WFNI

WFNI
Currently Silent
Broadcast areaIndianapolis metropolitan area
Frequency1070 kHz
Programming
FormatSilent (was sports)
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 30, 1938 (1938-10-30)
(hiatus since 2021)
Former call signs
WIBC (1938–2007)
Former frequencies
1050 kHz (1938–1941)
Call sign meaning
"Fan Indianapolis"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID19521
ClassB
Power
  • 50,000 watts (day)
  • 10,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
39°57′21″N 86°21′30″W / 39.95583°N 86.35833°W / 39.95583; -86.35833
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Public license information

WFNI (1070 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Indianapolis, Indiana. It is owned by the Emmis Corporation but is usually off the air. WFNI carried a sports radio format, featuring ESPN Radio programming. The studios and offices are located at 40 Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.

WFNI's AM signal, 50,000 watts by day and 10,000 watts at night, went dark at midnight on August 3, 2021. Emmis Broadcasting sold the land on which the six-tower array stood, off Perry Worth Drive near Interstate 65 in Whitestown, Indiana. Emmis says it is looking for a new site for its AM transmitter but none has been found yet. Programming continues to be heard on FM translators at 93.5 and 107.5 MHz in Indianapolis. They are fed by sister station 93.1 WIBC's HD Radio subchannel.