Fox affiliate gets serious about news: WXIN-TV considers expanding 10 p.m. newscast to an hour, adding early-evening edition
Say Fox Television and you’re more likely to think of Bart Simpson and “American Idol” than traffic updates, weather bulletins or breaking news. But WXIN-TV Channel 59 General Manager Jerry Martin wants viewers to know the Indianapolis Fox affiliate has a serious side. Martin said big changes are coming, including possibly expanding WXIN’s 10 p.m. news from 30 minutes to an hour. And the national Fox network might add an evening news show, which likely would lead to a local…