WMTV NBC 15
Abriela Thiel is an experienced news producer with a background in journalism, holding a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since December 2021, Abriela has worked at WMTV 15 News as a news producer and previously served as an associate producer. Prior to this role, Abriela contributed to The Badger Herald from September 2020 to December 2021, where titles included digital news editor, city news associate, and news writer. Abriela also gained experience as a marketing intern at Writing by Design LLC between May and September 2021. Abriela graduated from St. Mary Central High School in 2019.
WMTV NBC 15
Leading Broadcast affiliate in Madison Wisconsin. WMTV signed on the air in July 1953 on channel 33 and was an affiliate of ABC, DuMont, and NBC. In 1956, WKOW-TV, which had the CBS affiliation, picked up the ABC affiliation from WMTV after losing CBS to then-new VHF station WISC-TV, thus resulting in WMTV becoming solely affiliated with NBC. In 1960, WMTV switched channels from 33 to 15, where it remained until analog broadcasting ceased just before midnight on February 17, 2009. The station's over-the-air broadcasts are now on digital channel 19, though it is found through PSIP protocol on virtual channel 15. WMTV's digital signal initially had 2 subchannels, 15.1 (NBC) and 15.2 (The AccuWeather Channel); a third subchannel, 15.3, formally launched on April 1, 2013, affiliated with the classic TV and movie network Antenna TV.[1] On October 16, 2010, WMTV became the second commercial TV station in Madison to produce all of its newscasts in high-definition, the first being WISC-TV. On October 18, 2010, the station also began airing its flagship syndicated programs Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune in HD.