1340 AM WBIW is an AM radio station located in Bedford, Indiana. The station began broadcasting in 1948 under the full-service format, playing a variety of music along with local and national news and sports programs. In the 1980s, the music switched to exclusively country music, and the format changed again in the mid-1990s to Oldies, following the parent company Ad-Venture Media, Inc.'s acquisition of a Mitchell, Indiana station, which they converted to an all-country format (that station is now Super Oldies 102.5 FM WQRJ, playing the same "Oldies" format as that of sister FM station Super Oldies 105.5 FM WQRK). Bedford is a city located in Lawrence County, Indiana. ... Mitchell is a city in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. ...

Not long after WQRK's switch from AOR to Oldies, 1340 AM WBIW began phasing out music programming and disc jockeys in favor of syndicated talk shows such as those from Rush Limbaugh and Dr. Laura Schlessinger. A morning show and local news are still presented locally along with a multitude of talk and specialty programming throughout the week. Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American radio talk show host. ... Laura Schlessinger, Ph. ...

1340 AM WBIW has long broadcast high-school football and basketball events. It has carried Bedford North Lawrence Stars games since the school was opened in 1975; prior to that, the station aired many games from the seven Lawrence County high schools that were consolidated into BNL. Local personality Myron Rainey has been the voice of the BNL Stars for over a decade and he continues color on the broadcasts to this day. Lawrence County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ...

1340 AM WBIW also carries Indianapolis Colts football, Indiana Pacers basketball as well as Purdue University sports and the Indianapolis 500. City Indianapolis, Indiana Team colors Speed Blue and White Head Coach Tony Dungy Owner Jim Irsay General manager Bill Polian Mascot Spike and Spirit Local radio Flagship stations: WFBQ (94. ... The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... Purdue University is a public land-grant university whose primary campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana on the bluffs above the Wabash River. ... Indianapolis 500, 1994 An Indianapolis 500 racecar depicted on the Indiana state quarter The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ...