![]() ![]() It has always been an NBC affiliate, although during the late-1950s, the station was also briefly associated with the NTA Film Network. The station was owned by the Rines family through their Maine Broadcasting System the family had built the hotel in 1896, and established WCSH radio (970 AM, now WZAN) on the top floor in 1925. WCSH-TV signed on Decemfrom studios at the Congress Square Hotel in downtown Portland. The stations have produced an eight minute newscast that is looped every 10 minutes and is updated throughout the day. On WCSH-DT2 as well as Comcast and Time Warner Cable digital channel 166 is a 24-hour local news and weather channel. With their combined resources, the stations provide statewide coverage not offered by any other outlet in Maine. Although WCSH and WLBZ are based in different locations and technically serve separate markets, the two essentially operate as one station. WLBZ also airs separate station identifications and commercials. Syndicated programming exclusive to this station includes Cash Cab. There are also programs that only air on WLBZ while some are only seen on WCSH. It simulcasts most of WCSH's newscasts and clears most of its syndicated programming (though in some cases at different times). For all intents and purposes, WLBZ is a semi-satellite of WCSH. ![]() WCSH is the sister station to Maine's other NBC affiliate, WLBZ in Bangor. Syndicated programming on WCSH includes: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, The Doctors, Anderson and Inside Edition. Owned by Gannett, WCSH has studios at Congress Square in Downtown Portland. There is a high definition signal offered on Comcast digital channel 504 and Time Warner Cable digital channel 506. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 6, and Comcast channel 96. Licensed to Portland, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 44 ( PSIP virtual channel 6) from a transmitter on Winn Mountain in Sebago. WCSH is the NBC-affiliated television station for Southern Maine and Northern New Hampshire. I have the privilege of forecasting for the entire state, representing WCSH in the Portland market and WLBZ in the Bangor market. Today, I am working at NEWS CENTER Maine. I left in August of 2019, with a job offer to bring me back home to New England. I was fortunate enough to freelance in both Charleston, West Virginia, and Roanoke, Virginia. This led to freelance opportunities in larger markets. Talk about a great first gig I spent two and a half hours of newscasts every day strengthening my performance and honing my craft. I experienced three years of growth doing weather on the weekday morning show. My career started in August of 2016 at WVNS in Beckley, West Virginia. I graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science from SUNY Albany in May, 2016. ![]() I decided that more time in a studio would benefit me, so I left NWS to intern at WTEN in Albany, NY. I also interned with NWS Albany during the fall of 2015. This solidified my interest in broadcast. The first was at NBC Connecticut during the summer of 2015. I had various internships during my college years. The rest of my free time is also spent outdoors, whether it be exploring on my bike or catching fish from a kayak. I dabble in photography I'm always using the forecast to figure out what days I can get that perfect landscape shot. I like to hike, which is not as fun in the rain. My hobbies have always involved being in tune with the forecast. And now, 21 years later, I live out my dream every single day. I have dreamed of being a meteorologist since I was 6 years old. Born and raised in New England, my interest in weather was sparked after being mesmerized by thunderstorms and snowstorms alike. ![]()
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