Paul Adam Wehr (May 16, 1914-Oct. 2, 1973). Born in Mount Vernon, Indiana, Wehr graduated from the with a B.F.A. in 1937. He… Read More »Paul Adam Wehr
WXLW On August 18, 1948, Radio Indianapolis Inc., led by Conrad Ruckelshaus and Frederic M. Ayres Jr., put WXLW on the… Read More »WXLW
WXIN WXIN began broadcasting as WPDS on February 1, 1984, four years after Melvin and Fred Simon and Gerald Kraft, then… Read More »WXIN
WTTV , a former engineer at RCA in Bloomington, Indiana, who started his own company manufacturing television tuners and other electronic… Read More »WTTV
WTLC WTLC made its debut on 105.7 FM in January 1968 when a group of Marion County Democrats organized the Indianapolis… Read More »WTLC
WTHR First airing on October 30, 1957, as WLW-I. operating as Channel 13, WTHR emerged from years of licensing battles to… Read More »WTHR
WRTV Consolidated Television and Radio Broadcasters, Inc., parent of WFBM radio and headed by Harry M. Bitner Sr., of Pittsburgh, received… Read More »WRTV
WNDE On November 4, 1924, Clem Portman, John Tribby, Hobart Ashlock, and Frank Sharp introduced WFBM radio to Indianapolis listeners. Operating… Read More »WNDE
Sunday Closing Laws Laws governing the observance of the Sabbath have existed in Indiana since 1807 when territorial governor William Henry Harrison approved… Read More »Sunday Closing Laws
Joseph Elmer Ritter (July 20, 1892-June 10, 1967). Ritter was born in New Albany, Indiana. Upon entering St. Meinrad Seminary in 1906, he… Read More »Joseph Elmer Ritter
