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WXKE
WXKE (96.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Churubusco, Indiana and serving the nearby Fort Wayne, Indiana area. The station airs a classic rock format. History 96.3 FM began operations as WKQM in April 1994, featuring an easy listening/ adult standards music format. In September 1995, WKQM changed its format to modern rock and adopted the moniker "The Edge," with new calls WEJE. "The Edge" was consulted by noted rock radio consultant Fred Jacobs, but after Jacobs Media and WEJE parted ways in January 1998, WEJE rebranded as "Extreme 96.3." In March 2001, the "Extreme" format and WEJE calls moved to new sign-on 102.3 FM in Auburn, Indiana (now WGBJ), and on March 12, 2001, 96.3 debuted a new country music format as WWWD, originally tagged "Big Red Country" but then changed to "Red Hot Country" after Artistic Media Partners notified 96.3's then-owner, Frank Kovas, that the name "Big Red Country" was already service-marked for their station in Ellettsville. On March 1, 2002, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WWFW
WWFW (103.9 FM) is an adult hits radio station located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In March 2014, Adams Radio Group entered an agreement to purchase Summit City's cluster (which includes WXKE). Days later, Adams announced they would purchase Oasis Radio Group's stations. To meet ownership limits, Adams would retain WNHT, WGL and the then-WXKE, as well as acquiring Oasis Radio Group's WJFX and WBTU, while selling off WHPP to Fort Wayne Catholic Radio, and selling WGL-FM to Calvary Radio Network. WLYV and two translators (on 96.9 FM and 103.3 FM) would also be acquired by Adams. The transaction, at a price of $6.4 million, was consummated on June 2, 2014. As a result, Adams planned on massive format restructuring. On June 2, Adams announced that WXKE would move to the stronger 96.3 signal, displacing WNHT's Rhythmic Contemporary format. The two stations would simulcast for ten days. The station changed to the current WWFW call sign on June 2, 2014. On June 20, 2014, at 10:39 pm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WJCI
WJCI is an FM radio station located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 102.9 MHz. It broadcasts a Christian radio format and is an affiliate of Calvary Radio Network. History The station signed on as WEXI on September 1, 1965, originally at 103.1 FM, and licensed to nearby Roanoke. Ed Hughes was the owner/manager of WHUZ from 1979 to 1984, as it operated as a Top 40 station. The station was purchased by Price Communications in 1985, and renamed WIOE-FM "Commercial Free 103," targeting teen listeners in Fort Wayne. After nearly a year of commercial-free operation, the station eventually began running commercials. The station flipped to a simulcast with sister station WOWO in 1988, still on 103.1 and renamed WOWO-FM. Eventually, the frequency was changed to 102.9 FM and the station adopted the call letters WXKE, which had been used for many years on a rock/classic rock format at 103.9 FM. In February 2004, WXKE dropped its simulcast with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WJFX
WJFX (107.9 FM) is a Top 40 radio station located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It is owned and operated by Adams Radio Group, LLC. WJFX broadcasts three channels in the HD digital format. History The station was an urban contemporary formatted radio station, known as FOXY 107.9 from sign-on until 1998, when they changed their direction to rhythmic contemporary as HOT 1079 and finally to contemporary hit radio in 2008. In 2012, the station was moved to the Mediabase contemporary hit radio panel. As of October 2018, Hot 107.9 is the most listened to station in the Fort Wayne market. In March 2014, Adams Radio Group entered an agreement to purchase WJFX and Country 93.3 WBTU from Oasis Radio Group and crosstown Rhythmic CHR 96.3 WNHT, Oldies 1250 WGL and Classic Rock 103.9 WXKE from Summit City Radio. When WXKE moved frequencies to 96.3, Adams pledged to merge WNHT's format into the station, although it has since continued with Top 40. As a result, two former WNHT disc jocke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBTU
WBTU (93.3 FM) is an 18,500-watt radio station licensed to Kendallville, Indiana, serving Fort Wayne, Indiana. WBTU is owned by Adams Radio Group, LLC, through licensee Adams Radio of Fort Wayne, LLC. WBTU originally operated as WAWK-FM, a sister station to WAWK AM in Kendallville, from 1964 to 1984. In June 1984, WAWK-FM was sold, renamed to WBTU-FM, and relocated to Fort Wayne. WBTU is the oldest country station in the Fort Wayne market. Counting the station's WAWK lineage makes the station even older. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, WBTU used the moniker, ''Hot Country''. In the mid-1990s, the moniker was changed to ''B93''. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the station was known as ''Hoosier Country''. In 2005, the station simply went by its call letters and frequency (93.3 FM). On May 25, 2007, WBTU changed its branding, becoming ''U.S. 93.3''. A few weeks later, U.S. 93.3 went "commercial-free" but only continued to operate without playing commercials until December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WRDF
WRDF (106.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Columbia City, Indiana located near Fort Wayne, Indiana. The station offers a Catholic Talk format branded as "Redeemer Radio". The station is owned by Fort Wayne Catholic Radio Group, Inc. History and programming The station signed on in October 1968 as WFDT, featuring a MOR music format. After a time as a soft AC station with the WKSY calls, the station changed to CHR/Top 40 in the late 1980s as WZRQ, but financial problems paired with low ratings eventually led to the station going off the air in August 1988. On September 26, 1990, 106.3 returned to the air as WBBE, known on air as ''"The Killer Bee, The All New B-106 FM"''. The call letters were later changed to WDJB on November 1, 1990. During The Killer Bee era, the station competed strongly with WMEE for all hit music listeners in Fort Wayne. At its peak, it was one of the market's most popular radio stations. This format would remain until April 1997. In April 1997, WDJB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGL (AM)
WGL (1250 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Fort Wayne, Indiana, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and owned by Brian R. Walsh. The station broadcasts an All-news radio, All-news format, branded as "WGL Newsradio 1250 and 105.5". The station is one of the oldest in the Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area, Fort Wayne metropolitan area. Studios are located on Cass Street and the transmitter site is located in Fort Wayne's East Central neighborhood in a facility also used by WIOE. WGL simulcasts over Fort Wayne translator W288EI (105.5 FM), which was added on March 5, 2021. High school football and basketball, primarily Bishop Luers and Bishop Dwenger, began on August 15, 2021. University of Saint Francis football and basketball will be added in the fall of 2022. History WGL was first licensed, with the sequentially issued call letters WHBJ, on March 3, 1925 to the Lauer Auto Company at 2109 South Calhoun Street. It was Fort Wayne's third broadcasting station, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WGBJ
WGBJ (102.3 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Auburn, Indiana, and serving the Fort Wayne metropolitan area. It is owned by Sarkes Tarzian and it broadcasts an alternative rock radio format, known as "Alt 102.3." The studios and offices are on West Berry Street in Fort Wayne. WGBJ has an effective radiated power of 6,000 watts. The transmitter is on Quincy Street in Altona, Indiana, about 30 miles north of Fort Wayne. Programming is also heard on 115-watt FM translator W258BY at 99.5 MHz in Fort Wayne. The translator helps listeners in Fort Wayne who might have trouble receiving the 102.3 signal. History Country, AC and Modern Rock 102.3 FM signed on as WGTB in 1993, and aired a country music format. This lasted until January 1994, when it flipped to adult contemporary. It would switch flip back to country, and then to adult standards. In early 1999, the station flipped to Top 40/ CHR as "Z102.3", WCKZ. In March 2001, WCKZ became WEJE, taking the call sign and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churubusco, Indiana
Churubusco ( or ); often shortened to Busco (), is a town located near the headwaters of the Eel River (Wabash River), Eel River in the extreme northeast corner of Whitley County, Indiana, United States, in Smith Township, Whitley County, Indiana, Smith Township, about northwest of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Fort Wayne. The population was 1,796 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the 2010 census, Churubusco has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,796 people, 706 households, and 483 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 749 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.8% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.1% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.3% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 0.2% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 0.4% from Race (U.S. Census), other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams Radio Group
Adams Radio Group is a radio broadcasting company focused on medium to small markets in the United States. Adams began in the early 1980s with radio stations in several markets across the country. The original market stations were all sold by 1996. The radio station groups in this article were formed in 1996. Markets and radio stations Fort Wayne *WBTU in Kendallville, Indiana *WJFX in New Haven, Indiana *WWFW in Fort Wayne, Indiana *WXKE in Churubusco, Indiana * W245CA in Fort Wayne, Indiana * W277AK in Fort Wayne, Indiana Northwest Indiana * WLJE in Valparaiso, Indiana * WXRD in Crown Point, Indiana * WZVN in Lowell, Indiana Las Cruces * KGRT in Las Cruces, New Mexico * KHQT in Las Cruces, New Mexico * KSNM in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico * KWML in Las Cruces, New Mexico Tallahassee *WHTF in Havana, Florida *WQTL in Tallahassee, Florida *WWOF in Tallahassee, Florida *WXTY WXTY (99.9 FM) is an adult hits radio station in the Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee ( ) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WIOE (AM)
WIOE (1450 AM) is a commercial oldies radio station licensed to serve Fort Wayne, Indiana. Owned by Brian Walsh, the station services the Fort Wayne Metropolitan Area and much of surrounding Northeastern Indiana as a full-power simulcast of WIOE (101.1 FM), licensed to nearby South Whitley. WIOE also simulcasts over Fort Wayne translator W282CH (104.3 FM). The WIOE studios are located in both Warsaw, and Fort Wayne, while WIOE's transmitter resides in Fort Wayne's East Central neighborhood along with W282CH's transmitter of Fort Wayne. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WIOE broadcasts under the C-QUAM AM stereo standard, and is available online. History WIOE has a rich history since its beginnings in 1948. The station was originally assigned the call letters WANE, and was owned by the Indiana Broadcasting Company, later known as Corinthian Broadcasting. In 1956, it acquired a sister television station, WANE-TV channel 15. In the mid-1960s, the radio station was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as Rhythmic Top 40, Rhythmic CHR or rhythmic crossover, is a primarily American music-radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip hop and upbeat R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary never uses hard rock or country in its airplay, but it may occasionally use a reggae, Latin, reggaeton, or a urban contemporary gospel hit. Essentially, the format is a cross between mainstream radio and urban contemporary radio formats. Format history Although some top-40 stations such as CKLW in Windsor, Ontario, made their mark by integrating a large amount of R&B and soul product into their predominantly pop playlists as early as 1967, such stations were still considered mainstream top 40 (a cycle that continues to dominate the current Top 40/CHR chart). It was not until the disco era of the late 1970s that such stations came to be considered as a format of their own as opposed to top-40 or soul. This development was largely spurred by the high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tone Loc
Anthony Terrell Smith (born March 3, 1966), better known by his stage name Tone Lōc (), is an American rapper, actor, and producer. He is known for his raspy voice, his hit songs " Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina", for which he was nominated for a Grammy Award, and for being featured in "We're All in the Same Gang", a collaborative single by the West Coast Rap All-Stars. Early life Anthony Terrell Smith was born March 3, 1966, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Margaret, who managed a retirement home, and James Smith. His father died in 1972, and Tony and his three older brothers were raised by his mother. He was educated at the Hollywood Professional School. As a teenager he performed with the Triple A rap group. Career Mainstream success (1989–1991) Tone Lōc's debut album, ''Lōc-ed After Dark'', was released in January 1989. The video for the first single, " Wild Thing," became a staple on MTV in the US. The song rose to No. 2 on the US Hot 100, and the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
