WPFR (AM)
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Call Sign History fcc.gov. Accessed August 6, 2012
- ↑ WPFR fcc.gov. Accessed August 6, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
