The station began broadcasting January 6, 1948, and originally held the call sign WTHI. WTHI aired a
Top 40 format from the mid-1960s until January 1974, when the station adopted a
country music format. By 1983, the station had adopted a
MOR format. By 1988, the station had begun airing an
oldies format. By 1991, the station had returned to airing a country music format, simulcasting 99.9
WTHI-FM. The station adopted a
news-talk format in 1992. As a news-talk station, WTHI was Terre Haute's home for prominent national personalities such as
Rush Limbaugh and
Paul Harvey, as well as
The Bob & Tom Show. The station also carried
The Mike Pence Show, a statewide talk show which Pence hosted prior to his election to congress. In 2000, the station was donated to Word Power, Inc., and its call sign was changed to WPFR, with the station adopting a Christian format. The station was taken off the air in March 2020. Effective October 29, 2021, it was sold to American Hope Communications, along with
WKZI,
WLHW,
WPFR-FM, and three translators, for $179,000. ==References==