WHBU

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WHBU
Oldies 101 WHBU.png
Broadcast area Muncie-Marion
Frequency 1240kHz101.1MHz
BrandingOldies 101
Programming
Format Full-service Oldies
Ownership
OwnerWoof Boom Radio Muncie License LLC
WBKQ, WERK, WLBC-FM, WMUN, WMXQ
History
First air date
 1925
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 2212
Class C
Power 700 watts
Transmitter coordinates
 40°4′25.00″N85°41′58.00″W / 40.0736111°N 85.6994444°W / 40.0736111; -85.6994444
Translator(s) 101.1 W266DM (Anderson)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.1240whbu.com

WHBU (1240 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a full-service oldies format. Licensed to Anderson, Indiana, United States, the station serves the Muncie-Marion area. The station is currently owned by Woof Boom Radio Muncie License LLC. [2]

Contents

WHBU is the longest running commercial radio station in Anderson.

History

WHBU's first license was granted on March 20, 1925, to B. L. Bing's Sons at 1002 Meridian Street in Anderson. [3] The call letters were randomly assigned from an alphabetic roster of available call signs. A few months later the station owner was changed to joint ownership by the Riviera Theatre and Bing's Clothing, while still located at 1002 Meridian Street. [4] In 1927 the owner became the Citizens Bank, [5] and in late 1931 ownership was transferred to the Anderson Broadcasting Corporation. [6] For much of its history the station was located, along with a now-razed rooftop transmitting tower, at the Citizens Bank Building on Meridian Plaza in downtown Anderson.

On November 11, 1928, as part of a national reassignment coordinated by implementation of the Federal Radio Commission's General Order 40, WHBU was assigned to 1210 kHz. [7] In March 1941 a further reallocation, under the provisions of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, reassigned the station to its current frequency of 1240 kHz. [8] The station affiliated with the CBS Radio Network until its sale in 1998.

It was a stand-alone AM with a full service middle of the road format before becoming clustered with Muncie area stations operated by Indiana Radio Partners. WAXT (now WBKQ) licensed to nearby Alexandria would later join the cluster. A gradual trend towards soft adult contemporary music took place beginning in the mid-1970s, which was reflected in its jingle package "Reaching Out, Touching You" produced by Pepper-Tanner Productions in Memphis. Its main competition was the former WHUT (AM) with a Top 40 (and later a country) format and the original WLHN "Stereo 98" as its FM sister with an easy listening format, which are now WGNR and WGNR-FM with a gospel format owned by Moody Broadcasting.

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On May 1, 2019 WHBU switched from news/talk to a full-service format, centered on oldies while maintaining a local talk morning show, Mitch In The Morning, and other local talk shows and elements. Mitch's last broadcast was on May 8, 2023.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WHBU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WHBU Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, April 1, 1925, page 17.
  4. ↑ "Alterations and Corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, July 1, 1925, page 10.
  5. ↑ "List of Broadcasting stations issued temporary permits" (May 3, 1927), Radio Service Bulletin, April 30, 1927, page 6.
  6. ↑ "Alterations and Corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, November 30, 1931, page 8.
  7. ↑ "Broadcasting Stations, Alphabetically by Call Signals, Effective November 11, 1928", Commercial and Government Radio Stations of the United States (June 30, 1928 edition), page 169.
  8. ↑ "List of Radio Broadcast Stations, Alphabetically by Call Letters as of March 29, 1941", Federal Communications Commission, page 65.
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