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WFLD (channel 32) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, serving as the market's Fox network outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's Fox Television Stations division alongside Gary, Indiana–licensed WPWR-TV (channel 50).
WFLD 32: 1967-1970 (secondary) Fox (O&O) Secondary affiliation (WFLD-TV was an independent station); aired the final hour of CBS's Saturday morning lineup not cleared by the network's O&O WBBM-TV. WMEU 48.3: 2017-2024 (secondary) Independent Simulcast of WBBM-TV 2.1 from 2017-2024 to alleviate reception problems.
The broadcasting arm of Field Enterprises began in January 1966 with the initial sign-on of WFLD. On May 26, 1972, Field sold a majority ownership (about 77.5 percent) of WFLD-TV to Oakland, California–based Kaiser Broadcasting; in turn, Kaiser sold a 22.5 percent minority stake in their station group to Field. [1]
Jacobson joined WFLD in 1993 as the station's principal male news anchor, co-anchoring the station's signature 9 p.m. newscast with Robin Robinson. At WFLD, Jacobson was the most popular of the station's news personalities, such as Robin Robinson, Tamron Hall, Byron Harlan, Nancy Pender and Corey McPherrin.
A native of Markham, Illinois, McPherrin graduated from Hillcrest High School in Country Club Hills, Illinois.He then earned a bachelor's degree in radio and television from Butler University in Indianapolis, where he was president of Butler's chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity and where he participated on the school's swim team and worked on Butler's radio station, WAJC.
Area served City of license VC RF Callsign Network Notes Carbondale/~Paducah KY: Johnston City: 15 15 W15BU-D: 3ABN: 3ABN Proclaim on 15.2, 3ABN Dare to Dream on 15.3, 3ABN Latino on 15.4, 3ABN Kids on 15.5, 3ABN Radio on 15.6, 3ABN Radio Latino on 15.7, Radio 74 on 15.8
WFLD Ch. 32 (1982–89) Don Drysdale, Ken Harrelson (1982–85) Don Drysdale, Frank Messer (1986–87) John Rooney, Tom Paciorek (1988) Gary Thorne, Tom Paciorek (1989) WGN-TV Ch. 9 (1990–2019) Jim Durham, Tom Paciorek (1990) Ken Harrelson, Tom Paciorek (1991–99) Ken Harrelson, Darrin Jackson (2000–08) Ken Harrelson, Steve Stone (2009–15)
Robinson co-anchored WFLD's late local news with Bob Sirott. She has won numerous local Emmy awards for her work. [3] She also has appeared on multiple episodes of Fox's The Chicago Code as a Fox Chicago reporter alongside Bob Sirott. In November 2013, Robinson stepped down as weeknight anchor of WFLD's 9PM newscast after 26 years. She was ...