WSJV
Encyclopedia
WSJV is the Fox-affiliated television station
for the Michiana
area of Northern Indiana
and Southwestern Michigan that is licensed to Elkhart
. It broadcasts a high definition
digital signal on UHF channel 28 from a transmitter in Mishawaka, Indiana
. Owned by Quincy Newspapers
, the station has studios on County Road 7 in South Elkhart. Syndicated
programming on WSJV includes: The Office, Two and a Half Men
, Family Guy
, and The Dr. Oz Show
.
WSJV made its full conversion to digital-only operations on February 17, 2009. On that date, analog operations on channel 28 were discontinued along with the station's transitional channel 58 digital facilities. WSJV returned to channel 28 for current digital operations.
WSJV began broadcasting on March 15, 1954 initially as an NBC
station with secondary ABC
affiliation. The market
was unique because it was required to use UHF as a result of VHF channels from nearby Chicago
. It was owned by Elkhart's daily newspaper The Truth. In 1955, the channel became a sole ABC affiliate after losing its NBC affiliation to WNDU-TV
. During the late-1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network
.
Initially broadcasting on channel 52, WSJV switched to channel 28 in 1958. WSJV began broadcasting in color in 1966 after ABC began airing some of its programs in color in 1961. All local shows aired in color starting in 1968. In 1971 and 1972, it was completely remodeled and enlarged to the station's present facility. In 1974, the Truth Publishing Company sold WSJV to Quincy Newspapers.
On October 18, 1995, this channel became a Fox affiliate due to that network's desire to carry its NFL coverage
on a full-power station rather than low-powered W58BT. That station took the ABC affiliation and is now WBND-LP
on channel 57 which moved from channel 58 in 2002 to allow WSJV to use that channel for its pre-transition digital facilities.
As of September 1, 2011, WSJV is one of only two remaining Fox affiliates in the state of Indiana, along with WXIN
in Indianapolis, where Fox network programming airs on the main channel; the Fox affiliations in Terre Haute
, Evansville
and Fort Wayne
are all carried on digital subchannels of stations whose main channel carries an affiliation with a Big Three network
.
FOX 28 Guaranteed Forecast Team
Sports team (both seen on Sports Extra)
Reporters
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for the Michiana
Michiana
Michiana is a region in northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan centered on the city of South Bend, Indiana. The Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County, Indiana defines Michiana as "counties that contribute at least 500 inbound commuting workers to St. Joseph County daily." Those counties...
area of Northern Indiana
Northern Indiana
Northern Indiana is the region of Indiana including 26 counties bordering parts of Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. The area is generally sub-classified into other regions. The northwest is economically and culturally intertwined with Chicago, and is considered part of the Chicago metropolitan area...
and Southwestern Michigan that is licensed to Elkhart
Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, northwest of Fort Wayne, east of Chicago, and north of Indianapolis...
. It broadcasts a high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
digital signal on UHF channel 28 from a transmitter in Mishawaka, Indiana
Mishawaka, Indiana
Mishawaka is a city on the St. Joseph River and a Twin city of South Bend in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. The population was 48,252 as of the 2010 Census...
. Owned by Quincy Newspapers
Quincy Newspapers
Quincy Newspapers, Inc. is a family-owned media company that originated in the newspapers of Quincy, Illinois. The company's history can be traced back to 1835, when the Bounty Land Register was one of only four newspapers in all of Illinois. Over the next century, a number of mergers followed...
, the station has studios on County Road 7 in South Elkhart. Syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
programming on WSJV includes: The Office, Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake...
, Family Guy
Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...
, and The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show
The Dr. Oz Show is an American syndicated television talk show, hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and teaching professor at Columbia University who became famous for his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show from 2004 until 2009....
.
Digital television
| Virtual channel |
Digital channel |
Video Display resolution The display resolution of a digital television or display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It can be an ambiguous term especially as the displayed resolution is controlled by all different factors in cathode ray tube , flat panel or projection... |
Aspect Aspect ratio The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,... |
Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.1 | 28.3 | 720p 720p 720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan... |
16:9 | WSJV-DT | Main WSJV programming / Fox Fox Broadcasting Company Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the... HD High-definition television High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD... |
| 28.2 | 28.4 | 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
4:3 (letterboxed Letterbox Letterboxing is the practice of transferring film shot in a widescreen aspect ratio to standard-width video formats while preserving the film's original aspect ratio. The resulting videographic image has mattes above and below it; these mattes are part of the image... ) |
Live Well Network (SD Standard-definition television Sorete-definition television is a television system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either enhanced-definition television or high-definition television . The term is usually used in reference to digital television, in particular when broadcasting at the same resolution as... ) |
Lifestyle and health programming |
WSJV made its full conversion to digital-only operations on February 17, 2009. On that date, analog operations on channel 28 were discontinued along with the station's transitional channel 58 digital facilities. WSJV returned to channel 28 for current digital operations.
History
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
station with secondary ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliation. The market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
was unique because it was required to use UHF as a result of VHF channels from nearby Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. It was owned by Elkhart's daily newspaper The Truth. In 1955, the channel became a sole ABC affiliate after losing its NBC affiliation to WNDU-TV
WNDU-TV
WNDU-TV is a television station in South Bend, Indiana. The station is an affiliate of the NBC television network. Its transmitter is located in South Bend. WNDU-TV broadcasts in HDTV on Channel 42, additionally simulcasting a local Doppler radar image...
. During the late-1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network
NTA Film Network
The NTA Film Network was an early American television network founded by Ely Landau in 1956. The network was not a full-time television network like CBS, NBC, or ABC. Rather, it operated on a part-time basis, broadcasting films and several first-run television programs from major Hollywood studios...
.
Initially broadcasting on channel 52, WSJV switched to channel 28 in 1958. WSJV began broadcasting in color in 1966 after ABC began airing some of its programs in color in 1961. All local shows aired in color starting in 1968. In 1971 and 1972, it was completely remodeled and enlarged to the station's present facility. In 1974, the Truth Publishing Company sold WSJV to Quincy Newspapers.
On October 18, 1995, this channel became a Fox affiliate due to that network's desire to carry its NFL coverage
NFL on FOX
NFL on Fox is the brand name of the Fox Broadcasting Company's coverage of the National Football League's National Football Conference games, produced by Fox Sports...
on a full-power station rather than low-powered W58BT. That station took the ABC affiliation and is now WBND-LP
WBND-LP
WBND-LP, channel 57, is the ABC-affiliated television station serving the South Bend, Indiana designated market area. The station is owned by Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting. The station broadcasts a low-power digital signal on UHF channel 49, using its analog channel assignment of channel 57 as...
on channel 57 which moved from channel 58 in 2002 to allow WSJV to use that channel for its pre-transition digital facilities.
As of September 1, 2011, WSJV is one of only two remaining Fox affiliates in the state of Indiana, along with WXIN
WXIN (TV)
WXIN, channel 59, is the Fox affiliated television station in Indianapolis, Indiana. The station broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 45, using its former analog channel 59 as its virtual channel via PSIP...
in Indianapolis, where Fox network programming airs on the main channel; the Fox affiliations in Terre Haute
WTHI-DT2
WTHI-DT2 is the primary Fox and secondary MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for Terre Haute, Indiana. It is the second digital subchannel of CBS affiliate WTHI-TV, owned by LIN TV. Over-the-air, the station broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on UHF channel 10.2 from a...
, Evansville
WEVV-DT2
WEVV-DT2 is the primary Fox and secondary MyNetworkTV television station for Evansville, Indiana. It is the second digital subchannel of CBS affiliate WEVV-TV, owned by Communications Corporation of America. Over-the-air, the station broadcasts a standard definition digital signal on UHF channel...
and Fort Wayne
WISE-DT2
WISE-DT2 is the primary Fox and secondary MyNetworkTV television station for Northeastern Indiana. It is a second digital subchannel of NBC affiliate WISE-TV owned by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation...
are all carried on digital subchannels of stations whose main channel carries an affiliation with a Big Three network
Big Three Television Networks
The Big Three Television Networks are the three traditional commercial broadcast television networks in the United States: ABC, CBS and NBC...
.
News operation
Currently, WSJV produces a total of 22 hours of local newscasts each week (with four hours on weekdays and one hour each on Saturdays and Sundays).Newscast titles
- 28 Newswatch (1976–1980)
- NewsWatch 28 (1980–1994)
- News 28 (1994–1995)
- Fox 28 News (1995–present)
Station slogans
- "We`re The One You Can Turn To, 28" (1978-1979, localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- "We're Still The One, on 28" (1979–1980, localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- "You and Me and 28" (1980–1981, localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- "Now is the Time, 28 is the Place" (1981–1982, localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- "Come On Along with 28" (1982–1983, localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- "We're With You on 28" (1984–1985, localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- "Hello Michiana, WSJV Loves You" (mid 1980s-1993, used during period station used Frank Gari's "Hello News")
- "You'll Love It on 28" (1985–1986, localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- "Together on 28" (1986–1987, localized version of ABC ad campaign)
- "On Your Side" (1991–1995)
- "Accurate. Dependable." (2007–2010)
- "When You Want It!" (2010–present)
News team
Anchors- Traci Capellman - weeknights at 10 p.m.
- Steve DuVal - weekday mornings; also morning weather anchor
- Tom Powell - weeknights at 10 p.m.
FOX 28 Guaranteed Forecast Team
- John Fischer (AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
and NWANational Weather AssociationThe National Weather Association is an American professional association with a mission to support and promote excellence in operational meteorology and related activities...
Seals of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 10 p.m. - Ken Garcia - meteorologist; weekday mornings
- Courtney Jorgensen - meteorologist; weekends at 10 p.m.
Sports team (both seen on Sports Extra)
- Dean Huppert - sports director; weeknights at 10 p.m.
- Allison Hayes - sports anchor; weekends at 10 p.m., also sports reporter
Reporters
- Britt Conway - weekday morning reporter
- Dave Schroeder - multimedia journalist
- Trevor Shirley - multimedia journalist
Former staff
- Rachel Boesing - weekend weather/reporter (1994–1996; last at KNBC-TV in Los Angeles)
- Mike Brookbank - ? (Digital Host for Detroit Free Press & WWJ-TV, CBS Detroit Detroit Free PressDetroit Free PressThe Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Sunday edition is entitled the Sunday Free Press. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep"...
in Detroit) - Josh Boose - (now anchor/reporter at WGRZ-TVWGRZ-TVWGRZ, virtual channel 2 , is the NBC-affiliated television station in Buffalo, New York. Its studio is located at 259 Delaware Avenue in downtown Buffalo. Its transmitter is located at 11530 Warner Hill Road in South Wales, New York...
in Buffalo, New York) - Patti Ann BrownePatti Ann BrownePatti Ann Browne is an American news anchor and reporter on the Fox News Channel.Browne currently hosts the headline update during Glenn Beck's program, among other Fox News shows. She also substitute anchors various shows. On international feeds of Fox News, Patti Ann also hosts Fox News Extra...
- anchor/reporter; (now reporter at Fox News ChannelFox News ChannelFox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
) - Diane Daniels - ? (now anchor/reporter at WSBT-TVWSBT-TVWSBT-TV, channel 22 is a television station in South Bend, Indiana. WSBT is the flagship television station of Schurz Communications, and is an affiliate of the CBS television network. It's studios are located in Mishawaka. Its transmitter is located in South Bend.-Early broadcasting:WSBT-TV first...
) - Jay Dunlap - anchor (1992–1995)
- Kevin Freeman - reporter (1990–1992; now Sunday morning anchor/reporter at WJW-TV in Cleveland)
- Ed Greenberger - anchor
- Gene Kang - reporter (now reporter at WHAS-TVWHAS-TVWHAS-TV channel 11 is the ABC affiliated television station in Louisville, Kentucky. Owned by Belo Corporation, the station's transmitter is located in Floyd County, Indiana, near the community of Floyds Knobs...
in Louisville, KY) - Jack Kuenzie - reporter (1982–1984; now reporter at WIS-TV in Columbia, SC)
- Jack Lorri - sports director
- Ann Nyberg - anchor/reporter (now anchor/reporter at WTNH-TV in Hartford, CT)
- Elishah Oesch - weekday morning anchor (now morning anchor at WKOW-TVWKOW-TVWKOW is the ABC-affiliated television station for Madison, Wisconsin. The station broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 26 from a transmitter in the city's Middleton Junction section; the station is also available on Charter Cable systems in the Madison market...
in Madison, WI) - Paul Petitte - anchor/reporter (last at KSNW-TV in Wichita, KS)
- Betsy Ross - anchor/reporter (later an ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
reporter and SportsCenterSportsCenterSportsCenter is a daily sports news television show, and the flagship program of American cable network ESPN since the network launched on September 7, 1979. Originally broadcast only daily, SportsCenter is now shown up to twelve times a day, replaying the day's scores and highlights from major...
anchor, now President of sports public relations firm in Cincinnati) - Mark Schirripa - reporter (now reporter at WSBT-AM)
- Rick Schutt - anchor (now anchor at WICD-TV in Springfield, IL)
- Garry Seith - weekend weather (now morning meteorologist at KTVT-TV in Dallas-Ft. Worth)
- Adam Shapiro - reporter (now reporter at Fox Business NetworkFox Business NetworkFox Business Network is an American cable news and satellite news television channel that began broadcasting on October 15, 2007. It is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation...
) - Patti Tripathi - fill-in anchor/reporter (later at CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, now heading up a media relations company) - Dan Weist - reporter (later at Ohio News Network)
- Paul Baltes - anchor/reporter (1997-2004, later at WOWT in Omaha, now media relations for The Nebraska Medical CenterNebraska Medical CenterThe Nebraska Medical Center is a complex of hospitals, medical clinics, and health care colleges located in Omaha, Nebraska. It was formed by the merger of Clarkson Hospital and the adjacent University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1997...
) - Phil Lengyel - anchor/news director ( ?, later senior vp-marketing & sports at Walt Disney World and now executive vp/chief marketing officer at Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis Motor SpeedwayThe Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....
)