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The Essentials

Frequency: Formerly 640am
Frequency: 1300am
Frequency: 102.7fm
City of License: Terre Haute
Metro(s): Terre Haute
Format: AM: Sports; FM: Hot AC
Address: 1301 Ohio Street, Terre Haute, IN 47807-3925
Phone: 812.234.9770
FAX: 812.238.1576
Ownership: Crossroads Communications, Inc.
Network Affiliation(s): AM: ESPN (Dan Patrick), Purdue Sports Radio Network, FM: Backtrax USA, Sonrise, VH1 Weekly Rewind
Web Presence: AM: http://www.espnsportsradio.com
Web Presence: FM: http://www.b1027fm.com/

Station Personnel

Current

AM:

GM: Doug Edge (October 1, 2005 - Current)
Chief Engineer: Tom Mulvihill
Sports Director: John Sherman (September 1, 2003 - Current) (From Sports Director at WTHI-TV)
Promotions Director: Brad Simon

FM:

GM: Doug Edge (October 1, 2005 - Current)
Chief Engineer: Tom Mulvihill
OM: Chris Green ("Chris Carter") (Also PD at sister WAXI)
Sports Director: John Sherman (September 1, 2003 - Current) (From Sports Director at WTHI-TV)
Promotions Director: Brad Simon
Mornings: Chris Green ("Chris Carter") (6am - 10am)
Mornings: RJ (6am - 10am) (From mornings at WWSY)
Nights: Delilah
Overnights: Dave Wingert ("Dave 'til Dawn")

Former

President/GM: Mike Petersen (1980 - May, 2005) (Still with the station, in a Special Projects role)
VP/GM: Ernie Caldemone (May, 2005 - ?) (From VP/GM at WKHY/WXXB/Radioworks, Inc.)
Chief Engineer: Michael Gay
MD: Matt Luecking
News Director: Gretl Plessinger (AM & FM)
Promotions Director: Matt Luecking
Promotions Director: Susan Kane
Afternoons: Sharla Cretors-Daniel (3pm - 7pm) (deceased August 22, 2005)
Afternoons: Matt Luecking

Station History

Call letters mean "Banks Of [the] Wabash [river]". WBOW resided on 640am until Thursday 4 October 2001, when the FCC shut it down, having revoked the licenses in 1998. The FCC took this action because President Michael Rice was conviced of twelve felonies involving sexual assult of children and subsequently jailed. For information on the former WBOW, Click Here.

WBOW-FM emerged from the former WLEZ. Bomar Broadcasting sold WLEZ in 2003 to Crossroads Communications, Inc.. WBOW-FM changed formats from Soft AC to Hot AC on 18 July 2005.

RadioWatch Mentions

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20 September 2005
20 June 2006
1 December 2007
6 May 2008
29 October 2008
6 March 2009
18 March 2009

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