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WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

Circle City Broadcasting reaches agreement to purchase WRTV-ABC for $83 million

WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast

WIBC

News

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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0:00.0

That's a lot of money to pay for a TV station.

0:01.8

Yeah, media landscape in Indianapolis changing, isn't it?

0:04.9

$83 million deal.

0:07.1

This is, like, wild.

0:08.9

Yeah.

0:09.4

That the folks who own Wish TV, who is our news gathering partner,

0:15.2

have announced that they have purchased WRTV 6, which is the ABC affiliate.

0:22.1

It has been for, I think, my entire life here in Indianapolis for a staggering $83 million.

0:31.8

Strategic investment, it looks like, because with WRTV, now Circle City is going to gain access to all the ABC programming,

0:41.4

which includes the NBA, WNBA, and some college football broadcasts.

0:46.1

You know, it's fascinating.

0:47.5

Now, I'm very excited because I just expect to see our friend Phil Sanchez on all the newscasts all the time now.

0:54.3

He's the anchor for Wish TV.

0:56.1

And now we can just see him simulcast on ABC.

0:59.1

And I look forward to just all fill all the time on all my television channels.

1:03.6

Yeah.

1:05.1

But it's fascinating because when I was a kid growing up until what, I don't know, maybe it's 10 years ago.

1:11.7

I can't remember how long had been.

1:13.1

Wish TV was the CBS affiliate.

1:15.9

And then ultimately they ended up flipping over to was TTV 4 when I was a kid,

1:21.9

Channel 4, CBS 4 as it's called now, which is owned by the same people on Fox 59.

1:30.7

And so now Nguyen,

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