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The Essentials
Frequency: 1290am
City of License: Niles, Michigan
Metro(s): South Bend
Power: 500 watts - Non Directional - Daytime Only
Format: Adult Contemporary
Address: 237 W. Edison Rd., Mishawaka, IN 46545-3103
Phone: 269.684.9595
FAX: 269.687.9500
Ownership: Pathfinder Communications Corp.
Network Affiliation(s): ABC ("Timeless Classics"), CNN Radio News
Web Presence: http://www.mighty1290.com
Station Personnel
Current
GM: Steve Kline
Chief Engineer: Greg Trobridge
SM: Pam Reed (February 1999 - Current)
Mornings: Bill Bennett (6:00am - 9:00am)
Late Mornings: Laura Schlessinger (9:00am - 12:00pm)
Middays: Dennis Prager (12:00pm - 3:00pm)
Afternoons: Michael Medved (3:00pm - 6:00pm)
Late Afternoons: Hugh Hewitt (6:00pm - 9:00pm)
Evenings: Janet Parshall (9:00pm - 2:00am)
Overnights: Albert Mohler (2:00am - 3:00am)
Former
President: J. Eric Plm
GM: Cherles E. Frey
Chief Engineer: Roland Earnst
GSM: Micki Johnson
News Director: Shannon Carter
PD: Ric Clingaman (? - December 29, 2006)
MD: Sue Frey
Airstaff: Gloria Cooper ("Here's Gloria") (1999 - December 29, 2006) (Was also
with WNIL from 1962-1979)
Station History
1290am signed on December 6, 1956. Studios formerly located in Niles, Michigan on 210 S. Philip Rd. (49120-8924). WNIL flipped formats
from Jones Radio Network's "Good Time Oldies" to ABC's "Lite 2000" format in April 2000.
For Further Reading...
Mumford, Lou. "Niles radio losing local program voices." South Bend Tribune. 7 December 2006.
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