WPFR (AM)

WPFR
City of license	Terre Haute, Indiana
Frequency	1480 AM KHz
Format	Christian Radio
Power	5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night
Class	B
Facility ID	70653
Former callsigns	WTHI ^[1]
Owner	Word Power, Inc.
Sister stations	WPFR-FM, WKZI, WLHW
Website	http://wordpower.us/

WPFR is a Christian radio station licensed to Terre Haute, Indiana, broadcasting on 1480 kHz AM. The station is owned by Word Power, Inc.^[2]

History

WPFR originally held the call letters WTHI.^[1] WTHI 1480 came on the air shortly after World War II, running 1,000 watts.^[3] WTHI-AM, along with WTHI-FM, and WTHI-TV had been owned by Tony Hulman until the mid-1990s, when all three stations were sold to Emmis Communications.^[3]

WTHI-AM aired a Top 40 format in the 1960s, and a News-Talk format in the 1990s.^[4] As a News Talk station, WTHI was Terre Haute's home for prominent national hosts such as Rush Limbaugh and Paul Harvey.^[5] Until 1997, WTHI carried "The Mike Pence Show", a statewide talk show which Pence hosted prior to his election to congress.^[6]

WTHI 1480 was purchased by Word Power Inc., from Emmis Communications in 1999,^[7] and it adopted its current Christian format in 2000,^[8] at which point its call letters were changed to WPFR.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Call Sign History fcc.gov. Accessed August 6, 2012
↑ WPFR fcc.gov. Accessed August 6, 2012
1 2 Terre Haute, Indiana (Part I) Fybush, Scott. fybush.com. June 2, 2006. Accessed August 6, 2012
↑ WTHI-AM News Talk 1480 newstalk1480.com capture from April 27, 1999. Accessed August 6, 2012
↑ THE WABASH VALLEY'S NUMBER ONE NEWSTALK RADIO STATION! newstalk1480.com capture from April 27, 1999. Accessed August 6, 2012
↑ THE WABASH VALLEY'S NUMBER ONE NEWSTALK RADIO STATION! newstalk1480.com capture from April 28, 1997. Accessed August 6, 2012
↑ Application Search Details fcc.gov. Accessed August 6, 2012
↑ Word Power Inc. wordpower.us. Accessed August 6, 2012

External links

Word Power Inc.'s official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WPFR

Radio-Locator Information on WPFR

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WPFR

Radio stations in the Terre Haute, Indiana market

By FM frequency	88.5 89.7 90.7 91.3 91.9 92.7 93.3 93.7 95.1 95.9 97.3 98.5 99.9 100.7 102.7 104.3 104.9 105.5 105.9

By AM frequency	580 1130 1230 1440 1480

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.525

By callsign	KXI47 W217AS WAXI WBOW WCBH WCRT-FM WDKE WDWQ WFIU WFNB WFNF WHOJ WIBQ WILL WISU WMGI WMMC WPFR WPFR-FM WPRS WQTY WTHI-FM WWVR WXXR-LP WZIS-FM

Nearby radio markets Bloomington-Columbus Champaign Decatur Evansville Indianapolis Lafayette See also List of radio stations in Indiana

Religious radio stations in the state of Indiana

Stations	WATI – Vincennes WBCL – Fort Wayne WBGW – Fort Branch WBHW – Loogootee WBRI – Indianapolis WCMR – Elkhart WFCV – Fort Wayne WFIA – New Albany WFOF – Covington WFRN – Elkhart WGLL – Auburn WGNR – Anderson WGNR-FM – Anderson WHLP – Hanna WHLY – South Bend WHME – South Bend WHOJ – Terre Haute WHPL – West Lafayette WITW-LP – Valparaíso WIWC – Kokomo WJCO – Montpelier WJCY – Cicero WJJD-LP – Kokomo WJPB-LP – Muncie WKRT – Richmond WLYV – Fort Wayne WMBL – Mitchell WOJC – Crothersville WPFR – Terre Haute WPFR-FM – Clinton WQKO – Howe WQSG – Lafayette WRTW – Crown Point WSPM – Cloverdale WSRC – Waynetown WTGO – Lafayette WTMK – Wanatah WUBS – South Bend WVHI – Evansville WVRG – Crawfordsville WVWG – Seelyville WWCA – Gary WWDL – Plainfield WWQI – Morristown WYBV – Wakarusa WYTJ – Linton

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 Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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