New York Directory of Television

Keith Moran prom dir Key Personnel: WUTV -Analog channel: 29. On air date: Dec 21, 1970. 951 Paul Pelliccia progmg dir Jim Toeliner pres & gen mgr Whitehaven Rd., Grand Island, NY 14072. Phone: (716) 773-7531. Gene Ross news dir Boomer Connell opns dir & engrg dir Fax: (716) 773 -5753. Licensee: WUTV Licensee LLC. Group owner. gen sls mgr Ardelle Castellana Hirsch pub affrs dir Bill Shepard Inc. (acq 12- 10-01; grpsl). Network: Fox. Sargent Cathrall chief of engrg David Luka nail sls mgr Rep: Harrington, Righter & Parsons, Katz Radio. Washington Atty: Alise Sikes mktg dir & prom dir Arter & Hadden. Paulette Harris progmg mgr Key Personnel: WYPX- Analog channel: 55. On air date: Dec 14, 1987. 1 Charles Ellen Crooke news dir Donald Moran gen mgr Blvd, Albany, NY 12284. Phone: (518) 464 -0143. Fax: (518) 464 -0633. Mick Magmimi gen sis mgr Web Site: www.pax.tv. Licensee: Channel 55 of Albany Inc. Group Jose Chapa nati sis mgr owner: Paxson Communications Corp. (acq 6 -1 -96; $2.5 million). Rep: WIVB-TV- Analog channel: 4. On air date: May 14, 1948. 2077 Steve Marks rgnl sis mgr NBC TV Stations Sales. News: 5 hrs wkly. Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14207. Phone: (716) 874 -4410. Fax: (716) Mike Bice prom dir Key Personnel: 879 -4896. Web Site: www.wivb.com. Licensee: WIVB Broadcasting Jon May progmg dir & pub affrs dir Dean Goodman CEO L.L.C. Group owner: LIN Television Corporation (acq 12- 16-97). Michael Anger . chief of engrg Lowell "Bud' Paxson chmn Network: CBS. Washington Atty: Covington & Burling. Steve Baboulis stn mgr Laura Dubossarsky opns mgr Tony McManus gen sis mgr Elmira, NY WKBW- TV- Analog channel: 7. On air date: Nov 30, 1958. 7 Channaine Ushkow nail sis mgr & rgnl sis mgr Broadcast Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14202. Phone: (716) 845 -6100. Fax: (DMA 170) Alana Feldman prom mgr (716) 842 -1855. Fax: TWX: 710- 522 -1846. Web Site: www.wkbw.com. Claude Pine pub ahrs dir & chief of engrg Licensee: Granite Broadcasting Corp. Group owner: (group owner; WENY.TV-Analog channel: 36. On air date: Nov 19, 1969. 474 Old acq 1995; $13.42 million). Network: ABC. Rep: TeleRep. Washington Ithaca Rd., Horseheads, NY 14845. Phone: (607) 739-3636. Fax: Binghamton, NY Airy: Akin, Gump, Strauss, Haver & Feld. (607) 739-1418. Email: info @weny.com. Web Site: www.weny.com. Key Personnel: (DMA 152) Licensee: Lilly Broadcasting L.L.C. (acq 10.17 -99; $4.8 million). William Ransom gen mgr Network: ABC. Washington Atty: Cordon & Kelly. News: 10 hrs wkly. Harry Norton chief of engrg Key Personnel: WBNG -TV- Analog channel: 12. Digital channel: 21. On air date: Dec Kevin Lilly CEO & pres 1, 1949. 560 Columbia Dr., Johnson City, NY 13790. Phone: (607) Brian Lilly exec VP, VP & nail sis mgr 729 -8812. Fax: (607) 797 -6211. Web Site: www.wbng.com. Licensee: 'WNED -TV- Analog channel: 17. On air date: Mar 30, 1959. Box Nick White VP Group License Subsidiary LLC. Group owner: 1263, Buffalo, NY 14240. Horizons Plaza, 140 Lower Ten., Buffalo, NY Jason Arnold. gen mgr, stn mgr, opns mgr, rgnl sls mgr & progmg dir Television Station Group LLC (acq 10-27 -2000; grpsl). Network: CBS. 14202. Phone: (716) 845 -7000. Fax: (716) 845-7036. Licensee: Pete Veto sis dir Rep: TeleRep. Washington Ally: Bryan Cave. News staff: 25; News: 17 Western Association. Network: PBS. Scott Iddings prom dir hrs wkly. Washington Airy: Schwartz, Woods & Miller. Jody Davis news dir Key Personnel: Jim Barrett engrg mgr Donald Boswell pres WICZ -TV- Analog channel: 40. On air date: Nov 1, 1957. Box 40, Michael G. Sutton CFO 4600 Vestal Pkwy. E., Vestal, NY 13850. Phone: (607) 770 -4040. Fax: WETM -TV-Analog channel: 18. On air date: Sept 10, 1956. Box Richard Daly . . sr VP, stn mgr, opns VP, progmg VP & film buyer 1207, NY 14901. 101 E. Water Elmira, NY 14901. Phone: (607) 798 -7950. Email: fox40 @wicz.com. Web Site: www.wicz.com. Cynthia Dwyer dev VP Elmira, St., Licensee: Stainless Broadcasting L.P. Group owner Jim DiMino sis VP (607) 733 -5518. Fax: (607) 734-1176. Email: info @welmN.com. Web Inc. (acq 7- 15 -97; $16 million cash -out merger with KTVZ(TV) Bend, Gwen Mysiak prom dir Site: www.wetmtv.com. Licensee: Smith Television of New York OR). Network: Fox. Washington Atty: Leventhal, Senter & Lerman. Ron Santora progmg dir License Holdings LLC. Group owner: Smith Broadcasting Group Inc. News staff: 13; News: 2 hrs wkly. Jim Ranney news dir (acq 4- 27 -92). Network: NBC. Rep: Katz Radio. Washington Atty: Key Personnel: Jim Herrington engrg VP Hogan & Hartson. News staff: 21; News: 14 hrs wkly. Brian Brady CEO Key Personnel: Bill Quartes CFO Steve Kimatian pres John Leet gen mgr WNGS -Analog channel: 67. On air date: 1997. 9279 Dutch Hill Rd., Randy Reid gen mgr & progmg dir Wayne Gordon gen sls mgr West Valley, NY 14171. Phone: (716) 942 -3000. Fax: (716) 942 -3010. Bob Cibulsky gen sis mgr & rgnl sis mgr mgr Tony M. Mahon nail sis Web Site: www.wngstv.com. Licensee: EBC Buffalo Inc. Group owner: Steve Lucarelli nail sis mgr Vern Rowlands prom mgr Nicola Pytell prom dir Equity Broadcasting Corp. (acq 6 -25 -2004; $5 million). Network: UPN. Vernon Rowlands progmg mgr Nichols news dir Key Personnel: Scott Kent Garrett news dir Chris Zell chief of engrg Caroline Powley gen mgr Steve Miller chief of engrg Martin Bininsz rgnl sis mgr Bill Smith progmg VP 'WSKA -Analog channel: 30.Not on air, target date: unknown: Box WIVT- Analog channel: 34. On air date: Nov 25, 1962. 203 Ingraham 3000, Binghamton, NY 13902 -3000. Phone: (607) 729-0100. Fax: NY 13903. Phone: 771 -3434. Fax: (607) Hill Rd., Binghamton, (607) (607) 729-7328. Web Site: www.wskg.com. Permittee: WSKG Public WNLO-Analog channel: 23. On air date: May 13, 1987. 2077 723 -1034. Web Site: www.NewsChannel34.com. Licensee: Central Telecommunications Council. Network: PBS. NY News Inc. Group owner: Clear Channel Communications Inc. (acq Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14207. Phone: (716) 874 -4410. Fax: (716) 6- 14 -02; gips!). Network: ABC. Rep: Blair Television. 879 -4896. Web Site: www.wivb.com. Licensee: WIVB Broadcasting Key Personnel: L.L.C. Group owner: LIN Television Corporation (acq 6 -6 -2001; $26.2 WYDC- Analog channel: 48. On air date: September 1994, 33 E. Steve Kimatian pres million). Network: CBS. Washington Atty: Covington & Burling. Market St., Corning, NY 14830. Phone: (607) 937 -6144. Fax: (607) John Birchall VP gen mgr & gen sis mgr 937-4019. Email: jmattson @wydctvcom. Licensee: WYDC Inc. Ownership: John King opns VP, engrg VP & chief of engrg Bill Christian, CEO (acq 11- 19 -97; $1.75 million). Network: Fox. Big Abiodun Sadik chief of opns WNYB -Analog channel: 26. On air date: Sept 24, 1988. 5775 Washington Atty: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP. Maura Burtis nad sis mgr & rgnl sis mgr Tree Rd., Orchard Park, NY 14127. Phone: (716) 662 -2659. Fax: Key Personnel: Jim La Vasser prom mgr (716) 667 -2499. Email: @tct- net.org. Web Site: www.tct.N. Bill Christian CEO & gen mgr Dan Stein progmg dir Licensee: Faith Broadcasting Network Inc. Group owner: Tri -State Dennis Mahon opns mgr Lisa Lovell Ayers news dir Christian Television (acq 5- 7.02). Mike Golden gen sis mgr Jennifer Mattison progmg dir

'WSKG- TV- Analog channel: 46. On air date: May 12, 1968. Box WNYO -TV- Analog channel: 49. On air date: Sept 2, 1987. 699 Hertel 3000, Binghamton, NY 13902. 601 Gates Rd., Vestal, NY 13850. Ave., Suite 100, Buffalo, NY 14207. Phone: (716) 875-4949. Web Site: Phone: (607) 729 -0100. Fax: (607) 729 -7328. Fax: (607) 231 -0996. New York www.wb49.com. Licensee: New York Television Inc. Group owner: Email: wskg_mail @.org. Web Site: www.wskg.com. Licensee: Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. (acq 12- 10-01; $51.5 million, for stock). (DMA 1) WSKG Public Telecommunications Council. Network: PBS. Washington Key Personnel: Ally: Dow, Lohnes & Albertson. Don Moran gen mgr Key Personnel: WABC -TV- Analog channel: 7. Digital channel: 45. On air date: Aug Andrea Glinski mktg dir Gary Reinbolt CEO & pres 10,1948.7 Lincoln Sq., New York, NY 10023. Phone: (212) 456 -7777. Michael Bice prom dir Nancy Christensen opns VP & opns dir Fax: (212) 456 -2290. Web Site: www.7online.com. Licensee: ABC Inc. Jon May progmg dir Suzanne Miller- Cormier dev dir Group owner: (group owner). Network: ABC. Linda Cohen gen sis mgr Key Personnel: Diane Rao prom mgr Dave Davis pres 8 gen mgr Gregory Keeler progmg dir WPXJ-TV- Analog channel: 51.Not on air, target date: Summer 1998: Evelyn del Cerro opns mgr 601 Clearwater Park Rd., West Palm Beach, FL 33401. 259 Delaware Scott Simensky sis VP & gen sis mgr Ave., Buffalo, NY 14202. Phone: (716) 852 -1818. Fax: (716) 852 -8288. Debra O'Connell mktg dir & mktg mgr Buffalo, NY Web Site: www.pax.tv. Permittee: Paxson Communications Corp. (acq An Moore progmg VP & progmg dir 7- 15 -97: $3 million). Network: PAX TV. Kenny Plotnik news dir (DMA 39) Key Personnel: Saundra Thomas pub affrs dir Lou Friefeld VP Bill Beam engrg VP & engrg dir WGRZ -TV- Analog channel: 2. On air date: Aug 14, 1954. 259 Ken Beedle gen mgr Kurt Hanson chief of engrg Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY 14202. Phone: (716) 849 -2222. Fax: (716) Barb Lipka opns mgr 849 -7602. Web Site: www..com. Licensee: Multimedia Entertainment Jim Toellner gen sls mgr Inc. Group owner: Broadcasting (acq 1- 27 -97; grpsl). Network: Don Angelo natl sis mgr WCBS -TV- Analog channel: 2. Digital channel: 56. On air date: July NBC. Roger Martin chief of engrg 1, 1941. 524 W. 57 St., New York, NY 10019. Phone: (212) 975.4321.

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