Month: March 2015

103.5 WKTU

WKTU (103.5 The New ‘KTU) – New York – 3/30/99 – Diane Prior

 In February 1996, Country WYNY flipped to WKTU, offered what we now call a Rhythmic AC format, and went from…

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104.1 KRBE

KRBE (104 KRBE) – Houston – 3/28/98 – Michele Fisher & DJ Mark D

Per Wikipedia – on Saturday nights from 1996 to 2002, 104 KRBE aired “The Beat” – one of the most…

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105.5 WBNJ/WGBZ & 99.3 WZBZ - B105.5, The Buzz

WZBZ (B105.5, The Buzz) – Atlantic City, NJ – 3/26/99

In the Spring of 1998, 107.3 WZZP teased Southern New Jersey with a Rhythmic CHR format. With no promotion or publicity,…

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105.1 KZRQ - Star 105 FM

KZRQ (Star 105 FM) – Albuquerque, NM – 3/27/97 – Dave Dart

Star 105 was another station that seemingly wanted to clone the success achieved by New York’s WKTU, which launched as a…

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96.5 WPOW - Power 96

WPOW (Power 96) – Miami – 3/20/97 – Joe Nasty, Slammin’ Felix Sama

Miami’s Power 96 is one of America’s heritage Rhythmic CHRs.  It has always offered an approach custom-tailored to its unique…

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93.1 WDRQ

WDRQ (93-1 The New ‘DRQ) – Detroit – 3/24/97 – Jay Towers

Following the “worst-to-first” success of New York’s “103.5 The New ‘KTU” in 1996, a number of stations around the U.S.…

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