WMUN

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
In November 1926, the station first <a href="/facts/Sign-on/s5S9DpWv">signed on</a> the air. The original <a href="/facts/Call_sign/k3Y1upDl">call sign</a> was WLBC.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a> It was originally powered at 250 watts and was owned by The Tri-City Radio Corporation. WLBC was a <a href="/facts/CBS_News_Radio/19T7fLS7">CBS Radio</a> <a href="/facts/Network_affiliate/SFPunbp1">Network affiliate</a>, carrying its dramas, comedies, sports and news during the "<a href="/facts/Golden_Age_of_Radio/SANwBBCs">Golden Age of Radio</a>". In the 1950s, when network programming moved from radio to television, WLBC switched to a <a href="/facts/Full_service_radio/VnK0Yuse">full service</a>, <a href="/facts/Middle_of_the_road_(music)/5wxPaAb7">middle of the road</a> (MOR) format of popular adult music, news and sports.
WLBC's call sign was changed to WXFN on October 2, 1996,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a> in conjunction with the move from a <a href="/facts/Country_music/UJM3Un98">country music</a> format to <a href="/facts/Sports_radio/aItE110k">sports radio</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a> The WLBC call letters are still used by co-owned <a href="/facts/WLBC-FM/EXhhJEnU">WLBC-FM</a> 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 <a href="/facts/WIPB/AQntRkke">WIPB</a>.
As a sports station, WXFN initially relied on programming from <a href="/facts/SportsMap/lasu2Sc3">One on One Sports</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a> In 2011, the station ended a 10-year affiliation with <a href="/facts/ESPN_Radio/uDWYmWKA">ESPN Radio</a> and joined <a href="/facts/Fox_Sports_Radio/rAztQ4m6">Fox Sports Radio</a>; 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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a>
The call sign was changed to WMUN on May 16, 2022.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a> Following the change, the station began airing promos announcing that it was "building a new radio station for Muncie and Delaware County".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a> In late 2022, WMUN began adding local talk programming to its lineup and marketing as "The Talk of Muncie", while retaining some sports programming.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=62722">FCC History Cards for WMUN</a></li>
<li><a href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=17601">Facility details for Facility ID 17601 (WMUN)</a> in the <a href="/facts/Federal_Communications_Commission/Ueghz8W0">FCC</a> Licensing and Management System</li>
<li><a href="https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU24&band=am&callLetter=WMUN">WMUN</a> in <a href="/facts/Nielsen_Audio/gqtgXGR2">Nielsen Audio</a>'s AM station database</li>
<li><a href="https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=201636">Facility details for Facility ID 201636 (W223CZ)</a> in the <a href="/facts/Federal_Communications_Commission/Ueghz8W0">FCC</a> Licensing and Management System</li>
<li><a href="https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=W223CZ&ccode=1&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&arn=&party=&lmspf=&lmspl=&party_type=LICEN&latd=&lond=&lang=en">W223CZ</a> at FCCdata.org</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">Radio-Locator.com/WMUN <a href="https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=wmun&nav=home" target="_blank">https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=wmun&nav=home</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">FCC.gov/W223CZ <a href="https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&status=0&facid=201636" target="_blank">https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&status=0&facid=201636</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">Broadcasting Yearbook 1949 page 124, Broadcasting & Cable <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1949/Radio-BC-YB-1949-B&W.pdf" target="_blank">https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1949/Radio-BC-YB-1949-B&W.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">"Call Sign History (WMUN)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 22, 2022. <a href="https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=17601&Callsign=WMUN" target="_blank">https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=17601&Callsign=WMUN</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">"Format Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. October 2, 1996. p. 1. Retrieved May 22, 2022. <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1996-10.pdf" target="_blank">https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1996-10.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">"Format Changes" (PDF). The M Street Journal. October 2, 1996. p. 1. Retrieved May 22, 2022. <a href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1996-10.pdf" target="_blank">https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-M-Street/M-Street-Journal/M-Street-1996-10.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">"WXFN/Muncie Drops ESPN Radio, Adds Fox Sports Radio". All Access. March 30, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2022. <a href="https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/89371/wxfn-muncie-drops-espn-radio-adds-fox-sports-radio" target="_blank">https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/89371/wxfn-muncie-drops-espn-radio-adds-fox-sports-radio</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">"Call Sign History (WMUN)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 22, 2022. <a href="https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=17601&Callsign=WMUN" target="_blank">https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=17601&Callsign=WMUN</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">"WXFN Building Something New For Muncie". RadioInsight. Retrieved May 17, 2022. <a href="https://radioinsight.com/headlines/225910/wxfn-building-something-new-for-muncie/" target="_blank">https://radioinsight.com/headlines/225910/wxfn-building-something-new-for-muncie/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">Rhodes, Mike (January 13, 2023). "New Radio Station WMUN is the 'Talk of Muncie'". Muncie Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2023. <a href="https://www.munciejournal.com/2023/01/wmunradio/" target="_blank">https://www.munciejournal.com/2023/01/wmunradio/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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