WXLW

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WXLW-AM

City of license	Indianapolis, Indiana
Broadcast area	Indianapolis, Indiana
Branding	ESPN Radio 950
Slogan	Indianapolis' ESPN
First air date	1948
Frequency	950 (kHz)
Format	Sports Talk
ERP	5,000 watts daytime / 117 watts nighttime
Class	D
Owner	Raven Broadcasting, Inc.
Website	http://www.espn950.com/

WXLW, "ESPN 950," is an AM radio station owned by Raven Broadcasting in Indianapolis, Indiana. The station operates on the AM radio frequency of 950 kHz. The studios are located at 54 Monument Circle. Transmitter and antenna are located between Guion and Moller Roads on West 56th Street on the northwest side of Indianapolis.

1 History
2 Station broadcasting information
3 Programming
4 External links

[edit] History

WXLW went on the air on August 18, 1948 at 1590 kc. In January 1955, the station moved to its current allocation at 950 kHz. WXLW was a daytime only radio station from sign-on until 1986, when the FCC granted it limited power night-time operations.

[edit] Station broadcasting information

WXLW broadcasts using 5 kW of power between sunrise and sunset. Between sunset and sunrise, it broadcasts with 117 watts of power. The station uses a directional antenna, one for daytime and one for nighttime operations. More information is available at the FCC query for WXLW.

[edit] Programming

WXLW changed from its religious programming to ESPNRadio on July 8, 2002, shortly after ESPNRadio was dropped at WNDE for FoxSports Radio.

ESPN 950's weekday programming runs on the following schedule:

ET	Show	Notes
6AM to 10 AM	Mike and Mike in the Morning with Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic	ESPN Radio feed
10AM to 1 PM	The Herd with Colin Cowherd	ESPN Radio feed
1 PM to 4 PM	The Dan Patrick Show with Dan Patrick	ESPN Radio feed
4 PM to 7 PM	Sports Desk with Greg Rakestraw	(Local sports / call-in show)

WXLW has broadcast rights to Indianapolis Indians games. Occasionally, this will pre-empt portions of daily programming during baseball season. WXLW also broadcasts Notre Dame Fighting Irish football and men's basketball and Butler University basketball; assorted Indianapolis-area high school sporting events and college football Bowl Games; and as of the 2007 season, ESPN Radio's Sunday Night Baseball.

Chicago Cubs baseball and IUPUI basketball, both formerly heard on WXLW, now air on sister station WIAU 95.9 FM.