WFNI
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| City | Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Broadcast area | Indianapolis metropolitan area |
| Branding | 107.5 and 1070 The Fan |
| Slogan | Indy's Sportscenter |
| Frequency | 1070 kHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | 107.5 W298BB (Indianapolis) relays HD2 of WIBC) |
| Repeater(s) | 93.1-2 WIBC-HD2 |
| First air date | October 30, 1938 (as WIBC) |
| Format | Sports |
| Power | 50,000 watts (day) 10,000 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 19521 |
| Callsign meaning | W FaN Indianapolis |
| Former callsigns | WIBC (1938–2008) |
| Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
| Owner |
Emmis Communications (Emmis Radio License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WIBC, WLHK, WYXB |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1070thefan.com |
WFNI (1070 kHz "107.5 and 1070 The Fan") is a commercial AM radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is owned by Emmis Communications and carries an all-sports radio format. The studios and offices are located at 40 Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. The transmitter and antenna are located off Perry Worth Drive near Interstate 65 in Whitestown, Indiana, northwest of Indianapolis.
WFNI is simulcast on an FM translator W299BB at 107.5 MHz.
AM 1070 is the former home of WIBC, which had broadcast on that frequency since 1938. In 2007, WIBC's talk programming moved to co-owned 93.1 FM, and an all-sports format began on 1070, carrying local hosts weekdays with ESPN Radio Network programming heard nights, weekends and in the early morning.
WFNI broadcasts using 50,000 watts of directional power during the daytime, using four towers, and 10,000 watts of directional power at night, using six towers. Both the daytime and nighttime directional signals focus more power to the southeast direction from the antenna site. The daytime directional signal also includes a small lobe to the southwest. AM 1070 is a clear-channel frequency, reserved for Class A KNX in Los Angeles, requiring WFNI to reduce nighttime power and use a directional antenna to avoid interference.
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