UPN46 Promotion Manager Duncan Brown will be a vital part of the national changeover. He was approached by UPN Affiliate Marketing to be one of the seven Paramount creative committee members to formulate guidelines for the use of the new logo. They will begin meeting via Teleconference this week.

WJZY Station Manager Mark Gray is excited about the change. He said, “What’s great about the move is that now WJZY will be able to take advantage of the 75+ years of brand equity in the Paramount name . . . equity

that we have been arguing for UPN to make use of for over five years.” Gray also looks forward to the particular visibility the name will have in Charlotte because of the nearby Paramount’s Carowinds themepark.

UPN formed in 1995 from a partnership of Viacom Inc.’s Paramount Television Group and the TV stations of Chris-Craft Inc. Chris-Craft recently agreed to sell its interest. Valentine thinks the new name will be symbolic of the turnaround UPN has been undergoing recently, having better ratings and a 47% higher revenues overall this season. He said, “We think it [the new name] more accurately reflects who we are.”