WIOE

WIOE is the CBS affiliated station serving Evansville, Indiana. It broadcasts on channel 3 and is owned by Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation. Syndicated programming seen on WIOE include: The Dr Oz Show, The Ellen DeGeneres show, Steve Harvey and Rachael Ray among others. WIOE is the primary station for the Indianapolis Colts in the Evansville market. As part of Krueger Broadcasting's ownership, they promised they would build a news department and boost the power so the entire Evansville market can recieve the station over the air. On June 22, 2016, Krueger Broadcasting gave the station to Group W. Shortly after, the station was sold to CBS Television Stations. 1 month later, CBS sold the station to Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation therefore creating a duopoly between WIOE and ABN affiliate WCIO. As a result of this new ownership and due to the fact that WIOE does not currently carry any newscasts, WCIO will help produce newscasts for WIOE, through a LMA. 
== History ==
As 2016 got started, Krueger Broadcasting had set new goals/objectives, and there were 2; Expand into NFL football markets and also acquire stations in the top 50 markets. Krueger had attempted to get a CBS station in Indianapolis due to the Colts being in the AFC and CBS having the rights to the AFC contract. However, Krueger's attempt to get WINI in Indianapolis fell through as negotiations with BeloOne (WINI's owner) fell through. Therefore, Krueger went to plan B and built their own CBS station in Evansville, a secondary market for the Colts. Krueger announced that the company would build a news department for the station later in 2016.Category:Evansville
Category:CBS network affiliates
Category:Channel 3
Category:Indiana
Category:Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation
Category:Evansville, IN
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2016