WSBT-TV

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WSBT-TV

South Bend, Indiana
Branding	WSBT
Slogan	Local News Leader
Channels	22 (UHF) analog, 30 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	CBS independent ("SBT2") (on digital)
Owner	Schurz Communications (WSBT, Inc.)
Founded	December 21, 1952
Call letters meaning	W South Bend Tribune
Former affiliations	UPN (on digital, 2003-9/2006)
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.

1 History
- 1.1 Early broadcasting
- 1.2 UPN Michiana / SBT2
2 Newscasts
3 Notable WSBT-TV Alumni
4 Trivia
5 External links

[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. They were the first UHF station to telecast a high-school basketball tournament, and in the fall of 1953, 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 / 30.2, WSBT-DT. 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 of 2006.

[edit] Newscasts

[edit] Weekdays

WSBT News "First Thing in the Morning" Kirk Mason and Cari Peugeot
WSBT News Midday Mike Collins and Cari Peugeot
WSBT News at Five Cindy Ward, Debra Daniel and Rick Mecklenburg
WSBT News at 5:30 Mike Collins, Debra Daniel and Rick Mecklenburg
WSBT News at Six Cindy Ward, Jim Pinkerton, Rick Mecklenburg and Greg Carroll
WSBT News at 11 Cindy Ward, Debra Daniel, Rick Mecklenburg and Greg Carroll

[edit] Weekends

WSBT News Saturday Morning Darla Hernandez and Andrew Sweeney
WSBT News at Six Dustin Grove, Andrew Sweeney and Pete Byrne
WSBT News at 11 Dustin Grove, Andrew Sweeney and Pete Byrne

[edit] Weekdays on SBT2

WSBT News at 10 Jim Pinkerton, Rick Mecklenburg and Greg Carroll

[edit] Notable WSBT-TV Alumni

Luke Choate, anchor (now retired)

[edit] Trivia

Since the late 1990's, WSBT tried a two woman (Cindy ward and Debra Daniel) anchor team for its 5 and 11PM newscasts. Since that time, this has rarely been tried in Indiana, and has been tried in Chicago (WLS-TV); Cincinnati (WLWT); and Louisville (WHAS-TV and WAVE-TV). (Source: The Indiana State News Center and Discussion)

[edit] External links

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)

CBS Network Affiliates in the state of Indiana
WISH 8 (Indianapolis) - WTHI 10 (Terre Haute) - WANE 15 (Fort Wayne) - WLFI 18 (Lafayette) - WSBT 22 (South Bend) - WEVV 44 (Evansville)
See also: ABC, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS, Religious and Other stations in the state of Indiana

Schurz Communications, Inc.

v • d • e

AM Radio Stations: KKLS | WSBT

ABC Network Affiliate: KSPR¹

CBS Network Affiliates: KWCH / KBSD² / KBSH² / KBSL² | WDBJ | WSBT

The CW Network Affiliates: K15CZ / K17DL | KSCW³

NBC Network Affiliates: KYTV | WAGT

¹Schurz shares ownership of this station with Perkin Media.

²These stations are repeaters of KWCH-TV.

³Acquisition from Banks Broadcasting is awaiting FCC approval.

Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: None, privately held. | Website: www.schurz.com

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