WWAY Local News Live:
WBTW was providing B grade signals in South Carolina and having the CBS association as the record for Southeastern Carolina. WWAY was acquired by Clay Broadcasting and they decided to shift its technical studios to the North end of the downtown. An accident occurs with the WWAY transmitter tower when a military jet hits in Winnabow area. 610 meter high elevate tower was constructed after the destruction of the old facility. Price Communications bought the WWAY along with sister channels KJAC in Port Arthur and KFDX in the area of Texas for the total amount of sixty million dollars.
Viewership of WWAY:
Later it was sold to Adams Communications and bought it again from CLG Media in 1993. Hillside Broadcasting acquired the WWAY ABC/CBS 13 in 1995. Raycom Media owned the WECT and having collaboration with Liberty Corporation and WWAY was sold by law from Federal Communications Commission under the same ownership rules. CW network was added as a subchannel of WWAY in September 2013 with having the brand name of Cape Fear CW. Wilmington market has Rowland and Robeson County have a broadcasting transmission for WWAY 13. It was not carried out by satellite services outside of the Wilmington market. ATMC channel 5 is facilitated in the region of Brunswick County.
News App:
WWAY 13 launched its mobile news application for Wilmington and across the other counties. The latest local based news, Breaking stories and revealing articles, Weather updates from channel meteorologists, traffic situations, and nationwide events can be watched 24 hours during the entire week. Traffic reporters and diversions on highways can be watched during the usage of news applications from ABC 13.
News Team:
WWAY news team has Randy Aldridge, Hannah Patrick, and Donna Gregory are working as morning and evening anchors of channel 13. Marcy Cuevas is News Director and Chris Ruffin is working as Managing editor in the news team. WWAY ABC/CBS 13 news reporters are Matt Bennett, Sydney Bouchelle, and Peyton Furtado. The weather department of ABC/CBS 13 chief meteorologist is Lee Haywood and Helen Holt is serving her duties as Web content producer and meteorologist.
Matt Bennett
Sydney Bouchelle
Peyton Furtado
Celeste Smith
Randy Aldridge
Hannah Patrick
Donna Gregory
Jeff Rivenbark
Weather App:
WWAY weather app for mobile/laptop users can get the latest information regarding normal and severe weather conditions which include thunderstorms, Flash Flood, Hurricanes, and Tornadoes position and intensity after getting hits to the public. Doppler radar and satellite imaging in high definition and zoom in/out feature are also included in the main page of ABC/CBS 13 weather application.
First Weather Alert:
Matthew Huddleston and Ramel Carpenter is station meteorologist. These individuals are highly competent and professional in weather monitoring and reporting skills. First weather alerts and safety advisories are issued during weather segments and even forwarded to mobile apps. WWAY TV has coordination teamwork with National weather services and provides detail-oriented weather reports.
Live Streaming:
After conversion in analog signals to digital enhance the quality and transmission strength of the channel. WWAY high elevated transmitter and other market-based service providers which have cable and satellite sources for the transmission of WWAY ABC/CBS 13. There is a news bulletin, live sports events are transmitted through direct streaming in high resolution after paying the subscription monthly or yearly plans. Digital antenna and receivers are tunned on designated signals frequency in the area of Wilmington and other counties.
WWAY television channel is associated with market-based major networks ABC, CW+, and CBS which operated through virtual frequency 3 and digitally operated on UHF frequency 24. The broadcasting rights were issued to the area of Wilmington, North Carolina in the United States. Cape Fear region is the locally-based transmission range. WWAY’s official operating facility is situated in Leland on Magnolia Village Way. The Transmitter tower of WWAY is constructed in Town Creek Township near west of Winnabow.
