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TV Ratings
WRTV adding employees, expanding newscasts
May 1, 2013
Chris O'MalleyLagging in the ratings, the local station is aiming for an uptick under new ownership with a morning news show on weekends.
MoreFox59 news chief to depart for San Francisco station
April 1, 2013
Chris O'MalleyOver his four-year tenure, Lee Rosenthal helped WXIN-TV Channel 59 more than double the airtime it devotes to news.
MoreTV news director departures shake up market
December 1, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThree of Indianapolis' four local TV news providers—WTHR-TV Channel 13, WISH-TV Channel 8 and WRTV-TV Channel 6—are
looking for news directors.
MorePacers TV ratings on the rise
November 10, 2012
IBJ StaffThe team's first game was the most-watched opening night game since 2007.
MoreIndyCar execs say distractions mask progress
October 6, 2012
Anthony SchoettleIndyCar Series officials insist the open-wheel circuit is on the right track despite a drop in its television ratings, tepid
attendance and persistent rumors that it will be sold and its CEO will be fired.
MoreWISH-TV fires news director, industry sources say
August 27, 2012
Scott OlsonSeveral industry sources say Patti McGettigan was escorted from the WISH-TV Channel 8 building Friday after a three-year run
as the local CBS affiliate's news director. The station isn't commenting on what led to her abrupt departure.
MoreExperts say Buchman's move to WTHR could lift station's ratings
June 15, 2012
Scott OlsonWTHR led in the ratings for its nightly newscasts during the May sweeps in the key 25-to-54-year-old demographic, but TV stations
are rapidly losing these coveted viewers. The addition of popular meteorologist Angela Buchman could help Channel 13 staunch
further losses.
MoreLocal market tunes in Pacers playoff in 'huge' numbers
May 21, 2012
Anthony SchoettleOn Sunday, the Indiana Pacers grabbed the attention of a big chunk of the local market, drawing nearly 10 times the television
audience they did for their regular-season games.
MoreWISH turns Mini Marathon into made-for-TV drama
April 14, 2012
Anthony SchoettleAbout 65,000 central Indiana households representing more than 115,000 viewers are expected to tune in to the 3-1/2-hour WISH-TV
Channel 8 broadcast of the nation's largest half marathon.
MoreSuper Bowl just misses major-market TV-rating record
February 6, 2012
Bloomberg NewsThe New York Giants’ 21-17 win over the New England Patriots in Sunday night’s Super Bowl narrowly missed drawing
the highest major-market television rating in National Football League history.
MoreWRTV sold with eight other TV stations for $212M
October 3, 2011
Associated PressTelevision station and newspaper owner The E.W. Scripps Co. said Monday that it will pay $212 million in cash for nine TV
stations, including WRTV in Indianapolis, owned by The McGraw-Hill Cos.
MoreWTHR maintains ratings lead in local news
June 11, 2011
Anthony SchoettleWTHR-TV Channel 13 retained its position during the May sweeps period as the most-watched station for news in central Indiana,
earning top ratings among the four local television newscasters during eight of the 10 time slots in which it airs local news.
MorePacers TV ratings increase even as attendance dips
May 14, 2011
IBJ StaffViewership for Pacers games on Fox Sports increased 35 percent this year over last, according to New York-based Nielsen Media
Research.
MoreChanges to sports coverage part of strategy to revive WRTV
April 23, 2011
Anthony SchoettleLarry Blackerby, the new general manager at WRTV-TV Channel 6, has replaced the station's news director and sales manager
as first steps in his bid to elevate the perennial ratings loser.
MoreNFL playoffs' first 2 games set ratings milestones
January 9, 2011
Associated PressThe New York Jets' last-second 17-16 victory over the Indianapolis Colts earned the highest rating since the NFL began
airing prime-time wild card games in 2002.
MoreWTHR hires news director
January 8, 2011
IBJ StaffTelevision news veteran Keith Connors will join WTHR-TV Channel 13 as news director Jan. 12, the local station announced Friday.
MoreWTHR winner during November sweeps period
December 3, 2010
Scott OlsonChannel 13 received a huge ratings boost at 11 p.m., enabling it to surpass WISH-TV Channel 8 as the most-watched newscast
during that time. WTHR's newscast retained its lead in several other time slots, although audience numbers dipped, enabling
competitors to close the gap.
MoreWTHR's status as TV news leader starting to erode
November 13, 2010
Anthony SchoettleAd buyers are watching the November sweeps period to see if the NBC affiliate bounces back from recent periods when it lost
ground in the ratings.
MoreTV ratings for Pacers on the upswing
November 5, 2010
Anthony SchoettleA revamped roster, new satellite TV agreement, and an overall boost of interest in the NBA is credited for more viewership
of the local NBA team.
MoreLocal television ratings for Reds games soar
September 29, 2010
Anthony SchoettleThis August, ratings on Fox Sports Indiana for Cincinnati Reds games were up 144 percent over the same period a year ago.
September ratings are up 196 percent.
MoreWRTV GM stepping down, other changes planned
August 23, 2010
Anthony SchoettleAfter 31 years with the McGraw-Hill Cos., the last nine leading the local ABC affiliate, General Manager Don Lundy is calling
it quits.
MoreWRTV replaces Wallace as evening newscast anchor
August 6, 2010
J.K. WallABC station did not renew Todd Wallace's contract after three years, instead recruiting Todd Connor, an ABC News correspondent.
Wallace's co-anchor, Trisha Shepherd, will stay on.
MoreLocal Hispanic newscaster launching radio show
June 9, 2010
Scott OlsonMarco Dominguez turns to WNTS-AM 1590 after the Hispanic daily television news program he launched last year folded.
MoreMost local news broadcasts lost viewers last month
June 7, 2010
Scott OlsonWTHR is still the most-watched TV station for local news, but viewership slipped in several time slots for the NBC affiliate
and most of its competitors. Fox station WXIN, however, seems
to be bucking the trend.
MoreTelevision ratings jump for Indy Racing League's Long Beach race
April 24, 2010
IBJ StaffRatings for the first three races of the 2010 season have grown 67 percent over last year.
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As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.
If Whole Foods went in, I doubt the Nora one would stay open, and with all those customers coming to Broad Ripple traffic would be horrible, and forget about a run to the grocery on weekend nights. I think concern over the number of apartments is misplaced, but the 400 space parking garage has me concerned - someone needs to ask the developer just how much traffic they think this development is going to generate. I am not against more neighborhood residents, but heavy commercial traffic going in and out at that location sounds like a mess.
I thought everyone was innocent until guilt was proven. Seems people have already convicted Reggie in the press. My nephew was a good kid and is a good man, more to this story im sure
Going by the Marion County population only is of little use. 13th largest? No Way! To judge the real size of a metro area, the easy way is to look at the Arbitron rating list. Indianapolis hovers around 40th largest in the nation--sometimes more, sometimes less. Advertisers want to know exactly how large the population is before they buy radio advertising. Arbitron figured it out long ago. Indianapolis is estimated at 1,427,500. The real #13 is Seattle-Tacoma with a metro population of 3,470,400. So, the population of just Marion County is completely irrelevant to anything useful as far as metro area planning.