WJZY CW 46 Airs Championship High School Basketball Game LIVE Benefiting Athletes United for Youth
WJZY CW 46 Airs Championship High School Basketball Game LIVE Benefiting Athletes United for Youth On Saturday, December 30, 2006, WJZY CW 46 aired the exciting and much-anticipated 7th Annual Bojangles High School Basketball Shootout at Cricket Arena. This is WJZY’s second year airing this local charity basketball game. “We are proud to help […]
CBC Charlotte Stations Begin New Affiliate Programming
CBC Charlotte Stations Begin New Affiliate Programming September brought about a world of change at CBC’s Charlotte television stations. Due to the merger of the UPN and WB networks, WJZY-TV and WMYT-TV have changed their network affiliations. And new programming for both of the brand new networks began earlier this month. The WB Network ceased […]
It’s Official. WWWB Becomes WMYT Today
It’s Official: WWWB Becomes WMYT Today One of Capitol Broadcasting Company’s two Charlotte television stations is making a change today, Friday, April 28, 2006. WWWB-TV officially becomes WMYT-TV and will now be known as MY TV12. The change comes as the network gets ready to make a change in network affiliations. The UPN network, the […]
WWWB-TV T0 Become WMYT-TV As Affiliation With New FOX Network Shakes Up Charlotte Television Market
WWWB-TV T0 Become WMYT-TV As Affiliation With New FOX Network Shakes Up Charlotte Television Market WWWB-TV, owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc., will change its call letters to WMYT-TV effective Friday, April 28, 2006. Promotionally, the former WB Network affiliate will be known as MY TV12. “The opportunity to affiliate with a totally new national […]
WJZY Sponsors McDonald’s Scholarship Luncheon
The 2005 McDonald’s Scholarship winners attended a luncheon in their honor on May 10th. For the second year, WJZY UPN 46 sponsored the McDonald’s Scholarship Luncheon honoring minority students who have excelled in their senior year of high school. The event took place on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at the Hilton Hotel University in Charlotte. […]
Charlotte’s WB and Charlotte Knights Team Up for Family Day
Charlotte’s WB and Charlotte Knights Team Up for Family Day Charlotte’s WB and the Charlotte Knights baseball club have joined forces to promote “Sunday Is Family Day.” Michigan J. Frog does a “meet-n-greet” every Sunday home game. Charlotte’s WB On-Air Entertainment Personality India Lucas will also be attending on select Sundays to welcome the crowd. […]
Progress Continues on WJZY/WWWB DTV Project
The 1MV System is now installed at WJZY-TV. The mild winter weather worked in WJZY/WWWB’s favor for construction during most of January, February and March. Naturally, the two major exceptions were the two critical days that Harris equipment was delivered. On the first shipment, it rained constantly. For the second shipment, ice fell from the […]
WJZY & WWWB Host Easter Egg Hunt at Carowinds
On Saturday, March 26, 2005, WJZY and WWWB held their 3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Carowinds. Both stations participated and had several clients join in sponsorship including Subway, Realty Place and the Charlotte Knights. The Easter Bunny makes an appearance, bringing a little sunshine to a cold, wet day. An estimated 3,000 children hunt […]
Construction Begins on Charlotte DTV Transmitter Facility
Planning has been underway for a DTV Transmitter building in Charlotte for several years. Due to changes in FCC rules and deadlines as well as transmitter technology, the plan changed over the years – but it is now taking final shape. These pictures tell the story. Photos illustrate our progress from startup to date. The […]
Student Television Sponsors Golf Tourney
Student Television Sponsors Golf Tourney UPN46/WB55 GM Will Davis (left) & STV Host Jeff Johnson greet the crowd. Many UPN46/WB55 employees participated in the event, including (left to right): Jeff Johnson, Bryan Slonaker, Will Davis, Cary Craig, Kimberlee Chavis, Matt Livoti, Monica Santiago & Dan Kerby. The event took place at Regent Park Golf Club […]