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The Essentials

Frequency: Formerly 1550am
Frequency: 102.5fm
City of License: New Castle
Metro(s): Muncie
Power: AM: 250 watts - Day & Night (DA-2) (Class B) FM: 50,000 watts @ 500 feet (Class B)
Format: AM: Standards FM: Country
Address: P.O. Box 690, New Castle, IN 47362-0690
Address: 1134 W. State Road 38, New Castle, IN 47362-9781
Phone: 765.529.2600
Phone: 765.282.7539
FAX: 765.529.1688
Ownership: Citadel Communications Corp.
Network Affiliation(s): CNN Radio News, Indiana Pacers (AM), Jones Radio Networks ("Music of Your Life"), Mike Pence (AM), Premiere Radio Networks ("AfterMidNite with Blair Garner") (FM), Sports Byline USA (AM)
Web Presence: http://www.wmdh.com

Station Personnel

Current

AM:

Market Manager/GM: Todd Merickel
Production Director: Jim Barbee (June 1, 2001 - Current) (From WPFT in Dayton, Ohio)
News Director: Bryan Pitts
Sports Director: Dan Ross
Promotions Director: Cara Denis

FM:

Market Manager/GM: Todd Merickel
Production Director: Jim Barbee (June 1, 2001 - Current) (From WPFT in Dayton, Ohio)
PD: Chris Chase (September 2011 - Current)
News Director: Bryan Pitts
Sports Director: Dan Ross
Promotions Director: Cara Denis
Mornings: Michelle Cook ("Michelle") (5:30am - 10am)
Mornings: Jason Sloan ("Sluby") (5:30am - 10am)
Middays: Cayla (10am - 3pm)
Afternoons: Chris Chase (3pm - 7pm) (2009 - Current; Afternoons: 2010 - Current) (From middays)
Nights: "Wild Bill" (7pm - 12am)
Overnights: After Midnight With Blair Garner (12am - 5am)
Weekends: Brian Anthony
Weekends: Chris Chase
Weekends: "Dash" ("Saturday Morning Memories with Dash") (Saturday 5am - 9am)
Weekends: Chad Niccum
Weekends: Jeff Reynolds
Weekends: Jef Compton

Former

GM: Donald Hodges
GM: Ernie Caldemone (October 2000 - ?)
SM: Paulette Lees
OM/PD: Clint Marsh (November 2000 - ?) (From PD/afternoons at WPOR in Portland, Maine) (Now GM at WAWC and WRSW)
PD: Randy Lawson (AM) (Now OM/PD at WILO and WSHW)
PD: Jon Sipes
PD: Brian Sims (Now PD/morning co-host at WGTR in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
PD/MD: Shane Goad
MD: Brent Lee (FM) (? - August 1998) (Now mornings at WBWN in Le Roy, Illinois)
MD: Sherry Sinclair (January 2002 - Current)
Production Director: Dave Richards (? - January 2005)
Mornings: Robin Collins (FM) (? - June 2000)
Mornings: Clint Marsh (FM) (5:30am - 10am) (April 2001 - ?) (From PD/afternoons at WPOR in Portland, Maine) (Now GM at WAWC and WRSW (AM) + FM)
Mornings: Holly Johnson (FM) (5:30am - 10am)
Mornings: Bryan Pitts (FM) (5:30am - 10am) (? - April 2001) (Now GSM with WVNN in Huntsville, Alabama)
Mornings: Kelli Thompson (FM) (5:30am - 10am) (April 2001 - October 2001) (Now mornings at WGNR)
Mornings: Sherry Sinclair (FM) (5:30am - 10am) (November 26, 2001 - ?) (From middays at WXFL in Florence, Alabama)
Mornings: Teri Alexander (FM) (5:30am - 10:00am)
Mornings: Jay Michaels (FM) (5:30am - 10:00am) (Now PD/Mornings at WAWC)
Mornings: Brian Sims (FM) (5:30am - 10am) (co-host) (Now PD/morning co-host at WGTR in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
Mornings: Cara Denis (FM) (5:30am - 10am) (co-host)
Mornings: Shane Goad (FM) (5:30am - 10am)
Middays: Mike Lees (FM) (10am - 3pm) (April 2001 - ?)
Afternoons: Brent Lee (FM) (? - August 1998) (Now mornings at WBWN in Le Roy, Illinois)
Afternoons: Jerry Pate (FM) (3pm - 7pm)
Nights: Joe Michaels (FM) (7pm - 12am)
Nights: Jeff Reynolds (FM) (7pm - 12am)
Nights: Jon Sipes (FM)
Weekends: Mandi Michaels (FM) (Now afternoons at WTGR)
Weekends: Larry Bennett (FM) ("Saturday Morning Memories") (1993 - 1998)
Airstaff: Jeff Reynolds (Now nights at WTHI)
Airstaff: Kelly Stokes (? - March 2008) (FM)

Station History

WMDH(AM)

1550am signed on November 14, 1960. Both frequencies were purchased by Citadel Communications Corp. in November 1998 from Wicks Broadcasting Group as a part of a 16 station deal for $77 million. That sale included sister WWKI. Investment firm Forstmann Little & Co. purchased Citadel in January 2001 for $1 billion, plus debt. Call letters are now WLTI.

WMDH-FM

102.5fm signed on August 6, 1976. Both frequencies were purchased by Citadel Communications Corp. in November 1998 from Wicks Broadcasting Group as a part of a 16 station deal for $77 million. That sale included sister WWKI. Investment firm Forstmann Little & Co. purchased Citadel in January 2001 for $1 billion, plus debt.

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