WBRI
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| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | March 12, 1964 |
Former call signs | WNDY (1961–1964)[1] |
Call sign meaning | W Bible Radio for Indiana |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 54706 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°52′14″N 86°05′17″W / 39.87056°N 86.08806°W |
| Translator(s) | 96.7 W244DN (Indianapolis) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WBRI 1500 Listen Live WBRI 96.7 Listen Live |
| Website | WBRI 1500 Online WBRI 96.7 Online |
WBRI (1500
Christian talk and teaching radio format and is owned by the Wilkins Radio Network, Inc. The broadcast license is held by Heritage Christian Radio, Inc.[2] WBRI is one of the oldest Christian talk stations in the United States, starting the format in 1964.[3]
By day, WBRI is powered at 5,000
FM translator W244DN at 96.7 MHz
.
History
On March 12, 1964, the station
signed on the air. The original call sign was WNDY.[1] In 1964, the station changed its call letters to WBRI and its format to Christian radio
.
In 2003, WBRI was sold to Heritage Christian Radio, Inc., a subsidiary of Wilkins Radio Network, Inc. The price tag was $1.5 million.[5] Wilkins continued the Christian programming, using shows from its own network.
References
External links
- Official website
- Indiana Radio Archive, WBRI
- WBRI in the FCC AM station database
- WBRI in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WBRI
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