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WJSJ-CD

WJSJ-CD is a low-power, Class A television station in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, airing programming from the Western-themed diginet WEST. The station is owned by Weigel Broadcasting.

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WJSJ-CD
Channels
BrandingWEST Indianapolis
Dabl Indianapolis (on DT3)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedOctober 26, 1990
First air date
March 28, 1994 (1994-03-28)
Former call signs
  • W51BT (1990–1996)
  • WIWU-LP (1996–2007)
  • WIWU-CA (2007–2009)
  • WIWU-CD (2009–2021)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 51 (UHF, 1994–2009)
  • Digital: 51 (UHF, 2009–2019), 28 (UHF, 2019–2025)
Technical information3
Licensing authority
FCC
29292
ClassCD
ERP15 kW1
HAAT291.3 m (956 ft)1
Transmitter coordinates
39°53′39.2″N 86°12′20.5″W / 39.894222°N 86.205694°W / 39.894222; -86.2056941
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Public license information

WJSJ-CD (channel 51) is a low-power, Class A television station in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, airing programming from the Western-themed diginet WEST. The station is owned by Weigel Broadcasting.

History

The station was formerly WIWU-CD, owned by Indiana Wesleyan University, until it was sold to Frank Copsidas in December 2020.4 Originally licensed to Tipton, Indiana, it aired local entertainment, sports, and news programming for Marion and Grant County, in addition to airing religious programming from TLN, Cornerstone Television and WHT. The sale came more than a year after Indiana Wesleyan University announced its intention to drop its broadcast operations and focus on digital services.5

On January 16, 2025, it was announced that Weigel Broadcasting would acquire WJSJ-CD for $1.6 million;2 the sale was completed on March 24.6

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WJSJ-CD7
Channel Res. Short name Programming
51.1 720p WEST WEST
51.2 480i START Start TV
51.3 DABL Dabl
51.4 HEROES Heroes & Icons
51.5 TOONS MeTV Toons
51.12 EMLW Infomercials
Notes

Notes

  1. Originally licensed to Tipton, Indiana; moved to Indianapolis in 2025.1
References

References

  1. "Modification of a Digital Class A TV Station Construction Permit Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  2. "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  3. "Facility Technical Data for WJSJ-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. Jacobson, Adam (December 8, 2020). "Frank Copsidas Grabs A Class A LPTV Property In Indiana". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  5. Snyder, Bray (August 29, 2019). "Ind. Wesleyan to drop over-the-air broadcasting, focus on digital". WANE-TV. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  6. "Notification of Consummation". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. March 24, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  7. "RabbitEars TV Query for WJSJ". RabbitEars. Retrieved May 8, 2024.