WRIN

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WRIN

Rensselaer, Indiana
Frequency	1560 kHz
Branding	The Bear Country 1560
Programming
Format	Classic country
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Brothers Broadcasting Corporation
History
First air date	September 14, 1963
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	7308
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 500 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates	40°57′41.00″N 87°9′7.00″W / 40.9613889°N 87.1519444°W / 40.9613889; -87.1519444
Translator(s)	104.5 W283CO (Rensselaer)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	The Bear Country Website

WRIN (1560 AM) is a radio station in Rensselaer, Indiana. The Broadcasting Yearbook notes it was founded by five partners on September 14, 1963. Rensselaer is about 84.5 miles (136.0 km) south of Chicago in Jasper County, Indiana.^[2]

WRIN airs a classic country format using the classic country format provided via satellite from Westwood One.

According to Standard Rate and Data service, the daytime-only Class D radio station would cover Jasper, White, Newton, Benton and Pulaski counties. No other radio stations were located in any of these counties.^{[citation needed]}

WRIN is important because, other than the local newspaper, The Rensselaer Republican it was the only local media for more than 10 years. Today, other local radio media exists in Earl Park, Monticello, Kentland, and Winamac, all within the original coverage of WRIN.^{[citation needed]}