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The Essentials

Frequency: Formerly 1340am
Frequency: 104.1fm
City of License: Muncie
Metro(s): Anderson, Marion, and Muncie
Power: FM: 50,000 watts @ 459 feet (AUX: 9300 watts @ 236 feet) (Class B)
Format: AM: C&W FM: Hot AC
Address: 800 E. 29th Street, Muncie, IN 47302-5798
Phone: 765.288.4403
FAX: 765.288.0429
Ownership: Backyard Broadcasting
Network Affiliation(s): ABC, ESPN
Web Presence: http://www.wlbc.com

Station Personnel

Current

GM: Bill Hatheway
Chief Engineer: Sean Mattingly
SM: Amy Dillon
OM/PD: Steve Lindell
Production Director: Brian Van Bokkelen (From mornings at WDKS)
News Director: Dave Stout (August 2007 - Current)
Mornings: Steve Lindell (5am - 10am)
Mornings: Chuck Lofton (5am - 10am)
Middays: Kim Morris (10am - 3pm)
Afternoons: Brian Van Bokkelen ("Brian Van") (3pm - 7pm) (From mornings at WDKS)
Nights: Amanda Rollen (7pm - 12am) (From overnights)
Overnights: Jamie Byrd (12am - 5am)

Former

VP/Market Manager: Brett Beshore (December 2005 - May 2007) (Now market manager for the Clear Channel stations in Poughkeepsie, New York)
Station Manager: Bruce Law
GM: Jeff Weller
GM: Greg Delmonaco (Deceased 11 August 2003)
SM: Elaine Merritt
SM: Val Abram
SM: Camellia Pflum (LSM: ? - June 2002) (Now GM at the Straight Way radio stations in Savannah, Georgia)
News Director: Tom Hammond (Deceased 14 March 2007)
Production Director: Ron Bleile ("Ron Stevens") (? - May 1999) (Now with Clear Channel in Tampa, Florida)
Production Director: Aaron Benton (May 1999 - ?)
Production Director: Matt Miller (? - April 2000)
Production Director: Brandon Griffith
Mornings: Deb Ross
Mornings: Dave Preston
Mornings: Tom Hammond (Deceased 14 March 2007)
Afternoons: Phil Dashler (May 1999 - April 2000) (from WERK) (Now out of radio)
Afternoons: Rick Duncan (? - December 1998) (Now PD/mornings at WFMG)
Afternoons: Richard Ramsey (January 1999 - June 1999)
Afternoons: Adam Grubb (Nights: January 1999 - April 2000; Afternoons: April 2000 - August 2001)
Afternoons: Chris Chase ("Dieter")
Afternoons: Travis Yost
Afternoons: Matt Driscoll (3pm - 8pm)
Nights: Brandon Griffith (8pm - 12am)
Overnights: Aaron Benton (? - May 1999)
Overnights: Chris Green (May 1999 - April 2000)
Overnights: Steve Morgan
Airstaff: Carol Curtis-Stone

Station History

WLBC(AM)

1340am signed on in November 1926. By the 1930's, it was sharing time with WJAK. After the share-time ended, musical formats included standards and country & western music. WLBC(AM) is now WXFN. The current studios are the seventh location where the station has been over the years.

WLBC-FM

104.1fm signed on in October 1947. WLBC-FM was sold along with sister WXFN by DRMS Communications to Sabre Communications in January 1999 for $4 million for both stations. WLBC along with its sister stations were sold again to Backyard Broadcasting in December 2002.

RadioWatch Mentions

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14 July 2001
25 August 2001
18 December 2004
5 February 2005
13 June 2005
20 June 2006
20 October 2007
6 March 2009

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