WOLT

WOLT (103.3 FM, "ALT 103.3") is an FM radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana. The alternative rock-formatted station is owned by iHeartMedia. The studios are located at 6161 Fall Creek Road on the northeast side of Indianapolis. The transmitter and antenna are located on the northwest side of Indianapolis.

For the classic hits radio station licensed to Greenville, Ohio, formerly known as WOLT, see WRZX (FM). For the classic hits radio station licensed to Greer, South Carolina, formerly known as WOLT, see WRTH (FM).
WOLT



Logo's for WOLT-FM HD1 and
& HD3/W248AW
CityIndianapolis, Indiana
Broadcast areaIndianapolis, Indiana
Frequency103.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingAlt 103.3
SloganIndy's Alternative
Programming
FormatAlternative rock
SubchannelsHD2: Urban contemporary (WZRL simulcast)
HD3: Business news "Business News 97.5"
Ownership
OwneriHeartMedia
(iHM Licenses, LLC)
WFBQ, WNDE, WZRL, W248AW
History
First air date
1964 (as WGEE-FM)
Former call signs
WGEE-FM (1964–1972)
WXTZ (1972–1989)
WMJC (1989–1990)
WFXF (8/1990-11/1990)
WFXF-FM (1990–1992)
WRZX (1992-2014)
Call sign meaning
phonetically pronounced as "alt"
Technical information
Facility ID59589
ClassB
ERP18,000 watts
HAAT259 meters (850 ft)
Translator(s)97.5 W248AW (Indianapolis, relays HD3)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD3)
Websitealt1033.iheart.com
businessnews975fm.iheart.com (HD3)

WOLT is licensed to broadcast in the hybrid (HD Radio) format.[1][2]

History

WOLT was originally known as WGEE-FM, airing a country format, then top-40, before being sold to Mid America Radio in 1972 and becoming WXTZ, broadcasting a beautiful music format. In 1989, the station flipped to an adult contemporary format, "Magic 103.3" and was identified by the call letters WMJC.[3] Just prior to a purchase by Broadcast Alchemy, a company that formed part of what is now Clear Channel, the station became WFXF-FM "The Fox", playing classic rock to compete with WFBQ, which became its sister station following the sale.

The station began broadcasting as WRZX "Solid Rock X-103" on August 21, 1992. Later on around 1994 it became "X-103 Indy's New Rock Alternative." On June 12, 2014, 103.3 rebranded as "Alt 103.3." On June 20, the call letters changed to WOLT. The WRZX call letters are now on the station at 106.5 FM in Greenville, Ohio. This station was formerly WDSJ and plays classic hits. The station's current lineup has The Woody Show 6a-10a, Mel Taylor 10a-3p, Todd Violette 3p-7p and Mike Jones 7p-12m.

HD Radio

WOLT airs a simulcast of urban contemporary-formatted WZRL 98.3 FM Plainfield on its HD2 subchannel.

On August 15, 2019, WOLT launched a top 40/CHR format on its HD3 subchannel, branded as "97.5 Kiss FM" (simulcast on translator W248AW 97.5 FM Indianapolis).[4]

On June 1, 2020, WOLT-HD3/W248AW changed their format from top 40/CHR to business news, branded as "Business News 97.5".[5]

Events

WOLT currently presents its annual Birthday Show in the summertime and The Night ALT 103-3 Stole Christmas late November and early December. Previous Birthday shows featured The Killers, Kings Of Leon, Foster The People, Cage The Elephant, Young the Giant, 311, Dirty Heads, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Sir Sly and more.

References
  1. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=59589
  2. http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=41 HD Radio Guide for Indianapolis
  3. "Call Letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 13, 1989. p. 106. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. iHeartMedia Launches 97.5 Kiss FM Indianapolis Radioinsight - August 15, 2019
  5. iHeartMedia Debuts Business News 97.5 In Indianapolis Radioinsight - June 1, 2020

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