Martinsville, Indiana                                             11/01/09

WREP is a digital low-powered television station in Martinsville, Indiana that is owned and operated by the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville.  WREP is in the Indianapolis Designated Market Area.  It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and reaches nearly 20,000 homes in and around Morgan County.  WREP can be picked up over the air on digital channel 15.1, and it is also carried on the Comcast cable systems in Morgan County on Channel 15 as well.

WREP has complete game coverage of Martinsville High School football, boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball on a tape delayed basis.  WREP also has weekly coaches’ shows for football and boys basketball.

WREP is an affiliate of the America One network which carries prime time sports programming such as live CFL Football games, English Premier League Soccer, Rugby, Auto Racing, Boxing and quality children’s programming such as Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures.  WREP-15 also carries the Local Weather Station, a service provided by WISH-TV out of Indianapolis, and Total Info News, Weather, Sports, Entertainment and Traffic.

In additional to its main channel 15.1, WREP also has 3 digital sub-channels 15.2, 15.3 and 15.4.  15.2 will become an all sports channel in the near future replaying Martinsville High School sporting events both past and present.  15.3 will become a community calendar of events and local news, and 15.4 will continue to broadcast America One programming 24/7.

WREP has been a part of the award winning broadcasting program at Martinsville High School since 1999.  Martinsville High School captured the TV School of the Year at the annual Indiana Association of School Broadcaster’s State Competition in 2007, 2008 and 2009. 

Students in the broadcasting program at MHS produce the local events broadcast on WREP and also produce the award winning school newscast MHS Rewind, which is shown to the students and staff at MHS every two weeks.  MHS Rewind won the prestigious school newscast of the year at the Indiana Association of School Broadcaster's State Competition in 2005 and 2008.  Students in the broadcasting program at MHS also produce many other projects throughout the school year including music videos, commercials and short films.  Those projects earned 2 first place awards at the 2009 IASB state competition, 4 first place awards in 2008, 3 first place awards in 2007 and 4 first place awards in 2006. 

The broadcasting program is supported by ad revenue generated by WREP.  Your support of WREP will not only benefit your business, but will ensure the continued success of the students in the broadcasting program at Martinsville High School.