WISH-TV channel 8 is the CBS affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana. Its transmitter is also located in Indianapolis. The station is owned by LIN TV, which also owns area station WNDY-TV (a MyNetworkTV affiliate). WISH-TV & WNDY-TV are co-located in a building on Meridian Street, which also serves as an operations hub for other LIN TV stations in the Midwest.
WISH also offers a 24-hour weather service, LWS, to central Indiana cable systems, on its 2n...
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WISH-TV channel 8 is the CBS affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana. Its transmitter is also located in Indianapolis. The station is owned by LIN TV, which also owns area station WNDY-TV (a MyNetworkTV affiliate). WISH-TV & WNDY-TV are co-located in a building on Meridian Street, which also serves as an operations hub for other LIN TV stations in the Midwest.
WISH also offers a 24-hour weather service, LWS, to central Indiana cable systems, on its 2nd digital subchannel, on its website as live video, and on WIIH-CA.
The station began broadcast operations at 6pm on July 1, 1954 and was owned by C. Bruce McConnell along with WISH-AM 1310 (now WTLC). It was a primary ABC affiliate with a secondary DuMont affiliation. It also carried several CBS and NBC shows turned down by WFBM-TV (now WRTV) and WTTV, respectively. In 1956, McConnell sold the station to the Indiana Broadcasting Company, who also owned WANE-TV in Fort Wayne. The new owners persuaded CBS to move its affiliation from WFBM-TV....
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