The $6.2B deal that could reshape local TV in Indianapolis and across America
TV watchers in Indianapolis might soon flip through the local news channels and find three of them owned and their broadcasts produced by the same company.
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Nexstar Media buying Tegna in $6.2B deal involving major owners of TV stations
Nexstar is the parent of Indianapolis Fox affiliate WXIN-TV Channel 59 and CBS affiliate WTTV-TV Channel 4. Tegna is owner of Indianapolis NBC affiliate WTHR-TV Channel 13.
Longtime Indianapolis news anchor Rafael Sánchez returns to TV
Sánchez, who previously spent nearly three decades at WRTV Channel 6, spent the last year behind the scenes at his new TV home due to a non-compete contract clause.
Rachel Bogle, veteran of Indianapolis radio and TV, takes anchor job in South Carolina
Indiana University alum Bogle will be an evening anchor for an NBC affiliate in Myrtle Beach.
Nexstar hires news director for sibling stations WXIN, WTTV
Arriving from Pennsylvania’s capital city, the veteran manager will take over newsrooms that suffered job cuts late last year.
WTTV parts ways with morning news anchor Mickens
The move is the latest of numerous staff changes Nexstar Media Group has made since acquiring the Indianapolis television station less than four months ago.
New owner makes major job cuts at TV stations WXIN, WTTV
Nexstar Media Group Inc. has terminated about two dozen employees at CBS affiliate WTTV-TV Channel 4 and Fox affiliate WXIN-TV Channel 59 in Indianapolis, industry sources told IBJ on Wednesday.
Nexstar Media names new general manager for WTTV, WXIN
Dominic Mancuso, a 35-year broadcasting veteran, held the same position for Nexstar Media Group in Buffalo, New York, for CBS affiliate WIVB-TV and CW affiliate WNLO-TV.
CBS warns it could get blacked out by AT&T as talks bog down
Earlier this month, AT&T blacked out 120 stations operated by Nexstar in a similar dispute over programming costs. Among those stations is WISH-TV Channel 8 in Indianapolis.
Overton leaving sports anchor job for position with Colts
Sports reporter and anchor Larra Overton has been hired as a producer and sideline reporter for the Indianapolis Colts, the team announced Tuesday.
Local news anchor, reporter takes job with Milwaukee TV station
Matt Smith, an anchor and political reporter at WTTV-TV Channel 4 and WXIN Channel 59 for the past four years, has left the local stations.
UPDATE: Afternoon anchor Hasnie leaving Fox59 for national news gig
WXIN-TV Channel 59 news anchor and investigative reporter Aishah Hasnie has taken a job with Fox News Channel as an anchor and news correspondent. Meanwhile, Fox59 also is losing a digital reporter.
UPDATE: Former sports anchor for WTTV, WXIN to cover Tampa Bay Rays
Tricia Whitaker, who grew up in Indiana and graduated from IU, announced via social media this week that she had left her job in Indianapolis. On Wednesday, she revealed her next career step.
In an era of TV merger mania, WTHR still standing pat
The frenzy of deal-making inevitably leads to speculation about the future of WTHR-TV Channel 13—which, incredibly, has been under the ownership of the same family—the Wolfes of Columbus, Ohio—since 1975.
Nexstar drawing interest in TV stations from several parties
As part of its $4.1 deal to acquire Tribune Media Co., Nexstar Media must sell TV stations in numerous markets to avoid regulatory problems. Those sales are almost certain to involve stations in Indianapolis.
UPDATE: WISH-TV owner to pay $4.1B for owner of WXIN, WTTV
To complete a deal, Nexstar Media Group Inc. and Tribune Media Co. will likely have to sell off one of their Indianapolis stations to comply with FCC regulations.
News director exiting Fox59 for consulting job in Florida
After five years, Kerri Cavanaugh is exiting her post as vice president of news for Tribune Broadcasting’s local stations.
Tribune files $1B suit against Sinclair, scraps merger deal
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. saw its bid to become a nationwide powerhouse collapse after its would-be partner, Tribune Media Co., withdrew from a planned $3.9 billion merger that drew the ire of regulators.
Tribune Media pulls out of $3.9 billion Sinclair sale
Had the deal gone through, it would have reshaped the Indianapolis television landscape. Chicago-based Tribune owns WTTV-TV Channel 4 and WXIN-TV Channel 59.
Sinclair-Tribune deal in jeopardy after FCC boss questions legality of plan
The proposed $3.9 billion acquisition would change ownership at Indianapolis-based stations WTTV-Channel 4 and WXIN-TV Channel 59.