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{{short description|Fox affiliate in Greenville, North Carolina}}
{{short description|Fox affiliate in Greenville, North Carolina}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox broadcast
{{Infobox television station
| call_letters = WYDO
| callsign = WYDO
| city = Greenville, North Carolina
| city = Greenville, North Carolina
| station_logo = [[File:WYDO Fox Eastern Carolina logo.png|200px]]
| logo = WYDO Fox Eastern Carolina logo.png
| station_slogan = ''Earning Your Trust''
| logo_size = 200px
| station_branding = Fox Eastern Carolina<br>Bounce Eastern Carolina ''(on DT2)''
| branding = {{ubl|Fox Eastern Carolina|Bounce Eastern Carolina (on DT2)}}
| digital = 19 ([[Ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| digital = 19 ([[UHF]])
| virtual = 14 ([[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]])
| virtual = 14
| other_chs =
| translators =
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''14.1:''' [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]|'''14.2:''' [[Bounce TV]]|'''14.3:''' [[Charge! (TV network)|Charge!]]|'''14.4:''' [[Stadium (sports network)|Stadium]]}}
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''14.1:''' [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
| country = United States
| country = United States
| founded = {{start date and age|1989|10|2|p=y}}
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1992|6|30|p=y}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1989|10|2|p=y}}
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1992|6|30|p=y}}
| enddate =
| last_airdate =
| location = [[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville]]/[[Washington, North Carolina|Washington]]/[[New Bern, North Carolina|New Bern]]/<br>[[Jacksonville, North Carolina]]
| location = {{ubl|[[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville]]–[[Washington, North Carolina|Washington]]–[[New Bern]]–|[[Jacksonville, North Carolina]]}}
| callsign_meaning = Sequentially assigned
| callsign_meaning = Sequentially assigned
| former_callsigns =
| former_callsigns =
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:'''|14 (UHF, 1992–2009)|'''Digital:'''|21 (UHF, 2006–2009)|47 (UHF, 2009–2020)}}
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 14 (UHF, 1992–2009)|'''Digital:''' 21 (UHF, 2006–2009), 47 (UHF, 2009–2020)}}
| owner = [[Cunningham Broadcasting]]
| owner = [[Cunningham Broadcasting]]
| licensee = New Bern (WYDO-TV) Licensee, Inc.
| licensee = New Bern (WYDO-TV) Licensee, Inc.
| operator = [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]]<br>''(via [[shared services|SSA]])''
| operator = [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] via [[shared services|SSA]]
| class = [[digital terrestrial television|DT]]
| class =
| sister_stations = '''broadcast:''' [[WCTI-TV]]<br>'''cable:''' [[Fox Sports Carolinas]]<ref name="SinclairRSNs">{{cite web|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/238222/sinclair-completes-10-6b-rsn-purchase/|title=Sinclair Closes $10.6B Disney RSN Purchase|last=Miller|first=Mark K.|work=TVNewsCheck|publisher=NewsCheckMedia|date=August 23, 2019|accessdate=August 23, 2019}}</ref>
| sister_stations = [[WCTI-TV]]
| former_affiliations =
| former_affiliations =
| effective_radiated_power = 146 [[kilowatt|kW]] ([[special temporary authority|STA]])<br>1,000 kW ([[construction permit|CP]])
| erp = 350 kW
| HAAT = {{convert|123.1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (STA)<br>{{convert|581.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (CP)
| haat = {{convert|581.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 35582
| facility_id = 35582
| coordinates = {{coord|35|6|16|N|77|20|11|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| coordinates = {{coord|35|6|16|N|77|20|11|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| homepage = {{URL|https://wcti12.com/fox-eastern-carolina}}
| website = {{URL|https://wcti12.com/fox-eastern-carolina}}
| embed_header = Former satellite station
| embedded = {{Infobox television station
| child = yes
| callsign = WFXI
| digital = 8 ([[VHF]])
| virtual = 8
| affiliations = {{ubl|Fox (1989–2017)|Bounce TV (DT2, until 2017)}}
| founded = {{start date|1988|04|07}}
| airdate = {{Start date|1989|11|01}}
| last_airdate = {{ubl|{{End date|2017|09|06}}|({{age in years and days|1989|11|1|2017|9|6}})}}
| location = [[Morehead City, North Carolina]]
| callsign_meaning = "Fox [[Inner Banks]]"
| former_callsigns =
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 8 (VHF, 1989–2009)|'''Digital:''' 24 (UHF, until 2009)}}
| erp = 22.4 kW
| haat = {{convert|247.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 37982
| coordinates = {{coord|34|53|1.0|N|76|30|22.0|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WFXI}}
}}
}}
}}


'''WYDO''', [[virtual channel]] 14 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]] [[digital terrestrial television|digital]] channel 19), is a [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]-[[network affiliate|affiliated]] [[television station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Greenville, North Carolina]], United States and serving [[Eastern North Carolina]]'s [[Inner Banks]] region. The station is owned by [[Cunningham Broadcasting]]; the [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]], which owns [[New Bern, North Carolina|New Bern]]-licensed [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WCTI-TV]] (channel 12), operates WYDO under a [[shared services]] agreement (SSA). However, Sinclair effectively owns WYDO as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith. The two stations share studios on Glenburnie Drive in New Bern and transmitter facilities north of [[Trenton, North Carolina|Trenton]] along [[North Carolina Highway 41|NC 41]]. There is no separate website for WYDO; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station WCTI-TV.
'''WYDO''' (channel 14) is a [[television station]] licensed to [[Greenville, North Carolina]], United States, serving as the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate for [[Eastern North Carolina]]. It is owned by [[Cunningham Broadcasting]], which maintains a [[shared services]] agreement (SSA) with [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]], owner of [[New Bern]]–licensed [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WCTI-TV]] (channel 12), for the provision of certain services. However, Sinclair effectively owns WYDO as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith. The two stations share studios on Glenburnie Drive in New Bern; WYDO's transmitter is located north of [[Trenton, North Carolina|Trenton]] along [[NC 41]]. There is no separate website for WYDO; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station WCTI-TV.


The station's main signal was originally '''WFXI''' (virtual and [[very high frequency|VHF]] digital channel 8), licensed to [[Morehead City, North Carolina|Morehead City]]. WFXI's signal covered the eastern portion of the market, while WYDO served as a full [[Broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellite]] for the western portion. On September 6, 2017, WFXI was [[dark (broadcasting)|shut down]] as a result of the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC)'s [[Spectrum reallocation#Broadcast incentive auction|spectrum auction]], leaving WYDO as the sole Fox affiliate for the region. At the same time, the station was sold by Esteem Broadcasting—an affiliate of WCTI owner [[Bonten Media Group]]—to Cunningham Broadcasting, a partner company of Sinclair (which had acquired Bonten).
The station's main signal was originally '''WFXI''' (channel 8), licensed to [[Morehead City]]. WFXI's signal covered the eastern portion of the market, while WYDO served as a full [[Broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellite]] for the western portion. On September 6, 2017, WFXI was [[dark (broadcasting)|shut down]] as a result of the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC)'s [[Spectrum reallocation#Broadcast incentive auction|spectrum auction]], leaving WYDO as the sole Fox affiliate for the region. At the same time, the station was sold by Esteem Broadcasting—an affiliate of WCTI owner [[Bonten Media Group]]—to Cunningham Broadcasting, a partner company of Sinclair (which had acquired Bonten).


==History==
==History==
{{Infobox broadcast
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| digital = 8 ([[Very high frequency|VHF]])
| virtual = 8 (PSIP)
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| country = United States
| founded = {{start date and age|1988|04|07}}
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1989|11|01}}
| enddate = {{End date and age|2017|09|06}}<br>({{age in years and days|1989|11|1|2017|9|6}})
| location = [[Morehead City, North Carolina]]
| callsign_meaning = '''W''' '''F'''o'''X''' [[Inner Banks|'''I'''nner Banks]]
| former_callsigns =
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:'''|8 (VHF, 1989–2009)|'''Digital:'''|24 (UHF, until 2009)}}
| owner =
| licensee =
| operator =
| class = DT
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| former_affiliations = Fox (1989–2017)<br>Bounce TV (DT2, until 2017)
| effective_radiated_power = 22.4 kW
| HAAT = {{convert|247.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 37982
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| homepage =
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WFXI signed on [[1989 in television|November 1, 1989]] as the area's fourth [[Commercial broadcasting|commercial television]] station. It immediately assumed the Fox affiliation and aired an [[analog television|analog]] signal on VHF channel 8. Prior to WFXI's sign-on, residents in the eastern North Carolina area received their Fox programs on cable via [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]'s [[WLFL]] or [[Washington, D.C.]]'s Fox [[owned-and-operated station|owned-and-operated]] [[WTTG]] (both stations were carried as [[superstation]]s before the network began operations). The station had to operate at considerably lower power than the other stations in this large [[media market|market]] because it was short-spaced to both Washington, North Carolina-licensed [[WITN-TV]] (channel 7) and Greenville-based [[WNCT-TV]] (channel 9). WFXI's signal also had to protect WXEX-TV (now [[WRIC-TV]]) in [[Petersburg, Virginia]], which also operated on channel 8. This resulted in a broadcasting radius that only reached the southeastern portions of the [[Eastern North Carolina]] designated market area--namely Morehead City, Jacksonville, and New Bern.



As a condition of keeping its Fox affiliation, WFXI signed on full-time satellite WYDO on June 30, 1992. This station aired an analog signal on UHF channel 14 from a transmitter southeast of [[Ayden, North Carolina|Ayden]] that covered Greenville, Washington and the northwestern parts of the Inner Banks region. In addition to resolving reception issues for WFXI, WYDO also provided an additional opportunity for local advertising. While WFXI's studios were always based in Morehead City on Arendell Street/[[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|US 70]], WYDO operated an advertising sales office in different locations in Greenville (the last one was located on Red Banks Road).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox8fox14.com/aboutus.html |title=FOX8FOX14 - Morehead City, Greenville North Carolina, Local TV Station |date=22 October 2006 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022124530/http://www.fox8fox14.com/aboutus.html |archivedate=22 October 2006 }}</ref>
WFXI signed on November 1, 1989, as the area's fourth [[commercial television]] station. It immediately assumed the Fox affiliation and aired an [[analog television|analog]] signal on VHF channel 8. Prior to WFXI's sign-on, residents in the eastern North Carolina area received their Fox programs on cable via [[Raleigh]]'s [[WLFL]] or [[Washington, D.C.]]'s Fox [[owned-and-operated]] [[WTTG]] (both stations were carried as [[superstation]]s before the network began operations). The station had to operate at considerably lower power than the other stations in this large [[media market|market]] because it was short-spaced to both Washington, North Carolina-licensed [[WITN-TV]] (channel 7) and Greenville-based [[WNCT-TV]] (channel 9). WFXI's signal also had to protect WXEX-TV (now [[WRIC-TV]]) in [[Petersburg, Virginia]], which also operated on channel 8. This resulted in a broadcasting radius that only reached the southeastern portions of the [[Eastern North Carolina]] designated market area—namely Morehead City, Jacksonville, and New Bern.
[[File:WFXIWYDO.png|thumb|left|175px|Final WFXI/WYDO logo used until 2017.]]

On April 18, 2006, a preliminary announcement was made public stating WFXI and WYDO would each add new second [[digital subchannel]]s in order to affiliate with [[MyNetworkTV]] (a new broadcast network and sister operation to Fox). However, officials later changed their mind, and on August 11, moved the pending affiliation to a secondary arrangement through [[Ion Television]] owned-and-operated station [[WEPX-TV]] (and its full-time satellite, [[WPXU-TV]]). MyNetworkTV is currently seen in the market on a [[WITN-TV#WITN-DT2|second]] digital subchannel of [[NBC]] outlet WITN-TV. Right now, WYDO-DT2 is affiliated with [[Bounce TV]]. For a time, WFXI shared its [[call sign]] with a now defunct [[Class A television service|Class A]] [[Broadcast relay station|repeater]] of a [[WYFX-LD|fellow Fox affiliate]] in [[Youngstown, Ohio]]. Although both stations were owned by [[Piedmont Television]] until 2007, the two were otherwise unrelated.
[[File:WFXIWYDO.png|thumb|right|175px|Final WFXI/WYDO logo used until 2017.]]

As a condition of keeping its Fox affiliation, WFXI signed on full-time satellite WYDO on June 30, 1992. This station aired an analog signal on UHF channel 14 from a transmitter southeast of [[Ayden, North Carolina|Ayden]] that covered Greenville, Washington and the northwestern parts of the Inner Banks region. In addition to resolving reception issues for WFXI, WYDO also provided an additional opportunity for local advertising. While WFXI's studios were always based in Morehead City on Arendell Street/[[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|US 70]], WYDO operated an advertising sales office in different locations in Greenville (the last one was located on Red Banks Road).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox8fox14.com/aboutus.html |title=FOX8FOX14 - Morehead City, Greenville North Carolina, Local TV Station |date=October 22, 2006 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022124530/http://www.fox8fox14.com/aboutus.html |archive-date=October 22, 2006 }}</ref>

On April 18, 2006, a preliminary announcement was made public stating WFXI and WYDO would each add new second [[digital subchannel]]s in order to affiliate with [[MyNetworkTV]] (a new broadcast network and sister operation to Fox). However, officials later changed their mind, and on August 11, moved the pending affiliation to a secondary arrangement through [[Ion Television]] owned-and-operated station [[WEPX-TV]] (and its full-time satellite, [[WPXU-TV]]). MyNetworkTV is currently seen in the market on a [[WITN-TV#WITN-DT2|second]] digital subchannel of [[NBC]] outlet WITN-TV. For a time, WFXI shared its [[call sign]] with a now defunct [[Class A television service|Class A]] [[Broadcast relay station|repeater]] of a [[WYFX-LD|fellow Fox affiliate]] in [[Youngstown, Ohio]]. Although both stations were owned by [[Piedmont Television]] until 2007, the two were otherwise unrelated.


On November 6, 2007, it was announced the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) approved the sale of certain WFXI/WYDO assets from Piedmont Television to the [[Bonten Media Group]] (owner of WCTI) with the license being sold to Esteem Broadcasting. As part of the deal, WFXI moved from its longtime home to WCTI's facility in New Bern while WYDO closed its sales office. For a while, WFXI's studios in Morehead City continued to be used for a WCTI advertising sales office. In January 2008, after Bonten took over operation of the two stations through a shared services arrangement, they were co-branded together as "Fox Eastern Carolina" and a new logo was made public. The outlets had previously been known on-air as "Fox 8/Fox 14" for many years. The web address remained in that branding until August 2010 when it was integrated into a separate section of WCTI's website.
On November 6, 2007, it was announced the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) approved the sale of certain WFXI/WYDO assets from Piedmont Television to the [[Bonten Media Group]] (owner of WCTI) with the license being sold to Esteem Broadcasting. As part of the deal, WFXI moved from its longtime home to WCTI's facility in New Bern while WYDO closed its sales office. For a while, WFXI's studios in Morehead City continued to be used for a WCTI advertising sales office. In January 2008, after Bonten took over operation of the two stations through a shared services arrangement, they were co-branded together as "Fox Eastern Carolina" and a new logo was made public. The outlets had previously been known on-air as "Fox 8/Fox 14" for many years. The web address remained in that branding until August 2010 when it was integrated into a separate section of WCTI's website.
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WFXI/WYDO made local headlines with difficulties transmitting [[Super Bowl XLII]] on February 3, 2008. The transmission outage left several thousand viewers unable to watch the game in Eastern North Carolina.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
WFXI/WYDO made local headlines with difficulties transmitting [[Super Bowl XLII]] on February 3, 2008. The transmission outage left several thousand viewers unable to watch the game in Eastern North Carolina.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}


On April 21, 2017, Sinclair announced its intent to purchase the Bonten stations (including WCTI-TV) for $240 million. As an aspect of the deal, the Esteem stations were sold to Sinclair affiliate [[Cunningham Broadcasting]], maintaining the current operational arrangement.<ref name="tvnc-sinclairbonten">{{cite web|title=Sinclair Buying Bonten Stations For $240M|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/103465/sinclair-buying-bonten-stations-for-240m|website=TVNewsCheck|date=April 21, 2017 |access-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sbgi.net/pr-news/sinclair-announces-agreement-to-purchase-bonten-media-group-tv-stations/|title=Sinclair Broadcast Group Announces Agreement To Purchase Bonten Media Group TV Stations - Sinclair Broadcast Group}}</ref> The sale was completed September 1.<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1765683&Service=DT&Form_id=905&Facility_id=37982 Consummation Notice], ''CDBS Public Access'', [[Federal Communications Commission]], Retrieved September 6, 2017.</ref>
A [[high-definition television|high definition]] feed of WYDO was launched on [[DirecTV]] on January 7, 2009 while [[Dish Network]] did the same for WFXI at the end of February. At midnight on June 13, both stations went all-digital as part of the [[Digital television transition in the United States|DTV transition]].


==News operation==
On April 21, 2017, Sinclair announced its intent to purchase the Bonten stations (including WCTI-TV) for $240 million. As an aspect of the deal, the Esteem stations were sold to Sinclair affiliate [[Cunningham Broadcasting]], maintaining the current operational arrangement.<ref name="tvnc-sinclairbonten">{{cite web|title=Sinclair Buying Bonten Stations For $240M|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/103465/sinclair-buying-bonten-stations-for-240m|website=TVNewsCheck|accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://sbgi.net/pr-news/sinclair-announces-agreement-to-purchase-bonten-media-group-tv-stations/ SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE BONTEN MEDIA GROUP TV STATIONS - Sinclair Broadcast Group]</ref> The sale was completed September 1.<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1765683&Service=DT&Form_id=905&Facility_id=37982 Consummation Notice], ''CDBS Public Access'', [[Federal Communications Commission]], Retrieved 6 September, 2017.</ref>
In the late-1990s, WFXI/WYDO began airing the market's original prime time newscast that was produced by [[CBS]] affiliate WNCT-TV (then owned by [[Media General]]) through a news share agreement. Known on-air as ''Fox News at 10'', the broadcast could be seen every night for thirty minutes. It originated from the [[Big Three television networks|big three outlet]]'s studios on South Evans Street in Greenville featuring most of WNCT's on-air team (except for maintaining a separate news anchor). The outsourcing arrangement was terminated in December 2007 after WCTI became a sister station to WFXI/WYDO through their management by the Bonten Media Group.


Initially in January 2008, the ABC station began repeating its nightly 6 o'clock show later in the evening at 10 on WFXI/WYDO. It would not be until the month's end when a new live, nightly prime time newscast (produced by WCTI) debuted on this station. Now known as ''Fox Eastern Carolina News at 10'', the show was expanded to an hour on weeknights while remaining a half-hour on weekends. Meanwhile, WNCT began airing its own newscast at 10 on its [[WNCT-TV#WNCT-DT2|CW-affiliated subchannel]]. Unlike the WFXI/WYDO program, WNCT's prime time broadcast only airs for thirty minutes each night.
In the FCC's [[Spectrum reallocation#Broadcast incentive auction|incentive auction]], WFXI sold its spectrum for $42,070,860 and indicated that it would go off the air with no channel sharing agreement.<ref name="fcc-wfxisale">{{cite web|title=FCC Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction Auction 1001 Winning Bids|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0413/DA-17-314A2.pdf|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|accessdate=August 13, 2017|format=PDF|date=April 4, 2017}}</ref> On July 30, 2017, WCTI-TV announced that WFXI would shut down on September 6, 2017; WYDO remains on the air as the market's Fox affiliate.<ref name="wcti-wfxioff">{{cite news|last1=Boyd|first1=Jason O.|last2=Hardtle|first2=Erik|title=WFXI Ch. 8 to go off the air on Sept. 6|url=http://www.wcti12.com/about/wfxi-ch-8-to-go-off-the-air-on-aug-30/595188274|accessdate=August 13, 2017|work=[[WCTI-TV|WCTI]]|date=August 3, 2017}}</ref> Few viewers lost access to Fox programming due to the extremely dense penetration of cable and satellite, which are all but essential for acceptable television in much of this vast market. On October 6, 2017, Cunningham Broadcasting requested the cancellation of the WFXI license.<ref name="fcc-wfxisurrender">{{cite web|title=Cancellation Application|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076f915eaa0135015ef4b36dca287f&id=25076f915eaa0135015ef4b36dca287f&goBack=N|website=Licensing and Management System|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|accessdate=October 8, 2017|date=October 6, 2017}}</ref>


On June 27, 2010, WCTI became the area's first television outlet to upgrade its local news production to high definition (the nightly news on WFXI/WYDO was included in the change). In addition to the main studios in New Bern, the ABC affiliate operates bureaus in Jacksonville (on South Marine Boulevard/[[U.S. Route 17 Business (Jacksonville, North Carolina)|US 17 BUS]]) and [[Winterville, North Carolina|Winterville]] (covering Greenville). There is no sports department.
==Digital channels==

The station's digital signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
==Technical information==

=== Subchannels ===
The station's signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of WYDO<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WYDO#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for WYDO|website=[[RabbitEars.info]]}}</ref>
|-
! Channel
! Channel
! [[Video resolution|Video]]
! [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! [[Aspect ratio|Aspect]]
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! PSIP short name
! Short name
! Programming
! Programming<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WYDO#station|title=RabbitEars.Info|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.1
| 14.1 || [[720p]] || rowspan="4"|[[16:9]] || WYDO-HD || Main WYDO programming / [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
| [[720p]] || rowspan="4"|[[16:9]] || WYDO-DT || [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.2
| 14.2 || rowspan="3"|[[480i]] || Bounce || [[Bounce TV]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCGrid.do?method=decideFwdForLineup&zipcode=28560&setMyPreference=false&lineupId=PC:28560|title=TV Listings Grid, TV Guide and TV Schedule, Where to Watch TV Shows - Screener|publisher=}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"|[[480i]] || Charge || [[Charge! (TV network)|Charge!]]
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.3
| 14.3 || Charge! || [[Charge! (TV network)|Charge!]]
| TheNest || [[The Nest (TV network)|The Nest]]
|-
|-
! scope = "row" | 14.4
| 14.4 || Stadium || [[Stadium (sports network)|Stadium]]
| Bounce || [[Bounce TV]]
|}
|}


=== Analog-to-digital conversion ===
==News operation==
At midnight on June 13, 2009, both stations went all-digital as part of the [[Digital television transition in the United States|DTV transition]].
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=== FCC spectrum sale ===
In the late-1990s, WFXI/WYDO began airing the market's original prime time newscast that was produced by [[CBS]] affiliate WNCT-TV (then owned by [[Media General]]) through a news share agreement. Known on-air as ''Fox News at 10'', the broadcast could be seen every night for thirty minutes. It originated from the [[Big Three television networks|big three outlet]]'s studios on South Evans Street in Greenville featuring most of WNCT's on-air team (except for maintaining a separate news anchor). The outsourcing arrangement was terminated in December 2007 after WCTI became a sister station to WFXI/WYDO through their management by the Bonten Media Group.
In the FCC's [[incentive auction]], WFXI sold its spectrum for $42,070,860 and indicated that it would go off the air with no channel sharing agreement.<ref name="fcc-wfxisale">{{cite web|title=FCC Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction Auction 1001 Winning Bids|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0413/DA-17-314A2.pdf|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=August 13, 2017|date=April 4, 2017}}</ref> On July 30, 2017, WCTI-TV announced that WFXI would shut down on September 6, 2017; WYDO would remain on the air as the market's sole Fox affiliate.<ref name="wcti-wfxioff">{{cite news|last1=Boyd|first1=Jason O.|last2=Hardtle|first2=Erik|title=WFXI Ch. 8 to go off the air on Sept. 6|url=http://www.wcti12.com/about/wfxi-ch-8-to-go-off-the-air-on-aug-30/595188274|access-date=August 13, 2017|work=[[WCTI-TV|WCTI]]|date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814022130/http://www.wcti12.com/about/wfxi-ch-8-to-go-off-the-air-on-aug-30/595188274|archive-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref> Few viewers lost access to Fox programming due to the extremely dense penetration of cable and satellite, which are all but essential for acceptable television in much of this vast market. However, the few viewers in the market's eastern portion who watched WFXI were asked to rescan their sets in order to continue watching Fox.


On October 6, 2017, Cunningham Broadcasting requested the cancellation of the WFXI license.<ref name="fcc-wfxisurrender">{{cite web|title=Cancellation Application|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076f915eaa0135015ef4b36dca287f&id=25076f915eaa0135015ef4b36dca287f&goBack=N|website=Licensing and Management System|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=October 8, 2017|date=October 6, 2017}}</ref>
Initially in January 2008, the ABC station began repeating its nightly 6 o'clock show later in the evening at 10 on WFXI/WYDO. It would not be until the month's end when a new live, nightly prime time newscast (produced by WCTI) debuted on this station. Now known as ''Fox Eastern Carolina News at 10'', the show was expanded to an hour on weeknights while remaining a half-hour on weekends. Meanwhile, WNCT began airing its own newscast at 10 on its [[WNCT-TV#WNCT-DT2|CW-affiliated subchannel]]. Unlike the WFXI/WYDO program, WNCT's prime time broadcast only airs for thirty minutes each night.

On June 27, 2010, WCTI became the area's first television outlet to upgrade its local news production to high definition (the nightly news on WFXI/WYDO was included in the change). In addition to the main studios in New Bern, the ABC affiliate operates bureaus in Jacksonville (on South Marine Boulevard/[[U.S. Route 17 Business (Jacksonville, North Carolina)|US 17 BUS]]) and [[Winterville, North Carolina|Winterville]] (covering Greenville). There is no sports department.


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Latest revision as of 14:01, 2 May 2024

WYDO
CityGreenville, North Carolina
Channels
Branding
  • Fox Eastern Carolina
  • Bounce Eastern Carolina (on DT2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
OperatorSinclair Broadcast Group via SSA
WCTI-TV
History
FoundedOctober 2, 1989 (35 years ago) (1989-10-02)
First air date
June 30, 1992 (32 years ago) (1992-06-30)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 14 (UHF, 1992–2009)
  • Digital: 21 (UHF, 2006–2009), 47 (UHF, 2009–2020)
Call sign meaning
Sequentially assigned
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID35582
ERP350 kW
HAAT581.4 m (1,907 ft)
Transmitter coordinates35°6′16″N 77°20′11″W / 35.10444°N 77.33639°W / 35.10444; -77.33639
Links
Public license information
Websitewcti12.com/fox-eastern-carolina
Former satellite station
WFXI
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
  • Fox (1989–2017)
  • Bounce TV (DT2, until 2017)
History
FoundedApril 7, 1988 (1988-04-07)
First air date
November 1, 1989 (1989-11-01)
Last air date
  • September 6, 2017 (2017-09-06)
  • (27 years, 309 days)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 8 (VHF, 1989–2009)
  • Digital: 24 (UHF, until 2009)
Call sign meaning
"Fox Inner Banks"
Technical information
Facility ID37982
ERP22.4 kW
HAAT247.4 m (812 ft)
Transmitter coordinates34°53′1.0″N 76°30′22.0″W / 34.883611°N 76.506111°W / 34.883611; -76.506111 (WFXI)

WYDO (channel 14) is a television station licensed to Greenville, North Carolina, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for Eastern North Carolina. It is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting, which maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of New Bern–licensed ABC affiliate WCTI-TV (channel 12), for the provision of certain services. However, Sinclair effectively owns WYDO as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith. The two stations share studios on Glenburnie Drive in New Bern; WYDO's transmitter is located north of Trenton along NC 41. There is no separate website for WYDO; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station WCTI-TV.

The station's main signal was originally WFXI (channel 8), licensed to Morehead City. WFXI's signal covered the eastern portion of the market, while WYDO served as a full satellite for the western portion. On September 6, 2017, WFXI was shut down as a result of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s spectrum auction, leaving WYDO as the sole Fox affiliate for the region. At the same time, the station was sold by Esteem Broadcasting—an affiliate of WCTI owner Bonten Media Group—to Cunningham Broadcasting, a partner company of Sinclair (which had acquired Bonten).

History

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WFXI signed on November 1, 1989, as the area's fourth commercial television station. It immediately assumed the Fox affiliation and aired an analog signal on VHF channel 8. Prior to WFXI's sign-on, residents in the eastern North Carolina area received their Fox programs on cable via Raleigh's WLFL or Washington, D.C.'s Fox owned-and-operated WTTG (both stations were carried as superstations before the network began operations). The station had to operate at considerably lower power than the other stations in this large market because it was short-spaced to both Washington, North Carolina-licensed WITN-TV (channel 7) and Greenville-based WNCT-TV (channel 9). WFXI's signal also had to protect WXEX-TV (now WRIC-TV) in Petersburg, Virginia, which also operated on channel 8. This resulted in a broadcasting radius that only reached the southeastern portions of the Eastern North Carolina designated market area—namely Morehead City, Jacksonville, and New Bern.

Final WFXI/WYDO logo used until 2017.

As a condition of keeping its Fox affiliation, WFXI signed on full-time satellite WYDO on June 30, 1992. This station aired an analog signal on UHF channel 14 from a transmitter southeast of Ayden that covered Greenville, Washington and the northwestern parts of the Inner Banks region. In addition to resolving reception issues for WFXI, WYDO also provided an additional opportunity for local advertising. While WFXI's studios were always based in Morehead City on Arendell Street/US 70, WYDO operated an advertising sales office in different locations in Greenville (the last one was located on Red Banks Road).[2]

On April 18, 2006, a preliminary announcement was made public stating WFXI and WYDO would each add new second digital subchannels in order to affiliate with MyNetworkTV (a new broadcast network and sister operation to Fox). However, officials later changed their mind, and on August 11, moved the pending affiliation to a secondary arrangement through Ion Television owned-and-operated station WEPX-TV (and its full-time satellite, WPXU-TV). MyNetworkTV is currently seen in the market on a second digital subchannel of NBC outlet WITN-TV. For a time, WFXI shared its call sign with a now defunct Class A repeater of a fellow Fox affiliate in Youngstown, Ohio. Although both stations were owned by Piedmont Television until 2007, the two were otherwise unrelated.

On November 6, 2007, it was announced the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the sale of certain WFXI/WYDO assets from Piedmont Television to the Bonten Media Group (owner of WCTI) with the license being sold to Esteem Broadcasting. As part of the deal, WFXI moved from its longtime home to WCTI's facility in New Bern while WYDO closed its sales office. For a while, WFXI's studios in Morehead City continued to be used for a WCTI advertising sales office. In January 2008, after Bonten took over operation of the two stations through a shared services arrangement, they were co-branded together as "Fox Eastern Carolina" and a new logo was made public. The outlets had previously been known on-air as "Fox 8/Fox 14" for many years. The web address remained in that branding until August 2010 when it was integrated into a separate section of WCTI's website.

WFXI/WYDO made local headlines with difficulties transmitting Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008. The transmission outage left several thousand viewers unable to watch the game in Eastern North Carolina.[citation needed]

On April 21, 2017, Sinclair announced its intent to purchase the Bonten stations (including WCTI-TV) for $240 million. As an aspect of the deal, the Esteem stations were sold to Sinclair affiliate Cunningham Broadcasting, maintaining the current operational arrangement.[3][4] The sale was completed September 1.[5]

News operation

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In the late-1990s, WFXI/WYDO began airing the market's original prime time newscast that was produced by CBS affiliate WNCT-TV (then owned by Media General) through a news share agreement. Known on-air as Fox News at 10, the broadcast could be seen every night for thirty minutes. It originated from the big three outlet's studios on South Evans Street in Greenville featuring most of WNCT's on-air team (except for maintaining a separate news anchor). The outsourcing arrangement was terminated in December 2007 after WCTI became a sister station to WFXI/WYDO through their management by the Bonten Media Group.

Initially in January 2008, the ABC station began repeating its nightly 6 o'clock show later in the evening at 10 on WFXI/WYDO. It would not be until the month's end when a new live, nightly prime time newscast (produced by WCTI) debuted on this station. Now known as Fox Eastern Carolina News at 10, the show was expanded to an hour on weeknights while remaining a half-hour on weekends. Meanwhile, WNCT began airing its own newscast at 10 on its CW-affiliated subchannel. Unlike the WFXI/WYDO program, WNCT's prime time broadcast only airs for thirty minutes each night.

On June 27, 2010, WCTI became the area's first television outlet to upgrade its local news production to high definition (the nightly news on WFXI/WYDO was included in the change). In addition to the main studios in New Bern, the ABC affiliate operates bureaus in Jacksonville (on South Marine Boulevard/US 17 BUS) and Winterville (covering Greenville). There is no sports department.

Technical information

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Subchannels

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The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WYDO[6]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
14.1 720p 16:9 WYDO-DT Fox
14.2 480i Charge Charge!
14.3 TheNest The Nest
14.4 Bounce Bounce TV

Analog-to-digital conversion

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At midnight on June 13, 2009, both stations went all-digital as part of the DTV transition.

FCC spectrum sale

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In the FCC's incentive auction, WFXI sold its spectrum for $42,070,860 and indicated that it would go off the air with no channel sharing agreement.[7] On July 30, 2017, WCTI-TV announced that WFXI would shut down on September 6, 2017; WYDO would remain on the air as the market's sole Fox affiliate.[8] Few viewers lost access to Fox programming due to the extremely dense penetration of cable and satellite, which are all but essential for acceptable television in much of this vast market. However, the few viewers in the market's eastern portion who watched WFXI were asked to rescan their sets in order to continue watching Fox.

On October 6, 2017, Cunningham Broadcasting requested the cancellation of the WFXI license.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WYDO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "FOX8FOX14 - Morehead City, Greenville North Carolina, Local TV Station". October 22, 2006. Archived from the original on October 22, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Sinclair Buying Bonten Stations For $240M". TVNewsCheck. April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Sinclair Broadcast Group Announces Agreement To Purchase Bonten Media Group TV Stations - Sinclair Broadcast Group".
  5. ^ Consummation Notice, CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  6. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WYDO". RabbitEars.info.
  7. ^ "FCC Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction Auction 1001 Winning Bids" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. April 4, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  8. ^ Boyd, Jason O.; Hardtle, Erik (August 3, 2017). "WFXI Ch. 8 to go off the air on Sept. 6". WCTI. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  9. ^ "Cancellation Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
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