WBIW

WBIW

Bedford,Indiana
Broadcast area	Bedford, IN area
Frequency	1340kHz
Branding	1340 AM WBIW
Programming
Format	News Talk Information
Affiliations	Fox News Radio,Premiere Radio Networks,Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Ad-Venture Media/Mitchell Broadcasting
Sister stations	WQRK,WPHZ
History
First air date	1948
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	438
Class	C
ERP	1,000wattsunlimited
Transmitter coordinates	38°52′23.00″N86°28′34.00″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wbiw

WBIW(1340AM) is aradio stationbroadcasting aNews Talk Informationformat. Licensed toBedford, Indiana,United States, the station serves the Bloomington area. The station is currently owned by Ad-Venture Media, Inc. and features programming fromFox News Radio,Premiere Radio NetworksandWestwood One.

The station began broadcasting in 1948 under the full-service format, playing a variety of music along with local and national news and sports programs. In the 1980s, the music switched to exclusively country music, and the format changed again in the mid-1990s to oldies.

Not long after WQRK's switch from AOR to oldies in 1999, WBIW began phasing out music programming and disc jockeys in favor of syndicated talk shows such as those fromRush LimbaughandDr. Laura Schlessinger.An interactive morning show and local news are still presented locally along with a multitude of talk and specialty programming throughout the week.

1340 AM WBIW has long broadcast high-school football and basketball events. It has carried Bedford North Lawrence Stars games since the school was opened in 1975; prior to that, the station aired many games from the sevenLawrence Countyhigh schools that were consolidated into BNL. Local personality Myron Rainey has been the voice of the BNL Stars since 1980, and he continues on the broadcasts as of 2010–11.

1340 AM WBIW also carriesIndianapolis Coltsfootball,Indiana Pacersbasketball,NFLFootball,NCAAFootball,Purdue Universitysports as well asIndyCar Seriesracing and theIndianapolis 500.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 438 (WBIW)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
• WBIWinNielsen Audio's AM station database