Paul Rennie, the top executive at WXIN-TV Fox 59 and WTTV-Channel 4 for almost three years, has been named president and general manager of WGN-TV in Chicago.
Listener numbers on four Emmis Communications stations carrying the race decreased significantly from last year. It remains unclear whether advertisers will be compensated for the shortfall.
Millions of Dish TV subscribers lost access to one or more channels Sunday night because of a fight over how much the satellite TV company should pay for the channels. Two stations in Indianapolis were affected.
In a blow to local sports fans, WRTV Channel 6 is shutting down its Hometown Sports & News network and replacing it with a national syndicated network called Grit that features a lineup of action movies and westerns.
Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders have bought TV time on Indianapolis stations. So have the Club for Growth, Our Principles and Trusted Leadership PACs.
An award-winning field reporter at WISH-TV Channel 8 has announced her departure, joining a growing list of on-air personalities to leave the station over the past 18 months.
Ball State University could get millions of dollars from the federal government for selling all or part of the frequency for WIPB-TV, a public station that reaches most of the indianapolis area.
When CBS jumped from WISH Channel 8 to WTTV-TV Channel 4 last year, the latter added another 24.5 hours. That move, plus a new ratings system, led to a tumultuous year for local TV broadcasters.
Comcast, the largest cable company in Indiana and the nation, is trumpeting its best year for traditional TV services in nearly a decade, even though it continues to lose TV subscribers.
WISH-TV Channel 8, and its sister station WNDY-TV Channel 23, will air 100 Cubs and White Sox games this year. White Sox fans will be especially pleased with the additional offerings.
Low ratings for WUBG-FM 98.3 could change with a planned onslaught of billboard and TV promotion. And its value to its owner is being part of a larger local and national advertising strategy.
WISH-TV Channel 8—and its sister station WNDY-TV—continue to add sports programming to their offerings and in the process may become the go-to stations for Chicago area transplants.
The latest move will mark the second time WISH has expanded its local news coverage this year. The station added local news in January to fill a programming void after it lost its 58-year-old affiliation with CBS-TV.
