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Tag: 1997
JoJo, 93-1 WDRQ Detroit | January 28, 1997
The ink was barely dry on Telcom ’96 and the vast consolidation that unravelled radio was only just beginning. No sign of it in Detroit as 1997 kicked off, and Detroit’s newest dance station was RED HOT! From what was previously “Lite FM”, came this Rhythmic CHR station and one hell of a great jock…
Sample: CKRA “Mix 96” Edmonton, Alberta | August 20, 1997
Here’s a quick, 9 minute sample of a station that’s gone through plenty of format changes over the years. From a short period in the mid-90s, here’s the HotAC incarnation of CKRA known then as “Mix 96”.
Kate Frandon, 92.5 CKNG “Power 92” Edmonton, Alberta | August 20, 1997
Now known as “Joe-FM”, CKNG was CHR from 1991 to 2003. Right in the middle of that era, here’s a great 10 minute scope of Kate Frandon. Power 92 was a HipHop themed CHR, but this is not ALL HipHop. John Mellencamp sticks out like a sore thumb in this format, but it really sounds…
Mike St. John, Oldies 98.1 WOGL Philadelphia | November 5, 1997
WOGL no longer identifies itself as “Oldies 98”, as many stations in recent years have dropped most music from the 1960s and even early 70s from their playlists. However, the “Oldies” format was alive and well in the late 90s. Here’s a 45 minute ‘check of WOGL Philadelphia, featuring Mike St. John. It was recorded…
