WMSN-TV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WMSN-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan = Your City/Your Source
station_branding = FOX 47
analog = 47 (UHF)
digital = 11 (VHF)| 49 (pending fcc approval) other_chs =
affiliations = FOX
network =
founded =
airdate = June 8, 1986
location = Madison, Wisconsin
callsign_meaning = MadiSoN (airport code for Madison's Dane County Airport/Truax Field)
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
licensee = WMSN Licensee, LLC
sister_stations =
former_affiliations = independent (1986)
effective_radiated_power = 1150 kW (analog)
15 kW (digital)
HAAT = 450 m (analog)
471 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 10221
coordinates = coord|43|3|20.5|N|89|32|6.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.fox47.com/ www.fox47.com]

WMSN-TV is a FOX station in Madison, Wisconsin owned by the Sinclair Broadcasting Group. Its transmitter is located in Madison.

It is a typical FOX station, running primarily first run and off-network syndicated shows along with FOX programming, and a 35-minute 9:00 p.m. newscast produced by WKOW-TV, an ABC affiliate owned by Quincy Newspapers.

Like its Milwaukee Sister stations (WVTV and WCGV) WMSN still signs off at night, doing so at 2:05 am Monday morning and returning to the air at 5:00 am.

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 and FOX recently finalized a six-year affiliation contract extension for Sinclair's 19 FOX affiliates, including WMSN. WMSN's affiliation contract now expires in March 2012. [http://www.sbgi.net/news_releases/2006/release_200652_160.pdf]

On-air news personalities

* Julie Lund (Weekday Anchor)
* Laurie Mercurio (Chief Meteorologist)
* Matt Zahn (Sports Director)
* Kelly Curran (Weekend Meteorologist)
* Brian Rodriguez (Weekend Anchor)
* Brian Custar (Sports)
* Paul Garcia (Sports)
* Jake Zimmermann (Sports)

Alumni

* Kim Sveum (now at WKOW-TV, Madison, WI)
* Mitch Weber (now at WGBA, Green Bay, WI)
* Jay Wilson, retired
* Marc Lovicott (now at WISC-TV, Madison, WI)
* Lisa Fielding (transferred to head anchor of Milwaukee sister station WVTV from 2003-2006; now at WBBM (AM), Chicago, IL)
* Chris Lezotte (now in sales at WMSN-TV)

External links

* [http://www.fox47.com/ Fox 47's website]
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* [http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/tvq?call=WMSN FCC Information on WMSN-TV]