Starting to catch up on the latest news … Anchor/reporter Raoul Martinez, who has been at WESH for about six years, is leaving the station. His last day will be Sunday, according to Sentinel TV Guy Hal Boedeker. Martinez performed a number of roles at WESH during his tenure, including…
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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.
WESH expands morning news on CW18
Want more morning news? This week WESH began a six-week experiment simulcasting the 6-7 a.m. hour of its Sunrise newscast on CW18 — leading into the two-hour block of local news it airs on WKCF. According to a WESH news release, “The goal of the simulcast is to expand…
Orlando TV ratings — a look at the numbers
The November sweeps brought us original episodes of our favorite shows, but the ratings results for the O-Town news looked more like another rerun. Based on information provided in news releases by WFTV and WESH, Channel 9 once again dominated the local news scene in a ratings period that saw…
WFTV-Channel 9 sweeps July sweeps
There are a lot of re-runs in the summer … and also in the O-Town ratings competition. WFTV-Channel 9’s Eyewitness News was again the top choice for Central Floridians. WFTV was No. 1 from 5-7 a.m., from 5-6:30 p.m. and at 11 p.m., according to the Orlando Sentinel’s TV Guy….
The Daily Buzz is heading to WRDQ
The Daily Buzz is moving to a new home — and a new station. WRDQ announced Friday that the Buzz is moving to TV 27 from WKCF-CW 18 starting May 28. According to the press release, "TV27 is taking The Daily Buzz back to the roots of where the show…
Daily Buzz ready to make big move
Moving day is near for the folks at The Daily Buzz. The Orlando-based national morning show will be vacating its home in the former WKCF-CW18 studios on Friday. The show has been headquartered in the building since moving to Central Florida in 2004. But WESH bought WKCF last year and…
WKCF doing well for the CW
After picking up the pieces from the failed WB and UPN networks, the CW is still trying to find its identity — and its viewers. But Orlando’s WKCF-CW 18 has emerged as one of the netlet’s strongest affiliates. "The initial ratings were soft, we think, because of a lot of…
Morning news battle heats up today
Good morning, Orlando. You may not realize it, but you’re waking up in what has become the most competitive market for morning news in the nation — with more local news, with more national news and with plenty of surprises. Monday morning, WESH-Channel 2 and WFTV-Channel 9 will start their…
New news moves Buzz to later air time
WESH’s decision to air local news on WKCF-CW18 from 7 to 9 a.m. each weekday has displaced The Daily Buzz. The nationally syndicated morning show will now air on tape from 9 a.m. to noon on WKCF. The show had been airing live from 6-9 a.m. on WKCF since it…
CW Signs Up 18 — Plus Other Stuff
It’s been a newsy couple of days so far this week … The new CW Network signed up its first round of affiliates on Wednesday, and among the group of five was Orlando’s WKCF-Channel 18. The future former home of the WB network will now be the place where the…