area branding fox sports 97.5 slogan indy s sports station frequency 1260 khz also on hd radio translator s 97.5 w248aw indianapolis first air date october 23 1924 as wfbm at 1130 format sports power 5 000 watts daytime 5 000 watts nighttime class b facility id 59591 transmitter coordinates 39 51 54.00 n 86 03 43.00 w 39.8650000 n 86.0619444 w 39.8650000 ; 86.0619444 callsign meaning nde indy former callsigns wfbm 1924 73 former frequencies 1130 khz 1924 27 1330 khz 1927 28 1090 khz 1928 29 1230 khz 1929 41 affiliations fox sports radio premiere networks owner iheartmedia capstar tx llc sister stations wfbq wolt wzrl webcast listen live via iheartradio website www.foxsports975.com wnde 1260 am is a sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to indianapolis indiana serving the indianapolis metropolitan area . the station which began broadcasting in 1924 is owned and operated by iheartmedia . the wnde broadcast license is held by capstar tx llc . 1 contents 1 history 2 programming 3 references 4 external links history edit former wnde logo prior to addition of 97.5 simulcast . wnde began operation as wfbm on october 23 1924 as the fifth radio station licensed in indianapolis . it was started by the merchants heating & light co. later indianapolis power & light . when wfbm went on the air it was assigned a frequency of 1130 kilocycles the kilohertz did not come into use for another quarter century . in 1927 it moved to 1330 khz then to 1090 khz in 1928 and to 1230 khz in 1929 . it arrived at its current frequency after the great frequency shift of 1941 when all stations in the united states at 1230 khz were moved to 1260 khz . in 1949 wfbm tv now wrtv went on the air in time to broadcast the 1949 indianapolis 500 may 30 1949 . the wfbm family grew on november 26 1959 when wfbm fm went on the air at 94.7 mc . in 1957 the three wfbm stations were sold to time life inc. mcgraw hill bought the stations in 1972 and almost immediately put the radio stations on the market . the wfbm stations had been grandfathered when the fcc banned common ownership of television and radio stations but lost that protection with the mcgraw hill purchase . in 1973 wfbm became wnde followed by wfbm fm becoming wfbq in spring 1974 . the wnde call letters were chosen as the letters nde phonetically sound like indy . 2 wnde is the oldest operating radio station in indianapolis and third oldest in the state of indiana . citation needed wnde which had at one time used a top 40 format competing with the original wife in the 1970s while using the identifier windy in indy has been a fox sports radio affiliate since 2002 . it had previously been an espn radio affiliate on two occasions . in september 2012 the network switched from fox sports radio to nbc sports radio in the 10 pm 5 am weekday hours remaining with fsr in other dayparts . former hosts of the afternoon drive local show include mark patrick the team of tim bragg & bill benner indiana pacers announcer mark boyle and jmv john michael vincent currently with wfni . on july 7 2015 wnde rebranded as fox sports 97.5 utilizing the addition of w248aw an f.m. translator on 97.5 mhz . programming edit wnde carries programming from the fox sports radio network which broadcasts a sports talk radio format . the station is also the local affiliate for premiere networks the dan patrick show and the rush limbaugh show who airs during midday . 3 4 5 the afternoon drive time show is the locally produced query & schultz which has been on the air since 2011 . on july 6 2015 wnde became the indianapolis outlet for the rush limbaugh show which had been on wibc for over two decades . coinciding with the limbaugh reclamation iheartmedia acquired translator station w248aw 97.5 fm from the educational media foundation to simulcast wnde . the surrounding sports centric format will not change ; indeed the change came the same day as the station rebranded as fox sports 97.5 . 5 6 wnde is the indianapolis outlet for purdue university football and men s basketball sharing flagship status with lafayette s wazy . it also airs compass media networks s nfl and ncaa football coverage . after years of broadcasting cincinnati reds baseball wnde was a part of the chicago cubs network in 2009 and 2010 . in 2011 wnde dropped nascar programming after many years and began broadcasting indianapolis indians baseball . references edit wnde facility record . united states federal communications commission audio division . call letter origins . radio history on the web . http radioinsight.com blog headlines 89077 pair of indianapolis morning show changes http www.danpatrick.com radio station affiliates a b wnde rebrands as fox sports 97.5 radio insight limbaugh show lands and new local iheartmedia station . indianapolis business journal 2015 06 03 . external links edit official website indiana radio archive wnde query the fcc s am station database for wnde radio locator information on wnde query nielsen audio s am station database for wnde query the fcc s fm station database for w248aw radio locator information on w248aw v t e 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 v t e sports radio stations in the state of indiana stations waor ligonier wfnf brazil wfni indianapolis wgl fort wayne wjlt evansville wkjg fort wayne wlcl sellersburg wnde indianapolis wxfn muncie wxnt indianapolis wxvw jeffersonville 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 espn radio espn deportes radio fox sports radio cbs sports radio nbc sports radio yahoo sports radio sports byline usa v t e fox sports radio stations in the united states by callsign kand kape kavl kbme kbxz kcbl kcub kdkt kfxn fm kgme kgmy kgmz khgg khgg fm khho khty klac klsd kmis kmns koan kopy kozn kpoj krld fm ktkr kwes waor warf wasr wbec wbig wbiw wcwa wdae wdfn weey wene weol wfnn wfrx wfxn whbc whtk wiro winz wjjb fm wjox am wlop wlro wmen wmml wnco wnde wnfl wnio wnml wofx wolf wpkx wpop wqxi wqxq wred wrnl wsai wsan wsar wtam wtkt wtrx wtso wwtx wxtg fm wyhl wyke wyts wzgv by city akron ohio anchorage alaska ashland ohio alice texas allentown pa . atlanta aurora illinois bakersfield baton rouge bedford ind. binghamton birmingham alabama 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