WYXB
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WYXB, "B105" is an FM radio station owned by Emmis Communications in Indianapolis, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 105.7 MHz, FM channel 289. The studios are located on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. The transmitter and antenna, according to the FCC, are located on the eastside of Indianapolis, near 2300 N Hawthorne.
[edit] History
WXYB began operation as classical music formatted WAIV in 1961. In 1964, the station was located in the Dearborn Hotel on East Michigan Street. (The Dearborn was built, originally, for a group called the CCC, much like the KKK. It is now home to a Wheeler Mission Community Center.)
The station's call letters changed to WTLC (FM) in 1968, adopting an urban music format.
Emmis Communications bought both WTLC AM and WTLC FM. Emmis sold WTLC-FM and WTLC-AM (only the intellectual rights, the actual station license stayed in the Emmis fold) in February 2001, changing the calls of WTLC to WYXB. The format changed to Adult Contemporary.
[edit] Station broadcasting information
The station broadcasts using 50 kW of power on both the horizontal and vertical. More information is available at the WYXB query on the FCC website.
[edit] Programming
WYXB is currently an adult contemporary music station. The original positioning statement of "Soft Rock for a Busy World" has been shortened to just "Soft Rock." The station is now billed as Indy's only soft rock station.
The weekday schedule includes: Mornings: Bernie Eagan and Kelly Vaughn, Mel McMahon--traffic Mid-days: Eric Garnes... Afternoon Drive: Scott Wheeler, Mel McMahon--traffic... Evenings: Delilah Rene...
Eagan, Garnes, and Wheeler are all Indy radio veterans.
Its studios are included with WLHK, WIBC, and WFNI located at the Emmis World Headquarters on the southwest quadrant of Monument Circle.
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