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The Essentials

Frequency: Formerly 96.7fm
City of License: Hannah
Metro(s): Anderson/Muncie
Power: 2300 watts @ 367 feet (Class A)
Format: Classic Rock
Address: 9821 S. 800 W., Daleville, IN 47334
Phone: 765.378.2080
FAX: 765.378.2090
Ownership: Backyard Broadcasting
Network Affiliation(s): Indiana University (basketball & football), MRN Radio Network
Web Presence: http://www.maxrocks.net
Notes: Simulcasted on WHTY

Station Personnel

Former

VP/Market Manager: Brett Beshore (December 2005 - May 2007) (Now market manager for the Clear Channel stations in Poughkeepsie, New York)
Chief Engineer: Sean Mattingly (Now Chief Engineer for the Backyard Broadcasting stations in Anderson and Muncie)
GM: Bill Burns
GM: Greg Delmonaco (Deceased 11 August 2003)
GSM: Doug Edge
SM: Elaine Merritt
SM: Camellia Pflum (LSM: ? - June 2002) (Now GM at the Straight Way radio stations in Savannah, Georgia)
LSM: Val Abram
OM: Steve Lindell
OM: Jay Garrison
PD: Tom Willhoite (November 2000 - December 2001) (Now mornings at WGRL)
PD: Bryon Maddox ("Brian Thomas") (? - December 2007) (Now out of radio)
News Director: Leland Franklin (Now PD/mornings at sister WHBU
News Director: Tom Hammond (Deceased 14 March 2007)
News Director: Dave Stout (August 2007 - ?)
Mornings: Gerri
Mornings: Sarah Slater
Mornings: Paul Poteet (also a weatherman at WRTV in Indianapolis)
Mornings: Tom Wilhoite ("John") (? - December 2001) (Now mornings at WGRL)
Mornings: Bryon Maddox ("Brian Thomas") (6am - 10am) (? - December 2007) (Now out of radio)
Middays: Oleita Martin ("Kay Lee") (April 2000 - November 2000)
Middays: Jay Garrison (10am - 3pm)
Afternoons: Greg Budell (April 1999 - 2000)
Afternoons: Lora Armstrong ("MacKenzie Lee") (3pm - 7pm)
Nights: Dan Ross (7pm - 12am)
Overnights: Sean Spence
Weekends: Dan Ross
Weekends: Wade Stokes
Weekends: Chloe Savage
Weeeknds: Lee Jackson

Station History

96.7fm originally signed on September 3, 1980. WAXT changed calls to WHTI in January 1999. WHTI simulcast WHTY. WHTI & WHTY flipped to classic rock in November 2000. Sabre Communications purchased all of the properties (WHTI, WHTY, WERK, WURK, and WHBU) from Michael Schwartz' Indiana Radio Partners in July 2001 for $8 million total. In Decmeber 2002, Backyard Broadcasting purchased WHTI along with all of its sister stations from Sabre Communications, Inc.. Now WMQX.

For Further Reading...

"Changing Hands" Broadcasting & Cable 16 July 2001. Page 34.

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