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am I going to have to make my own Chuck Lofton page? Seriously? That man needs a stub on Wikipedia.
[edit] "channel 13 loves you"
Clearly this was produced, but does anybody know if it was used? I've lived in the Indy market my entir elife and have no recollection of this jingle. Lambertman 16:05, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
- http://youtube.com/watch?v=POTL4aAGpfM I undid your edit. Obviously the campaign did exist. I'd side with the original editor here, unless you can show that they didn't bring it back in 91. -- JTHolla! 16:13, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
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- How exactly would one prove a negative, and since the original editor provided no source, what makes him/her automatically more credible than me? And I never said the campaign didn't exist. My original comment above proves this.Lambertman (talk) 16:27, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
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- Well, I edited it out because I believe it to be wrong. The period of time I waited to do so is not relevant. I've been watching WTHR for over 20 years, and I'm the type of person who remembers image campaigns. That said, the first time I ever heard any of the " *channel* loves you" campaigns was on an internet video taken from another market. I have asked the original author to return to this discussion, and maybe he'll be able to provide proof this was actually used on-air in 1991. If he can't/doesn't, then it's exactly the kind of unverifiable info that Wiki frowns upon Lambertman (talk) 19:15, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
- I would say that your personal recolection as to whether the campaign existed or not is not enough to derail an edit that has been part of the article for awhile now. I would side on keeping it until the original editor could come in and verify the information. It is unlikely he just pulled 1991 out of a hat. -- JTHolla! 13:04, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
- Well, I edited it out because I believe it to be wrong. The period of time I waited to do so is not relevant. I've been watching WTHR for over 20 years, and I'm the type of person who remembers image campaigns. That said, the first time I ever heard any of the " *channel* loves you" campaigns was on an internet video taken from another market. I have asked the original author to return to this discussion, and maybe he'll be able to provide proof this was actually used on-air in 1991. If he can't/doesn't, then it's exactly the kind of unverifiable info that Wiki frowns upon Lambertman (talk) 19:15, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
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[edit] "Crosley/Avco poured a lot of money into WLWI?"
I don't agree with this statement in the article. I toured the WLWC studios in middle school just after the station was sold to Outlet Broadcasting. Everything in that building was cut-rate and old, from the RCA TK-41 TV Cameras to the news set, to the desks in the news department. I was told that all the money was spent at WLWT, which was considered the "flagship" and was the source for most of the regional programming. In fact, Outlet was pretty good to the station, immediately upgrading studio cameras, news sets and moving the transmitter to WBNS' 1,100 foot tower (from the 500 foot tower located at on the station grounds). Anyway, I can't imagine that WLWI received any more support moneywise than WLWC did.
[edit] I have never heard of that phrase with a cuss word from Channel 13, if true.=
That b-word, if it was used by only the entire station staff or not. No one can say that on the air against the city. - Despite Channel 13 has so much of a larger local news operation, they should had taken that phrase off, sooner. - Are they now on the air?
--4.188.66.33 20:56, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] The station signed on September 2, 1957 as ABC affiliate WLWI
This date is incorrect, as WLWI first signed on the air on October 30, 1957. Historiccolumbus 18:29, 19 March 2007
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gInKIMECXSI&NR=1 This promo, which ran on WTHR for a few months, says September 2nd as the date. We'll roll with what the station says, unless another source is available. -- JTHolla! 16:25, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] WTHR Today
Today, WTHR consistently dominates every news timeslot. WISH has been a close second except at 11PM where CBS has helped WISH move ahead. WTHR is also one of NBC's five strongest affiliates for primetime and news programming, ranking up with KUSA-TV in Denver and KSDK in St. Louis. This led to speculation that NBC Universal could buy the station from the Wolfe family and become NBC's first O&O in Indiana and change to "NBC 13". However, NBC Universal recently decided that it only wants to own stations located in larger markets, selling four owned-and-operated stations in several mid-sized markets to Media General. The most likely purchaser for WTHR is thought to be the Gannett Company, which owns KUSA-TV.
It should be noted, however, that the Wolfe family tends to own businesses for the long-term. Wolfe family businesses are profitable and carry very little debt, thus there is little incentive to sell. The Wolfe family controlled BancOhio Corporation, once Ohio's largest bank holding company, for nearly 70 years. The Wolfes also controlled The Ohio Company, once Ohio's largest brokerage, for nearly as long. The Wolfes have owned The Columbus Dispatch since the late 1800s and have been in the broadcasting business since the 1920s. The Wolfe family's last remaining interests are in the media and in real estate, thus it is highly unlikely that they are actively looking for buyers for WTHR.
(Aeverine Frathleen Nieves 10:51, 22 June 2007 (UTC))
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Wthr indianapolis.jpg
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BetacommandBot 11:32, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] A few anchor/reporter changes
Jennie Renevich has been given the job of Weekend Evening Anchor. Took her from reporter and moved her to the anchor section.
Emily Longnecker will join the team this month as a new reporter. Added her name.
Alphabetized the anchors. -JT 16:12, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
