- "Oliver Queen is alive!"
- —WEBG news anchor[src]
WEBG is a television station broadcasting in Starling City. WEBG coverage includes news and breaking events of interest to residents of the city. Their broadcast signal is channel 7.
History
In late 2012, WEBG reported the news that Oliver Queen had been rescued from a deserted island five years after his disappearance.[1]
A week later, WEBG reported Marcus Redmond's encounter with the Starling City vigilante, The Hood, from the previous night.
A couple days later, WEBG reported Martin Somers' arrest for the murder of Victor Nocenti and accepting bribes from the Chinese Triad.[2]
WEBG covered Peter Declan's impending execution for allegedly murdering his wife, Camille.
However, after Jason Brodeur's crimes of toxic waste dumping and murder of Camille were exposed, WEBG reported his arrest, Brodeur Chemical coming under investigation, new details regarding Camille's death, and Peter's exoneration of his wife's murder.[3]
Around Christmas, WEBG broadcasted police commissioner Brian Nudocerdo's (false) statement that The Hood was responsible for a recent string of murders and message to the citizens of Starling City to aid the authorities in arresting him.
The next night, WEBG did a coverage of a hostage crisis where the Dark Archer kidnapped five people and threatened to kill them unless the Hood gave himself up.[4]
WEBG reported Moira Queen's encounter with the Hood during his attack on Queen Consolidated.[5]
WEBG broadcasted the live feed of Joseph Falk/The Savior's attempted execution of Roy Harper and the Hood intervening.[6]
During the Vertigo epidemic in the city, WBEG reported that the drug's creator, "The Count", allegedly escaped from the Starling County Institute of Mental Health.[7]
WBEG reported the murders of Eric and Nancy Moore.[8]
Appearances
Arrow
Season 1
- "Pilot"
- "Honor Thy Father"
- "An Innocent Man"
- "Year's End"
- "The Odyssey"
- "Salvation"
- "Unfinished Business"
- "Home Invasion"
Season 2
Behind the scenes
- The television news channel shown in the pilot episode of Gotham also has the call letters WEBG.
References
- ↑ "Pilot"
- ↑ "Honor Thy Father"
- ↑ "An Innocent Man"
- ↑ "Year's End"
- ↑ "The Odyssey"
- ↑ "Salvation"
- ↑ "Unfinished Business"
- ↑ "Home Invasion"