WYXB branded as "B105" is an FM radio station

Radio station

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 owned by Emmis Communications

Emmis Communications

Emmis Communications is a media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company owns radio stations and magazines in the United States, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria.-History:...

 in Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

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. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 105.7 MHz, FM channel 289. The studios are located on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. The transmitter and antenna, according to the FCC, are located on the eastside of Indianapolis, near 2300 N Hawthorne.

History

WXYB began operation as Classical music

Classical music

Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...

 formatted WAIV in 1961. In 1964, the station was located in the Dearborn Hotel on East Michigan Street. (The Dearborn was built, originally, for a group called the CCC, much like the KKK. It is now home to a Wheeler Mission Community Center.)

The station's call letters changed to WTLC (FM) in 1968, adopting an urban music format.

Emmis Communications bought both WTLC AM and WTLC FM. Emmis sold WTLC-FM and WTLC-AM (only the intellectual rights, the actual station license stayed in the Emmis fold) in February 2001, changing the calls of WTLC to WYXB. The format changed to Adult Contemporary.

Programming

WYXB is currently an Adult Contemporary music station. The original positioning statement of "Soft Rock for a Busy World" has been shortened to just "Soft Rock."

WYXB DJ's Bernie Eagan and Eric Garnes are Indy radio veterans.

Its studios are included with WLHK

WLHK

WLHK -- "97-1 Hank FM" -- is an FM radio station owned by Emmis Communications in Indianapolis, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 97.1 mHz, FM channel 246. The studios are located on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. The transmitters, according to the FCC, are...

, WIBC, and WFNI

WFNI

WFNI, known as 1070 The Fan, is a radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana owned by Emmis Communications. The station operates on the AM radio frequency of 1070 kHz. The studios are located at 40 Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis...

 located at the Emmis World Headquarters on the southwest quadrant of Monument Circle.

As do many AC stations, WYXB switches its format to continuous Christmas music during the holiday season between Thanksgiving and Christmas.