WBOI

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WBOI
Broadcast area	Fort Wayne, Indiana
Frequency	89.1 (MHz)
First air date	February 2002
Format	Public
ERP	34,000 watts
Class	B
Owner	Northeast Indiana Public Radio

WBOI is an FM radio station located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 89.1 MHz. It is a National Public Radio member station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, owned and operated by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, a non-profit organization. The station has studios and a 600-foot transmitter tower in Fort Wayne's Centennial Park. Effective radiated power is 34,000 watts, covering northeast Indiana, northwest Ohio, and extreme southern Michigan.

Contents 1 History and Programming 2 References 3 Sources 4 External Sources

[edit] History and Programming

WBOI began operating in February 2002. It has assumed some of the programming formerly carried by sister station WBNI, including jazz, folk music, gospel, and news and information programming from National Public Radio.

Some of WBOI's programs, especially the evening jazz programs, are produced by local, volunteer program hosts. The station carries Morning Edition, All Things Considered, A Prairie Home Companion and other nationally broadcast public radio programs. There is a small, local news staff which covers local, state, and regional news.

The station operates 24 hours a day, utilizing some computer automation during the late night hours. Programs can be heard on the World Wide Web at www.nipr.fm.

On October 13, 2005, WBOI became the first FM station in northeast Indiana to broadcast using the HD Radio format, and the first public radio station in Indiana to offer multicasting on a digital signal^[1]. With an HD Radio tuned to 89.1 FM, three program services are available^[2]:

• WBOI- HD 1 --- WBOI NPR News, Jazz
• WBOI- HD 2 --- WBNI Classical Music
• WBOI- HD 3 --- 24-Hour Jazz

The station is supported entirely by contributions from corporations, businesses, and listeners. There are pledge drives each year in spring and fall.

Northeast Indiana Public Radio's general manager is Bruce Haines. WBOI's news director is Colleen Condron. Programming is handled by longtime NIPR program host Doug Gruber.

[edit] References

[edit] Sources

• Eyewitness account by Robert E. Nylund
• NIPR website

[edit] External Sources

• Northeast Indiana Public Radio website

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