WBRI
Radio stations in Indianapolis
WBRI (1500 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Indianapolis, Indiana, serving the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Owned by the Wilkins Radio Network, Inc. via Heritage Christian Radio, Inc, the station broadcasts a Christian radio format, operating during the daytime hours only. WBRI is one of the oldest Christian talk stations in the United States, starting the format in 1964.
The transmitter is on Adams Boulevard Drive near East 62nd Street. Programming is heard around the clock on 250 watt FM translator W244DN at 96.7 MHz.
01History
On March 12, 1964, the station signed on the air. The original call sign was WNDY. In 1964, the station changed its call letters to WBRI and its format to Christian radio.
In 2003, WBRI was sold to Heritage Christian Radio, Inc., a subsidiary of Wilkins Radio Network, Inc. The price tag was $1.5 million. Wilkins continued the Christian programming, using shows from its own network.
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