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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] |
WBTU US93
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Kendallville, Indiana
Kendallville is a city in Wayne Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 9,862 at the 2010 census. History Kendallville was laid out in 1849. The city was named for Amos Kendall, 8th United States Postmaster General. A post office has been in operation at Kendallville since 1837. The Iddings-Gilbert-Leader-Anderson Block and Kendallville Downtown Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the 2010 census, Kendallville has a total area of , of which (or 96.42%) is land and (or 3.58%) is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 9,862 people, 3,940 households, and 2,483 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 4,382 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.1% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 2.9% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Rivers Festival
The Three Rivers Festival is an annual multi-day event held in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The festival spans nine days in mid-July, starting on the first Friday after Independence Day. It is a celebration of the heritage of Fort Wayne, established during the French and Indian War at the confluence of three rivers - the Maumee, St. Marys, and St. Joseph. Events include concerts, a community parade, amusement rides, a bed race, art and craft shows, children's and seniors mini-fests, an International Village, and a fireworks finale. History At the first Three Rivers Festival in 1969, an estimated 100,000 people attended a grand parade and 60 events on the Columbia Street Landing. The festival in 1973 attracted one million visitors. Among its highlights was the air show by the Navy's Blue Angels The Blue Angels is a flight demonstration squadron of the United States Navy. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muscular Dystrophy Association
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is an American 501(c)(3) umbrella organization that works to support people with neuromuscular diseases. Founded in 1950 by Paul Cohen, who lived with muscular dystrophy, it works to combat neuromuscular disorders by funding research, providing medical and community services and educating health professionals and the general public and contributed more than $1 billion toward researching therapies and cures, helping to fund the identification of the dystrophin gene responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy as well as prospective treatments. Renowned for '' The Jerry Lewis Telethon'', the annual Labor Day telecast aired live from 1966 to 2010, hosted by Jerry Lewis, who also served as MDA's national chairman from the late 50s to the early 2010s. Frank Sinatra, Don Rickles, Sammy Davis, Jr., Milton Berle, Wayne Newton, Norm Crosby, Don Francisco, Tony Orlando, Johnny Carson, Aretha Franklin, Maureen McGovern, Diana Ross, Angela Lansbury and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, old-time, and American folk music forms including Appalachian, Cajun, Creole, and the cowboy Western music styles of Hawaiian, New Mexico, Red Dirt, Tejano, and Texas country. Country music often consists of ballads and honky-tonk dance tunes with generally simple form, folk lyrics, and harmonies often accompanied by string instruments such as electric and acoustic guitars, steel guitars (such as pedal steels and dobros), banjos, and fiddles as well as harmonicas. Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded history. The term ''country music'' gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to '' hillbilly music'', with "country music" being used today to describe many styles and subgenres. It came to encomp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Management Agreement
In North American broadcasting, a local marketing agreement (LMA), or local management agreement, is a contract in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another party. In essence, it is a sort of lease or time-buy. Under Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations, a local marketing agreement must give the company operating the station (the "senior" partner) under the agreement control over the entire facilities of the station, including the finances, personnel and programming of the station. Its original licensee (the "junior" partner) still remains legally responsible for the station and its operations, such as compliance with relevant regulations regarding content. Occasionally, a "local marketing agreement" may refer to the sharing or contracting of only certain functions, in particular advertising sales. This may also be referred to as a time brokerage agreement (TBA), local sales agreement (LSA), management services agreement (MS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
