WENF-DT

WENF-DT, channel 15, is a CBS-affiliated station licensed to Mooresville, North Carolina. The station is owned by Hearst-Argyle Television, and the studios are located near the neighboring town of Dayton.

WENF loses Fox
On September 12, 1994, When WLXN-TV as part of the New World Communications affiliation deal with Fox Television Stations. Rumors arised by Brookelyn Davis that Fox is moving "out of our station". WENF became an affiliate of CBS behind KDKA-TV and KPIX-TV.

News operation
In 1988, WENF's news operation was launched, starting with a 10 o'clock newscast, rivaling those of WENS-TV and then-Fox O&O (now a Telefutura O&O) WTVB-TV, and WETV.

When WENF-TV lost its Fox affiliation to WLXN-TV, and switched to CBS in 1994, the newscast titles changed from Fox 15 News to NewsWatch 15 immediately after the switch. To coincide with the re-launch, they ditched Real News by Killer Tracks, in favor of Frank Gari's News Watch, to be more consistent with the NewsWatch branding.