WHSO

WHSO is an Independent station licensed to Greensboro, NC and serving the Piedmont Triad region (Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point). It is owned and operated by BIG Media, and airs on Channel 30. 
==History==
WHSO signed on at 11 AM on Feburary 9th, 2001 by BIG Media. The station originally aired mostly Home Shopping Network programming and infomercials before switching over to a general entertainment Independent format by 2003. Its schedule was filled with cheap syndicated programs and ones sourced from ImaginAsian. When ImaginAsian closed in 2006, it reverted to mostly infomercials. In 2010, WHSO began a rebranding, including launching its own news department and adding new programming including House M.D., Star Trek: The Next Generation, Baywatch and others. The station also began airing more violent and risqué movies on the graveyard hours (12 AM to 5 AM) and entitled it "WHSO's Overnight Flicks". 
==Programming==
Syndicated programming on WHSO include: House M.D., American Dad, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Castle, The King of Queens, The Steve Harvey Show, Parking Wars, Divorce Court, and Judge Mathis among others.
The station also local high school football and basketball games under the "WHSO 30 Sports" banner.
===News Operation===
As of December 2023, WHSO broadcasts 40 1/2 hours of locally produced newscasts each week. they air 6 hours of newscasts on the weekdays and 5 hours on the weekends. 
They began producing 15 hours of local news in 2010, and rapidly found footing in the market thanks to the wit and determination of lead anchor Ed Hock. His 10 PM newscast quickly became the highest rated in the area. In 2012, it expanded to 30 hours, later expanding to the 40 hours they have today. 
As of 2024, WHSO's news department usually ranks second to third in ratings. 
WHSO and sister station WCWW in New Bern frequently collaborate with news operations. 
==Technical Information ==
===Subchannels===
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Channel	Video	Aspect	Short Name	Programming
30.1 	1080i	16:9 	WHSO 	Main WHSO programming
30.2 	720p 	16:9 	METV 	MeTV
30.3 	480i 	16:9 	WEATHER 	WHSO Weather Radar
30.4 	480i 	16:9 	MALL 	Infomercials
30.5 	480i 	16:9 	DEU 	GermanTV
30.6 	480i 	16:9 	FANDUEL 	Fanduel TV
=== Analog sign-off===
Because it was granted an original construction permit after the FCC finalized the digital television allotment plan on April 21, 1997, the station did not receive a companion channel for a digital television signal. WHSO signed off of their analog signal on June 12, 2009, and "Flash-cut" to their digital signal on Channel 20, using PSIP to display their signal on Channel 30.
Category:Independent television stations
Category:BIG Media
Category:Greensboro, North Carolina
Category:Piedmont Triad
Category:Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Category:High Point, North Carolina
Category:North Carolina
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2001
Category:Channel 30