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WKYT-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station in Lexington, Kentucky, serving the east-central part of Kentucky. Through cable, the station also reaches much of eastern, southern & northern Kentucky. Its transmitter is located in Lexington, east of the intersection of I-75 & US 60. WKYT-TV studios are located at Winchester Road (US 60) and are less than a mile from the studios of competitor WTVQ-TV.

Its newscasts are also carried in the areas of northern Kentucky near Cincinnati on Insight Cable channel 422 weekdays at 6 am, noon, 5-6:30, 11 pm & weekends at 6 & 11 pm (although some newscasts, especially at 6 & 11 pm, may be delayed or not seen, due to sporting events carried on CBS, which are carried on WKRC-TV in that area).

WKYT regularly shows University of Kentucky Wildcats sports events which are popular in this market, as the television flagship station of the UK IMG Sports Network (historically the Big Blue Sports Network)^[1] and as part of the Southeastern Conference's contracts with CBS and the SEC Network, syndicated by ESPN Regional Television.^[2]

Digital television[link]

On April 16, 2009,^[3] WKYT-TV's digital signal remained on channel 13 when the analog to digital conversion completed.^[4][5] On August 22, 2009, WKYT-DT filed a petition of rulemaking with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move to digital UHF channel 36 (once used by WTVQ with its analog operations)^[6] due to reception issues.^[7] The FCC issued a Report & Order approved the petition on October 22.^[8] On December 12, 2009, WKYT filed a minor change application for a construction permit, reflecting the channel change.^[9] On January 11, 2010, the FCC approved the permit.^[10] The switchover to the UHF signal took place on September 1 at 1 pm.^[11]

CWKYT[link]

"The CWKYT" is a CW-affiliated digital subchannel, which airs on digital channel 27.2 and is available on cable on Insight channel 5; the subchannel was originally branded as "UPN Lexington" (or "UKYT") and served as Lexington's UPN affiliate until September 2006. That month, the subchannel was rebranded as "CWKYT" (a portmanteau of the subchannel's affiliated network and the station's callsign). Until October 2006, Louisville WB affiliate (now CW affiliate) WBKI was available on Lexington cable systems; WBKI was later dropped from Insight systems in the Lexington area, to accommodate for the new CWKYT.^[12] CWKYT can now be seen on DirecTV channel 14 and on Dish Network channel 28. Baltimore CW station WNUV was the formerly designated WB/CW station for DirecTV in the Lexington market.

History[link]

WKYT signed on September 30, 1957 as WKXP-TV, owned by Community Broadcast Partners, a local group headed by Frederic Gregg, Charles Wright and Harry Feingold. It was a primary ABC affiliate, sharing CBS programming with WLEX-TV. In 1958 Radio Cincinnati, the forerunner to Taft Broadcasting, bought the station and changed its calls to WKYT-TV. Kentucky Central Insurance Company bought the station in 1967. It lost ABC when WBLG-TV (channel 62, now WTVQ-TV, channel 36) signed on in 1968; and became a full-time CBS affiliate instead.

In 1993, after a protracted fraud investigation forced Kentucky Central into bankruptcy, WKYT and WYMT-TV in Hazard were acquired by Gray Television. At this stage WKYT became on air as 'KYT' instead of WKYT. WKYT's digital signal is transmitted on UHF channel 36. It was originally assigned to VHF channel 13, but due to reception problems, WKYT moved to the UHF signal in September 2010.

On August 21, 2007, WKYT broadcasts from its second digital channel in HD & CWKYT started broadcasting also in HD. This made it one of a handful of stations in the country who transmit their main channel and at least one subchannel in HD. However, although both CBS and the CW prefer 1080i, WKYT's two HD channels were transmitted over-the-air in 720p in order to minimize the loss in image quality (their feeds to cable service providers use the full 1080i). Since the move to digital channel 36 in September 2010, CWKYT's over-the-air transmission reverted to 4:3 SD although the digital cable feed remains in HD and WKYT's main channel remains in 720p.

Programming[link]

As a CBS affiliate, WKYT clears the entire CBS schedule in addition to its syndicated programming. While most CBS affiliates air The Young and the Restless at 12:30 p.m. in the Eastern Time Zone, WKYT airs it at 1 p.m. instead because the noon newscast airs for a full hour. This, in part, is ; The Bold and the Beautiful is aired at 10:30 a.m. after their 10 a.m. newscast. WKYT rejoins the CBS Daytime lineup at 11 a.m. with The Price is Right.

Locally produced programs[link]

• Behind the Blue
• Care Central
• Heart of Gold
• Kentucky Newsmakers
• Scholastic Ball Report
• THIS is Kentucky Basketball
• The Joker Phillips Show
• Transylvania Basketball with Brian Lane
• The Matthew Mitchell Show

News operation[link]

This section requires expansion with: further information on the history of WKYT's news operation.

WKYT also holds Kentucky's most powerful doppler radar, known as the "27 First Alert Defender", which outruns NBC affiliate WLEX-TV's radar. WKYT has a news share agreement with the local Fox affiliate WDKY-TV (which is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group) and produces weekday morning 7 a.m. and nightly 10 p.m. newscasts for that station. The prime-time newscast debuted in 1995 when Fox requested its affiliates to air local news. The morning newscast was added in March 2007.

On April 11, 2007, WKYT began broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition, beginning with the 11 p.m. newscast, becoming the first station in Kentucky to carry local newscasts in HD.^[13] The WDKY newscasts were included in the upgrade.

Ratings[link]

WKYT leads in total-day and late-night news ratings except during times when the Olympics air on NBC. That network's local affiliate WLEX-TV leads weekday mornings.^[14] The two stations battle each other for the evening news lead^[14] in this historically UHF-exclusive market although much of the local stations' viewership has been via cable because it is difficult for the over-the-air analog UHF signal to penetrate the eastern portion of the market, which is largely rugged, mountainous terrain. Currently, WKYT has the highest-rated 11 p.m. newscast in the market, but runs second in late night news to the 10 p.m. newscast it produces for WDKY.

News/station presentation[link]

Newscast titles[link]

• WKXP News (1957–1958)
• The Six O'Clock Report/The Eleven O'Clock Report (1958–1967)
• Eyewitness News (1967–1977)
• NewsCenter 27 (1977–1985)
• 27 Newsfirst (1985–present)^[15]

Station slogans[link]

• The Best is Right here on 27/27 is Easy on the Eyes (1973–1974; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• See The Best TV-27 (1974–1975; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• Catch the Brightest Stars on 27 (1975–1976; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• 27, The Hot Ones! (1976–1977; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• There's Something in the Air on 27 (1977–1978; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• 27, Turn Us On, We'll Turn You On (1978–1979; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• We're Looking Good on 27 (1979–1980; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• TV-27 and You, You're Looking Good! (1980–1981; local version of CBS' "Looking Good Together" ad campaign)
• Reach for the Stars on 27 (1981–1982; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• Great Moments of TV-27 (1982–1983; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• We've Got the Touch, You and 27 (1983–1984; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• You and 27, We've Got the Touch (1984–1985; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• You're The Reason (mid 1980s)
• We've Got the Touch on 27 (1985–1986; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• Share the Spirit of 27 (1986–1987; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• 27 Spirit, Oh Yes! (1987–1988; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• You Can Feel It on 27 (1988–1989; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• Get Ready for 27 (1989–1991; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• Central Kentucky's News Leader (1991–1993)
• The Look is 27 (1991–1992; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• This is CBS, on 27 (1992–1994; local version of CBS ad campaign)
• Your 24-Hour News Source (1993–1995)
• Where Local News Comes First (1995–2001)
• In Touch With You (2001–2004)
• Where Your News Comes First. (2004–present)
• Your News. First. (2009–November 2009)

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[edit] News team^[16]

Anchors

• Barbara Bailey - weekdays at 10 a.m. and noon
• Bill Bryant - weekday mornings 27 Newsfirst This Morning, 10 a.m. and noon
• Sam Dick - weeknights at 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m.
• Elizabeth Dorsett - weekends at 6 and 11 p.m.; also weeknight reporter
• Stacy Ellison - weekday mornings 27 Newsfirst This Morning
• Amber Philpott - weeknights at 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m.

27 First Alert Weather

• Chris Bailey (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and NWA Seals of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m.
• Todd Borek (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; weekday mornings 27 Newsfirst This Morning, 10 a.m. and noon
• Kari Hall - meteorologist; weekends at 6 and 11 p.m.

Sports team

• Rob Bromley - sports director; weeknights at 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m.
• Lee K. Howard - sports anchor; weekends at 6 and 11 p.m.
• Dave Baker - sports reporter; weekdays at noon
• Ryan Lemond - sports reporter
• Christi Thomas - sports reporter

Reporters

• Angela Beavin - general assignment reporter
• Andy Cunningham - general assignment reporter
• Melissa Etezadi - general assignment reporter
• "Officer Don" Evans - weekday morning LiveDrive Traffic reporter
• Sean Evans - general assignment reporter
• Tim Johnston- general assignment reporter
• Kristen Kennedy - general assignment reporter
• Sean Moody - general assignment reporter
• Brittany Pelletz - general assignment reporter
• Phil Pendleton - general assignment reporter
• Victor Puente - general assignment reporter
• Gabriel Roxas - general assignment reporter

Photographers

• Kenny Harvener - chief photographer
• Barton Bill
• Ray Brown
• Darnell Crenshaw
• Virgil Dean Handy
• Deven Jackson
• Miles Jackson
• Joseph Mondelli
• John Claude Wilson
• Brandon Whitworth

Ignite Operators

• Brack Benningfield
• Joel Claes
• Jeff Ford
• Jason Hardin
• Jill Jacobs
• John Neal
• Rob Pollock

References[link]

External links[link]

• WKYT website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WKYT
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WKYT-TV

Josh Teater
Personal information
Born	(1979-04-06) April 6, 1979 (age 33) Danville, Kentucky
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Lexington, Kentucky
Career
College	Morehead State University
Turned professional	2001
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Former tour(s)	Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
Nationwide Tour	1

Josh Teater (born April 6, 1979) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour.

Teater was born in Danville, Kentucky. He attended the Morehead State University, where he had one collegiate title. He turned professional in 2001.

Teater bounced around on the mini-tours from 2001 to 2009 until he joined the Nationwide Tour.

Teater found success in his Nationwide Tour rookie season. He finished runner-up to Michael Sim at the Christmas in October Classic and won the Utah Championship^[1] in September. He finished 7th on the money list to earn his 2010 PGA Tour card and finished 89th in 2010 to retain his PGA Tour card.

Professional wins (1)[link]

Nationwide Tour wins (1)[link]

• 2009 Utah Championship

See also[link]

• 2009 Nationwide Tour graduates

References[link]

External links[link]

• Josh Teater at the PGA Tour official site
• Josh Teater at the Official World Golf Ranking official site