WEAC-CD

WEAC-CD
Anniston, Alabama
United States
City Anniston, AL
Branding WEAC TV-24 (general)
TV-24 News (newscasts)
Slogan Local Matters
Channels Digital: 34 (UHF)
Virtual: 24 (PSIP)
Affiliations The Walk TV/AMGTV
Owner Alabama Heritage Communications, LLC
(The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama)
First air date December 29, 1994 (1994-12-29)
Former callsigns W24CB (1994–2002)
WJXS-CA (2002–2012)
WEAC-CA (2012–2013)
Former channel number(s) Analog:
24 (UHF, 1994–2013)
Transmitter power 12.8 kW
Height 321 m
Class CD
Facility ID 64338
Transmitter coordinates 33°37′21″N 85°52′22″W / 33.62250°N 85.87278°W / 33.62250; -85.87278 (analog)
33°37′20″N 85°52′19″W / 33.62222°N 85.87194°W / 33.62222; -85.87194 (digital CP)
Licensing authority FCC
Public license information: Profile
CDBS
Website www.tv24.tv

WEAC-CD, virtual channel 24 (UHF digital channel 34), is a FamilyNet-affiliated television station located in Anniston, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Alabama Heritage Communications, LLC. WEAC maintains studio facilities on Highway 78 in Anniston, and its transmitter is located atop Coldwater Mountain in Oxford. The station is also currently available on 12 cable television systems, primarily across seven-county service area in eastern Alabama.

History

Former logo as WJXS-CA, used until October 9, 2012.

The station first signed on the air on December 29, 1994 as W24CB, which broadcast information for students, staff and visitors of Jacksonville State University. The station changed its call letters to WJXS-CA in 2002, as an affiliate of FamilyNet. On October 9, 2012, the station changed its call sign to WEAC-CA, and again to WEAC-CD on January 8, 2013.

Digital television

Digital channel

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[1]
24.1480i16:9RF34.1The Walk TV/AMGTV

Programming

In addition to FamilyNet programming, WEAC-CD also carries locally produced programs, including newscasts. WEAC-CD also carries sporting events including those from Jacksonville State University and local high schools. WEAC-CD currently produces more than 30 hours of original programming every week.

News operation

WEAC-CD presently broadcasts locally produced newscasts each week; the station does not produce any newscasts on weekends. WEAC-CD rebroadcasts its half-hour 9:00 and 10:00 p.m. newscasts Tuesday through Friday mornings at 6:00 and 7:00 a.m. In addition, the station produces a half-hour public affairs program, East Alabama Today, which airs 5:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

News team

News Anchors[2]
  • Carl Brady - anchor; weeknights at 9:00 and 10:00 p.m., also host of East Alabama Today
  • Mike Stedham - anchor; fill-in
Weather team[2]
  • Chris Wright - meteorologist; weeknights at 9:00 and 10:00 p.m.
  • Jon Holder - meteorologist; fill-in
  • Sam Ford - meteorologist; fill-in
Sports team[2]
  • Gerhard Mathangani - sports director; sports anchor; weeknights at 9:00 and 10:00 p.m.
  • Chase Robinson - sports anchor; fill-in
  • Mickey Shadrix - host of Pigskin Roundup; also station manager
  • Jon Holder - host of Pigskin Roundup

References

  1. ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WEAC
  2. 1 2 3 "TV-24 Staff". WEAC-CD. Retrieved January 13, 2014.


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