WEMT
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WEMT channel 39 is an affiliate of the Fox Television Network for the Tri-Cities area, with the transmitter located in Washington County, Tennessee and studios in Johnson City, Tennessee.
History
On November 8, 1985 WETO-TV Channel 39 signed on and was owned by East Tennessee's Own, Inc. -- a Taft Broadcasting subsidiary. The station had a general entertainment format of cartoons, sitcoms, old movies, and religious programming. In 1987 WETO-TV was sold to the TVX Broadcast Group and became an affiliate of the Fox network on May 3, 1987. In 1988, WETO-TV was sold to Michael Thompson and this ownership was known as MT Communications. The station was renamed WEMT, originally used by Bangor, Maine ABC affiliate WVII-TV. Also then sister stations 30 WCAY (becoming WXMT and today is WUXP) Nashville and 30 WMKW (becoming WLMT) Memphis were also sold to MT Communications.
All three MT stations were Fox affiliates but Fox had a group deal with TVX stipulating any stations TVX sold could lose Fox affiliation. In Nashville Fox moved to competitor 17 WZTV and in Memphis to competitor WPTY. So WXMT and WLMT both lost Fox affiliation. But WEMT was the only independent entertainment station in the Tri Cities and Fox had nowhere else to go so they remained on Fox 39 WEMT.
In 1992 Mass Media Communications acquired WEMT along with WLMT, and was sold again in 1996 along with WLMT to Max Media Properties, LLC. WLMT Memphis though was managed by WPTY owner Clear Channel Communications. In 2000 Clear Channel would buy WLMT Memphis. Current owner, Sinclair Broadcast Group which managed 30 WXMT/WUXP Nashville (sold to another owner in the early 90's) brought the station in 2000. WEMT began digital service in 2001 on channel 38. So until recently 30 WUXP was again a sister station of WEMT.
On February 8, 2006, Sinclair sold WEMT to Aurora Broadcasting, Inc. [1]
WEMT's local newscast, Fox Tri-Cities News at 10 started on September 19, 2005, produced by WCYB-TV.
Newscasts
- Fox Tri-Cities News at 10 (everynight at 10PM)
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