WJCL (TV)
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| WJCL-TV | |
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| Savannah, Georgia | |
| Branding | WJCL 22 |
| Slogan | Your Local News Source |
| Channels | 22 (UHF) analog |
| Affiliations | ABC (1972-82, 1986-present) |
| Owner | Piedmont Television |
| Founded | July 18, 1970 |
| Call letters meaning | W J. Curtis Lewis |
| Former affiliations | NBC (1982-86) |
| Website | WJCL.com |
WJCL, channel 22, is the ABC affiliate in Savannah, Georgia. The station is owned by Piedmont Television of Savannah, which also runs Savannah's Fox affiliate, WTGS. WJCL-TV's transmitter is located in Bloomingdale, Georgia.
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[edit] History
WJCL began broadcasting on August 18, 1970 as an ABC affiliate. Owned by former Savannah mayor J. Curtis Lewis (whose initials provided the station's callsign), WJCL marked many "firsts". At that time, WJCL built the tallest tower in the market, rising some fifteen hundred feet above sea level. Color film and videotape were introduced to the Savannah market by WJCL; it claims to have been the first station in the market to televise a live event (President Nixon's Savannah visit and ride in a parade on Skidaway Road) and to broadcast in stereo.
In 1982, WJCL swapped affiliations with WSAV-TV and became an NBC affiliate. However, a mere four years later, channel 22 returned to ABC, in 1986.
In the late 1990s, Lewis decided to divest his media interests and sold the radio stations. In 1999, WJCL was sold to Grapevine Communications, which has since merged with Piedmont Television, LLC.
WJCL-TV produces a 10pm newscast for WTGS "FOX 28", with a news partnership agreement that has been in place since the late 1990s.
[edit] Programing
WJCL-TV was the home of the syndicated game shows "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!" for almost two decades until September 2005, when those shows moved to WSAV-TV. They are now replaced with Inside Edition and Access Hollywood.
[edit] News Department
Local News has existed at WJCL since sign on, but it is in 3rd place behind WSAV & WTOC.
Over the years, News on WJCL has gone by:
- "JCL News"
- "JCL Newswatch 22"
- "Action News"
- "News Savannah"
- "ABC 22 News"
[edit] Newscasts
MONDAY-FRIDAY
- WJCL 22 News Good Morning (5-7 a.m.)
- WJCL 22 News at 6:00 (6-6:30 p.m.)
- FOX 28 News at Ten (10-11 p.m. - Only on WTGS "FOX 28")
- WJCL 22 News at 11:00 (11-11:35 p.m.)
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
All newscasts are weekdays only; WJCL has no weekend newscasts.
[edit] Notable Personalities
CURRENT PERSONALITIES
- Jennifer Beale, 6:00 Anchor/Producer
- Jason Davis, Community Reporter
- Beth Eckerd, Meteorologist
- Rich Edson, Political Reporter
- Kelly Foster, Crime Reporter
- Aisha Greer, 10:00 and 11:00 Anchor/Health Reporter
- Trish Hartman, Morning Anchor/Reporter
- Jeff Kirk, Chief Meteorologist
- Wendy McNew, Education Reporter
- Jonathan Myers, Morning Meteorologist
- Greg Pallone, 6:00, 10:00, and 11:00 Anchor/Consumer Reporter
- Frank Sulkowski, Sports Director
PAST PERSONALITIES
- Brady Posik, Sports Director (?-2005)
[edit] External links
| Broadcast television in the Savannah market (Nielsen DMA #97) | |||
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WSAV 3 (NBC) (MNTV on DT2) - WVAN 9 (PBS/GPB) - WTOC 11 (CBS) (The Tube on DT3) - WJWJ 16 (PBS/SCETV) - WHDS 20 (HTVN) - WJCL 22 (ABC) - WTGS 28 (Fox) - WGSA 34/50 (The CW) - WXSX 46 (MTV2) - W48CX 48 (A1) - W57CT 57 (TBN) |
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| Local cable television channels | |||
| WBVH 13 (The WB, future uncertain) | |||
| ABC Network Affiliates in the state of Georgia | |
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WSB 2 (Atlanta) - WJBF 6 (Augusta) - WTVM 9 (Columbus) - WJCL 22 (Savannah) - WPGA 58 (Perry / Macon) |
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| See also: CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, and Other stations in Georgia | |
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