WHP-TV
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WHP-TV is the CBS
-affiliated television station
for South Central Pennsylvania
licensed to Harrisburg
. It broadcasts a high definition
digital signal on UHF channel 21. Its transmitter on a ridge north of Linglestown Road in Susquehanna Township
. Its tower is co-located with WITF-TV
and is distinguishable as the unlit red and white tower where, WITF is unpainted and flashes strobes at all times. The station can also be seen on Verizon FiOS
and Comcast
channel 2. There is a high definition signal offered on Verizon FiOS digital channel 502 and Comcast digital channel 802. Owned by Newport Television
, WHP operates CW affiliate WLYH (owned by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group
) through a local marketing agreement
(LMA). The two share studios on North 6th Street in the Uptown
section of Harrisburg. Syndicated
programming on the station includes: Jeopardy!
, Wheel of Fortune
, Ellen
and The Doctors
.
affiliate. Syndicated programing on this station includes: Inside Edition
, Extra
, Scrubs
, and Star Trek: The Next Generation
. Overnight, it airs Jewelry Television
.
WHP launched on Independence Day
in 1953 on UHF channel 55 as a dual affiliate of CBS and DuMont
. It was originally owned by Commonwealth Communications Services. The station kept the CBS affiliation after DuMont's demise in 1956 and later began to share CBS programming with WLYH-TV (now a sister station) and WSBA-TV (now WPMT
) as part of the Keystone
Network. It moved from channel 55 to 21 in 1957. WLYH and WSBA began simulcasting nearly the entire broadcast day in the 1960s and this would continue until 1983 when WSBA was sold and converted into an Independent.
WLYH and WSBA ran about 3/4ths of the CBS schedule compared to separately programmed and owned WHP. The three stations had about a 55 to 60% overlap in signal coverage. The WLYH and WSBA simulcast would preempt a moderate amount of CBS shows as would WHP. Any shows preempted by WLYH and WSBA ran on WHP while shows preempted by this channel would run on WLYH and WSBA.
Prime time shows, sports, and most daytime and weekend programming ran on all three stations. After WSBA and WLYH broke up, WHP and WLYH continued to have primary CBS affiliations. These two stations duplicated signals by about 75%. The deal where one station ran whatever CBS shows the other one did not continued. Also, both continued to duplicate most network shows but continued to have separate newscasts and syndicated programs.
In January 1995, WLYH became a secondary UPN
affiliate running that programming during late-nights and weekends when CBS was offering no shows. Clear Channel Communications
acquired the station in 1995. At this time, WHP began controlling WLYH through a local marketing agreement. At this point, WLYH drop CBS shows and went with UPN. Since that network only offered a couple hours a day of programs or less some days, WLYH was a de-facto Independent. On July 12, 2006, WHP announced that it would launch a new second digital channel to be the area's MyNetworkTV affiliate when that network launched on September 5. This also became available on Comcast digital cable while WPHL-TV
(which had been serving as the area's de-facto WB affiliate) remained on the basic tier after becoming Philadelphia's MyNetworkTV affiliate. Meanwhile, WLYH joined the other new network, The CW.
On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel entered into an agreement to sell its entire television station group to Providence Equity Partners
' Newport Television. Originally, WHP aired a digital signal on VHF channel 4. NBC
affiliate WGAL
started on that channel but moved due to interference from fellow NBC station WRC-TV
in Washington D.C.. WHP-TV ended programming on its analog signal, on UHF channel 21, on June 12, 2009, as part of the DTV transition in the United States
. The station then moved back to channel 21 for its post-transition operations. In addition to WHP, Comcast systems also offer KYW-TV
from Philadelphia.
and even scored an Emmy Award
in 2010 among other recognitions for its news team. WLYH's news department was shut down after being taken over by WHP. This was followed by a prime time newscast at 10 debuting in September 1996 but was canceled in September 2003. A new show weeknights at 10, again produced by WHP, launched in January 2009 and competes with WPMT.
Broadcasts on WHP remain in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition and it is unclear if and when the channel will make to upgrade to enhanced or high definition. In addition to its main studios, WHP operates a bureau in Lancaster. Unlike most CBS affiliates in the Eastern Time Zone
, the station does not air a midday show during the week. Weather forecasts from the channel can be heard on: WLAN-FM
96.9, WQLV
-FM 98.9, and WLAN-AM
1390.
CBS 21 First Warning Meteorologists
Sports
Reporters
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...
-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 South Central Pennsylvania
South Central Pennsylvania
South Central Pennsylvania is a region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that includes the fourteen counties of Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, and York....
licensed to Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
. It broadcasts a high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
digital signal on UHF channel 21. Its transmitter on a ridge north of Linglestown Road in Susquehanna Township
Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Susquehanna Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 24,036 at the 2010 census. This represents a 9.8% increase from the 2000 census count of 21,895. Susquehanna Township has the postal ZIP codes 17109 and 17110, which maintain the Harrisburg place...
. Its tower is co-located with WITF-TV
WITF-TV
WITF-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service member Public television station available on digital channel 36 , based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. WITF broadcasts throughout the Susquehanna Valley viewing area, and is a sister station to the area's NPR member station, WITF-FM...
and is distinguishable as the unlit red and white tower where, WITF is unpainted and flashes strobes at all times. The station can also be seen on Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS is a bundled Internet access, telephone, and television service which operates over a fiber-optic communications network. It is offered in some areas of the United States by Verizon Communications. Verizon was one of the first major U.S...
and Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
channel 2. There is a high definition signal offered on Verizon FiOS digital channel 502 and Comcast digital channel 802. Owned by Newport Television
Newport Television
Newport Television, LLC is a television station holding company founded by Providence Equity Partners and Sandy DiPasquale in 2007 to acquire the television stations owned by Clear Channel Communications. In September 2007, Newport agreed to sell KFTY and KVOS-TV to LK Station Group LLC for $26.6...
, WHP operates CW affiliate WLYH (owned by the Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Nexstar Broadcasting Group
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., is an entity of broadcast television stations headquartered in Irving, Texas. The company consists of 50 television stations across the U.S., ranging from market sizes 9 to 201 . 43 of the stations are broadcasting at full power, with the other 4 broadcasting at...
) through a local marketing agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
(LMA). The two share studios on North 6th Street in the Uptown
Uptown (Harrisburg)
Uptown is the only neighborhood in Harrisburg completely developed in the 20th century. Bordered by the Susquehanna River to the West, Maclay Street to the South, North 7th Street to the East and Susquehanna Township to the north, the neighborhood is home to many beautiful mansions along Front...
section of Harrisburg. Syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
programming on the station includes: Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
, Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)
Wheel of Fortune is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin, which premiered in 1975. Contestants compete to solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a large wheel. The title refers to the show's giant carnival wheel that...
, Ellen
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show...
and The Doctors
The Doctors (2008 TV series)
The Doctors is an American syndicated talk show airing daily in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Sweden and Finland. It debuted on September 8, 2008. The hour-long daytime program is produced by Phil McGraw and his son Jay McGraw and is distributed domestically and globally by CBS Television...
.
Digital programming
On WHP-DT2, Verizon FiOS channel 21, and Comcast digital channel 19 is the area's MyNetworkTVMyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
affiliate. Syndicated programing on this station includes: Inside Edition
Inside Edition
Inside Edition is a thirty-minute American television syndicated news program, first aired on CBS on October 9, 1988. It was originally similar to the programs Hard Copy and A Current Affair, but now more closely resembles a condensed version of breakfast television, exclusively with pre-recorded...
, Extra
Extra (TV series)
Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication. It is produced at Victory Studios in Glendale, California by Telepictures Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television Distribution...
, Scrubs
Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
, and Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
. Overnight, it airs Jewelry Television
Jewelry Television
Jewelry Television is an American television network, similar to the Home Shopping Network. It was formerly called "America's Collectibles Network" . The privately-held company was founded in 1993 and broadcasts high definition programming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to over 80 million unique...
.
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 21.1 | main WHP-TV programming/CBS HD |
| 21.2 | WHP-DT2 "My 21.2" |
History
Independence Day (United States)
Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain...
in 1953 on UHF channel 55 as a dual affiliate of CBS and DuMont
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
. It was originally owned by Commonwealth Communications Services. The station kept the CBS affiliation after DuMont's demise in 1956 and later began to share CBS programming with WLYH-TV (now a sister station) and WSBA-TV (now WPMT
WPMT
WPMT, also known as channel 43 or Fox 43, is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to York, Pennsylvania. Owned by the Tribune Company, the station has studios in Spring Garden, Pennsylvania , and its transmitter is located in Hallam, Pennsylvania...
) as part of the Keystone
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
Network. It moved from channel 55 to 21 in 1957. WLYH and WSBA began simulcasting nearly the entire broadcast day in the 1960s and this would continue until 1983 when WSBA was sold and converted into an Independent.
WLYH and WSBA ran about 3/4ths of the CBS schedule compared to separately programmed and owned WHP. The three stations had about a 55 to 60% overlap in signal coverage. The WLYH and WSBA simulcast would preempt a moderate amount of CBS shows as would WHP. Any shows preempted by WLYH and WSBA ran on WHP while shows preempted by this channel would run on WLYH and WSBA.
Prime time shows, sports, and most daytime and weekend programming ran on all three stations. After WSBA and WLYH broke up, WHP and WLYH continued to have primary CBS affiliations. These two stations duplicated signals by about 75%. The deal where one station ran whatever CBS shows the other one did not continued. Also, both continued to duplicate most network shows but continued to have separate newscasts and syndicated programs.
In January 1995, WLYH became a secondary UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
affiliate running that programming during late-nights and weekends when CBS was offering no shows. Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
acquired the station in 1995. At this time, WHP began controlling WLYH through a local marketing agreement. At this point, WLYH drop CBS shows and went with UPN. Since that network only offered a couple hours a day of programs or less some days, WLYH was a de-facto Independent. On July 12, 2006, WHP announced that it would launch a new second digital channel to be the area's MyNetworkTV affiliate when that network launched on September 5. This also became available on Comcast digital cable while WPHL-TV
WPHL-TV
WPHL-TV, channel 17, is a television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owned by the Tribune Company and currently affiliated with the News Corporation-owned MyNetworkTV television network. This makes it the largest non-O&O station of the network...
(which had been serving as the area's de-facto WB affiliate) remained on the basic tier after becoming Philadelphia's MyNetworkTV affiliate. Meanwhile, WLYH joined the other new network, The CW.
On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel entered into an agreement to sell its entire television station group to Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners
Providence Equity Partners is a global private equity investment firm focused on media, entertainment, communications and information investments...
' Newport Television. Originally, WHP aired a digital signal on VHF channel 4. NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate WGAL
WGAL
WGAL is the NBC-affiliated television station for South Central Pennsylvania that is licensed to Lancaster. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 8 from a transmitter near U.S. 30 north of Hallam. The transmitter site and tower is also where WGAL's radio partner, WROZ "101.3...
started on that channel but moved due to interference from fellow NBC station WRC-TV
WRC-TV
WRC-TV, channel 4, is an owned and operated television station of the NBC television network, located in the American capital city of Washington, D.C...
in Washington D.C.. WHP-TV ended programming on its analog signal, on UHF channel 21, on June 12, 2009, as part of the DTV transition in the United States
DTV transition in the United States
The DTV transition in the United States was the switchover from analog to exclusively digital broadcasting of free over-the-air television programming...
. The station then moved back to channel 21 for its post-transition operations. In addition to WHP, Comcast systems also offer KYW-TV
KYW-TV
KYW-TV, virtual channel 3, is an owned and operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. KYW-TV shares a studio facility with its sister station, CW flagship WPSG just north of Center City Philadelphia...
from Philadelphia.
News operation
WHP has recently shown tremendous growth in the Nielsen ratingsNielsen Ratings
Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States...
and even scored an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
in 2010 among other recognitions for its news team. WLYH's news department was shut down after being taken over by WHP. This was followed by a prime time newscast at 10 debuting in September 1996 but was canceled in September 2003. A new show weeknights at 10, again produced by WHP, launched in January 2009 and competes with WPMT.
Broadcasts on WHP remain in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition and it is unclear if and when the channel will make to upgrade to enhanced or high definition. In addition to its main studios, WHP operates a bureau in Lancaster. Unlike most CBS affiliates in the Eastern Time Zone
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
, the station does not air a midday show during the week. Weather forecasts from the channel can be heard on: WLAN-FM
WLAN-FM
WLAN-FM is a radio station licensed to serve Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Reading, Pennsylvania, York, Pennsylvania, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA...
96.9, WQLV
WQLV
WQLV is an Adult Contemporary music formatted radio station in Millersburg, Pennsylvania. The station is primarily intended to serve the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area...
-FM 98.9, and WLAN-AM
WLAN (AM)
WLAN is a radio station licensed to serve Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and licensed to Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc. It airs a...
1390.
Newscast titles
- The 11 O'Clock News (?)
- 21 Newsroom (?)
- News 21 (1980s-1996)
- Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
21 (1996-2002) - CBS 21 News (2004-present)
News team
Anchors- Sherry Christian - weekday mornings
- Tanya Foster - weeknights and "Living Well with a Disability" segment producer
- Robb HanrahanRobb HanrahanRobb Hanrahan is a television newscaster currently employed by CBS affiliate WHP-TV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining WHP he had spent time at WFOR-TV, the CBS owned-and-operated station in Miami, Florida, where he co-anchored newscasts alongside Maggie Rodriguez for four years.He is...
- weeknights and Face the State host - Annie McCormick - weekends
CBS 21 First Warning Meteorologists
- Tom Russell (AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
and NWANational Weather AssociationThe National Weather Association is an American professional association with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities...
Seals of Approval) - Chief seen weeknights - Steve Knight - weekday mornings and "Cool Schools" segment producer
- Kirk Clyatt - weekends and news reporter - (AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
and NWANational Weather AssociationThe National Weather Association is an American professional association with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities...
Seals of Approval) - While working in Baltimore Kirk won two Emmys for weathercasting.
Sports
- Jason Bristol - Director seen weeknights at 6, 10, and 11
- First Score Friday host
- Chris Fischer - weekends and sports reporter
Reporters
- Ben Russell - nightly at 10 and 11
- Charlie Gerow - political analyst
- Jenni Joyce - Lancaster Bureau
- Tony May - political analyst
- Erica Moffitt - producer
- Ewa Roman - producer
- Christina Butler
- Donna Kirker-Morgan
- Jaime Meyers
- Chris Papst