WSBT-TV
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| WSBT-TV | |
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| South Bend, Indiana | |
| Branding | WSBT |
| Slogan | Local News Leader |
| Channels | Analog: 22 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | CBS |
| Owner | Schurz Communications, Inc. (WSBT, Inc.) |
| First air date | December 21, 1952 |
| Call letters’ meaning | South Bend Tribune |
| Sister station(s) | WSBT (AM), WNSN |
| Former affiliations | NBC/ABC/DuMont (1952-1954, all secondary) UPN (DT2, 2003-2006) |
| Transmitter Power | 4790 kW (analog) 229 kW (digital) |
| Height | 325 m (analog) 332.4 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 73983 |
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| Website | www.wsbt.com www.sbt2.tv |
WSBT-TV (channel 22) is a television station in South Bend, Indiana. WSBT is an affiliate of the CBS television network. Its transmitter is located in South Bend.
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[edit] History
[edit] Early broadcasting
WSBT-TV first signed on in December 21, 1952 as another media outlet of the South Bend Tribune. It was the first UHF station in the country to produce a live telecast, which was five minutes of news. It was also the first on UHF to telecast a high school basketball tournament, which came from John Adams High School. In 1953, WSBT-TV had several sports related firsts. In the fall of that year, WSBT became the first TV station in the United States to present a closed-circuit telecast of a college football practice. This allowed Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy to direct the practice, as he was hospitalized at the time. WSBT-TV was also the first station in Indiana to broadcast in color, starting in 1954.
[edit] UPN Michiana / SBT2
In 2003, WSBT launched UPN Michiana on digital channel 22.2. UPN Michiana became an independent in Fall 2006 when UPN programming merged into the new CW network. At that point, "UPN Michiana" became "SBT2". One of SBT2's new offerings include a weekday 10pm newscast, which began September 5th, 2006.
[edit] News Staff
[edit] Anchors
- Cindy Ward - 5, 6 & 11 p.m. weekdays
- Debra Daniel - 5, 5:30 & 11 p.m. weekdays
- Jim Pinkerton - 5:30, 6 & 10 p.m. weekdays
- Kirk Mason - First Thing In The Morning and noon weekdays
- Dustin Grove - 6, 10 & 11 p.m. weekends
- Darla Hernandez - Saturday morning
[edit] Meteorologists
- Rick Mecklenburg - chief meteorologist
- Cari Peugeot - morning meteorologist
- Andrew Sweeney - weekend meteorologist
[edit] Sports
- Greg Carroll - sports director
- Pete Byrne - weekend sports anchor
- Carolyn Manno - sports reporter
[edit] Reporters
- Kelli Cheatham
- Ed Ernstes
- Nora Gathings
- Tristan Henry
- Troy Kehoe
- Sarah Rice
- Leanne Tokars
[edit] Directors
- Pat McGovern
- Rick Carter
- Chuck Lawson
- Jill Thompson
- Rod Copley
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Luke Choate, anchor (now retired)
- Deborah Domine, anchor (now an Elkhart County judge)
- Mike Collins, anchor (retired November 30, 2007[1])
- Todd Connor, anchor (now assignment reporter and overnight weekend anchor for Fox News Channel)
- Charlie Adams, sports
- Jon Shaner, meteorolgist
- Paul Silvestri, meteorologist
- Sam Scaman, meteorologist
- Bruce Saunders, meteorologist
- Mike May, puppeteer "Popeye Theater"
[edit] See also
[edit] Trivia
- WSBT is the only station in Indiana to have two women (Debra Daniel and Cindy Ward) to anchor its primary newscasts.
- WSBT (along with fellow CBS affiliate WEVV in Evansville) are the only two CBS stations in Indiana not owned and operated by LIN TV of Providence.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- SBT2 website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WSBT
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WSBT-TV
[edit] References
- ^ "Signing off", South Bend Tribune, December 2, 2007.
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