WMTV NBC 15
Austin Hansen is a seasoned media professional with extensive experience in journalism and production. Currently serving as a Producer/Videographer at WMTV NBC 15 since August 2019, Austin previously held the position of News Anchor/Reporter at KWQC TV-6 News from May 2018 to July 2019. Prior roles include Media Production Assistant/Videographer at Northern Illinois University, where responsibilities encompassed videography for various sports events, and multiple roles at the Northern Television Center, including reporter, videographer, scriptwriter, and anchor. Austin's career also includes reporting for 89.5 WNIJ & 90.5 WNIU, focusing on gathering sound bites and conducting interviews. Austin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from Northern Illinois University, complemented by foundational education at Sauk Valley Community College and Eastland High School.
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.