WTCP

WTCP is the TCN owned-and-operated station serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, licensed to Drexel Hill. It is owned by TCN Owned Stations. 
== History ==
On December 21, 1997, WTCP signed on the air with a test pattern, featuring text that read:TCN programming is coming soon! Beginning at noon on January 17, 1998, new programming will come to WTCP. Get ready!The station officially signed on at noon on January 17, 1998, with the inaugural program being Charles in Charge. That evening at 10 p.m., the station's evening newscast, at Ten (news director Henry Chen used 9 instead of 49 as that was the station's place on many cable systems), debuted. 
The station's newscasts were successful, and a 6 p.m. broadcast was added in 2000. Following the September 11 attacks, an 11 p.m. newscast was added, leading out of the national newscast Nightcap. This was replaced with a Just Shoot Me! rerun in 2002. 
In 2006, the station's morning newscast, Breakfast, debuted. It originally ran from 6 to 9 a.m., but was later shortened to one hour at 6 a.m. when TCN News This Morning debuted. It later expanded back to begin at 5 a.m. and air for two hours, with local cut-ins throughout the national broadcast. 
In October 2021, WTCP began using its real channel number for its local newscasts, to avoid confusion with WNYN, the ABS affiliate in the city which actually broadcasts on channel 9. The station's news director, Katia Ramirez, said the change was supposed to happen sooner, but the station wanted to wait until it debuted the new TCN O&O graphics to make the switch.
== Subchannels ==
WTCP currently operates one subchannel in addition to TCN programming: 
Channel	SD/HD	PSIP Short Name	Programming
49.1 	HD 	WTCP-HD 	Main WTCP programming / TCN
49.2 	SD 	BITES 	Bites
49.3 	SD 	TCN-WX 	TCN Weather Live
== Schedule ==
Below is WTCP's fall 2021 schedule. No new primetime programming will be added.
 	Monday 	Tuesday 	Wednesday 	Thursday 	Friday 	Saturday 	Sunday
12:00 AM	Impractical Jokers 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	Night Owl Movie
12:30 AM	Impractical Jokers 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	Night Owl Movie
1:00 AM 	The Carbonaro Effect 	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	Night Owl Movie
1:30 AM 	The Carbonaro Effect 	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	Night Owl Movie
2:00 AM 	Weather Gone Viral 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming
2:30 AM 	Weather Gone Viral 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming
3:00 AM 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p
3:30 AM 	SportsDesk with Will Hammond 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p
4:00 AM 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition Weekend 	TCN News Early Edition Weekend
4:30 AM 	Early Start 	Early Start 	Early Start 	Early Start 	Early Start 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming
5:00 AM 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming
5:30 AM 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming
6:00 AM 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast Weekend 	Paid Programming
6:30 AM 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast Weekend 	Paid Programming
7:00 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	Teen Kids News
7:30 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast Weekend
8:00 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast Weekend
8:30 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	NewsChannel49 Breakfast Weekend
9:00 AM 	Maury 	Maury 	Maury 	Maury 	Maury 	Arthur 	NewsChannel49: Crime Watch Weekly
9:30 AM 	Maury 	Maury 	Maury 	Maury 	Maury 	Peg + Cat 	NewsChannel49: Crime Watch Weekly
10:00 AM	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	Elinor Wonders Why 	TCN News Sunday Morning
10:30 AM	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	Sesame Street 	TCN News Sunday Morning
11:00 AM	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Molly of Denali 	Hour of Power
11:30 AM	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Pinkalicious and Peterrific 	Hour of Power
12:00 PM	NewsChannel49 at Noon 	NewsChannel49 at Noon 	NewsChannel49 at Noon 	NewsChannel49 at Noon 	NewsChannel49 at Noon 	Top 10 	Paid Programming
12:30 PM	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Top 10 	Paid Programming
1:00 PM 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	WTCP Philadelphia Afternoon Movie 	Paid Programming
1:30 PM 	Jet City 	Jet City 	Jet City 	Jet City 	Jet City 	WTCP Philadelphia Afternoon Movie 	Family Feud
2:00 PM 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	WTCP Philadelphia Afternoon Movie 	WTCP Philadelphia Afternoon Movie
2:30 PM 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	WTCP Philadelphia Afternoon Movie 	WTCP Philadelphia Afternoon Movie
3:00 PM 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	Mom 	WTCP Philadelphia Afternoon Movie
3:30 PM 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	The Drew Barrymore Show 	Mom 	WTCP Philadelphia Afternoon Movie
4:00 PM 	NewsChannel49 at 4p 	NewsChannel49 at 4p 	NewsChannel49 at 4p 	NewsChannel49 at 4p 	NewsChannel49 at 4p 	RightThisMinute 	Burn Notice
4:30 PM 	NewsChannel49 at 4p 	NewsChannel49 at 4p 	NewsChannel49 at 4p 	NewsChannel49 at 4p 	NewsChannel49 at 4p 	RightThisMinute 	Burn Notice
5:00 PM 	NewsChannel49 at 5p 	NewsChannel49 at 5p 	NewsChannel49 at 5p 	NewsChannel49 at 5p 	NewsChannel49 at 5p 	The Simpsons 	Burn Notice
5:30 PM 	NewsChannel49 at 5p 	NewsChannel49 at 5p 	NewsChannel49 at 5p 	NewsChannel49 at 5p 	NewsChannel49 at 5p 	The Simpsons 	Burn Notice
6:00 PM 	NewsChannel49 at 6p 	NewsChannel49 at 6p 	NewsChannel49 at 6p 	NewsChannel49 at 6p 	NewsChannel49 at 6p 	NewsChannel49 at 6p 	NewsChannel49 at 6p
6:30 PM 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight Saturday with Chip Bartlow	Family Feud
7:00 PM 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Paid Programming 	America's Next Top Model
7:30 PM 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Paid Programming 	America's Next Top Model
8:00 PM 	Impress Me 	Step by Step 	Grace Under Fire 	Bewitched 	The Amira Clarke Show 	WKRP in Cincinnati 	Wordy
8:30 PM 	Impress Me 	Step by Step 	Whatever Happened To...? 	I Dream of Jeannie 	Ellen 	WKRP in Cincinnati 	Tic Tac Dough
9:00 PM 	This Just In 	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 	Detective Dawn 	Cold Blood 	Silk Stalkings 	Port Charles 	Magnum, P.I.
9:30 PM 	Lansing Cake Company 	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 	Detective Dawn 	Cold Blood 	Silk Stalkings 	Landis County Trading Post 	Magnum, P.I.
10:00 PM	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p
10:30 PM	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	NewsChannel49 at 10p 	SportsDesk with Will Hammond
11:00 PM	The Big Bang Theory 	The Big Bang Theory 	The Big Bang Theory 	The Big Bang Theory 	The Big Bang Theory 	Detective Dawn 	Monk
11:30 PM	TCN News Nightcap with Melissa Black	TCN News Nightcap with Melissa Black	TCN News Nightcap with Melissa Black	TCN News Nightcap with Melissa Black	TCN News Nightcap with Melissa Black	Detective Dawn 	Monk
== Staff ==
=== Anchors ===
* Mike Carfagno - weekdays, 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m.
* Annie Shapiro - weekdays, 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m.
* Jacob Hartman - weekdays, 12 p.m., 4 p.m., and 5 p.m.
* Levi Williams - weekdays, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
* Shawn Smith - Saturdays, 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., Sundays, 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
* Carrie Jones - weekends, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
=== Meteorologists ===
* Kat Redbrick - weekdays, 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m.
* Kelly Meyers - weekdays, 12 p.m. and 5 p.m.
* Andrew Simmons - weekdays, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
* Lauren Campbell - Saturdays, 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., Sundays, 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
* Vanessa McCaffrey - weekends, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
=== Traffic ===
* Stacey Lansing - weekdays, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.
* Brenda White - weekdays, 5 p.m.
* May Corbett - Saturdays, 6 a.m. and 9 a.m., Sundays, 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
=== Reporters ===
* Rob Chevron
* Caroline Callahan
* Jenny Swiss
* Fran Welshmeyer
* Kate Sendatch
* Alana Pace
* Dexter Anderson
* Michael Malloy
* Kenzie Waters
== Gallery ==
WTCPHarry.jpg|Screencap of WTCP during Harry from 2017.
WTCP P&B.jpg|WTCP promo for Pickler and Ben from 2018.
WTCPTornado.jpg|Screencap of WTCP's coverage of the March 13, 2020 Cherry Hill tornado.
WTCPDreamMaker.jpg|Screencap of WTCP during Richard Simmons' Dream Maker from 2000.
WTCP1998Sched.jpg|Screencap of WTCP's afternoon schedule bumper from 1999.
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