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Social Media Boosts Fortunes At WTHR

A concerted investment in social media and a new website have helped Dispatch Broadcast Group’s WTHR increase its audience and enhance its profile in the Indianapolis digital scene. Harder news reigns at the market’s online leader The Indianapolis Star, where computer assisted reporting is deepening content.

DMA 27 (INDIANAPOLIS)

WISH Signal Restored After Power Outage

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WTHR Sets Itself Apart With Serious News

The Dispatch Broadcast Group’s NBC affiliate in Indianapolis has a clear goal — to be the best station in the country — and a strong strategy to accomplish it: a total commitment to enterprise and investigative reporting. It’s working as its RTDNA, DuPont-Columbia and Peabody awards this year attest. And it’s No. 1 in the ratings, too.

DMA 27

Fire Forces Evacuation Of WISH Studios

Employees were evacuated from the WISH studios in Indianapolis Tuesday following an electrical fire. The fire, which started in the backup electrical system in the basement, was out when the fire department arrived.