BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — CBS 42 first went on the air 60 years ago. The station officially became a CBS affiliate in the early 70s and landed new call letters in 1998. Charlie Roundtree, for…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Channel 42 went on the air in Birmingham 60 years ago today. In 1965, Channel 42 began broadcasting from a small building just up the hill on Red Mountain. It was th…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — On Saturday, July 12, it’ll be two years since a gunman opened fire on a Birmingham fire station as firefighters were beginning their shift. Jamal Jones and Jo…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A lot is riding on the transportation system in and around Birmingham. Many Birmingham residents have sat in traffic jams wondering just what the people in charge ar…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — An inspirational movie is almost complete about a beloved Shelby County grocery bagger named Joey Hale. What makes him so special? It’s a story that starts wit…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — An inspirational movie is almost complete about a beloved Shelby County grocery bagger named Joey Hale. What makes him so special? It’s a story that starts wit…
Check out other CBS 42 “10 Years Later” segments here. HACKLEBURG, Ala. (WIAT) — One of the strongest tornadoes that hit Alabama on April 27, 2011, was the EF-5 tornado that hit t…