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WIBN
City of license	Earl Park, Indiana
Broadcast area	Lafayette, Indiana
Branding	98 Gold
Slogan	Classic Rock 'n Roll from the 60s and 70s
First air date	1983
Frequency	98.1 (MHz)
Format	Oldies
ERP	25,000 watts
Class	B1
Callsign meaning	W Iroquois Benton Newton
Owner	Brothers Broadcasting Corporation
Website	981wibn.com

WIBN is an FM radio station licensed to the city of Earl Park, Indiana. The station operates on the 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, IN, a small community in rural western Benton County.

History

WIBN signed on the air in 1983 at 98.3 on the FM dial. The station originally broadcasted 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 as a mix of country and Adult contemporary music. The station had stints doing each of the aforementioned formats exclusively throughout the 80s.

By the mid 1980s, the station was purchased by Lafayette, IN radio pioneer, Sidney Thompson. His company, known as IBN Broadcasting, began looking into ways to make the station more powerful as well as more profitable. The 98.3 frequency was very cluttered in northwestern Indiana at the time with 3 other stations occupying the frequency within a 100 mile radius of WIBN. In 1988, the FCC granted a request to move WIBN to 98.1 and strengthen its power from 3,000 watts to 25,000 watts. This power increase would also provide the station with primary coverage to larger Illinois towns such as Watseka and Hoopeston and secondary coverage to Greater Lafayette. Once the move to 98.1 was complete, WIBN became an Adult contemporary station with programming provided by Satellite Music Network's 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 Hot adult contemporary as B 98. However, the decision was pulled right before the launch when Lafayette's WNJY changed format and became B 102.9. The station remained I-98 and kept its affiliation with ABC Radio's Hits and Favorites format (formerly Starstation) until October 1, 2001 when the station flipped to Oldies as 98 Gold utilizing ABC Radio Network's Pure Gold (now Oldies Radio) format.

Today, WIBN continues to program an oldies format and still uses ABC Radio Network's Oldies Radio outside of the morning drive, which is done locally. There are a few differences, however. The station has seriously cut its emphasis on farm reports and sports. High school sports broadcasts now consist of one football game per week during football season and one to two basketball games per week during basketball season (WIBN carries both boys and girls basketball). National sports, with the exception of Indianapolis IndyCar and NASCAR races, have been eliminated.

Programming

WIBN mainly plays pop music from the 60s and 70s with supplimental 80s tunes from popular 60s and 70s artists.

Monday-Friday (all times Eastern)

5am-9am Dan McKay

9am-11am The Morning Jam with Jay and Maria

11am-3pm Dave Michaels (The Workday Request Party)

3pm-8pm Ron Foster (The Foster Show)

8pm-1am Mike Preston (The All Request and Dedication Show)

1am-6am Lou Warren

Saturday

9am-12pm The Big Bargain Show

8pm-1am Larry King (The Saturday Night Request Show)

Sunday

10am-12pm Beatles-O-Rama

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State Indiana
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City of license Cadillac, Michigan
Broadcast area [1]
Branding NewsTalk 1240
First air date 1945
Frequency 1240 kHz
Format News-Talk-Sports
Power 1,000 watts
Class C
Owner MacDonald Garber Broadcasting
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Hits & Favorites

Type Radio network
Country United States
Availability National; also distributed in Canada, Europe, Armed Forces Radio
Founder John Tyler
Owner ABC Radio Networks
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City of Lafayette

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Nickname: Star City

Coordinates:
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State Indiana
County Tippecanoe
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WHPL

City of license West Lafayette, Indiana
Broadcast area Lafayette, Indiana
Branding WGNR
Slogan Light for the Crossroads
First air date 1993
Frequency 89.
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WQSG

City of license Lafayette, Indiana
Broadcast area Lafayette, Indiana
Branding American Family Radio
First air date November 2005
Frequency 90.7 (MHz)
Format Inspirational
ERP 17,000 watts DA
Class B1
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WJEF

City of license Lafayette, Indiana
Broadcast area Lafayette, Indiana
Branding Jeff 92
Slogan Student Run Radio for Everyone on Planet Earth
First air date 1972
Frequency 91.
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WKHY

Broadcast area Lafayette, Indiana
Branding 93-5 'KHY
Slogan Lafayette's Rock Station
Frequency 93.5 (MHz)
Format Album-oriented rock
ERP 2,950 watts
Class A
Callsign meaning W Klassic Hits for You
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