| WMSN-TV | |
|---|---|
| Madison, Wisconsin | |
| Branding | FOX 47 |
| Slogan | Your City / Your Source |
| Channels | Analog: 47 (UHF) Digital: 11 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | FOX |
| Owner | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. |
| Licensee | WMSN Licensee, LLC |
| First air date | June 8, 1986 |
| Call letters' meaning | MadiSoN (airport code for Madison's Dane County Airport/Truax Field) |
| Sister stations(s) | WVTV & WCGV in Milwaukee, WI |
| Former Affiliations | independent (1986) |
| Transmitter Power | 1150 kW (analog) 15 kW (digital) |
| Height | 450 m (analog) 471 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 10221 |
| Website | FOX 47's Website |
WMSN-TV is a FOX station in Madison, Wisconsin; owned by the Sinclair Broadcasting Group, with studios & transmitter located on Madison's west side.
It's a typical FOX station, running primarily first run & off-network syndicated shows along with FOX programming & a 35-minute 9 PM newscast produced by WKOW-TV, an ABC affiliate owned by Quincy Newspapers.
Like it's Sinclair sister stations in Milwaukee (WVTV & WCGV-TV), WMSN still signs off @ night, doing so @ 2:05 AM Monday morning & returning to the air @ 5 AM.
WMSN broadcasts on analog ch. 47 & ch. 11 (or PSIP Virtual ch. 47.1). The station will continue analog broadcasts until the full US DTV transition takes place on June 12 2009; it's currently the only commercial station in Madison continuing regular analog TV broadcasts.
History[]
WMSN began as an independent station before becoming affiliated with the FOX network.
WMSN is located on Big Sky Drive, the site of the former Big Sky Drive-In Theater. For several years, WMSN has broadcast "Big Sky Theater" on Saturday nights, featuring classic movies, mostly westerns, from the drive-in era.
Sinclair & FOX recently finalized a 6-year affiliation contract extension for Sinclair's 19 FOX affiliates, including WMSN. WMSN's affiliation contract now expires in March 2012.
Current On-air Personalities[]
News[]
- Julie Lund (Weekday Anchor)
- Brian Rodriguez (Weekend Anchor)
- Carl Agnelly (Fill-In Anchor)
Weather[]
- Laurie Mercurio (Chief Meteorologist)
- Kelly Curran (Weekend Meteorologist)
- Bob Lindmeier (Fill In Meteorologist)
Sports[]
- Matt Zahn (Sports Director)
- Brian Custar (Sports)
- Jake Zimmermann (Sports)
Reporters[]
- Dan Cassuto/Newsroom
- Jeff Angileri
Former On-air Personalities[]
- Kim Sveum (now @ WKOW-TV in Madison, WI)
- Mitch Weber (now @ WGBA in Green Bay, WI)
- Jay Wilson (now @ WISC-TV in Madison, WI)
- Marc Lovicott (now @ WISC-TV in Madison, WI)
- Lisa Fielding (transferred to head anchor of Milwaukee sister station WVTV from 2003-2006; now @ WBBM (AM), Chicago, IL)
- Chris Lezotte (now in sales @ WMSN-TV)
- Andy Dorn (Meteorologist)