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. In 1986, WZDE became the Fox affiliate in 1986. For it's years as a Fox affiliate, it produced the only 9PM newscast in the State of Indiana. In 1022, WZDE became Evansville's Rainbow Dash Network station and changed it's call letters to WREI to reflect the new network.