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{{Infobox Broadcast |
| color = lightgreen
call_letters = WFTS|
| name = River jam
station_logo = [[Image:Actionnews.jpg]]|
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
station_slogan = Taking Action For You <br> Always On|
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
station_branding = ''ABC Action News''<br>''Your ABC Action News Station''|
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
analog = 28 ([[Ultra high frequency|UHF]])|
| ordo = [[Fabales]]
digital = 29 (UHF)|
| familia = [[Fabaceae]]
affiliations = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|
| genus = ''[[Acacia]]''
founded = [[December 14]], [[1981]]|
| species = '''''A. coriacea'''''
location = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] / [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]|
| binomial = ''Acacia coriacea''
callsign_meaning = '''W''' '''F'''amily '''T'''elevision '''S'''tation<br>(or '''F'''ox '''T'''elevision '''S'''tation when it was an affiliate of that network)|
| binomial_authority = [[A. P. de Candolle|DC.]]
former_callsign = |
owner = [[The E.W. Scripps Company]]|
former_affiliations = [[Independent station|Independent]] (1981-1988)<br>[[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] (1988-1994)|
homepage = [http://www.abcactionnews.com/ www.abcactionnews.com/](''Note: Renovated website is online as of March 12, 2007'')|
}}
}}


'''''Acacia coriacea''''', commonly known as '''river jam''', '''wirewood''', '''wiry wattle''', '''desert oak''', or '''dogwood''', is a [[tree]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Fabaceae]]. It occurs throughout northern [[Australia]], growing as a tall tree on the banks of rivers. It also occurs as a spreading, low tree behind coastal dunes, on [[spinifex]] plains and in woodlands in semi-arid regions.
'''WFTS''' ('''''"ABC [[Action News]]"''''') is the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate for the [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]-[[Saint Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg, Florida]] market, owned by [[The E.W. Scripps Company]]. It broadcasts its analog signal on UHF channel 28 and its digital signal on UHF channel 29. Its transmitter is located in [[Riverview, Florida]].


River jam grows to a height of about eight metres. It usually has just one or two main trunks. Like most ''[[Acacia]]'' species, it has [[phyllode]]s rather than true leaves. These are thick and leathery, between twenty and thirty centimetres long, and narrow. The flowers are yellow, and held in spherical clusters about five millimetres in diameter. The pods are usually curled up, but are around twenty centimetres long when straightened. They are greatly constricted between the seeds.
==History==
WFTS-TV first went on the air on [[December 14]], [[1981]] as an [[independent station]]. Being a flagship of the locally-based Family Group Broadcasting, the station programmed a family-oriented general entertainment format with cartoons, off-network dramas, old movies and religious shows. An era of local ownership ended on [[April 22]], [[1984]], when it was acquired by [[Capital Cities Communications]]. It was Capital Cities' first station in [[Florida]], the group's first -- and only -- independent station, and was also the last station acquired by the group prior to its merger with ABC.


== Varieties ==
Under Capital Cities, the station added more off-network sitcoms and reduced the number of religious shows and dramas on its schedule. In [[1986]], Capital Cities stunned the world with its purchase of ABC -- the network was ten times bigger than CapCities was at the time. CapCities owned several ABC affiliates, and two CBS affiliates: [[KFSN-TV]] in [[Fresno, California]] and [[WTVD]] in [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]-[[Durham, North Carolina]]. The company's combined assets exceeded FCC ownership limits at the time, so CapCities decided to keep its CBS affiliates and change their affiliations to ABC, along with [[WPVI-TV]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] and [[KTRK-TV]] in [[Houston, Texas]], and sold WFTS and ABC's O&O in [[Detroit, Michigan]], [[WXYZ-TV]], to the [[E. W. Scripps Company]], while selling several other stations to minority-owned firms.
*''Acacia coriacea'' var. ''coriacea'' is a synonym for ''Acacia coriacea'' subsp. ''coriacea''.<ref>[http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apx?taxon_id=6237 Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)]</ref>


== Subspecies ==
[[Image:fox28wfts.png|thumb|left|FOX28 logo used from 1988-1994.]]
There are three subspecies:
Scripps continued the format on WFTS, running cartoons, sitcoms, movies, and dramas. A 10pm newscast was planned for the station, but did not come to fruition. WFTS picked up the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliation in [[1988]] after [[WTOG]] dropped it and the station began to identify on air as ''"FOX28"''.
* [[Acacia coriacea subsp. coriacea]]
* [[Acacia coriacea subsp. pendens]]
* [[Acacia coriacea subsp. sericophylla]]


A. coriacea subsp. ''coriacea'' is mostly restricted to [[Western Australia]], but there is a small, isolated population in the [[Northern Territory]]; ''A.&nbsp;c.''&nbsp;subsp. ''pendens'' is endemic to Western Australia. ''A.&nbsp;c.''&nbsp;subsp. ''sericophylla'' is the most widely distributed subspecies, occurring in every mainland [[States and territories of Australia|State]] except [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].
On [[May 22]], [[1994]], [[New World Communications]] came to an agreement with Fox, and most of New World's stations, including [[WTVT]], Tampa Bay's longtime [[CBS]] affiliate, were to affiliate with Fox. CBS would also lose longtime affiliates in Atlanta, Detroit, [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], and Dallas-Ft. Worth, and as a result, wooed WXYZ and Cleveland's ABC affiliate that was also owned by Scripps, [[WEWS-TV]] (which incidentally was a CBS affiliate in the past), for affiliation. Scripps informed ABC that in order not to lose 2 of its longest standing and strongest affiliates, that ABC would have to affiliate with 4 other stations owned by Scripps: WFTS, [[KNXV-TV]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] (which was also due to lose its Fox affiliation to a New World station), [[WMAR-TV]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland]] and [[WCPO-TV]] in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] -- the latter had to wait for ABC's affiliation contract with [[WKRC-TV]] to expire in June [[1996]] to switch.


==References==
[[Image:Wfts1996.jpg|thumb|right|ABC28 logo used from 1994-2002.]]
=== Notes ===
As a result, in [[1994]], WFTS assumed the ABC affiliation from longtime affiliate [[WTSP]], which became the new CBS affiliate, sent the Fox affiliation to WTVT, and sent most of its syndicated programming to [[WTTA]], [[WTOG]] and/or [[WMOR-TV|WTMV]], which would also air [[Fox Kids]]. [[2004|A decade later]], WFTS became one of three Florida television stations, and one of the many Scripps-owned ABC affiliates that preempted ''[[Saving Private Ryan]].''
<References/>
=== General References ===
{{wikispecies|Acacia coriacea}}
* {{Flora of Australia Online|name=Acacia coriacea|id=1054}}
* {{Flora of Western Australia|name=Acacia coriacea|f=163|level=s|id=3270}}
* {{cite book|author=Mitchell, A. A. and Wilcox, D. G.|year=[[1994]]|title=Arid Shrubland Plants of Western Australia|edition=Second and Enlarged Edition|publisher=University of Western Australia Press|location=Nedlands, Western Australia|id=ISBN 1-875560-22-X}}


== External Links ==
The station is not available on cable in southern [[Sarasota County]] due to the presence of [[WWSB]], an ABC station formed after WTSP's coverage of the Sarasota area was insufficient when WTSP was an ABC affiliate.
[http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/science/timage/3270ic1.jpg ''Acacia coriacea'' Photo]


[[Category:Flora of the Northern Territory]]
Tampa-St. Petersburg is the largest market with an ABC affiliate on the UHF dial, and the third largest market with a major network on the UHF dial, while the larger markets with a major network on the UHF dial are [[Atlanta, Georgia]] ([[WGCL-TV]], channel 46) and [[Detroit, Michigan]] ([[WWJ-TV]], channel 62). Both are [[CBS]] affiliates.
[[Category:Flora of Western Australia]]

[[Category:Flora of Queensland]]
===Controversy===
[[Category:Acacia|Coriacea, Acacia]]
On [[January 7]], [[2006]], outside the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] playoff game against the [[Washington Redskins]], WFTS handed out free "Go Bucs" t-shirts, which the [[National Football League]] said violated [[trademark]] rights. WFTS ignored a [[cease-and-desist]] letter by the NFL on the same day. The Buccaneers, after getting the green light from the NFL, refused to allow WFTS to attend a press conference held by coach [[Jon Gruden]], said Bucs spokesman Jeff Kamis. Complicating matters even further, [[WFLA-TV|WFLA]] and ''[[The Tampa Tribune]]'' have an exclusive coverage partnership with the team. WFTS-TV's studios are outside [[Raymond James Stadium]], the Buccaneers stadium. [http://www.tampatrib.com/sportsnews/MGBWBUWYAIE.html]
[[Category:Trees]]

[[Category:Trees of Australia]]
In [[June]], [[2006]], WFTS reporter Don Germaise was temporarily suspended from his reporting duties after agreeing to an interview exchange with a Tampa Bay area white supremacist. [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6529321192592077064&q=don+germaise]

==Newscasts==
During its days as an independent station and Fox affiliate, WFTS presented hourly newsbreaks and weatherbreaks, featuring a person reading the day's headlines or the current forecast. During the station's first few months on the air, the newsbreaks were provided by WNSI-AM 1380 (now [[WWMI]]) in audio only, over a slide that said ''News Check''. Later on, News Checks began to feature newsreaders on camera at WFTS's studios. By the late-1980s, the newsbreaks became ''28 Newsbreak'' or ''28 Weatherbreak''. These newsbreaks were discontinued in December 1994 after the station became an ABC affiliate and launched a full-scale news operation.

[[Image:WFTS1994news.png|thumb|left|28 Tampa Bay News logo used from 1994-2002.]]

WFTS began airing full-scale newscasts in [[1994]], under the ''"28 Tampa Bay News"'' handle. The newscasts initially originated from Telemation studios in [[Clearwater, Florida|Clearwater]], since WFTS's studios on Tampa's east side (at the corner of [[Interstate 4|I-4]] and Columbus Drive) didn't have enough room for a full-sized newsroom or set. The station's news operation then moved to its new studios on Himes Avenue across from Raymond James Stadium in [[1996]]. The station gradually added newscasts at 5-7am, 12noon-12:30pm, 5-6:30pm, and 11-11:35pm. Given the fact that many former Fox stations have switched to ABC, NBC or CBS at the time, WFTS did not falter with many stations of such that launched newscasts with no success at competing with long-standing (mostly VHF) news stations (some stations cancelled their newscasts as a result), but rather it competes somewhat well with long standing stations [[WTVT]], [[WFLA]] and [[WTSP]], though the newscasts continually place last, with the exception of 5-6 am hour and 6-7 am hour of the morning newscast [March 2007], which placed ahead of WTSP's morning news. WFTS's 11pm newscast [March 2007] was in a statistical tie for last place with WTVT's year-old 11pm newscast. Also, WFTS's noon newscast placed second, ahead of WTVT and WFLA, but behind WTSP [March 2007]. [http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2007/03/uncle_erics_gui.html].

[[Image:28news2002.png|thumb|Old 28 News opening used briefly in 2002. Notice that the black and red on the "28" logo are switched.]]

The newscast title was changed to ''"28 News"'' briefly in [[2002]], before being changed again to ''"ABC Action News"'' later that year due to viewer confusion with the ABC28 branding. The "Action News" all day branding is also shared with sister station [[KSHB-TV]] in Kansas City, which is an NBC affiliate.

In fall 2005, the station extended its midday newscast to a full hour, from 12noon-1pm, following the cancellation of ABC's soap ''[[Port Charles]]''.

===News Segments===
'''Taking Action For You'''

:Taking Action reporter [[Jackie Callaway]] assists people in the Tampa Bay area with consumer complaints and issues.

'''Investigators'''

:The ABC Action News Investigators, led by [[Matthew Schwartz]], uncovers corruption and exposes wrongdoing in the Tampa Bay area.
:Schwartz moved to Tampa in January, 2005. He previously won four Emmy Awards while reporting for 20 years in New York City.

'''Call For Action Attorney'''

:Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, legal expert [[Kellie Lightbourn]] answers questions concerning consumer rights under the law.

'''Dirty Dining'''

:[[Wendy Ryan]] exposes local Bay area restaurants that are filled with violations.
:This segment was originally featured on Thursday nights from [[2004]]-[[2005]]. The segment returned a while in 2006 for a few more times and sometimes is played on Sunday nights on the eleven o'clock newscast.

===Newscast Lineup===
====Weekdays====
[[Image:Wfts2007.png|thumb|right|Logo introduced in late 2006. It is used for the logo [[digital on-screen graphic|bug]] during newscasts and in
promos. This logo is slowly replacing the current ABC Action News logo. In March 2007, the logo was added to WFTS's website.]]
*''' ''ABC Action News at 5 AM'' - 5 AM-6 AM'''
:Anchors: [[Dan Shaffer]], [[Deiah Riley]]
:Weather: [[Wayne Shattuck]]
:Traffic: Joe Demay (maps), [[Alan "Captain Al" Taylor|Captain Al]] (''Action Air 1'')
:Sports: [[Al Keck]] or [[Tom Korun]]
*''' ''ABC Action News at 6 AM'' - 6 AM-7 AM'''
:Anchors: [[Dan Shaffer]], [[Deiah Riley]]
:Weather: [[Wayne Shattuck]]
:Traffic: Joe Demay (maps), [[Alan "Captain Al" Taylor|Captain Al]] (''Action Air 1'')
:Sports: [[Al Keck]] or [[Tom Korun]]
*''' ''ABC Action News at NOON'' - 12 NOON-1 PM'''
:Anchors: [[Dan Shaffer]], [[Deiah Riley]]
:Weather: [[Wayne Shattuck]]
*''' ''ABC Action News at Five'' - 5 PM-6 PM'''
:Anchors: [[Walt Maciborski]], [[Linda Hurtado]]
:Weather: [[Denis Phillips]]
*''' ''ABC Action News at Six'' - 6 PM-6:30 PM'''
:Anchors: [[Brendan McLaughlin]], [[Wendy Ryan]]
:Weather: [[Denis Phillips]]
:Sports: [[Al Keck]]
*''' ''ABC Action News at Eleven'' - 11 PM-11:35 PM'''
:Anchors: [[Brendan McLaughlin]], [[Wendy Ryan]]
:Weather: [[Denis Phillips]]
:Sports: [[Al Keck]]

====Saturdays====
*''' ''ABC Action News at Six'' - 6 PM-6:30 PM'''
:Anchors: [[John Thomas]], [[Sarina Fazan]]
:Weather: [[Linda Gialanella]]
:Sports: [[Tom Korun]]
*''' ''ABC Action News at Eleven'' - 11 PM-11:35 PM'''
:Anchors: [[John Thomas]], [[Sarina Fazan]]
:Weather: [[Linda Gialanella]]
:Sports: [[Tom Korun]]

====Sundays====
*''' ''Flashpoint'' '''(public affairs) '''- 11 AM-11:30 AM'''
:Host: [[Brendan McLaughlin]]
*''' ''ABC Action News at Six'' - 6 PM-6:30 PM'''
:Anchors: [[John Thomas]], [[Sarina Fazan]]
:Weather: [[Linda Gialanella]]
:Sports: [[Tom Korun]]
*''' ''ABC Action News at Eleven'' - 11 PM-11:35 PM'''
:Anchors: [[John Thomas]], [[Sarina Fazan]]
:Weather: [[Linda Gialanella]]
*''' ''Sports Zone'' - 11:35 PM-12:05 AM'''
:Hosts: [[Al Keck]], [[Tom Korun]]

==News Personalities==
===Current Personalities===
[[Image:DonGermaiseWFTS2004.jpg|thumb|150px|right|WFTS reporter [[Don Germaise]] reporting from Punta Gorda in 2004.]]
[[Image:0924denis1.jpg|thumb|150px|right|WFTS Chief Meteorologist [[Denis Phillips]] reporting during Hurricane Rita coverage.]]
'''News Anchors'''
*'''[[Dan Shaffer]]''', weekday morning and NOON anchor (5-7 AM and NOON-1 PM) (since [[1996]])
*'''[[Deiah Riley]]''', weekday morning and NOON anchor (5-7 AM and NOON-1 PM) (since [[2003]])
*'''[[Walt Maciborski]]''', weekday afternoon anchor/reporter (5-6 PM) (since [[2005]])
*'''[[Linda Hurtado]]''', weekday afternoon anchor/health reporter (5-6 PM) (since [[1994]])
*'''[[Brendan McLaughlin]]''', weekday evening anchor/host of ''Flashpoint'' (6-6:30 PM and 11-11:35PM) (since [[1994]])
*'''[[Wendy Ryan]]''', weekday evening anchor/''Dirty Dining'' reporter (6-6:30 PM and 11-11:35PM)
*'''[[John Thomas (news anchor)|John Thomas]]''', weekend evening anchor/weekday reporter (6-6:30 PM and 11-11:35 PM)
*'''[[Sarina Fazan]]''', weekend evening anchor/weekday reporter (6-6:30 PM and 11-11:35 PM)

'''Meteorologists'''
*'''[[Wayne Shattuck]]''', (AMS) weekday morning and NOON meteorologist (5-7 AM and NOON-1 PM) (since [[1994]])
*'''[[Denis Phillips]]''', (AMS) weekday evening chief meteorologist (5-6:30 PM and 11-11:35 PM) (since [[1994]])
*'''[[Linda Gialanella]]''', (AMS) weekend meteorologist/special assignment reporter (6-6:30 PM and 11-11:35 PM)
* '''[[Stephanie Roberts]]''', (NWA Certified) freelance fill-in meteorologist (since [[2006]])
*'''[[J. Richey]]''', weather staff/fill-in weather forecaster (since [[2006]])

'''Sports Anchors'''
*'''[[Al Keck]]''', weekday sports anchor/sports director (since [[2001]])
*'''[[Tom Korun]]''', weekend sports anchor
*'''[[Dan Eassa]]''', fill-in sports anchor/ sports producer (since [[2007]])
'''News Reporters'''
*'''[[Jackie Callaway]]''', chief ''Taking Action For You'' reporter (since [[2002]])
*'''[[Matthew Schwartz]]''', investigative reporter (since [[2005]])
*'''[[Kellie Lightbourn]]''', ''Call For Action Attorney'' reporter
*'''[[Alan "Captain Al" Taylor]]''', ''Action Air 1'' pilot/reporter
*'''[[Don Germaise]]''', general assignment reporter (since [[1994]])
*'''[[Bill Logan]]''', general assignment reporter/fill-in weather forecaster (since [[2004]])
*'''[[Chris Martinez]]''', general assignment reporter (since [[2003]])
*'''[[Lisa Remillard]]''', general assignment reporter (since [[2005]])
*'''[[Rob Spicker]]''', general assignment reporter (since [[1997]])
*'''[[Josh Talkington]]''', general assignment reporter
* '''[[Dawn Pellas]]''', general assignment reporter/''Taking Action For You'' fill-in (since [[2006]])
* '''[[Susan Casper]]''', general assignment reporter (since [[2006]])
* '''[[Jack Harris reporter|Jack Harris]]''', Action News at 5 Commentary (since [[2005]])
* '''[[Barron Johnson]]''', freelance reporter (returned in [[2006]])
* '''[[James Zambroski]]''', general assignment reporter (since [[2007]], recently arrived from [[WAVE-TV]])
* '''[[John Matarese]]''', ''Don't Waste Your Money'' syndicated consumer reports originating from [[WCPO-TV]]

===Past Personalities===

*'''Drew Soicher''', sports director (1994-1998) Now at [[KUSA-TV|KUSA]] in [[Denver]].
*'''[[Jay Crawford]]''', sports director (1998-2001) Now at [[ESPN]] and [[WCBS-TV]] in [[New York City]].
*'''Paul Konrad''', meteorologist (1994-1996) Now at [[WGN-TV|WGN]] in [[Chicago]].
*'''Bob Kendrick''', evening anchor (1994?-2003) Now at [[KUSA-TV|KUSA]] in [[Denver]].
*'''Angie Moreschi''', anchor (1995-2001) Now freelance journalist and media consultant in [[Lutz, Florida]].
*'''Patrick Emory''', morning anchor (2001-2003)
*'''Robin Guess''', investigative reporter (?-2005)
*'''Martie Tucker (Salt)''', evening anchor (1994-2003) Now at [[WFTV]] in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]].
*'''Lissette Campos''', morning anchor (?-2002?)
*'''Kelly Swoope''', weekend anchor (1994-2002) Now at [[WMAR]] in [[Baltimore]].
*'''Trina Robinson''', anchor/reporter (1994-?) Now at [[WTVJ]] in Miami.
*'''Barron Johnson''', reporter (?-?) (Has returned as a reporter as of December, 2006.)
*'''Laura McElroy''', reporter (1994-?) Now working for the [[Tampa]] Police, serving as Press Represenative.
*'''Nannette Miranda''', reporter (?-2003) Now at [[KGO]] in [[San Francisco]].
*'''Tracy Sievertson''', reporter (2001-?)
*'''Mike Mason''', investigative reporter (?-?)
*'''Peter Bernard''', substitute weather forecaster (?-2002) Now at rival [[WFLA]] in [[Tampa]] as a reporter.
*'''Doug Smith''', weekend anchor (?-2003) Now at rival [[WTVT]] in [[Tampa]] as an investigative reporter and substitute anchor.
*'''Sage Steele''', sports anchor and reporter (?-2001) Later moved to [[Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic]], now at [[ESPN]]
*'''Scott Hanson''', weekend sports anchor (1997-?)
*'''Dave Mikes''', morning anchor (?-?) Now the webmaster of [http://www.bamnawrt.org http://www.bamnawrt.org] and [http://www.wfts.com http://www.abcactionnews.com].
*'''Heidi Kemp''', freelance reporter (2005-2006)
*'''Stacey Phillips''', reporter (1998?-?)
*'''Susan Scarborough''', reporter (1994-?)
*'''Dawn Witt''', reporter (1994-?)
*'''Dean Staley''', reporter (1994-?) Now at [[Northwest Cable News]] in [[Seattle]].
*'''Mark Joyella''', reporter (1994-?) Now at [[WNYW]] in [[New York City]].
*'''Kyle Kraska''', sports (1994-1997) Now at [[KFMB]] in [[San Diego]].
*'''Brennan Lothery''', sports reporter (1994-?)
*'''Joy Petit''', ''Bayview'' host (retired, ?-2007)
*'''Mark Olesh''', sports anchor (?-?) Now in [[real estate]].

==Hurricane Coverage==
Over the past few years, WFTS has won many awards for their hurricane coverage. WFTS was the first in the Tampa Bay area to get a ''Titan'' weather system.
During hurricane coverage, WFTS can be heard on [[WWBA]] 1040 AM, [[WHBO]] 1470 AM, and [[WTMP]] 1150 AM.

==News Music==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Years !! Music Package !! Composer/Group
|-
| 1994-2002
| [http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/audioplayer.php?version=opens&id=1383 News One]
| [[615 Music]]
|-
| 2002
| [http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/audioplayer.php?version=opens&id=1384 Elevation]
| [[Stephen Arnold Music]]
|-
| 2002-2006
| [http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/audioplayer.php?version=opens&id=1385 News Matrix/ News Matrix Update]
| [[Stephen Arnold Music]]
|-
| 2007-present
| [http://www.southernmedia-nmsa.com/audioplayer.php?version=opens&id=4294 Eyewitness News New Generation]
| [[Gari Communications]]
|}

==Local Programming==
===Syndicated Programming===
*''[[Martha (TV series)|Martha]]'' (weekdays 10 AM-11 AM)
*''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show|The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' (weekdays 4 PM-5 PM)
*''[[Inside Edition]]'' (weekdays 9AM-9:30AM & 7 PM-7:30 PM)
*''[[The Insider (TV series)|The Insider]]'' (weekdays 9:30AM-10AM & 7:30 PM-8 PM, Saturdays 7:30 PM-8 PM)
*''[[NASCAR Angels]]'' (Sundays at 12:05AM-12:35AM)
*''[[Wheel of Fortune]]'' (coming Fall 2007, moving from [[WTSP]])
*''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (coming Fall 2007, moving from [[WTSP]])

==Branding==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Years !! Non-Newscast Branding !! Newscast Branding
|-
| 1981-1988
| ''WFTS Channel 28''
|
|-
| 1988-1994
| ''FOX28''
| ''28 Newsbreak''
|-
| 1994-2002
| ''ABC28''
| ''28 Tampa Bay News''
|-
| 2002
| ''ABC28''
| ''28 News''
|-
| 2002-present
| ''Your ABC Action News Station''
| ''ABC Action News''
|}

==Ownership==
* [[1981]]: founded by Ian Wheeler
* [[1984]]: sold to [[Capital Cities/ABC]]
* [[1986]]: sold to [[The E.W. Scripps Company]]

==Viewing Area==
[[Image:WFTSdma.png|thumb|150px|right|WFTS viewing area image from previous [http://www.abcactionnews.com/ abcactionnews.com/].]]
WFTS can be seen mainly in [[Hernando County, Florida|Hernando]], [[Pasco County, Florida|Pasco]], [[Pinellas County|Pinellas]], [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough]], [[Manatee County, Florida|Manatee]], [[Hardee County, Florida|Hardee]], and [[Polk County, Florida|Polk]] Counties. WFTS can also be viewed in portions of [[Citrus County, Florida|Citrus]], [[Sumter County, Florida|Sumter]], [[Sarasota County, Florida|Sarasota]], [[De Soto County, Florida|De Soto]], [[Highlands County, Florida|Highlands]] and [[Lake County, Florida|Lake]] Counties.

[[Citrus County, Florida|Citrus]], [[Hernando County, Florida|Hernando]], [[Pasco County, Florida|Pasco]], [[Pinellas County|Pinellas]], [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough]], [[Manatee County, Florida|Manatee]], [[Hardee County, Florida|Hardee]], [[Polk County, Florida|Polk]], [[Sumter County, Florida|Sumter]], [[Sarasota County, Florida|Sarasota]], [[De Soto County, Florida|De Soto]] and [[Highlands County, Florida|Highlands]] Counties are displayed on the bottom left corner of the screen along with a [[News ticker|ticker]] during programming and newscasts if severe warnings and watches are issued by the [[National Weather Service]].

==Slogans==
* "Catch Familyvision on Channel 28" (1981-1984)
* "Tampa Bay's Independent" (1984-1988)
* "Your '''F'''ox '''T'''elevision '''S'''tation" (early-1990s). Coincidentally, this term was trademarked by the actual [[Fox Television Stations Group]] which never owned WFTS in the first place (though they now own [[WTVT]]).
* "Working Hard To Be Your Favorite" (1994-1995)
* "Real People, Real News" (1996-1999)
* "You Need to Know" (2002)
* "Taking Action for You" (2002-present)

==Trivia==
*The first incarnation of channel 28 was to have been '''WTSS-TV''', an affiliate of the [[DuMont Television Network]] in the 1950s. [http://members.aol.com/cingram/television/dumonta10.htm] It is very likely that that station never made it to air.
*[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]] has been to the Tampa Bay area twice. During the first visit, host [[Ty Pennington]] came to WFTS's studios during a commercial break and took sports director [[Al Keck]] in ''Stormchaser'' to do a play-by-play version of the family's house when it was being destroyed to make way for the new one.
*A clip from a WFTS newscast was shown on [[Jimmy Kimmel Live]] in early November 2006. In the clip, was reporter Susan Casper.
*The Tampa Bay TV market is the largest US market with its ABC affiliate on [[UHF]].
*WFTS produces 27 hours of newscasts weekly.
*WFTS has produced two local versions of [[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]] which asked viewers to nominate someone.

==External links==
*[http://www.abcactionnews.com/ Official site of WFTS-TV "ABC Action News (28)"]
*{{TVQ|WFTS-TV}}
*[http://www.mcsittel.com/html/photos2.html mcsittel.com: 1990s DX screengrabs from Tallahassee -- includes WFTS "Fox 28" screengrabs from 1992 and 1993]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20000303150928/http://wfts.com/ "Tampa Bay Live" website used in 2000. Still works a bit.]
*[http://abcactionnews.com/video/news/2004/12/1213anniversary.shtml 10th Anniversary video from 2004. Includes videos from newscasts in 1994.]
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=tGHfGV80iSA 28 News Documentary.]

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River jam
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Acacia
Species:
A. coriacea
Binomial name
Acacia coriacea

Acacia coriacea, commonly known as river jam, wirewood, wiry wattle, desert oak, or dogwood, is a tree in the family Fabaceae. It occurs throughout northern Australia, growing as a tall tree on the banks of rivers. It also occurs as a spreading, low tree behind coastal dunes, on spinifex plains and in woodlands in semi-arid regions.

River jam grows to a height of about eight metres. It usually has just one or two main trunks. Like most Acacia species, it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. These are thick and leathery, between twenty and thirty centimetres long, and narrow. The flowers are yellow, and held in spherical clusters about five millimetres in diameter. The pods are usually curled up, but are around twenty centimetres long when straightened. They are greatly constricted between the seeds.

Varieties

  • Acacia coriacea var. coriacea is a synonym for Acacia coriacea subsp. coriacea.[1]

Subspecies

There are three subspecies:

A. coriacea subsp. coriacea is mostly restricted to Western Australia, but there is a small, isolated population in the Northern Territory; A. c. subsp. pendens is endemic to Western Australia. A. c. subsp. sericophylla is the most widely distributed subspecies, occurring in every mainland State except Victoria.

References

Notes

  1. ^ Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

General References

Wikispecies has information related to Acacia coriacea.
  • "Acacia coriacea". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  • Template:Flora of Western Australia
  • Mitchell, A. A. and Wilcox, D. G. (1994). Arid Shrubland Plants of Western Australia (Second and Enlarged Edition ed.). Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 1-875560-22-X. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: year (link)

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