WXIJ

WXIJ is the TCN-affiliated station licensed to Saginaw, Michigan, also serving Flint and Bay City. It is owned by the E.W. Scripps Company; WBSG is owned by Ion Media, a subsidiary of Scripps, making the two sisters.
== History ==
WXIJ launched on December 5, 1995, airing programming from the inTV infomercial-only network. At the time, it was locally owned by Mark Savona, and was on the air weekdays from 6 a.m. to midnight, and on weekends from noon to midnight. An hour-long cartoon block aired on Sunday afternoons. 
In 1998, when the network launched, WXIJ became an affiliate of the Pax network. It began rebroadcasting WLYM's 11 p.m. news at 11:30 p.m. Additionally, Savona sold the station to Paxson Communications, making channel 7 and owned-and-operated station. 
The station stayed with Pax's successors, i: Independent Television and Ion. In 2016, 21 years after sign-on, the station became an affiliate of The Chance Network, swapping affiliations with WBSG. The main E.W. Scripps Company began operating WXIJ, while subsidiary Ion Media took over for WBSG, making them sister stations. 
In 2017, an hour-long 10 p.m. newscast produced with the assistance of Lansing-based Central affiliate WLAG debuted on the schedule, as Michigan's News Team 7 Tonight. This expanded to mornings and middays later in the year. 
In 2019, WXIJ assumed complete control of the news department, shortening the title of the broadcasts to News Team 7. A 5 p.m. newscast was added to the schedule, replacing RightThisMinute (which moved to 9 a.m., taking Pickler & Ben's former slot). From March to December 2020, a 7 p.m. Coronavirus-focused newscast aired every night (with the exception of Sundays).
Syndicated programming seen on WXIJ includes RightThisMinute and MacGyver. 
== Subchannels ==
Channel	SD/HD	PSIP Short Name	Programming
7.1 	HD 	WXIJ-HD 	Main WXIJ programming / TCN
7.2 	SD 	Bounce 	Bounce TV
7.3 	SD 	MYSTY 	Court TV Mystery
== Schedule ==
Below is WXIJ's schedule for the fall 2021 season. 
 	Monday 	Tuesday 	Wednesday 	Thursday 	Friday 	Saturday 	Sunday
12:00 AM	Wipeout 	The Doctors 	The Doctors 	The Doctors 	The Doctors 	The Doctors 	The List
12:30 AM	Wipeout 	The Doctors 	The Doctors 	The Doctors 	The Doctors 	The Doctors 	Paid Programming
1:00 AM 	Raw Travel 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Paid Programming
1:30 AM 	Paid Programming 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Paid Programming
2:00 AM 	News Team 7 Sunday @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming
2:30 AM 	News Team 7 Sunday @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming
3:00 AM 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming 	Paid Programming
3:30 AM 	Paid Programming 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Paid Programming
4:00 AM 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition Weekend	TCN News Early Edition Weekend
4:30 AM 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	The Honey Brake Experience 	Paid Programming
5:00 AM 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	Florida Sportsmen Watermen 	In Touch
5:30 AM 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	Paid Programming 	In Touch
6:00 AM 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	DraftKings SportsBook Report 	Military Makeover
6:30 AM 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	News Team 7: Morning Edition 	DraftKings SportsBook Report 	Biz Kid$
7:00 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	Dog Tales
7:30 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	Designing Spaces
8:00 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	Joel Osteen
8:30 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	The Gospel Truth
9:00 AM 	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	Arthur 	Paid Programming
9:30 AM 	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	RightThisMinute 	Peg + Cat 	Paid Programming
10:00 AM	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	Elinor Wonders Why 	TCN News Sunday Morning
10:30 AM	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	The Kelly Clarkson Show 	Sesame Street 	TCN News Sunday Morning
11:00 AM	Access Daily 	Access Daily 	Access Daily 	Access Daily 	Access Daily 	Molly of Denali 	Paid Programming
11:30 AM	Access Daily 	Access Daily 	Access Daily 	Access Daily 	Access Daily 	Pinkalicious and Peterrific 	Paid Programming
12:00 PM	News Team 7 @ 12PM 	News Team 7 @ 12PM 	News Team 7 @ 12PM 	News Team 7 @ 12PM 	News Team 7 @ 12PM 	Game Time with Boomer Esiason 	TCN 7 Midday Movie
12:30 PM	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Made in Hollywood 	TCN 7 Midday Movie
1:00 PM 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	RightThisMinute 	TCN 7 Midday Movie
1:30 PM 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	RightThisMinute 	TCN 7 Midday Movie
2:00 PM 	You Bet Your Life 	You Bet Your Life 	You Bet Your Life 	You Bet Your Life 	You Bet Your Life 	MacGyver 	Family Feud
2:30 PM 	You Bet Your Life 	You Bet Your Life 	You Bet Your Life 	You Bet Your Life 	You Bet Your Life 	MacGyver 	Family Feud
3:00 PM 	Supreme Justice with Judge Karen Mills	Supreme Justice with Judge Karen Mills	Supreme Justice with Judge Karen Mills	Supreme Justice with Judge Karen Mills	Supreme Justice with Judge Karen Mills	S.W.A.T. 	Weather Gone Viral
3:30 PM 	Relative Justice 	Relative Justice 	Relative Justice 	Relative Justice 	Relative Justice 	S.W.A.T. 	Weather Gone Viral
4:00 PM 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	F2: Forensic Factor 	Detective Dawn
4:30 PM 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	F2: Forensic Factor 	Detective Dawn
5:00 PM 	News Team 7 @ 5PM 	News Team 7 @ 5PM 	News Team 7 @ 5PM 	News Team 7 @ 5PM 	News Team 7 @ 5PM 	In Depth with Graham Bensinger	Funny You Should Ask
5:30 PM 	News Team 7 @ 5PM 	News Team 7 @ 5PM 	News Team 7 @ 5PM 	News Team 7 @ 5PM 	News Team 7 @ 5PM 	Your Money with Jeff Duncan 	Funny You Should Ask
6:00 PM 	News Team 7 @ 6PM 	News Team 7 @ 6PM 	News Team 7 @ 6PM 	News Team 7 @ 6PM 	News Team 7 @ 6PM 	News Team 7 Saturday @ 6PM 	News Team 7 Sunday @ 6PM
6:30 PM 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight Saturday 	News Team 7 Sunday @ 6PM
7:00 PM 	Relative Justice 	Relative Justice 	Relative Justice 	Relative Justice 	Relative Justice 	Detective Dawn 	America's Next Top Model
7:30 PM 	The List 	The List 	The List 	The List 	The List 	Detective Dawn 	America's Next Top Model
8:00 PM 	Impress Me 	Step by Step 	Grace Under FIre 	Bewitched 	The Amira Clarke Show 	WKRP in Cincinnati 	Wordy
8:30 PM 	Impress Me 	Step by Step 	Whatever Happened To...? 	I Dream of Jeannie 	Ellen 	WKRP in Cincinnati 	Tic Tac Dough
9:00 PM 	This Just In 	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 	Detective Dawn 	Cold Blood 	Silk Stalkings 	Port Charles 	Magnum, P.I.
9:30 PM 	Lansing Cake Company 	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 	Detective Dawn 	Cold Blood 	Silk Stalkings 	Landis County Trading Post 	Magnum, P.I.
10:00 PM	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 Saturday @ 10PM 	News Team 7 Sunday @ 10PM
10:30 PM	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 @ 10PM 	News Team 7 Saturday @ 10PM 	News Team 7 Sunday @ 10PM
11:00 PM	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Detective Dawn 	Detective Dawn
11:30 PM	TCN News Nightcap with Melissa Black 	TCN News Nightcap with Melissa Black 	TCN News Nightcap with Melissa Black 	TCN News Nightcap with Melissa Black 	TCN News Nightcap with Melissa Black 	Detective Dawn 	Detective Dawn
== Staff ==
=== Anchors ===
* Soren Holloway - weekdays, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., 12 p.m.
* Jonah McMillan - weekdays, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., 12 p.m.
* Luca Blackburn - weekdays, 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 10 p.m.
* Ruby Xiong - weekdays, 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 10 p.m.
* Albie Adam - weekends, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., also reporter
=== Meteorologists ===
* Ivan Bowden - weekdays, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., 12 p.m.
* Demi-Lee McLeod - weekdays, 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 10 p.m.
* Miranda Sweeney - weekends, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
=== Traffic ===
* Tiffany Bradbury - weekdays, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.
=== Reporters ===
* Heidi Chang
* Omar Silva
* Blanche Hagan 
* Herman Spooner
* Sanna Curtis
Category:TCN network affiliates
Category:Bounce TV network affiliates
Category:Court TV Mystery subchannel-only affiliated stations
Category:The E. W. Scripps Company
Category:Flint, Michigan
Category:Bay City, Michigan
Category:Saginaw, Michigan
Category:Michigan
Category:Former Ion Television affiliates