[8], The station launched at 9:30a.m. on June 2, 1968, as an ABC affiliate, broadcasting from the highest above sea level tower in Kentucky. An electrode catheter is provided having a predetermined flexibility throughout the entire length What is claimed is: 1. The move marks a bit of a homecoming for Paxton, who was born in Elizabethtown and raised in nearbyVine Grove! Former WTVQ-TV ABC 36 Morning News Anchor for 10 years; Now a fill in anchor for the station and the Host of "Kentucky History Treasures". Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. Tom Kenny, the main news anchor and managing editor at ABC 36, was on air for the last time Friday. Jim has been forecasting Kentucky weather for more than 20 years. Harmon has more than a decade of local news experience and has spent the majority of that time in the anchor chair doing morning television., Lee Cruse, a Kentucky native, has been doing broadcasting, either on television or through the radio, in the Commonwealth for nearly 30 years. House members revised the bill to bolster treatment services and add funding. Sports Boys 13th Region Tournament sees all-Laurel . Lexington KY News Asbury University to cohost measles vaccine after resident tests positive Lexington's Joe Bologna's celebrates 50 years News / 18 hours ago Living with less: How Kentuckians are surviving without News / 22 hours ago Up next Measles vaccine clinic being held in Jessamine Co. Local / 31 mins ago Garry Hill stopped at Clark's Pump-N-Shop on Paris Pike, FRANKFORT, Ky (WTVQ)- Lawmakers in the Kentucky House of Representatives in Frankfort passed controversial House Bill 470 Thursday, which is related to the LGBTQ community. Hannah Woosley-Collins 16 minutes ago PRESTONBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Kentucky man accused of killing three officers and a police K-9 in an ambush while police were serving a protective order in. Jeremy joined the WKYT News team in July 2021 following graduation from the Broadcast Journalism program at the University of Maryland. Download the ABC 36 News App on your smart phone or tablet device to receive breaking news and weather push notifications the minute it happens. evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ Cruse and Harmon produce the show through their own company, with production services provided by WTVQ. In January 1977, WTVQ petitioned the FCC to allow them to move to channel 36, in a move the station said was needed to evenly compete with WLEX-TV (channel 18) and WKYT-TV. [60], In 2008, WTVQ launched a subchannel carrying MyNetworkTV, replacing the low-power WBLU-LP, whose poor signal hampered its reach; this became an acute issue when MyNetworkTV became the new broadcast home of WWE's Smackdown!. TV journalist and Elizabethtown, Kentucky, native Paxton Boyd will take the desk. in Mass Communications fromWestern Illinois University. WTVQ-DT (channel 36) is a television station in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with ABC and MyNetworkTV.Owned by Morris Multimedia, the station maintains studios and transmitter facilities on the outer loop of Man o' War Boulevard (KY 1425) in the Brighton section of Fayette County, across Winchester Road from the studios of unrelated station WKYT-TV. [48][49], In August 1982, top ABC executives visited with WKYT once again, talking with that station's general manager about ending their affiliation with CBS and rejoining ABC. Your email address will not be published. Trevelyan Cosmo-December 17, 2021 . [44] General manager Bill Service noted that the reruns ABC had previously been programming in the timeslot fared better locally than Nightline was. The Atlanta-based home improvement chain said every hourly employee will get a raise starting this month. We have some concerns about WTVQ's performance in the market. I have done a lot of work with the VA and saw far too many families sleeping in their cars in the parking lots because they could not afford a hotel and didnt have friends in the area for a place to stay. Longtime TV journalist Miranda Combs will take the post. We celebrate community and we tell your stories. Feb. 28 proclaimed "Hunger Free Day" in Ky. 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Paxton Boyd joined the ABC 36 family as an evening anchor in June 2022. [51] An optimistic K. David Godbout, WDKY general manager, said "We're doing everything we can to get the affiliation. Since 2006, Robert has been news director at WKYT in Lexington. The man was, Heavy rain, damaging wind gusts and severe storms will impact Central and Eastern Kentucky on Friday. Kentuckys Only Statewide Business Magazine, Paxton Boyd will be ABC 36 new main anchor, State provides $1M-plus in funds to Campbell County nonprofits, Bill to address gaming machines across Kentucky moves forward, Michael F. Beckwith promoted to Chief Banking Officer at German American, Op-Ed: A Solution for Kentuckys cancer crisis gaining momentum, Kathy Tussey named COO at Harrison Memorial Hospital, Valvoline completes $2.65B sale of products division to Aramco, UK HealthCare neurologist working to improve access to MS treatments, UofL receives $10 million to add more world-class researchers. 9:00pm ABC 36 News at Ten on My Kentucky 10:00pm Family Feud 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm: WTVQ True Crime Network 36.3 Cruise Ship . WRDB News is a Fox-affiliate TV Network that operates at Virtual CH 41 and serves as a licensee of Louisville, Kentucky. The amusement park on Thursday released renderings of what, ISOM, Ky. (WTVQ) -- The woman who was at the center of national attention after her grocery store in Isom, Kentucky was destroyed by devastating flooding in 2022 won the Women Grocers of America Woman of the Year Award. Tiffany Williams, of Georgetown, is accused of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent tax returns,, PUBLISHED AT 12:53 P.M. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- A Tornado Watch is issued for a large portion of Kentucky on Friday. Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995. SMS students will remotely learn from Monday, March 6 to Friday, March 10. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) -- Winds reaching speeds of 79 mph leaving destruction and debris in various areas of Central Kentucky. Multiple fire, LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) Last night, Louisville Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted 500 bottles of Viagra arriving from Hong Kong. His community outreach included serving as president of the non-profit foundation Friends of Lexington Fisher House, a 16-room facility which will give a home to families of veterans being treated at the Lexington Veterans Affairs Hospital. SMS students will remotely learn from Monday, March 6 to Friday, March 10. . Beshear also tweeted the news. WTVQ-DT (channel 36) is a television station in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with ABC and MyNetworkTV. 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Prior to that, Boyd was a news reporter at NBC Miami. We are the most trusted source for local news. [36] Riggers began removing the channel 62 antenna from the station's tower, and installed the new channel 36 antenna. Chad Hedrick joined WKYT in February 2021. widget: true, Jason Lindsey is a nationally recognized meteorologist, STEM educator, multimedia science journalist, and author. 40 minutes later, the National Anthem was broadcast, completing the move to channel 36. Hes originally from Red Level, Alabama. Strong southwest, It turned out to be a delightful "Fat Tuesday" across Central and Eastern Kentucky with sunshine, a nice westerly breeze and afternoon highs overachieving a bit into the upper, As morning fog fades, pleasant conditions are on the way for your Tuesday afternoon. element: "#evvnt-calendar-widget", He got his start in Montgomery, where he covered a little bit of everything, including politics and agriculture. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist. Jeff will be on the air starting next week! The senior meteorologist in the Gray TV family with more than 22 years of on-air work. Now, that number sits at almost 250,000. We live, work and play right here in Central Kentucky. Nothing ever materialized from those discussions, and WKYT renewed its affiliation with CBS, with WTVQ continuing as Lexington's ABC affiliate. Officers were sent to the hospital at 10:50 p.m., according to Lexington police. The department's position that Trump is, (CNN NEWSOURCE) -- Kentucky Fried Chicken is bringing back the KFC Double Down after a nearly 10-year hiatus. Tiffany Williams, of Georgetown, is accused of aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent tax returns,, Pippa Passes, Ky.(WTVQ)On Thursday, March 2, 2023, at approximately 5:08 A.M, Kentucky State Police, Post 13, Hazard, received a call in reference to a housefire that had erupted on KY-899, in the Pippa Passes community of Knott County. [10] WBLG-TV originally branded as "The ENTERTAINMENT Channel62 WBLG-TV". partner_name: "ABC36NEWS",