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The Essentials

Frequency: 92.3fm
City of License: Fort Wayne
Metro(s): Fort Wayne
Power: 2000 watts @ 545 feet (Class A)
Format: Classic Rock
Address: 1005 Production Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808-4107
Phone: 260.471.5100
FAX: 260.471.5224
Ownership: Pathfinder Communications Corp.
Network Affiliation(s): MJI Broadcasting (Rockline), Premiere Radio Networks (Bob & Tom), United Stations Radio Network (House of Blues Radio Hour)
Web Presence: http://www.923thefort.com

Station Personnel

Current

GM: Jim Allgeier (January 2, 2002 - Current) (From the Citadel Communications stations in Lansing, Michigan)
Director of Engineer: Jack Didier
Chief Engineer: Mogan David
GSM: Suzee Leavell
SM: Daniel W. Howe (August 15, 2005 - Current)
PD: Billy Elvis (June 22, 2005 - Current)
MD: Tiny (July 12, 2005 - Current)
Promotions Director: Nikki Jasperson
Mornings: "The Bob and Tom Show" (syndicated from WFBQ) (6am - 10am) (January 9, 1995 - Current)
Mornings: Tiny (Local Producer)
Middays: Cliff Penfield ("Cliff Mitchell") (10am - 3pm) (September 6, 2005 - Current)
Afternoons: Jack Hammer (3pm - 7pm) (July 17, 2006 - Current)
Afternoons: Billy Elvis (3pm - 7pm)
Nights: Roxy (7pm - 10pm)
Nights: Alice Cooper ("Alice Cooper Nights") (10pm - 3am)
Overnights: Tiny (3am - 6am)

Former

GM: Steve Avellone (? - 1997) (Now National Sales Director for Cox Radio in Orlando, Florida)
GM: Bob Schutt (1997 - November 2001) (Formerly with WRIF in Detroit, Michigan, and WDVE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
GSM: Carol Kovach (November 5, 2001 - June 17, 2005) (From LSM at WSJV-TV in South Bend) (Now GSM at WLEG and WTRC)
SM: George Hays (? - September 4, 2001) (Now out of radio)
SM: Joe Davis (? - December 10, 2007)
Director of Sales: Mark Osborn (February 15, 2002 - ?; GSM: September 4, 2001 - August 15, 2005) (From Sales Manager at WBYR)
OM: Darren Arriens (June 1996 - July 1997) (Now PD at KKMG and KKFM in Colorado Springs, Colorado)
OM: John Rozz (August 1997 - June 1998) (From APD/PD at WBGG in Miami, Florida)
OM: Jim Fox (January 2001 - ?)
PD: Tony Coles (? - June 24, 1995) (Now VP/Programming and Operations for Clear Channel's Chicago, Illinois stations, and PD of their WLIT-FM)
PD: Keith Harris (? - October 2001) (Became Production Director for WFWI and sister WBYR, but left on December 6, 2006.)
PD: Greg Gillispie (November 1, 2003 - March 16, 2004)
PD: Shannon VanRyn ("Shannon Norris") (January 2002 - June 22, 2005) (From MD/middays at WBYR)
MD: Matt Kurten ("Matt Quinn") (Now out of radio)
APD/MD: Woody (MD: July 2003 - ?) (Now GM/mornings at WFGA)
Production Director: Earl Rolling ("Tuna" Jon Rose) (? - November 2001) (Deceased January 11, 2003)
Promotions Director: Jodi Hamilton (June 2000 - ?)
Mornings: Scott Howard (Now SM at WGL)
Middays: Ann Riley
Middays: Chad Hunt
Middays: Joel Navarro (? - February 1999) (Now VP/Brand Manager for the Steckline Communications' stations in Kansas and Oklahoma, along with the Mid America Ag(riculture) Network in Wichita, Kansas)
Middays: Montana (November 1999 - ?) (From WRQC in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Middays: Brian Casey (10am - 3pm) (Now weekends at WFBQ)
Middays: Shannon VanRyn ("Shannon Norris") (10am - 2pm) (January 2002 - June 22, 2005)
Afternoons: Matt Kurten ("Matt Quinn") (2pm - 6pm) (June 1999 - ?) (Now out of radio)
Afternoons: Chris Love
Nights: Jerry McCrae
Nights: Jim Dunn ("Pat Thomas") (7pm - 12am) (Now nights at WBCL)
Nights: Crystal Hetrick ("Crystal") (7pm - 10pm)
Overnights: Laureen (12am - 6am)
Airstaff: Laura Steele
Airstaff: Laura Robinson

Station History

WFWI signed on March 4, 1993. Pathfinder Communications purchased the station from Edgewater Radio. The deal closed on February 28, 1997.

For Further Reading...

Stark, Phyllis. "People Meter Tunes to Young Listeners; KBXX Laughs Last; Staff Out at KRFC" (Vox Jox). Billboard. 105, no. 35 (August 28, 1993). Page 85.
Kukolla, Steve. "Programming for kids coming to WSYW-AM." Indianapolis Business Journal. December 26, 1994. Page A12.
Stark, Phyllis. "Fired WQED Marketing Exec Files Suit; Pyramid to Add Station" (Vox Jox). Billboard. 105, no. 43 (October 23, 1993). Page 115.
Stark, Phyllis. "Bonneville Buy Ends Another Rivalry; KLOS' 'O-Lympics' Irk Vegas Listener" (Vox Jox). Billboard. 105, no. 46 (November 13, 1993). Page 96.
Stark, Phyllis. "Chong gets nod for FCC's Republican slot; Hundt chooses Bue" (Vox Jox). Billboard. 106, no. 12 (March 19, 1994). Page 80.
Stark, Phyllis. "'70s-Based Oldies With a Local Touch; WFWI Thrives With Hometown Jocks, Research" Billboard. 106, no. 22 (May 28, 1994). Page 70.
Stark, Phyllis. "Two PDs Consider Dance Show a S.I.N.: WXRB Promotion Dies an Early Death" (Vox Jox). Billboard. 106, no. 27 (July 2, 1994). Page 105.
"New York, New York." Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. 15 June 1994. Page 2A.
Stark, Phyllis. "FCC Gives WWST A Hard Time Over Indecency; WFNX Boston's Green Day Show Ends In Chaos" (Vox Jox). Billboard. 106, no. 39 (September 24, 1994). Page 101.
Stark, Phyllis. "Arbitron Plays Musical Chairs With Markets; Oldies Go 'BOOM!' At New Interep Format Web" (Vox Jox). Billboard. 107, no. 1 (January 7, 1995). Page 104.

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