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WTHI-TV 
Terre Haute, Indiana Branding News 10
MyFox10 (DT2)Slogan Leading the Way Channels Digital: 10 (VHF) Subchannels (see article) Affiliations CBS
Fox/MyNetworkTV (DT2)Owner LIN TV Corporation
(Indiana Broadcasting, LLC)First air date July 22, 1954 Call letters' meaning Theatre Hulman, Inc.[citation needed]
(sometimes interpreted as Terre Haute, Indiana)Former channel number(s) Analog:
10 (1954-2009)Former affiliations All secondary:
NBC / ABC / DuMont (1954–1973)
UPN (1995–2006)Transmitter power 27 kW (digital) Height 293 m (digital) Facility ID 70655 Transmitter coordinates 39°14′36″N 87°23′7″W / 39.24333°N 87.38528°W Website www.wthitv.com WTHI-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station in Terre Haute, Indiana. Owned by LIN TV Corporation, it operates on VHF digital channel 10. Its transmitter is located in Farmersburg, Indiana. Syndicated programming on WTHI includes: Ellen, Live with Regis and Kelly, Entertainment Tonight, Inside Edition and Everybody Loves Raymond.
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Digital television
WTHI-DT broadcasts on digital channel 10.
This station's digital signal is multiplexed:
Channel Video Aspect Programming 10.1 1080i 16:9 Main WTHI-TV programming / CBS HD 10.2 480i 4:3 "MyFox10" WTHI-DT2 originally featured a live 24-hour feed of Storm Team 10 Fury Radar with audio provided by the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards station for the Terre Haute area, WXK72. On October 25, 2010, the station replaced the radar/weather radio audio channel airing on its digital subchannel 10.2 with the music video network TheCoolTV as part of LIN's agreement to carry the network across many of their stations.[1] However within days viewer feedback suggested the radar channel was appreciated, and on November 5, 2010, WTHI relaunched it on channel 10.3, while retaining theCoolTV on 10.2.[2][3]
On August 25, 2011, it was announced that WTHI signed affiliation agreements with Fox and MyNetworkTV, which will both begin broadcasting on WTHI's second digital subchannel on September 1, 2011; the market's current affiliate WAWV-TV will revert back to an ABC affiliate on that date. WTHI-TV will become the third LIN Media station to carry a major network affiliation on both the main channel and a digital subchannel (LIN-owned NBC affiliate WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Fox affiliate WNAC-TV in Providence, Rhode Island, owned by Super Towers, Inc. and operated by LIN, both carry MyNetworkTV on a second digital subchannel).[4]
Branded as "MyFox 10", WTHI-DT2 will carry Fox primetime programming from 8-10 p.m. ET/7-9 p.m. CT, while MyNetworkTV programming airs on a tape delay from 11 p.m.-1:00 a.m. ET/10 p.m.-12:00 a.m. CT[5]; WTHI-DT2 is the Terre Haute market's first television outlet for the MyNetworkTV programming service, as prior to the channel affiliating with the programming service has been one of the few markets without a MyNetworkTV affiliate since it launched in September 2006. As a result of the new dual affiliations, WTHI no longer carries programming from TheCoolTV. On the same day that Fox and MyNetworkTV programming begins airing on WTHI-DT2, the subchannel will debut a new 30-minute primetime weeknight-only newscast at 10 p.m.[6][7][8] To preserve bandwidth for the MyFox10 channel on 10.2, the live feed of Storm Team 10 Fury Radar was removed for the second time on August 31, 2011.
History
WTHI-TV began operations on July 22, 1954. It served as the market's only television station until 1965, when WTWO went on the air; as a result, the station initially carried programming from all four networks, though its primary affiliation has always been with CBS. It lost DuMont when the network closed in 1956, lost NBC upon WTWO's launch, and lost ABC when WIIL-TV (now WAWV-TV) signed on in 1973. WTHI also carried some UPN programming during that network's existence.
The station was founded by local businessman and Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony Hulman, who also owned WTHI radio (1480 AM, now WPFR, and 99.9 FM). His family owned the station until 1998, when it was sold to Emmis Communications.[9] Emmis, in turn, sold the station to LIN TV in August 2005. LIN also owns three other CBS affiliates in Indiana (including WISH-TV in Indianapolis).
Local programs of the past featured Jerry Van Dyke of Coach and My Mother the Car fame, and "Captain Jack" Hanes, whose most famous guest was Larry Bird.
WTHI-TV's current studio building in downtown Terre Haute, which is shared with former sister stations WTHI-FM and WWVR (which remain owned by Emmis Communications), will be demolished in 2012 to accommodate parking for a new office building to be constructed nearby.[10] The building was constructed as a garment factory in 1906, but has housed WTHI-TV and WTHI-FM since 1954.[11] The station will relocate to a new location,[10] which it intends to find elsewhere in the downtown area;[12] this will completely separate WTHI-TV from WTHI-FM,[11] which will move into the new office building.[10]
News operation
Local news has been in existence since the station's inception. The newscast was known during the late 1970s and early 1980s as NewsCenter 10. The title was changed to Action 10 News in 1985, and modified to Action 10 News WTHI in 2001. On September 18, 2006, the branding was changed to News 10. A new logo and graphics package was also premiered. The news graphics they choose were the old Gannett graphics. It is currently the only station in the country to use the mid-2000s era Gannett graphics from broadcast graphic design company Giant Octopus.
On April 5, 2011 David Wire announced on News 10 This Morning that it would be his last morning as the morning/midday weather anchor. He was promoted to chief meteorologist, after Kevin Orpurt stepped down. Kevin is still with WTHI-TV as the midday weather anchor and weekend weather anchor. Pamela Gardener takes the morning shift.
Until September 12, 2011, WTHI-TV did not air local newscasts weeknights in the 5 p.m. timeslot, unlike most CBS affiliates in the Eastern Time Zone. On that date WTHI debuted a new half-hour 5 p.m. newscast; the newscast replaced the daytime talk show Dr. Phil, which moved to NBC affiliate WTWO, whose 5 p.m. newscast was moved to its sister station WAWV-TV, which switched its affiliation from Fox to ABC on September 1. The syndicated entertainment newsmagazine Inside Edition fills the remaining half-hour before the 6 p.m. newscast.[13]
News/station presentation
Newscast titles
- Video Views of the News (1954–late 1950s)
- News Picture (late 1950s)
- The Six O'Clock Report/The Eleven O'Clock Report (Ten O'Clock Report during summer hours; 1960s–1976)
- NewsCenter 10 (1976–1985)[14]
- Action 10 News (1985–2001)[15]
- Action 10 News WTHI (2001–2006)
- News 10 (2006–present)
Station slogans
- Bringing It Home To You (1979–1980; used during period station used Mayoham Music's "Bringing It Home To You")
- Reach For the Stars on TV-10 (1981–1982; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- Great Moments on TV-10 (1982–1983; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- We've Got the Touch, You and TV-10 (1983–1984; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- You and TV-10, We've Got the Touch (1984–1985; localized version of CBS ad campaign)
- The News Station (1985–1987)
- Turn to 10 (1986–1987; used during period station used Frank Gari's "Turn to News")
- Leading the Way (1987–1996; 2006–present)
- The Wabash Valley's 24-Hour News Leader (1996–2001)
- The News Leader / Clear, Accurate, To The Point (2001–2006)
- Leading The Way In The Wabash Valley (2010–present)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.News team[16]
Current anchors
- Mark Allen - weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m.
- Patrece Dayton - weeknights at 6, 10 (on WTHI-DT2) and 11 p.m.
- Susan Dinkel - weeknights at 5 p.m.; also news director
- Amanda Jarrett - weekends at 6 and 11 p.m.; also crime reporter
- Abby Walton - weekday mornings and noon
Storm Team 10
- David Wire (AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6, 10 (on WTHI-DT2) and 11 p.m.
- Joe Astrouski - weather anchor; weekends at 6 and 11 p.m., also weeknight reporter
- Pamela Gardner - weather anchor; weekday mornings, and Mondays and Tuesdays at noon
- Kevin Orpurt (AMS Seal of Approval) - meteorologist; Wednesday-Fridays at noon and weekends at 6 and 11 p.m.
Sports team
- Rick Semmler - sports director; weeknights at 6, 10 (on WTHI-DT2) and 11 p.m.
- Ross Rowling - sports anchor; weekends at 6 and 11 p.m.
Reporters
- Jaclyn Bevis - general assignment reporter
- Mike Grant - Southern Indiana Bureau chief
- Matt Gregory - general assignment reporter
- Dan Klein - investigative reporter
- Rondrell Moore - general assignment reporter; also internet content producer
Notable former staff
- Joseph Benti (now with CBS News)
- Betty Chadwick - photographer (first female news photographer in television broadcasting)
- Bob Forbes (now voice of Indiana State University sports, Indianapolis 500 pit reporter and IBA Hall of Fame)
- David Goodnow (later at CNN)
- Phil Jones (now CBS News Washington D.C. correspondent)
- Wayne Jenkins (now with the syndicated news program AgDay)
- Mike King - sports anchor (now voice of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network)
- Cheryl Lemke - meteorologist (formerly of The Weather Channel, now with WXIA-TV)
- Mary Jo Mitchell (later at CNN Headline News; now with WLEX-TV)
- Jerry Van Dyke - talk show host (later co-star of 1990s sitcom Coach; brother of Dick Van Dyke)
- Bill Weber (now NASCAR anchor for TNT and NBC Sports)
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.References
- ^ WTHI-TV puts The Cool TV on the air today, Jake's DTV Blog, October 25, 2010.
- ^ The Northern Report: Live radar returns to WTHI on channel 10.3, Jake's DTV Blog, November 5, 2010.
- ^ Radiothon exceeds goal with school fund-raiser, Evansville Courier & Press, November 11, 2010.
- ^ WTHI Terre Haute Grabs Fox for Digital Channel, Broadcasting & Cable, August 25, 2011.
- ^ My Fox Shows
- ^ Fox Lines Up New Terre Haute Affiliate, TVNewsCheck, August 25, 2011.
- ^ Newkirk, Jacob (Aug. 25, 2011). "WTHI-TV picks up Fox affiliation in Terre Haute: "MyFox10" to debut Sept. 1". Jake's DTV Blog. http://jakesdtvblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/wthi-tv-picks-up-fox-affiliation-in.html. Retrieved Aug. 25, 2011.
- ^ WTHI-TV to launch MyFox10
- ^ Jerse, Dorothy (April 5, 2008). "LOOKING BACK: 1983-Terre Haute receives 13 mentions in new state promotional booklet". Tribune-Star. http://tribstar.com/history/x1155745797/LOOKING-BACK-1983-Terre-Haute-receives-13-mentions-in-new-state-promotional-booklet. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ^ a b c Foulkes, Arthur (March 16, 2011). "New three-story office building planned for downtown Terre Haute". Tribune-Star. http://tribstar.com/news/x814638033/New-three-story-office-building-planned-for-downtown-Terre-Haute. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ^ a b Foulkes, Arthur (March 20, 2011). "Downtown progress leading to razing of historic WTHI-TV and radio building". Tribune-Star. http://tribstar.com/news/x977555553/Downtown-progress-leading-to-razing-of-historic-WTHI-TV-and-radio-building. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ^ Foulkes, Arthur (March 20, 2011). "WTHI hopes to stay downtown, station official says". Tribune-Star. http://tribstar.com/news/x977555551/WTHI-hopes-to-stay-downtown-station-official-says. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ^ WTHI-TV to debut News 10 First at 5pm
- ^ WTHI news open ca 1979
- ^ WTHI Action 10 News 11PM Open (2000)
- ^ News Team
External links
- Official website
- MyFox10 official website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WTHI-TV
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WTHI-TV
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