WIBC (FM)
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| City | Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Broadcast area | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Branding | 93 WIBC |
| Slogan | Indy's News Center (on logo) Live. Local. First. (on website) |
| Frequency | 93.1 (MHz) (also on HD Radio) |
| Translator(s) | 107.5 W298BB (Indianapolis, relays HD2) |
| First air date | 1961 |
| Format |
News/Talk HD2: Sports (WFNI simulcast) |
| ERP | 13,500 watts |
| HAAT | 302 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 19524 |
| Callsign meaning | Indianapolis Broadcasting Center |
| Former callsigns | WIBC-FM (1961–1968) WNAP (1968–1986) WEAG (1986–1987) WKLR (1987–1994) WNAP (1994–2000) WNOU (2000–2007) WEXM (10/2007-12/2007) |
| Owner |
Emmis Communications (Emmis Radio License, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WFNI |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wibc.com |
WIBC (93.1 FM) is a radio station owned by Emmis Communications in Indianapolis, Indiana. The studios are located at 40 Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. The transmitter and antenna are located, according to the FCC, near Post Road and Burk Road on the far east side of Indianapolis. The station currently airs a news/talk format.
For over 69 years, WIBC broadcast on the AM radio frequency of 1070 kHz. On December 26, 2007, WIBC's call letters and news/talk programming moved to 93.1 FM, a station which has had various call letters and formats since its sign-on in 1961. Also on that date, the 1070 AM frequency assumed the call letters WFNI and the nickname "1070 The Fan".
1070 AM WIBC went on the air on October 30, 1938 as a 1-kilowatt daytimer station. The other heritage stations in Indianapolis were WFBM (now WNDE), WIRE (now WXNT), and WISH/WIFE (now WTLC). In its early days, it was the Indianapolis home of the Mutual Broadcasting System. WIBC would be considered one of the greatest MOR (middle of the road) format stations placing a huge emphasis on personalities both on the air and in the producing of the station promos: During the 1970s and into the early 1980s there was: Gary Todd (mornings 6am-9am) brought in from KOL Seattle, Jerry Baker (9am-11am) who was also the voice of Indiana Hoosier basketball), Paul Page who served as an award-winning newsman at WIBC in the early 1970s then flew the first Indy traffic helicopter until a serious crash nearly killed him in 1977 (He became the Voice of the Indianapolis 500 an moved to network television). Orly Knutson (middays-Noon-2pm) brought in from Minneapolis), Chuck Riley (from WKYC Cleveland) afternoons 2pm-6pm before becoming a very successful v/o talent in L.A. Others personalities who were on the air at WIBC were Big John Gillis (traffic from the Helicopter 1070), Pete Sullivan (from WHAS Louisville), Bob Simpson (WSNY Columbus) and Jeff Pigeon (KSTP Minneapolis) who went on to do Mornings after Gary Todd retired. There were 3 major production voices responsible for most of the station's promos at one time or another during the 1970s & 1980s: Billy Moore (deceased) from WHAS Louisville, Kentucky; John E. Douglas (brought in from WNOX Knoxville); and Reb Porter, long time Indy personality from WIFE.
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