WHBU
Encyclopedia
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
. The station currently carries Rush Limbaugh
, Dave Ramsey
and Sean Hannity
.
WHBU is the longest running commercial radio station in Anderson,the second oldest radio station in Indiana and the oldest commercial station in Indiana.
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 the present-day Backyard Broadcasting. WAXT(now WHTI) in nearby Alexandria would later join the cluster. A gradual trend towards soft adult contemporary 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 is now WGNR and WGNR-FM with a gospel format owned by Moody Broadcasting.
Radio station
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broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Anderson, Indiana
Anderson, Indiana
Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison county. Anderson is the headquarters of the Church of God and home of Anderson University, which is...
, USA, the station serves the Muncie-Marion area. The station is currently owned by Backyard Broadcasting Indiana Licensee, LLC
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...
. The station currently carries Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host, conservative political commentator, and an opinion leader in American conservatism. He hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show which is aired throughout the U.S. on Premiere Radio Networks and is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United...
, Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey
David L. Ramsey III is an American financial author, radio host, television personality, and motivational speaker.Ramsey's syndicated radio program The Dave Ramsey Show is promoted with a tagline that "It's about your life and your money," and it is heard on over 450 radio stations throughout the...
and Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity is an American radio and television host, author, and conservative political commentator. He is the host of The Sean Hannity Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks. Hannity also hosts a cable news show, Hannity,...
.
WHBU is the longest running commercial radio station in Anderson,the second oldest radio station in Indiana and the oldest commercial station in Indiana.
History
WHBU made its initial sign-on in April 1923. Its founder and original owner was the Anderson Broadcasting Corporation and for much of its history,was located(along with its rooftop transmitting tower...now razed) in the Citizens Bank Building on Meridian Plaza in downtown Anderson. Once located at 1210 kHz in the 1930s,it would affiliate with the CBS Radio NetworkCBS Radio Network
The CBS Radio Network provides news, sports and other programming to more than 1,000 radio stations throughout the United States. The network is owned by CBS Corporation, and operated by CBS Radio ....
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 the present-day Backyard Broadcasting. WAXT(now WHTI) in nearby Alexandria would later join the cluster. A gradual trend towards soft adult contemporary 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 is now WGNR and WGNR-FM with a gospel format owned by Moody Broadcasting.