Mainstream Top 40

100.3 WHTZ - Z100

WKTU (103.5 The New KTU) – Diane Pryor & WHTZ (Z100) – Billy Hammond – New York – 10/15/98

  Both recorded 15 years ago today, this is a sample of the two dominant CHR stations in the largest…

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94.9 KHYI

KHYI (“94.9”) – Dallas/Fort Worth – 9/21/91 – Billy Burke

Beginning sometime in 1986, 94.9 FM in Dallas was known as Y95. During its run, it forced multiple competitors out…

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99.7 WAPW - Power 99

WAPW (Power 99) – Atlanta – Aug/Sep ’92 – Rick Stacy; The Big Watusi

This is a sample of Atlanta’s Power 99 — which, according to Wikipedia, was the “dominant top-40 station in the…

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103.3 WKFR

WKFR (103.3) & WSNX (104.5) – Kalamazoo & Grand Rapids, MI – 8/15/97 – Dr. Dave Michaels & Keith Curry

Recorded on the same evening (16 years ago yesterday), this is a sample of longtime CHR stations serving neighboring markets…

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95.5 WLDI - Wild 95.5

WLDI (Wild 95.5) – West Palm Beach, FL – 8/14/98 (first day)

Fifteen years ago today, Country-formatted WXFG flipped to Mainstream CHR as Wild 95.5 — which is still the format and…

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101.1 WHOT - Hot 101

WHOT (Hot 101) – Youngstown, OH – 8/5/99 – Jay Kline

Recorded 14 years ago today, this is a sample of one of the longest-running CHR stations in the United States.…

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