WBOI
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| City | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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| Broadcast area | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Branding | 89.1 WBOI |
| Slogan | NPR News and Diverse Information |
| Frequency | 89.1 (MHz)(also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | February 2002 |
| Format | Public |
| ERP | 34,000 watts |
| HAAT | 184 m |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 53745 |
| Owner | Northeast Indiana Public Radio |
| Sister stations | WBNI |
| Webcast | Listen |
| Website | WBOI 89.1 Website |
WBOI is an FM radio station located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 89.1 MHz. It is a National Public Radio member station, owned and operated by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, a non-profit organization. The station has studios and a 604-foot transmitter tower in Fort Wayne's Centennial Park. Effective radiated power is 34,000 watts, covering northeast Indiana, northwest Ohio, and extreme southern Michigan.
WBOI began operating in February 2002. It has assumed some of the programming formerly carried by sister station WBNI, including jazz, folk music, gospel, and news and information programming from National Public Radio.
Some of WBOI's programs, especially the evening jazz programs, are produced by local, volunteer program hosts. The station carries Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and other nationally broadcast public radio programs. There is a small, local news staff which covers local, state, and regional news.
WBOI is also the home of free-form music programs: "Saturday Fade" (every Saturday from 9 to midnight) and "The Burnt Toast Show" (every Sunday from 8 to midnight).
The station operates 24 hours a day, utilizing some computer automation during the late night hours. Programs can be heard on the World Wide Web at www.nipr.fm.
In July 2016, Peter Dominowski announced that Northeast Indiana Public Radio had purchased a two-story building on Jefferson Boulevard in downtown Fort Wayne to serve as the future headquarters for WBNI and WBOI. Fund raising will continue to cover the costs of major renovations. Dominowski said it would probably be two to three years before the building could be occupied.
On October 13, 2005, WBOI became the first FM station in northeast Indiana to broadcast using the HD Radio format, and the first public radio station in Indiana to offer multicasting on a digital signal. With an HD Radio tuned to 89.1 FM, three program services are available:
The station is supported entirely by contributions from corporations, businesses, foundations, and listeners. There are pledge drives each year in spring and fall.
WBOI's operations/programming director is Katy Anderson. In 2008, Joan Baumgartner Brown was selected as president and general manager of Northeast Indiana Public Radio (NIPR). The veteran local nonprofit leader oversaw operations at WBOI and WBNI. Brown replaced Bruce Haines beginning August 4, 2008. Haines became the president and general manager of WFWA, Fort Wayne's PBS television station.
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