UPDATE: WKCF’s over-the-air signal is back. Just rescan your TV channels to find it on virtual channels 18.1 (CW), 18.2 (ThisTV) and 18.3 (Esterella). Had several folks email me on Tuesday night saying they could not tune in WKCF-CW 18’s over-the-air signal. The station is appearing on area cable outlets just fine, but I too…
WKCF-18
Recent RogerSimmons.com Orlando TV News reports involving WKCF-Channel 18, the CW affiliate for Central Florida. The station is part of a Hearst Television duopoly with WESH-Channel 2. WKCF originally broadcast on Channel 68.
September ratings: Most Orlando news down year-over-year
So much for keeping the audience that was glued to Orlando TV news stations during the Casey Anthony trial. In the just completed September ratings period, most of the O-Town stations saw year-over-year declines in household and demo numbers for nearly every newscast. One of the few bright spots was WOFL-Fox 35 — which increased…
Casey shuffle continues: WESH moves Wimbledon to CW18
If you want to spend mornings or afternoons watching NBC’s Wimbledon coverage next week, don’t bother tuning to WESH 2. The local peacock affiliate plans to stick with its non-stop Casey Anthony trial coverage and will move the tennis matches from the All-England club to sister station WKCF-CW 18. According to a WESH news release, “Wimbledon…
Orlando TV News slogans. Can you match them to the station?
You hear them over and over again when you watch Orlando TV news. They are the slogans the stations use to brand their news — and hopefully get you to watch more. Over the years, there have been a lot of slogans used by Orlando TV stations for their news. Can you match the slogan…
WESH, WKCF remain on DirecTV after deal
Don’t worry about ringing in 2011 without having WESH 2 or CW 18 on your DirecTV hookup. The Orlando stations’ parent, Hearst Television, reached a retransmission deal with the satellite TV provider on Thursday afternoon. “WESH is pleased to report a new carriage agreement has been reached with DirecTV. DirecTV subscribers will continue to be…
DirecTV subscribers may lose WESH, CW18
When 2010 turns into 2011, local DirecTV subscribers may have to ring in the new year without a couple of Orlando channels. Hearst Television, parent of WESH-Channel 2 and WKCF-CW18, is locked in a disagreement with the satellite provider. Retransmission of Hearst station signals is at the heart of the dispute. “We believe that we…
Website problems for CW18TV.com, WESH.com
Looks like I’m not the only one who has been having problems with his website. On Sunday, when I went to WESH.com to check on something, instead of the homepage loading, I was greeted with a warning page from Google: “The website at www.wesh.com contains elements from the site www.cw18tv.com, which appears to host malware – software…
CW18 locks up Maury, Springer, Wilkos
If you’re a fan of Maury Povich, Jerry Springer and Steve Wilkos, you’ll be happy to hear this news. Hearst Television, parent of Orlando’s WKCF, has signed a deal to keep the talk shows on CW18 though the 2014 season. According to TVNewsCheck.com, “For the 2009-10 season Maury posted a 2.0 rating up 11% in households…
May sweeps: WFTV, CBS big winners in Orlando
Just as predictable as afternoon thunderstorms in the summer: WFTV and CBS were the big winners in Orlando in the just-completed May sweeps. The juggernaut that is Channel 9’s Eyewitness News showed no signs of weakness. WFTV’s newscasts won in all time periods — morning, noon, evening and night. According to results in the Orlando…
WKCF-CW 18 named CW’s top affiliate
What’s the station the CW Network wishes all of its affiliates would be like? Well, just turn on Orlando’s WKCF-CW 18 and find out. The station announced Thursday that it received the APEX Award from The CW for being the network’s “Model Affiliate of the Year.” According to the press release, “The Model Affiliate is the highest…