WSHU

WSHU-TV is an I: Independent Television affiliate that serves the eastern part of the Fair City vicinity. Sister channels include: WQIP and KGIS. It broadcasts on channel 62 on virtual, and airs on channel 11 on digital. Syndicated programming on WSHU includes: Safari Tracks, Animal Science, and Zoo Clues, among many others.

History
On December 26, 1983; WSHU launched as a PBS affiliate. In 1984, just a year after, PBS announced new programming, which included Sesame Street. Viacom Cable, PBS' rival; was also interested in buying this. However, because of their scary logo at the time, PBS rejected. Nothing different, except they began to air 80s rock music during your sleep time instead of the calm music of 1990 in 1991. Little did they know that program would last just 4 more years until shutting down, suffering the same fate that WNYC-TV in real life suffered in 1995. Just 2 years prior in 1993; Paxson Communications, now Ion Media; bought WSHU-TV. In 1994; they announced that between June 3, 1994 and January 14, 1995; they had a timer until when WSHU would go off the air to be switched to become independent in 1995. Some people thought this was scary, so on October 3, 1994; they displayed a message saying "We will switch WSHU to be independent". On January 15, 1995; the actual switch happened, and did not come back on the air until Janaury 25, 1995; with original programming. Sadly; this only lasted for 2 years before becoming part of PAX in 1997/1998. This change was proposed on June 5, 1996; with PAX officially buying WSHU in October 1996; and then officially shutting down the independent channel in January 1997, with it being fully rebranded on February 5, 1997. In 2000, they red-washed their logo for the 3rd millennium, and that wasn't the only time they washed their logo. 2 years later in 2002, they began to phase out the red-white-blue trio. 2003 marked the end of the red-white-blue trio. In 2004, the logo was fully white-washed. 2005 marked the end of the PAX era, and the beginning of the I: Independent Television era, which has existed since 2005 (surprisingly the only one left). In 2006, Paxson was renamed into Ion, which kept the I: Independent Television after actually rebranding itself again in 2008; and 2013; and once again in 2016.

Ownership History

 * PBS (1983-1995)
 * Paxson Communications (1997-2006)
 * Ion Media (2006-present)

Station ID History
"62 things, 62 people" (Exclusive to WSHU, 1982-1986)

"This is PBS." (1992-1995)

"We are independent." (1995-1997)

"Packs the PAX!" (Exclusive to WSHU, 1997-2005)

"Welcome to the second era of being independent." (Exclusive to WSHU, 2005-2012)

"The future is now." (2012-2017)

"Welcome to the future." (2017-present)