WAHU-CA
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| WAHU-CA | |
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| Charlottesville, Virginia | |
| Branding | WAHU Fox 27 My C'Ville TV (on DT2) |
| Slogan | Where Charlottesville News Comes First |
| Channels | Analog: 27 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Fox MyNetworkTV (on DT2) |
| Owner | Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, Inc.) |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Call letters’ meaning | pronounced "wahoo" (unofficial nickname for the UVA Cavaliers) |
| Sister station(s) | WCAV WVAW-LP WHSV-TV |
| Former callsigns | WADA-LP (until 2005) |
| Former channel number(s) | 55 |
| Former affiliations | Pax (until 2005) |
| Transmitter Power | 50 kW (analog) 9.5 kW (digital) |
| Height | 577.6 m (analog) 484.6 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 47705 |
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| Website | charlottesvillenewsplex.tv |
WAHU-CA is the Class A Fox-affiliated television station for Charlottesville, Virginia. Licensed to the city, the station broadcasts an analog signal on UHF channel 27 and a digital signal on UHF channel 40. The station's transmitter is located on Carters Mountain south of Charlottesville. WAHU is one third of a cluster of Gray Television-owned television stations based in the city. This includes low-powered ABC affiliate WVAW-LP and CBS affiliate WCAV.
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[edit] Overview
All three stations broadcast out of shared studio facilities known as the "Charlottesville Newsplex" located on 2nd Street Southeast in downtown Charlottesville. In addition, some behind-the-scenes duties are run alongside that of sister station WHSV-TV in Harrisonburg (which the "Newsplex" has a resource sharing alliance with). The station is offered on Comcast cable channel 9. It is known on-air as WAHU Fox 27. The station operates the area's MyNetworkTV affiliate on its second digital subchannel. Known on-air as My C'Ville TV, it is also offered on Comcast cable channel 2.
[edit] Digital television
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Programming |
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| 27.1 / 40.1 | main WAHU programming / Fox SD |
| 27.2 / 40.2 | My C'Ville TV (MyNetworkTV) |
[edit] History
The station began its life as WADA-LP, a Pax affiliate. It was first on channel 55 and later moved to channel 27. In late-March 2005, owner Tiger Eye Broadcasting sold the station to Gray who proceeded to change the call letters to the current WAHU-CA. The station became a Fox affiliate and was integrated with WCAV & WVAW-LP.
Prior to WAHU's affiliation switch, Fox was available on cable from WTTG in Washington, DC. That station was considered the default Fox affiliate for the market and is still seen on cable due to "significantly viewed" status from the FCC. Since 2006, the three stations have been the flagship stations of University of Virginia sports.
On December 28, 2006, WAHU launched its digital signal on UHF channel 40. It is also offered on Comcast digital cable channel 213. While providing a standard-definition FOX feed on its first digital subchannel, the station began airing a dedicated MyNetworkTV channel on its second. Following the addition WAHU-DT2, the station shifted several programs to the MyNetworkTV subchannel. Prior to the addition of WAHU-DT2, MyNetworkTV was added as a secondary affiliation on the main channel.
As part of the launch, Comcast swapped WAHU's first cable location spot with WTTG. This moved WAHU to channel 9 in what is widely considered a preferential location. On March 14, 2008, MyC'ville TV, along with other television stations in Virginia, broadcasted the Virginia High School League championships basketball tournament for the first time.
[edit] News operation
WAHU and its sister stations employ the largest television news team dedicated exclusively to the Charlottesville market. While NBC affiliate WVIR-TV dedicates a large portion of its staff to adjacent markets, WAHU focuses its coverage solely on the counties that comprise the Charlottesville viewing area. As the primary station in the "Charlottesville Newsplex" operation, WCAV airs the most newscasts. WAHU did not air local news for its first year of existence. In February of 2006, however, WAHU started broadcasting a nightly 10 o'clock newscast. More recently, WAHU added an hour long extension of Good Morning Charlottesville at 7 A.M. WAHU-DT2 "MY C'ville TV" rebroadcasts CBS 19 News at Noon at 1 o'clock. That station also airs Cavalier Sports Weekly on Sunday nights at 6. The show is also broadcasted on WCAV at 11:30.
[edit] News team
Good Morning Charlottesville
(Weekday Mornings 7 to 8 A.M.)
- Anchors:
- Autria Godfrey
- Bo Sykes
- Weather:
- Travis Koshko
- Sports (taped):
- J.W. Stehle
CBS 19 News at Noon
(Weekdays 1 to 1:30 P.M. on WAHU-DT2)
- Anchor:
- Bo Sykes
- Beth Duffy
- Weather:
- Travis Koshko
Fox 27 News at 10 (10 to 10:30 P.M.)
Weeknights
- Anchor: John Rodgers
- Weather: Stacy Berman
- Sports (rotating):
- J.W. Stehle
- Marc Davis
Weekends
- Anchor: TBD
- Weather: Myles Henderson
- Sports: Matt Parsons
WAHU shares additional news personnel with WCAV. See that article for a complete listing.
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