AGC Did You Know

“Leading the way – on-air, on-line, and on the go” (the station’s current slogan),
Cincinnati television began 65 years ago on Feb. 9, 1948 when WLWT-TV began
commercial broadcasting. WLWT, the only Cincinnati television station to never
change its affiliation, is the first NBC affiliate in the country and the first tv
station in Cincinnati. Hearst Broadcasting is WLWT’s parent company.

In 1957, WLWT, whose call letters mean World Largest Wireless Television,
introduced color television broadcasts to the Cincinnati market. It later became
the first station in the nation to broadcast entirely in color, garnering Cincinnati
the nickname "Colortown U.S.A.".

In 2012, WeatheRate, an independent research company, that tracks every
weather forecast, every day, for every station in the Cincinnati market, selected
WLWT for the most accurate weather forecast in Cincinnati.

Notable former WLWT staff include J. D. Hayworth, Bill Hemmer, Charlie
Luken, Ruth Lyons, Jerry Springer, and Solomon Wilcots.

Connect/watch WLWT on Channel 5 (check your local listings), www.wlwt.com,
Facebook, Twitter, and mobile.

Source (data):       en.wikipedia.org        wlwt.com
Source (images):   wlwt on Facebook

AGC Did You Know?

Posted March 2013