WMUN

{{for-multi|the former television station in Muncie, Indiana|WMUN-LP}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WMUN

| image = WMUN 92.5 FM 1340 AM logo.png

| city = Muncie, Indiana

| area = Delaware County, Indiana

| branding = WMUN 92.5 FM and 1340 AM

| frequency = 1340 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|92.5|W223CZ|Muncie}}

| repeater =

| airdate = {{start date and age|1926|11}} (as WLBC)

| format = Talk; sports

| power = 1,000 watts

| class = C

| facility_id = 17601

| licensing_authority = FCC

| coordinates = {{coord|40|9|42.00|N|85|22|41.00|W|region:US-IN_type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning = Muncie

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WLBC (1926–1996)|WXFN (1996–2022)}}

| affiliations = {{ubl|Fox News Radio|Fox Sports Radio|Indianapolis Colts Radio Network|Indiana Pacers Radio Network}}

| owner = Woof Boom Radio Muncie License LLC

| licensee =

| sister_stations = WBKQ, WERK, WHBU, WLBC-FM, WMXQ

| webcast = {{listen live|https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/WMUN}}

| website = {{URL|https://www.wmunmuncie.com/}}

}}

WMUN (1340 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Muncie, Indiana, and serving Delaware County, Indiana. It broadcasts a talk and sports radio format and is owned by Woof Boom Radio Muncie License LLC. WMUN features programming from Fox Sports Radio. The station airs some local talk programming in the morning, and a local hour of sports talk is heard weekdays at 4 p.m. WMUN is the flagship station for Ball State University women's basketball and carries games from the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers. On Friday nights in the fall, WMUN carries local high school football.

WMUN is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=wmun&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/WMUN] Programming is also heard on 170 watt FM translator W223CZ at 92.5 MHz.[https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&status=0&facid=201636 FCC.gov/W223CZ]

History

In November 1926, the station first signed on the air. The original call sign was WLBC.[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1949/Radio-BC-YB-1949-B&W.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1949] page 124, Broadcasting & Cable It was originally powered at 250 watts and was owned by The Tri-City Radio Corporation. WLBC was a CBS Radio Network affiliate, carrying its dramas, comedies, sports and news during the "Golden Age of Radio". In the 1950s, when network programming moved from radio to television, WLBC switched to a full service, middle of the road (MOR) format of popular adult music, news and sports.

WLBC's call sign was changed to WXFN on October 2, 1996,{{cite web |title=Call Sign History (WMUN) |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=17601&Callsign=WMUN |website=CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=May 22, 2022}} in conjunction with the move from a country music format to sports radio.{{cite news |title=Format Changes |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1996-10.pdf |access-date=May 22, 2022 |work=The M Street Journal |date=October 2, 1996 |page=1}} 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. 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.{{cite news |title=WXFN/Muncie Drops ESPN Radio, Adds Fox Sports Radio |url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/89371/wxfn-muncie-drops-espn-radio-adds-fox-sports-radio |access-date=May 22, 2022 |work=All Access |date=March 30, 2011 |language=en}}

The call sign was changed to WMUN on May 16, 2022. Following the change, the station began airing promos announcing that it was "building a new radio station for Muncie and Delaware County".{{Cite web |title=WXFN Building Something New For Muncie |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/225910/wxfn-building-something-new-for-muncie/ |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}} In late 2022, WMUN began adding local talk programming to its lineup and marketing as "The Talk of Muncie", while retaining some sports programming.{{cite news |last1=Rhodes |first1=Mike |title=New Radio Station WMUN is the ‘Talk of Muncie’ |url=https://www.munciejournal.com/2023/01/wmunradio/ |access-date=January 16, 2023 |work=Muncie Journal |date=January 13, 2023}}

References

External links

[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=62722 FCC History Cards for WMUN]

{{FCC-LMS-Facility|201636|W223CZ}}
{{FXL|W223CZ}}

Category:Talk radio stations in the United States

Category:Sports radio stations in the United States

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Category:Radio stations established in 1926

Category:1926 establishments in Indiana

Category:Fox Sports Radio stations