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WLBC-FM is led by owner and president Jeff Chapman and CFO Susan Rodricks. Staff also includes: Steve Lindell (with WLBC since the 1990s) who serves as Director of Operations and Morning Host, Sean Mattingly is the Director of Technical Operations (Chief Engineer), Sue Tschuor (GSM), Kim Morris
1216: 1606: 1209: 503:). WLBC (AM) was established in 1926 in the home of broadcasting pioneer Don Burton on South Jefferson Street in Muncie. Until the 1970s, the two stations mostly 1410: 1202: 1567: 1460: 251: 1415: 1486: 743: 1445: 1430: 1596: 638: 1591: 1470: 1425: 1455: 1440: 701: 362: 1560: 1465: 1601: 711: 1611: 1553: 1183: 736: 705: 646: 234: 565:. Morry Mannies was a sportscaster on WLBC-FM and sister station WXFN. He retired several years ago after calling 1420: 554: 1194: 729: 274: 1163: 1158: 973: 621:(more than two decades with WLBC, hosting middays), Jared Boomer (afternoons) and Sidny Grow (evenings). 1586: 539: 1173: 1225: 1153: 435: 261: 940: 572:
On June 1, 2013, WLBC-FM was acquired by Woof Boom Radio, whose Eastern Indiana cluster included
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their programming. In 1953, a television station was added on Channel 49, WLBC-TV (today
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In the 1970s WLBC-FM (previously WMUN) was one of the first Indiana FM stations with a
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sports broadcaster. Schenkel came to WLBC after working at
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the air. It was the FM counterpart to WLBC (1340 AM; now
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service. The HD4 signal carries a simulcast of 89.1
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are on East 29th Street in the Southside of Muncie.
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Muncie, Indiana
Frequency
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HD Radio
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Hot adult contemporary
Subchannels
WBKQ
country
The Life FM
Christian radio
WSPM
Catholic
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WBKQ
WERK
WHBU
WMUN
WMXQ
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ERP
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HAAT
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