WYIN-TV (Merrillville, IN)

WYIN, a virtual channel 56 and UHF digital channel 17, is known as Lakeshore PBS. This television station is a secondary member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and primarily serves the Chicago area in Illinois, although it is licensed in Gary, Indiana. It is operated by Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting, Inc., and is closely affiliated with WLPR-FM (89.1), a National Public Radio (NPR) station. Both WYIN and WLPR-FM operate from the same studios located on Indiana Place (Mississippi Street) in Merrillville, while WYIN's transmission tower is situated near Lake Dalecarlia, just south of Cedar Lake. WYIN is one of two PBS affiliates in the Chicago television market, competing alongside WTTW (channel 11), which is licensed in Chicago.

Local

English

Television

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#783257

United States

#180594

Arts and Entertainment/Arts and Entertainment

#1373

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

Gov. Mike Braun open to discussion about future of capital punishment in Indiana

3 days ago | lakeshorepublicmedia.org | Brandon Smith

Gov. Mike Braun said he’s open to a discussion about the future of capital punishment in Indiana. The cost of purchasing the drug used for lethal injection is a big part of what’s prompting the conversation. Indiana used the last of its stock of a lethal injection drug last month to execute Benjamin Ritchie. And Braun said he’s not currently planning to purchase more.
A gazillionaire becomes conflicted in Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme'

1 week ago | lakeshorepublicmedia.org | Bob Mondello
Medicaid members in HIP program say federal, state policy changes put their lives at risk

1 week ago | lakeshorepublicmedia.org | Abigail Ruhman

Pat Hustmyer’s home is bright and filled with things she and her family made with their hands, like crocheted blankets and small stained glass art. But while she's sitting on her couch, Hustmyer’s hands are focused on a page in a notebook with meticulously organized data about Medicaid spending. "I have to, every day, try to go, 'Is there anything I can do to try to change somebody's mind — to make them understand that I'm a person, that this could kill me?'" Hustmyer said.
In a county that backed Trump, people depend on Medicaid and are conflicted about cuts

1 week ago | lakeshorepublicmedia.org | Noam Levey

GLOBE, Ariz. — Like many residents of this copper-mining town in the mountains east of Phoenix, Debbie Cox knows plenty of people on Medicaid. Cox, who is a property manager at a real estate company in Globe, has tenants who rely on the safety-net program. And at the domestic violence shelter where she volunteers as president of the board, Cox said, staff always look to enroll women and their children if possible. But Cox, who is 65, has mixed feelings about Medicaid.
Lake County looking to add data center regulations

1 week ago | lakeshorepublicmedia.org | Michael Gallenberger

Lake County is looking to add data center regulations to its zoning rules. The county commissioners last week agreed to have Duncan Associates work on amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance. Planning and Building Administrator Steve Nigro tells Lakeshore Public Media that there haven't been any petitions to build data centers in unincorporated Lake County, so far, but the county wants to have language in place, in case developers ask.
Coast Guard warns beachgoers of armed pyrotechnics in Lake Michigan

1 week ago | lakeshorepublicmedia.org | Michael Gallenberger

The U.S. Coast Guard is warning beachgoers of phosphorous pyrotechnics in Lake Michigan. The Coast Guard says it was conducting a joint exercise with the Air Force earlier this month near Milwaukee, but four flares didn't activate when they entered the water. One was found by a lifeguard on Montrose Beach in Chicago on Monday, and three are still unaccounted for. The flares are still considered armed. They produce red smoke and a flame that can reach temperatures of 2,900 degrees.
Bridge work to bring ramp, lane closures to Region highways

2 weeks ago | lakeshorepublicmedia.org | Michael Gallenberger

Ongoing bridge work will bring more ramp and lane closures to Region highways. Starting as soon as Tuesday, the ramp from westbound I-94 to northbound State Road 49 will be closed. That's as work on State Road 49's bridge over Amtrak moves into the right lanes and shoulders, between I-94 and U.S. 20. The Indiana Department of Transportation asks drivers to exit onto southbound State Road 49 and use the loop ramps to turn around and go north.
West Lake Corridor construction to clear major hurdle with Main St. bridge installation

2 weeks ago | lakeshorepublicmedia.org | Michael Gallenberger

Work on the West Lake Corridor commuter rail branch is set to clear a major hurdle next week. A permanent bridge over the future extension of Main Street is scheduled to be rolled into position, according to a notice posted on the West Lake Corridor Project Facebook page. That work is set to take place between 7:00 p.m. Tuesday and 11:00 p.m. Wednesday. That requires the existing CSX tracks to be taken out of service for a 24-hour period.
Over-polluted communities vow to fight despite EPA's rollback on environmental justice

2 weeks ago | lakeshorepublicmedia.org | Nate Perez
Regionally Speaking: May 26, 2025

2 weeks ago | lakeshorepublicmedia.org | Dee Dotson

Today: Earlier this week, the city of Gary won a $100 million proposal to build the new Lake County Convention Center. With investments in economic development, public transit, and public schools, the Steel City is moving forward. We revisit our conversation with Mayor Eddie Melton. In our new series, "Meet the Mayor," Lakeshore Public Media takes an up-close look at municipal leaders, starting with Mayor Eddie D. Melton of Gary, Indiana. Founded in 1906 and named after manufacturing giant Elbert H.