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WYXB
Broadcast areaLafayette, Indianapolis
Frequency105.7 MHz
Branding"B105.7"
Ownership
OwnerEmmis Radio License, LLC
History
Former call signs
WTLC-FM (1968-2001)
Call sign meaning
We're Indy's X B105
Technical information
Facility ID51432
ClassB
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT150.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates
39°46′3.00″N 86°0′12.00″W / 39.7675000°N 86.0033333°W / 39.7675000; -86.0033333
Links
WebcastListen Live (Registration required)]
Websitehttp://www.b1057.com
Offices of WYXB

WYXB branded as "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.

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.

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."

WYXB DJ's Bernie Eagan, Eric Garnes, and Scott 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.

As of mid-November 2009, this station is now playing only Christmas music.

References

  1. ^ "Indianapolis Market Ratings". Radio & Records. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)