This is a very unique aircheck. First off, it’s not a music station, but there is music, in portions of this aircheck (strangely enough, as one song ends, there’s a long pause before the next one begins… almost like if you play a CD or a record without interruption). The music presented is, of course, scoped. There are also a couple of interviews with local officials. If I didn’t know better, I’d say this was affiliated in some way with NPR… but it’s not.
This is called KXLR “Trendformation Radio”. Very different.
There’s no further information on this station and if anyone has a clue, we’d appreciate your comments as to what became of it, and what format the station had over the years.
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KXLR “Trendformation Radio” was the brainchild of Norm Woodruff, a Bay Area broadcaster known mainly for his work at KCBS. KXLR was the former KYA 1260 when Bonneville bought the station and began simulcasting its successful KOIT(FM) on it. Norm convinced station management to let him try a new idea: “smooth jazz” with BBC news at the top of the hour. In some ways it was ahead of its time as the “smooth jazz” concept had not jelled yet in radio. The format didn’t last very long, probably because it “sounded too NPR” for a commercial AM station. I listened to it, though.