WJWX is the ABC affiliate that serves the Schuyler, NY area. It broadcasts on channel 3 and owned by the Hearst Television subsidiary of New York City based Hearst Communications.
Programming[]
From 1981 until 1989 ABC's World News Tonight aired on WJWX at 7 p.m. until 1989 when the station started carrying Inside Edition in that time slot and moved World News Tonight to the 6:30 p.m. slot, reducing the station's weeknight 6 p.m. newscast to a half hour.
Ownership history[]
- Metromedia Television (1959-1984)
- Group W (1984-1995)
- Granite Broadcasting (1995-2003)
- Hearst Television (2003–present)
Station branding[]
- Channel 3 (1959-1969)
- TV 3/Metromedia 3 (1969-1984)
- WJWX-TV 3 (1984-2000)
- X-3 (2000-2004)
- Channel 3 ABC (2004–present)
Newscast titles[]
- News Watch 3 (1969-1977)
- Mertomeida 3 Eyewitness News (1977-1984)
- Eyewitness News 3 (1984-2000)
- News X-3 (2000-2004)
- NewsChannel 3 (2004–present)
News Themes[]
- no music (1959-1970)
- WJWX 1970 News Theme (1970-1977)
- Cool Hand Luke: The Tar Sequence - Lalo Schifrin (1977-1984)
- Let's Get Involved - 615 Music (1984-1986)
- WLWT 1984 News Theme (1986-1989)
- Real News - Killer Tracks (1989-1994)
- Advantage - Gari Media (1994-)
- Hearst TV News Music Package - Newsmusic Central (2004-2013)
- Strive - inthegroovemusic (2013–present)
Newscast voiceover intro history[]
- "This is WJWX TV 3 Schuyler, from the heart of the upstate this is News Watch 3 acclaimed by the Associated Press as New York State's outstanding newscast" (1970-1977).
Current and former staff[]
Current[]
- Victoria Chilton (2012–present)
- Michael Davidson (2002–present)
- Heath Eddins (2004–present)
- Shirley Allen (1984–present)
- Thomas Brumfield (2006–present)
Former[]
- Beau Bauer (1992-1997)
- Patricia Hoffman (2000-2013)
- Ana Wilson (1968-1995)
- Lloyd Singleton (2003-2008)
- Bernard Maness (2000-2006)
- Collin Judd (1969-2016, retired)
Gallery[]
WJWX Metromedia ident (from 1978)
WJWX Metromedia ident (from 1984)