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Post by caseyfan100 on Apr 28, 2012 17:12:03 GMT -5
I'm having a problem with the WWIS player today so I'm going to not do the list of stations this week. I had a bit of a problem back around #38, but I'm getting it fine now.  Whatever happened to...? (April 26, 1980) - KKBC Carson City, NV - They'd change calls to KWNZ (K-Wins) in 1984, which was heard last year on 2/27/88. They moved to 93.7 in 2004, but on August 26 last year, they became KTZQ, and four days later flipped to Adult Hits "Bob FM", flipping the call letters to KZTQ (no doubt waiting for the station now at 97.3 to relinquish them).
- KLLA Leesville, LA - Now Oldies.
- KXOA AM/FM Sacramento, CA - The AM was sold to ABC/Disney in the spring of 2001 - at that time, they had Classic Country/Western, their third format since the time of this show. I think you know what format comes next upon that transaction...
 They're KIID now. The FM had been using an album-oriented "mellow" rock format, but would go Soft AC in the early 80s. They'd stay that way until the early 90s, first losing the Soft from their AC, then going Classic Hits in the spring of '94. That would last until the summer of 1998, when they'd go Top 40 as KDND, which they still are today. No AT40 there - instead, they have something called "The Fab 30", a countdown hosted by...Perez Hilton, of all people. 
- WJDX Jackson, MS - Oddly, they were WJDS from July 6, 1990 to October 8, 1998. They regained the X, though, and used to be Sports. But on October 3 of last year, they flipped to News/Talk.
- WKKZ Dublin, GA - What's interesting is, this station just became WKKZ barely under two months before this show, on March 3. They still have those letters today, only now they're Modern AC.
- WKLP Keyser, WV - Now an ESPN Sports station and simulcasting WCMD. They were Adult Standards prior to that, but flipped on October 13, 2008.
- WLQH Chiefland, FL - Now Oldies, and simulcasting WZCC (the latter since December 1, 2010).
- WMEE Fort Wayne, IN - These calls used to be on an AM sister, but moved to FM the previous year. Competition would come in the form of WDJB in the early 90s, quickly cutting into high ratings and resulting in them flipping to Hot AC in 1994 - which they still have today. Then again, maybe WMEE has had the last laugh, as WDJB would be the other station's third of NINE sets of call letters. Oh...and incidentally: Remember back on 3/12/88 when Casey read KMMR twice? Well, he reads WMEE twice on 2/20/88. Wonder how many '88 shows he made that mistake in? (EDIT: Oh yes, they were also heard three weeks ago on 4/7/84. Admittedly, I hadn't looked.
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- KMIT Mitchell, SD - Now Country.
- KMLB Monroe, LA - Heard nearly five months ago, back on 12/4/82. We had a tough time with the information on that week, but I think I have a rough idea of them now. I think what it basically boils down to is that they were a News/Talk station - they still are, but they used to be on 1440 AM. In 2008, amidst a multi-station sale, they were moved to 540, and the 1440 license was terminated.
- KIIS "Kiss FM" Los Angeles - It's worth noting that Casey's future competition, the Dees man, wasn't even there yet - he wouldn't arrive until the following year. At this time, they were more of a "dance and disco" station, but would go back to Top 40 the following year. As has been noted, they'd be the #1 station in L.A. until KPWR came calling in 1986. Their Wiki claims that they have the highest ratings once again though - any way to verify this? In any case, I will also mention that in spite of the presence of the Dees man, AT40 would be on KIIS during the Shadoe years in the early 90s. And, of course, as the one-time (radio) home to Ryan Seacrest, it's there once again today.
Oh, yes...one more thing. Back in early 2007, KDND was involved in a major controversy when someone who participated in their "Hold Your Wee For a Wii" contest...died. Since there's no way to give a realistic short version of what happened, I'll direct you to their Wiki for the details: KDNDNew to the American Top 40 family this week: - KNEN Norfolk, NE - Founded the previous year by Gene Koehn, who left WJAG over a wage dispute, vowing to starting a new station. They're now a Classic Rocker.
- KWWL Waterloo, Iowa - Became KWLO later in the year after a station sale. The Top 40 format went to their FM sister two years later, and from there, KWLO went AC and Adult Standards before finally settling on their current Oldies. Incidentally, earlier this month (present day) they were purchased by Woodward Communications, making current 70s & 80s affiliate KOKZ a sister.
- WABZ - Albemarle, NC - This is the FM station; there was an AM station formerly with these letters that's still in Albemarle, but they'd left these letters behind long before this show. Anyways, in 2004, they moved to Indian Trail, became WPZS, and flipped to Urban Gospel.
- WEGP Presque Isle, ME - Dark for a couple of years in the mid-90s, they're now a News/Talk/Information station.
All stations are now accounted for. . KWLO and KOKZ were owned by the same company (Bahakel) before being sold this year to Woodward. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2012 17:41:39 GMT -5
Yup. WLQH is (still) licensed to Chiefland. I didn't think Chiefland could fit a radio station in the city limit. They have a Sonic, grocery store, and probably a feed and seed. Can't be much room left! |
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Post by JMW on Apr 29, 2012 12:07:14 GMT -5
Stations mentioned in the first hour of the 4/28/1979 show: - KIBC, Ogallala, Nebraska - the only KIBC on Wikipedia I found was a religious station in Burney, California; I'll look up more info on this one.
UPDATE: According to the station history on the current KIBC's webpage, they went on the air in March 1987. I haven't found any info on what happened to the Nebraska KIBC, so I'm going to guess they went silent at some point between April 1979 and March 1987.
- KLLA, Leesville, LA - mentioned on this weekend's 4/26/1980 show
A bonus station: Casey mentioned the 25th anniversary of KAVR in Apple Valley, CA. I'm having a hard time finding any details about the station, but I did see a couple sites that mentioned they were on the AM dial at 960; the only 960 in Apple Valley I found was KIXW-AM, (a talk station), but I have a feeling that KAVR went dark and then this one took it's place. ----- And here are the stations mentioned on the 3/25/1972 show (no stations were mentioned in the second hour): - KALE, Tri-Cities, WA - mentioned on the 12/22/1979 and 3/28/1981 shows
- WOCR, Oswego, NY - Other than the fact that the call letters are now used on a college station in Olivet, Michigan I'm having a hard time figuring this one out, so I'll need some help.
- WDRC (AM and FM), Hartford, CT - mentioned on the 4/19/1975 show. The AM side is now a talk station and FM is classic hits
- WNDR, Syracuse, NY - they have been known as WSKO since March 2010 and currently have a sports radio format
- KPUG, Bellingham, WA - also has a sports radio format
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Post by Mike on Apr 30, 2012 13:29:18 GMT -5
- WOCR, Oswego, NY - Other than the fact that the call letters are now used on a college station in Olivet, Michigan I'm having a hard time figuring this one out, so I'll need some help.
Well, this one's also in University hands today - the State University of New York (SUNY) located in Oswego, that is. They're now known as WNYO, and that incarnation turned 20 years old just yesterday. They also happen to be an NPR member. Still looking on KIBC. |
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Post by Mike on Apr 30, 2012 14:42:21 GMT -5
A bonus station: Casey mentioned the 25th anniversary of KAVR in Apple Valley, CA. I'm having a hard time finding any details about the station, but I did see a couple sites that mentioned they were on the AM dial at 960; the only 960 in Apple Valley I found was KIXW-AM, (a talk station), but I have a feeling that KAVR went dark and then this one took it's place. It actually doesn't appear that way. For whatever reason, KAVR isn't listed on their history page, but in glancing at the American Radio History archives, KAVR still shows up on the books as late as 1988, the year that KZXY was around according to that Wiki page. And indeed, in the 1989 yearbook, KZXY is in their place, with the same sign-on date as KAVR had and everything. So, it looks like it really was a straight flip (or just a callsign change in this case - they were Oldies in '88, and KZXY still was in '89), though I wouldn't be surprised if KAVR's followers took it so hard that it's as though "KAVR", the entity, did go dark. BTW...KAVR did have an FM sister with separate programming. They too flipped to KZXY sometime in '88. The two still share ownership today, just not the same call letters, as the FM is still KZXY (a Hot AC station). As for KIBC...there's no record of them in the '87 yearbook at all, or even in '86 for that matter. Looks like they did go dark completely, well before '87 even.  |
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Post by JMW on May 4, 2012 9:09:14 GMT -5
I've decided to take a break from putting together the stations list from the 80s shows and instead start doing the ones from the 70s.
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Post by Mike on May 4, 2012 16:29:32 GMT -5
These were the stations mentioned on the February 10, 1979 show: - WQID, Biloxi, MS - currently airs a mainstream urban format
Er...not quite. This is actually the station that flipped to AC as WMJY in 1994, and that's what they still are today. I got them confused for a bit with KQID (93QID in Alexandria), mentioned this past hour in the '85 show. |
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Post by Mike on May 4, 2012 16:38:31 GMT -5
Whatever happened to...? (May 4, 1985) - Z102 WZAT Savannah, GA - joman's station back in the day. They'd be flipped to modern rock in 1992, but return to Top 40 in 1997. On October 4, 2010, however, they flipped again to their current ESPN Sports format.
- KSKO McGrath, AK - Guess what? It's yet another former Alaskan Top 40 station that's now an NPR member! See also: KOTZ, KSTK, and two from the Shadoe Stevens era - KYUK and KBRW. That makes five now.
- KZ Rock 98 Sioux City, IA - KSEZ. How about this one? A modern-day example of an AOR station. Today they have both Classic and Modern Rock.
- KSND Eugene, OR - Flipped to KKNU in 1993, probably taking on their current Country format then too. They're said to have three "translator" simulcast stations in other places, although I'm not sure what a "100 K-watt blowtorch" like KKNU would need them for.
- Hit Radio 103 KHTR St. Louis, MO - #3 for this one (2/21/87, KMOX on 12/4/82, KLOU today).
- 97 WGLQ Escanaba, MI - A Top 40 since two days after the 4/24/82 show from two weeks ago. And yes, they do have the current show. They're also a "100 K-watt blowtorch".
- 93QID Alexandria, LA - So is this next station, which has all the rest in common as well, probably except for how long they've been a Top 40 station. This is KQID, not to be confused with Biloxi's WQID; I got the two mixed up before I looked up Alexandria's list of radio stations.
- CKBI Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada - They, on the other hand, do not have as much in common with the previous two. They're Country today.
- 95 KVIC Victoia, TX - They're still a Top 40 today, but that's all I know. In lieu of an actual website, they have a Facebook and a Twitter account.
- WAYN Rockingham, NC - Still an affiliate on 3/12/88.
- KJR Seattle, WA - #4 for them, after 11/28/81, 1/14/84, and seven months later on 12/14.
New to the American Top 40 family this week: - KSER Searcy, AR - Still an affiliate on 12/26/87, a follow-up on them is that they were an AC station carrying the show. It appears they were also at 99.9, but since moved up a bit to 99.3.
- WRMS 94.3 FM/790 AM Beardstown, IL - The AM is now a Catholic station, and the FM is now Country.
- KLR 107 FM Bend, OR - KLRR actually, then at 107.5. Wiki says they signed on on June 17, but don't cite a source. In any case, they moved to 101.7 in 1990, and today are a Triple A station.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2012 13:08:53 GMT -5
6ix Radio, from Australia, has been mentioned today in the starting of the second hour of May 4, 1985 show. As a new station taking the show.
This aussie station is currently airing AT40 The 70s.
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Post by joman on May 5, 2012 14:10:14 GMT -5
Whatever happened to...? (May 4, 1985) - Z102 WZAT Savannah, GA - joman's station back in the day. They'd be flipped to modern rock in 1992, but return to Top 40 in 1997. On October 4, 2010, however, they flipped again to their current ESPN Sports format.
- KSKO McGrath, AK - Guess what? It's yet another former Alaskan Top 40 station that's now an NPR member! See also: KOTZ, KSTK, and two from the Shadoe Stevens era - KYUK and KBRW. That makes five now.
- KZ Rock 98 Sioux City, IA - KSEZ. How about this one? A modern-day example of an AOR station. Today they have both Classic and Modern Rock.
- KSND Eugene, OR - Flipped to KKNU in 1993, probably taking on their current Country format then too. They're said to have three "translator" simulcast stations in other places, although I'm not sure what a "100 K-watt blowtorch" like KKNU would need them for.
- Hit Radio 103 KHTR St. Louis, MO - #3 for this one (2/21/87, KMOX on 12/4/82, KLOU today).
- 97 WGLQ Escanaba, MI - A Top 40 since two days after the 4/24/82 show from two weeks ago. And yes, they do have the current show. They're also a "100 K-watt blowtorch".
- 93QID Alexandria, LA - So is this next station, which has all the rest in common as well, probably except for how long they've been a Top 40 station. This is KQID, not to be confused with Biloxi's WQID; I got the two mixed up before I looked up Alexandria's list of radio stations.
- CKBI Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada - They, on the other hand, do not have as much in common with the previous two. They're Country today.
- 95 KVIC Victoia, TX - They're still a Top 40 today, but that's all I know. In lieu of an actual website, they have a Facebook and a Twitter account.
- WAYN Rockingham, NC - Still an affiliate on 3/12/88.
- KJR Seattle, WA - #4 for them, after 11/28/81, 1/14/84, and seven months later on 12/14.
New to the American Top 40 family this week: - KSER Searcy, AR - Still an affiliate on 12/26/87, a follow-up on them is that they were an AC station carrying the show. It appears they were also at 99.9, but since moved up a bit to 99.3.
- WRMS 94.3 FM/790 AM Beardstown, IL - The AM is now a Catholic station, and the FM is now Country.
- KLR 107 FM Bend, OR - KLRR actually, then at 107.5. Wiki says they signed on on June 17, but don't cite a source. In any case, they moved to 101.7 in 1990, and today are a Triple A station.
Actually, WZAT flipped from Top 40 to Modern Rock in August 1993 and flipped back to Top 40 in April 1998. It went Hot AC in the Spring of 2003 then went back to Top 40 again in September 2005, went Hot AC again in March 2008 when they dropped the longtime "Z-102" moniker and became "Mix 102-1", then made a big mistake by flipping to ESPN Sports on October 4, 2010. It just goes to show you how Cumulus can ruin a great radio station. |
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Post by Mike on May 5, 2012 16:09:23 GMT -5
^ Thanks for that update! Bonus week alert! I recorded the show from the following week last year: Whatever happened to...? (May 11, 1985) - FM92 WDUX Waupaca, WI - Appears to be an AC station that's now Hot. Or maybe they were the 1985 equivalent of a Hot AC station back then...I'm not sure.
- WFBC Greenville, SC - I think this was an AM/FM simulcast at this time. They were an AC station during this time that would go Oldies in the early 90s; it's worth noting that they carried Dick Clark's National Oldies show. In April 1994, however, they went CHR (which outraged the Oldies fans), and still have it today, complete with the current [AT40] show. I'm not sure when the AM split away, but in any case, they're now WYRD, a conservative-leaning News/Talk.
- 98.5 WROR Boston - We just heard from them two months ago, on 3/2.
- WPFR Terre Haute, IN - Had the wrong stations before; see below.
- KVOK Kodiak, AK - No specification here either, but in this case the FM is a now-defunct station from Hawaii. Breaking the trend of Alaskan now-NPR stations, this one's now Country.
- B104 Baltimore, MD - It's WBSB, from 1/14/84.
- Z99 WZLQ Tupelo, MS - Now an Active Rocker. They're at 98.5, but there's no evidence that they ever moved, which is interesting given the "Z99" branding on this show (since adjusted to "Z98.5" today).
- KYYZ Stereo 96 Williston, ND - Now Country.
- Magic 107 Portland, OR - Still an affiliate on 2/21/87, though that would probably be its last mention.
- WSKI 124 Montpelier & Berry, VT - Now (appropriately for a station called WSKI) an ESPN Sports station.
- KMTW K96 Twin Falls, ID - This could be the future KLIX, which was heard in the 2/27/88 show last year, and which is now Oldies.
- Y100 WHYI Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, & Palm Beach, FL - Heard two months ago (3/2), and still an affiliate as late as 5/6/89.
I will let you all know now that since I was hired two days ago for a job at my local State Recreation Area, and I start there next Friday...odds are I won't be able to post future weeks until Saturdays or Sundays on a given week. Just a heads-up. |
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Post by bandit73 on May 5, 2012 22:35:26 GMT -5
WPFR Terre Haute, IN - Casey didn't specify as to AM/FM, but in this case it doesn't matter, as both of them are affiliates of the Christian Moody Bible Institute today. Back in the '80s, WPFR was the station at 102.7 that later became WBOW-FM. (I'm not sure what it is now.) WPFR was actually shut down by bankers in the early '90s. The license remained silent for a good long time after that. |
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Post by Mike on May 6, 2012 11:10:42 GMT -5
Whoops! My mistake. OK, I looked up WBOW, and it says there that both the AM and FM went dark in 1991 after their owners went bankrupt, though the FM had changed to WYTL on November 9, 1987. The AM would be bought in 1992 and sign back on, only to go dark again in 1996. In 1997, they'd be back once again, this time to stay, and these days, WBOW-AM is an ESPN Sports station. The FM was bought by Bomar Broadcasting in 1992, changing to WLEZ on April 1. They might not have gone back on-air until September 1993, though, but it was with a new transmitter. Their format was "beautiful music", which is more-or-less their format today (it's really straight AC). They did get some press when local residents and area businesses raised money to send Adam Cook, brother of Idol winner David, out to L.A. to see him perform. |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2012 12:02:35 GMT -5
In the starting of 3rd hour of AT40 Feb 7, 1987, Casey salutes Cadena Stereorrey in Mexico.
Sister station, Cadena Stereorrey, in Argentina, actually airs AT40 The 80´s.
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Post by at40petebattistini on May 9, 2012 4:25:24 GMT -5
Whoops! My mistake. OK, I looked up WBOW, and it says there that both the AM and FM went dark in 1991 after their owners went bankrupt, though the FM had changed to WYTL on November 9, 1987. The AM would be bought in 1992 and sign back on, only to go dark again in 1996. In 1997, they'd be back once again, this time to stay, and these days, WBOW-AM is an ESPN Sports station. The FM was bought by Bomar Broadcasting in 1992, changing to WLEZ on April 1. They might not have gone back on-air until September 1993, though, but it was with a new transmitter. Their format was "beautiful music", which is more-or-less their format today (it's really straight AC). They did get some press when local residents and area businesses raised money to send Adam Cook, brother of Idol winner David, out to L.A. to see him perform. Moving back in time a little further, WBOW-AM carried AT40 in the mid to late 70s (until 1978?), and then again in 1982. WPFR-FM added it the following year. |
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They're KIID now. The FM had been using an album-oriented "mellow" rock format, but would go Soft AC in the early 80s. They'd stay that way until the early 90s, first losing the Soft from their AC, then going Classic Hits in the spring of '94. That would last until the summer of 1998, when they'd go Top 40 as KDND, which they still are today. No AT40 there - instead, they have something called "The Fab 30", a countdown hosted by...Perez Hilton, of all people. 
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