WFBQ

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WFBQ

City of license	Indianapolis, Indiana
Broadcast area	Indianapolis, Indiana
Branding	Q95
Slogan	Classic Rock
Frequency	94.7 (MHz)
First air date	February 14, 1978, at 7 AM
Format	Classic Rock
ERP	58,000 watts
HAAT	245 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	59590
Callsign meaning	WFB Q95
Owner	Clear Channel
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.wfbq.com

WFBQ -- branded as "Q95" -- is an FM radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana, owned by Clear Channel Communications. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 94.7 MHz, FM channel 234. The studios are located at 6161 Fall Creek Road on the northeast side of Indianapolis. The transmitter and antenna are located on the northwest side of Indianapolis.

1 History
2 Station broadcasting information
3 Programming
4 External links

[edit] History

WFBQ began operation as WFBM-FM in 1959 as the sister station to WFBM-AM (now WNDE) and WFBM-TV (now WRTV).

In 1957, the three WFBM stations were sold to Time-Life, Inc. In 1972, WFBM-TV became WRTV. In August 1973, WFBM-AM became Top 40 WNDE. WFBM-FM had become Oldies-formatted WFBQ earlier that same year. One year later, WFBQ became "Rock N' Stereo" (the FM Top 40 counterpart to AM sister WNDE) using an automation package called "Stereo Rock" produced by TM Productions of Dallas. On Valentine's Day, 1978, "Rock N' Stereo" was dropped in favor of Album-Oriented Rock and live DJs

[edit] Station broadcasting information

The station broadcasts with 58 kilowatts of both vertical and horizontal power. More information can be found at the WFBQ FM query page at the FCC website. 58 kW makes WFBQ the most powerful FM station in Indiana.

[edit] Programming

WFBQ changed to its current Classic Rock format on February 14, 1978, at 7 AM.

It also has two sister stations, WNDE (originally WFBM-AM) and WRZX (originally WXTZ-FM).

It has been the flagship station of The Bob & Tom Show (now nationally syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks) since 1983.

It was the flagship station for Indianapolis Colts game broadcasts [1] from 1998 through the 2007 Super Bowl. The rights have since been acquired by Emmis Communications' 97.1 "Hank FM."

WFBQ is the State Primary Source for the Indiana Emergency Alert System. [2]

[edit] External links

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