WTHR

TV station in Indianapolis

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January 2025 Indiana Pacers and FanDuel Sports Network Indiana announced an agreement to simulcast five games on WTHR.
2024 WTHR and WALV-CD became the local broadcast home of Indiana Fever women's basketball, with 10 of 17 games to be broadcast on WTHR.
May 26 2024 IMS lifted the local blackout for the Indianapolis 500 on WTHR due to inclement weather, marking the fourth time in race history that live flag-to-flag coverage was available in Indianapolis.
February 2024 The station's sixth digital subchannel returned to air with The Nest after being off-air for a month following Circle network's switch to streaming.
May 27 2021 Indianapolis Motor Speedway lifted the local blackout for WTHR's Indianapolis 500 broadcast as all 135,000 tickets were sold, with the event restricted to 40% capacity.
August 23 2020 Due to COVID-19 restrictions, WTHR aired the Indianapolis 500 on tape delay with no public admission to the event.
March 25 2020 Adopted Tegna's standardized news graphics and 'C Clarity' theme, rebranding as 13 News.
2019 WTHR became the local broadcaster of the Indianapolis 500 after NBC acquired broadcast rights, returning to the race for the first time since 1979.
June 11 2019 Dispatch announced the sale of WTHR and WALV-CD to Tegna Inc. for $535 million.
February 24 2014 Expanded weekday morning newscast by a half-hour to 4 a.m.
2013 WTHR became an official sponsor of the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever, displaying on-court advertisements during home games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
November 14 2013 WTHR acquired local broadcast rights to a Colts game against the Tennessee Titans, which aired on NFL Network's Thursday Night Football.
October 14 2013 WTHR acquired local broadcast rights to a Colts game against the San Diego Chargers, which aired on ESPN's Monday Night Football.
June 2011 Began offering newscast segments for free streaming on Roku digital video player.

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