not meet wikipedia s general notability guideline . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources wthi dt2 news newspapers books scholar jstor free images july 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message wthi dt2 terre haute indiana united states branding myfox10 general news 10 on fox wthi produced 10 p.m. newscast slogan leading the way channels digital wthi dt 10.2 vhf virtual 10.2 psip affiliations fox primary mynetworktv secondary owner media general indiana broadcasting llc first air date 2007 when as a doppler weather radar channel october 25 2010 as a thecooltv affiliate september 1 2011 as a fox mynetworktv affiliate call letters meaning see wthi tv former affiliations weather radar 2010 thecooltv 2010 2011 transmitter power 27 kw height 293 m facility id 70655 transmitter coordinates 39 14 36 n 87 23 7 w 39.24333 n 87.38528 w 39.24333 ; 87.38528 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website myfox10tv.com wthi dt2 is a primary fox and secondary mynetworktv affiliated television station located in terre haute indiana united states . it operates as the second digital subchannel of cbs affiliate wthi tv channel 10 which is owned by media general . over the air the station broadcasts a high definition digital signal on vhf channel 10.2 from a transmitter located along u.s. 41 u.s. 150 in unincorporated sullivan county south of farmersburg . its parent station maintains studio facilities located on 8th and ohio streets in downtown terre haute ; master control and some internal operations are housed at the studio facilities of sister station wish tv on north meridian street in northwestern indianapolis . on cable wthi dt2 is available on time warner cable channel 11 in standard definition and in high definition on digital channel 711 . contents 1 history 1.1 prior history of the fox affiliation in terre haute 1.2 wthi dt2 history 2 programming 3 newscasts 4 references 5 external links history edit prior history of the fox affiliation in terre haute edit for the first nine years of the network s existence fox did not have an affiliate in terre haute as the market consists of only three full power commercial television stations besides wthi the other commercial stations on the air at the time of fox s october 1986 debut were abc affiliate wbak tv channel 38 now wawv tv and nbc affiliate wtwo channel 2 . area residents were only able to view the network s programming through either indianapolis affiliate wxin which was carried certain cable providers in the market or the now defunct cable only service foxnet . the market would not receive its own fox station until january 31 1995 when wbak tv ended its 22 year tenure with abc which it had been affiliated with since it signed on as wiil tv in april 1973 to join the network . this had the side effect of leaving the terre haute area without an over the air abc affiliate resulting in area cable providers having to pipe in the network s programming through out of market stations from indianapolis wrtv springfield illinois wand until 2005 wics thereafter and evansville weht . wthi dt2 history edit the history of digital subchannel 10.2 began when wthi tv created the subchannel to air a 24 hour simulcast of the station s doppler radar system storm team 10 fury doppler which was accompanied by an audio simulcast from noaa weather radio station wxk72 . on october 25 2010 the station replaced the radar feed noaa audio simulcast with thecooltv a digital multicast network featuring music videos as part of an affiliation agreement between the network and lin tv to carry the network on the digital signals of many of the company s television stations . 1 however within days of the change viewer feedback suggested the radar channel was appreciated so wthi chose to relaunch the storm team 10 fury doppler channel on digital subchannel 10.3 on november 5 2010 while continuing to air programming from thecooltv on digital channel 10.2 . 2 3 on june 28 2011 nexstar announced that channel 38 would end its affiliation with fox after 16 years and rejoin abc as part of a deal which called for long term affiliation renewals between nexstar and abc in nine other markets and would change its call letters from wfxw to wawv tv standing for abc for the wabash valley on september 1 of that year . the move came after fox stripped the affiliations from nexstar s stations in evansville wtvw now a cw affiliate fort wayne wfft tv which would later rejoin fox in march 2013 and springfield missouri ksfx tv now independent station kozl tv following a dispute between nexstar and fox during affiliation renewal negotiations over the amount of retransmission consent fees that fox demanded its local stations share with the network . 4 5 on august 25 2011 one week before the affiliation switch wthi signed affiliation agreements with fox and mynetworktv both owned at the time by news corporation to carry both networks on digital subchannel 10.2 . branded as myfox10 fox and mynetworktv were added to wthi dt2 on september 1 2011 at 5 00 a.m. eastern time 4 00 a.m. central time on the illinois side of the market ; wthi tv became the third lin media station to carry a major network affiliation on both the main channel and a digital subchannel lin owned nbc affiliate wood tv in grand rapids michigan and fox affiliate wnac tv in providence rhode island the latter of which is owned by super towers inc. and operated by lin both carry mynetworktv on a second digital subchannel . 6 it also made terre haute one of the only markets in the united states where all three historical commercial broadcast networks abc cbs and nbc have primary affiliations the fox and mynetworktv affiliations are carried on a digital subchannel and the cw is absent an over the air affiliate that network is currently available via cw plus affiliate wbi and indianapolis affiliate wttv on area cable providers . wthi dt2 s secondary affiliation with mynetworktv gave the terre haute market its first television outlet for the programming service as it had been one of the few markets without a mynetworktv affiliate since it launched in september 2006 . 7 8 the switch also saw wxin and south bend station wsjv becoming the only fox affiliates left in the state of indiana that carry a primary fox affiliation on their main channels ; in addition to wthi the fox and shared mynetworktv affiliations in evansville and fort wayne were all relegated to digital subchannels of stations whose main channel carries an affiliation with a big three network . as a result of the new dual affiliations wthi dropped thecooltv which was the only digital multicast network available in the terre haute market from its digital signal . wthi dt2 runs fox primetime programming from 8 00 to 10 00 p.m. eastern time 7 00 to 9 00 p.m. central on the illinois side of the market and mynetworktv programming from 11 00 p.m. to 1 00 a.m. eastern 10 00 p.m. to 12 00 a.m. central . along with fox and mynetworktv programming the subchannel converted to a general entertainment schedule . 9 to preserve bandwidth for the myfox10 channel on 10.2 on august 31 2011 the live feed of storm team 10 fury radar was dropped once again as digital subchannel 10.3 was removed from wthi s digital signal . on march 21 2014 media general announced that it would merge with lin media in a 1.6 billion deal . 10 11 the merger was completed on december 19 . 12 programming edit syndicated programs broadcast by wthi dt2 include maury jerry springer tmz on tv access hollywood and family feud . newscasts edit wthi tv presently produces 3 hours of locally produced newscasts each week for wthi dt2 with a half hour each on weekdays saturdays and sundays . in addition to its main studios wthi operates a southern bureau located at the studios of pbs member station wvut channel 22 on north 2nd street and rosedale avenue in vincennes . concurrent with the move of fox and mynetworktv programming to wthi dt2 on september 1 2011 wthi tv began producing a half hour primetime newscast for the subchannel titled news 10 on fox airing monday through friday evenings at 10 00 p.m. 9 00 p.m. central on the illinois side of the market . 13 the newscast later expanded to include saturday and sunday evening editions on august 11 2012 . references edit wthi tv puts the cool tv on the air today jake s dtv blog october 25 2010 . the northern report live radar returns to wthi on channel 10.3 jake s dtv blog november 5 2010 . radiothon exceeds goal with school fund raiser evansville courier & press november 11 2010 . nexstar s wfxw switching from fox to abc from broadcasting & cable 6 28 2011 jessell harry a. june 28 2011 . nexstar drops fox for abc in terre haute . tvnewscheck . retrieved june 28 2011 . wthi terre haute grabs fox for digital channel broadcasting & cable august 25 2011 . fox lines up new terre haute affiliate tvnewscheck august 25 2011 . wthi tv to launch myfox10 my fox shows media general to buy wish tv parent in deal worth 1.6 b . indianapolis business journal . associated press . march 21 2014 . retrieved march 22 2014 . sruthi ramakrishnan 21 march 2014 . media general to buy lin media for 1.6 billion . reuters . retrieved 21 march 2014 . media general completes merger with lin media press release media general retrieved 19 december 2014 newkirk jacob aug 25 2011 . wthi tv picks up fox affiliation in terre haute myfox10 to debut sept. 1 . jake s dtv blog . retrieved aug 25 2011 . external links edit official website wthi tv official website v t e television stations in the wabash valley including terre haute indiana reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wtwo 2.1 nbc 2.2 laff 2.3 escape wthi 10.1 cbs 10.2 fox mntv 10.3 ion wvut 22.1 pbs 22.2 create wudz ld 28.1 buzzr 28.2 tcn 28.3 sbn 28.4 liquidation channel 28.5 qvc 28.6 qvc wawv 38.1 abc 38.2 grit 38.3 bounce tv wswy lp 43 dark cable channel wbi 3 cw adjacent locals indianapolis wttv 4.1 cbs 4.2 independent 4.3 comet wrtv 6.1 abc 6.2 grit 6.3 laff 6.4 escape wish 8.1 cw 8.2 gettv 8.3 justice network wthr 13.1 nbc 13.2 cozi tv 13.3 metv wfyi 20.1 pbs 20.2 v me 20.3 create ic classic arts showcase wtiu 30.1 pbs 30.2 world 30.3 create 30.4 v me walv cd 46.1 metv evansville wtvw 7.1 cw 7.2 bounce tv 7.3 escape wnin 9.1 pbs 9.2 create 9.3 wnin fm wfie 14.1 nbc 14.2 metv 14.3 grit weht 25.1 abc 25.2 laff southern illinois wusi 16.1 pbs 16.2 world 16.3 create 16.4 audio central illinois wcia 3.1 cbs 3.2 mntv 3.3 bounce tv 3.4 grit wicd 15.1 abc 15.2 comet 15.3 grit wcix 49.1 mntv 49.2 cbs 49.3 escape 49.4 laff weiu 51.1 pbs 51.2 mhz worldview 51.6 weiu fm st. louis kmov 4.1 cbs 4.2 metv 4.3 mntv ksdk 5.1 nbc 5.2 bounce tv 5.3 justice network kplr 11.1 cw 11.2 this tv 11.3 comet kdnl 30.1 abc 30.2 gettv 30.3 grit defunct stations whfe 18 wvgo 54 a1 wstv v t e fox network affiliates in the state of indiana wthi dt 10.2 terre haute wsbt dt 22.2 wsjv 28 south bend wevv