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The Essentials

Call Letters: WTLC-FM
Frequency: 106.7fm
City of License: Greenwood
Metro(s): Indianapolis
Power: 3000 watts @ 328 feet (Class A)
Format: Urban AC
Address: 21 E. St. Joseph's Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204-1025
Phone: 317.293.9600
Ownership: Radio One, Inc.
Web Presence: http://www.wtlc.com

Station Personnel

Current

VP/GM: Charles Williams (February 2005 - Current) (From VP/GM of WNND in Chicago, Illinois)
Director of Sales: Ian Banks
GSM: Katy Knerr (February 2010 - Current)
SM: Noreen Grace
PD: Karen Vaughn (November 8, 2011 - Current) (From APD/MD/middays at WZAK in Cleveland, Ohio) (Also MD/middays on WTLC-FM from March 2000 through May 2001) (Also currently PD of WHHH)
News Director: Terri D.
Director of Imaging: AJ (From WKRQ in Cincinnati, Ohio)
Mornings: Tom Joyner ("The Tom Joyner Morning Show") (syndicated from ABC) (6am - 10am)
Mornings: Kim Wells (6am - 10am) (News)
Middays: Jerry Wade (10am - 3pm) (From nights)
Afternoons: Karen Vaughn (3pm - 7pm)
Nights: John Monds (7pm - 12am)
Overnights: JC (12am - 6am)
Weekends: Marcus Wain
Weekends: Liz Dixson
Weekends: Jay Diamond
Weekends: DJ Smoov
Weekends: DJ King
Weekends: Freddie Fresh

Former

WVYJ-FM

WGGR-FM

GM: Bill Shirk
SM: Chuck Cunningham
PD: Carl Frye

WBKS-FM

GM: Bill Shirk
SM: Chuck Cunningham
PD: Carl Frye
Mornings: Rich Crowe
Mornings: Tom Joyner (Syndicated)
Middays: Bill Shirk
Afternoons: Tony Lamont (Now middays at WTLC-FM)
Nights: "Peppermint Pattie"
Promotions Director: Dave Taylor (August 2000 - September 2001) (From WILZ/WKQZ/WYLZ in Saginaw, Michigan) (Now Promotions Director at WAFX in Suffolk, Virginia)
Promotions Director: Chris Schneider (March 2000 - August 2000)
Promotions Director: Brett Bowman (March 2000 - August 2000)

WTLC-FM

Market Manager/GM: Christine Woodward-Duncan (June 1983 – June 2002)
Market Manager/GM: Deon Levingston (June 2002 - October 2004) (From Director of Sales) (Now President of YMF Media, LLC and GM of their WBLS-FM and WLIB(AM) in New York, New York)
Chief Engineer: Don Payne (Deceased 12 December 2010)
VP/GM: Paul Major (? - November 1997)
VP/GM: Vince Fruge (November 1997 - ?)
SM: Russ Dodge (1977 - Summer 1994)
OM/PD: Brian Wallace
MD: Kelly Karson
MD: Vycki Buchanon (Formerly PD)
MD: Garth Adams
MD: Khrishna Henderson ("Khris Raye") (October 2005 - December 2012) (From late nights at WGCI in Chicago, Illinois)
Promotions Director: Kay Feeney-Caito
Afternoons: Gregory Guy Black ("Guy Black") (FM) (2pm - 7pm) (Now mornings at KJLH in Los Angeles)
Late Afternoons: Donovan Hartwell (3pm - 6pm)
Middays: Garth Adams (10am - 2pm) (From overnights)
Middays: Tony Lamont (10am - 3pm) (June 2001 - ?; Middays before that) (From mornings at WHHH) (From afternoons)
Afternoons: Khrishna Henderson ("Khris Raye") (2pm - 7pm) (From late nights at WGCI in Chicago, Illinois) (From middays)
Nights: Marcus Chapman
Overnights: "D" Hart (12am - 6am)
Overnights: Donna Schiele (12am - 6am)
Airstaff: Collette M. Bates-Elkins ("Collette Vaughn") (1975-1986) (Deceased 19 May 1995)
Airstaff: Mike Highbaugh (Deceased 6 June 2013)

Station History

106.7fm signed on in 1994.

WVYJ-FM

WGGR-FM

WGGR changed calls to WBKS in August 1998. ABC Radio Networks' "The Touch" (Urban AC) satellite format affiliate. Studios located at 6264 La Pas Trail, Indianapolis, IN 46268-2509. WGGR became WBKS in August 1998.

WBKS-FM

Studios located at 6264 La Pas Trail, Indianapolis, IN 46268-2509. Owned by IBL, LLC. In August 1998, WBKS began playing a Rhytmic Oldies ("Classic Soul And Jam'n Hits") format. In March 2000, Shirk, Inc. sold WBKS (along with its sister stations) to Radio One, Inc. for $40 million. Station website was http://www.wbksradio.com.

WTLC-FM

Before 106.7fm, WTLC-FM was on 105.7fm. WTLC's call letters stand for "With Tender Loving Care." In November 1997, Emmis Communications Corp. purchased both WTLC(AM) and WTLC-FM from Panache Broadcasting, L.P. Studios formerly located at 2126 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46202. In January 2001, Radio One purchased WTLC(AM) and the intellectual property of WTLC-FM.

For Further Reading...

Kukolla, Steve. "Adventures in niche publishing: Locals Keep at it despite setbacks." Indianapolis Business Journal. August 29, 1994. Page 4A-5A.
"WTLC Parent Acquires WXTZ." Indianapolis Business Journal. January 15, 1996. Page 38A.
"Emmis Buys Radio Stations." Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition). 24 June 1997. Page A13.
Love, Walt. "Changes Prove Positive For Indy's WTLC." Radio & Records. 2 October 1998. Page 52.
Trigoboff, Dan. "Clear Channel all spun out." Broadcasting & Cable. March 20, 2000. Page 28.
"Fruge Named VP/GM For Radio One/Indy." Radio & Records. 23 March 2001. Page 20.
Schoettle, Anthony. "Loud & Clear: Radio Warrior Amos Brown's No-Nonsense Approach Boosts Ratings, Influence." Indianapolis Business Journal, 31, no. 18 (5 July 2010) Page 1, 31.

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