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WTSP-TV
St. Petersburg, Florida - Pinellas County
(Updated: 10 January 2004)

   
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  • WTSP-TV - CBS - Channel 10 ~ (DTV-24)
    11450 Gandy Boulevard
    St. Petersburg, Florida 33702

    BUSINESS: 727.577.1010
    BUSINESS: 1-800-393-6610
    FAX: 727.578.7637
    * Mailing Address: P. O. Box 10,000
    St. Petersburg, FL 33733
    * Studio: 11450 Gandy Boulevard
    St. Petersburg, FL 33702
    * Web Address: www.wtsp.com
    * E-mail - News:
    * E-mail - Weather:
    10news@tampabays10.com
    10weather@tampabays10.com
    * Contact WTSP: Contact
    * President &
    * General Manager:
    Senior VP Sam Rosenwasser
    (Gannett Television) replaces GM Noreen Parker (9 August 2001)
    Vice President - Business: Dan Reynolds
    Vice President - News:
    * News Director:
    Lane Michaelsen
    * Marketing & Promotion Director: Peter Nikiel
    * News Operations Manager: Fred Shearer
    * Chief Engineer: Jerry Michel
    * Chief Meteorologist: Dick Fletcher
    * Sports Director: John Nugent
    * WTSP - Personalities: Staff
    * Licensee: Pacific and Southern Company, Inc.
    c/o Gannett Co., Inc.
    7950 Jones Branch Drive
    McLean, VA 22107

    Subsidiary of Multimedia, Inc. which is a subsidiary of Gannett Co., Inc.

    * Broadcast Group: Gannett Company, Inc.
    7950 Jones Branch Drive
    McLean, VA 22107
    (703) 854-6000
    www.gannett.com
    Gannett purchased the station on Dec. 9, 1996.
    * Facility ID Number: 11290
    * Community of License: St. Petersburg, Florida
    * Service Designation: TV `Full Service' TV Station or
    Application (analog).
    * Began Broadcasting: July 7, 1965 - WTSP History
    * Coverage Area: Tampa Bay Area - West Central Florida.
    * Hours of Operation: Continuous - 24 hours every day.
    * Facility TV Frequency: 192.0 MHz
    VHF - Channel 10 - (192-198 MHz)
    * Carrier Frequency: 192.0
    * Visual Frequency: 193.24
    * Aural Frequency: 197.74
    * Upper Band Frequency: 198.0
    Transmitter: Harris (Dual)
    * Transmitter Output (Decibels):
    * Transmitter Output (Kilowatts):
    16.7 dBk
    46.8 kW
    * Transmitter Location: 2+ miles North of Tarpon Springs, FL - Map**
    Peak Power to Transmitter: 49,000 watts
    * Power: Effective Radiated Power: 316.0 kW,
    Maximum ERP (decibels): 25 dBk,
    Maximum ERP (kilowatts): 316 kW
    Exciter: Harris
    Overall Tower Height: 1549 feet
    * Antenna: Andrew Model: ATW12V3-ETC-10,
    Elliptically Polarized (V < H),
    Directional,
    Uses Beam Tilt
    * Antenna ID: 17265
    * Antenna Latitude &
    * Longitude:
    N Lat: 28º 11' 04"
    W Lon: 82º 45' 39"   Map**
    * Antenna Pattern: Plot
    * Radiation Center Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT): 458.0 meters - Antenna radiation center is located 1501 feet (457.5 meters) above average terrain and 1504 feet (458.4 meters)above ground level.
    * Maximum Height Above Average Terrain: 462 meters
    * Overall Height Above Ground: 469 meters
    * Radiation Center Height Above Ground Level (RCAGL): 458 meters
    * Radiation Center Height Above Mean Sea Level H: 462 meters - 1512 feet (460.8 meters)
    ** NOTE: Separation of green circles on maps is 10 kilometers.
    *   Indicates item has been confirmed (See disclaimer below).

 
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What's On WTSP-TV.
   
 
     News & Events
 
   
New Faces
  • Anna Allen - Weekday Morning & Noon Meteorologist (8 September 2003) - Formerly at KDFW-TV, Dallas, TX.
  • Cliff Michaelsen - Meteorologist (25 August 2003).
  • Randy Rauch - Meteorologist.
  • Sam Rosenwasser - Senior Vice President Gannett Television (9 August 2001) - Replacing General Manager Noreen Parker.
  • Christine Haas - Morning Co-Anchor (6 August 2001) - Formerly at KTHV-TV, Little Rock, AR.
  • John Nugent - Sports Director (4 April 2001).
  • Kevin Brennan - Vice President of News.
  • Mary Beth Byrd - To Health Reporter from Morning News Anchor - Formerly at WVTM-TV, Birmingham, AL.
  • John Harding - Morning & Noon Newscasts (December 2000) - Formerly at KTHV, Little Rock, AR.
  • Jim Church - News Director (March 2000) - Formerly at WJXX-TV, Jacksonville (Replaced former Vice President of News Kevin Brennan).
Departures
  • Jeff Berardelli - Meteorologist - To WCBS-TV - New York.
  • Jim Church - News Director (15 October 2001).
  • Noreen Parker - General Manager (9 August 2001).
  • Denise Rich - Executive Producer.
  • Lynna Lai - Morning Anchor.
  • Linda Gialanella - Weather Forecaster.
  • Jerry Johnson
  • Bill Logan
  • Al Keck - Sports Director - To WFTS-TV Ch. 28, Tampa, FL (Summer 2001).
  • Mary Beth Byrd
  • Greg Hunter - Investigative Reporter - Formerly at WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC - To ABC.
  • Laura York - Meterologist.
  • Pat Minarcin - To Tampa Tribune.
  • Kevin Brennan - Vice President of News (January 2000).
  • Kelly Williams - Health Reporter - To WFOR-TV, Miami, FL (Dec98).
  • Steve Mauldin - General Manager - To WFOR-TV, Miami, FL (Aug98).
  • Mike Cavender - VP of News to WUSA-TV, Washington, DC.
  • Lisa Foronda - To KHOU-TV, Houston, TX
  • Marsha Redmon - Consumer Reporter
Other News
  • Jennifer Howe moved to Weekend News Anchor from Weekday Morning News Anchor.

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