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Tampa, Florida - Hillsborough County
(Revised: 17 May 2008)

  
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  • WTVT-TV - FOX - Channel 13 ~ (DTV-12)
    3213 West Kennedy Boulevard
    Tampa, Florida 33609-3006

    BUSINESS: 813.876.1313
    FAX: 813.871.3135
    News Tip Line: 800-334-9888
    News Room: 813.870.9630

    * Mailing Address: P. O. Box 31113
    Tampa, FL 33631-3113
    * Studio Location: 3213 W. Kennedy Boulevard
    Tampa, FL 33609-3006
    * Web Address: www.wtvt.com
    * Contact Us: Click Here
    Vice President -
    General Manager:
    Robert W. "Bob" Linger
    Vice President - News: Mikev McClain
    Chief Engineer: -
    * WTVT - Personalities: Staff
    * Licensee: TVT License, Inc.
    5151 Wisconsin Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20016
    * Broadcast Group: News Corporation, Limited
    5151 Wisconsin Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20016
    * Facility ID Number: 68569
    * Community of License: Tampa, Florida
    * Coverage Area: Tampa Bay Area - West Central Florida.
    * Service Designation: TV `Full Service' TV Station or
    Application (analog).
    * Began Broadcasting: April 1, 1955
    * Hours of Operation: Continuous - 24 hours every day.
    * Facility TV Frequency: 210.0 MHz
    VHF - Channel 13 (210-216 MHz)
    Carrier Frequency:
    * Visual Frequency:
    * Aural Frequency:
    Upper Band Frequency:
    not listed:
    211.240
    215.740
    not listed
    * Power: Effective Radiated Power: 316.0 kW,
    Maximum ERP (decibels): 25 dBk,
    Maximum ERP (kilowatts): 316 kW
    Overall Tower Height: 1549 feet
    * Antenna: RCA Model: TW-18A13-P,
    Horizontally Polarized (H),
    Non-Directional,
    Uses Beam Tilt
    * Antenna ID: 33127
    * Antenna Latitude &
    * Longitude:
    N Lat: 27º 49' 08"
    W Lon: 82º 14' 26"   Map
    * Radiation Center Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT): 433 meters
    * Maximum Height Above Average Terrain: 447 meters
    * Overall Height Above Ground: 446 meters
    * Radiation Center Height Above Ground Level (RCAGL): 428 meters
    * Radiation Center Height Above Mean Sea Level H (RCAMSL): 454 meters
    *   Indicates item has been confirmed (See disclaimer below).

 
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What's On WTVT-TV.

WTVT Pre-Air History - Not an official WTVT-TV link.

  
 
     News & Events
 
  
New Faces
  • Phil Metlin - Vice President of News
  • Cynthia Smoot - Weekend Anchor - Formerly at WGHP-TV, Greensboro, NC (Sep97)
  • Mark Wilson - Reporter/Anchor - Formerly at WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (Aug97)
  • Chris Fields - Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter - Formerly at WGHP in Greensboro-Winston Salem, NC
Departures
  • Eric Chilton - Meteorologist - (9 Sept 2003) - To WFMY-TV as Chief Meteorologist - CBS affiliate in Greensboro, NC.
  • David Boylan - VP & General Manager (March 21, 1997 thru --) - Formerly at WGHP-TV, Greensboro, NC
  • Roy Leep - Chief Meteorologist - (Retired November 1997, after 40 years at WTVT-TV. Roy's first day on the air was August 23, 1957.)
  • Bob Franklin - General Manager
  • Daniel Webster - News Director
  • Nancy Dudenhoefer - Marketing Director
  • Stacy Strazis - Anchor for "Good Day Tampa Bay"
  • Steve Wilson - Investigative Reporter
  • Jane Akre - Weekend Anchor/Reporter
  • Derek Hayward - Investigative/Crime Reporter (July97)
  • Lisa Hayward - Reporter (July97)
  • Karin Mayes
Other News

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