WSJV

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WSJV
Elkhart/South Bend, Indiana
Branding	Fox 28/Fox 28 News
Slogan	Accurate. Dependable.
Channels	28 (UHF) analog, 58 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	FOX
Owner	Quincy Newspapers
Founded	March 11, 1954 (on channel 52, moved to channel 28 in 1958)
Call letters meaning	W Saint Joseph Valley
Former affiliations	NBC (1954-55) ABC (1954-95, secondary until 1955)
Website	www.fox28.com

WSJV is a television station licensed to Elkhart, Indiana and serving the South Bend, Indiana market. A Fox television network affiliate, WSJV broadcasts on channel 28, and covers most of the Michiana viewing area.

WSJV's studios are located in Elkhart, Indiana, while its transmitter is located southeast of South Bend. The station is currently owned by Quincy Newspapers.

In its on-air promos, WSJV usually identifies itself by the nickname Fox 28.

The call letters refer to an informal title of the Michiana area (excluding Michigan), St. Joseph Valley.

Contents 1 History 2 Logo Gallery 2.1 Weekday Newscasts 2.2 Weekend Newscast 3 Notable WSJV Alumni 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] History

WSJV first began broadcasting on March 15, 1954, initially as an NBC affiliate with a secondary ABC affiliation. In 1955, it became a sole ABC affiliate after losing its NBC affiliation to WNDU-TV.

Initially broadcasting on channel 52, WSJV switched to channel 28 in 1958.

WSJV began broadcasting in color in 1966, with all local programs aired in color starting in 1968.

On October 18, 1995, WSJV became an affiliate of the Fox Broadcasting Company.

[edit] Logo Gallery

WSJV's Final Logo as an ABC affiliate

Fox 28 Logo since October 18, 1995

[edit] Weekday Newscasts

• Fox 28 "Wake Up!" 6-9am
• First on Fox News at 5 5-5:30pm
• Fox 28 News at 10 10-11pm

[edit] Weekend Newscast

• Fox 28 News at 10 10-10:30pm

[edit] Notable WSJV Alumni

• Erica Edburg, morning anchor (now weekday morning anchor at KTVX in Salt Lake City, UT)
• Kara Kenny, reporter (now at WBBH Fort Meyers, FL)

[edit] See also

• The Great Network Switch

[edit] External links

• Fox 28's website
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WSJV

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)

Fox Network Affiliates in the state of Indiana
WTVW 7 (Evansville) - WSJV 28 (South Bend) - WFXW 38 (Terre Haute) - WFFT 55 (Fort Wayne) - WXIN 59 (Indianapolis)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, UPN, WB, Religious and Other stations in the state of Indiana