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WRAY (AM)

news/talk radio station in Princeton, Indiana, United States

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ7954878 ↗
Source-derived summary

WRAY (1250 AM) is a radio station licensed to Princeton, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Evansville area. The station is currently owned by Princeton Broadcasting Co.

AM and FM studios and transmitters are at 1900 West Broadway, in Princeton.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “WRAY (AM)” is news/talk radio station in Princeton, Indiana, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through WRAY, news and talk, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1250, 1900—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1975. For this dossier, WRAY, news and talk is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “news/talk radio station in Princeton, Indiana, United States” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7954878. Authority coordinates are 38.357, -87.590. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1250 and 1900.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “WRAY (AM)”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow WRAY (AM) primary sources, WRAY (AM) archive and WRAY research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “WRAY (AM)”?
  2. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
  3. Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “WRAY (AM)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.