WNDE
iHeartMedia, Inc. | |
WFBQ, WOLT, WZRL, W248AW | |
History | |
First air date | October 23, 1924 | (as WFBM)
Former call signs | WFBM (1924–73) |
Former frequencies | 1130 kHz (1924–27) 1330 kHz (1927–28) 1090 kHz (1928–29) 1230 kHz (1929–41) |
Call sign meaning | NDE = "Indy" |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 59591 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°51′54.00″N 86°03′43.00″W / 39.8650000°N 86.0619444°W |
Repeater(s) | 94.7 WFBQ-HD2 (Indianapolis) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | foxsportsindy |
WNDE (1260
WNDE is powered at 5,000 watts. By day, it uses a non-directional antenna. But at night, to protect other stations on 1260 AM from interference, it switches to a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is off Fall Creek Road in Indianapolis.[2] Programming is also heard on the HD Radio digital subchannel of co-owned WFBQ 94.7 FM.
History
WFBM
The station
In 1949, WFBM-TV (now
WNDE
In 1973, WFBM became WNDE, followed by WFBM-FM becoming WFBQ in Spring 1974. The WNDE call letters were chosen as the letters "NDE" phonetically sound like "Indy".[3]
Through much of the 1960s and 70s, WNDE had a Top 40 format, using the identifier "Windy Twelve Sixty." WNDE and 1310 WIFE (now WTLC), had a spirited competition for youthful Top 40 listeners. But in the 1980s, contemporary music listening switched to the FM dial. WNDE needed to find a new format and eventually it switched to Sports Radio.
Sports Radio
WNDE has been a Fox Sports Radio network affiliate since 2002. It had previously been an ESPN Radio affiliate on two occasions. In September 2012, the network switched from Fox Sports Radio to NBC Sports Radio in the 10 p.m.-5 a.m. weekday hours, remaining with Fox in other dayparts. Former hosts of the afternoon drive local show include former WISH-TV sports anchor and Hoosier Millionaire host Mark Patrick, the team of Tim Bragg & Bill Benner, Indiana Pacers announcer Mark Boyle, JMV (John Michael Vincent, currently with WFNI), IndyCar Radio announcer Jake Query, and Derek Schultz.
On July 7, 2015, WNDE added W248AW, an FM translator on 97.5 MHz. On July 22, 2019, the translator ended its simulcast.[4] The next month, iHeart announced it was returning the translator originally owned by Christian radio company Educational Media Foundation back to that organization as part of a translator trade.[5]
Programming
Most programming comes from the Fox Sports Radio network. In late mornings, it carries Premiere Networks' The Dan Patrick Show. And unusual for a sports radio station, it carries The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show from noon to 3 p.m. weekdays.[6][7][8] Travis & Sexton are followed by a two-hour financial talk show. Sports programming resumes at 5 p.m. on weekdays.
WNDE's long-running local afternoon drive time show, "Query & Schultz", hosted by Jake Query and Derek Schultz, aired from 2011 to 2020. Query and Schultz were released in January 2020 as part of iHeart's cut backs. The 2020 iHeartRadio reduction in force (RIF) impacted over 1,000 employees across the USA. WNDE has not had a local sportstalk show in any daypart since.
On July 6, 2015, WNDE became the Indianapolis outlet for
WNDE is the Indianapolis outlet for
References
- ^ "WNDE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WNDE-AM 1260 kHz - Indianapolis, IN". radio-locator.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "You won't hear Indy Fox Sports radio on 97.5 FM anymore". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "IHeartMedia & EMF Swap Thirteen Translators". August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Pair of Indianapolis Morning Show Changes". June 16, 2014.
- ^ "Radio Station Affiliates – DanPatrick.com". Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ a b "Rush Finds New Home in Indianapolis". Radioinsight.com.
- ^ "Limbaugh show lands at new iHeartMedia station". Indianapolis Business Journal. June 3, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
External links
- FCC History Cards for WNDE
- Official website
- Indiana Radio Archive: WNDE
- WNDE in the FCC AM station database
- WNDE in Nielsen Audio's AM station database