NewsChannel 5 - YouTube On September 4, 2012, Milwaukee-based Journal Communications announced that it would purchase WTVF from Landmark for $215 million. My wife, Crissy, and I have six kids between us. Nashville doesnt feel as safe as it did when I was growing up here. While Alice has never worn the uniform, her husband wore the uniform for 20 years and she understands what it means to support those who swear their lives to serve others. Wiltshire previously worked for the Metro Development Housing Agency. Wiltshire previously worked for the Metro Development Housing Agency. In 2021, the Tennessee Bureau of . Based on national crime data currently two-thirds of our crimes reported are never cleared this is making our criminals more bold and our victims more helpless. Ill take a similar approach as Mayor. All other CBS Sports programming is featured on the station, including their signature broadcasts of college basketball. There are missing faces as well as some new ones. Following my time in the Mayors Office, I continued my service as an executive at MDHA. Additionally, we need to be doing a better job providing wrap-around services to folks experiencing acute housing insecurity, including: mental health support, addiction and recovery services, and employment assistance. Over the last several years police response times to both nonemergency and emergency calls have risen to unacceptable levels. As Mayor, Im committed to making Nashville the safest big city in the country, turning MNPS into the best public education system in America, and improving the quality of life and livability of Nashville by investing in affordable housing and transit. Social For as long as he can remember, Levi's been in front of or behind a camera producing everything from short films, to the stories you now see every day on NewsChannel 5. Currently, the station's weather department utilizes data from five National Weather Service NEXRAD doppler radars (Nashville, Huntsville, Memphis, Paducah, and Louisville). Keep our roads in good repair, get our traffic lights synced, increase the frequency of buses and invest in rapid bus service on high volume routes. In fact I believe when we build a relationship we can stand up for our principles even more strongly. The station returned to the air shortly after that, with Chris Clark and Ron Howes broadcasting weather information from the station's transmitter, with the help of a legal notepad, a two-way radio and a television camera connected directly to the transmitter for the remainder of the afternoon.[31]. Ive negotiated with the state and I have disagreed with the State. Those investments will include Increased mental health resources and youth employment programs. Invest in evidence-based crime prevention programs that have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing violence and criminal activity. WTVF-DT2 features locally produced programming, repeats of local news from the main channel, and a few syndicated shows that may not fit on the program schedule of the main channel. See more. Second, we should continue to expand the Envision plan at MDHA, which is transforming public housing sites from areas of concentrated poverty into thriving mixed-income neighborhoods - without displacing current residents. As the team expanded, Williams assumed the title of chief investigative reporter. In April 2014, the station celebrated the show's 30th anniversary by airing pieces of old episodes within the past 30 years of the show's run for a few weeks. On September 24, 2020, a consortium made up of Scripps and Berkshire Hathaway announced the proposed purchase of Ion Media. Contact by email: newsroom -at -newschannel5.com NewsChannel 5+ was relaunched as an over-the-air digital sub-channel on June 21, 2009, nine days after the Digital TV transition of 2009, when WTVF began utilizing digital multi-casting on its digital signal. How do you think we can get Nashville on the right track? We made some real progress in three short years we helped create more than 4,000 units of housing that Nashvillians can actually afford. There was a time when attracting large employers and big events was a top priority for the city. First, it will pull cars off the interstate. Levi was born in Cairo, Egypt and still speaks Arabic (his first language) at home. Ive been in the room and counseled Mayors of our city through many high-impact decisions. Scripps retained the companies' broadcast holdings, including WTVF, and spun off their print holdings into Journal Media Group. Florida girl spreading love and light in Nashville after deadly - KTVZ North Nashville community rallies to pray for Bishop Marcus Campbell NewsChannel 5+ was introduced and launched in September 1996 as an all-news and information cable-only channel for the Nashville area. This marks the second time that Scripps has owned a Tennessee television station, as it was the founding owner of WMC-TV in Memphis from its 1948 sign-on until 1993. NASHVILLE, Tennessee ( WSMV) A 12-year-old Florida girl wants to use her art to help spread kindness in Nashville. Alice has advocated for a re-set from a criminal justice system to a victims justice system - and she believes that the pendulum has swung too far in not enforcing sentencing guidelines for crimes like firearm theft. The magnitude of the challenge is now measured in tens of thousands of units needed and billions of dollars to make it happen. [45] On July 31, 2009, WTVF began simulcasting on its digital subchannels the over-the-air relaunch of "NewsChannel 5+" (originally a cable-only channel) on 5.2 and the addition of classic movie network, This TV on 5.3. But the band, led by Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, has several more concerts before the tour-ending three-night stint at Oracle Park in San Francisco next month. We have had multiple transit studies. WTVF aired the CBS daytime lineup out of pattern in the late 1980s to early '90s. For more than five decades, WTVF had a decades-long monopoly in providing CBS programming to certain counties in south-central Kentucky as that area was originally part of the Nashville market until Arbitron collapsed Bowling Green into its own market area in 1977 as a result of the growth and success by that city's ABC affiliate WBKO; even then, CBS was still not locally available in that area until February 1, 2007, when NBC affiliate WNKY launched a new second digital subchannel to serve as that area's own CBS affiliate. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - First Alert Weather Days Thursday to Saturday for dangerously high heat. Its the potholes you hit on your way to work, the teachers who cannot afford housing, the victims of rising crime, the time we lose sitting in traffic, and our stretched thin public schools. If I am elected as your next Mayor, I would promote community-oriented policing strategies that prioritize building trust, collaboration, and positive relationships between law enforcement and the community. I believe Nashville should have the best public school system in America and ensure that every family, EVERY family, has an incredible public school in their neighborhood. Youll find Levi around the city with a camera in his hands, otherwise hes watching his Vikings try their hardest not to disappoint. I am not like the other candidates in this race. Finally, Ill use my bully pulpit and the office of the Mayor to raise awareness around this issue and urge federal and state leaders to take action. Come July 1, Nashvilles Community Oversight Board, as we know it, will cease operating. The driver was 18-year-old Jeffrie Prendergast, and his two . What policies do you propose that will serve all neighborhoods? As a nine-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, Thompson is one of the most recognizable faces of Channel News 4. Thats why in 2019 I helped craft an ambitious affordable housing plan and left the Mayors Office to join the citys housing authority to work on making Nashville a more affordable place to live. Three teens killed in single-vehicle crash in Nashville Ensuring that Nashvillians feel safe will always be one of my top priorities as mayor. Encourage officers to engage with residents, establish neighborhood watch programs, and facilitate regular community meetings to address concerns and foster dialogue. Additionally, the 1970s syndicated version of Candid Camera originated from the station's facilities for most of its run. As mayor, Ill also work with MNPD to emphasize getting illegal guns off the streets. That is unacceptable. As Mayor Alice Rolli will demand accountability for our residents and for victims of crime so that we can avoid following the path of other big cities in America. As mayor, we will take the necessary steps to ensure that our private sector is building this type of housing (e.g., motel refurbishment) as well as more innovative/lower cost solutions (e.g., pre-manufactured housing such as what is going on at Fisk). After the transition occurred, some viewers in the immediate Nashville area were having reception problems of the VHF digital channel. Since CBS Saturday Morning does not run on the main channel, it runs instead on WTVF-DT2 on a one-hour delay, from 8 to 10 a.m. CT. CBS Overnight News is also run almost in its entirety during each weekday morning, usually from 1:35 to 3:30a.m., since the main channel airs certain syndicated programming, and does not join the overnight news program until 2:37a.m. Scripps Agrees to Buy ION Media for $2.65 billion in Berkshire-Backed Deal", "E.W. [55], The station is also available on cable in the Fayetteville area of Lincoln County, the only Middle Tennessee county that is in the Huntsville, Alabama media market. WTVF produced daily 90-second news updates for UniMs affiliate WLLC-LP (channel 42), anchored by Eva Melo. If an 18 year old can serve their country - an 18 year old can serve their city. Great organizations welcome such scrutiny. Entertainment. Local News - NewsChannel 5 Nashville In 2021, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation recorded 70,000 different crimes that happened in Nashville. Local government cannot do it alone. The latest news in Nashville, Tennessee weather, traffic + Add channel Details KTLA+ KTLA+ is Channel 5's news and streaming video service for smart TV platforms, including Roku. We need to act with urgency. Anyone who has traveled around Nashville knows this system is completely broken. Of those, 101 people were murdered with only 40 of those cases solved. If you are born poor in Nashville, you are more likely to remain poor than in 80% of the other cities in our country. Last year, the city began construction of a permanent supportive housing facility of 90 units that will cost just nearly $300,000 a unit. WTVF's studios are located on James Robertson Parkway in downtown Nashville, and its transmitter is located north of downtown along I-24 near Whites Creek. Utilize data analysis and intelligence-led policing techniques to identify crime hotspots and trends. Toymaker. As mayor, Ill stop the games and get back to solving problems. During the 1970s and 1980s, the station used the Eyewitness News moniker for its newscasts. In 1983, the Hobbys reorganized their broadcast holdings as H&C Communications after the Post was sold. Cities that have been effective in addressing homelessness (e.g., Houston) have done four things: (1) coordinated the effort of various city agencies, non-profits, faith community, and community partners through the mayors office; (2) built sufficient quantities of permanent housing, the large majority being done by the private sector; (3) effectively scaled, supported and coordinated community partners/non-profits to provide the required support services; (4) built robust data-based processes and systems to support the entire effort. Subscribe NewsChannel5.com Home Videos Shorts Live Playlists. Copyright 2023 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. [16] On September 1, 2021, Bounce TV replaced Laff. How will you work with the state legislature and preserve the will of Metro Nashvilles voters? We need to expand public-private partnerships like the Housing Resiliency Fund at The Housing Fund, which helps working-class homeowners avoid getting priced out of the city by rising property taxes. That is unacceptable. But for Nashvilles children, the dream of a better life is too often just that, a dream. Before the interruption of the signal, which was caused by winds in excess of 100 miles per hour (161km/h), the station's weather camera on top of the AT&T Building (then BellSouth Building) captured the tornado as it moved into downtown Nashville during the station's broadcast of wall-to-wall tornado warning coverage that afternoon. How will you ensure that Nashville gets the same level of community oversight that voters overwhelmingly approved? The Metro Nashville Police Department has exceptional leadership and the vast majority of its officers and staff demonstrate the highest professionalism.