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The Essentials

Frequency: 95.1fm
City of License: Fort Wayne
Metro(s): Fort Wayne
Power: 39,000 watts @ 679 feet (Class B)
Format: Hot AC
Address: 347 West Berry Street, Suite 417, Fort Wayne, IN 46802-2241
Phone: 260.423.3676
FAX: 260.422.5266
Ownership: Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
Network Affiliation(s):
Web Presence: http://www.waji.com

Station Personnel

Current

GM: Lee Tobin (From OM: 1985 - ?)
Sales Manager: Shelly Steckler
PD: Barb Richards
MD: Marti Taylor-Dee (January 2005 - Current)
Production Director: Jeff Moore
Promotions Director: Kenna Fast
Mornings: Dirk Rowley (5:30am - 10am) (September 2000 - Current) (From mornings at WBYT)
Mornings: Jeannette Rinard (5:30am - 9am) (September 2000 - Current; ? - November 1999)
Late Mornings: Jeannette Rinard (10am - 12pm)
Middays: Barb Richards (12pm - 2pm)

Former

Owner: Sarkes Tarzian (Deceased 7 October 1987)
GM: Candace Wendling (Retired)
Chief Engineer: Ed Didier (Now Chief Engineer at WBNI and WBOI)
SM: Daryl McIntire
Promotions Director: Holly Raney
Production Director: Douglas B. Pritchett
Production Director: Matt Myers (August 1998 - ?)
Production Director: Dave Eubanks (formerly Afternoons)
APD/MD: Jim Barron (Now mornings at WBCL)
MD: Nick Parker (Now out of radio)
Mornings: Nanette Lanfear (5:30am - 9am) (February 2000 - 2000)
Mornings: Dave Collins (5:30am - 9am) (? - 2000)
Mornings: Douglas B. Pritchett (Now out of radio)
Mornings: "Majic" Mark Evans (1983 - June 1998)
Mornings: Mike Kendall (? - December 12, 1998) (Now Chief Programming Officer for Relevant Radio)
Mornings: Carrie "Bud" Wellman (Now mornings at sister station WLDE)
Mornings: Holly Raney (Producer) (May 1999 - ?)
Mornings: Don Gore (Producer) (June 1998 - ?)
Mornings: James Dee (Producer) (1996-1997)
Mornings: TJ McKay (Producer) (1994)
Mornings: Dr. Dave (5:30am - 9am) (October 1999 - ?)
Mornings: Andy Beckman (5:30am - 9am) (Producer) (Now mornings at WMEE)
Middays: Becky Kelly
Middays: Trina Nahrwald (Now middays at WGL-FM)
Afternoons: Jim Barron (2pm - 7pm) (October 1999 - ?) (Now mornings at WBCL)
Afternoons: "Big" Dave Eubanks
Nights: Marti Taylor-Dee (7pm - 1am) (MD + Middays: 1995-1998)
Nights: John Tesh (7pm - 12am)
Late Nights: Jim Patricks
Overnights: Craig Alan (1am - 5:30am)
Overnights: Ace Nickels
Weekends: Roxanne Butler (1994) (Now out of radio)
Weekends: Kurt Edwards (1991 - 1994)
Weekends: Miranda Rae (1994 - 1997)
Weekends: Keith Maddox ("Keith Hall")
Weekends: John Tesh (Sunday 9am - 12pm and 10pm - 12am)

Station History

95.1fm signed on August 1959. Changed calls from WFWQ.

For Further Reading...

"WAJI buys WJLT for $1.5 million" Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. 7 April 1993. Page 8C.
Smith, Denise. "Death" Broadcasting & Cable 29 June 1998. Page 95.

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