WCPO, Ch 9, Cincinnati, OH

•  Mailing Address	1720 Gilbert Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45202
•  Main Number	513-721-9900
•  Fax Number	513-721-7717
•  Web Site	www.wcpo.com www.kypost.com
•  VP and GM	Steve Thaxton
•  Network Affiliation
•  Founded	1949
•  Promotional Phrase	"The Station That's On Your Side" and "Always On"
•  Market Rank	35

Background and Distinctions

WCPO is considered a pioneer of local live television. Its call letters were originally assigned to a Scripps radio station in Cincinnati to designate its relationship with The Cincinnati Post. The station adopted the letters in 1949 when it went on the air as the company's third television station. WCPO has received the Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast, Best Television Spot News Reporting in the 1995 Sigma Delta Chi Awards, and Best of the Best Sweepstakes Award in the National Association of Broadcaster's Service to Children's Award. WCPO went online in August 1996, was the first Cincinnati entity to have updated news over the Internet, and the first Cincinnati station to stream all of its newscasts.