WXLW (950 AM) is a commercial radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is owned by Pilgrim Communications LLC. Along with sister station 95.9 WFDM-FM, it simulcasts a talk radio format, known as "Freedom 95." The radio studios and offices are on Industrial Road off U.S. Route 31 in Franklin, Indiana. After a local morning news and information show hosted by Todd Huff, the rest of the schedule is nationally syndicated talk hosts: Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, "The Ramsey Show with Dave Ramsey," Mark Levin, Joe Pags, Ben Shapiro, "Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb" and "This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal." By day, WXLW is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. But to avoid causing interference to other stations on 950 AM, the power drops to 13 watts at night. The transmitter is off West 56th Street near Georgetown Road on the northwest side of Indianapolis. History Early Years On , WXLW first signed on. It was originally on 1590 kilocycles, and was powered at 1,000 watts. It used a non-directional single tower at its studio location on Kessler Blvd. at West 30th Street in Indianapolis. The station was a daytimer until 1986, required to sign off the air at sunset. Sister station WXLW-FM began broadcasting a few days after the AM station, August 27, 1948. It broadcast on 94.7 MHz, now WFBQ. WXLW-FM was a simulcast of the AM station's programs but continued to broadcast after sunset when the AM station had to be off the air. Both stations were owned by Radio Indianapolis, Incorporated. In January 1955, WXLW moved to its current dial position at 950 kHz with an increase in power to 5,000 watts, using a directional antenna with a three-tower array. WXLW-AM-FM's format was middle of the road (MOR) with local news updates. The disc jockeys included Howard Dorsey, Greg Smith, Art Roberts and Bob Morrison. WXLW also held an annual Watermelon Festival which featured musical acts like singing duo Homer and Jethro. In the 1960s, the station featured a mobile studio, "The Traveler", that visited locations in Central Indiana promoting events for clients. Top 40 Bill Shirk of Muncie, Indiana, owned WXLW in the 1970s through most of the 1980s. In the early to mid-1970s, the station programmed a high-energy Top 40 hit music format and the station was known as "Super XL". One contest involved giving away Indiana Pacers basketballs, with the slogan