|
|
Indiana RadioWatch
Serving Hoosier Broadcasters Since 1998
4 April 2019
|
Good Evening,
Northeast
The Associated Churches' WHNH-LP (101.3fm, New Haven) goes temporarily silent over several concerns raised by the licensee. Kevin Leininger at the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel has more details.
Sarkes Tarzian's Classic Hits/WLDE (101.7fm, Fort Wayne rebrands from "Fun 101.7" to "Classic Hits 101.7" and leans more rock.
Dennis First worked for 39 years in Fort Wayne TV at what was then NBC affiliate/WKJG-TV (Channel 33, Fort Wayne), including through the 2003 call letter change from WKJG-TV to WISE-TV. Sad to report that Mr. First died on Sunday March 17 at age 75. Mr. First served "NBC33" as producer and director. Prior to Fort Wayne, Mr. First worked in Lima, Ohio (WIMA-TV), Toledo, Ohio (WDHO-TV), and Dayton, Ohio (WKEF-TV). Here's the complete obituary.
Swick Broadcasting's Hot AC/WLKI (100.3fm, Angola) welcomes Phil O'Reilly for mornings. Mr. O'Reilly also joins the talent roster on Mr. Swick's Local Radio Networks (24/7 syndicated music formats). Mr. O'Reilly last worked for WNWN (98.5fm, Coldwater, Michigan). Earlier in his career, Mr. O'Reilly worked in Fort Wayne at Country/WBTU (93.3fm, Kendallville).
Update: We recently mentioned the death of former Fort Wayne broadcaster and radio programmer John Curry. We very recently learned that he also programmed the 103.9fm up in South Bend, which was then "Zip 104" (WZZP).
Eastcentral
Scott Epic moves to middays at Rodgers Broadcasting's Hot AC/WFMG (101.3fm, Richmond) and afternoons on sister AC/WZZY (98.3fm, Winchester).
Westcentral
Kevin Berlen joins Midwest Communications, as Chief Engineer for their Evansville and Terre Haute radio clusters. A veteran engineer, Mr. Berlen gained experience at many Indiana radio stations.
This Week in Indiana Radio History
Sign-on dates seem to be a prickly matter, subject to great debate, and mostly impossible to confirm. If there's something we need to add to the "calendar," please let us know. Please e-mail us if you have updated information.
March 31: In 1925, 1320am in Fort Wayne signs on as WOWO with 500 watts. In 1941, WOWO moves to 1190am.
April 1: In 1947, 100.7fm in Elkhart signs on as WTRC-FM. Today, it's WBYT. In 1951, 91.5fm in Evansville signs on as WEVC ("EVansville College"). Today, it's WUEV. In 1965, 95.9fm in Wabash signs on as WKUZ, and still is. In 1980, former WTRC(AM) (1340am, Elkhart) Chief Engineer Lester Zellmer dies. Age 75. In 1990, 89.5fm in Henderson, Kentucky signs on as WKPB-FM and still is. In 2004, WWEG (102.5fm, Orleans) became WNUF.
April 2: In 1994, 93.5fm in Chandler signs on as WNTC. Today, it's WLYD.
April 3: In 1973, Channel 38 in Terre Haute signs on as WIIL-TV. Today, it's WAWV-TV. In 2003, then-WHPP (106.3fm, Columbia City) flips formats from Rhythmic ("ClickHop.com") to throwback ("Rewind 106.3")
April 4: In 1922, 920am in West Lafayette signs on as WBAA, and still is. WBAA is Indiana's oldest continually operated radio station. In 2005, WOWO(AM) (1190am, Fort Wayne) adds HD Radio.
April 5: In 1948, 1580am in Connersville signs on as WCNB. Today, it's WLPK. In 1965, 98.3fm in Peru signs on as WARU-FM. It later moved to 98.5fm, and today, it's WMYK. In 2004, Fort Wayne's WNHT-FM (96.3fm, Churubusco) flipped formats from CHR ("Hits 96.3") to Rhythmic CHR ("Wild 96.3").
April 6: In 2009, WFFT-TV (Channel 55, Fort Wayne) launched a 10PM newscast, anchored by Jim Blue.
Employment Opportunities
Urban One/Indianapolis has multiple job openings, including Marketing Director, Music Director, On-Air, Talk Show host, and Promotions. Here's all the listings.
That's all for this issue. Thank you for your continued support.
=============== Indiana RadioWatch ===============
Indiana RadioWatch is (c) 2019, Blaine E. Thompson
Indiana RadioWatch may not be reproduced, transmitted, or distributed in any way, shape, or form without the permission of the copyright holder (Thompson, above)
Indiana RadioWatch subscriptions are free. To subscribe, send an e-mail to irw@well.com and we'll add you. After publication, we archive Indiana RadioWatch on the Indiana Radio Archive at http://www.indianaradio.net. Please e-mail us your news stories and employment opportunities.
=============== Indiana RadioWatch =============== |
|
|
|
|
