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The Essentials

Frequency: 1340am
City of License: Bedford
Metro(s): Bloomington
Power: 1000 watts - Unlimited (ND)
Format: News/Talk
Address: P.O. Box 1307, Bedford, IN 47421-1307
Address: 424 Heltonville Road East, Bedford, IN 47421-9244
Phone: 812.275.7555
FAX: 812.279.8046
Ownership: Ad-Venture Media, Inc.
Network Affiliation(s): IMS Radio Network, Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts, ISP Sports (Notre Dame Football), Premiere Radio Network (Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Laura Schlessinger), Purdue Sports Radio Network, TransMedia ("Imagination Theater")
Web Presence: http://www.wbiw.com

Station Personnel

Current

President: Dean Spencer (GM: 1974 - April, 2005)
GM: Holly Lindsey (April, 2005 - Current)
Chief Engineer: Dean Spencer
GSM: Rebecca Godsey (May, 2002 - Current)
PD: Mike Shannon (March, 2005 - Current) (Also PD for WQRJ and WQRK)
News Director: Jim Ingalls
Promotions Director: Deb Munson
Mornings: Jason P. Thompson (5am - 10am)
Mid-Afternoons: Rush Limbaugh (12pm - 3pm)
Afternoons: Dr. Laura Schlessinger (3pm - 6pm)
Nights: ESPN Radio (6pm - 12am)
Overnights: ESPN Radio (12am - 5am)

Former

GM: William Smith
President/GM: William Quigg
Chief Engineer: Carl Finger
Chief Engineer: Vance Lockenour
SM: Lou Gaines
SM: Russ Browning (? - May, 2002)
News Director: Bill Silvers
News Director: Chris Welch (May, 2002 - ?)
News Director: Barbara Spencer (Formerly GSM)
PD: Laura Duncan
PD: Myron Rainey (1994 - January, 2001) (Now with Lawrence County as Recorder)
PD: Kenny Ray Howard (? - November, 2003)
PD: Miles Flynn (May, 2003 - March, 2005)
Public Service Director: Miles Flynn (July, 2000 - May, 2005)
Newsperson: Larry Incollingo
Mornings: Tamara Ehinger ("T.J. Ryan") (5am - 10am) (? - May, 2002)
Mornings: Allan Hackney (August, 2005 - ?)
Mornings: Kenny Ray Howard (May, 2002 - ?; News Director: ? - May, 2002)
Mid-Mornings: Greg Garrison (10am -11am)
Overnights: Chris Lambert (1997-1998)
Weekends: Chris Lambert (1998 - May, 2000)
Chief Announcer: Jim Baker

Station History

WBIW(AM) signed on in October, 1948. It was originally owned by Carl Finger, Bill Smith, and Harold Rothrock. The station originally broadcasted out of a building that belonged to Carl Finger. WBIW was owned (with sister WBIF [now WQRK]) by the Bedford Broadcasting Corporation.

RadioWatch Mentions

18 March 1998
6 March 2005
31 May 2005
20 September 2005

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