WRDI (95.7 FM, "Redeemer Radio") is a

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broadcasting a Catholic talk format. Licensed to

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, WRDI serves the

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market.

History

95.7 signed on as WLRX on December 16, 1991 (the calls for the construction permit granted in 1990 had been WXJG, but the station was never on the air with those calls). WLRX broadcast ABC Radio/ SMN's

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format serving the Nappanee area under the name "Star 96," then segued to a

Hot AC Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, qui ...

direction with local DJs as "Magic 95.7" and broadened its focus to include South Bend and Elkhart. It was during this time the station also changed hands from Indiana Star Broadcasting to Service Communications of South Bend. Service was purchased by Talking Stick which is now a part of the Federated Communications of Elkhart umbrella. At Midnight on February 4, 2005 the station adopted an Urban Contemporary format as "Power 95.7" and took the call letters WYPW, which it held until May 10, 2010, when it took the WAOR call sign and

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format previously heard on 95.3 FM. At that time, 95.3 was relaunched as

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"Michiana's News Channel", a

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station that took ''

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'', '' The Glenn Beck Program'', and

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from rival WSBT. On May 25, 2012, it was announced that Federated Media would change WAOR from a classic rock format to an all-sports format. The change was effective June 4, 2012. Local sports coverage, including high school football and basketball and weekly talk show "The Coaches Box," airs through affiliation with the Regional Radio Sports Network. On April 1, 2014, WAOR became an

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affiliate,http://www.thefanmichiana.com/ The New ESPN Homepage. Retrieved March 31, 2014. adding shows Mike & Mike,

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, SVP & Russillo, Dan LeBatard, Sedano and Stink, and Freddie Coleman on weekdays, and various weekend programing on ESPN. A month later, Federated Media announced that WAOR would be sold to St. Joseph Catholic Radio Group. On August 14, 2014, WAOR changed their call letters to WRDI. On September 1, 2014, WRDI changed their format to Catholic Talk, branded as "Redeemer Radio". The sale to St. Joseph, at a price of $925,000, was consummated on September 12, 2014.

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References

Michiguide.com - WAOR History

External links

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