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82-762: A 52% interest in LIN Broadcasting. McCaw was acquired by AT&T in 1994, after which LIN Broadcasting's television operations were spun off as a public company traded on the NASDAQ stock market and 45%-owned by AT&T. The new company, LIN Television Corporation , owned and/or operated 12 stations and its stock price increased at a compounded annual growth rate of 31% between 1994 and 1998. During this period LIN acquired WIVB-TV in Buffalo, New York and WTNH in New Haven, Connecticut . In March 1998, LIN TV
123-438: A consumer- and advertiser-friendly video player, a top 35 comScore display ad network, a highly effective Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing process, and acquired and integrated two companies that specialize in web development and lead generation, launched two top 100 comScore proprietary websites and services several Fortune 500 clients. A rebranding to LIN Media was announced on April 13, 2010; although
164-568: A deal with NBC to convert its Dayton station WDTN , along with the station LIN is operating WAND , both ABC affiliates to the network. As a response to the deal, Sinclair Broadcast Group signed two ex- NBC outlets with ABC . In February 2005, LIN TV announced purchase of two UPN stations WWHO in Columbus and WNDY in Indianapolis from Viacom . In late August 2005, LIN TV purchased several stations from Emmis Communications :
205-549: A decrease in ratings for the new Indiana's NewsCenter newscasts, which resulted in WANE-TV becoming the market's dominant news station (according to Nielsen Media Research ) since it was the only other news-producing station in the area prior to WFFT-TV beginning a nightly newscast in 2009. This was most easily attributed to continued viewer resentment towards WPTA and Granite for the elimination of WISE-TV's news department and arguably its identity and history. WPTA management said
246-606: A related but separate joint sales agreement. This was followed on September 2 by the announcement that LIN would be acquiring two of the ACME stations, WBDT in Dayton, Ohio and WIWB in Green Bay, Wisconsin . WIWB, which has since taken the new calls WCWF , would become owned by LIN outright while WBDT would be technically owned by Vaughan Media but controlled by LIN who would hold an ownership stake in that company. The FCC approved
287-897: A transaction described as a "merger". The deal, worth an estimated $ 1.6 billion, would create an entity of 71 stations (adjusted for side deals and divestitures) that would reach approximately 24% of U.S. television households. In order to comply with FCC ownership rules as well as planned changes to rules regarding same-market television stations which would prohibit future joint sales agreements , Media General and LIN will divest and swap stations that both companies own in Birmingham , Green Bay , Mobile , Providence and Savannah . The companies swapped WTGS , WJAR , WLUK , and WCWF to Sinclair Broadcast Group in exchange for KXRM , KXTU , and WTTA . Hearst Television acquired WJCL and WVTM , and Meredith Corporation acquired WALA (Meredith later merged with Gray Television ). The deal
328-744: The Tower Heights section of the city. The station signed on the air on September 26, 1954, as WINT, originally owned by Tri-State Television and broadcasting from a transmitter in Auburn . While it was the Fort Wayne area's second television station, it was originally licensed to, and had studios in, Waterloo , north of the city; it identified with both cities, "Waterloo/Fort Wayne", during this time. The Indiana Broadcasting Company, owner of WISH-TV in Indianapolis and WANE radio (1450 AM, now WIOE ), purchased WINT in 1956. The new owners changed
369-579: The six major U.S. television networks . One of the remaining stations was a low-powered weather station in Indiana. LIN Media's chief executive officer was Vincent L. Sadusky. Sadusky had been LIN's chief financial officer, Vice President and treasurer since 2004, and had been CFO for Telemundo , working closely on its sale to GE / NBC . Sadusky had been interim CEO since former chairman Gary R. Chapman announced his impending retirement in June 2006, and through
410-460: The CBS eye with the "15" and redesigned its company logo. Additionally, the station also retired the "NewsChannel 15" moniker after 26 years (during its LIN Media and Media General ownership) and rebranded to "WANE 15". WANE-TV presently broadcasts 24 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with four hours each weekday and two hours each on Saturdays and Sundays); in addition, the station produces
451-774: The EndPlay platform during 2010). On August 7, 2009, LIN TV introduced mobile TV BlackBerry service on six of its stations, with plans for 27 more stations to be added. The strategy accompanies a 20 percent second-quarter revenue decline at the same time digital revenue has risen 52 percent. On October 6, 2009, LIN TV acquired RM Media, an online advertising and media services startup based in Austin. RM Media connects targeted audiences with advertisers and publishers based on demographic, psychographic and consumer behaviors to enhance branding and maximize client return on investment. RM Media developed extensive proprietary technology including
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#1732772418599492-521: The FCC's television station ownership limit at the time, so the company sold WANE and WISH to LIN Broadcasting . In September 1999, WANE-TV acquired the local rights to Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune from NBC affiliate WKJG-TV, which had run both programs starting in September 1990. After the launch of UPN on January 16, 1995, Fox affiliate WFFT (channel 55) began a secondary affiliation with
533-476: The Web sites of all of the stations owned by LIN TV and those owned by Fox Television Stations . This division would be spun off in 2009 as the independent company Canvas Technology, which would change its name to EndPlay in 2010. With Fox Television Stations abandoning the EndPlay platform in favor of WorldNow during 2012, LIN TV will become EndPlay's largest client, followed by the E. W. Scripps Company (which adopted
574-472: The changes were part of a longer-term plan that would need up to five years to take hold with viewers. On May 18, 2009, WPTA and WISE-TV became the first two television stations in the Fort Wayne market to upgrade their newscasts to 16:9 widescreen enhanced definition . Although not truly high definition, the aspect ratio matched those of HD television screens. Broadcasts on WANE-TV were previously in pillarboxed 4:3 standard definition , though by July 2012,
615-500: The company's search for a permanent replacement. He was installed as CEO upon Chapman's retirement on July 10, 2006. LIN TV's roots trace back to the founding of its former parent, LIN Broadcasting Corporation , in 1961. LIN Broadcasting was engaged in radio, television, direct marketing , information and learning, music publishing, and record labels. LIN takes its initials from three major cities. L ouisville, I ndianapolis and N ashville (all located on Interstate 65 ). The company
656-559: The corporate name remained LIN TV Corporation, the new name emphasized the company's Internet and mobile interests. On June 4, 2010, LIN TV reached a deal with ACME Communications on a shared services agreement involving ACME and LIN-owned stations in the Green Bay, Dayton, and Albuquerque markets. LIN TV would then provide technical, engineering, promotional, administrative and other operational support services for ACME's CW stations, as well as provide advertising sales services under
697-867: The deal was finalized in February 2012. On May 7, 2012, LIN TV announced that it will acquire the 13 television stations owned by New Vision Television for $ 330.4 million and the assumption of $ 12 million in debt. The agreement includes operational control of three stations currently owned by PBC Broadcasting involved in shared service agreements with New Vision-owned stations in three markets. The three PBC-owned stations ( KTKA-TV in Topeka, Kansas , WTGS in Savannah, Georgia and WYTV in Youngstown, Ohio ) were sold to Vaughan Media, but are operated by LIN TV under shared service agreements. The transaction
738-469: The early 1980s the company entered the fledgling cellular telephone business. By 1983 the company owned seven television stations and by 1985 it owned and managed cellular telephone licenses serving Dallas , Houston , Los Angeles, New York City, and Philadelphia . LIN Broadcasting sold its paging operations and six of its radio stations in 1986 to help finance the development of its cellular business. In March 1990, McCaw Cellular Communications purchased
779-646: The fledgling network. The network's programming eventually moved to WANE-TV full-time in 2003 after it launched a new digital subchannel . WANE-DT2 also featured repeats of newscasts seen on the main channel as well as Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne basketball games. In September 2006, UPN programming was dropped after the network merged with The WB (seen locally on WPTA-operated cable-only outlet "WBFW") to form The CW . On September 15, 2008, WANE announced LIN TV, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks had not been able to reach an agreement to renew carriage of WANE and other LIN-owned stations on
820-544: The late-1950s, WANE-TV was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network . The station produced local programming shows such as The Ann Colone Show , a mid-afternoon talk and variety program . WANE radio was sold off in 1966. Corinthian was purchased by Dun & Bradstreet in 1970 which in turn sold the station to the Belo Corporation in 1983. However, WANE left Belo with two stations over
861-636: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WIN-T&oldid=877794795 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WANE-TV WANE-TV (channel 15) is a television station in Fort Wayne, Indiana , United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by Nexstar Media Group . The station's studios and transmitter are located on West State Boulevard in
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#1732772418599902-483: The official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 31, using virtual channel 15. LIN Broadcasting LIN Media was an American holding company founded in 1994 that operated 43 television stations. All except one were affiliates of
943-414: The sale of its share of WAND to Block Communications . With this sale, LIN TV no longer manages the station. On October 3, 2008, LIN TV's stations were dropped from Time Warner Cable , due to a dispute over "retransmission fees." LIN's stations returned to Time Warner on October 29, 2008. Also during Fall 2008, LIN TV and Fox Interactive Media developed a new Web CMS platform which would initially host
984-579: The sales of WBDT and WCWF in April 2011. On March 4, 2011, LIN TV's contract with Dish Network expired, and all 31 LIN TV affiliated stations were pulled from local Dish Network broadcasts. LIN TV initially demanded a price increase of 140% from Dish Network, a number that skyrocketed to 175% after the contract expired. The channels returned to Dish Network on March 13, 2011. In 2011, LIN sold WWHO to Manhan Media, who entered into an SSA with Sinclair Broadcast Group , owners of WSYX and operators of WTTE ,
1025-487: The sports highlight program The Highlight Zone , which airs Friday nights at 11:10 p.m. The station's weekend morning news runs for an hour beginning at 8 a.m. on Sundays with an earlier start at 7 a.m. on Saturdays. The reason for an inconsistent start time is due to CBS and children's programming obligations. Unlike most CBS affiliates in the Eastern Time Zone , the station does not air local newscasts in
1066-399: The station began the process of transitioning its newscasts to high definition . The upgrade to HD occurred, along with the debut of a new set and graphics on September 10, 2012, making it the second station (and first network-affiliated station) in the Fort Wayne market to have made the upgrade (WFFT-TV, a former Fox affiliate that has since rejoined the network, was the first but did not make
1107-999: The station from 1983 to 1994, when it merged with AT&T. However, LIN TV had continued to operate it. In August, LIN TV helped finance the establishment of the now-defunct Banks Broadcasting, a minority-owned television broadcast company in which it held a 50% interest. Banks owned two stations – both of which became CW network affiliates under Banks: KWCV (now KSCW-DT ) in Wichita, Kansas and KNIN-TV in Boise, Idaho (the latter has since switched its network affiliation to Fox ). LIN TV purchased WAPA-TV in San Juan, Puerto Rico in October. In April 2000, LIN TV acquired WLFI-TV , serving West Lafayette, Indiana as well as Lafayette, Indiana in exchange for 66% of WAND. LIN continued to provide management oversight for WAND for several years after
1148-507: The station's call letters to WANE-TV, reflecting its co-owned radio station, and moved all of channel 15's operations, as well as the license, to Fort Wayne. The analog transmitter remained at its rural Auburn location until 1957. Indiana Broadcasting became known as the Corinthian Broadcasting Company in 1957. From that point until 2019, WANE-TV and WISH-TV have become close sister stations ; from 1997 until 2012,
1189-706: The stations purchased were WALA-TV and WBPG (now WFNA ) in Mobile, Alabama , WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Indiana , KRQE in Albuquerque, New Mexico , and WLUK-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin . In July 2006, LIN announced the planned purchase a second station in New Mexico, KASA-TV , from Raycom Media . In May 2006, LIN TV announced the sale of Puerto Rico stations WAPA-TV and WJPX to InterMedia Partners for $ 130 million. In November 2007, LIN TV completed
1230-722: The stations was completed in May. Also in May, LIN TV completed the issuance of 19.55 million shares of Class A Common Stock through its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. In December 2002, LIN TV announced the sale of two television stations in Abilene and San Angelo, Texas . This was followed in January 2004 by the sale of a station in Flint, Michigan . In 2004, LIN TV announced that they signed
1271-1049: The swap was completed. LIN TV purchased WWLP in Springfield, Massachusetts in 2000. In 2001, LIN TV acquired WJPX and two satellite facilities in Puerto Rico, and the secondary commercial license of PBS member station WNEQ in Buffalo from the Western New York Public Broadcasting Association , re-launching it as commercial station WNLO . The company exercised and closed on options to purchase WOTV in Battle Creek, Michigan and WVBT in Norfolk, Virginia , both stations that it had already managed, in January 2002. In February, LIN TV agreed to acquire seven stations in six markets from Sunrise Television . The transaction of
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1312-494: The two cable providers due to a dispute over compensation for the stations' carriage. The company reached agreements with all television service providers in the Fort Wayne area, except for TWC and Bright House. The contract with those providers expired on October 2, 2008. At 12:35 a.m. on October 3, the LIN-owned stations were removed from TWC and Bright House systems nationwide. It would not be until October 29 when WANE-TV
1353-454: The two stations used the same news themes. The stations shared resources, which allowed WANE to use WISH-TV's resources for breaking news, live events and sports coverage. As of September 2019, WANE-TV is a sister operation with Indianapolis stations WTTV / WXIN under Nexstar ownership. The station has always been a CBS affiliate, but also maintained a secondary affiliation with ABC until WPTA (channel 21) signed on in September 1957. During
1394-542: The upgrade until after the station had lost its Fox affiliation in 2011). The station's digital signal is multiplexed : On August 7, 2009, WANE began offering Mobile TV using BlackBerry . On December 2, 2011, WANE-TV announced that it had signed an affiliation agreement with Antenna TV , when it began airing on its previously-vacant 15.2 digital subchannel on December 26. The Antenna TV affiliation has since moved to WFFT-DT3 as of March 2018. WANE-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 15, on June 12, 2009,
1435-488: The weeknight 5:30 p.m. timeslot due to the syndicated program Inside Edition . Additionally, WANE's weekend morning newscasts used to be the market's only one until WPTA debuted a competing weekend morning news in early November 2016. After having its operations taken over by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation , WISE-TV's news department was combined with ABC affiliate WPTA. There was
1476-717: Was acquired by Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst , a leading private investment firm based in Dallas, Texas. At the time of the HMTF acquisition, LIN contributed its Dallas NBC affiliate, KXAS-TV , to a joint venture with the network that also held the San Diego affiliate ( KNSD ). Under HMTFs ownership, LIN Television has grown considerably through a wide range of transactions: In June 1999, LIN TV acquired WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan . Former parent LIN Broadcasting had owned
1517-470: Was approved by shareholders on October 6, 2014, and by the FCC on December 12, 2014. The merger was completed on December 19. Although the combined company adopted the Media General name, the company was taken over by the principal staff of LIN, including CEO Vincent Sadusky, who replaced Media General's CEO George Mahoney post-merger. In total, 45 Media General staff members were laid off as part of
1558-713: Was based in Nashville where it owned WMAK. It purchased WAKY in Louisville and attempted to purchase WLRS . Although planned, it was never able to purchase a station in Indianapolis. The company purchased its first television station, WTVP (now WAND ) in Decatur, Illinois , at the end of 1965. It also briefly owned the catalogues of King Records and Starday Records in the early 1970s. LIN Broadcasting made acquisitions in broadcasting, expanded into paging , and in
1599-716: Was being acquired by Nexstar Broadcasting Group with the new company named "Nexstar Media Group". As Nexstar already owned WFFT, FCC regulations required the combined company to sell one of the stations to another company. Nexstar announced on June 13, 2016, that it would keep WANE and sell WFFT-TV as well as four other stations (including now-former sister stations WLFI-TV in Lafayette and WTHI-TV in Terre Haute) to Heartland Media , through its USA Television MidAmerica Holdings joint venture with MSouth Equity Partners, for $ 115 million. In October 2018, WANE-TV incorporated
1640-489: Was finalized on October 12. On February 13, 2013, LIN TV announced that it would be re-organized into a new company, LIN Media, LLC . Also on that date, LIN pulled out of its Station Venture Operations joint venture with NBCUniversal , giving NBC 100% ownership of KNSD and KXAS-TV. LIN paid NBC around $ 100 million to allow for the transaction. The re-organization was completed on July 30. On March 21, 2014, LIN announced that it would sell itself to Media General , in
1681-746: Was restored to Time Warner Cable in Northwest Ohio . However, it did not reappear on Bright House Networks systems in Grant County, Indiana . Bright House viewers in Grant County now only have WTTV from Indianapolis as their CBS affiliate. On March 21, 2014, Media General announced that it would purchase LIN Media and its stations, including WANE-TV, in a $ 1.6 billion merger. The merger was completed on December 19. Shortly thereafter, after an aborted merger plan with Meredith Corporation , Media General announced on January 27, 2016, that it