WNTR
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| City | Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Broadcast area | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Branding | 107.9 The Mix |
| Slogan | Better Variety for a Better Workday |
| Frequency | 107.9 MHz(also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | 1984 (as WTPI) |
| Format |
AC HD2: Smooth Jazz |
| ERP | 22,000 watts |
| HAAT | 232 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 47143 |
| Callsign meaning | W iNdianapolis T Radio |
| Former callsigns | WTPI (1984–2005) |
| Owner |
Entercom Communications (Entercom License, LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | indysmix.com |
WNTR is a commercial radio station located in Indianapolis, Indiana, broadcasting on 107.9 FM. WNTR airs a AC format under ownership of Entercom. Its studios are located on North Meridian Street, and its transmitter tower is on the northwest side.
Indiana Broadcasting Company was granted a construction permit to build WISH-FM on July 21, 1960. The radio station, today known as WNTR, first went on the air on October 22, 1961 as WISH-FM, a sister station to WISH (1310 AM) and WISH-TV (Channel 8). In November 1963, both of the radio stations were sold to Don Burden's Star Stations of Indiana and became WIFE and WIFE-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 FCC and his stations had their operating licenses revoked in May 1976, forcing a sale. The new ownership maintained the stations for several years during a time when AM was continuing to rapidly lose market share to FM. WIFE-FM was ordered off the air, and signed off on September 2, 1976. The frequency remained vacant until granted to Peoples Broadcasting Corporation on May 10, 1982.
On October 15, 1984, the increasingly valuable FM station was relaunched, using the call letters WTPI, as assigned on August 13, 1984. WTPI was called "the Top for Indianapolis," relating to its location at the top of the Indianapolis FM dial. The first program director at WTPI was Mark Edwards and the station's new studios overlooked Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Longtime morning personality, Steve Cooper (a.k.a. Jim Carr) was with the station for its entire lifetime. Cooper also did stints at WNDE (1260) and WIFE (1310). Overnights were handled by Mike O'Brien (a.k.a. Dave Heck, now an engineer at Emmis Radio) for nearly 20 years. The station was known for "Night Breeze" a nightly light AC and Jazz show in the 1990s. Over the years, WTPI was the radio home of Jennifer Carr, Paul Poteet, Oleta Martin, Pat Moore, Jerry Curtis, Gia Berns, and Kelly Jack, to name a few.
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