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The Essentials

Frequency: Formerly 94.1fm
City of License: Roanoke
Metro(s): Fort Wayne
Power: 6000 watts @ 328 feet (DA) (Class A)
Format: Rhythmic Oldies
Address: 2000 Lower Huntington Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46819-1297
Phone: 219.747.1511
FAX: 219.749.3999
Ownership: Kovas Communications
Network Affiliation(s): Westwood One ("Groovin' Oldies")
Web Presence: http://www.star941.com

Station Personnel

Former

Owner: Frank Kovas (Deceased 29 January 2005)
GM: Connie Kovas
GM: Palmer Pyle (? - March 1998)
GSM: Brett Rump
SM: Nancy Cunningham (March 1998 - ?)
OM: Dave Lang (? - March 1998)
OM/PD: "Weasel" (January 1999 - February 1999)
OM/PD: Jo Valentine (October 1999 - February 2000) (Now nights, via voicetrack, at WYSX in Ogdensburg, New York)
PD: Natalee Parrish (July 1997 - May 1998) (From OM/PD at WWFX in Bangor, Maine) (Now middays as "Sky Taylor" at WWMJ in Ellsworth/Bangor, Maine)
PD: Brian Michel (February 1999 - February 20, 2001) (From WPTE in Norfolk, Virginia) (Now OM/PD at KUDD and KUUU in Salt Lake City, Utah)
PD: Scott Kolesar (Also Production Director: March 1998 - December 1998) (Now in sales at WFWI)
PD: Kris Underwood ("Coyote") (May 1998 - January 1999) (Now middays at WAWC)
PD: Matt Bruce (April 1999 - June 1999)
PD: Phil Grosch (April 2000 - May 19, 2000)
Production Director: Brian Michel (October 1998 - February 20, 2001) (From WPTE in Norfolk, Virginia) (Now OM/PD at KUDD and KUUU in Salt Lake City, Utah)
Promotions Director: Melissa McKee
Promotions Director: Tony Malone (June 1998 - May 1999) (Now out of radio)
Production Director: Roxanne McVay (March 2001 - March 2001) (Deceased 8 December 2007)
Mornings: Melissa McKee
Mornings: Jeff DeWeese (May 1997 - ?) (From APD at WLDE)
Mornings: Kris Underwood (July 1998 - January 1999) (Now middays at WAWC)
Mornings: Tony Malone (June 1998 - May 1999) (Now out of radio)
Mornings: Brett Rump ("Bo Kelly") (June 1999 - October 1999)
Mornings: Geno Burgess (October 1999 - January 2000) (From mornings at WJFX)
Mornings: Susan Harley (July 1998 - May 1999; Middays: May 1997 - ?) (From mornings at WDJB) (Now out of radio)
Mornings: Jeff Moore (March 2002 - ?) (Now weekends at WLDE)
Afternoons: Kris Underwood (June 1998 - July 1998) (Now middays at WAWC)
Nights: Jerry McCray (? - August 1998)
Nights: Kurt Winkelman ("Clark Kent") (7pm - 11pm) (July 1998 - April 1999) (Now out of radio)

Station History

94.1fm signed on in 1992. Formerly WGL-FM, 94.1fm signed on as WYSR on Wednesday 19 March 1997. In May 1998, the station begun a simulcast with Kovas sister WGL-FM (then on 102.3fm). On Monday 7 June 1999, the station switched to Rhythmic Oldies. In 2001, for an upcoming format and frequency change, WCKZ (then on 102.3fm) simulcasted with WYSR from 26 February - 11 March. On Monday 12 March 2001, at Midnight, WYSR's calls disappeared and the WCKZ call letters and format moved up from the 102.3fm/Auburn allocation. Now WBNI.

For Further Reading...

"Star 94.1 tries new lineup." Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette 7 July 1998. Page 5D.
"Rumbles, Part 1 (Street Talk)." Radio & Records 15 January 1999. Page 27.
"Rumbles, Part 1 (Street Talk)." Radio & Records 23 April 1999. Page 28.
"WYSR Makes Switch to Oldies." Fort Wayne News-Sentinel 7 June 1999. Page 3F.
"WYSR change." Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette 8 June 1999. Page 1D.
Downs, Emma. "New format pushes WEJE up FM dial." Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. 9 March 2001. Page 5A.

RadioWatch Mentions

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