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WNTR
WNTR (107.9 FM) is a commercial radio station located in Indianapolis, Indiana. WNTR airs an adult contemporary format under the ownership of Cumulus Media. Its studios are located on North Meridian Street, and its transmitter tower is on the northwest side. History Prior use of 107.9 FM in Indianapolis Indiana Broadcasting Company was granted a construction permit to build a new radio station on 107.9 FM in Indianapolis on July 21, 1960. The station went on air October 22, 1961, as WISH-FM, a sister station to WISH (1310 AM) and WISH-TV (channel 8). In November 1963, owner Corinthian Broadcasting opted to focus on its television stations and sold the WISH radio stations to the Star Stations group, headed by Don Burden. Under Burden, WISH-AM-FM became WIFE-AM-FM. Lucky 13 WIFE was a Top 40 dynasty into the 1970s, while the FM operation was an automated beautiful music station. However, Burden ran afoul of the Federal Communications Commission for a number of serious violations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WXNT
WXNT (1430 AM) is a commercial radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, and carries an all-sports radio format, as an affiliate of the CBS Sports Radio Network. WXNT's schedule consists of CBS Sports Radio shows and live sporting events. WXNT studios and offices are located on N. Meridian Street, along with sister stations 99.5 WZPL and 107.9 WNTR. The transmitter and antenna are located off Knollton Road at West 46th Street, on the northwest side of Indianapolis. WXNT operates at 5000 watts around the clock, using a non-directional antenna by day. But at night a directional antenna is required to protect other stations on AM 1430 from interference. History WXNT first signed on as WKBF in 1926 at 1400 kHz. Eleven years later, the station changed its call letters to WIRE, as announced by the Federal Communications Commission on March 16, 1935. In 1941, the station moved to its current dial position at 1430 kHz, when the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WZPL
WZPL (99.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Greenfield, Indiana, and serving the Indianapolis metropolitan area. The station airs a Top 40 (CHR) format. WZPL is owned by Cumulus Media. Its studios are located on North Shadeland Avenue on the city's east side, with its transmitter north of the Indianapolis World Sports Park on the east side of Indianapolis. History The station signed on as WSMJ on June 1, 1962 and remained as such until the spring of 1979 when WSMJ was sold to Heftel Broadcasting. They changed to a disco music format and adopted the call sign WIKS-FM, "Rock Kiss 99 FM", on April 14, 1979. Later, a contemporary hit radio format was adopted which, aside from a brief experiment playing classic rock in 1989, has continued to this day. The station was added to both Mediabase and Nielsen BDS Top 40/CHR reporting panels in November 2012. The station is anchored by The Smiley Morning Show, hosted by Dave Smiley. In the early 2000s, the station was known as "Z 99-5. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Stations
The Star Stations was an American radio broadcasting company owned by Don W. Burden. At its end, Star Stations owned five radio stations in Omaha, Indianapolis, and Vancouver, Washington. These stations had their licenses not renewed by the Federal Communications Commission in the culmination of a years-long investigation into political influence scandals at several Star outlets; four of the five ceased broadcasting on September 2, 1976, while a fifth continued to operate without going silent through a transition to a new owner on a new license. Foundation and growth Don W. Burden, then the sales manager of radio station KWIK in Pocatello, Idaho, was part of a group that acquired Omaha radio station KOIL (1290 AM) from the Nebraska Rural Radio Association, a cooperative of farmers and ranchers, in 1954. Burden acquired KWIK outright in 1957. Star grew into a group in 1958 when Burden acquired KMYR (710 AM) in Denver. A year later, he acquired KVAN in Vancouver, Washington, opposi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WNDX
WNDX (93.9 Hertz, MHz) is a commercial radio, commercial FM radio, FM radio station, city of license, licensed to Lawrence, Indiana, and serving the Indianapolis metropolitan area. It is owned by Cumulus Media and airs a mainstream rock radio format, using the moniker 93-9X. The studios and offices are located on North Shadeland Avenue on the east side of Indianapolis. WNDX's transmitter is located off 38th Street, also on the east side of Indianapolis. It is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast in the HD Radio, HD (hybrid) format. History Easy listening (1993-1996) The station sign-on, signed on the air on February 12, 1993, as WXTZ, "Ecstasy 93.9." It was licensed to Fishers, Indiana, Fishers, and carried an easy listening format similar to the original WXTZ, which broadcast at 103.3 several years prior. Urban oldies (1996) The easy format lasted until January 15, 1996, when it was dropped in favor of Citadel Media, ABC Radio's now-defunct "Solid G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |