programs within the
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WFAA-TV began its rise to news dominance in Dallas–Fort Worth during the late 1960s and early 1970s under the leadership of news manager Travis Linn, who had previously served as
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Coinciding with the commencement of local programming production at the Plaza Towers studios in Victory Park, WFAA began broadcasting its newscasts and other local programs in
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When the station commenced its full schedule on September 18, KBTV had broadcast only four hours of programming per day. It originally operated as a primary affiliate of the
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Channel 8 became known for its heavy schedule of local programs during the period from the 1950s through the 1980s. The most popular was a show aimed at younger audiences;
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Studios and offices for WFAA in downtown Dallas. The first image of the building was from sometime in the 1960s, while the second (with added second floor) is as of 2018.
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and created several Washington-based television news services), and the late Don Harris (who, while working for NBC News at the time, was killed at the start of the
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systems on February 26, 2015, due to a clause in its retransmission agreement with KTEN that precluded it from carrying any other ABC stations from nearby markets.
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at the start of its third season in September 1995. It was also among the more than 20 ABC-affiliated stations that declined to air the network's telecast of
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Early logos and station IDs used by WFAA. The first logo was used from the late 1950s to early 1960s. The second logo was likely used sometime in the 1960s.
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continued to maintain a news content partnership through the end of 2013, at which time the newspaper entered into a collaborative agreement with KXAS-TV.
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shortly before his death in 2004. The station resumed a local morning newscast in 1987, when it launched the initially 60-minute traditional news program
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to be partially preempted. The monologue was made available on WFAA's website and on Kimmel's social media channel. The episode was already available on
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capacity, broadcasting a live program (anchored by the late Murphy Martin) from Paris, France, in 1969, consisting of interviews with wives of American
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shorts; five years after ending its original nine-year run on WFAA in 1970, the program was revived as the half-hour magazine-style educational series
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As new minicam technology became available in the early to mid-1970s, WFAA promoted the use of theirs during certain station IDs, like the third one.
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Site originally used by KBTV (later WFAA) for studios and offices, located just north of downtown Dallas (this building now houses the operations of
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games that ABC airs during the fall may subject programs normally aired on Saturdays in the 11 a.m. hour to be deferred to Sundays to fulfill
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Over time, Belo gradually expanded its television broadcasting unit. The company acquired its second television station in 1969, when it purchased
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in January 1970 and was originally hosted by Suzie Humphreys and Don Harris, who conducted the broadcast without the assistance of cue cards or a
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from Zapruder's camera. WFAA and its live remote unit with reporter Ed Hogan fed much of the coverage of the assassination and its aftermath to
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after they terminated their contract with Bally Sports. The bulk of the games would go on sister station KMPX with WFAA simulcasting 15 games.
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for $ 5.4 billion. As a part of the deal, WFAA and KMPX, along with their Austin sister station KVUE and Houston sister stations KHOU and
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Building its existing success, WFAA dominated the market's local news ratings from the mid-1970s—having overtaken WBAP-TV/KXAS' once-dominant
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In 2009, WFAA became the first local station to receive the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award's Gold Baton, for its commitment to
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for WFAA radio. Linn later became Dallas bureau chief for CBS News before becoming professor and dean of the journalism program at the
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served as the primary default affiliate for the northern counties of the DMA in south-central Oklahoma). However, residents in extreme
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from the Gannett Company, Belo owned television stations in Texas' four largest television markets (WFAA, KHOU, KVUE and CBS affiliate
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and move Estrella TV programming to its second digital subchannel. In addition, around 15 games will also be simulcasted on WFAA.
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Alternate studios used by WFAA at Victory Park, just northwest of downtown Dallas (street-side view, left; plaza side view, right)
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On January 14, 1987, the Hill Tower transmitter facility in Cedar Hill (which was jointly owned by WFAA and KDFW) was struck by a
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videotape in the 1970s. During the 1958–59 television season, WFAA served as the taping location for Jack Wyatt's ABC true crime
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in 2013. On May 21, Belo changed the station's call letters to WFAA-TV to match those of its new radio partner WFAA (570 AM, now
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is credited with leading the station's news department to ratings dominance and national prominence, as well as convincing the
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techniques for televised weather forecasts, the five-day forecast concept and created the "News 8 Doppler Net", a network of
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to move the team's local broadcasts to its television stations. Most Mavericks games will air on KMPX, which will become an
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to operate a television station on VHF channel 8; it was the first such license application for a television station in the
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in the 3 p.m. slot, from its schedule in the fall of 2005. Both series moved to KTVT, with the former being replaced by
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of 45 of the channel's employees. Following its acquisition of Belo, Gannett shut down Texas Cable News on May 1, 2015.
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The fifth logo for WFAA's "Spirit of Texas" image campaign, from the mid-1980s, here included in Channel 8's station ID.
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both demographics, while the 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts placed first in the early evening slot (aided by the outgoing
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The first logo appeared at the end of a 10 p.m. newscast in 1973, but had elements of being used for a station ID also.
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for the final four years of its run, co-hosted by Belo vice president Myron "Mike" Shapiro), and local versions of the
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for the first five months of its run from November 1975 to March 1976, in favor of the existing local morning program
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in 1931). The station's original on-air staff members and reporters consisted of columnists and editors employed with
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Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows: Factual and Fictional Series about Judges, Lawyers and the Courtroom, 1948-2008
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normally aired at 12:30 p.m.—on a day-behind basis until the soap opera (which by that time, was reformatted as
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hosted a local children's program on the station on-and-off from 1961 to 1996. Originally debuting in March 1961 as
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films aired by ABC which management deemed too risque for broadcast. WFAA was the largest ABC affiliate to preempt
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WFAA maintains studio facilities and business offices at the WFAA Communications Center Studios on Young Street in
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additional primary affiliation with Fox). The market would regain an ABC station of its own when KTEN launched a
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in October 1971, the program underwent several changes to its anchor team and was later retooled in May 1974 as
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hours on Sundays). In addition, the station produces two Sunday evening sports programs: the highlight program
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s respective timeslots in September 1989 (placing the former back in its network "live" slot), Channel 8 aired
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WFAA became the company's largest television station by market size (supplanting CBS-affiliated sister station
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WFAA came under scrutiny in May 2022 when the station extended its newscast past 10:35 p.m. to cover the
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for several years starting in 1987. After spending eighteen years in the 6:30 p.m. slot, WFAA dropped
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WFAA-DT2 is the second digital subchannel of WFAA, broadcasting in-house weather and local programming in
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WFAA shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 8, at 12:03 pm. on June 12, 2009, as part of the
3517: 2821: 2701: 2241: 2105: 1451:—which ended publication after Belo acquired the newspaper in December 1991—from December 1949 until the 923:, in which assorted criminals explained why they chose to reject the mores of society and turn to crime. 613:) in nearby Fort Worth, which signed on almost one year earlier on September 29, 1948; and KLEE-TV (now 6465: 6455: 6348: 6308: 6112: 5544: 3002: 2950: 2797: 1910: 1706: 1109: 469: 5301: 5283: 5269: 4906: 4509: 2121:. Following the midday newscast's expansion into an hour-long broadcast in September 1992, WFAA aired 7425: 6509: 6393: 6256: 6086: 5326: 4942: 3733: 3433: 3048: 2781:, a long-running series into improprieties in the Texas Workers Compensation Commission, part of the 2671: 2133: 2026:
obligations (during the 1990s, such deferrals were also caused by the local sports highlight program
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and as an alternative program-specific title for the station's newscasts starting in 1996), featured
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s telecast as not being in violation of the agency's broadcast decency regulations after it aired.
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WFAA was the first radio station in Texas to join a national network (becoming an affiliate of the
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characters (performed by Vern Dailey) and presented various segments from educational content to
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from September 1948 until Carter Publications sold the former two properties and radio stations
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franchises. Channel 8 also served as the original Dallas–Fort Worth home of the magazine series
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in the basement of Dallas police headquarters, however, was not broadcast live (as it was on
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being delayed to accommodate them. From its debut in 1980 until September 1983, WFAA delayed
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in 2017. In addition to the weather radar feed, it also carried an audio simulcast of local
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physical channel assigned to channel 8.8, due to long-term issues involving WFAA's digital
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on November 22, 1963, which occurred about two blocks north of the station's studios near
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radar sites throughout Texas). Other notable people who once worked at Channel 8 include
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on Tuesday through Saturday early mornings throughout that soap's run from 1997 to 2004.
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which contains the same content as their morning show, which replaced the Tegna-produced
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affiliated with the network on May 1, 2010. Despite this, WFAA remains available on some
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mile (0.40 km) southwest of the original facility, which was completed in 1989. The
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affiliate KTXA instead) due to concerns over its violent content, and occasional strong
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imagery, regular news updates and occasional live programming (including content from
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that the station had aired at the conclusion of its broadcast day during the 1970s.
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for two years—at a time, before settling on a permanent broadcast schedule by 1965.
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prior to the 2010 transfer of franchise rights from Disney to original distributor
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and in technicality, KMPX moving to the channel 8 facility ID established in 1949.
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issues that notably disrupted several wireless heart monitors at both facilities.
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used as alternate feeds. On April 30, 2011, the subchannel became an affiliate of
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in Beaumont from Beaumont Broadcasting, later followed in 1980 by its purchase of
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WFAA became the first television station in the United States to broadcast their
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In January 2024, WFAA parent company Tegna Inc. announced an agreement to air 10
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WFAA (AM) was initially based its operations in a 9Ă—9-ft tent on the roof of the
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Initially acting as a simulcast of the AM station, WFAA-FM programmed a MOR and
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one hour earlier than most ABC stations (airing it at 6 a.m. via the live
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block on a one-hour delay from its "live feed" due to the Saturday edition of
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game and the first to broadcast an inaugural ceremony (that of Texas Governor
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in Houston—to its portfolio (forcing the respective sales of KFDM and WTVC to
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Szalai, Alex Weprin, Georg; Weprin, Alex; Szalai, Georg (February 22, 2022).
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Hollywood's Attempt to Appropriate Television: The Case of Paramount Pictures
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assignment was already in use by Dallas area hospitals; this would result in
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that initially featured rolling news, weather and sports content, as well as
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hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with six hours each weekday,
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On September 25, 2020, WFAA would gain a sister station when Tegna acquired
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Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with
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in its Tuesday night timeslot with alternate programming, before launching
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the region's cultural heritage, accompanied by an imaging theme written by
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near unsuspecting Mexican immigrants to "contrive drug cases"), 2004 (for
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banner) into two blocks bookending the newly launched Saturday edition of
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WFAA-FM signed on October 5, 1946, as KERA-FM (no relation to the current
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in December 1983, adding six additional stations—including CBS affiliate
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headquarters. The first live telecast to originate from the building was
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In 1958, WFAA became the first television station in the market to use a
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development at the corner of Olive and Houston Streets (adjacent to the
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The fourth logo was shown in station IDs and sign-offs during the 1970s.
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that was already shared by WFAA and KRLD-TV, and operate it at a higher
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was one of two stations that London exempted from the deal, along with
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was fired from Fox News April 19, 2017, amid sexual harassment claims)
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In September 2024, Tegna announced that it had signed a deal with the
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These stations broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels.
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aired in that slot until September 27, 2011, when it was replaced by
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The second logo was shown during WFAA sign-offs throughout the 1970s.
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subsidiary. This also makes Dallas the largest media market with a "
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s usual Central Time airing, and also airs the Saturday edition of
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On February 22, 2022, Tegna announced that it would be acquired by
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as it was performing training exercises while on approach to the
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by the hospitals for their wireless medical equipment, creating
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and Methodist Dallas Medical Center having to reconfigure their
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federally mandated transition from analog to digital television
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The WFAA Telecruiser in use during its affiliation with DuMont.
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in November 1948, a moratorium that would last for four years.
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in Washington, D.C., writer, technologist, photographer, poet)
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Channel 8 held the local syndication rights to the game shows
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whose call letters begin with a "W"; the FCC normally assigns
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WFAA is the largest ABC affiliate by market size that is not
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on a half-hour delay as the station produces and broadcasts
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WFAA produces the talk, entertainment and lifestyle program
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of TM Productions, who composed it as part of an associated
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halftime show performance that February. The station aired
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This variant of WFAA's logo from December 2012 to May 2018.
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over the next four days. The shooting of accused assassin
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prefixed with a "K" to television and radio stations with
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freeze on new applications for television station licenses
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network affiliates licensed to and serving the state of
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in its place, although the FCC would eventually declare
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Broadcasting for use as the broadcasting facilities for
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KFJZ-TV (channel 11, now CBS owned-and-operated station
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of its broadcasting division until Belo merged with the
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approve renewal of the existing license owned by Belo.
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Television stations in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
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within 30 minutes of his plane's touchdown in 1969 (a
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Logos and station IDs used by WFAA in the 1970s–1980s.
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food editor Julie Bennell), the viewer Q&A series
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5387: 4737:"DALLAS STATION WON'T AIR CONTROVERSIAL POLICE SHOW" 1314:, however, removed the station from its Sherman and 4791:"Scaring Private Ryan: 20 ABC Affiliates Nix Movie" 4689:"Mavs Announce New Broadcast Partnership with WFAA" 4101: 2733:Mark Smith and the WFAA-TV team at the 67th Annual 1709:(MOR) music station in 1970, before switching to a 1557:) and select digital assets not acquired by Tegna. 4618:"PBN Expands Coverage of Patriot Baseball in 2020" 4413: 4069: 1595: 5308: 5090:Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism 4077:"Gannett to buy TV station owner Belo for $ 1.5B" 3385: 3227:– sports reporter (1966; later at CBS Sports and 3083:– reporter/anchor (1967–?; became a reporter for 690:, which became home to present-day ABC affiliate 7490: 5217:"Live Weather Channel on WFAA | Dallas, TX" 2765:, about confidential informants who worked with 2447:WFAA was the first station to break the news of 2157:in favor of late night movie presentations; the 678:(after the agency assigned that same channel to 6071:KXDA-LD (41.1 EBTV, 41.2 Alcance, 41.4 KYLP-LP 5239:"HDTV: Not Heart-Stopping, but a Bit Too Close" 4582:(Press release). August 3, 2004. Archived from 4037: 3538: 2842: 2741:Since 1986, WFAA's news department has won six 2281:—a weekly talk show serving as an extension of 731:"K"/"W" border distinction defined by the FCC. 536:market that is not network-owned and operated. 6769:sorted by primary channel network affiliations 2875: 2273:and partial nudity. Channel 8 substituted the 2200:, as intended by ABC, on September 12, 2011). 1310:providers in the southern half of the market; 6745: 6421: 5465: 4480:Shields, Todd; Shah, Jill R. (May 22, 2003). 4153:"Gannett Buys 6 London Broadcasting Stations" 3135:anchor/reporter (2005–2007; now an anchor at 1917:was added to the 2 p.m. schedule called 1833:in 2008; and Houston sister station KHOU for 628:and a secondary affiliate of the short-lived 5434:Technical and ownership information for WFAA 4624: 4439:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 3701:"Jerry Haynes, 'Mr. Peppermint,' dies at 84" 3615: 1398:On October 1, 2007, Belo announced plans to 5498:This region includes the following cities: 5440:Renovation of KBTV/WFAA Telecruiser vehicle 5232: 5230: 4479: 4179:"Gannett Completes London Broadcasting Buy" 4127:"Gannett Completes Its Acquisition of Belo" 3815:"Cable ONE to drop WFAA in Sherman-Denison" 2991:– chief weathercaster (1976–2007; later at 2921:– weekend morning meteorologist (2011–2016) 2231:(both the iterations that aired on ABC and 2221:Following its September 2002 rebranding as 1685:, hosted by Norvell Slater; music programs 1669:, who would later go on to star in several 1112:. By 1999, when it purchased ABC affiliate 468:(channel 29), which provides a full-market 6752: 6738: 6428: 6414: 5472: 5458: 5344: 5039:. A. H. Belo Corporation. October 30, 2008 4605:Monday, September 25: Cowboys game on WFAA 4275: 3900:"WFAA-TV expanding to Victory Development" 2424: 1616:. The sale was cancelled on May 22, 2023. 1466: 6638:Waco–Temple–Killeen/Bryan–College Station 5077: 3177:– sports reporter (1987–1988; later with 3113:, (the WFAA-produced local morning show) 7499:American Broadcasting Company affiliates 5227: 4109:"FCC OKs Gannett-Belo And Tribune-Local" 4017: 3812: 3725: 3410: 3149:– anchor/reporter (1973–1985; last with 2859:Seals of Approval) – chief meteorologist 2728: 2285:—in September 1994; WFAA began clearing 1470: 696: 572: 472:simulcast of WFAA's main channel on its 248:(primary 1949–1950, secondary 1950–1955) 4257:"Gannett Reorganizing, Buying Cars.com" 3991:"Belo plans newspaper business spinoff" 3844: 3813:Hutchins, Michael (February 11, 2015). 3576:, which was followed by a video of the 3325:– anchor/reporter (1992–1997; left for 2835:ExposĂ©: America's Investigative Reports 2814:Export-Import Bank of the United States 1779:station has since changed its calls to 7524:Quest (American TV network) affiliates 7491: 6304:Beaumont/Port Arthur (Golden Triangle) 5302:"Channel 8 switches to digital signal" 5061:. WFAA. August 8, 2006. Archived from 4686: 3988: 3931:"WFAA-TV's Fancy, Victory Park Studio" 3788:"ABC-TV Gets New Affil In Sherman-Ada" 2959:– anchor/reporter (1980–1984; last at 2688:and mass suicides in Guyana in 1978). 2339:As of September 2020, WFAA broadcasts 2054:Past program preemptions and deferrals 1884:canceled the college baseball season. 1762:format until 1973, when it changed to 6733: 6486:Weslaco/McAllen/Brownsville/Harlingen 6409: 6374:Texarkana/Shreveport, LA (Ark-La-Tex) 5453: 5236: 5150:"A Year in TV Guide: June 26th, 1965" 3699:Betz, Jonathan (September 26, 2011). 3675: 3361:– reporter (1978–1979; later went to 3329:, last with CBS News as co-anchor of 3163:– sports director (?–1965; also with 3023:weekend co-anchor (2010–2014; now at 2977:anchor (2011–2019; currently host of 2597:that replaced the children's program 2033: 1790: 1721:-based schedule (as "Newstalk 570"). 7514:Local AccuWeather Channel affiliates 7473:, Tegna operates WUPW through a SSA. 7460:operates KMSB and KTTU-TV through a 5753:, 29.2 Crime, 29.4 LC, 29.5 Confess) 5376:. Federal Communications Commission. 5358:. Federal Communications Commission. 5107: 4857: 4838: 4819: 4203: 4043: 3928: 3698: 3407:and other services by the next day. 2562:America's Savings & Loan scandal 2385:(hosted by longtime sports director 1892: 1804:standard definition on channel 8.2. 1407:, included among other publications 4797:. November 12, 2004. Archived from 4018:Lazaroff, Leon (February 8, 2008). 3765:"$ 20 million in TV sales approved" 3205:– sports anchor (now at CBS Sports) 3005:– meteorologist (1987–1989; now at 2664:(who was recently anchorman of the 2607:Dallas International Motor Speedway 2165:. As a byproduct of WFAA's swap of 1677:); as well as programs such as the 1391:business operations (including its 501:. WFAA's transmitter is located in 13: 5547:, 2.2 DS Español, 2.3 Reflections) 5237:Lewis, Peter H. (March 12, 1998). 4687:Afseth, Grant (January 23, 2024). 4554:Texas State Historical Association 4447: 4407: 4335: 4281: 4044:Jean, Sheryl (December 19, 2013). 3601:"Facility Technical Data for WFAA" 3217:– anchor/reporter (1989–1991; now 2899:during the same years; later with 2759:Dallas Independent School District 2617:), before ending in January 1978. 1770:, Charley Jones, Dave Lee Austin, 739:originally designated as separate 660:Belo ownership and ABC affiliation 644:affiliate KRLD-TV (channel 4, now 14: 7555: 6500:Tyler–Longview/Lufkin–Nacogdoches 6204:Spectrum News 1 Dallas-Fort Worth 5383: 5323:Federal Communications Commission 4889:"A list of WFAA's Peabody Awards" 4263:. NewsCheck Media. August 5, 2014 3989:Koenig, David (October 1, 2007). 3845:Philpot, Robert (March 5, 2015). 3609:Federal Communications Commission 2828:) and dangers posed by aging gas 2826:Franklin D. Roosevelt High School 2334: 551:Federal Communications Commission 6852: 5429:FCC Public Inspection File: WFAA 5404: 5390: 4858:Blow, Steve (December 9, 2012). 3665:– via World Radio History. 3554:Baylor University Medical Center 2127:—which many ABC stations in the 1956:since it acquired the rights to 1697:; the agricultural news program 1361: 1352: 1250:(104.5) and KMGC (102.9 FM, now 1038: 1027: 1016: 1005: 994: 939: 930: 771: 760: 682:, where it would be licensed to 544: 124: 27: 6314:Dallas–Fort Worth (North Texas) 5362: 5294: 5276: 5258: 5209: 5182: 5160: 5142: 5120: 5101: 5051: 5025: 5007: 4989: 4971: 4953: 4935: 4917: 4899: 4881: 4851: 4832: 4813: 4783: 4755: 4729: 4703: 4680: 4666: 4646: 4610: 4598: 4568: 4542: 4524: 4498: 4473: 4381: 4355: 4329: 4301: 4249: 4223: 4197: 4185:. NewsCheck Media. July 8, 2014 4171: 4145: 4119: 4011: 3982: 3950: 3922: 3908:American City Business Journals 3892: 3864: 3838: 3605:Licensing and Management System 3293:– reporter (1985–1987; last at 3087:, was killed in Guyana in 1978) 1991:during the first 30 minutes of 1596:Aborted sale to Cox Media Group 958:National Educational Television 6759: 6349:Midland–Odessa (Permian Basin) 5266:"WFAA-TV Fiftieth Anniversary" 5190:"RabbitEars TV Query for WFAA" 4317:(Press release). June 29, 2015 3880:(Press release). July 22, 2005 3847:"TXCN to shut down on April 1" 3806: 3780: 3757: 3736:: McFarland and Company, Inc. 3719: 3692: 3669: 3638: 3593: 3415: 3386:Jimmy Kimmel monologue cut-off 3380: 3351:– sports anchor (1950s; later 3307:– anchor (1974–1999; left for 3267:– reporter (1982–1989; now at 1887: 843:(both of which were hosted by 1: 7544:True Crime Network affiliates 3587: 3077:– sports director (1983–2021) 3041:co-anchor (2000–2003; now at 2783:Texas Department of Insurance 2551:Southern Methodist University 2298:wardrobe malfunction incident 2211:Disney's One Saturday Morning 1981:service. WFAA currently airs 1960:from KDFW in September 1984. 1863:The Local AccuWeather Channel 514:ABC Owned Television Stations 444:, United States, serving the 7504:1949 establishments in Texas 6176:NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth News 5015:"70th Annual Peabody Awards" 4997:"68th Annual Peabody Awards" 4979:"64th Annual Peabody Awards" 4961:"62nd Annual Peabody Awards" 4943:"55th Annual Peabody Awards" 4925:"46th Annual Peabody Awards" 4907:"60th Annual Peabody Awards" 4576:"WFAA Launches 'News 8 Now'" 4282:Yu, Roger (April 21, 2015). 3686:University of Michigan Press 3539:Analog-to-digital conversion 3237:– anchor (1983–1985; now at 2843:Notable current on-air staff 2818:failing high school athletes 2464:Texas School Book Depository 2383:Dale Hansen's Sports Special 2228:Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 2028:High School Football Roundup 1849:, with fellow NOAA stations 1624: 1459:in 1986). However, WFAA and 1331:statewide cable news channel 630:Paramount Television Network 7: 7509:Former Gannett subsidiaries 6379:Tyler/Longview (East Texas) 5586:, 5.3 American Crimes, 5.4 4336:Yu, Roger (June 29, 2015). 3623:"Para Mapping Kine Network" 3231:; died on December 5, 2010) 2876:Notable former on-air staff 2822:South Oak Cliff High School 2702:George Foster Peabody Award 2632:in Oklahoma City in 1973), 2613:(later shortened to simply 2106:GMA3: What You Need To Know 1795: 865:Let Me Speak to the Manager 648:owned-and-operated station 512:by the network through its 446:Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex 394:Public license information 10: 7560: 6850: 6389:Waco/Bryan (Brazos Valley) 6294:Amarillo (Texas Panhandle) 5108:Bark, Ed (June 17, 2013). 4820:Bark, Ed (March 3, 2011). 4506:"Texas turns on the radio" 3676:White, Timothy R. (1992). 3283:– reporter (now anchor at 2951:Texas Christian University 2915:and the Kim Dawson Agency) 2791:duPont-Columbia University 2564:that was rooted in Texas. 2391:High School Sports Special 2080:s short-lived predecessor 2011:Litton's Weekend Adventure 1913:, an extension version of 1739: 1735: 1628: 1215:. The jet clipped several 1157:(such as KHOU in Houston, 1110:Providence Journal Company 539: 326:510 m (1,673 ft) 263:ABC (secondary, 1950–1957) 7451: 7426:King Broadcasting Company 7414: 7397: 7366: 7323: 7302: 7233: 7118: 7050: 7002: 6949: 6861: 6774: 6767: 6657: 6447: 6274: 6212: 6189: 6166: 6122: 5964: 5533: 5494: 4839:Bark, Ed (May 26, 2011). 4204:Bark, Ed (May 14, 2014). 3734:Jefferson, North Carolina 3523: 3510: 3497: 3482: 3479: 3463: 3455: 3450: 3447: 3442: 3437: 3432: 3125:(1949–1970 and 1975–1996) 2573:University of Nevada–Reno 1878:Dallas Baptist University 626:DuMont Television Network 567:closed-circuit television 415: 392: 387: 367: 352:32.5853333°N 96.9783611°W 330: 320: 310: 300: 288: 283: 270: 234: 209: 197: 177: 172: 158: 139: 134: 107: 102: 94: 65: 55: 35: 26: 7432:Dispatch Broadcast Group 6510:Lawton, OK/Wichita Falls 6476:Shreveport, LA/Texarkana 6394:Wichita Falls/Lawton, OK 5284:"The Last Empty Channel" 4082:Fort Worth Star-Telegram 3851:Fort Worth Star-Telegram 3654:Broadcasting-Telecasting 3646:"KBTV [TV] sale" 3472:Main WFAA programming / 3420:The station's signal is 3251:– reporter (Formerly at 3195:– sports anchor/host of 3171:, died on June 15, 2008) 3167:at the time; later with 3057:Palm Springs, California 2895:(1964–1970; was also at 2810:investigative journalism 2658:National Weather Service 2242:The Emperor's New School 1919:Good Morning Texas Extra 1619: 1606:Apollo Global Management 1384:American Airlines Center 1213:Dallas Naval Air Station 809:the then-low-rated ABC. 806:effective radiated power 746:Fort Worth Star-Telegram 211:Former channel number(s) 6706:Other stations in Texas 6586:KTXS-TV 12 / KTXE-LD 38 5037:The Dallas Morning News 4864:The Dallas Morning News 4768:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 4674:"Inside Texas Politics" 4051:The Dallas Morning News 3904:Dallas Business Journal 3141:Raleigh, North Carolina 2911:, also was a model for 2787:Edward R. Murrow Awards 2755:The Peavy Investigation 2711:World News This Morning 2425:News department history 2367:hours on Saturdays and 2024:educational programming 1659:The Dallas Morning News 1527:(channel 47) in nearby 1467:Gannett/Tegna ownership 1455:sold the latter to the 1405:The Dallas Morning News 1339:The Dallas Morning News 1242:), KQZY (105.3 FM, now 1238:), KMEZ (107.5 FM, now 973:The Dallas Morning News 671:The Dallas Morning News 494:The Dallas Morning News 357:32.5853333; -96.9783611 331:Transmitter coordinates 279:"Working For All Alike" 183:September 17, 1949 16:ABC affiliate in Dallas 6520:El Paso/Las Cruces, NM 6344:Lubbock (South Plains) 6319:Ciudad Acuña – Del Rio 6199:Bally Sports Southwest 6031:(26.1 Brazos TV, 26.2 5304:. WFAA. June 12, 2009. 5268:. WFAA. Archived from 5093:. 2009. Archived from 4508:. WFAA. Archived from 4420:The Hollywood Reporter 3929:Bark, Ed (June 2008). 3877:A. H. Belo Corporation 3726:Erickson, Hal (2009). 3703:. WFAA. Archived from 3392:Uvalde school shooting 3123:The Julie Bennell Show 3065:– reporter/co-host of 2769:that planted powdered 2763:Fake Drugs, Real Lives 2738: 2694:H. Martin "Marty" Haag 2595:morning news-talk show 2477:, who shot the famous 2315:The Oprah Winfrey Show 1687:Saturday Night Shindig 1476: 1427:A. H. Belo Corporation 1325:, 1999, Belo launched 1086:Freedom Communications 1074:Chattanooga, Tennessee 890:Texas Country Reporter 857:The Julie Bennell Show 702: 640:affiliate WBAP-TV and 598: 563:Southern United States 7519:Peabody Award winners 7471:American Spirit Media 6299:Austin (Hill Country) 5803:, 47.3 Charge!, 47.4 5771:, 33.4 Charge!, 33.5 5130:. Uncle Barky's Bytes 3411:Technical information 3271:as correspondent for 2929:The Group And Chapman 2887:The Group And Chapman 2816:, grade changing for 2732: 2681:All Things Considered 2300:that occurred during 2179:Politically Incorrect 2163:Entertainment Tonight 1989:Inside Texas Politics 1950:Entertainment Tonight 1909:. In 2020 during the 1868:Monday Night Football 1740:Further information: 1629:Further information: 1474: 835:The Group And Chapman 700: 666:A.H. Belo Corporation 576: 284:Technical information 7379:Northwest Cable News 6570:Beaumont/Port Arthur 6329:El Paso (West Texas) 5481:Broadcast television 5445:DFW Radio/TV History 5412:United States portal 5290:. September 7, 2005. 5170:. WFAA. May 26, 2022 5097:on January 14, 2009. 4795:The Business Journal 4743:. September 11, 1993 4556:. September 14, 2015 4115:. December 20, 2013. 3428:Subchannels of WFAA 3211:– anchor (1984–2019) 3011:Sag Harbor, New York 2513:) or on tape (as on 2149:late local newscasts 2067:Good Morning America 2001:Good Morning America 1453:Times Mirror Company 1265:within the adjacent 1257:In April 1998, when 1147:Stephen Arnold Music 1078:Dun & Bradstreet 980:Young America Speaks 607:Dallas in Wonderland 6259:, 50.2 Reino, 50.3 5869:(55.1 Simulcast of 5272:on August 22, 2007. 5114:Uncle Barky's Bytes 5065:on October 14, 2008 4845:Uncle Barky's Bytes 4826:Uncle Barky's Bytes 4801:on November 9, 2013 4771:. November 12, 2004 4717:. September 6, 2024 4461:. February 22, 2022 4459:Dallas Morning News 4395:. September 6, 2024 4369:. September 6, 2024 4210:Uncle Barky's Bytes 4133:. December 23, 2013 3820:The Herald Democrat 3688:. pp. 107–131. 3682:Ann Arbor, Michigan 3429: 3258:The O'Reilly Factor 3197:Bowling for Dollars 2803:standard definition 2698:Dallas Morning News 2522:market to deploy a 2415:downtown Fort Worth 2397:(formerly known as 2326:Saving Private Ryan 2292:Saving Private Ryan 2257:made-for-television 2237:Saban Entertainment 2196:directly following 1880:in 2020 before the 1829:in August 2005 and 1810:promotional content 1764:album oriented rock 1726:Dallas Morning News 1713:format in 1973. 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September 2014. 4512:on March 15, 2008 3970:. October 2, 2007 3536: 3535: 3394:. A monologue by 3221:1 in Los Angeles) 3097:anchor (now with 2979:The Morning After 2640:, Gloria Campos, 2556:being given the " 2542:Dallas Love Field 2503:Lee Harvey Oswald 2432:The News 8 Update 2302:Justin Timberlake 2275:police procedural 2129:Central Time Zone 2112:The Edge of Night 2042:games during the 2006:Eastern Time Zone 1911:COVID-19 pandemic 1893:Local programming 1882:COVID-19 pandemic 1827:Hurricane Katrina 1783:and maintains an 1273:market—including 873:Inside Television 728:cities of license 720:Mississippi River 680:Ardmore, Oklahoma 585:, and its sister 503:Cedar Hill, Texas 452:. 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