WSPL

WSPL is The National Television station for South Central Illinois, licensed to Springfield, IL. It broadcasts on channel 4. It offers 7 hours of news each weekday (5am-9am, 12pm-12:30pm, 4:30pm-5:30pm, 6pm-6:30pm, 9pm-10pm) and 4.5 hours of news every weekend (6am-9am, 12pm-12:30pm, 4:30pm-5:30pm, 9pm-10pm). Since the lanuch, WSPL newscasts have featured two news anchors with one at the main studios in Springfield and the other in Decatur.

Newscast Titles

 * Champaign News (1959-1964)
 * WSPL News 15 (1964-1990)
 * NewsChannel 15 (1990-present)

News Voiceovers

 * Booth Announcers (1954-1979)
 * John B. Wells (1979-1992)
 * Scott Chapin (1992-2010)
 * Eric Gordon (2010-present)

News Music

 * "Cool Hand Luke: The Tar Sequence" (1969-1972)
 * "Move Closer to Your World" by Mayoham Music (1972-1976)
 * "On Top of it All" by Mayoham Music (1976-1982)
 * "Hello News" by Frank Gari (1982-1998)
 * "Stravinsky" by Stephen Arnold (1998-2007)
 * "Connection" by 360 Music (2007-present)