WBRI
Broadcast areaIndianapolis metropolitan area
Frequency1500 kHz
BrandingGrace Talk 1500
Grace Talk 96.7
Programming
FormatChristian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner
  • Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.
  • (Heritage Christian Radio, Inc.)
History
First air date
March 12, 1964 (1964-03-12)
Former call signs
WNDY (1961–1964)[1]
Call sign meaning
W Bible Radio for Indiana
Technical information
Facility ID54706
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
39°52′14″N 86°05′17″W / 39.87056°N 86.08806°W / 39.87056; -86.08806
Translator(s)96.7 W244DN (Indianapolis)
Links
WebcastWBRI 1500 Listen Live
WBRI 96.7 Listen Live
WebsiteWBRI 1500 Online
WBRI 96.7 Online

WBRI (1500 AM) is a daytimer radio station licensed to Indianapolis, Indiana, serving the Indianapolis metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format and is owned by the Wilkins Radio Network, Inc. The broadcast license is held by Heritage Christian Radio, Inc.[2] WBRI is one of the oldest Christian talk stations in the United States, starting the format in 1964.[3]

By day, WBRI is powered at 5,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is on Adams Boulevard Drive near East 62nd Street.[4] But because 1500 AM is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A KSTP in St. Paul, Minnesota and WFED in Washington, D.C., WBRI must sign off at sunset to prevent interference. Programming is heard around the clock on 250 watt FM translator W244DN at 96.7 MHz.

History

On March 12, 1964, the station signed on the air. The original call sign was WNDY.[1] In 1964, the station changed its call letters to WBRI and its format to Christian radio.

In 2003, WBRI was sold to Heritage Christian Radio, Inc., a subsidiary of Wilkins Radio Network, Inc. The price tag was $1.5 million.[5] Wilkins continued the Christian programming, using shows from its own network.

Former logo

References

  1. 1 2 WBRI 1500 AM – Wilkins Communications Network
  2. ↑ "WBRI Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ WBRI – Wilkins Radio Network
  4. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WBRI
  5. ↑ WBRI – The Indiana Radio Archive
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