News Operation
Traditionally, WLOS' newscasts have focused more on the North Carolina side of its sprawling market, as evidenced by its longtime slogan, "Western North Carolina's News Leader." While WSPA has long been the market's highest-rated station overall, WLOS has consistently trounced WSPA and WYFF on the North Carolina side of the market. On September 17, 2008, WLOS and WMYA began offering local news in high definition becoming the second pair of stations in the area to upgrade after WSPA and WYCW.
WMYA produces two weekday newscasts. Two half-hour shows weeknights at 6:30 and 10. The earlier program airs against the big three network evening news while the prime time broadcast competes with shows on WYCW and WHNS. On April 7, 2008 News 13 added traffic reporting for Western North Carolina and the Upstate of SC and brought in veteran radio traffic reporter George Sheldon from WIOD in Miami. Also on March 28, 2011 WLOS began broadcasting their "News 13 Early edition" @ 4:30am.
In addition to its main studios, WLOS operates news bureaus in Spindale (at Isothermal Community College), Waynesville (on South Main Street/US 23 and Greenville, SC (on Verdae Boulevard).
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