WBST

WBST
City Muncie, Indiana
Branding Indiana Public Radio
Frequency 92.1 (MHz)
First air date 1952
Format Public radio
ERP 3,000 Watts
HAAT 91 meters
Class A
Facility ID 3645
Transmitter coordinates 40°12′48″N 85°27′36″W / 40.21333°N 85.46000°W / 40.21333; -85.46000
Callsign meaning Ball
STate
Affiliations National Public Radio
Owner Ball State University
Sister stations WBSB, WBSH, WBSJ, WBSW
Website http://bsu.edu/ipr/

WBST (92.1 FM), is a National Public Radio-affiliated station in Muncie, Indiana. Studios and offices are located at Ball State University. WBST serves as the flagship station for Indiana Public Radio, which can be heard on four other stations in East-Central Indiana.

Programming mainly consists of news and talk programs provided by National Public Radio as well as classical music.

David Letterman began his broadcasting career at this station, where he was fired for treating Classical music with irreverence.[1]

Indiana Public Radio

In 1997, programming from WBST expanded to 4 newly licensed full power stations outside of WBST's primary coverage area to bring the rest of East-central Indiana an outlet for Public Radio. These stations include:

All of the stations listed are also owned by Ball State University.

References

  1. ↑ A short history of WBST and Indiana Public Radio
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