WMTV NBC 15
Marcus Aarsvold is an experienced multimedia journalist currently working at WMTV NBC 15 since December 2021, focusing on sharing significant stories from the Southern Wisconsin community. Previously, Marcus served as a weekend broadcast reporter at WXOW News 19 from January 2019 to December 2022, where responsibilities included writing, shooting, and producing news stories. Earlier roles included an audio operator at KTTC TV, a digital production assistant at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and various positions that highlighted skills in journalism, customer service, and administration. Marcus holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Minnesota, earned in 2018.
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.