WVUA-CA
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| WVUA-CA / WUOA | |
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| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | |
| Branding | WVUA 7 |
| Slogan | Your Home Team |
| Channels | Analog: WVUA: 7 (VHF) WUOA: 23 (UHF) |
| Translators | WDVZ-CA 3 Greensboro WJMY-CA 25 Demopolis |
| Affiliations | America One ShopNBC (ShopNBC not seen on WUOA) |
| Owner | University of Alabama (The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama) |
| First air date | WVUA: 1998 WUOA: 2001 |
| Call letters’ meaning | WVUA: Voice of the University of Alabama (named after the radio station) WUOA: University Of Alabama |
| Former callsigns | WVUA: WJRD-LP (1998-2001) WUOA: WLDM (2001-2005) |
| Former channel number(s) | WVUA: 49 (1998-2001) |
| Former affiliations | Pax TV (1998-2002) |
| Transmitter Power | WVUA: 0.43 kW WUOA: 890 kW |
| Height | WVUA: 183 m WUOA: 266 m |
| Facility ID | WVUA: 70429 WUOA: 77496 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | WVUA: WUOA: |
| Website | WVUA |
WVUA-CA is a television station owned and operated by the University of Alabama, affiliated with the America One and ShopNBC networks. It operates within the University's College of Communication and Information Sciences, drawing on the resources of its Department of Telecommunication and Film.[1]
The station began in 1998 as WJRD on Channel 49, bringing local news coverage to west Alabama for the first time since WDBB (17) and WCFT (33) shifted focus to the Birmingham area.
A $1 million gift from the influential Bryant family allowed the University to acquire WJRD in 2001. After moving its operations onto the University campus, the station adopted the call sign WVUA in January 2002.
In addition to repeaters in Greensboro (WDVZ-CA Channel 3) and Demopolis (WJMY-CA Channel 25 and WJMY-LD Channel 22), WVUA's signal is carried cable operators Comcast and Charter Communications in Tuscaloosa and surrounding areas.
In November 2004, Channel 23 LLC filed an application with the FCC to donate its full-power station, WLDM, to the University. Today, as WUOA, Channel 23 serves as a semi-repeater for WVUA.
In 2006, WVUA was added to the Birmingham local stations lineup for both Dish Network and DirecTV, thus adding a substantial number of potential viewers.
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[edit] Current Talent
- Tamika Alexander - Anchor
- Terri Brewer - Anchor
- Lynn Brooks - News Director, Evening Anchor
- Philip Coleman - Evening Anchor
- Gary Harris - Sports Director/Anchor
- John Huddleston - Sports Reporter/Anchor
- Todd Hoyer - Sports Reporter/Anchor
- Kimberly Rankin - Weekend Anchor
- Danny Salter - Weekend Anchor
- Richard Scott - Weekend Weather Anchor
- Robert Stevenson - News/Weather Anchor
- Clare Stewart - Evening Anchor
- Wes Wyatt - Chief Meteorologist
[edit] Production Personnel
- Scott Spence - Operations Manager
- Jennifer Travnicek - Director
- Matthew Terry - Director
- Jonathon Newman - Director
- Tony Humphries - Master Control Operator
- Megan Bible - Master Control Operator
- Arthur Gay - Master Control Operator
[edit] Former Talent
- David Baxley; Meteorologist; Now at WAKA in Montgomery, AL
- Lauren Bethune; Reporter/Anchor; Later at WAKA in Montgomery, AL; Now working for the Alabama Department of Homeland Security in Media Relations
- Krista Littlefield; Reporter/Anchor; Now at WAKA in Montgomery, AL
- Sarah Black; Meteorologist; Later at WIAT in Birmingham, AL; Now at KALB-TV in Alexandria, LA
- Rebekah Caldwell (Mason); News Director/Anchor; Now co-owner of Caldwell Mason Marketing in Tuscaloosa, AL
- Jay Cashmere; Reporter; Now at WPTV in West Palm Beach, FL
- Sharleta Castleberry; Anchor/Reporter; Now at The Weather Channel in Atlanta, GA
- Carson Clark; Reporter; Now at WHNT in Huntsville, AL
- Shane Dorrill; Anchor; Now at University of Alabama Media Relations in Tuscaloosa, AL
- Susie Edwards; Reporter; Later at WAFF in Huntsville, AL; Now at WWL-TV in New Orleans, LA
- Kristy Guy (Hunter); Reporter/Anchor; Now at Dalton, GA Police Dept. as Public Relations Specialist
- Rachel Hardman; Reporter; Later at WAFF in Huntsville, AL; Current whereabouts unknown
- Christy Hutchings; Reporter; Now at WTOC-TV in Savannah, GA
- Damon Jones; Sports Reporter; Now at WGXA-TV in Macon, GA
- Jeremy King; Anchor/Reporter; Now at WBMA in Birmingham, AL
- Nick Kinney; Reporter; Later at WAFF in Huntsville, AL; Now at WMC-TV in Memphis, TN
- Jason Kratzwald; Meteorologist; Now at WOWK in Charleston, WV
- David Lamb; Anchor; Now at WIAT in Birmingham, AL
- Zaneta Lee (Lowe); Reporter/Anchor; Now at WTVM in Columbus, GA
- Jon Mason; Chief Meteorologist; Now co-owner of Caldwell Mason Marketing in Tuscaloosa, AL
- Robyn McGlohn; Reporter/Anchor; Now at WAFF in Huntsville, AL
- Brock Parker; Reporter; Later at WTVM in Columbus, GA (East AL Reporter); Now at Auburn University Media Relations
- Jeanie Powell; Reporter/Anchor; Now at WAFF in Huntsville, AL
- Michael White; Weekend Meteorologist; Now at WRDW in Augusta, GA
- Greg Privett; News Director/Anchor; Now at WHNT in Huntsville, AL
- Heather Quiggle (Klein); Reporter/Anchor; Later at WAFF in Huntsville, AL, and WZVN-TV in Ft. Myers, FL; Now at KTNV in Las Vegas, NV
- Yas Richardson; Reporter; Now at Alabama State EMA in Media Relations
- Haley Webb; Weathercaster; Now at WBBH-TV in Ft. Myers, FL
- Meredith Wood; Reporter; Now at WCHS-TV in Charleston, WV
- Nicole Wyatt; Reporter/Anchor; Now at WIAT-TV in Birmingham, AL
- Nicole Zito; Reporter/Anchor; Now at WVTM in Birmingham, AL as a producer
[edit] Digital television
Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the DTV allotment plan on April 21, 1997 [2], WUOA did not receive a companion channel for a digital television station. Instead, on or before February 17, 2009, which is the end of the digital TV conversion period for full-service stations, WUOA will be required to turn off its analog signal and turn on its digital signal (called a "flash-cut"). The University has been granted a construction permit for WUOA to move to channel 6.
[edit] External links
- WVUA Homepage
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WVUA-CA
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WDVZ-CA
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WJMY
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WUOA
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WUOA-TV
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