WHOI (TV)

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WHOI
city =
station_
station_slogan = Accurate. Balanced. To the Point.
station_branding = HOI 19
analog = 19 (UHF)
digital = 40 (UHF) returning to 19 in 2009
other_chs =
subchannels = 19.1 ABC (720p)
19.2 The CW (480i)
network =
founded =
airdate = October 20, 1953
location = Peoria, Illinois
callsign_meaning = Heart Of Illinois
former_callsigns = WTVH-TV (1953-1965)
WIRL-TV(1965-1973)
WRAU-TV (1973-1985)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Barrington Broadcasting Company, LLC
licensee = Barrington Peoria License, LLC
sister_stations =
former_affiliations = Primary:
CBS (1953-1957)
Secondary:
DuMont (1953-1955)
ABC (1953-1957)
effective_radiated_power = 2240 kW (analog)
82.46 kW (digital)
HAAT = 194 m (analog)
160 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 6866
coordinates = coord|40|39|11.8|N|89|35|13.5|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WHOI
homepage = [http://www.hoinews.com/ www.hoinews.com]
[http://www.hoicw.com/ www.hoicw.com]

WHOI, channel 19, is the ABC affiliate licensed to Peoria, Illinois, with studios located in Crève Cœur in Tazewell County. The station is owned by Barrington Broadcasting.

WHOI airs newscasts weekdays at 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 10:00 p.m.. The morning show, "HOI News Daybreak", airs from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. from Monday to Friday preceding Good Morning America. The weekend shows are Saturday at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., and Sundays 5:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Digital Television

After the analog television shutdown scheduled for February 17, 2009 http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf] , WHOI-TV will move back to channel 19.

History

Channel 19 was Peoria's second TV station, signing on as WTVH-TV on November 13, 1953. The station was owned and operated by Hilltop Broadcasting (co-owned by the Peoria Journal Star). Its original studios were located at 234 North Madison Street in downtown Peoria. It was a primary CBS affiliate, but also carried shows from ABC and DuMont. DuMont ceased operations in 1955, and WTVH lost CBS when WMBD-TV began broadcasting.

The Metropolitan Broadcasting Corp., later known as Metromedia, purchased the station in 1959 and owned it for six years, until 1965. It was then sold to the owners of WIRL-AM, who changed the calls to WIRL-TV. It became WRAU-TV in 1973 and adopted its present calls in 1985.

In 1987, WHOI came under the ownership of Adams Communications following a merger with WHOI's previous owners, Forward Communications. The station was then sold to Brisette Broadcasting in 1991, then to Benedek Broadcasting in 1996. When Benedek merged with Gray Television in 2002 following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, WHOI was spun off to Chelsey Broadcasting. The station also operates cable-only WB affiliate "WBPE" on channel 4 on most cable systems in the area.

During the 80s/early 90s, WHOI aired their local newscast 5:30pm weeknights and aired ABC World News Tonight at 6pm. This guaranteed viewers a 5:30 local newscast seven days a week with ABC's weekend newscasts airing at 5:00pm.

Barrington Broadcasting became the owner in 2004.

Beginning in September of 2006, WHOI DT2 began serving as the area's new affiliate for The CW. [http://www.hoinews.com/news/content.aspx?id=14614] The digital subchannel is known as "Peoria's CW"". WHOI DT2 offers "The Daily Buzz" newscast, weekday mornings from 6 to 9 AM.

Personalities

Current

*Jen Christensen (5, 6, 10 p.m. News Anchor)
*Nishi Gupta (Reporter)
*Ric Kearbey (5, 6, 10 p.m. Meteorologist)
*Jim Mattson (Sports Director)
*Tim McGinnis (5, 6, 10 p.m. News Anchor)
*Ashley McNamee (Reporter)
*Ian Schwartz (Weekend Weather/News Anchor and Reporter)
*Donnie Tillman (Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter)
*Mark Welp (Daybreak Anchor)
*Gretchen Wirtz (Daybreak Anchor/Weather)

Former

*Doug Bell
*Ira Bitner
* [http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=5293325&nav=menu158_11 Josh Brogadir]
*Jessica Wheeler
*Kim Carrollo
*Jacki Conn
*Tom Connor
*Lisa Coverdale
* [http://www.themilwaukeechannel.com/wisnnewsteam/2505494/detail.html Brenden Conway]
* [http://www.local6.com/station/4214560/detail.html Jessica D'Onofrio]
*Rusty Dunn
* [http://164.109.57.230/dynamic/images/stories/personalities/lourdes_duarte.html Lourdes Duarte]
*Jerry Dunphy (deceased)
* [http://www.cavecreekproductioncompany.com Paul Ferrante]
*John Fougere
* [http://latbroadcasters.homestead.com/AimeeFuller.html Aimee Fuller]
*Alice Hout
*Gordon Joyner
*Rollie Keith
*Brenda Ladun
*Becky Liscum
* [http://www.wmbd.com/bios/lonteen.html Brent Lonteen]
* [http://www.lakelandptv.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=122&Itemid=107 Aaron McElherne]
*Laura Michels
*Dan Pearson
*Susan Peters
*Dan Phillips
* [http://www.week.com/about/personalities/weatherbios/7849662.html Lee Ranson]
*Sheldon Ripson
* [http://www.wane.com/Global/story.asp?S=57480&nav=menu32_19 David Scott]
*Clark Smith
*Jennifer Speiser
*Brock Spencer
*Nancy Thiel
* [http://www.kare11.com/talent/talent_article.aspx?storyid=46838 Frank Vascellaro]
*Marjorie Vincent
* [http://www.stacibivens.com/ Staci Bivens]
* [http://www.nbc26.com/about/people/sports/5193847.html Jill Wunrow]
* [http://www.kcrg.com/about/bios/2476826.html Steve Nicoles]
* [http://www.wgem.com/Station/index.php#Jake%20Miller Jake Miller]
*Rebbeca Somach
* [http://www.wluk.com/bio/landeros.shtml Monica Landeros]
*Gene Young

Logos

References

External links

* [http://www.hoinews.com/ HOINews.com] - official website
* [http://www.hoicw.com/ The CW Peoria-Bloomington] - official website
*TVQ|WHOI
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