WFMJ-TV
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| WFMJ-TV | |
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| Youngstown, Ohio | |
| Branding | WFMJ 21 |
| Slogan | "More Local News" |
| Channels | 21 (UHF) analog, 20 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner | WFMJ Television, Inc./The Vindicator |
| Founded | March 8, 1953 on channel 73 (moved to channel 21 in 1954 |
| Call letters meaning | William F. Maag, Jr. (founder) |
| Former affiliations | none |
| Website | www.wfmj.com |
WFMJ-TV, Channel 21 is the NBC affiliate in Youngstown, Ohio. The station was founded on channel 73 on March 8, 1953 by the Maag family, owners of The Youngstown Vindicator and WFMJ radio, now WNIO AM and WQXK FM . It then purchased the construction permit issued for channel 21 (originally granted to WUTV), and moved there on August 7, 1954. The Maags still own the station today.
Channel 21's studios are located on West Boardman Street in downtown Youngstown. It is the only television station located downtown and its transmitter is located on Mabel Street in Youngstown.
WFMJ is the only locally owned and operated station in Youngstown, and one of the few stations left in the country that is still locally owned and operated. The station points it out very often in advertisements as the "Only Locally-Owned Station in Youngstown", compared with rivals WKBN-TV (owned by Piedmont Television, which also owns low-power Fox affiliate WYFX) and WYTV (owned by Chelsey Broadcasting,which also owns the My Network TV digital sub channel My YTV). As a result, WFMJ has been a strong ratings performer in Youngstown, going back and forth for first place with WKBN.
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[edit] News programs
During the week, WFMJ has newscasts from:
- 5:00–7:00 a.m.
- WFMJ Today, a Youngstown-version of the Today Show, which immediately proceeds it. The show provides news, weather, and local interest and lifestyle stories. The news anchors for the program are Scott Schneider and Laurie Lehosky.
- 12:00–12:30 p.m.
- A mid-day news report, offering any news stories that happened during the morning, weather, and last night's sports highlights. The news anchors for the program are Scott Schneider and Laurie Lehosky.
- 6:00–6:30 p.m.
- The 6:00 newscast reports on the big stories that happened during the day in the Youngstown area, weather, and sports coverage. The news anchors for the program are Bob Black and Autumn Ziemba.
- 11:00–11:35 p.m.
- The final newscast of the day reports on any news that happened after the 6:00 newscasts, as well as reporting again on big stories from the 6:00 show, as well as tomorrow's weather and the sports highlights of the past night. The news anchors for the program are Bob Black and Autumn Ziemba.
On weekends, there are newscasts at 6:00 and 11:00. However, a sporting event may occasionally preempt the 6:00 newscast.
[edit] Sports programs
On Sunday mornings during the fall, WFMJ produces Inside High School Football, a show that highlights every high school football game in the area. 2006 will mark the show's twelth year.
[edit] Other stations
WFMJ also owns Youngstown's CW affiliate, WBCB. It operates WBCB as one of its digital sub-channels.
[edit] External links
| NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Ohio | |
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WDTN 2 (Dayton) - WKYC 3 (Cleveland) - WCMH 4 (Columbus) - WLWT 5 (Cincinnati) - WTOV 9 (Stubenville) - WHIZ 18 (Zanesville) - WFMJ 21 (Youngstown) - WNWO 24 (Toledo) - WLIO 35 (Lima) |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, PBS, MyNetworkTV, CW and Other stations in Ohio | |
