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Broadcast area | Indianapolis metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 90.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Programming | |
Format | Public radio; News/talk |
Subchannels | HD2: Adult album alternative and world music "The Point" |
Affiliations | |
Ownership | |
Owner | Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting |
History | |
First air date | October 14, 1954 |
Former call signs | WIAN (1954–1988) |
Call sign meaning | "For Your Information" and "For You Indiana" |
Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 41394 |
Class | B |
ERP | 10,000 watts |
HAAT | 171 metres (561 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | WFYI.org/radio |
WFYI-FM (90.1 MHz) is a public radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is operated by Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting, a public broadcasting community licensee which also operates the area's Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member station, WFYI Public Television via on-air digital channels 20.1, 20.2 and 20.3. WFYI-FM is a member of National Public Radio (NPR) and carries news and information programming, plus weekly shows featuring the Indianapolis Symphony the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Harmonia, and the possible return of Classics by Request, Evening Concert, and Opera Hour.
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After years of operating at low power and limited hours, it expanded its hours and programming through a partnership with The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis in which the Society broadcast classical music, apart from some hours devoted to educational programming. This gave WIAN enough hours to become a charter member of NPR in 1971.
IPS sold the station to Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting in 1988, and on March 15, 1988, it changed its call sign to WFYI-FM. Over time, the amount of classical music was decreased as the station added more news and informational programming.
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