WIBN

Coordinates: 40°34′23″N 87°27′11″W / 40.573°N 87.453°W / 40.573; -87.453
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WIBN
B1
ERP25,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Website981wibn.com

WIBN is an FM

FM radio frequency of 98.1 MHz, FM channel 251. The studios are located at 130 E. McConnell Street in Oxford, Indiana
. The tower is located one mile east of Dunnington, Indiana, a small community in rural western Benton County.

History

WIBN signed on the air in 1983 at 98.3 on the FM dial originally built and owned by Frank and Sandra Hertel of Evansville, IN. The station originally broadcast at 3,000 watts and served specifically the communities of Earl Park, Fowler and Kentland. The studio and tower were both located in Earl Park. Initially, the format was a mix of

Adult contemporary
music. The station had stints doing each of the aforementioned formats exclusively throughout the 1980s.

By the mid-1980s, the station was purchased by

Starstation
format.

In the mid-90s, Brothers Broadcasting Corporation, headed by John Balvich, purchased the station. The station maintained its affiliation with Starstation but renamed itself "Interstate 98" or "I-98" for short. As I-98, WIBN featured a mix of music, farm reports, and sports, both local and national.

In 2001, it was decided that a new direction was necessary for the station. It was widely speculated that WIBN would attempt to program toward the Lafayette market, especially as many former Lafayette radio personalities and managers were hired in to oversee operations. Format speculations ranged from alternative rock to hot AC. By the Spring, it was decided that WIBN would become

ABC Radio Networks
Pure Gold format.

Today, WIBN continues to program an oldies format and now uses Westwood One Networks Good Time Oldies. The station runs Brownfield farm reports and regional news. High school sports broadcasts run from mid-August with one football game per week, including post-season action. Then from November thru March, high school basketball games feature Benton Central and other area teams.(WIBN carries both boys' and girls' basketball). WIBN also broadcasts from area 4-H county fairs.

In April 2010 WIBN's tower was knocked over by heavy farm equipment, which fell onto the building housing its transmitter, taking the station off the air. WIBN continued to stream online while the station was off the air.[2] WIBN went back on the air at 8 pm on July 27, 2010.[3]

In February 2014, Matt Wilson joined WIBN with Marvelous Matt in the Morning. Matt has fresh contests, plays some rare tracks and provides local sports score updates from 6 AM to 10 AM.

Matt left for about six months to pursue another interest, in which time Charlie Harrigan came on to do mornings. Matt returned in December 2015.

Programming

All Times Eastern

WIBN mainly plays pop hits from 1955-1979 with supplemental 80s tunes from popular 60s and 70s artists.

Weekday Mornings: Marvelous Matt 6 AM - 11 AM EST.

Matt has:

The Beatles Wake Up

Time Tunnel Instrumental

Oldies' Salute

Forgotten 45

Daily Top 5

Oldies News Report

Name That Movie!

Twin Spin Tuesdays

Throwback Thursdays

Featured Artist Fridays

Pet Savers

Special shows:

    • Saturday**

9am - 10:30am The Big Bargain Show with Matt and Deb.

12pm - 3pm MG Kelly's American Hit List.

    • Sunday**

5:30am Issues Today.

8am-12Noon MG Kelly's Back to the 70's.

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WIBN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Benton County radio station off the air 17 Apr 2010. Accessed August 13, 2018
  3. ^ WIBN back on the air after April accident Weddle, Eric jconline.com July 29, 2010 Accessed August 9, 2010

External links

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