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Format Change: CHR 96 TIC-FM Becomes Hot AC 96-5 TIC-FM | June 15, 1994

By Steve West June 22, 2013

Program Director Paul Cannon launches this 'new' incarnation of WTIC-FM with a few words, and a produced history lesson. "The Rap is gone. Forever." Today, CBS Radio O&O WTIC-FM shares…

94.7 New York Spins The Wheel Of Formats

By Steve West January 18, 2013

Following Harold Camping's failed end of the world prediction, Family Stations began to sell off its commercial band FM stations to stay afloat. First Maryland, then Philadelphia, leaving only New…

101.9 FM New York, WPIX, WCDJ, WRXP WEMP, Format Change, All News, New Rock

Format Change: FM News Ends; New Rock Begins, 101.9 WEMP New York | July 17, 2012

By Steve West July 22, 2012

Essentially picking up where the old WRXP "Rock Experience" format left off with a new and improved twist, Merlin's 101.9 FM dropped it's almost year-old FM News format at 10:05…

Format Change: WMBZ 94.1 The Buzz Memphis flips to Snap! 94.1 | October 27, 2006

By Steve West July 5, 2012

This one is very much an example of the cause-and-effect of corporate mergers. Consider the previous format change at 94.1 FM. Entercom had just closed on the purchase of WOGY-FM…

Format Change in Chicago: WDHF Becomes WMET | December 1, 1976

By Steve West September 8, 2011

Description by Contributor Keith Teicher: Here's the call letter change over from WDHF to WMET, Chicago on 12/1/1976. Note in the first stopset after the change the wrong jingle is…

610 KFRC San Francisco: The End of Top 40 | August 11, 1986; 3:00 – 6:00 AM

By Steve West August 10, 2011

Public affairs programming ends and overnight jock Jack Silver picks up where the station always did at 3am - playing the best music. Only, on this particular morning, the playlist…

The End: WCTZ ‘The New 96.7 The Coast’ Port Chester/Stamford CT Signs Off | May 20, 2011

By Steve West June 8, 2011

Thanks to Contributor Mike Raub. What happens when you get a phone call that says essentially, "Turn it off, now"? This recording, that's what! This is all that's left of…

The End of Oldies: 104.3 WJMK Chicago | March 2, 2005

By Steve West June 4, 2011

Here's a recording of WJMK "in transition" from "Oldies" to "Variety Hits". The actual format change wouldn't come for three more months, but apparently what we have here, is an…