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The Essentials

Address: 5520 East 75th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46250-2610
Address: 3371 Cleveland Road Extended, South Bend, IN 46628-9780
Address: 50 East Rivercenter Blvd, Suite 1200, Covington, KY 41011-1654
Phone: 202.216.4600
Phone: 574.273.9300
Phone: 317.594.0600
FAX: 317.594.0567
Web Presence: http://www.artisticradio.com
Notes: Also known as Broadcast Management, Inc., and University Broadcasting

Corporate Personnel

President: Arthur Angotti
Comptroller: George Callas
Executive Vice President/COO: Bob Ford (From GM at WLFI-TV in Lafayette)

Stations Owned

WAZY(AM) & FM (WAZY(AM) nee WCFY(AM))
(WAZY(AM) purchased from First Assembly of God in May 1998)
WBTU
(Purchased from 62nd Street Broadcasting for $5 million)
(Sold to Fort Wayne Radio Corp. for $3.8 million, in January 2007. The sale included sister station WSHY)
WBWB
WDND (nee WJVA)
(Purchased from Times Communications, Inc. in October 1999 for $750,000 - The sale included sister WHLY)
WGBD
WGCT
WHLY
(Purchased from Times Communications, Inc. in October 1999 for $750,000 - The sale included sister WJVA)
(Sold)
WLFF (nee WEZV)
(Purchased from Bomar Broadcasting Company in July 1998 for $1.8 million)
WNDV(AM) & FM (nee WNDU(AM) & FM)
(Purchased from Michiana Telecasting Corp. in August 1998. for $6.275 million)
WSHY (nee WSHI)
(Sold to Fort Wayne Radio Corp. for $3.8 million, in January 2007. The sale included sister station WBTU)
(Purchased from Jammin' Broadcasting in June 2004 for $2.61 million.)
WZOW
(Purchased from Van Hawke-Johnson Communications in 2002
WZUW (nee WGTC)
(Purchased from Summit Radio, Inc. in March 2002)

For Further Reading...

Horgan, Sean. "Local media firm buys Lafayette radio station." The Indianapolis Star 9 July 1998. Page C01.
Redding, Alesia. "WNDU's radio stations find buyer". The South Bend Tribune. 28 August 1998. Page B5.
"WNDU Radio Sold, becomes WNDV". The South Bend Tribune. 19 November 1998. Page C6.
"Changing Hands." Broadcasting & Cable. October 25, 1999. Page 87.
"Shine to sell oldies station." The (Fort Wayne) News-Sentinel. March 3, 2003. Page 3A.
"Shine Broadcasting parting with WSHI." The (Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette. March 5, 2003. Page 7B.

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