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Frequency | 1480 kHz |
Programming | |
Format | Silent (was Christian radio) |
Ownership | |
Owner | American Hope Communications, Inc. |
WEHP, WKZI, WLHW | |
History | |
First air date | January 6, 1948 [1] |
Former call signs | WTHI (1948–2000) [2] [3] |
Technical information [4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 70653 |
Class | D |
Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°30′2″N87°23′10″W / 39.50056°N 87.38611°W |
Translator(s) | 106.3 W292FT (Terre Haute) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | wjly |
WPFR (1480 kHz) is a Christian AM radio station licensed to Terre Haute, Indiana. The station is owned by American Hope Communications, Inc. [5]
The station began broadcasting January 6, 1948, and originally held the call sign WTHI. [1] [2] The station ran 1,000 watts 24 hours a day. [2] In 1970, the station's daytime power was increased to 5,000 watts. [2] WTHI AM 1480, along with WTHI-FM, and WTHI-TV were long owned by Tony Hulman, and remained in his family's hands until 1998, when all three stations were sold to Emmis Communications. [6] [7]
WTHI aired a Top 40 format from the mid-1960s until January 1974, when the station adopted a country music format. [8] By 1983, the station had adopted a MOR format. [9] By 1988, the station had begun airing an oldies format. [10] By 1991, the station had returned to airing a country music format, simulcasting 99.9 WTHI-FM. [11]
The station adopted a news-talk format in 1992. [12] As a news-talk station, WTHI was Terre Haute's home for prominent national personalities such as Rush Limbaugh and Paul Harvey, as well as The Bob & Tom Show . [13] [14] The station also carried The Mike Pence Show, a statewide talk show which Pence hosted prior to his election to congress. [15]
In 2000, the station was donated to Word Power, Inc., and its call sign was changed to WPFR, with the station adopting a Christian format. [16] [3] [17] The station was taken off the air in March 2020. [18]
Effective October 29, 2021, it was sold to American Hope Communications, along with WKZI, WLHW, WPFR-FM, and three translators, for $179,000. [19] [20]