On the air: New TV station sets focus on Warren County
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A new local TV station is now broadcasting out of The Atrium office suites on Morford Street with the goal of covering Warren County politics, community events and Pioneer sports.
Today is the eighth day of operation for UCTV, which stands for Upper Cumberland Television. Its available on Ch. 9 for customers who subscribe to Ben Lomand TV.
?We are here to promote this area with family friendly programming,? said station manager and lead anchor Nicole Partin. ?We want to be as involved as possible and bring people a station they can be proud of.?
The station has a live morning show from 7 to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday. County Executive Kenneth Rogers and Chamber of Commerce president Lea Chrisawn have been two guests thus far, with school system representative Bonnie Collier scheduled for Thursday.
Viewers are welcome to call in any time during the morning show with questions and comments. The phone number is 474-8288.
?It?s energetic and fun,? said Partin of the morning show. ?We try to keep people awake.?
Hilary Florence, co-anchor of the morning show, says she and Partin get along great despite knowing each other only a short time.
?I hadn?t met her until about 10 minutes before we went on the air,? said Florence. ?I think we?ve developed a pretty good on-air chemistry.?
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 6:35 p.m. the station will air local news. The Southern Standard is working with UCTV to provide information for its news broadcasts.
During football season, the station will air ?The Phil Fulmer Show? on Sunday with a replay on Monday. Family oriented sitcoms will be replayed along with other older TV shows.
The station also hopes to add local religious programming and plans are to have local doctors on the air to address medical issues.
Coverage will include Warren County Commission and McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen meetings, as well as school board meetings. Partin also indicated high school football games will be covered and possibly other sports.
?We know local sports are always a big draw,? Partin said.
UCTV is owned by Mike Yarworth, who has operated Grundy County Television for the past 10 years. Yarworth said he was more than happy to expand to Warren County when presented the opportunity.
?Levoy Knowles with Ben Lomand approached us about putting a station down there and it sounded like a good idea,? said Yarworth. ?We?re excited about getting out and covering community events.?
The station airs programming 24 hours a day.