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Tag: Format Change
Format Change: Smooth Jazz 96.9 WCDJ Flips to Country WBCS | May 6, 1993 4:00 PM
WBCS came along at a time when the Country Music industry was experiencing a sort of re-birth.
Final Hour of Mix 107.3 & First minutes of K-Love, WRQX Washington | May 31, 2019
May 31, 2019 was a day that shook the radio world. To help get it’s massive debt to a more manageable level, Cumulus Media sold several stations to EMF, where they would install their K-Love CCM format. The stations sold included Hot AC 95.5 WPLJ New York, “Talk 106.7” WYAY Atlanta, “K-Fog” KFFG…
Dr. Don Rose, KFRC “Magic 61” – First Hour | August 11, 1986
Here’s the very first hour and a half of the re-launched Magic 61. August 11, 1986. 6 am.
End of Electric 106 & Eagle 106 Launch, WTRK & WEGX Philadelphia| March 13 1987
In the 1980’s, Philadelphia’s 106.1 FM seemed cursed. No matter what Cox Radio put on the frequency, nothing seemed to work. In 1981, it was WWSH Stereo 106, playing a mix of Beautiful Music & Soft Adult Contemporary. It had an audience, but that audience was older than station management wanted. 1982, The format was…
KFOG 104.5 San Francisco Format Change From Beautiful Music To Rock & Roll | September 16 1982
For almost 20 years, starting in the early 1960s, KFOG 104.5 played Beautiful Music. Lots of instrumentals, with a few show tunes mixed it. The station did fared well for most of that period. However, as the 1980s were rolling in, things were changing. KFOG decided it needed to change with the times also.…
WPLJ Reunion Day, Pt. 5 feat. Race Taylor, Joey Kramer, Naomi DiClemente, Joey B., Lady Diana & Jamie Lee – 95.5 WPLJ New York | May 30, 2019
We’re up to Part 5 of Reunion Day. It’s the second hour featuring Race Taylor and Joey Kramer with special guests. This gets very emotional in spots. Joey B. calls in for his guest segment. At the end of that call, Race Taylor says, “Final thoughts”, and Joey loses it. The ladies… Naomi recalls being…
The End Of 103.5 WYNY New York | February 10, 1996
In 1996, Country music was in a different era. Artists such as Garth Brooks, Clint Black, Alan Jackson, Martina McBride, Reba and Faith Hill made up the core of the format. The WYNY call letters were also in a different era. Originally used on 97.1 as WNBC (AM)’s sister station, THIS WYNY became a Country…
The End of an Era: The CFTR Story, Part 1 | June 4, 1993
For more than two decades, CFTR had been known for being one of TWO contemporary hit music stations in Toronto. The other was the legendary 1050 CHUM. CHUM moved away from Top 40 in 1986 in favor of an Adult Contemporary format, leaving CFTR alone as Toronto’s Top 40 station. It all came to an…
