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About FOX43 WPMT

WPMT FOX43 is Central Pennsylvania’s FOX station serving Harrisburg, York, Lancaster, Lebanon Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas. WPMT is one of the oldest operating UHF TV stations in the United States. FOX43 delivers viewers over 34 hours of local news coverage per week with the FOX43 Morning News, FOX43 First at 4PM. FOX43 News at 5PM, and FOX43 News at 10.

FOX43 is also the area’s leader for local and national sports coverage.  The station carries the NFL on FOX, MLB on FOX, NASCAR on FOX as well as the only local high school football pregame show, The FOX43 High School Football Frenzy. FOX43 is also Central PA’s official Philadelphia Eagles station carrying both preseason and regular season games.

Viewers can also get news updates and information from Central PA’s FOX News by visiting FOX43.com or like us on Facebook.

Watch FOX43

To see what’s on now, tonight, and tomorrow, visit our TV Listings Page

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FOX43 Jobs

FOX43 produces more local news than any other Central Pennsylvania TV station.  We are always looking for wildly creative, highly skilled, aggressive individuals to be part of our team.  To see all of our job openings, please visit our Jobs Page.

Equal Opportunity Employer

WPMT FOX43 is an equal opportunity employer. The station provides notice of job openings to qualified organizations that request such notices. If your organization distributes information about employment opportunities to job seekers, or refers job seekers to potential employers, and you wish to receive notice of job openings at WPMT FOX43, send a letter to WPMT FOX43 identifying your organization, describing the employment-related services you provide, and requesting to be placed on our job referral list. To get more information about vacancies at the station contact Human Resources at this address: 2005 South Queen Street York, PA  17403

You may access our Public File by clicking here.

You may access our online EEO reports by clicking here.

Learn more about Public Inspection files by clicking here.

See our EEO Public File Report by clicking here.

See our Recruiting List by clicking here.

Advertise with FOX43

To purchase on-air or online advertising, visit our Advertise with Us Page

FOX43 Contests

To see all of our current contests, see our contests page.

Contact FOX43 News

E-mail news@fox43.com with all your story ideas, press releases, and inquiries.

Contact FOX43 for public file questions

For Public File questions, contact Michelle Heisner: (717)-843-0043 or E-mail wpmtfox43@fox43.com

For accessibility issues pertaining to the Online Public File, visit the FCC Website Help Page.

For commercial, paid licensing of WPMT footage and archive (not viewer requests), please e-mail license@tribunemedia.com.

About TEGNA

WPMT FOX43 is owned and operated by TEGNA Inc., an innovative media company that serves the greater good of its communities. Across platforms, TEGNA delivers relevant and trusted content by telling empowering stories, conducting impactful investigations and providing innovative and unparalleled solutions for advertisers through TEGNA Marketing Solutions. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.

Mission and Coverage Priorities

MISSION

TEGNA’s purpose is to serve the greater good of our communities.
We will provide the news and information that people need to function as effective citizens.
We will seek solutions as well as expose problems and wrongdoing.
We will provide editorial and community leadership.
We will seek to promote understanding of complex issues.
We will be advocates for our communities.

DIVERSE VOICES

At TEGNA, you will find people from all backgrounds, interests and abilities, united by a common purpose to make a difference in our work, our company and our community.

We are committed to making editorial decisions with input from a variety of voices that reflect our community. We seek sufficient understanding of the communities, individuals and stories we cover to inform the public. We are persistent in pursuit of the whole story.

DIVERSITY STAFFING REPORT

At TEGNA, we believe that attracting a talented and diverse workforce is one of the keys to our success. We strive to create for our employees an environment which offers professional and intellectual challenges, which encourages innovation and creativity, and which rewards success and effective teamwork. Read our latest EEO Diversity Report.

Ethics, Standards and Practices

ETHICS

TEGNA is committed to the highest ethical standards and dedicated to the principles of truth, independence, fair play and integrity. These principles apply to everything we do, from gathering content to reporting and producing content. Read TEGNA’s Principles of Ethical Journalism.

TEGNA journalists observe the following principles:

INDEPENDENCE

We will remain free of outside interests, investments, business relationships or personal relationships that may compromise the credibility of our news reports.
We will seek to avoid potential conflicts of interest and promptly disclose any that arise.
We do not accept gifts, meals or entertainment from any individuals or organizations that may be covered by our stations.
We do not allow sponsors of news to determine, change or restrict content.
We do not make political contributions, participate in political advocacy or publicly share political views.

TRANSPARENCY

We are transparent about paid or sponsored content.
We clearly identify and differentiate commentary from news.
We will explain our journalistic processes to our audience.

PUBLIC INTEREST

We will uphold and defend the First Amendment.
We will be vigilant watchdogs of government and institutions that affect the public.
We will fight to insure the public’s business is conducted in public.

FAIRNESS

We will treat people with dignity, respect and compassion.
We will be fair with people unaccustomed to dealing with the media. (*)
We will seek all sides relevant to a story.
(Also diverse voices)

INTEGRITY

We will act honorably, transparently and ethically in dealing with news sources, the public and our colleagues.
We will obey the law.
We will not skew facts, distort reality or sensationalize events (ETHICS).
We will not manipulate images or sound in misleading ways.
We will not present images that are reenacted without informing the audience.
We will use hidden cameras or similar techniques only if there is no other way to tell a significant story effectively, and only with news management approval.
We will respect the copyrights of others.

VERIFICATION & FACT-CHECKING

We report the news accurately, thoroughly and in context on all platforms. We vet sources, verify facts and challenge assumptions before reporting news. We hold factual information on all platforms to the same standards of accuracy.
We are honest. We do not mislead sources, story subjects or the public.
We attribute information received from others, and we are transparent with sourcing. We do not plagiarize.
We do not misstate our identity or intentions. We keep our word.
We do not intentionally slant the news.
We value being right over being fast.

UNNAMED SOURCES

We will use unnamed sources as the sole basis for reporting only as a last resort when it best serves the public’s right to know, and only with prior news management approval.

CORRECTIONS

We will make corrections promptly and proportionate to the original reporting.

CONTACT US

MASTHEAD/EDITORIAL LEADERSHIP

Click here to meet our Editorial Leadership team

ACTIONABLE FEEDBACK

We value feedback from our community, including story ideas as well as comments and corrections on our coverage. Click on the appropriate link below to route your feedback to the correct team in our newsroom.

Contact Information

NEWSROOM CONTACT INFORMATION

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Trust Project Participation

TEGNA is proud to be a participant in the Trust Project. The Trust Project is an international consortium of news organizations collaborating to use transparency to build a more trustworthy and trusted press. For more information visit https://thetrustproject.org/.

For all content licensing inquiries, please contact our representatives at TEGNA@nimia.com.

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