WBOI
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WBOI is an FM radio station
located in Fort Wayne, Indiana
. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 89.1 MHz. It is a National Public Radio member station, owned and operated by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, a non-profit organization. The station has studios and a 600-foot transmitter tower in Fort Wayne's Centennial Park. Effective radiated power is 34,000 watts, covering northeast Indiana, northwest Ohio, and extreme southern Michigan.
Some of WBOI's programs, especially the evening jazz programs, are produced by local, volunteer program hosts. The station carries Morning Edition
, All Things Considered
, A Prairie Home Companion
and other nationally broadcast public radio programs. There is a small, local news staff which covers local, state, and regional news.
WBOI is also the home of three popular free-form music programs: "Little Brother Radio" (every Thursday from 9 to midnight), "Saturday Fade" (every Saturday from 9 to midnight) and "The Burnt Toast Show" (every Sunday from 8 to midnight).
The station operates 24 hours a day, utilizing some computer automation during the late night hours. Programs can be heard on the World Wide Web at www.nipr.fm.
On October 13, 2005, WBOI became the first FM station in northeast Indiana to broadcast using the HD Radio
format, and the first public radio station in Indiana to offer multicasting on a digital signal. With an HD Radio tuned to 89.1 FM, three program services are available:
The station is supported entirely by contributions from corporations, businesses, foundations, and listeners. There are pledge drives each year in spring and fall.
WBOI's operations/programming director is Andrew Anderson. Longtime NIPR program host Doug Gruber is the jazz coordinator for Northeast Indiana Public Radio.
In 2008, Joan Baumgartner Brown was selected as president and general manager of Northeast Indiana Public Radio (NIPR). The veteran local nonprofit leader oversaw operations at WBOI and WBNI. Brown replaced Bruce Haines beginning August 4, 2008. Haines became the president and general manager of WFWA
, Fort Wayne's PBS
television station.
On January 20, 2009, in a letter to NIPR members, Brown announced that the board had decided to sell WBNI's three analog signals as soon as possible. Financial concerns, caused by the "weak economy," and insufficient contributions from underwriters and members failed to cover the substantial costs of acquiring and upgrading the transmitter towers in Orland and Roanoke. WBNI's programming, however, will continue on WBOI - HD 2 and over the Internet at www.nipr.fm.
In November 2010, Brown resigned as president and general manager, prompting a search for a new NIPR executive. On December 10, 2010, NIPR announced that Will Murphy, who has been general manager of WFHB
in Bloomington, Indiana
, would become NIPR's president and general manager in January 2011.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
located in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 89.1 MHz. It is a National Public Radio member station, owned and operated by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, a non-profit organization. The station has studios and a 600-foot transmitter tower in Fort Wayne's Centennial Park. Effective radiated power is 34,000 watts, covering northeast Indiana, northwest Ohio, and extreme southern Michigan.
History and programming
WBOI began operating in February 2002. It has assumed some of the programming formerly carried by sister station WBNI, including jazz, folk music, gospel, and news and information programming from National Public Radio.Some of WBOI's programs, especially the evening jazz programs, are produced by local, volunteer program hosts. The station carries Morning Edition
Morning Edition
Morning Edition is an American radio news program produced and distributed by National Public Radio . It airs weekday mornings and runs for two hours, and many stations repeat one or both hours. The show feeds live from 05:00 to 09:00 ET, with feeds and updates as required until noon...
, All Things Considered
All Things Considered
All Things Considered is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio. It was the first news program on NPR, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets...
, A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion
A Prairie Home Companion is a live radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor. The show runs on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Central Time, and usually originates from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, although it is frequently taken on the road...
and other nationally broadcast public radio programs. There is a small, local news staff which covers local, state, and regional news.
WBOI is also the home of three popular free-form music programs: "Little Brother Radio" (every Thursday from 9 to midnight), "Saturday Fade" (every Saturday from 9 to midnight) and "The Burnt Toast Show" (every Sunday from 8 to midnight).
The station operates 24 hours a day, utilizing some computer automation during the late night hours. Programs can be heard on the World Wide Web at www.nipr.fm.
On October 13, 2005, WBOI became the first FM station in northeast Indiana to broadcast using the HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
format, and the first public radio station in Indiana to offer multicasting on a digital signal. With an HD Radio tuned to 89.1 FM, three program services are available:
- WBOI- HD 1 --- WBOI NPR News, Jazz
- WBOI- HD 2 --- WBNI Classical Music
- WBOI- HD 3 --- 24-Hour Jazz
The station is supported entirely by contributions from corporations, businesses, foundations, and listeners. There are pledge drives each year in spring and fall.
WBOI's operations/programming director is Andrew Anderson. Longtime NIPR program host Doug Gruber is the jazz coordinator for Northeast Indiana Public Radio.
In 2008, Joan Baumgartner Brown was selected as president and general manager of Northeast Indiana Public Radio (NIPR). The veteran local nonprofit leader oversaw operations at WBOI and WBNI. Brown replaced Bruce Haines beginning August 4, 2008. Haines became the president and general manager of WFWA
WFWA
WFWA is a Public television station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, broadcasting locally on channel 39 as a Public Broadcasting Service member station. Bruce Haines is the current president and general manager of WFWA.-History:...
, Fort Wayne's PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
television station.
On January 20, 2009, in a letter to NIPR members, Brown announced that the board had decided to sell WBNI's three analog signals as soon as possible. Financial concerns, caused by the "weak economy," and insufficient contributions from underwriters and members failed to cover the substantial costs of acquiring and upgrading the transmitter towers in Orland and Roanoke. WBNI's programming, however, will continue on WBOI - HD 2 and over the Internet at www.nipr.fm.
In November 2010, Brown resigned as president and general manager, prompting a search for a new NIPR executive. On December 10, 2010, NIPR announced that Will Murphy, who has been general manager of WFHB
WFHB
WFHB 91.3 FM is a community radio FM station in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. The station has three translators serving southern Indiana: 98.1 in Bloomington, 100.7 in Nashville and 106.3 in Ellettsville....
in Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....
, would become NIPR's president and general manager in January 2011.