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The Essentials

Frequency: 96.3fm
City of License: Churubusco
Metro(s): Fort Wayne
Power: 6700 watts @ 554 feet (Class B)
Format: Rhythmic CHR
Address: 2000 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46819-1297
Phone: 260.747.1511
FAX: 260.747.3999
Ownership: Summit City Radio Group
Network Affiliation(s):
Web Presence: http://www.wild963.com

Station Personnel

Current

PD: "Shady" Spencer (April 2008 - Current) (From nights at WXKB/Fort Myers, Florida)
MD: "Shady" Spencer (April 2006 - Current) (From nights at WXKB/Fort Myers, Florida)
Production Director: Jason Lee
Promotions Director: Michele Tessier
Mornings: "Shady" Spencer (6am - 10am) (August 28, 2006 - Current) (From nights at WXKB/Fort Myers, Florida)
Middays: Sarah Lauer (10am - 3pm)
Afternoons: BJ Steele (3pm - 6pm)
Nights: Keristan Baker ("Big Kess") (6pm - 10pm)
Late Nights: BJ Steele ("Wild and Sexy After Dark") (10pm - 12am)

Former

President/CEO: Lloyd Roach (July 18, 2006 - ?)
President/CEO: Kristine Foate (May 2004 - July 18, 2006) (From VP/GM of the Illini Radio Group in Champaign, Illinois)
Director of Sales: David Wisniewski (September 2004 - February 2006) (From Station Manager at Artistic Media Partners in South Bend) (Now Director of Sales for the Zimmer Radio Group of stations in Columbia, Missouri)
GSM: Vori Dhabolt (? - July 18, 2006)
PD: Vince Wilson ("Mojo") (April 2006 - March 2008) (From nights at WXKB in Fort Myers, Florida) (Now mornings at WXKB)
SM: Rob Livergood (January 1, 2007 - ?)
SM: Ben Saurer (Now GSM at WOWO)
Director of Programming: Bill Stewart (September 13, 2004 - July 18, 2006) (From GM at KIWR in Omaha, Nebraska) (Now VP/GM of the Meredith Communications' stations in Atlantic, Iowa)
OM: Dave Eubanks (OM: August 2003 - April 2004; PD: February 2002 - April 2004; Afternoons: April 8, 2002 - April 2004) (From PD at WZJM in Cleveland, Ohio) (Now afternoons at WAJI)
PD: Aaron Seller ("Goose") (April 2004 - December 2004; APD/MD before that - MD: July 2003 - ?) (From WWCK in Flint, Michigan) (Now afternoons at KKPK in Colrado Springs, Colorado)
PD: David B. Goode (April 6, 2005 - March 2006) (From PD at WHZZ in Lansing, Michigan) (Now PD/mornings at WLDR in Traverse City, Michigan)
MD: Jonathan (May 2004 - March 2006) (Now afternoons at WJDQ in Meridian, Mississippi)
Director of Creative Services: Mathew Albro (May 2005 - ?) (From Production and Operations Manager for Bacon's Broadcast Monitoring)
Promotions Director: Ali Lampley
Assistant Promotions Director: Andy McKeeman (February 2004 - ?)
Mornings: Aaron Seller ("Goose") (5:30am - 10am) (February 16, 2004 - December 2004) (From WWCK in Flint, Michigan) (Now afternoons at KKPK in Colrado Springs, Colorado)
Mornings: Brian Van Bokkelen ("Van") (5:30am - 10am) (February 16, 2004 - ?) (Middays before that) (From WLHT in Panama City, Florida) (Now Production Director at Backyard Broadcasting in Muncie and afternoons, as "Brian Van" on WLBC)
Mornings: Davin and Ana Friendly (? - Friday 13, 2004) (From morning co-host at KKPN in Rockport, Texas)
Mornings: Vince Wilson ("Mojo") (6am - 10am) (August 28, 2006 - March 2008) (Now mornings at WXKB)
Middays: Jonathan (May 2004 - March 2006) (Now afternoons at WJDQ in Meridian, Mississippi)
Middays: Jason Lee (12p - 3pm) (February 16, 2004 - ?)
Afternoons: Dave Eubanks ("Big Dave") (3pm - 7pm) (From PD at WZJM in Cleveland, Ohio) (Now afternoons at WAJI)
Afternoons: Limuel Woods ("Uncle Woody")
Afternoons: McConnell Adams ("Man at Large") (August 2006 - December 2006) (Now PD/afternoons at KFAT in Anchorage, Alaska and PD at KWLF in Fairbanks, Alaska)
Nights: Diesel (7pm - 12am)

Station History

96.3fm signed on August 1994. Formerly WKQM, WEJE, and WWWD. On March 1, 2002, 96.3fm switched formats to CHR as "Hits 96." Calls changed to WHTD, and the FCC approved that change in early to mid-March 2002. Switched from CHR (As "Hits 96.3") to Rhythmic CHR ("Wild 96.3") on April 5, 2004, after a loop of Tone Loc's 1989 hit "Wild Thing." WNHT was purchased, along with its sister stations by Summit City Radio Group in July 2004. WNHT did a brief but rather meaningless stunt to stir publicity in August 2006 by playing a loop of the Timex Social Club's 1986 hit "Rumors" before retaining its "Wild 96.3" moniker after ending the loop at 5:00PM on 21 August 2006. Their first song into the new/old format/moniker was The Pack's 2006 hit "Vans."

For Further Reading...

Hans, Jennifer Dawn. "Leading Lady." Business People Magazine. November 2005. Pages 69-73.

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