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WJAR (channel 10) is a television station in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, affiliated with NBC.Owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, the station has studios on Kenney Drive in Cranston, Rhode Island (shared with Telemundo owned-and-operated stations WYCN-LD and WRIW-CD), and its transmitter is located in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
WJAR, owned by The Outlet Company, made its debut broadcast on September 6, 1922. [3]On December 1, 1921, the U.S. Department of Commerce, in charge of radio at the time, adopted a regulation formally establishing a broadcasting station category, which set aside the wavelength of 360 meters (833 kHz) for entertainment broadcasts, and 485 meters (619 kHz) for farm market and weather reports.
Patrice Wood, born Holly Patrice Wood, is an American journalist, who works as the main news anchor for WJAR, the NBC affiliate in Providence, Rhode Island.She also serves as the education reporter and the Tuesday´s Child segment host.
During the early 1980s, he worked as a talk radio host for WRKO in Boston and as a weekend anchor at WJAR-TV in Providence. [4] He then moved to a sports reporter position at WCVB-TV in Boston. [3] While at WCVB-TV, Edwards also served as a freelance play by play announcer for ESPN. Among the events he called were the Davis Cup finals and ...
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Its weeknight 6 o'clock show reached a reported 71,000 households which was an advantage of nearly 20,000 over nearest competitor WPRI. For the key audience measure of adult 18-49 and adult 25-54 viewers, WJAR out-delivered the competition in virtually all of its newscasts."
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After working at several radio stations, he moved to television at WJAR-TV and later joined WTEN in 1973. [3] [4] His distinctive voice was often featured in local commercials. After a career in television, he worked in local jazz radio. [3] Wood received Congressional recognition for his reporting fairness and won several journalism awards. [3]