Media in Indianapolis

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Media in Indianapolis includes various print media, television, and radio in the Indianapolis, Indiana market. As of 2009, Indianapolis is ranked as the 25th largest media market, with over 1.1 million homes.[1]

Radio and television broadcasts are regulated by the FCC.[2]

Print media

The Indianapolis Star has the most subscriptions for a daily newspaper in the city. It is owned by USA Today Co., which also publishes a weekly newspaper called The Topics that focuses on local and community-related news for northern Indianapolis and the surrounding suburbs.

Nuvo Newsweekly and Indianapolis Monthly are local publications concentrating on arts, entertainment, nightlife, and lifestyles.

The Indianapolis Recorder is a weekly publication that serves the African-American community. La Voz De Indiana is a bilingual newspaper focused on Latin-American issues. Tribuna News is a Bilingual (English-Spanish) newspaper for Hispanics in Indianapolis, focused on local news.

The Indianapolis Business Journal and Inside Indiana Business are business news publications for the greater Indianapolis region.

A community newspaper, The Broad Ripple Gazette, serves the Broad Ripple area of the city.

Television

The Pat McAfee Show, a popular sports talk show hosted by former NFL punter Pat McAfee, is produced in Indianapolis and airs on ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+, and YouTube.

Indianapolis is served by the following local broadcast television stations:

Broadcast television in Indianapolis
Call sign City of license Channel Affiliation Owner
RF VC
WTTV Bloomington 27 4.1 CBS Nexstar Media Group
4.2 Independent
4.3 Comet
4.4 Roar
4.5 Rewind TV
WRTV Indianapolis 25 6.1 ABC E. W. Scripps Company
6.2 Grit
6.3 Laff
6.4 QVC
6.5 HSN
6.6 HSN2
WISH-TV Indianapolis 9 8.1 The CW Circle City Broadcasting
8.2 Get
8.3 Confess by Nosey
8.4 Diya TV
WTHR Indianapolis 13 13.1 NBC Tegna Inc.
13.2 Quest
13.3 MeTV
Simulcast of WALV-CD 46.1
13.4 True Crime Network
13.5 [Blank]
13.6 The Nest
WREP-LD Martinsville 15 15.1 YTA TV Metropolitan School District of Martinsville
15.2 Local sports
15.3 Local weather
WIIH-CD Indianapolis 8 17.1 Confess by Nosey Circle City Broadcasting
WDNI-CD Indianapolis 16 19.1 Telemundo Urban One
19.2 TeleXitos
WFYI Indianapolis 21 20.1 PBS Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media
20.2 PBS Kids
20.3 Create
WNDY-TV Marion 9 23.1 Independent
with MyNetworkTV
Circle City Broadcasting
23.2 Nosey
23.3 Local news
WUDZ-LD Indianapolis 24 28.1 Buzzr HC2 Holdings
28.2 Defy
28.3 MovieSphere Gold
28.4 Shop LC
28.5 NBC True CRMZ
28.6 Oxygen
28.7 Salem News Channel
WTTK Kokomo 15 29.1 CBS
Simulcast of WTTV 4.1
Nexstar Media Group
29.2 Independent
Simulcast of WTTV 4.2
29.3 Cozi TV
WSDI-LD Indianapolis 30 32.1 MovieSphere Gold HC2 Holdings
32.2 365BLK
32.3 NTD America
32.4 Outlaw
32.5 Sonlife
32.6 Fubo Sports Network
32.7 Jewelry TV
WHMB-TV Indianapolis 7 40.1 Univision Family Broadcasting Corporation
40.2 CHSN
40.3 QVC
40.4 HSN
40.5 QVC2
40.6 CHSN overflow
WCLJ-TV Bloomington 28 42.1 Bounce TV Inyo Broadcast Holdings
WALV-CD Indianapolis 17 46.1 MeTV Tegna Inc.
46.2 True Crime Network
46.3 Shop LC
WBXI-CD Indianapolis 36 47.1 Start TV CBS News and Stations
47.2 Catchy Comedy
47.3 Story Television
47.4 Movies!
47.5 TCT
WJSJ-CD Indianapolis 14 51.1 WEST Weigel Broadcasting
51.2 Start TV
51.3 Dabl
51.4 Heroes & Icons
51.5 MeTV Toons
WXIN Indianapolis 22 59.1 Fox Nexstar Media Group
59.2 Antenna TV
59.3 Defy
59.4 Charge!
WIPX-TV Bloomington 28 63.1 Ion Television Inyo Broadcast Holdings
63.2 Court TV
63.3 Busted
63.4 Ion Mystery
63.5 Ion Plus
63.6 Game Show Central
63.8 QVC2
WDTI Indianapolis 23 69.1 Daystar Daystar Television Network
69.2 Daystar Español
69.3 Daystar Reflections

Radio

FM stations

FM radio stations in Indianapolis[3]
Call sign City of license Frequency (MHz) RDS ID Format Owner
WICR Indianapolis 88.7 - College/Classical/Jazz University of Indianapolis
WJEL Indianapolis 89.3 - High school Metropolitan School District of Washington Township
WFYI-FM Indianapolis 90.1 - Public radio/news/talk Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media
WQRA Greencastle 90.5 - Contemporary worship music K-LOVE, Inc.
WBDG Indianapolis 90.9 - High school/Variety Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township
WSQM Noblesville 90.9 - Catholic radio Relevant Radio
WEDM Indianapolis 91.1 - High school/Variety Metropolitan School District of Warren Township
WRFT Indianapolis 91.5 - High school/Variety Franklin Township Community School Corporation
WTTS Trafalgar 92.3 92.3 WTTS Adult album alternative Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
W224DI Indianapolis 92.7 - Black gospel
Simulcast of WTLC
Urban One
WIBC Indianapolis 93.1 1. 93WIBC FM
2. Indy's News Center
News/talk Urban One
W228CX Indianapolis 93.5 - Sports
Simulcast of WFNI
Emmis Communications
WNDX Lawrence 93.9 1. WNDX
2. Indy's Rock Station
Active rock Cumulus Media
W232DM Indianapolis 94.3 - Spanish hits
Simulcast of WSYW
Continental Broadcast Group
WFBQ Indianapolis 94.7 Q95 FM Classic rock iHeartMedia
W236CR Indianapolis 95.1 - Contemporary Christian music
Simulcast of WSHW
Olivet Nazarene University
WFMS Fishers 95.5 1. WFMS
2. The Country Station
Country Cumulus Media
WFDM-FM Franklin 95.9 1. Freedom
2. 95
Conservative talk Pilgrim Communications
WYHX Indianapolis 96.3 - Christian radio Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc.
WLHK Shelbyville 97.1 1. Country 97.1
2. Hank FM
Country Urban One
W248AW Indianapolis 97.5 - Business news
Simulcast of WOLT-HD2
iHeartMedia
WGNR-FM Anderson 97.9 - Christian radio Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
WZRL Plainfield 98.3 REAL983 Urban contemporary iHeartMedia
WZPL Greenfield 99.5 1. 99.5
2. ZPL
CHR/Top 40 Cumulus Media
WSHT-LP Indianapolis 100.1 - Oldies Sabbath Incorporated
WHHH Speedway 100.9 1. Hot
2. 100.9
Hip-hop Urban One
WKLU Brownsburg 101.9 - Contemporary Christian music K-LOVE, Inc.
W275BD Greenfield 102.9 - Oldies
Simulcast of WNAP-FM
The Buzzard Broadcasting Network
WOLT Indianapolis 103.3 INDY1033 Classic alternative iHeartMedia
W280FR Beech Grove 103.9 - Regional Mexican
Simulcast of WNTS
Continental Broadcast Group
WJJK Noblesville 104.5 1. Classic Hits
2. 104.5 WJJK
Classic hits Cumulus Media
W286CM Indianapolis 105.1 - Regional Mexican
Simulcast of WHHH-HD2
Urban One
WYXB Indianapolis 105.7 1. B105.7 FM
2. Soft Rock
Adult contemporary Urban One
WTLC-FM Greenwood 106.7 1. 106.7
2. WTLC
Urban AC Urban One
WEDJ Danville 107.1 - Regional Mexican Continental Broadcast Group
W298BB Indianapolis 107.5 - Sports
Simulcast of WFNI
Emmis Communications
WNTR Indianapolis 107.9 1. MIX
2. 107.9
Adult contemporary Cumulus Media

The Bob & Tom Show, syndicated across much of the United States, airs from Indianapolis.

AM stations

AM radio stations in Indianapolis[4]
Call sign City of license Frequency (KHz) Format Owner
WSYW Indianapolis 810 Spanish hits Continental Broadcast Group
WXLW Indianapolis 950 Conservative talk Pilgrim Communications
WFNI Indianapolis 1070 Sports Emmis Communications
WNDE Indianapolis 1260 Sports iHeartMedia
WTLC Indianapolis 1310 Black gospel Urban One
WXNT Indianapolis 1430 Sports Cumulus Media
WBRI Indianapolis 1500 Christian talk/teaching Wilkins Communications Network
WNTS Beech Grove 1590 Regional Mexican Continental Broadcast Group

References

  1. ^ "US TV Households by Market". Archived from the original on June 4, 2004. Retrieved June 4, 2004.
  2. ^ "Index of Media Bureau CDBS Public Database Files". Federal Communications Commission. 2008. Archived from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
  3. ^ "FMQ FM Radio Database Query". Federal Communications Commission. 2008. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
  4. ^ "AMQ AM Radio Database Query". Federal Communications Commission. 2008. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2008.