WRDZ-FM is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a Children's Radio

Children's radio

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 format. Licensed to Plainfield, Indiana

Plainfield, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 18,396 people, 7,051 households, and 4,914 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,023.1 people per square mile . There were 7,449 housing units at an average density of 414.3 per square mile...

, the station serves the Indianapolis area. The station is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company

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, and features programing from Radio Disney

Radio Disney

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History

The station went on the air as WJMK. WJMK was one of the first FM stations to broadcast in stereo. The first studios were located in the owner's garage on Walton Drive in Plainfield, Indiana. The calls WJMK stood for the owner's family, Jim, Mabel, and Karen. The music was easy listening with a lot of big band mixed with local news and weather. Local football and basketball for the towns of Plainfield, Danville, Brownsburg, Avon, and Mooresvlle make this a true local radio station. Many local broadcasters got their first on-air job with the station, with the likes of Paul Page, Gary Havens, and Steve Miller. On 1980-09-24, the station changed its call sign to WART-FM. On 1980-12-15 to WXIR. On 2003-08-19 to WRDZ-FM.

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