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WSYM-TV
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| Lansing, Michigan | |
| Branding | Fox 47 |
| Slogan | "Live, Local" |
| Channels | Analog: 47 (UHF) Digital: 38 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Fox |
| Owner | Journal Broadcast Group |
| Founded | December 1, 1982 |
| Call letters meaning | We Say Yes to Michigan |
| Website | fox47news.com |
WSYM-TV (Fox 47) is the Fox network affiliate in Lansing, Michigan. It transmits its analog signal on UHF channel 47 and its digital signal on UHF channel 38. Its 1004-foot transmitter is located 5 miles south of Eaton Rapids in Eaton County along M-99. The station is owned by the Journal Broadcast Group, and its studios and offices are located in downtown Lansing.
The station began operations on December 1, 1982 as WFSL-TV, owned by F&S Development Company of Lansing, under the name F&S Comm/News Inc. As an independent station, WFSL primarily aired syndicated programming. For a time, the station also aired the ABC game show Family Feud (simulcast from Detroit's WXYZ-TV), in hopes of eventually landing a full-time ABC affiliation. However, ABC chose to affiliate with WLAJ instead.
The station was sold to WTMJ-TV Inc. of Milwaukee (predecessor to the Journal Broadcast Group) in 1985, and its call letters were changed to WSYM-TV (for "We Say Yes to Michigan"). The station affiliated with the Fox network in 1990.
In its early days of operation, the station produced three live news updates throughout the day: one in the morning, the other during the afternoon hours and one late at night. Those updates ranged from five to ten minutes in length.
Under pressure from the Fox network to start a full newscast or face disaffiliation, WSYM launched a news operation in the late 1990s, with newscasts at 5:30pm and 10pm, as well as a Sunday sports show. Due to financial reasons, the station began to outsource the production of its newscasts to Lansing's NBC affiliate WILX-TV in 2004. Its former studio is still used as an interview site for the Fox News Channel.
In June 2006, WSYM unveiled their new logo, similar to what most other Fox affiliates use, along with a new graphics scheme created by Renderon Broadcast Design. This new logo is already in use on WILX/WSYM news vehicles, promotional ads, the station's logo bug, and their redesigned website.
Fox 47 News @ 5:30
Anchor Jason Colthorp
Chris Gervat - Fox 47 Meteorologist
Fox 47 News @ 10:00
Anchor Jason Colthorp
Anchor Beth Shayne
Chris Gervat - Fox 47 Meteorologist
Tim Staudt - Sports Anchor
Fox 47 News @ 10:00 Weekends
Anchor A.J. Hilton
Nicholas Ferreri - Fox 47 Meteorologist
Jeremy Sampson - Weekend Sports Anchor
Fox 47 Reporters
Jessica Aspiras - Medical Reporter
Tony Tagliavia - Reporter
Beth Shayne - Reporter
Lori Dougovito - Reporter
Lauren Zakalik - Reporter
John Tramontana - Reporter
AJ Hilton - Reporter
Tim Nester - Fox 47 Weather Forecaster
Maria Tocco - Sports Reporter
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WJBK 2 (Detroit) WXMI 17 (Grand Rapids) • WMQF 19 (Marquette) • W32CV 32 1 (Ironwood) • WFQX 33 / WFUP 45 (Cadillac / Vanderbilt) • W40AN 40 2 (Escanaba) • WSYM 47 (Lansing) • WSMH 66 (Flint / Saginaw) |
| See also: ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, CW, MyNetworkTV and Other stations in Michigan |
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Corporate Staff: Doug Kiel (COB and President & CEO) · Carl Gardner · Jim Prather · Steve Wexler · Ron Kurtis · Anne Schepp · Andy Laird · Basil A. Thomas · David B. Amy · Lucy A. Rutishauser · Barry M. Faber · Jim Thomas |
| Annual Revenue: none USD (2004) · Employees: Unknown at this time. · Stock Symbol: NYSE: JRN · Website: www.journalbroadcastgroup.com |