Newscasts
For several years in the 2000s through a news share agreement, WFXI/WYDO aired the market's original prime time newscast that was produced by CBS affiliate WNCT-TV (owned by Media General). Known on-air as Fox News at 10, the broadcast could be seen every night for thirty minutes. It originated from the big three outlet's studios on South Evans Street in Greenville and featured most of WNCT's news team. The outsourcing arrangement was terminated in December 2007 after WCTI became a sister station to WFXI/WYDO through their management by the Bonten Media Group. Initially in January 2008, the ABC station began repeating its nightly 6 o'clock show later in the evening at 10 on WFXI/WYDO.
It would not be until the month's end when a new live nightly prime time newscast, produced by WCTI, debuted on this station. Now known as Fox Eastern Carolina News at 10, the show was expanded to an hour on weeknights while remaining a half-hour on weekends. WFXI/WYDO also introduced an updated graphics package and news music theme that is licensed from News Corporation Digital Media and modified from original use on Fox owned-and-operated stations. Meanwhile, WNCT moved its 10 p.m. show to its CW-affiliated second digital subchannel and dropped the weekend edition. This thirty minute broadcast would eventually be expanded back to a seven night operation but retain the same time length.
On June 27, 2010, WCTI became the area's first television outlet to upgrade its local news production to high definition level. Fox Eastern Carolina News at 10 was included in the change at that point. In addition to the main studios in New Bern, there are bureaus in Jacksonville (on Johnson Boulevard), Winterville (on Old Tar Road covering Greenville and previous location of WYDO's sales office), and Morehead City (on Arendell Street/U.S. 70 at previous location of WFXI's facility). During weather forecast segments, the station features a live NOAA National Weather Service Doppler weather radar that is based at the agency's Local Forecast Office on Roberts Road in Newport. At some point in 2013, WCTI will add newscasts to WFXI in other times outside the prime time 10 o'clock slot. This could indicate that some sort of weekday morning local program at 7 a.m. is in the works for WFXI.
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