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WLEX-TV
Lexington, Kentucky
Branding	LEX 18 (general) LEX 18 News (newscasts)
Slogan	With Coverage You Can Count On, This is LEX 18 News
Channels	Analog: 18 (VHF) Digital: 39 (UHF)
Affiliations	NBC
Owner	Evening Post Publishing Company (WLEX Communications, LLC)
First air date	March 15, 1955
Call letters’ meaning	LEXington
Former affiliations	All secondary: DuMont (1955) CBS (1955-1957) ABC (1955-1968)
Transmitter Power	1100 kW (analog) 475 kW (digital)
Height	195 m (analog) 286 m (digital)
Facility ID	73203
Transmitter Coordinates	38°3′56.8″N 84°29′13.4″W / 38.065778, -84.487056 (analog) 38°2′2.8″N 84°23′37.6″W / 38.034111, -84.393778 (digital)
Website	LEX18.com

For the experimental television station in Boston that used the branding "WLEX", see W1XAY.

WLEX-TV Channel 18 is the NBC affiliate for Lexington, Kentucky and the East-Central Kentucky region. Its transmitter is located in Lexington.

History

WLEX first went on the air as a radio station in 1946. Channel 18 signed on March 15, 1955 as Lexington's first television station, with programming from all four networks (NBC, ABC, CBS, and DuMont). The DuMont network went out of business later that year. In 1957 CBS programming moved to WKYT-TV. In 1968 ABC programming moved to WBLG-TV (now WTVQ-TV), making WLEX a full-time NBC affiliate.

Firsts

• First station to broadcast a test pattern in Lexington (January 19, 1955)
• First station to broadcast programming in Lexington (March 15, 1955)
• First tower over 600 feet in Kentucky (December, 1954)
• First Kentucky commercial station to regularly schedule an educational program (Zemanski and White Physics, 1959; Anthropology I, September, 1959)
• First television broadcast of University of Kentucky basketball – DePaul University, from Chicago, February 18, 1956 (DePaul won 81-79)
• First station to air regularly-scheduled church service telecast in Kentucky (Immanuel Baptist)
• First station in Kentucky to broadcast in full-color and first full-color UHF in the United States (November 15, 1962)
• First station in Lexington to have a female news anchor, Sue Hackett Wylie (April, 1968)
• First station in Kentucky to produce a computer-generated program log (July, 1968)
• First commercial station in Lexington to use broadcast-quality Electronic News Gathering, ENG, (October, 1978)
• First station in Lexington to air a Saturday morning newscast (July 4, 1992)
• First station in Lexington to air an hour-long weekly morning newscast (July 6, 1992)

• In September 2007, Kristie Kubovic became the first woman in Kentucky to receive the American Meteorological Society's CBM seal. This seal is an upgrade to the AMS seal.
• WLEX-TV is number 1 in the Lexington-Fayette market. It has won nine AP awards and voted best newscast in Kentucky out of all the stations in Kentucky.

Current Newscasts

Monday-Friday

• LEX 18 News @ Sunrise (5:00AM - 7:00AM)
• LEX 18 News @ Noon
• LEX 18 News @ 12:30PM
• LEX 18 News @ 5:00
• LEX 18 News @ 5:30
• LEX 18 News @ 6:00
• LEX 18 News @ 11:00

Saturday & Sunday

• LEX 18 News @ 6:00PM
• LEX 18 News @ 11:00PM

High Definition & Theme Music

In Spring 2007, WLEX-TV became the 2nd station in Lexington and Kentucky as a whole to broadcast newscasts in High Definition, and to debut a new set. They have used their famous "Skyline" set for 10 years until they updated it in May of 2007. They also are using 615 Music's theme, In-Sink V.1,V.2,V.3 for 8 years.

Digital Television

The station's digital channel:

Digital channels

Personalities

News Anchors

• Kevin Christopher, LEX 18 News @ 5, 5:30, 6, and 11
• Nancy Cox, LEX 18 News @ 5, 5:30, 6, and 11
• Dia Davidson, LEX 18 News @ Sunrise, Noon, & 12:30
• Chris Goodman, LEX 18 News @ Sunrise & Noon
• Lee Cruse, LEX 18 News @ Sunrise & 12:30

Saturday & Sunday

• Kristen Pflum, LEX 18 News @ 6, & 11:00

News Reporters

• Leigh Searcy
• Chris Lupien
• Lee Cruse
• Nicole Pence
• Kristen Pflum
• Sarah Lane
• Amanda Hara
• Travis Thompson
• Jessica Moore
• Jaimie Weiss
• Jackie Congedo

Weather

• Bill Meck, (AMS) Chief Meteorologist @ 5, 5:30, 6, & 11
• Tom Ackerman, (CBM) Meteorologist @ Sunrise, Noon, & 12:30
• Kristie Kubovic, (CBM & NWA) Meteorologist Weekends 6 and 11, Weekend Morning Cut-Ins, & Fill-In

Sports

• Alan Cutler
• Mary Jo Perino
• Brent Carney

Kentucky Derby Coverage

LEX 18 News has brought Central Kentucky live coverage of the Kentucky Derby since 2000 when LEX 18 signed a contract with NBC Sports. In 2005, LEX 18 Renewed the contract and they are still bringing All-day coverage of the Derby with their "Derby Crew". No other Lexington station currently broadcast Derby Day coverage due to contract rights.

References

External links

• WLEX website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WLEX
• BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WLEX-TV

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