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| call_letters = WPSD-TV | |||
| callsign = WPSD-TV | |||
| city = Paducah, Kentucky | |||
| city = Paducah, Kentucky | |||
| station_logo = ] | |||
| logo = WPSD-TV NBC 6 Cape Girardeau, Missouri Logo.svg | |||
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| logo_size = 150px | |||
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| image = Wpsd dt3 2012.png | |||
| station_slogan = ''Your Breaking News & Weather Authority'' | |||
| image_size = 100px | |||
| station_branding = WPSD Local 6 | |||
| branding = WPSD Local 6 | |||
| digital = 32 (])<br>{{small|(to move to 19 (UHF))}} | |||
| digital = 19 (]) | |||
| virtual = 6 (]) | |||
| virtual = 6 | |||
| subchannels = | |||
| subchannels = | |||
| other_chs = | |||
| translators = | |||
| affiliations = '''6.1:''' ]<br />'''6.2:''' ]<br />'''6.3:''' ] | |||
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''6.1:''' ]|'''6.2:''' ]|'''6.3:''' ]}} | |||
| network = | |||
| network = | |||
| country = ] | |||
| country = United States | |||
| founded = | |||
| founded = | |||
| airdate = {{start date and age|1957|5|28|p=y}} | |||
| airdate = {{start date and age|1957|5|28|p=y}} | |||
| enddate = | |||
| last_airdate = | |||
| location = ]/<br>]/<br>] | |||
| location = {{ubl|]|]–]|]}} | |||
| callsign_meaning = ] | |||
| callsign_meaning = '']'' | |||
| former_callsigns = <!--tv suffix added 1/57 pre-sign-on http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/57-OCR/1957-01-21-BC-OCR-Page-0108.pdf--> | |||
| former_callsigns = <!--TV suffix added 1/57 pre-sign-on http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/57-OCR/1957-01-21-BC-OCR-Page-0108.pdf--> | |||
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br />6 (], 1957–2009) | |||
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 6 (], 1957–2009)|'''Digital:''' 32 (UHF, 2001–2020)}} | |||
| owner = ] | |||
| owner = ] | |||
| licensee = WPSD-TV, ] | |||
| licensee = WPSD-TV, ] | |||
| sister_stations = | |||
| sister_stations = | |||
| former_affiliations = '''DT2:'''<br>] (2008–2012) <br> ] (2012–2016)<br>] (2016–2019)<ref>http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/story/32554372/heartland-on-wpsd-62-being-replaced-with-this-tv</ref> | |||
| former_affiliations = | |||
| effective_radiated_power = 906 ]<br>679 kW (]) | |||
| erp = 679 kW | |||
| HAAT = {{convert|492|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | |||
| haat = {{convert|492|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | |||
| class = ] | |||
| class = | |||
| facility_id = 51991 | |||
| facility_id = 51991 | |||
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|37|11|31.2|N|88|58|53.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}} | |||
| coordinates = {{coord|37|11|31.2|N|88|58|53.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}} | |||
| licensing_authority = ] | |||
| licensing_authority = ] | |||
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/}} | |||
| website = {{URL|https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''WPSD-TV''' |
'''WPSD-TV''' (channel 6) is a ] licensed to ], United States, serving as the ] affiliate for ]'s ] region, ], the ], and ]. Owned by locally based ], the station maintains studios on Television Lane in Paducah, and its transmitter is located at ]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
{{expand section|date=January 2018}} | {{expand section|date=January 2018}} | ||
The station signed |
The station signed on as WPSD on May 28, 1957, with an ] signal on ] channel 6. It has been an NBC affiliate and owned by the Paxton family for its entire existence alongside Western Kentucky's major newspaper, '']''. The "PSD" letters in the ] stands for ''Paducah Sun-Democrat'' which was the paper's name at the time the station launched in 1957.<ref name=towersoverky>{{Cite book|last=Nash|first=Francis M.|date=1995|title=Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State|url=|isbn=9781879688933}}</ref> It is one of the few television stations in the United States to have retained the same owners (]) since signing on. | ||
==Programming== | |||
==Digital television== | |||
WPSD initially declined to carry '']''. WPSD made a compromise after receiving negative feedback for the preemption; for several years, they delayed the variety show for an hour. In the early 1990s, the station finally decided to air the program at its network-recommended time of 10:30 p.m. ].{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} | |||
===News operation=== | |||
WPSD serves more than fifty counties in southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and northwest Tennessee. Among the area's ], the station focuses more on Western Kentucky since it is based in Paducah. In addition to its main studios, WPSD operates a bureau on South Illinois Avenue in Downtown Carbondale. | |||
Beginning in 2006, WPSD produced a nightly prime time newscast on ] affiliate ] through a news share agreement, known as ''Local 6 at 9 on Fox 23'' and featured a regional summary of headlines because KBSI is based in Cape Girardeau. For nearly eight years, the broadcast competed with KFVS' own nightly prime time news at 9 seen on the area's low-powered ] affiliates ], which was canceled on July 29, 2007. WPSD's partnership with KBSI expired on September 30, 2010. KBSI entered into a new partnership with KFVS presumably to refocus the prime time production to the Missouri Bootheel area and expand it to 60 minutes. On October 3, 2010, WPSD brought back its own newscast at 9 p.m. to its ] and ]. Known as ''The Nine'' and seen every night for a half-hour, this was simulcast on those two services. WPSD's newscast at 9 p.m. was canceled in 2019. | |||
====Notable former on-air staff==== | |||
* ] – now morning weathercaster at ] in ] | |||
* ] | |||
==Technical information== | |||
===Digital channels=== | |||
The station's digital signal is ]: | |||
===Subchannels=== | |||
The station's signal is ]: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+Subchannels of WPSD-TV<ref></ref> | |||
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! ] | ! ] | ||
! ] | ! ] | ||
! ] | ! ] | ||
! Short name | |||
! ] | |||
! Programming | |||
! Programming<ref></ref> | |||
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! scope = "row" | 6.1 | |||
| 6.1 || ] || ] || WPSD-HD || Main WPSD-TV programming / ] | |||
| ] || ] || WPSD-HD || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 6.2 |
! scope = "row" | 6.2 | ||
| rowspan=2| ] || rowspan=2| ] || WPSD-SD || ] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 6.3 |
! scope = "row" | 6.3 | ||
| WPSD-WX || ] | |||
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|} | |} | ||
===Analog-to-digital conversion=== | ===Analog-to-digital conversion=== | ||
WPSD-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 6, on June 12, 2009, the official date |
WPSD-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 6, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States ] under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition ] channel 32,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |access-date=March 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 }}</ref> using ] 6. | ||
==Programming== | |||
] programming on the station includes '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'' among others. | |||
WPSD initially declined to carry '']''. WPSD made a compromise after receiving negative feedback for the preemption; for several years, they delayed the variety show for an hour. In the early 1990s, the station finally decided to air the program at its network-recommended time of 10:30 p.m. ].<ref>https://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?543123-TV-Shows-That-Had-Trouble-In-Certain-Regions-Of-The-County&p=4815540&viewfull=1#post4815540</ref> | |||
==News operation== | |||
WPSD serves more than fifty counties in southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and north ]. Among the area's ], the station focuses more on Western Kentucky since it is based in Paducah. In addition to its main studios, WPSD operates a bureau on South Illinois Avenue in Downtown Carbondale. | |||
For several years, WPSD produced a nightly prime time newscast on ] affiliate ] through a news share agreement, known as ''Local 6 at 9 on Fox 23'' and featured a regional summary of headlines because KBSI is based in Cape Girardeau. For a while, the broadcast competed with KFVS' own nightly prime time news at 9 seen on the area's low-powered ] affiliates ] which was cancelled on July 29, 2007. WPSD's partnership with KBSI expired on September 30, 2010. KBSI entered into a new partnership with KFVS presumably to refocus the prime time production to the Missouri Bootheel area and expand it to sixty minutes. On October 3, 2010, WPSD brought back its own newscast at 9 to its ] and ]. Known as ''The Nine'' and seen every night for a half-hour, this is simulcasted on those two services. WPSD's newscast at 9 has been cancelled as of 2019. | |||
===Notable current on-air staff=== | |||
* ] - meteorologist and ''Hooked on Science'' host | |||
===Notable former on-air staff=== | |||
* ] – now morning weathercaster at ] in ] | |||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
===Over-the-air signal=== | ===Over-the-air signal=== | ||
WPSD's over-the-air signal can reach all parts of the western Kentucky, southern Illinois, and northwest Tennessee segments of the Paducah–Cape Girardeau market area. The signal can also be picked up in the southeastern Missouri segment of the market, with the exception of the Poplar Bluff and Farmington areas.<ref>{{cite web|title=WPSD Signal Contour Map|website=RabbitEars.info|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/contour.php?appid=25076ff3730743b3017311179f160c19&site=1|access-date=October 7, 2023}}</ref> | |||
WPSD's over-the-air signal can also reach some of the Nashville media market's far western areas, like in ], including ]. Parts of ], near the ] can also pick up the station's signal. Residents of ] (], in the ] market), can also pick up the station's signal with an outdoor antenna as that area is just within range of the station's signal area. WPSD is the only station in the Paducah market that can reach that area.<ref></ref> The signal has also been known to reach as far as areas in northeastern ], such as ], ] and ]. | |||
Until the ], the signal also used to be able to reach the far northern areas of ] and ] counties in northwest Tennessee, which is in the small ] market. | |||
===Former translator=== | ===Former translator=== | ||
WPSD formerly operated a ] VHF analog ] '''W10AH''' (channel 10) in ] from a transmitter (sharing the ] |
WPSD formerly operated a ] VHF analog ] '''W10AH''' (channel 10) in ], from a transmitter (sharing the ]–] tower) on the ] campus. The license was last renewed in 2005 and canceled effective September 23, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=DW10AH Facility Data |url=https://fccdata.org/?lang=en&appid=118233&facid=51990 |website=FCCData}}</ref> | ||
===Out-of-market coverage=== |
===Out-of-market coverage=== | ||
In ] (]), |
In addition to its in-market coverage, WPSD's over-the-air signal can also reach some of the Nashville media market's far western areas, like in ], including ]. Parts of ], near the ] can also pick up the station's signal. In ] (]), also part of the Nashville market, WPSD and WPSD-DT3 (its Antenna TV subchannel) is carried on that area's local ] system.<ref></ref> WPSD's main channel is also carried on Mediacom cable channel 15 on that provider's system in the ] and Trigg County areas (including the Land Between the Lakes area), which are also in the Nashville market.<ref></ref><ref></ref> | ||
In ], including ] (within the Evansville DMA), WPSD-TV's main channel is carried on Spectrum channel 37.<ref></ref> | Residents of ] (], in the ] market), can also pick up the station's signal with an outdoor antenna as that area is just within Grade B signal range of the station's signal area. WPSD is the only station in the Paducah market that can reach that area.<ref></ref> In ], including ] (within the Evansville DMA), WPSD-TV's main channel is carried on Spectrum channel 37.<ref></ref> | ||
While broadcasting in analog, the signal had also been known to reach as far as areas in northeastern ], such as ], ] and ]. | |||
Until the 2009 digital television transition, the signal also used to be able to reach the far northern areas of ] and ] counties in northwest Tennessee, which are respectively in the ] and ], markets. | |||
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City | Paducah, Kentucky |
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Branding | WPSD Local 6 |
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First air date | May 28, 1957 (67 years ago) (1957-05-28) |
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Call sign meaning | Paducah Sun-Democrat |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 51991 |
ERP | 679 kW |
HAAT | 492 m (1,614 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°11′31.2″N 88°58′53.2″W / 37.192000°N 88.981444°W / 37.192000; -88.981444 |
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Public license information | |
Website | www |
WPSD-TV (channel 6) is a television station licensed to Paducah, Kentucky, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for Western Kentucky's Jackson Purchase region, Southern Illinois, the Missouri Bootheel, and northwest Tennessee. Owned by locally based Paxton Media Group, the station maintains studios on Television Lane in Paducah, and its transmitter is located at Monkey's Eyebrow, Kentucky.
History
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2018) |
The station signed on as WPSD on May 28, 1957, with an analog signal on VHF channel 6. It has been an NBC affiliate and owned by the Paxton family for its entire existence alongside Western Kentucky's major newspaper, The Paducah Sun. The "PSD" letters in the call sign stands for Paducah Sun-Democrat which was the paper's name at the time the station launched in 1957. It is one of the few television stations in the United States to have retained the same owners (Paxton Media Group) since signing on.
Programming
WPSD initially declined to carry Saturday Night Live. WPSD made a compromise after receiving negative feedback for the preemption; for several years, they delayed the variety show for an hour. In the early 1990s, the station finally decided to air the program at its network-recommended time of 10:30 p.m. CT.
News operation
WPSD serves more than fifty counties in southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and northwest Tennessee. Among the area's big three outlets, the station focuses more on Western Kentucky since it is based in Paducah. In addition to its main studios, WPSD operates a bureau on South Illinois Avenue in Downtown Carbondale.
Beginning in 2006, WPSD produced a nightly prime time newscast on Fox affiliate KBSI through a news share agreement, known as Local 6 at 9 on Fox 23 and featured a regional summary of headlines because KBSI is based in Cape Girardeau. For nearly eight years, the broadcast competed with KFVS' own nightly prime time news at 9 seen on the area's low-powered CW affiliates WQTV-LP/WQWQ-LP, which was canceled on July 29, 2007. WPSD's partnership with KBSI expired on September 30, 2010. KBSI entered into a new partnership with KFVS presumably to refocus the prime time production to the Missouri Bootheel area and expand it to 60 minutes. On October 3, 2010, WPSD brought back its own newscast at 9 p.m. to its RTV and Antenna TV. Known as The Nine and seen every night for a half-hour, this was simulcast on those two services. WPSD's newscast at 9 p.m. was canceled in 2019.
Notable former on-air staff
- Sam Champion – now morning weathercaster at WABC-TV in New York
- Jason Lindsey
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is multiplexed:
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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6.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WPSD-HD | NBC |
6.2 | 480i | 4:3 | WPSD-SD | Cozi TV |
6.3 | WPSD-WX | Antenna TV |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WPSD-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 6, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 32, using virtual channel 6.
Availability
Over-the-air signal
WPSD's over-the-air signal can reach all parts of the western Kentucky, southern Illinois, and northwest Tennessee segments of the Paducah–Cape Girardeau market area. The signal can also be picked up in the southeastern Missouri segment of the market, with the exception of the Poplar Bluff and Farmington areas.
Former translator
WPSD formerly operated a low-power VHF analog repeater W10AH (channel 10) in Carbondale, Illinois, from a transmitter (sharing the WSIU-TV–FM tower) on the Southern Illinois University campus. The license was last renewed in 2005 and canceled effective September 23, 2013.
Out-of-market coverage
In addition to its in-market coverage, WPSD's over-the-air signal can also reach some of the Nashville media market's far western areas, like in Henry County, including Paris. Parts of Trigg County, Kentucky, near the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area can also pick up the station's signal. In Hopkinsville (Christian County (KY)), also part of the Nashville market, WPSD and WPSD-DT3 (its Antenna TV subchannel) is carried on that area's local Charter Spectrum system. WPSD's main channel is also carried on Mediacom cable channel 15 on that provider's system in the Cadiz and Trigg County areas (including the Land Between the Lakes area), which are also in the Nashville market.
Residents of Dawson Springs (Hopkins County, in the Evansville market), can also pick up the station's signal with an outdoor antenna as that area is just within Grade B signal range of the station's signal area. WPSD is the only station in the Paducah market that can reach that area. In Webster County, Kentucky, including Dixon (within the Evansville DMA), WPSD-TV's main channel is carried on Spectrum channel 37.
While broadcasting in analog, the signal had also been known to reach as far as areas in northeastern Arkansas, such as Blytheville, Trumann and Osceola.
Until the 2009 digital television transition, the signal also used to be able to reach the far northern areas of Dyer and Gibson counties in northwest Tennessee, which are respectively in the Memphis and Jackson, Tennessee, markets.
References
- "Facility Technical Data for WPSD-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State. ISBN 9781879688933.
- RabbitEars TV Query for WPSD
- "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- "WPSD Signal Contour Map". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- "DW10AH Facility Data". FCCData.
- Time Warner Cable Channel Lineup for Hopkinsville/Christian County, KY
- Mediacom Channel Lineup: Cadiz, KY
- Mediacom Channel Lineup: Trigg County, KY
- RECNet CDBS Query for WPSD-TV
- Time Warner Cable Channel Lineup for Dixon, Clay, and Wheatcraft, KY (Webster County, KY)
External links
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