WEY

WEY
Location	Port St. Joe, FL.
Branding	CBS 2 (general) CBS 2 NewsBeat (newscasts)
Slogan	The News Leader
Channel(s)	Digital: 2 (UHF) Virtual: 2
subchannel(s)	2.1 WEY HD - CBS 2.2 WEY-DT2 Anntena TV 2.3 W3 Network(via W3 Network Plus) 2.4 Cozi TV 2.5 Dabl
Affiliation	CBS
First air date	April 5, 1974
Former call letters	none
Former channel number	Analog: 2 (VHF, 1974–2009) Digital: 53 (UHF)
Former Affiliation	Independent (1974–1995) The WB (1995–2006) The CW (2006–2014) DT3 Cozi TV 2013-2019
Owner	Raycom Media (WEY License Subsidiary, LLC)

WEY Florida Gators logo used on newscasts during all coaches shows, pre-season games, regular season games, and a bowl game or the CFB playoff games if they make it that far.

WEY is the CBS affiliate that serves the Port St. Joe, FL broadcast area, broadcasting on channel 2. Syndicated programming on WEY includes: Two and a Half Men, The Insider, Supermarket Sweep, The Queen Latifah Show, and Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1989-1999 episodes), among others.

History

WEY was launched on April 5, 1974 by Howard Communications. As an independent, WEY aired children's cartoon in the morning, off-network syndication in the afternoon, and movies throughout the night. In 1986, WEY missed out on being an affiliate of FOX, losing it to WPSJ. They launched their news department that year instead. WEY continued to being an independent until 1995 when they became a charter member of The WB.

Choctaw Broadcasting

In the year 2000, Howard Communications sold WEY to Choctaw Broadcasting. Under Choctaw Broadcasting, they launched a new format for their newscast to rival WPSJ's prime-time newscast. After a slow start, the newscast started putting up a fight against WPSJ's newscast to the point of betting WPSJ in 2004. In 2006, Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation announced that they would sell The WB to Turner and UPN to Paramount Stations Group to form The CW, and named WEY an affiliate of The CW.

2015 Broadcasting Realignment

On Aug. 1, 2014, Choctaw Broadcasting announced that they've sold WEY to Raycom Media. CBS, in turn, announced that they're moving their affiliation from WEGK to WEY in 2015. So on Jan. 1, 2015, WEY and WEGK switched affiliations and WEY became an affiliate of CBS.

Station ID History

• Port St. Joe's independence is here. WEY TV-2. (1974-1978)
• This is WEY TV-2 Port St. Joe, Your Movie Station. (1978-1982)
• WEY TV-2 Port St. Joe is Port St. Joe's favorite station. (1982-1988)
• Port St. Joe's choice is WEY Channel 2. (1988-1992)
• Your Local Choice is WEY Channel 2 Port St. Joe. (1992-1995)
• The Entertainment Choice is The WB 2. WEY Port St. Joe. (1995-1999)
• WEY Port St Joe is The WB 2. Your Home for Entertainment. (1999-2002)
• You're watching The WB 2. WEY Port St. Joe. Where Entertainment Lives On. (2002-2006)
• This is the CW 2 Port St. Joe. TV to Talk About. (2006-2010)
• WEY Port St. Joe's CW 2. The Television Leader. (2010-2014)
• You're Watching WEY CBS 2 Port St. Joe. Your News Leader. (2014–present)

Programming Schedule from December 1997

Time	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN
5:00 am	Family Ties					Newhart
5:30 am	Family Ties					Newhart
6:00 am	Family Matters					Mama's Family	Murphy Brown
6:30 am	Garfield and Friends					Mama's Family	Three's Company
7:00 am	Tiny Toon Adventures				Channel Umptee-3	Step by Step	Roseanne
7:30 am	Captain Planet and the Planeteers					Step by Step	Boy Meets World
8:00 am	Full House					Animaniacs	Various Religious Programs
8:30 am	Full House					Superman
9:00 am	Diff'rent Strokes					Men in Black
9:30 am	Diff'rent Strokes					The New Batman/Superman Adventures
10:00 am	Gimme a Break!					Pinky and the Brain
10:30 am	Gimme a Break!					Animaniacs
11:00 am	The Facts of Life					The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries
11:30 am	The Facts of Life					Garfield and Friends
12:00 pm	Roseanne					The Facts of Life	Rosie
12:30 pm	Roseanne					Murphy Brown	Mama's Family
1:00 pm	Rosie					Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Mama's Family
1:30 pm	Rosie					Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Family Matters
2:00 pm	Maury					Step by Step	Family Matters
2:30 pm						Step by Step	Good Times
3:00 pm	The Bugs 'n Daffy Show					Full House	Good Times
3:30 pm	Animaniacs					Full House	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
4:00 pm	Pinky and the Brain					Family Matters	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
4:30 pm	The New Batman/Superman Adventures					A Different World	Seinfeld
5:00 pm	Judge Judy					Laverne and Shirley	A Different World
5:30 pm	The People's Court					Happy Days	Bewitched
6:00 pm	Cheers					Rosie	I Dream of Jeannie
6:30 pm	Step by Step					Rosie	The Jeffersons
7:00 pm	The WB2 News at Seven					The Landry Sisters	Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher
7:30 pm	The Simpsons					Living Single	The Parent 'Hood
8:00 pm	7th Heaven	For All My Family	Sister, Sister	The Simpsons	Mama’s Family	The Hogan Family	The Jamie Foxx Show
8:30 pm			Smart Guy	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper			Unhappily Ever After
9:00 pm	Buffy, the Vampire Slayer		The Wayans Bros.	Cheers			The Tom and Abby Show
9:30 pm			The Steve Harvey Show	Family Matters			The Tom and Abby Show
10:00 pm	The WB2 News at Ten
10:30 pm	Living Single					Newhart
11:00 pm	Step by Step					The Facts of Life
11:30 pm	A Different World					Rosie
12:00 am	WKRP in Cincinnati	Murphy Brown					WKRP in Cincinnati
12:30 am	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Newhart					The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1:00 am	The Beverly Hillbillies	Boy Meets World					The Beverly Hillbillies
1:30 am	Consumer Corner
2:00 am	Paid Programming
2:30 am
3:00 am
3:30 am
4:00 am
4:30 am

Logos/Bumpers

WEY logo from 2001-2006

"The 100th P.S.J. Fantabulous Parade, sponsored by McDonald's" WEY 2003 bumper.

WEY Promo from a Saturday night in 2003 as a WB affiliate

WEY Promo for "Mystery Science Theater 3000" from September 2003.

WEY Promo from 2004 as a WB affiliate

WEY "South Park" late-night bumper, brought to you by your local Subway. From 2004.

WEY "Friends" promo from 2005.

WEY promo from 2006 in the final year of WEY's relationship with The WB before The WB moved to a new station.

WEY logo from 2006-2014

News/Station Presentation (Year joined in Parenthesis)

Current On-Air Staff

Ronnie Tucker - News Director (1995)

• Sara Bates - anchor; weekday mornings "CBS 2 NewsBeat Early Edition" and "CBS 2 NewsBeat Midday" (2014)
• Les Anderson - anchor; weekday mornings "CBS 2 NewsBeat Early Edition" (2014)
• Michael Biban - anchor; weeknights at 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, and 11 (2002)

• Carrie Kolzo - anchor; weeknights at 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, and 11 (2007)

• Daniel Willingston - anchor; weekend evenings (2003)

• Lisa Young - anchor; weekend evenings (2006)

CBS 2 Super Weather Team

• Ashley Bishop - meteorologist; weekday mornings "CBS 2 NewsBeat Early Edition" and "CBS 2 NewsBeat Midday" (2014)
• Joey Brown - chief meteorologist (AMS Seal of Approval); weeknights at 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, and 11 (2001)
• Jamie Marx - meteorologist (AMS/CBM Seal of Approval); weekend evenings (2018)

CBS 2 Sports Team

• Jason Gonzales - sports director; weeknights 6 at 11 (2002)

• Chris Leachman - sports reporter; weekend evenings (2005)

Current On-Air Reporters

• Lucas Hall - general assignment reporter (2000)

• Melissa Marrs - general assignment reporter (2004)

• Deon Knipling - general assignment reporter (1999)

• Tracy Andrews - general assignment reporter (2003)

• Hunter Gyson - general assignment reporter (2009)

• Judith Folast - general assignment reporter (2007)

• Melanie Preece - general assignment reporter (2009)

• Lisa Rolander - general assignment reporter (2006)

• Mark Hernandez - general assignment reporter (2001)

• Brittany Hutton - general assignment reporter (2010)

Former On-Air staff

• Steven McCay - meteorologist; weekend evenings (2004-2017; now morning meteorologist at WFGN in Lexington, KY)
• Natalie Bustos - reporter (2004-2019; now at KMVO in Springfield, MO)