The sale follows Gray’s purchase earlier this year of Quincy Media and comprises stations in markets in which Gray already owns stations.
Quincy Pulls WAOW In Dish Retrans Dispute
The owner of ABC affiliate WAOW Wausau, Wis., has blacked out the channel for Dish Network subscribers as part of a fight with the satellite television provider over its monthly rates for local channels.
WAOW Names Kevin Carpenter News Director
The former director of digital operations at WLS-TV Chicago is tapped by Quincy Media to lead news efforts at its ABC affiliate in Wausau-Rhinelander, Wis.
WAOW Adds Aldridge As 6 & 10 P.M. Anchor
Phil Aldridge has been named the new 6 and 10 p.m. anchor at Quincy Media’s ABC affiliate WAOW Wausau, Wis. (DMA 134). He will begin his new duties at WAOW on Monday, Jan. 8. He will anchor alongside co-anchor Melissa Langbehn at 6 p.m. and Rebecca Ribley at 10. Aldridge comes to WAOW from KMGH […]
The Wisconsin ABC affiliate owned by Quincy Media has tapped Curtis Miles to oversee the ABC affiliate. He joins from WLS Chicago.
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What I Learned From My Summer At A Station
Haley Young spent the summer as an intern at WAOW in her hometown of Wausau, Wis. “Although I spent some time in the promotions and sales departments, most of my days played out at a desk in the newsroom, where I kept up with the station’s social media and overall online presence. I had grown up watching Channel 9’s coverage, but I had never appreciated all of the work that went into preparing a newscast for my living room every night. These are some of my biggest takeaways.”
Starting Sept. 2, Quincy Newspapers Inc.-owned ABC affiliate WAOW Wausau-Rhinelander, Wis. (DMA 134), will launch Weigel Broadcasting’s multicast network Decades on its ch. 9.3, replacing ThisTV. Decades combines entertainment and history. Each day features a six-hour program block kicked off by the day’s historical events featured in an original series called Through the Decades with […]
WAOW Names Daul General Sales Manager
Longtime Wausau, Wis., broadcaster JanEl Daul will head sales at Quincy Newspapers Inc.’s ABC affiliate.
Meteorologist Mike Breunling Moves To WAOW
Quincy Newspapers Inc.’s ABC affiliate WAOW Wausau, Wis. (DMA 136), has added veteran meteorologist Mike Breunling to the station’s weather team. Breunling joins WAOW after serving as chief meteorologist at WSAW Wausau since 1997. He received an M.S. in atmospheric and oceanic sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is an active member of the […]
WAOW Names Heinkel Station Manager
Brad Heinkel returns to the Quincy ABC affiliate in Wausau, Wis., where he was general sales manager from 1996 to 2004.
The former sales director at WXXA Albany, N.Y., will take over Quincy’s Wisconsin ABC affiliate from John Harris.
WAOW-WYOW Station Mgr. Harris Leaving
John Harris is leaving WAOW-WYOW after two years as station manager for the Quincy Broadcasting duopoly in Wausau, Wis.
