Indiana's NewsCenter
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Indiana's NewsCenter is the collective brand name of the television and news operations in Fort Wayne
, Indiana
owned and/or managed by Granite Broadcasting Corporation
and Malara Broadcast Group
under a local marketing agreement
.
Granite and Malara run a very similar operation with their Duluth, Minnesota
stations under the moniker Northland's NewsCenter
.
area's NBC
, ABC
, Fox
and The CW
-affiliated stations all operated or owned by Granite Broadcasting
. It was originated from newscasts produced by NBC affiliate WPTA-TV (channel 21), but now provides content for all of the channels listed above.
After NBC affiliate WISE-TV (channel 33) was sold to Granite Broadcasting in March 2005, Granite maintained operations at WPTA through a local marketing agreement
(LMA). WISE-TV's newscasts are now very similar to WPTA's newscasts and generally have the same anchors and reporting staff. Slow changes to WPTA were made and now a multi-channel format is in place called Indiana's NewsCenter. Now all of the newscasts on these channels have the same look, except one anchor (Linda Jackson) from the original WISE-TV that still currently appears only on WISE-TV. To make clearer which channel each newscast is on, INC's logo is rotated with the respective station's logo.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
owned and/or managed by Granite Broadcasting Corporation
Granite Broadcasting Corporation
Granite Broadcasting Corporation, founded by W. Don Cornwell and Stuart Beck in 1988 , is a broadcasting holding company which owns or operates 14 television stations in the United States, largely centered in the midwest with a cluster in New York state...
and Malara Broadcast Group
Malara Broadcast Group
Malara Broadcast Group of Sarasota, Florida, a Delaware corporation, also known as Malara Broadcasting, is a broadcasting holding company. Malara Broadcasting was founded in 2004 by Tony Malara, former president of affiliate relations for CBS...
under a local marketing agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
.
Granite and Malara run a very similar operation with their Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
stations under the moniker Northland's NewsCenter
Northland's NewsCenter
The Northland's NewsCenter, began in 2005 but not completed until early 2006, is a collective name for news for the Duluth, Minnesota area's NBC, CBS, MyNetworkTV and The CW stations all operated or owned by Granite Broadcasting. It was originated from KBJR-TV's newscasts but now provides content...
.
History
Indiana's NewsCenter, began on March 9, 2005 but not completed until November 29, 2005, is a collective name for newscasts for the Fort Wayne, IndianaFort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
area's NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
and The CW
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
-affiliated stations all operated or owned by Granite Broadcasting
Granite Broadcasting Corporation
Granite Broadcasting Corporation, founded by W. Don Cornwell and Stuart Beck in 1988 , is a broadcasting holding company which owns or operates 14 television stations in the United States, largely centered in the midwest with a cluster in New York state...
. It was originated from newscasts produced by NBC affiliate WPTA-TV (channel 21), but now provides content for all of the channels listed above.
After NBC affiliate WISE-TV (channel 33) was sold to Granite Broadcasting in March 2005, Granite maintained operations at WPTA through a local marketing agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
(LMA). WISE-TV's newscasts are now very similar to WPTA's newscasts and generally have the same anchors and reporting staff. Slow changes to WPTA were made and now a multi-channel format is in place called Indiana's NewsCenter. Now all of the newscasts on these channels have the same look, except one anchor (Linda Jackson) from the original WISE-TV that still currently appears only on WISE-TV. To make clearer which channel each newscast is on, INC's logo is rotated with the respective station's logo.
"The Networks of Indiana's NewsCenter"
- WPTAWPTAWPTA is the ABC-affiliated television station for Northeastern Indiana licensed to Fort Wayne. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 24 from a transmitter at its studios on Butler Road. The station can also be seen on Comcast and Frontier FiOS channel 7...
, Channel 21, an ABCAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate owned by Malara and operated by Granite - WISE-TVWISE-TVWISE-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Northeastern Indiana licensed to Fort Wayne. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 18 from a transmitter at its studios on Butler Road in Northwest Fort Wayne. The station can also be seen on Frontier FiOS channel 4 and...
, Channel 33, an NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate owned and operated by Granite. - Fort Wayne's CW, WPTA's digital subchannel carrying CWThe CW Television NetworkThe CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
programming - My FOX Fort WayneWISE-DT2WISE-DT2 is the primary Fox and secondary MyNetworkTV television station for Northeastern Indiana. It is a second digital subchannel of NBC affiliate WISE-TV owned by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation...
, WISE's digital subchannel carrying FOX/MY Network TV programming (starting August 1) - Pinpoint VIPIR HD Channel, WPTA's third digital subchannel with weather maps, radar, and forecasts.
Affiliates
- WOWOWOWOLocated in Fort Wayne, Indiana, WOWO is an independent news/talk radio station transmitting on 1190 kHz at 50,000 watts during the daylight hours and 9,800 watts during the nighttime hours. An application is on file with the Federal Communications Commission to add a fourth tower to the three...
AM 1190, a Federated Media-owned talk radio station that uses some resources - WDFM-LPWDFM-LPWDFM-LP is a low-power television station licensed to serve Defiance, Ohio in the Toledo DMA. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.WDFM-LP is operated by Clear Channel's WDFM radio...
, channel 26, a Clear ChannelClear Channel CommunicationsClear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
-owned independent stationIndependent stationAn independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
in Defiance, OhioDefiance, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 16,465 people, 6,572 households, and 4,422 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,562.4 people per square mile . There were 7,061 housing units at an average density of 670.0 per square mile...
(in the ToledoToledo, OhioToledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
DMAMedia marketA media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
) that uses some of Indiana's NewsCenter's weather resources - WDFM (FM), WZOMWZOMWZOM is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format. Licensed to Defiance, Ohio, USA, the station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications....
, WNDHWNDHWNDH is a radio station broadcasting a Soft Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Napoleon, Ohio, USA, the station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications....
and WONWWONWWONW is a News, Talk, and Sports formatted broadcast radio station, affiliated with Fox Sports Radio.WONW is licensed to Defiance, Ohio, serving the Defiance/Bryan/Napoleon/Paulding area...
-- Clear Channel's Defiance radio cluster that uses some resources (unlike television, Defiance is part of the Fort Wayne radio market) - WMYDWMYDWMYD is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for Southeast Michigan licensed to Detroit. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 21 from a transmitter on Eight Mile Road in Oak Park along the Oakland and Wayne County line. The station can also be seen on Comcast...
, channel 20, a Granite owned MyNetworkTVMyNetworkTVMyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
affiliate in DetroitDetroit, MichiganDetroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
, airs a 10PM weeknight newscast produced by Indiana's NewsCenter with WPTA's 6/11PM team in the Fort Wayne studio, with reports from journalists in Detroit