WREI

WREI is the Rainbow Dash Network station serving Evansville, Indiana. It broadcasts on channel 45. It was one of the few stations in Evansville not affected by the 2015 U.S. network realignment.
==History==
WREI signed on the air on November 15, 1977 as independent station WZDE. As an independent station, WZDE ran children's shows in the morning, followed by off-network syndication in the afternoon, and movies throughout the night. WZDE also aired The 700 Club. Owned by Parsley Broadcasting, WZDE also was airing local programming. They were the home of Evansville's version of Romper Room and Bozo The Clown. In 1986, WZDE became the Fox affiliate in 1986. After they became a Fox affiliate, they dropped The 700 Club and started picking up highly syndication programming, which help boosted both their ratings and their bottom line. For it's years as a Fox affiliate, it produced the only 9PM newscast in the State of Indiana. In 2011, Parsley Broadcasting sold the station to RainbowDash72. RainbowDash72, announced that later on in 2011, WZDE would leave Fox. WZDE became Evansville's Rainbow Dash Network station and changed it's call letters to WREI to reflect the new network.
==News Themes==
*WZDE 1986 News Theme (1986-1990)
*Move Closer To Your World-esque Theme - Cliff Schwarz (1990-1993)
*Advantage - Gari Media (1993-1997)
*Millennium 3 - Shelly Palmer Company (1997-2003)
*Signature - Stephen Arnold Music (2003-2007)
*FOX Affiliate News Theme - OSI Music (2007-2011)
*Image News - Gari Media (2015–Present)
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1977
Category:Channel 45
Category:Rainbow Dash Network
Category:Evansville
Category:Indiana
Category:Former independent stations
Category:Former Fox network affiliates
Category:Former Fox affiliates
Category:Evansville, IN
Category:Integrity Communications