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For the real-life CBS affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina, see WBTV on Wikipedia.
WBTV
WBTV 2023 Logo

Location

Coast City, NY

Branding

CBS Coast City (general)
CBS 4 News (newscasts)

Slogan

Working 4 You

Channel(s)

Digital: 4 (VHF)
Virtual: 4

subchannel(s)

4.1 - CBS

Affiliation

CBS

First air date

November 18, 1949

Former call letters

N/A

Former channel number

Analog: 4 (VHF, 1949-2009)
Digital: 9 (VHF, 1999-2009)

Former affiliations

ABC (1949-1952)
Independent (1952-1968)

Owner

CBS News and Stations
(Paramount Global)
(CBS Broadcasting Inc.)

WBTV (channel 4) is a television station in Coast City, New York, United States, airing programming from the CBS network. The station is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division.

Programming Schedule[]

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
7:00am CBS Mornings CBS Saturday Morning CBS 4 Morning News: Sunday
7:30am
8:00am
8:30am
9:00am The Drew Barrymore Show CBS Dream Team CBS Sunday Morning
9:30am
10:00am Let's Make a Deal Face the Nation
10:30am
11:00am The Price is Right Paid Programming
11:30am
12:00pm CBS 4 News at Noon CBS Sports Programming/Movies
12:30pm The Young and The Restless
1:00pm
1:30pm The Bold and The Beautiful
2:00pm The Talk
2:30pm
3:00pm Judge Judy
3:30pm Hot Bench
4:00pm Dr. Phil
4:30pm
5:00pm CBS 4 News at Five
5:30pm
6:00pm CBS 4 News at Six CBS Weekend News
6:30pm CBS Evening News CBS Weekend News CBS 4 News at 6:30
7:00pm Jeopardy Paid Programming 60 Minutes
7:30pm Wheel of Fortune
8:00pm CBS Primetime
8:30pm
9:00pm
9:30pm
10:00pm
10:30pm
11:00pm CBS 4 News at Eleven
11:30/11:35pm The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Charmed Charmed
12:00am
12:30/12:35am The Late Late Show with James Corden The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory
1:00am Paid Programming
1:30am Paid Programming
2:00/2:05am CBS Overnight News
2:30/2:35am
3:00am
3:30am
4:00am CBS Morning News
4:30am CBS 4 Morning News
5:00am Paid Programming CBS 4 Morning News: Sunday
5:30am
6:00am CBS 4 Morning News: Saturday
6:30am

Announcers[]

  • John Young (1986-1991)
  • Danny Dark (1991-1994)
  • Don LaFontaine (1994-2002)
  • No Announcer (2002-2003)
  • Keri Tombazian (2003-2006)
  • John Pleisse (2006-2020)
  • Rick Wasserman (2020–present)

Newscast Operations[]

Current On-Air Staff[]

  • Chuck Lanegan - Sports Director - Weekday 5, 6, and 11 P.M. Newscasts (1984–Present)
  • Jolene Talbot - Chief Meteorologist - Weekday 5, 6, and 11 P.M. Newscasts (1988–Present)
  • Keisha Tyler - Anchor - Weekday 6 P.M. Newscasts (1992–Present)

Former On-Air Staff[]

  • Alan Ramirez - Chief Meteorologist (1969-1990)
  • Tobias Van Dyke - Anchor (1981-1993, Now with WWRC)
  • Robert Simmons - Anchor (1974-2005)

Newscast Themes[]

  • Go 4 It - Klein& (1983-1986)
  • News Series 3000 - Gari Media Group (1986-1991)
  • Everyday Music Package - Wow & Flutter (1991-1994)
  • Local First News - Joe LoDuca (1994-2000)
  • CFCF 2000 Pulse Theme (2000-2003)
  • The CBS Enforcer Collection - Gari Media Group (2003-2007 and 2010–2023)
  • Newstime - 615 Music (2007-2010)
  • Dimensional - Antfood (2023-present)

Newscast Titles[]

  • News 4 Coast City (1977-1987)
  • News 4 The Northeast (1987-2002)
  • CBS 4 News (2002–Present)

Voiceover History[]

  • News 4 Coast City with (anchor),(and) (anchor),(and) ((meteorologist) with weather), (and) ((sports anchor/director) with sports) (1979-1986)
  • This is WBTV television, Coast City. From the News Leader for Coast City and the Northeast, (anchor),(and) (anchor),(and) ((meteorologist)'s weather), (and) (sports headlines with (sports anchor/director)). This is News FOR Northeast New York, this is News 4 Coast City. (1986-1987)
  • Channel 4, WBTV television, Coast City. From the News Leader for Coast City and the Northeast. Live at X, (anchor),(and) (anchor),(and) ((meteorologist)'s weather), (and) ((sports anchor/director) with sports headlines), (and) ((commentator) with commentary). This is News 4 The Northeast. (1987-1991)
  • You're watching WBTV 4, Coast City and the Northeast's News Leader. This is (anchor), (anchor),(and) (meteorologist),(and) (sports anchor/director), and this is News 4 The Northeast (1991-1994)
  • (anchor), (anchor), Instant Weather Watch with (meteorologist), and (sports anchor/director). Now, News 4 The Northeast. (1994-2000)
  • Live, from our Coast City News Center. News 4 The Northeast. (2000-2002)
  • CBS 4 News. Live, from our Coast City News Center. With (anchor) (and (anchor)). (2002-2003)
  • Live, from the CBS 4 Studios. This, is CBS 4 News. Live at X. (2003-2006)
  • This, is CBS 4 News. Live at X. (2006-2008)
  • First in the area, in High-Definition. This is CBS 4 News. Live at X/This Morning. (2008-2010)
  • Live at X. This is CBS 4 News, in High-Definition. (2010-2012)
  • Working 4 You. This is CBS 4 News. Live at X. (2012-2016)
  • You're watching CBS 4 News at X. Working 4 You. (2016–Present)

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