Martinsville, Indiana                                             04/24/08

WREP-15 is a low-powered television station in Martinsville, Indiana that is owned and operated by the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville.  WREP-15 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.  It is broadcast over the air on Channel 15 and is also carried on the Insight and Comcast cable systems in Morgan County on Channel 15 as well.

WREP-15 has complete game coverage of Martinsville High School football, boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball on a tape delayed basis.  WREP-15 also has weekly coaches’ shows for football and boys basketball.

WREP-15 is an affiliate of the America One network which carries prime time sports programming such as live CFL Football games, Auto Racing, Boxing, Ultimate Fighting and Wrestling 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.

WREP-15 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 and 2008. 

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 4 first place awards at the 2008 IASB state competition, 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.