WNAC-DT2
Encyclopedia
WNAC-DT2 is the MyNetworkTV
-affiliated television station
for the state of Rhode Island
and Bristol County, Massachusetts
. The station is a second digital subchannel of Fox affiliate WNAC-TV
that is owned by Super Towers and operated through a local marketing agreement
(LMA) by the LIN TV Corporation. Over-the-air, it broadcasts a digital signal on VHF channel 12.2 from a transmitter in Rehoboth, Massachusetts
. It can also be seen on Verizon FiOS
channel 14 (HD on digital channel 514), Full Channel digital 191, Comcast
digital channel 292 (HD on digital channel 820), and Cox
digital channel 811. Although its parent station has studios on Catamore Boulevard in East Providence
, master control is based at the Broadcast Center facilities of NBC
affiliate WWLP
in the Sandy Hill section of Chicopee, Massachusetts
next to the I-391
/MA 116
interchange.
Pinpoint Weather Station". This became offered exclusively on Cox digital channel 125 in 2007 when new Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) regulations for educational programing and emergency broadcasts forced WNAC to make the weather channel cable-only. Overnight during weekends when the main channels on WNAC and WPRI sign-off, they simulcast the 24-hour weather channel. After the loss of that service, WNAC-DT2 became a live feed of WPRI's weather radar
"Pinpoint Doppler 12" with no audio. On October 1, 2009, this channel became the MyNetworkTV affiliate after the it was moved from the main WNAC channel. Before this change, WNAC had aired the network in a secondary fashion delaying weeknight prime time programming from 11:30 to 1:30 in the morning and the network's Saturday prime time programming until early Sunday mornings from 12:30 to 2:30.
, Judge Hatchett
, and Family Feud
. It also re-airs The Rhode Show weeknights at 4.
The Rhode Show
(weeknights 4 to 5)
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
-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 the state of Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
and Bristol County, Massachusetts
Bristol County, Massachusetts
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 534,678 people, 205,411 households, and 140,706 families residing in the county. The population density was 962 people per square mile . There were 216,918 housing units at an average density of 390 per square mile...
. The station is a second digital subchannel of Fox affiliate WNAC-TV
WNAC-TV
WNAC-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for the state of Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts licensed to Providence. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 12 from a transmitter on Homestead Avenue in Rehoboth, Massachusetts...
that is owned by Super Towers and operated 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) by the LIN TV Corporation. Over-the-air, it broadcasts a digital signal on VHF channel 12.2 from a transmitter in Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Rehoboth is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,172 at the 2000 census.-History:It was incorporated in 1643 making it one of the earliest Massachusetts towns to be incorporated. The Rehoboth Carpenter Family is among the founding families...
. It 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...
channel 14 (HD on digital channel 514), Full Channel digital 191, 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...
digital channel 292 (HD on digital channel 820), and Cox
Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...
digital channel 811. Although its parent station has studios on Catamore Boulevard in East Providence
East Providence, Rhode Island
East Providence is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 47,037 at the 2010 census, making it the fifth largest city in the state.-Geography:East Providence is located at ....
, master control is based at the Broadcast Center facilities of 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 WWLP
WWLP
WWLP is the NBC-affiliated television station for the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts that is licensed to Springfield. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 11 from a transmitter on Provin Mountain in the Feeding Hills section of Agawam. The station can also be seen...
in the Sandy Hill section of Chicopee, Massachusetts
Chicopee, Massachusetts
Chicopee is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 55,298, making it the second largest city in...
next to the I-391
Interstate 391
Interstate 391 is an Auxiliary Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. State of Massachusetts. It runs from the I-91/I-391 interchange in Chicopee to the center of Holyoke, a distance of about . It runs near the Connecticut River throughout its journey in Chicopee, and crosses into...
/MA 116
Massachusetts Route 116
Route 116 is a south–north state highway in Massachusetts. The route runs from Springfield through mill towns, college towns and rural towns, crossing the Connecticut River three times before finally ending in Adams.-Route description:...
interchange.
History
WNAC-DT2 originally aired as a 24-hour local weather channel known as the "Eyewitness NewsEyewitness News
Eyewitness 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...
Pinpoint Weather Station". This became offered exclusively on Cox digital channel 125 in 2007 when new Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) regulations for educational programing and emergency broadcasts forced WNAC to make the weather channel cable-only. Overnight during weekends when the main channels on WNAC and WPRI sign-off, they simulcast the 24-hour weather channel. After the loss of that service, WNAC-DT2 became a live feed of WPRI's weather radar
Weather radar
Weather radar, also called weather surveillance radar and Doppler weather radar, is a type of radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion, estimate its type . Modern weather radars are mostly pulse-Doppler radars, capable of detecting the motion of rain droplets in addition to the...
"Pinpoint Doppler 12" with no audio. On October 1, 2009, this channel became the MyNetworkTV affiliate after the it was moved from the main WNAC channel. Before this change, WNAC had aired the network in a secondary fashion delaying weeknight prime time programming from 11:30 to 1:30 in the morning and the network's Saturday prime time programming until early Sunday mornings from 12:30 to 2:30.
Programming
Syndicated programming on WNAC-DT2 includes: My Name Is EarlMy Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States...
, Judge Hatchett
Judge Hatchett
Judge Hatchett is a nationally-syndicated American television program produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Television. It starred The Honorable Glenda Hatchett and was modeled after other "court shows" such as Judge Judy and the long running The People's Court, as well as containing elements...
, and Family Feud
Family Feud
Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Two families compete against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey question posed to 100 people...
. It also re-airs The Rhode Show weeknights at 4.
The Rhode Show
(weeknights 4 to 5)
- Hosts:
- Patrick Little
- Danielle North
- Michaela Johnson
- Contributors:
- Michelle Muscatello - weather
- Courtney Caligiuri - internet reporter
- Dax Holt - "Inside TMZTMZ on TVTMZ on TV, or simply TMZ and TMZTV, is an American syndicated entertainment and gossip news television show that premiered on September 10, 2007. The program is generally aired on Fox, The CW and MyNetworkTV affiliates, though a majority of the stations that carry the series are Fox affiliates...
" segment producer