WPSJ

WPSJ is a Fox affiliate that serves the Port St. Joe, Florida market. It broadcasts on Channel 69. It's sister station is CW affiliate WEGK-TV. Syndicated programming on WPSJ includes: America's Funniest Home Videos, Extra, and Buffy, the Vampire Slayer among others. With weekend telecasts of Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson.

History
WPSJ first hit the airwaves on February 8, 1981 as call letters WUAK, a general independent station owned by Field Communications. Running like all independent stations, WPSJ aired children's cartoons in the morning, with off-network syndication in the afternoon, and movies throughout the night. In 1983, the station was sold to Orion Broadcasting. Orion Broadcasting began to make modifications to the station to try to improve the ratings. In 1984, the station's call letters were changed to the current ''WPSJ. ''In 1986, FOX Broadcasting was getting ready to launched, and WPSJ, which was just bought by Townhouse Telecasters, became a FOX affiliate. Ratings for WPSJ was improving but by the time the NFL was heading to FOX in 1994, their ratings took off. In 1995, the station was purchased by Wicks Broadcast Group until 1998 when Sinclair Broadcast Group bought the station and has owned it since then. In 2004, for the first time in the station's history, the station became the no. 1 station in the market, where they stayed until 2012. In 2010, the station began adding This TV on it's second digital subchannel. In 2015, the station added both Buzzr TV and Nick Rewind on it's fourth and fifth digital subchannels, respectively.

Ownership History

 * 1981-1983: Field Communications


 * 1983-1986: Orion Broadcasting


 * 1986-1995: Townhouse Telecasters, Inc.


 * 1995-1998: Wicks Broadcast Group


 * 1998-present: Sinclair Broadcast Group

Current On-Air Staff
Michael Conner - News Director


 * Roland DuBois - anchor; weeknights at 10


 * Kaytlin Horn - anchor; weekends at 10

FOX 69 Weather Lab Meteorologists

 * Adam DeLeon - chief meteorologist (AMS Seal of Approval); weeknights at 10


 * Ryan Capo - meteorologist; weekends at 10

FOX 69 Sports Team

 * Wesley Berger - sports director; weeknights at 10


 * Timothy Pryor - sports reporter; weekends at 10

Current On-Air Reporters

 * Paul Lucero - general assignment reporter


 * Alyssa Whittenburg - general assignment reporter


 * Tanner Imperial - general assignment reporter


 * Becky Richbourg - general assignment reporter


 * Morgan Flanagan - general assignment reporter

News Announcers

 * John B. Wells (1986-2001)
 * Al Vanik (2001-2007)
 * Scott Chapin (2007-present)

Newscast Titles

 * 69 Newsbreak (1981-1986; only had news updates then)
 * Fox 69 News (1986-present)

Station Slogans

 * In Port St. Joe, the Choice is Yours on Channel 69! (1981-1983)
 * Channel 69, Watch Us Day and Night! (1983-1986)
 * Fox 69 is Your News Station (1986-1995)
 * Your 10:00 News Source (1995-present)