About WSTV 13

Above: WSTV 13 staff work with remote cameras during a City Council meeting.

WSTV 13 began cablecasting in Forsyth County on July 1, 1989. Initial funding for equipment came though a $250,0000 grant from Summit (now Time-Warner) cable. The first major production was the coverage of the grand opening ceremonies for the city's Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in August of 1989. With a staff of only two full-time employees, the channel was producing 32 hours of programming a month by November. Live gavel-to-gavel coverage of Winston-Salem City Council Meetings began in May of 1991. County Commission Meetings were added in October of 1993. Now with three full-time employees, WSTV 13 produces over 200 hours of programming including satellite, training, tape delayed, live studio, and remote productions. In October of 2002, WSTV 13 moved into new facilities in the renovated Winston-Salem City Hall. Under the City's new franchise agreement with Time-Warner Cable, over $200,000 in new equipment was purchased to upgrade the facility.

Above: Billy Rich coordinates with local television station for the first live remote of a Public Hearing.