WYXB

WYXB

City	Indianapolis, Indiana
Broadcast area	Indianapolis, Indiana
Branding	"B105.7"
Slogan	Soft Rock
Frequency	105.7 MHz
First air date	1961 (as WAIV)
Format	Adult Contemporary
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	150 meters
Class	B
Facility ID	51432
Transmitter coordinates	39°46′3.00″N 86°0′12.00″W / 39.7675000°N 86.0033333°W / 39.7675000; -86.0033333
Former callsigns	WAIV (1961-1968) WTLC-FM (1968-2001)
Owner	Emmis Communications (Emmis Radio License, LLC)
Webcast	Listen Live (Registration required)]
Website	b1057.com

Offices of WYXB

WYXB, branded as "B105.7", 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.

WYXB is one of five pop music stations targeted towards adults in Indianapolis; the others being WZPL "99.5" which broadcasts an Adult Top 40 format, WRWM "i-94", which broadcasts a Hot AC format, and WNTR, "My 107.9", which broadcasts an Adult Hits format.

History

WXYB began operation as Classical music formatted WAIV in 1961 through the efforts of the founders of what is now the broadcast program producer The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis. 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 in 1968 by adopting an Urban Contemporary format, throughout the years WTLC had different nicknames like "WTLC FM 105", "Power 105 WTLC", "105.7 The People's Station", "105.7 The Power", "Power 105.7", and "105.7 WTLC".

Emmis Communications bought both WTLC and WTLC-AM. Emmis sold WTLC-FM and AM (only the intellectual rights, the actual station license stayed in the Emmis fold) in February 2001, changing the call letters to WYXB. The format changed to adult contemporary.

Programming

WYXB currently broadcasts a gold-based adult contemporary music format. Unlike most other adult contemporary stations, WYXB plays no current AC hits; while its playlist spans from the 1960s through the 2000s, the station has a heavy emphasis on music from the 1970s and 1980s. Its original positioning statement of "Soft Rock for a Busy World" has been shortened to just "Soft Rock." As do many AC stations, WYXB switches its format to continuous Christmas music during the holiday season between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

WYXB DJ's Bernie Eagan and Eric Garnes are 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.

References

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WYXB

Radio-Locator information on WYXB

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WYXB

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 WSYW WTLC WTLC-FM WTTS WUBG WWFT WWDL WWQI WWG73 WXLW WXNT WYXB WZPL

Nearby radio markets Bloomington-Columbus Cincinnati Dayton Ft. Wayne Lafayette Louisville Muncie–Marion Terre Haute See also List of radio stations in Indiana

Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of Indiana

Stations	WAJI – Fort Wayne WHON – Centerville WIKY-FM – Evansville WITZ-FM – Jasper WKVI – Knox WMRS – Monticello WNSN – South Bend WORX-FM – Madison WPGW – Portland WPHZ – Orleans WROI – Rochester WRWM – Lawrence WRZQ-FM – Greensburg WSHW – Frankfort WUME-FM – Paoli WWFW – Fort Wayne WXXC – Marion WYXB – Indianapolis WZDM – Vincennes WZZY – Winchester

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Indiana

Emmis Communications

Radio stations	KBPA KFTK KGSR KLBJ KLBJ-FM KLZT KNOU KPNT KPWR KROX-FM KSHE Rádio Expres Radio FM Plus Radio Fresh! STAR WBLS WEPN-FM^* WFNB WFNF WFNI WIBC WLHK WLIB WQHT WTHI-FM WWVR WYXB

Magazines	Atlanta Cincinnati Orange Coast Indianapolis Monthly Los Angeles Texas Monthly

^*Operated by ESPN Radio under a local marketing agreement.

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