WTLC-FM
Radio station in Greenwood–Indianapolis, Indiana
WTLC-FM (106.7 MHz) is an urban adult contemporary radio station licensed to Greenwood, Indiana, serving the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Alongside sister stations WTLC, WHHH, WFNI, WIBC, WLHK, WYXB, and TV station WDNI-CD, WTLC-FM is owned and operated by Radio One. All four stations and TV outlet share studios on Meridian Street in downtown Indianapolis and its transmitter tower is on the city's south side.
It is home to the Rickey Smiley Morning Show.
WTLC-FM is licensed to broadcast in the HD Radio format, but is not currently broadcasting in HD.
History
WTLC-FM (With Tender Loving Care) had formerly aired on 105.7 FM under various monikers such as Soul Stereo FM 105 WTLC, WTLC 105 FM, Fresh 105 WTLC, Power 105 WTLC, 105.7 The People's Station, 105.7 The Power, Power 105.7 FM, and 105.7 WTLC, before the intellectual rights to the format - but not the frequency - were purchased from Emmis Communications by Radio One in January 2001. (See the WYXB page for WTLC's history at 105.7 before 2001.)
Prior to 2001, 106.7 FM operated under the call letters WBKS as an urban oldies station branded as "Kiss 106.7".
The public source identifies “WTLC-FM” as radio station in Greenwood–Indianapolis, Indiana. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around WTLC-FM, Radio and station.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 7, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q7956251. Authority coordinates are 39.712, -86.146. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2001.
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This entry incorporates text from “WTLC-FM” 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.