WBNI
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| City | Roanoke, Indiana |
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| Broadcast area | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Branding | "Classical 94.1" |
| Frequency | 94.1 MHz |
| First air date | February 14, 1978 |
| Format | Public radio, Classical music |
| ERP | 3,400 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 46434 |
| Former callsigns | WIPU-FM |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio |
| Owner | Northeast Indiana Public Radio (Northeast Indiana Public Radio) |
| Sister stations | WBOI |
| Webcast | Listen |
| Website | WBNI/WBOI Website |
WBNI-FM (94.1 FM) is a Fort Wayne, Indiana-area public radio station owned and operated by Northeast Indiana Public Radio. The station is a member station of National Public Radio. Local programming originates from the Northeast Indiana Public Radio broadcasting facility at 3204 Clairmont Court in Centennial Park.
The station currently transmits from a tower in Roanoke. All programming is also carried on a digital channel transmitted by WBOI in Fort Wayne and via live streaming on the Internet.
WBNI began broadcasting in 1978 as WIPU-FM at 89.1 MHz on the campus of Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW) with a very limited schedule using university staff and students. The station acquired enough of a following that by 1981, The Friends of WIPU was incorporated as a support organization.
Later that year, budget cuts threatened to force WIPU to shut down. The Friends of WIPU incorporated as Public Broadcasting of Northeast Indiana (now known as Northeast Indiana Public Radio), and bought the station in an effort to save public radio in the area. PBNI officially took control on March 16, 1982; changing the call letters to WBNI.
With new owners came new studios in the historic YWCA facility on North Wells Street. The schedule was gradually expanded and effective radiated power was also increased. Programming was mostly classical music, jazz, and folk music with some news and information programs from National Public Radio, including "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered." The station began airing occasional tapes of local concerts, including the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra.
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