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The Essentials

Frequency: Formerly 89.1fm
City of License: Fort Wayne
Metro(s): Fort Wayne
Power: 4000 watts
Format: Classical
Address: c/o Helmke Library, IPFW, 2101 East Coliseum Boulevard, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
Phone:
Ownership: Purdue University

Station Personnel

Former

Faculty Advisor: Carl Vandagrift (former GM of WOWO)
GM: Tom Jamrose (February 1978 - August 1980) (Now out of radio)
GM: George Wendt (September 1980)
Chief Engineer: Dave Cottrell
Chief Engineer: Ron Crouch (1978)
Chief Engineer: Ron Roberts (1979-1981)
PD: Kitty Degler (February 1980 - July 1981)
PD: Gerald (Jerry) Davis (March 1978 - November 1979)
PD: Mike Rothe
Production Director: J. Michael Venable (1978 - January 1982) (Now with WBNI)

Station History

89.1fm WIPU signed on Thursday June 15, 1978 at 5pm from the library basement of Indiana Purdue University at Fort Wayne (IPFW). That summer, the station was on the air nightly from 5:00pm - 10:00pm. By 1979, the station was broadcasting from 2:00pm - 12:00am, Monday through Friday. Saturday, they were on the air from 2:00pm - 10:00pm. In October 1981, a fund drive was established, as the University could no longer afford to subsidize the radio station. More than $50,000 was raised. Public Broadcasting of Northeast Indiana later took over the station. On January 15, 1982, the license was officially transferred. After changing call letters to WBNI, 89.1fm is now WBOI.

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