WTHR 13 Indiana is an entertainment channel based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. WTHR 13 was founded in 1957 and owned by Dispatch Broadcast Group of Columbus, Ohio. It is the only station in Indianapolis which is not under any large broadcast chain ownership. WTHR 13 was the first time on aired on 30 October 1957 as WLWI.
The channel was originally found by Crosley Broadcasting Corporation and affiliated with ABC initially. WLWI was including in four Crosley stations that made up “WLW Television Network”. The station faced many issued from 1957-1962 but at the end, FCC (Federal Communications Commission) permit the license to WLWI. Columbus Dispatch purchased the WLWI channel in August 1975 from Avco and changed the call letters to WTHR in February 1976. Under new ownership, the channel programming was improved but rated at third place behind WRTV and WISH.
WTHR celebrated 50th anniversary on 2 September 2007 and one of the most successful NBC affiliated channel. WTHR earned two national awards in 2011 such as Television News Directors Association (RTNDA ) and Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio. For news coverage, the channel has got the two Murrow Awards in 2012.
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Slogan
Indiana’s News Leader
| Sr. No | Contents | Details |
| 1 | Launched Date | 30 October 1957 |
| 2 | Owner | Dispatch Broadcast Group |
| 3 | Country | Indianapolis, Indiana United States |
| 4 | Branding | WTHR 13 WTHR Channel 13 (general) Channel 13 Eyewitness News |
| 5 | Call Letters meaning | Channel Thirteen |
| 6 | Affiliations | NBC Cozi TV MeTV |
| 7 | Channels | Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 13 (PSIP) |
| 8 | Former Call signs | WLWI (1957–1976) |
| 9 | Sister Channel | WALV-CD (channel 46) WBNS-TV (channel 10) |
| 10 | Founder | Crosley Broadcasting Corporation |
Website
www.wthr.com
| Cable Availability | ||
| 1 | Comcast Xfinity | channel 12 |
| 2 | AT&T U-verse | channel 13 |
| 3 | Charter Spectrum | channel 12 |
| 4 | Spectrum digital | channel 1012 (HD) |
| 5 | AT&T U-verse | channel 1013 (HD) |
Programming
WTHR13 broadcast news, syndicated programs like talk shows, soap opera, and many drama series. It produced 38 hours newscast in a week (Six hours on weekdays and 4 hours on weekends). The channel shows many sports events at Saturday and Sunday night for the sports lovers. Some notable programs of the channel are given below.
| Sr. No | Programs | Category |
| 1 | Meet The press | Political/Public affairs |
| 2 | Dateline NBC | Newsmagazine program |
| 3 | Today take | News/talk program |
| 4 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Talk sh0ow |
| 5 | Eyewitness News Sunrise | News |
| 6 | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Comedy night talk show |
| 7 | Jeopardy! | Game show |
| 8 | Timeless | Adventure /thrill drama series |
| 9 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Comedy talk show |
| 10 | The New Celebrity Apprentice | Reality entertainment show |
| 11 | The Dr. Oz Show | Talk show |
| 12 | The Wall | Game show |
| 13 | Eyewitness News Nightbeat | News |
| 14 | Days of our lives | Soap Opera |
| 15 | Wheel of Fortune | Game show |
| 16 | This Is Us | Comedy drama |
| 17 | Grimm | Horror drama |
| 18 | Blindspot | Crime/action drama |
| 19 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Crime drama |
| 20 | Fast &Furious 6 | Action movie |
| 21 | Powerless | Sitcom |
| 22 | 1st Look | Travel program |
| 23 | FIS Alpine Skiing | Sports program |
| 24 | The Blacklist | Thrill/action drama |
| 25 | Chicago P.D. | Crime drama |
| 26 | Talk Stoop: Modern Day History Makers | Entertainment program |
| 27 | Safe Haven | Romance drama |
| 28 | NHL Hockey | Sports program |
| 29 | Whacked Out Sports | Sports program |
| 30 | Naturally, Danny Seo | Health/Educational program |
