WRTV news team fired by new owner. Here's who you won't see on TV anymore

WRTV news team fired by new owner. Here's who you won't see on TV anymore

Reports say Circle City Broadcasting laid off most of the WRTV news team. These are the faces you won't see on WRTV anymore.

Scripps sells WRTV, will seek waiver for Inyo stations

The logo of the E. W. Scripps Company. (Graphic by The Desk) The E. W. Scripps Company on Tuesday said it finalized the sale of its Indianapolis ABC affiliate to Circle City Broadcasting. The transaction, valued at $83 million, involves WRTV (Channel 6) and is the second station sale closed by Scripps in recent weeks. Earlier this month, Scripps sold WFTX (Channel 36), its Fort Myers-area Fox affiliate, to Sun Broadcasting for $40 million. The p…

Scripps completes sale of WRTV in Indianapolis to Circle City Broadcasting

Scripps completes sale of WRTV in Indianapolis to Circle City Broadcasting...

Circle City Broadcasting completes WRTV acquisition in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Circle City Broadcasting on March 31 closed its deal to acquire WRTV, expanding the locally owned company’s reach across Indiana. The $83 million transaction was first announced in October. With the deal complete, WRTV joins Circle City Broadcasting’s growing media portfolio, which includes WISH-TV, MyINDY-TV 23, Circulus Digital Media, Circle City Broadcasting […]

WRTV sale closes; widespread newsroom cuts reported as WISH staff fills broadcasts

The phrase “in the public interest” has long guided federal broadcast policy, dating back to the Communications Act of 1934 that created the Federal Communications Commission and established oversight of the nation’s limited broadcast spectrum. That standard is once again part of the discussion in Indianapolis. The sale of ABC affiliate WRTV to Circle City Broadcasting—owner of WISH-TV—was finalized March 31. The deal, valued at $83 million, was…

E.W. Scripps says it sold its Indianapolis ABC station, WRTV, for $83M and plans to buy back ION-affiliated TV stations, seeking waivers of FCC ownership caps

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