WLTI is a radio station licensed to

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which serves the Henry County, Indiana, radio market. It is a

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affiliate, which is a 24/7 format distributed by Cumulus Media Networks, a subsidiary of WLTI's owner,

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. This station operates at an effective radiated power of 250 watts on AM frequency 1550 kHz. During the day, WLTI broadcasts with an omnidirectional pattern; at night, it broadcasts with a directional signal to the southeast and southwest, to protect Class-A clear-channel stations

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and XERUV-AM

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. Originally known for many years as WCTW airing traditional middle of the road programming, the station changed call letters to WMDH in 1991 to match up with its FM sister station. For many years, WMDH featured a news/talk format followed by a long stint as Adult standards with programming supplied by The

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24/7 satellite format and later with Citadel Media's

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. In early 2010 Timeless ceased operations, forcing WMDH to change format. In early 2010, WMDH flipped to a gold-heavy country format to complement its sister station,

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, utilizing Citadel Media's Real Country format. In 2010,

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opted to retain the call letters of a station that changed format in

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to keep for future use. The FCC does not allow stations to retain call letters that are not on a station's licensed, Citadel decided to 'park' them temporarily on WMDH. As a result, on March 19, 2010, 1550 AM became WLTI. The existing classic country format remained in place. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011. The

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call letters are now used at an FM station in

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. The WMDH-FM call letters continue to be used on WLTI's sister station in New Castle.

References

External links

1550 AM: Music Of Your Life - Official Site
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