WMTV NBC 15
Mark McPherson is an experienced news professional with a diverse background in broadcasting. Currently serving as a News Anchor at WMTV NBC 15 since April 2023, McPherson previously held the position of Morning News Anchor at KKTV 11 News from April 2021 to April 2023. Prior to that, McPherson worked as a Weekend Anchor/Reporter at WDJT CBS 58 and as the 6 & 10 Anchor at Waow TV Channel 9. Additionally, McPherson spent nearly a decade at WKBT News 8 as an Anchor/Producer/Reporter. Early career experience includes a role as an Associate Producer/Announcer at 623 Productions. McPherson holds a B.A. in Mass Communication - Broadcasting from Winona State University.
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.