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 first aired as WIAN on November 1, 1954, through the efforts of and its PTA. It became the first… Read More »WFYI-FM
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
WICR An operation of the (formerly Indiana Central University), WICR began broadcasting at 88.7 FM in August 1962, featuring a variety… Read More »WICR
WIFE Formerly WISH AM-FM, WIFE was purchased by Omaha radio owner Don Burden’s Star Stations in 1963. Operating at 1310 AM… Read More »WIFE
Martin Risser Williams (Apr. 12, 1905-Dec 17, 1986). Martin Risser Williams was born in Cambridge City, Indiana, and built an amateur radio station… Read More »Martin Risser Williams
WISH In June 1940, , a native of Scipio, Indiana, who lived in Indianapolis for 51 years, founded the Capitol Broadcasting… Read More »WISH
WISH-TV The Universal Broadcasting Company, owner of WISH radio and led by president , put Indianapolis’ second television station on the… Read More »WISH-TV
WLK On December 31, 1921, local engineer ‘s radio station, 9ZJ, signed on with an address from Mayor . It was… Read More »WLK
WNAP WNAP-FM started the movement of young Circle City listeners to the FM dial when it aired in July 1968. Indianapolis-based… Read More »WNAP
