WCOV-TV
 
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Montgomery, Alabama United States |
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| Branding | Fox 20 (general) WCOV News |
| Channels |
Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 20 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 20.1 Fox 20.2 Antenna TV 20.3 This TV |
| Owner | Woods Communications Corporation |
| First air date | April 17, 1953 |
| Call letters' meaning | Will COVington |
| Sister station(s) | WALE-LD |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 20 (UHF, 1953–2009) Digital: 16 (UHF, 1997–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Primary: CBS (1953–1986) Independent (January–October 1986) Secondary: NBC (1953–1954) ABC (1953–1960) DuMont (1953–1956) |
| Transmitter power | 460 kW |
| Height | 518 m |
| Facility ID | 73642 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°58′28.6″N 86°9′44.2″W / 31.974611°N 86.162278°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.wcov.com www.studio20mgm.com |
WCOV-TV is the Fox-affiliated television station for Central Alabama licensed to Montgomery. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 20 from a transmitter southeast of Grady along the Montgomery and Crenshaw County line. Owned by David Woods and his Woods Communications Corporation, the station has studios on WCOV Avenue in the Normandale section of Montgomery. WCOV is carried on cable systems all over central and south Alabama including Charter Cable, WOW Cable, Brighthouse Cable, DirecTV, Dish, AT&T U-Verse and many others. In addition to the FOX network programs like American Idol, Empire, NASCAR and The NFL, WCOV carries syndicated programming which includes The Ellen Show, The Big Bang Theory, The People's Court, Judge Mathis and The Andy Griffith Show.
WCOV-TV was the first television station in Montgomery, making its first broadcast on April 17, 1953. It was a primary CBS station but carried affiliations with all networks that were airing at the time (NBC, ABC, and DuMont). During the late-1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network. It was originally supposed to broadcast on VHF channel 12 (now occupied by WSFA), but RCA could not deliver a VHF transmitter in time for the launch. However, RCA could deliver a UHF transmitter. This historical accident would come back to haunt WCOV three decades later.
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