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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.
The studios and offices for WFYI-TV-FM are off North Meridian Street in Indianapolis. The transmitter is on Township Line Road, also in Indianapolis.[2] WFYI-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 10,000 watts. It broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format. Its HD2 subchannel is known as "The Point", playing Adult Album Alternative and World Music.[3] Most of WFYI-FM's programming is also simulcast on WNDY in Crawfordsville and WISU in Terre Haute.