WYXB

WYXB, branded as "B105.7", is an FM radio station owned by Emmis Communications in Indianapolis, Indiana. 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.

WYXB is one of five pop music stations targeted towards adults in Indianapolis; the others being WZPL "99.5" which broadcasts an Adult Top 40 format, WRWM "i-94", which broadcasts a Hot AC format, and WNTR, "My 107.9", which broadcasts an Adult Hits format.

History

WXYB began operation as Classical music formatted WAIV in 1961 through the efforts of the founders of what is now the broadcast program producer The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis. 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.)