WFDM-FM

WFDM-FM
Franklin, Indiana;
Broadcast area	Indianapolis, Indiana
Frequency	95.9 (MHz)
Branding	Freedom 95
Programming
Format	Talk (WXLW simulcast)
Affiliations	CBS Radio News
Ownership
Owner	Pilgrim Communications LLC
History
First air date	December 15, 1961
Call sign meaning	W FreeDoM
Technical information
Facility ID	21842
Class	A
ERP	3,400 watts
HAAT	91 meters (299 ft)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	freedom95.us

WFDM-FM (95.9 FM, "Freedom 95") is an FM radio station owned by Pilgrim Communications serving the greater Indianapolis, Indiana area. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 95.9 MHz.

History

The station signed on in 1961 as WIFN with an MOR format. In 2000, it became "95.9 the Point," airing mainly conservative talk programming. On July 1, 2003, the station flipped formats to Contemporary Christian Music and became WIJY, "Joy 96," replacing Indianapolis station 98.3 WXIR (which had just become "Radio Disney" WRDZ-FM).

On September 21, 2005, it flipped again, this time to Oldies as WIAU ("Gold 95.9"), using the ABC "Pure Gold" format and the same image campaign as "Gold 104.5" WGLD in Indianapolis, which had just flipped to "Jack FM" WJJK. On Monday, November 12, 2007, the station dropped the Oldies format, and WFDM "Freedom 95.9" began, airing virtually the same weekday lineup that had been heard by Indianapolis station WWFT.^[1]^[2] Beginning in September 2012, Pilgrim Communications began simulcasting WFDM-FM on 950 WXLW-AM, broadening the station's reach to include most of the state of Indiana.