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Organizations

The groups that have shaped Indianapolis.

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Western Electric
Western Electric

Western Electric was a telephone manufacturing unit for Bell Telephone with several locations throughout the U.S. The company added a… Read More »Western Electric

Westview Hospital 
Westview Hospital 

Until the 1970s, local medical doctors did not accept osteopathic methods of treatment using muscle and skeletal manipulation, and osteopaths… Read More »Westview Hospital 

WFBQ 

WFBQ went on the air in 1959 as WFBM-FM. Like other radio stations in the United States, WFBM-AM added the… Read More »WFBQ 

WFMS 

Cambridge City native , formerly chief engineer for WFBM, began broadcasting Indianapolis’ first permanent commercial FM station on March 17,… Read More »WFMS 

WFNI 

After gaining the rights to broadcasts in 2007, held the rights for all Indianapolis major sports teams. The company sought… Read More »WFNI 

WFYI  Public Television
WFYI  Public Television

With a budget of $221,000, three black-and-white cameras, and nine employees, WFYI signed on the air October 4, 1970, at… Read More »WFYI  Public Television

WFYI-FM
WFYI-FM

WFYI-FM first aired as WIAN on November 1, 1954, through the efforts of and its PTA. It became the first… Read More »WFYI-FM

Wheaton World Wide Moving

Ohio native Earnest S. Wheaton founded Wheaton Van Lines in 1945. He had entered the moving business in 1916 with… Read More »Wheaton World Wide Moving

Wheeler Mission Ministries

In 1893, William V. Wheeler, a sales manager for the hardware firm of Layman and Carey, opened an unpretentious mission… Read More »Wheeler Mission Ministries

WIBC
WIBC

WIBC’s official broadcast debut was October 31, 1938. Owned by Glenn Van Auken’s Indiana Broadcasting Company and managed by C.… Read More »WIBC

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