Radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana
WFBQ
(94.7
FM
, "Q95") is a
radio station
in
Indianapolis, Indiana
, United States, owned by
iHeartMedia
. 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. It is the
flagship station
of the popular nationally syndicated program
The Bob & Tom Show
.
History
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WFBQ began operation as WFBM-FM in 1955 as the sister station to WFBM (now
WNDE
) and WFBM-TV (now
WRTV
).
In 1957, all three WFBM stations were sold to
Time-Life
, Inc. In 1961, the two WFBM radio stations were sold to Fischer Communications, who also owned WAZY/WAZY-FM in Lafayette and WGBF/WGBF-FM in Evansville. In 1972, WFBM-TV became
WRTV
. In August 1973, WFBM became the Top 40 WNDE. WFBM-FM had become
Oldies
-formatted WFBQ earlier that same year. One year later, WFBQ was rebranded as
"Rockin' 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,
"Rockin' Stereo!"
was dropped in favor of an
AOR
format and live DJs.
One popular afternoon jock who had significant ties to the Indianapolis area was Jimmy "Mad Dog" Matis.
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Station broadcasting information
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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.
WFBQ is licensed to broadcast in the
HD Radio
format.
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Programming
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WFBQ changed to an
Album Rock
format on February 14,
1978
, at 7 AM. After several years of a
classic rock
lean, WFBQ changed to classic rock by
2005
, when competitor
WKLU
defected to
classic hits
.
It also has two sister stations,
WNDE
(originally WFBM) and
WOLT
(originally WXTZ-FM, later WRZX).
WFBQ has been the home of
The Bob & Tom Show
since 1983, remaining the flagship station even after distribution switched from iHeartMedia to rival
Cumulus Media
in 2014.
It was the flagship station for
Indianapolis Colts
game broadcasts
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from 1998 through the 2007 Super Bowl. The rights have since been acquired by
Emmis Communications
'
WLHK
.
WFBQ is the State Primary Source for the Indiana Emergency Alert System.
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Legacy
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At a 1991
Guns N' Roses
concert in
Noblesville, Indiana
, frontman
Axl Rose
(a
Lafayette
native) spotted a fan wearing a Q95 T-shirt and proceeded to tell the crowd about how he listened to Q95 while growing up. Rose said to the fans,
"You know what?! That station saved my freakin' life."
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