WLBC
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WLBC-FM is a FM radio station
located in Muncie, Indiana
. The WLBC call letters were originally used on its AM station at 1340kHz (the present day WXFN
) and also used as WLBC-TV Channel 49 before it became public television station WIPB
in the 1970s. Its current format is Hot A/C (Hot Adult Contemporary), featuring an adult blend of the 90s, and today. In the 1970s WLBC-FM (previously WMUN) was one of the first Indiana FM stations with a contemporary hit format competing with crosstown AM daytimer WERK
(now an FM station) which at first used the "Solid Gold" automated hit music package produced by Drake-Chenault
Enterprises while WLBC-AM aired traditional middle of the road programming.
WLBC-FM is currently owned by Backyard Broadcasting
whose Eastern Indiana cluster includes WERK
104.9 FM, WHBU
1240 AM (NewsTalk radio), WXFN
1340 AM / 102.9 FM (Foxsports Radio) and WMXQ
93.5 FM / WMQX
96.7 FM (simulcasting as "Max" Maximum Classic Rock)
The WLBC-FM staff includes 20 year Market Veteran (in 2012) Steve Lindell, who serves as Vice-President and Director of Operations. He is not only vice-president, but part of the wake up crew in the morning. Sean Mattingly is the Director of Technical Operations (Chief Engineer).
Staff also includes: Chuck Lofton from WTHR TV in Indianapolis (in his 25th year with WLBC in 2012), Amy Dillon (GSM), Kim Morris (in her 20th year with WLBC in 2012), Brian Van, Amanda Rollen, John Seneff, and Morry Mannies (celebrating his 56th and final year as Voice of the Ball State Cardinals in 2011).
An early employee was Chris Schenkel
, who was well-known as an ABC-TV sports broadcaster. Schenkel came to WLBC after working at WBAA
as a premedical student at Purdue University.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
located in Muncie, Indiana
Muncie, Indiana
Muncie is a city in Center Township, Delaware County in east central Indiana, best known as the home of Ball State University and the birthplace of the Ball Corporation. It is the principal city of the Muncie, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 118,769...
. The WLBC call letters were originally used on its AM station at 1340kHz (the present day WXFN
WXFN
WXFN is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Muncie, Indiana, USA, the station serves the Muncie-Marion area. The station is currently owned by Backyard Broadcasting Indiana Licensee, LLC and features programing from ABC Radio and Fox Sports Radio.Originally WLBC ...
) and also used as WLBC-TV Channel 49 before it became public television station WIPB
WIPB
WIPB digital channel 23 is the local Public Broadcasting Service member Public television station for Muncie, Indiana and East-Central Indiana. The station and its studios are located on the campus of Ball State University...
in the 1970s. Its current format is Hot A/C (Hot Adult Contemporary), featuring an adult blend of the 90s, and today. In the 1970s WLBC-FM (previously WMUN) was one of the first Indiana FM stations with a contemporary hit format competing with crosstown AM daytimer WERK
WERK
WERK is a commercial FM station broadcasting an Oldies format.The station serves the Muncie-Marion area. The former WURK was a simulcast of WERK until January of 2010...
(now an FM station) which at first used the "Solid Gold" automated hit music package produced by Drake-Chenault
Drake-Chenault
Drake-Chenault Enterprises was a radio syndication company that specialized in automation on FM radio stations. The company was founded in the late-1960s by radio programmer and deejay Bill Drake , and his business partner, Lester Eugene Chenault...
Enterprises while WLBC-AM aired traditional middle of the road programming.
WLBC-FM is currently owned by Backyard Broadcasting
Backyard Broadcasting
Backyard Broadcasting is a radio broadcasting company, primarily owning radio stations in medium-sized, small and rural markets in the United States. The company is owned by the private equity firms Boston Ventures Management and Pacific Corporate Group and is headed by Barry Drake, the former head...
whose Eastern Indiana cluster includes WERK
WERK
WERK is a commercial FM station broadcasting an Oldies format.The station serves the Muncie-Marion area. The former WURK was a simulcast of WERK until January of 2010...
104.9 FM, WHBU
WHBU
WHBU is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Anderson, Indiana, USA, the station serves the Muncie-Marion area. The station is currently owned by Backyard Broadcasting Indiana Licensee, LLC...
1240 AM (NewsTalk radio), WXFN
WXFN
WXFN is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Muncie, Indiana, USA, the station serves the Muncie-Marion area. The station is currently owned by Backyard Broadcasting Indiana Licensee, LLC and features programing from ABC Radio and Fox Sports Radio.Originally WLBC ...
1340 AM / 102.9 FM (Foxsports Radio) and WMXQ
WMXQ
WXXJ is a modern rock radio station in the Jacksonville, Florida market , broadcasting at 102.9 FM. It is owned by Atlanta-based Cox Radio, Inc.-History:...
93.5 FM / WMQX
WMQX
WPAW is a country music radio station licensed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and serving the Piedmont Triad region, which includes Greensboro and High Point. The Entercom outlet broadcasts at 93.1 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW....
96.7 FM (simulcasting as "Max" Maximum Classic Rock)
The WLBC-FM staff includes 20 year Market Veteran (in 2012) Steve Lindell, who serves as Vice-President and Director of Operations. He is not only vice-president, but part of the wake up crew in the morning. Sean Mattingly is the Director of Technical Operations (Chief Engineer).
Staff also includes: Chuck Lofton from WTHR TV in Indianapolis (in his 25th year with WLBC in 2012), Amy Dillon (GSM), Kim Morris (in her 20th year with WLBC in 2012), Brian Van, Amanda Rollen, John Seneff, and Morry Mannies (celebrating his 56th and final year as Voice of the Ball State Cardinals in 2011).
History
WLBC was established as an AM station in the home of broadcasting pioneer Don Burton on South Jefferson Street in Muncie.An early employee was Chris Schenkel
Chris Schenkel
Christopher Eugene "Chris" Schenkel was an American sportscaster. Over the course of five decades he called play-by-play for numerous sports on television and radio, becoming known for his smooth delivery and baritone voice.-Early life and career:Schenkel began his broadcasting career at radio...
, who was well-known as an ABC-TV sports broadcaster. Schenkel came to WLBC after working at WBAA
WBAA
WBAA and WBAA-FM are the call signs for two American radio stations owned by Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana—an AM station at 920 kHz and an FM station at 101.3 MHz. Both broadcast from studios in the Edward C...
as a premedical student at Purdue University.