WNDU-TV

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WNDU-TV
South Bend, Indiana
Branding	Newscenter 16
Slogan	Coverage You Can Count On
Channels	16 (UHF) analog, 42 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	NBC
Owner	Gray Television (Michiana Telecasting, Inc.)
Founded	July 15, 1955 Began on Channel 46 (1955-57), Moved to Channel 16 (1957-Present)
Call letters meaning	W Notre Dame University
Website	www.wndu.com

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.

Contents 1 Station History 2 Newscasts 2.1 Weekdays 2.2 Weekends 3 Logos 4 Notable WNDU Staff Members 4.1 Former Personalities 5 Controversy 6 External links

[edit] Station History

WNDU-TV went on the air on July 15, 1955 on Channel 46. It was owned by the University of Notre Dame through a subsidiary, Michiana Television Corporation. In 1957, to much fanfare, WNDU-TV moved to its present-day assignment on Channel 16.

An NBC affiliate from the very beginning, WNDU-TV's early broadcast schedule included programs like Romper Room, and the first local telecast of a Notre Dame football game. WNDU aired the non-commercial Sesame Street from 1970 to 1974 until PBS member station WNIT came on air. [1] WNDU-TV started using a helicopter for its news broadcasts in the 1980's. Due to an increased focus on news, WNDU-TV stopped airing Saturday morning cartoons in 1994 to make room for a three-hour newscast.

On March 5, 2006, the University of Notre Dame sold the station to Gray Television for $85 million cash, which the university is planning to put into an endowment fund.

It has been reported that, in early 2007, WNDU will host the Master Control operations of its Gray sister station in Lansing, Michigan, WILX-TV.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Newscasts

[edit] Weekdays

• 16 Morning News - Tricia Sloma and Gordy Young
• NewsCenter 16 at Noon - Tricia Sloma and Gordy Young
• NewsCenter 16 at 5:00PM - Maureen McFadden, Terry McFadden, Mike Hoffman
• NewsCenter 16 at 5:30PM - Terry McFadden, Mike Hoffman, and Maureen McFadden with Maureen's Medical Moment
• NewsCenter 16 at 6:00PM - Maureen McFadden, Terry McFadden, Mike Hoffman, and Jeff Jeffers
• NewsCenter 16 at 11PM - Maureen McFadden, Terry McFadden, Mike Hoffman, and Jeff Jeffers

[edit] Weekends

• 16 Saturday Morning - Robert Borrelli and Gary Sieber
• 16 Sunday Morning - Marcie Kobriger and Cindi Clawson
• NewsCenter 16 at 6:00PM - Sarah Platt , Cindi Clawson, and Angelo Di Carlo
• NewsCenter 16 at 11:00PM - Sarah Platt , Cindi Clawson, and Angelo Di Carlo

[edit] Logos

WNDU's current logo.

[edit] Notable WNDU Staff Members

Many of the WNDU staff members perform double duties as anchors or news correspondents, but only the most significant roles are listed.

• Robert Borrelli - anchor/reporter
• Cindi Clawson - meteorologist
• Angelo Di Carlo - sports anchor/reporter
• Mike Hoffman - chief meteorologist
• Kari Huston - anchor/reporter
• Marcie Kobriger - reporter
• Jeff Jeffers - sports director
• Maureen McFadden - anchor
• Terry McFadden - anchor
• Sarah Platt - weekend anchor/reporter
• Mark Peterson - senior reporter
• Joel Schipper - morning reporter
• Gary Sieber - anchor/meteorologist
• Tricia Sloma - anchor
• Stephanie Stang - reporter
• Gordy Young - anchor/weathercaster

Maureen McFadden and Terry McFadden, who co-anchor evening news on WNDU, are brother and sister.

[edit] Former Personalities

• Dawn Meyer (5PM anchor, now retired)

[edit] Controversy

The station has in the past opted not to air some programs out of concerns over their content; such shows have included the animated series God, the Devil and Bob and the American version of the British sitcom Coupling.

[edit] External links

• WNDU Homepage
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WNDU-TV

Broadcast television in the South Bend/Elkhart market (Nielsen DMA #87)
WYGN-LP 12 (3ABN) - WNDU 16 (NBC) - W18CF 18 (TBN) - WSBT 22 (CBS) (ind. on DT2) - WCWW-LP 25 (CW) - WSJV 28 (Fox) - WNIT 34 (PBS) - WHME 46 (LeSEA) - WBND-LP 57 (ABC) - WMYS-LP 69 (MNTV)

NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Indiana
WTWO 2 (Terre Haute) - WTHR 13 (Indianapolis) - WFIE 14 (Evansville) - WNDU 16 (South Bend) - WISE 33 (Fort Wayne)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, PBS, Religious and Other stations in the state of Indiana