WTHI-TV

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WTHI-TV is a CBS affiliate in Terre Haute, Indiana. It operates on analog channel 10. Its transmitter is located in Farmersburg, Indiana.

History

Starting operations on July 22, 1954, WTHI served as the market's only television station until 1965, when WTWO broadcast for the first time. The station has always been a CBS affiliate. However, on various occasions, it has also carried selected programs from ABC, NBC, UPN, and until its demise, DuMont.

The station was founded by local businessman and Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony Hulman. His family owned the station until 1999, when it was sold to Emmis Communications. 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 news had been in existence since the beginning. The newscast was known during the late 1970s and early 1980s as "NewsCenter 10". The title changed to "Action 10 News" in 1985, and modified to "Action 10 News-WTHI" in 2001. On September 18, 2006, the branding changed to "News 10". A new logo and graphics package also premiered.

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 an Indiana State University student named Larry Bird.

Cheryl Lemke, now an on-air personality at The Weather Channel, served as the station's chief meteorologist in the 1980s. Before his days on CNN Headline News, David Goodnow was also an anchor for WTHI.

Before switching to the new logo in 2006, Channel 10 had been mocked by rival station WTWO in an ad aired on the latter channel regarding its (WTHI's) weather coverage, which Channel 2 referred to as being dismal by comparison. The controversial commercial later aired two shows in a row on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and clips from the episode appeared on YouTube, but they were removed quickly. However, iFilms posted the clips immediately after YouTube got rid of them.

On May 18, 2007, LIN TV announced that it was exploring strategic alternatives that could result in the sale of the company.[1]

Programs

As of September 2007, WTHI is no longer carrying Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and double running Family Feud from 10-11 a.m. ET. TMZ was added at 2:05 a.m. and Extra moved to 2:35 a.m. WTHI carries the entire CBS schedule and The Ellen DeGeneres Show at 4 p.m. followed by Dr. Phil at 5 p.m.

Logos

• WTHI's old Action 10 News logo, used until 2006
  WTHI's old Action 10 News logo, used until 2006
• WTHI's current News 10 logo, used since September 2006
  WTHI's current News 10 logo, used since September 2006

Notable WTHI Alumni

• Cheryl Lemke, meteorologist (now at The Weather Channel)
• David Goodnow, anchor/reporter (later of CNN Headline News; currently retired)
• Anne Ryder, anchor/reporter (later at WTHR Indianapolis; currently retired)
• Howard Caldwell, anchor/reporter (later at WRTV Indianapolis; currently retired)
• Mike King, sports anchor (now at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network)
• Jerry Van Dyke, talk show host (later co-star of 1990s sitcom Coach; brother of Dick Van Dyke)
• Drew William Johnson, (Former on-air personality at the Speed Channel)[2][3]
• Mary Jo Mitchell, (now at CNN Headline News)
• Greg Amsinger, CSTV

See also

• WLFI-TV in Lafayette, WANE-TV in Fort Wayne, WISH-TV in Indianapolis-sister CBS affiliates in Indiana
• Concentration of media ownership

External links

• WTHI-TV home page
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