At the end of the first quarter of 2026, firebrand television station owner DuJuan McCoy and his Circle City Broadcasting closed on his purchase of the ABC affiliate serving Indianapolis. This made WRTV-6 a sibling to two full-power stations McCoy acquired exactly seven years ago from Nexstar Media Group.
Creating a three-station cluster, with the FCC granting a waiver to make it happen, didn’t come without detractors who lamented a consolidation of the WRTV and WISH-8 newsrooms. Now, McCoy is making it clear that he’s expanding the local programming on WRTV — a stated benefit for those advocating for FCC rule reform.
McCoy shared that WRTV will be adding three new weekend programs that are to be locally produced, starting May 9.
The new shows — “Business, Equity & Opportunities (BE&O),” “All Indiana Politics (AIP)” and “The Zone Extra” — will replace non-local paid commercial programming in each time period.
The result? WRTV, and Circle City, are adding more locally focused journalistic content to the station’s lineup.
“Business, Equity & Opportunities (BE&O)” will air Saturdays from 10:30am-11:30am Eastern. It is described as a weekly business news program focused on small business development and how to run a local business or non-profit. The show features prominent local entrepreneurs telling their stories. It is produced by Peggy McCllelland of Circle City Broadcasting Entertainment.
“The Zone Extra” will take the next half hour, airing Saturdays from 11:30am to Noon. It offers an expanded look at Central Indiana high school sports, featuring extended highlights, expert analysis and stories that spotlight the athletes and teams making an impact each week.
“All Indiana Politics (AIP)” airs Sundays from 11:30pm-Midnight and is positioned as “a weekly non-partisan political news show covering state and local government, policy decisions and elections shaping Indiana communities.”
This follows WRTV’s decision to bring an additional hour of morning news, retool its morning team, and widen its partnership with Youth Alternatives to Violence and Crime.
“With these additions, we have increased WRTV local journalistic content by seven hours per week since our acquisition two weeks ago,” McCoy said. “We look forward to the many more improvements that our WRTV viewers and the Indianapolis community will see in the coming months.”
