90.1 Celebrates 60th Anniversary

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Don Hibschweiler

Art Van Allen, who managed the station from 1958 to 1986, is pictured with a student operator.
*Photo from Mary Van Allenâ€™s personal collection.*

The 90.1 WFYI Public Radio we know today got its start at Shortridge High School, 60 years ago, signing on in Oct. 1954 as WIAN-FM.

WFYI’s "Morning Edition" host, Don Hibschweiler, has this timeline of the radio station’s history.

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