WBRI

WBRI

City	Indianapolis, Indiana
Broadcast area	Indianapolis metropolitan area
Frequency	1500 kHz
First air date	1961
Format	Religious
Power	5,000 watts (daytime only)
Class	D
Facility ID	54706
Transmitter coordinates	39°52′14″N 86°05′17″W / 39.87056°N 86.08806°W / 39.87056; -86.08806
Callsign meaning	Wonderful Bible Radio for Indiana
Former callsigns	WNDY (1961–1964)^[1]
Affiliations	Wilkins Radio
Owner	Wilkins Radio Network, Inc. (Heritage Christian Radio, Inc.)
Website	www.wbrionline.com

WBRI (1500 AM) is a Religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Indianapolis, Indiana, serving the Indianapolis metropolitan area. The station is owned and operated by Wilkins Radio Network, Inc. The WBRI broadcast license is held by Heritage Christian Radio, Inc.^[2] WBRI is one of the oldest Christian talk stations in the United States.^[3]

The station is authorized to broadcast only during daytime hours, as it shares the same frequency as clear channel station KSTP in St. Paul, Minnesota.

History

The station went on the air in 1961 as WNDY.^[1]

In 1964, the station changed the call sign to WBRI and its format to Christian.

In 2003, WBRI was sold to Heritage Christian Radio, Inc. (a subsidiary of Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.) for $1.5 million.^[4]

References

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WBRI

Radio-Locator Information on WBRI

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WBRI

Radio stations in the Indianapolis, Indiana market

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 90.1 90.5 90.7 90.9 91.3 91.3 91.5 91.9 92.3 93.1 93.9 94.7 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.1 97.9 98.3 98.7 99.5 100.9 101.9 102.3 103.3 103.7 104.5 105.7 106.7 107.1 107.9

By AM frequency	810 950 1070 1260 1310 1430 1500 1590

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.525 162.550

By callsign	KEC74 WBDG WBRI WCBK-FM WEDJ WFBQ WFDM-FM WFIU WFMS WFNI WFYI-FM WGNR-FM WHHH WHZN WIBC WICR WITT WJJK WKLU WKPW WLHK WNDE WNOW-FM WNTR WNTS WOLT WQME WQRA WRFT WRWM WSYW WTLC WTLC-FM WTTS WWDL WWQI WWG73 WXLW WXNT WYXB WZPL WZRL

Nearby radio markets Bloomington-Columbus Cincinnati Dayton Ft. Wayne Lafayette Louisville Muncie–Marion Terre Haute See also List of radio stations in Indiana

Religious radio stations in the state of Indiana

Stations	WATI – Vincennes WBCL – Fort Wayne WBGW – Evansville WBGW-FM – Fort Branch WBHW – Loogootee WBRI – Indianapolis WCMR – Elkhart WFCV – Fort Wayne WFIA – New Albany WFOF – Covington WFRN – Elkhart WGLL – Auburn WGNR – Anderson WGNR-FM – Anderson WHLP – Hanna WHLY – South Bend WHME – South Bend WHOJ – Terre Haute WHPL – West Lafayette WITW-LP – Valparaíso WIWC – Kokomo WJCO – Montpelier WJCY – Cicero WJJD-LP – Kokomo WJPB-LP – Muncie WKRT – Richmond WLYV – Fort Wayne WMBL – Mitchell WOJC – Crothersville WPFR – Terre Haute WPFR-FM – Clinton WQKO – Howe WQSG – Lafayette WRTW – Crown Point WSPM – Cloverdale WSRC – Waynetown WTGO – Lafayette WTMK – Wanatah WUBS – South Bend WVRG – Crawfordsville WVWG – Seelyville WWCA – Gary WWDL – Plainfield WWQI – Morristown WYBV – Wakarusa WYTJ – Linton

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Indiana See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

Daytime-Only radio stations in Indiana

Stations	WAWK - Kendallville WBRI - Indianapolis WFCV - Fort Wayne WJOT - Wabash WJZI - Decatur WKVI - Knox WLOI - La Porte WMYJ - Martinsville WNDI - Sullivan WNDZ - Portage WRIN - Rensselaer WSEZ - Paoli WSWI - Evansville WSYW - Indianapolis

See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

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