WEEK-TV

WEEK-TV is the NBC affiliate for the Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois television market. It transmits its analog signal on UHF channel 25, and its digital signal on UHF channel 57, both licensed to Peoria, Illinois. It is owned by Granite Broadcasting Corporation, and is sister station to WAOE, the area's UPN affiliate.

The station currently has the highest rated news programs in the area. Its offices, studios, and transmitter are all located at 2907 Springfield Road in East Peoria, Illinois. Originally on Channel 43, it moved to channel 25 in 1964.

History

Hitting the Airwaves

On Sunday; February 1, 1953 at 7 PM Central Standard Time, Peoria’s very first NBC-TV affiliated UHF (Ultra-High Frequency) television station, WEEK-TV; Channel 43 began broadcasting. WEEK-TV was owned and operated by Oklahoma City-based West Central Broadcasting Co. whose President was E.K. Gaylord who also served as President of the Oklahoma Publishing Co. The board Chairman of Directors was Governor Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma Democrat). West Central also co-owned radio sister station, 1350 WEEK-AM (now WOAM).

Locally produced programs

Coffee Time with Dick and Bev Captain Jinks and Salty Sam

News Themes

"News 4 New York" Edd Kalehoff Productions, 1983-1988
"Hello News" Gari Communications 1983-1990
"Advantage" Gari Communications 1990-1994
"Newschannel" Gari Communications 1994-1996
"Newswire" 615 Music 1996-present

On-air personalities

As of 2005, the on-air staff included:

Mike Dimmick
Melissa Dunton
Sandy Gallant
Lee Hall
Jill Henriksen
Denise Jackson
Jenny Li
Tom McIntyre
Garry Moore
Gina Morss
Jeff Muniz
Lee Ranson
Eric Shangraw
Susanna Song
Josh Simon
Marc Strauss

Former on-air personalities

Enternal links

WEEK-TV Homepage

NBC network affiliates | Bloomington-Normal, Illinois | Channel 25 TV stations in the United States