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The Essentials

Call Letters: WSTO
Frequency: 96.1fm
City of License: Owensboro, Kentucky
Metro(s): Evansville
Power: 100,000 watts @ 1000 feet (Class C)
Format: CHR
Address: P.O. Box 3848, Evansville, IN 47736
Address: 1162 Mount Auburn Road, Evansville, IN 47720
Phone: 812.421.9696
Ownership: Midwest Communications, Inc.
Web Presence: http://www.wsto.com

Station Personnel

Current

VP/Evansville Market Manager/GM: Tim Huelsing (November 24, 2003 - Current) (From Market Manager at Clear Channel Communications' Sandusky, Ohio properties.)
Production Director: Donnie Wall (December 2002 - Current) (From Metro Traffic in Indianapolis)
Mornings: Claire Ballard (5am - 10am)
Mornings: Tyler Cooper ("Cooper") (5am - 10am)
Mornings: Gavin Eddings (5am - 10am)
Mid-Mornings: Cooper (10am - 2pm)
Afternoons: Sarah Pepper (2pm - 6pm)
Overnights: Francie C.
Weekends: Drake (Saturday 5pm - 9pm)
Weekends: Lance (Sunday 10am - 12pm)
Weekends: Drake (Sunday 12pm - 2pm)
Weekends: Melissa (Sunday 4pm - 8pm)

Former

GM: Malcolm Greep (Deceased 30 July 1991)
GM: Gary Exline (? - September 2003) (Now GM for KESJ, KFEQ, KKJO and KSJQ in St. Joseph, Missouri)
GM: Steve Cook (November 2003 - 2004)
Station Manager: Ray Wettstain
Chief Engineer: Mike Fleming
Chief Engineer: Shelby Wilkinson
GSM: Jaleigh Long (February 2007 - January 2014) (Now DOS for Cox Media Group in Atlanta, Georgia)
SM: Bill Files (November 2003 - ?)
OM/PD: Sky Phillips (August 1998 - March 2000)
OM/PD: Jeff Scott (Feburary 2003 - June 20, 2003) (Now National Sales Manager for the Cox stations in San Antonio, Texas)
PD: Kirk Kirkpatrick
PD: David Bentz
PD: Barry Witherspoon (1984 - August 1998) (Now out of radio)
PD: "Dr." Dave Michaels (April 2000 - ?) (From PD at WKFR in Kalamazoo, Michigan) (Now PD/MD/afternoons at WQHK)
PD: Keith Allen (September 2003 - July 2004) (From PD at WBHV in State College, Pennsylvania) (Now PD at WMKS and WVBZ in Greensboro, North Carolina)
PD: Stan Priest (October 2004 - February 2006) (From MD at WFLZ in Tampa, Florida)
PD: Jason Addams (June 5, 2006 - ?) (From OM/mornings at WHZZ in Lansing, Michigan) (Now program coordinator for the NASH country music brand, based in Nashville, Tennessee.)
PD: Jeff Murray (2010 - October 2015) (From PD at WIXX-FM in Green Bay, Wisconsin)
APD: James Fishback ("Jimmy Ocean") (September 2000 - October 2000; MD: January 1999 - January 2000) (Now at the Clear Channel stations in Carbondale, Illinois)
APD/MD: Cat Michaels (February 2002 - September 2002) (Was middays until October 2000; Nights: November 1998 - ?; From Weekends) (From Clear Channel in Louisville, Kentucky) (Now OM/PD/Mornings at Commonwealth of Kentucky Broadcasting in Elizabethtown, Kentucky)
APD/MD: "Jukebox" Josh Strickland (? - June 2006) (From mornings at WTFX in Saginaw, Michigan) (Now PD/mornings at WJIM in Lansing, Michigan)
SM: Jeff Ray
MD: Cindy Mercer (August 1998 - January 1999)
MD: Tim Michaelson (? - August 1998)
MD: James Fishback ("Jimmy Ocean") (January 1999 - January 2000) (Now at the Clear Channel stations in Carbondale, Illinois)
MD: Scott Littleton ("Scott Evans") (January 2000 - July 2000) (Now weekends at WUBE in Cincinnati, Ohio)
Creative Services Director: Fitz (October 2004 - October 2005) (From nights at WMRV in Binghamton, New York)
Promotions Director: Jamie Cummings
Promotions Director: Katie Green (Now Production Director at WMC-FM in Memphis, Tennessee)
Promotions Director: Angie Ross (? - September 2002) (Now SM for WKDQ)
Promotions Director: Nora Mitz (October 2002 - ?) (From Promotions Director at WIKY)
Assistant Promotions Director: Holly Davidson (October 2002 - ?) (From Promotions Director at WTFX in Saginaw, Michigan) (Now out of radio)
Assistant Promotions Director: Becka Wathen (July 9, 2001 - 2003)
Imaging Director: Jackson Shell ("Craig Jackson") (January 2, 2001 - February 2002) (From mornings at WMHX in Louisville, Kentucky)
Production Director: Gregg Buickel (Remains Production Director at WKDQ)
Mornings: Paul Kenny (May 1982 - ?)
Mornings: Brian Jackson (1985 - March 1998) (Now mornings at WQXQ-FM in Central City, Kentucky)
Mornings: Ben & Jim (March 1998 - August 1998)
Mornings: Chris Kellogg (? - September 2000)
Mornings: Kami Boyd (March 1999 - August 2000) (From WTVW-TV in Evansville)
Mornings: Jim Shea ("Jack") (6am - 10am) (November 13, 2000 - ?) (From mornings at WRQQ in Nashville, Tennessee)
Mornings: Diane Douglas (6am - 10am) (September 2000 - March 2005) (From mornings at WZTR in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (Now mornings at WIKY)
Mornings: Brad Booker (5:30am - 10am) (January 2003 - July 2008) (From afternoons at WEZB in New Orleans, Louisiana) (Now morning co-host at KAMX in Austin, Texas)
Mornings: Sarah (5:30am - 10am) (March 2005 - ?) (From Morning Show Producer) (Now mornings at KKHH in Houston, Texas)
Mornings: Atom Smasher (5:30am - 10am) (October 27, 2008 - 2013) (From afternoons at KHKS in Denton/Dallas, Texas)
Mornings: Joe (5am - 9am)
Mornings: Liberty (5am - 9am)
Mid-Mornings: Melissa (9am - 12pm)
Middays: Barry Witherspoon (1982 - ?)
Middays: Shawnda McNeal (10am - 2pm) (October 27, 2008 - 2013) (From mornings at WNOU)
Middays: Barry Witherspoon ("Chris Taylor") (May 1, 1982 - ?) (Now out of radio)
Middays: Dr. Dave Michaels (10am - 2pm) (September 2000 - ?) (Now PD/MD/afternoons at WQHK)
Middays: Storm Avery (10am - 3pm) (? - ?) (From PD at WDKS)
Afternoons: Robert Lindsey (1982 - ?)
Afternoons: Jack Baldwin (? - February 1999) (Now PD at WHOB in Nashua, New Hampshire)
Afternoons: James Fishback ("Jimmy Ocean") (? - October 2000) (Now at the Clear Channel stations in Carbondale, Illinois)
Afternoons: Jackson Shell ("Craig Jackson") (2pm - 7pm) (January 2, 2001 - February 2002) (From mornings at WMHX in Louisville, Kentucky)
Afternoons: "Jukebox" Josh Strickland (September 2002 - June 2006) (From mornings at WTFX in Saginaw, Michigan) (Now Interim PD/afternoons at WHTS in Grand Rapids, Michigan and PD at WJIM in Lansing, Michigan)
Afternoons: Jason Addams (2pm - 6pm) (June 5, 2006 - ?) (From OM/mornings at WHZZ in Lansing, Michigan) (Now program coordinator for the NASH country music brand, based in Nashville, Tennessee.)
Afternoons: Jeff Murray (2pm - 6pm) (2010 - October 2015) (From PD at WIXX-FM in Green Bay, Wisconsin)
Nights: Greg Strassell ("Fast Eddie") (May 1, 1982 - ?) (Now SVP/Programming at Hubbard Broadcasting.)
Nights: Rob Calhoun (? - September 1998) (Now out of radio)
Nights: Ladonna Sutton (6pm - 10pm) (? - January 2001) (Now weekends at WGBF)
Nights: Scott Littleton ("Scott Evans") (January 2001 - March 2001; Overnights: September 1998 - June 1999; Nights: June 1999 - July 2000; Interim Afternoons: October 2000 - January 2001) (Now the owner of Internet radio station http://www.90sandnow.com/)
Nights: Cat Michaels (7pm - 12am) (February 26, 2001 - September 2002) (Nights: November 1998 - October 2000) (From Clear Channel in Louisville, Kentucky) (Now OM/PD/Mornings at Commonwealth of Kentucky Broadcasting in Elizabethtown, Kentucky)
Nights: Chris Wilguess ("Monkey Boy") (October 2002 - May 2004; From Overnights) (From WMGI) (Now Imaging Director and Mornings at WDKF in Dayton, Ohio)
Nights: Fitz (October 2004 - October 2005) (From nights at WMRV in Binghamton, New York)
Nights: Nathan Halegua ("Nate") (January 2006 - October 2006) (From nights at KZMG in New Plymouth/Boise, Idaho) (Now night at WKSS in Hartford, Connecticut)
Nights: Brian Stylez (January 2007 - ?) (From weekends at WSPK in Poughkeepsie, New York)
Nights: Bryan LaRoche ("Tiki Bryan") (October 20, 2008 - September 2009) (6pm - 12am) (From night co-host at WNOU) (Now afternoons at WKIS in Miami, Florida)
Nights: Hannah (Monday, Tuesday and Saturday 6pm - 10pm)
Nights: Clay Roth (? - March 2020)
Late Nights: "Puddin' " (? - January 2001) (Now mornings at WSNX in Muskegon, Michigan)
Overnights: Brent "Romeo" Knight (April 2000 - February 2001) (Now out of radio)
Overnights: Karen Valentine (October 2002 - ?)
Weekends: Jay Walker (From WJPS) (Now with WTHR-TV in Indianapolis)
Weekends: Holly Davidson (October 2002 - ?) (From Promotions Director at WTFX in Saginaw, Michigan) (Now out of radio)
Weekends: Scott Mallory (From mornings at WGTZ in dayton, Ohio)
Airstaff: Shane Collins (Now PD at WDJX in Louisville, Kentucky)
Airstaff: Jay Michaels (Now Morning News Anchor for Metro Networks/Louisville, and weekends at WIKY)

Station History

96.1fm signed on June 7, 1948. Formerly a beautiful music format. WSTO signed on as a CHR on May 1, 1982 with "65 Love Affair" by Paul Davis. In September 2002, Brill Media Company, LLC sold WSTO to South Central Communications Corp. for $13 million. In May 2014, South Central Communications Corp. sold all of their radio stations, including WSTO, for $72 million to Midwest Communications, Inc.

For Further Reading...

"Rumbles, Part 1." Radio & Records. 14 April 2000. Pg. 24.
"Collins climbs to WDJX/Louisville PD." Radio & Records. 23 March 2001. Pg. 20.
"Radio Business." Radio & Records. 27 September 2002. Pg. 6.
Rohrig, Byron. "Mattinglys unamused by stunt on radio." The Evansville Courier & Press. 2 April 2004.

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