WZRL
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| City | Plainfield, Indiana |
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| Broadcast area | Indianapolis metropolitan area |
| Branding | Real 98.3 |
| Slogan | The Nap's #1 Hip Hop 'n' R&B |
| Frequency | 98.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
| Repeater(s) | 103.3-2 WOLT-HD2 (Indianapolis) |
| First air date | August 16, 1964 (as WJMK) |
| Format | Mainstream Urban |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 91 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 54705 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°45′33″N 86°22′30″W / 39.75917°N 86.37500°WCoordinates: 39°45′33″N 86°22′30″W / 39.75917°N 86.37500°W |
| Callsign meaning | W Z ReaL |
| Former callsigns | WJMK (1964–1974) WART-FM (1974–1980) WXIR (1980–2003) WRDZ-FM (2003-2015) WUBG (2015-2016) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia (Capstar TX LLC) |
| Sister stations | WFBQ, WNDE, WOLT |
| Webcast | Listen Live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | real983 |
WZRL (98.3 FM) is a broadcast radio station licensed to Plainfield, Indiana, serving the Indianapolis metropolitan area. The station, which began broadcasting in 1964, is owned and operated by iHeartMedia. The WZRL broadcast license is held by Capstar TX LLC.
WZRL broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format.
In March 1964, James Thomas Barlow received the approval of the Federal Communications Commission to build a 3,000-watt radio station in Plainfield. The station signed on August 16, 1964 as WJMK, broadcasting a Variety format. It was the first station in Hendricks County and (in August 1964) one of the four FM stations in the Indianapolis area that broadcast in stereo.
In 1974, the station was sold to A&R Broadcasting, Inc. and changed the call sign to WART-FM.
In 1980, A&R Broadcasting sold the station to Radio One Five Hundred Inc. (the owner of WBRI) for $500,000 and changed its format to Christian. On December 15, 1980, it changed the call sign to WXIR.
On March 5, 2003, WXIR was sold to ABC, Inc. (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company) for $5.75 million. The application was Accepted for Filing on March 20 and approved by the Federal Communications Commission on May 6. The sale was consummated on July 1 and the station became the Radio Disney affiliate on the Indianapolis metropolitan area. On August 19, 2003, Disney changed the call sign to WRDZ-FM.
In 2004, WRDZ-FM started to broadcast in the HD Radio format and since then, is licensed to broadcast under that format.
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