WFYI (TV)

WFYI
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerMetropolitan Indianapolis Public Media, Inc.
WFYI-FM
History
First air date
October 4, 1970 (54 years ago) (1970-10-04)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 20 (UHF, 1970–2009)
Call sign meaning
"For Your Information"[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID41397
ERP225 kW
HAAT251 m (823 ft)
Transmitter coordinates39°53′56.9″N 86°12′02.4″W / 39.899139°N 86.200667°W / 39.899139; -86.200667 (WFYI)
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wfyi.org

WFYI (channel 20) is a PBS member television station in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is owned by Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media, Inc. alongside NPR member WFYI-FM (90.1). The two stations share studios between Pierson and Illinois Streets (using a North Meridian Street address) north of downtown Indianapolis, within the city's Television Row section. The TV station's transmitter is located on West 79th Street and Township Line Road on the city's northwest side (near Meridian Hills).

After a years-long fight to start public television, much delayed by competing tower site plans proposed by commercial stations, WFYI debuted on October 4, 1970. Its foundation was supported by a women-led fundraising drive to raise the first year's operating expenses. In addition to airing PBS and other public television programs, WFYI also produces programs of local and regional interest.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Indi691029 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFYI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.