WDKY-TV
Encyclopedia
WDKY-TV, channel 56, is the Fox
-affiliated television station
for Lexington, Kentucky
that is licensed to nearby Danville
. Its transmitter is located southeast of the city. Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group
, the station has studios on Euclid Avenue in downtown Lexington.
. Seven months later, it became a charter Fox affiliate. In 1995, CBS
affiliate WKYT-TV
began producing a nightly 10 o'clock newscast. Sinclair acquired WDKY from Max Media in 2001. On March 12, 2007, WDKY began airing an hour of news on weekday mornings at 7 A.M. that is also produced by WKYT. Weeknights at 10:45, there is a 15-minute sports replay show called the WDKY Blue Sports Extra. All news programs originate from WKYT's studios on Winchester Road in the Brighton section of Lexington. On April 11, 2008, WKYT began broadcasting WDKY's newscasts in high definition becoming the first station in Kentucky
to make the transition. The WDKY newscasts were included in the upgrade making it the first Sinclair station to be airing news in high definition. On August 14, WDKY filled for an application to move their digital channel from 4 to channel 31.
Digital channels>
Channel
Programming
56.1
Main WDKY programming / FOX
56.2
TheCoolTV
On June 12, 2009, WDKY-TV moved to channel 31 when the analog to digital conversion completed.
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
-affiliated television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
that is licensed to nearby Danville
Danville, Kentucky
Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census.Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties....
. Its transmitter is located southeast of the city. Owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sinclair Broadcast Group
The Sinclair Broadcast Group is an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, it owns a total of 57 stations across the country in 35 primarily small and medium markets, many of...
, the station has studios on Euclid Avenue in downtown Lexington.
History
WDKY began broadcasting on February 10, 1986 as an independent stationIndependent station
An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
. Seven months later, it became a charter Fox affiliate. In 1995, CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate WKYT-TV
WKYT-TV
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...
began producing a nightly 10 o'clock newscast. Sinclair acquired WDKY from Max Media in 2001. On March 12, 2007, WDKY began airing an hour of news on weekday mornings at 7 A.M. that is also produced by WKYT. Weeknights at 10:45, there is a 15-minute sports replay show called the WDKY Blue Sports Extra. All news programs originate from WKYT's studios on Winchester Road in the Brighton section of Lexington. On April 11, 2008, WKYT began broadcasting WDKY's newscasts in high definition becoming the first station in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
to make the transition. The WDKY newscasts were included in the upgrade making it the first Sinclair station to be airing news in high definition. On August 14, WDKY filled for an application to move their digital channel from 4 to channel 31.
Digital television
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
On June 12, 2009, WDKY-TV moved to channel 31 when the analog to digital conversion completed.
Current Newscasts
- Fox 56 Morning Edition (7:00am)
- Fox 56 10 O'Clock News- Central Kentucky's only 10 O'clock news
Anchors
- Marvin Bartlett, Fox 56 10 O'Clock News
- Jennifer Nime-Palumbo, Fox 56 10 O'Clock News
- Bill Bryant, Fox 56 Morning Edition
- Stacy Ellison, Fox 56 Morning Edition
Meteorologists
- T.G. Shuck, Chief Meteorologist
- Todd Borek, Morning Meteorologist
- Kari Hall, Weekend Meteorologist