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SPRINGFIELD/CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WICS-TV (ABC 20) in Springfield, IL and WICD-TV (ABC 15) in Champaign, IL have announced a news share agreement with WRSP-TV (FOX 55) in Springfield, IL and WCCU-TV (FOX 27) in Urbana, IL, in which WICS/WICD will produce a 35-minute 9:00pm newscast Monday through Sunday on WRSP/WCCU, beginning September 2006.
"We are pleased and proud to add 'NewsChannel at 9 on FOX Illinois' to the repertoire of programs and services that we provide," commented Tim Mathis, General Manager of WICS/WICD. "We believe it is another example in a growing list of distinguished accomplishments by the NewsChannel 15/NewsChannel 20 news team as the leading providers of local news in East Central and Central Illinois."
Ric Gorman, CEO and President of GOCOM, added, "GOCOM is proud of what we are going to offer the FOX Illinois viewers in the Champaign/Springfield/Decatur area. We are particularly excited about the news programming. Adding a 9:00pm prime-time local newscast is such an important move for FOX Illinois because we will be able to deliver a great local newscast right after the huge-audience programs like 'American Idol,' '24,' 'House,' 'Bones,' The NFL, and The World Series.
"I said 'great local newscast' because we are confident that the producing partner, WICS NewsChannel 20 and WICD NewsChannel 15 will provide extensive local news coverage for the entire marketplace. The resources ...
Source: HighBeam Research, WICS/WICD and WRSP/WCCU to Produce a Shared 9pm Newscast in...