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Artistic Media Partners
Artistic Media Partners In 1996 Artistic Media Partners purchased a radio sta-
Industry Entertainment tion in Attica Indiana moving it to nearby Lafayette and
in 1998 purchased WNDU-AM/WNDU-FM from Notre
Headquarters Indianapolis, IN
Dame and WEZV from Bomar Broadcasting to give them
Key people Arthur A. Angotti, CEO & President additional properties in South Bend and Lafayette Indi-
ana, respectively. In 2002 Artistic Media Partners pur-
Products radio
chased radio stations in South Bend and Fort Wayne and
Website www.artisticradio.com continued to grow the company during this time.
When radio station sales became hot again in 2007,
Artistic Media Partners (formerly University Broadcast- Artistic Media Partners sold WBTU-FM along with WSHY-
Company)
ing Company owns 14 radio stations in 4 markets in In- FM to Oasis Radio who still owns both Fort Wayne sta-
diana. It was formed on June 23, 1987. tions to this day.
History Stations
Originally founded in 1986 as Broadcast Management Inc.
the company owned radio station WXCX-AM/WXCX-FM Bloomington, Indiana
in Columbus Indiana along with WMDH-AM/WMDH-FM • 96.7 WBWB
in New Castle Indiana. For a very short time in the 90’s • 105.1 WHCC
the company also owned WWKI-FM in Kokomo which
sold the group to Wilks Broadcasting. The company Lafayette, Indiana
changed names in 1987 as University Broadcasting Com-
• 95.3 WBPE
pany when purchasing WAZY-AM/WAZY-FM. In 1993
• 95.7 WSHP
University Broadcasting retained the company name in
• 96.5 WAZY
Lafayette and its new market of Bloomington Indiana
where they purchased WGCT-FM and WBWB-FM from
South Bend, Indiana
Oasis Radio while the rest of the company was renamed
under the Artisic Media Partners banner. In 1995, the • 1490 WDND (off the air)
entire company became Artistic Media and the sale of • 1620 WPNT
Columbus Indiana and New Castle Indiana stations took • 92.9 WNDV
place. • 97.7 WSSM
• 102.3 WSMM
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• Companies based in Indianapolis, Indiana
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