WFYI Public Documents
As a public media organization, WFYI is committed to transparency to our audience and providing the community information including WFYI’s Donor Transparency Policy, Editorial Integrity Statement, Ethics Guide, and current Strategic Plan.
Additionally, as a recipient of a Community Service Grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcast (CPB), WFYI is providing the following reporting documents in compliance with the Communications Act.The following documents include the annual Community Impact, Local Content & Services Report, EEO Public File report, Audited Financial Report, and CPB Annual Financial Report as well as easy access to the FCC Public Inspection files.
WFYI is committed to transparency in every aspect of funding our organization.
- Accepting financial support does not mean WFYI endorses donors or their products, services or opinions.
- WFYI accepts gifts, grants and sponsorships from individuals, organizations and foundations to help with our general operations, coverage of specific topics, and special projects. WFYI news judgments are made independently - not based on or influenced by donors. WFYI does not give supporters the right to assign, review or edit content.
- WFYI will make public all donors who give $1,000 or more per year. As a nonprofit,
- WFYI will not accept donations from anonymous sources, government entities, political parties, elected officials or candidates actively seeking public office.
- WFYI will not accept donations from sources who, deemed by the MIPM board of directors, present a conflict of interest with WFYI’s work or compromise WFYI’s independence.
WFYI’s FCC Online Public Files can be accessed by clicking on the link’s below to the FCC’s hosted website:
Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or fccinfo@fcc.gov.
WFYI Financial Information Files
- 2024 MIPM Short Form Audit Report (.pdf)
- 2023 CPB Annual Financial Report Radio (.pdf)
- 2023 CPB Annual Financial Report Television (.pdf)
- 2023 MIPM Short Form Audit Report (.pdf)
EEO Reporting
WFYI Community Impact, Local Content & Services Reports
Freedom of the press and the free flow of information and ideas are recognized as critical components of American democracy. As a designated guardian of the public airwaves, WFYI Public Media has an obligation to honor and protect those values. In serving the public's "interest, convenience and necessity" (as required by the Federal Communications Commission), WFYI must assure its viewers, listeners and other consumers that news decisions, presentations and other programming are free from outside editorial pressures, including those from underwriters, donors, public officials, etc.
WFYI Public Media will serve its audience with news programming that is educational, accurate and speaks to the broader social issues that form the foundation of current events.
The station and its employees will make every attempt to present news programming in a fair, objective manner consistent with standards of journalistic ethics as defined by the Radio-Television Digital News Association (RTDNA.org).
WFYI Public Media will not sacrifice editorial judgement for the political, financial or promotional goals of any individual or organization.
WFYI Public Media will abide by the constitutional and statutory responsibilities outlined in the station's FCC license, as well as other applicable laws.
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All programming provided by WFYI complies with the closed captioning requirements established by the Federal Communications Commission as embodied in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1, including regulations concerning closed captioning quality. Programming provided by WFYI complies with these regulations by either: (i) satisfying the caption quality standards set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(j)(2); (ii) adopting and following the “Video Programmer Best Practices” set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(k)(1); or (iii) being subject to one or more of the captioning exemptions set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(d), including programming for which the audio is in a language other than English or Spanish and that is not scripted programming that can be captioned using the “electronic news room” technique; interstitial material, promotional announcements, and public service announcements that are 10 minutes or less in duration; and/or programming that consists primarily of non-vocal music.
Questions or comments having to do with closed captions should be directed to captions@wfyi.org or (317) 715-2090.
Public media is for everyone.
WFYI is committed to representing the rich diversity of our community and amplifying stories that represent the experiences of all.
We have created a framework to support our long-term commitment to inclusion at WFYI. Both our board of directors and our staff are working to mobilize our public media resources to serve our communities with an emphasis on diversity, and equity in all our activities.
From its founding, public media has aimed to achieve a core community role: to be a public service that serves all through trusted journalism, inspiring stories and lifelong learning. Our goal is to provide a culture of belonging — on the air, online, in the halls of our facilities and in our interactions with the community — that includes diversity of age, ethnicity, gender and gender identity, language, physical ability, race, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic background. Ultimately, our vision is an informed, inspired and inclusive Indiana.
Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media Inc. (MIPM) is the governing body of WFYI. All meetings are open to the public, unless noticed as closed session in accordance with the guidelines as permitted by Section 396(k)(4) of the Communications Act. These meetings are held at WFYI headquarters located at 1630 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202 and/or via videoconference. Visit here for more information on the board and meeting schedule.
Accommodation
WFYI will provide accommodation for viewing its public files at WFYI, 1630 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202. You may request to view or obtain copies (at cost plus mail/delivery charges) of any of the filings or other CPB public files by emailing mhodge@wfyi.org or calling 317-614-0415.