WVTM-TV

...deal. In Boston, where New World owned WSBK-TV, Fox was already affiliated with WFXT, a station it would later reacquire. In Birmingham, WVTM was not included because WBRC would be sold to Fox directly, and would switch to Fox when its...

In this article: New World Communications, News Corporation, WBRC, San Diego, WVTM, Wsbk-tv, Storer Broadcasting, and KNSD

...a fatal traffic accident, when it glowed red. In 1949, Vulcan gained new neighbors, when two television stations, WAFM-TV (now WVTM) and WBRC located their studios and towers on Red Mountain. To celebrate Birmingham's centennial,...

In this article: Birmingham, Vulcan, Vulcan, WVTM, Red Mountain, Giuseppe Moretti, Birmingham, Alabama, and St. Louis, Missouri

Local sportswriter Paul Finebaum had debuted a popular show on WAPI (1070 AM). In 1990, Herb Winches, a former TV sports anchor on WBRC and WVTM, moved his own popular show with co-host Ben Cook from WERC to WVOK. Because Winches' show was...

In this article: WSPZ, WVOK, WJOX, Birmingham, and Fox Sports Radio

WVTM-TV is the NBC affiliate television station in the Birmingham -Anniston -Tuscaloosa , Alabama television market. The station is owned by Media General. Its transmitter tower is located atop Red Mountain in Birmingham. The station...

In this article: Media General, WBRC, Alabama, WIAT, Birmingham, Federal Communications Commission, NBC, and CBS

...was the case at the time with most UHF stations in markets served by at least two commercial VHF stations (NBC/CBS affiliate WAPI-TV, now WVTM-TV; and then-ABC affiliate WBRC-TV), WBMG experienced considerable competitive disadvantages from...

In this article: WIAT, WBRC, WTTO, Birmingham, Media General, Alabama, WBMA, Paul Finebaum, and CBS

...station's image. Like WBMG-TV in Birmingham, WCFT picked up in its first few years CBS and NBC programming not cleared by WAPI-TV (now WVTM-TV). In 1970, WCFT became an official CBS affiliate, as did WBMG (and WHMA below, for eastern Alabama).

In this article: Wbma-lp, Birmingham, Alabama, WBRC, Tuscaloosa, WHMA, Anniston, Nielsen, and Harry Mabry

...WIAT) opens in Birmingham, Alabama on channel 42, finally allowing viewers in that city to watch the CBS and NBC stars that WAPI-TV (now WVTM) didn't have room for, including Ed Sullivan, Walter Cronkite, and Johnny Carson. November 5 -...

In this article: Wapi-tv, Wkbs-tv, CBS, Days of Our Lives, Cinderella, Academy Award, WTXF, My Name Is Barbra, and Do You Wanna Dance

...growing online communities. April 2006 - Sells its television stations WNCN in Raleigh, North Carolina; WCMH in Columbus, Ohio; WVTM in Birmingham, Alabama; and WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island to newspaper and television company Media...

In this article: NBC, GE, NBC Universal, Vivendi, Comcast Corp., U.S., Strategic alliance, Bravo, and Super Channel

...became an independent station targeting Anniston and surrounding areas. In August 1999, the station finally affiliated with Pax. For several years until 2005, WPXH rebroadcast the 6:00 and 10:00 newscasts of WVTM-TV, the local NBC affiliate.

In this article: WPXH, Birmingham, WTTO, WIAT, Alabama, WBRC, Anniston, Tuscaloosa, ION Media Networks, and Ion Television

...13 HD is excited about the addition of RTN to our digital channel," said Gene Kirkconnell, Vice President and General Manager of WVTM. "RTN offers additional quality programming to Alabama viewers. The lineup is a nostalgic compliment to...

In this article: Birmingham, Retro Television Network, Media General, Revenue, WVTM, TeleFutura, Raymond Burr, and Michael Douglas