WXNT
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Facility ID | 47145 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°50′18″N 86°11′55.1″W / 39.83833°N 86.198639°W |
Repeater(s) | 99.5 WZPL-HD2 (Greenfield) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WXNT (1430
WXNT's studio is located on North Shadeland Avenue on the city's east side, along with
History
WXNT first
The station was mentioned as officially opening its new studios on the show "Nightbeat" on October 27, 1950. For most of the 1960s, 70s and 80s, its programming consisted of
When Mid America Radio flipped WXTZ (103.3 FM) from easy listening to adult contemporary in 1989, the format and call letters moved to AM.[9]
On November 28, 1990, the station became WFXF, which simulcast then-sister station WFXF-FM 103.3 and its classic rock format known as "103.3 The Fox." (Today that station is alternative rock/active rock WOLT). On May 18, 1992, the call letters for AM 1430 were changed to WCKN.
On September 8, 1994, the station switched to a
On January 2, 2013, WXNT switched to all-sports, becoming a CBS Sports Radio Network affiliate.[10] The station continues to be the Indianapolis home for Notre Dame football.
On February 13, 2019, Cumulus Media and
On November 30, 2023, WXNT rebranded as "Indy's Sports Ticket 1430".
References
- ^ "The Indiana Radio Archive - Stations - WXNT". indianaradio.net. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXNT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WXNT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Arbitron. Archivedfrom the original on May 20, 2011.
- ^ "WXNT-AM Radio Station Coverage Map". radio-locator.com. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "WXNT-AM 1430 kHz - Indianapolis, IN". radio-locator.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "WKBF Now WIRE" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 1, 1935. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "WIRE Top Country Radio," Billboard magazine, August 29, 1970, p. 25
- ^ Hall, Steve (September 7, 1989). "Changes are big surprise". Indianapolis Star. p. B-7. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "WXNT Indianapolis Joins CBS Sports Radio". December 21, 2012. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
- ^ "Cumulus Sells Six To EMF & Swaps With Entercom In New York & Indianapolis". RadioInsight. February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "Cumulus, Entercom Close Six-Station Swap". Inside Radio. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
External links
- Official website
- WXNT in the FCC AM station database
- WXNT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WXNT
- Indiana Radio Archive, WXNT