Wave

WAVE, "WAVE3" is the NBC station in Louisville, Kentucky. It is owned by Liberty Corporation and broadcasts from its main studio in downtown Louisville. Its transmitter is located in La Grange, Kentucky at 38° 27' 23.00" N Latitude, 85° 25' 28.00" W Longitude.

History

WAVE signed on November 24, 1948 on channel 5. It was Kentucky's first television station and was owned by the Norton family, who had put WAVE-AM 970 on the air in 1932. In 1953, WAVE moved to channel 3 due to interference from WLWT in Cincinnati. It currently operates its digital signal on channel 48. Over the years, the Nortons acquired three other television stations and two other radio stations stations. Eventually, the Norton holdings became known as Orion Broadcasting, headquartered in Louisville with WAVE-AM-TV as the flagship station.

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November 24 - 1948 - 1932 - 1953 - WLWT - Cincinnati

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Orion merged with insurance and broadcasting conglomerate Liberty Corporation in 1981. WAVE-TV became part of Liberty's broadcast arm, Cosmos Broadcasting, while WAVE-AM was sold off. When Liberty bowed out of the insurance business in 2000, WAVE came directly under the Liberty banner.

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1981 - 2000

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In August 2005, Liberty announced that it was being purchased by Raycom Media of Montgomery, Alabama; a sale which is pending Federal Communications Commission and shareholder approval.

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August - 2005 - Raycom Media - Montgomery, Alabama - Federal Communications Commission - Shareholder

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As of 2005, Tom Wills is the station's longest-tenured on-air personality, having forecast the weather for WAVE since 1969.

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2005 - Tom Wills - 1969

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