WMUN
Broadcast area | Delaware County, Indiana |
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Frequency | 1340 kHz |
Branding | WMUN 92.5 FM and 1340 AM |
Programming | |
Format | Talk; sports |
Affiliations | |
Ownership | |
Owner | Woof Boom Radio Muncie License LLC |
WBKQ, WERK, WHBU, WLBC-FM, WMXQ | |
History | |
First air date | November 1926 | (as WLBC)
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Muncie |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 17601 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°9′42.00″N 85°22′41.00″W / 40.1616667°N 85.3780556°W |
Translator(s) | 92.5 W223CZ (Muncie) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WMUN (1340
WMUN is powered at 1,000
History
In November 1926, the station first
WLBC's call sign was changed to WXFN on October 2, 1996,[5] in conjunction with the move from a country music format to sports radio.[6] The WLBC call letters are still used by co-owned WLBC-FM at 104.1 FM. The WLBC call sign was also used on UHF channel 49 as a commercial TV station until 1971, when WLBC-TV became public television station WIPB.
As a sports station, WXFN initially relied on programming from One on One Sports.[6] In 2011, the station ended a 10-year affiliation with ESPN Radio and joined Fox Sports Radio; the move was in part prompted by concerns that obligations to carry ESPN Radio's national play-by-play broadcasts would interfere with WXFN's ability to air local sports.[7]
The call sign was changed to WMUN on May 16, 2022.[5] Following the change, the station began airing promos announcing that it was "building a new radio station for Muncie and Delaware County".[8] In late 2022, WMUN began adding local talk programming to its lineup and marketing as "The Talk of Muncie", while retaining some sports programming.[9]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMUN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WMUN
- ^ FCC.gov/W223CZ
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1949 page 124, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ a b "Call Sign History (WMUN)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "Format Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. October 2, 1996. p. 1. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "WXFN/Muncie Drops ESPN Radio, Adds Fox Sports Radio". All Access. March 30, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "WXFN Building Something New For Muncie". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ Rhodes, Mike (January 13, 2023). "New Radio Station WMUN is the 'Talk of Muncie'". Muncie Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
External links
- FCC History Cards for WMUN
- WMUN in the FCC AM station database
- WMUN in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W223CZ in the FCC FM station database
- W223CZ at FCCdata.org