* KZZP, KKFR (Power 92) and KOY-FM (Y95) Phoenix from the same time; In 1990, David Russell made his debut under the Joey Negro pseudonym. What about the early 90s battle between B96 and Z 95? At the dawn of the '90s, three guys from Italy capitalised on a winning production formula that still does great business these days. I know you always liked B94 and I always appreciated your comments on the station. great article and you highlighted some of the great battles that we all enjoyed being a part of or at least listening to and learning from. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Mix Jamz 100.7 was a kocally owned AC then Hot AC then Rhythmic CHR. Also during this time, Power 106 FM in Los Angeles was a STRICTLY hip hop and R&B station, they never deviated from that playlist (even in their mixshows) so this mix was quite a shock to their regular listeners. ***Best Top 40 ever Y-100 from 1975-1980. [31], On August 29, 2008, Emmis announced a programming partnership with WorldBand Media, using KPWR's HD3 signal to produce programming for the South Asian communities in three major cities including Los Angeles. Id focus on: Great article Sean. He received the British Dance Act award in 1999. K-West emulated the then-popular sound of KMET and KLOS. Thanks for a great article, Ill check in in another 10 years . In 1955, Planned Music, Inc. applied for a construction permit for a new station on the vacated frequency, which was assigned the call letters KBMS (Better Music Station), before adopting the KWST call sign and "K-West 106" moniker in 1969. Good Time Eric Scott, Harley Davidson, Mark S. Allen to name a few pat garret on kwod now on KBULL93 SLC, Sean, Mario C. Glendale, CA . Some other two decade duels included WKY and KOMA in OKC, WDGY and KDWB in Minneapolis/St. Use our submission service to send your songs to Spotify playlists, magazines and even record labels! Sasha released the "Global Underworld 009: San Francisco" while John Digweed released the "Global Underworld 006: Sidney." After a few years there and a hit song called Disco Duck, he was fired because he played his own song on the air. The program served as a launching pad for both co-host/sidekicks Tattoo, who left the station in 2010,[21] and Luscious Liz known as Liz Hernandez, who departed on August 22, 2011 to pursue a television career with E! Lest we forget: WMMS/Cleveland defeated all comers for over a decade 1975-1986. Are you kidding me? Simon mentioned the HBQ/MPS battle in Memphis in the mid-70s. Click to reveal Have to add in the Top 40 battle in Dallas between 84-87. . WKTI Chart positions. Crocker was the definition of swagger25 years before it became a buzzwordbut WKTU had its own. [26] June 17 saw the launch of the station's new permanent morning show, previously lead by actor Nick Cannon as "Nick Cannon Mornings", with Melissa Rios, Teddy Mora, and DJ Carisma joining him as contributors and co-hosts. * WROR Boston v. Kiss 108, 1983: WRORs Kiss off campaign [chose] to completely ignore WHTT, which beat both for a couple of books, if I remember correctly. I was looking for WSNY vs WNCI in the early 80s. WHKX vs. WYAI/WYAY (1989 1992) First high profile duop seriously challenged Kicks until the heritage station pulled away in late 92. Four CHRs, fully staffed and high profile morning shows! KPWR broadcasts in HD Radio with two subchannels: KPWR launched a Spanish-language HD2 subcarrier channel called "Power Dos" in August 2006. Including the great Judas Priest battle as each rushed to premier the groups new LP in, I think, 1980. That battle died with bad CHR product. Lots of name-brand CHR programmers ran thru Rochester in the 80s including Charlie Lake, Jay Stevens, Cat Collins who was my MD late in the decade, and JJ Rice, my intern who worked his way up to running weekend syndication!. Jay Thomas was hired as the host of "The Power 106 Morning Zoo". His discography includes solo releases such as "Psychotrance 2" in 1994, "Mixmag Live!, Vol. Required fields are marked *. Playing tracks by. Power 106's Wax Only series has examined the samples behind 2Pac's second studio album, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.The project, which is celebrating its 25-year anniversary today, is considered by many as Pac's breakout album. Gemtracks has a directory of professional singers that can record a demo track for you. It wasnt years later until I understood why BLS was doing research at hip clubs like the Paradise Garage, while KTU was doing theirs at places like Studio 54. Gemtracks is a marketplace for original beats and instrumental backing tracks you can use for your own songs. Sean, How about the huge AOR battle in Rochester WCMF v. 10) WHTZ (Z100) vs. WPLJ (Mojo Radio) in the early 90s Z100 vs. WPLJ was a classic grudge match of almost a decades duration but its most intriguing incarnation was its last. Fun but brutal. WYLD did more than that under PD Ron Atkins ultimately recapturing the lead until a duopoly sent them to Urban AC. The discography of Carl Cox in the 1990s consisted of two audio albums and nine singles. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Sean, Check out 15 Best 90s Alternative Songs in History to learn more about this topic. (The liners called it Number One on Earth.) WXLO was the third Urban that couldnt get traction during this time, but it still had unusual, interesting imaging. Ive heard that Nashville had an interesting three-way CHR war in 1984 with Kiss 96, Kicks 104, and Y-107. This show was . nothing else counts. Smooth Jazz WJJZ On Friday, March 12, 1993, at 1:06 pm, Eagle 106 dumped the Top 40 format and became "smooth jazz", with new call letters WJJZ. Thanks for a great station! He released the live albums"Global Underground 004" in 1997 and "Global Underground 007" in 1998. if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'gemtracks_com-leader-4','ezslot_18',194,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-gemtracks_com-leader-4-0');His singles include "Sunrise" and "Joy And Heartbreak" in 1990, "I Can't Take Your Love" in 1993, "The Single" in 1994.He released the singles "Reach Up (Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag)," "Sun," "Moon," "Not Over Yet," "I Want to Live," and "Dreams" in 1995. You may already have an idea what your song is about. Some of the more competitive country battles that come to mind for me include, and the time period they were most evenly matched: 208.113.185.99 Some of my favorites include: The reason I got into radio was the Battle between New Orleans Top 40s WTIX-AM and WNOE-AM in the 70s then with respect to the Q93 battle-YLD battle, as a local the real battle was for AC in the 80s between Magic 101.9 and Lite 105, legendary down here. During the first phase, it was much more exciting as a radio person to hear WFLZ. WSIX vs. WSM-FM (1991 96) The stations were locked into the top 2 spots, each with double-digit shares for 17 consecutive books. We Will, We Will Mock You or Songs That You Hope A Rival Plays, Infinite Dial 2009 Study Shows Dramatic Growth in Internet Radio, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJkxBLgd5Hs. The Baka Boyz were originally DJs in Bakersfield, California, before moving south to Los Angeles. 17. http://www.oidar.com. Philly in 87-88? But his sound, like Honey's, has never been more in vogue and a new collaboration called . The last step is to master your mixed song. In 1981 I-95 signed on under Keith Isley and went head to head with Bill Tanners Y-100 ( I was there from 1981-1986) great radiogreat programmers and a real battle. Throughout the 90s, he continued producing remixes of popular songs by artists such as Diana Ross and the Pet Shop Boys. That changed when actor, comedian, and radio veteran Jay Thomas took the helm of the show, giving the program its highest-rated numbers during his tenure. Carl Cox also received a nomination for Best Techno/ Trance DJ in 1998 and Best Techno DJ in 1999. My most familiar memory of the time was the personalities that had a life of their own. Address: 2600 West Olive Avenue, 8th Floor Burbank, California 91505 Telephone: (818) 520-1059 Email: power106info@power106.com Add this radio's widget to your website Broadcast Monitoring by ACRCloud Related Stations KBUE Que Buena 105.5 / 94.3 FM (US Only) Alex Jones - Infowars.com WQHT Hot 97 FM 93.5 KDAY FM FOX News Radio * WZOU vs.WXKS (Kiss 108) Boston in the late 80s/early 90s as Steve Rivers and Sunny Joe White traded places; Dahl, Howard Stern, went through town. The "Essential Mix Show" was aired from 1993 to 2003. CHUM Toronto, A few I recall: Sasha and John Digweed's discography includes the triple CD mix collection that contained many dance hits, original productions, and remixes that they had made themselves. I now go back to my grind of production and night show dream that I had hoped to pursue at the above mentioned stations because they each (Real Deal, D.C. Taylor and J.J. Stone) seemed like they were having too much fun! They include "Sinister (The Influence Remix)," released in 1993, "Your Love Is Yours," and "Dreams Of Heaven," also released in 1993. This article makes me want to sit in a bar somewhere and just talk radio awhile, maybe we can do that soon. The staff at the time represented the multi-cultural population of Los Angeles: Krystal Bee (Latino), DJ E Man (Filipino), and Todd the Hater (Armenian) of #TheCruzShow. I went to Milwaukee to work for Greg Ausham at QFM in Feb 87internal problems caused him to cross the street and SIX of us followed him to LZR in Nov 87 During its years as KBMS and KWST, its format had been beautiful music prior to its flip to a progressive rock format on January 1, 1975. 3/17/2012. Click here to subscribe to our Weekly Insights email newsletter. WHBQ was ready to snatch him up. 222 15. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sean Most of my 90s dance music radio mixes were formerly on my SoundCloud channel under the same user name (without quotes) "euretrodance90radiomixes" I will be gradually adding to this MixCloud channel some of my dance music mixes that I recorded during the 80s, 90s early 2000s from various radio stations in the USA, Canada, London, Paris and from . The 90s saw the advent of the first internet radio station, and in 1998 the first MP3 digital audio player was released. Find a melody composer to make your song memorable. The station stayed on top until September 1991 with the demise of local radio and the very first LMA that was the beginning of the end of local radio. [12][13][14] The station continues to report to Mediabase and BDS as rhythmic contemporary, though the station has begun to lean more urban to take on KRRL. "Here Comes The Sunburst Band" was released in 1998, while "Can't Get High Without U" was released in 1999. Wamo was the heritage Urban (until Summer 2009) with then 72 THousand watts at 105.9 FM. SBS switched formats anyway, and Emmis filed a lawsuit to force SBS to either drop the format switch or find a new transmitter. Wars take prisoners as this battle during my time there was NO war as it was more an annihilation due to good old daily ass kickings! Another stellar article Sean. WFLZ vs. Q105 is definitely the most top of mind radio battle. Ron Chapman at KVIL in Dallas was untouchable. And theres a lot from great radio markets like Detroit and Houston. The two DJs specialized in the genres of Progressive house, deep house, and techno. KWST eventually evolved into KMGG, "Magic 106", playing upbeat adult contemporary music beginning in mid-1982. Scott Shannon returned to New York, dug in the crates and filled Mojo with Jack-like segues between lost 70s and 80s titles and todays reaction records. Great column! The "Focus" singer stopped by L.A.'s Power 106 station to chat with DJ's Justin Credible and Eric D-Lux who proved themselves to be an The market had the AC format WVAF, V-100 and WKLC FM 105 Rock station. I may be a little partial, but I thought the WGH airstaff was much better than the NVZ staff at the time. He was the first award recipient of the 'No 1 DJ in the World' Award by DJ Magazine. It basically broke down the door, stole the ball and ran away with it. I really wanted to mix on the air. WMJQ.? brucekellyradio@gmail.com. His discography includes several singles produced between 1993 and 1998. Danny Rampling also received the Outstanding Contribution Award in 1998. if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'gemtracks_com-banner-1','ezslot_11',622,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-gemtracks_com-banner-1-0'); Danny Rampling changed his DJing style diversity in the 1990s. David Russell Lee's discography includes works such as the "Universe of Love," released in 1993, and "Get Down Tonight," released in 1997. The last song played on Eagle 106 was "I Will Remember You" by Amy Grant. Y-100 vs. 96X in Miami? This was due to competition received from urban contemporary rival "Real 92.3", which reignited the market's hip-hop radio war from the 1990s when the station was in competition with 92.3 The Beat. Before then, he had participated in the International Dance Music Awards and won the DJ of the Year awards for the years 1994 and 1995. My Boo by Ghost Town DJ's & C'mom & Ride It(The Train) Quad City DJs also got a lot of airplay on Power 106 & 92.3 The Beat also in 1995-96. It rivals KMEL/KYLD This way more people can enjoy our content. I did get an e-mail from somebody who noted that Q105 managed to forge ahead of WFLZ again. (Not a bad thing.) Sean, did you mean WIOQ and WEGX (Eagle 106)? WLS-WCFL in the 70s and CFTR-CHUM in the early 80s. By 85 WHFM was Country WZKC and in 87 Q92 left the CHR format (also for country which ZKC had dropped), which PXY then had to itself for about 12 years! A third of the US population is paying $120 a year on music streaming. But if you want the best mix with ten songs in a row, lock it in and rip the knob off 99.5 The Fox. WCZY was usually the highest-rated of the three 12+ but that was largely due to Purtan, and it was WHYT and WJLB that dominated the 12-24 numbers. That arrangement ended on April 15, 2009, when KMVN flipped to a Spanish format under a LMA with Grupo Radio Centro of Mexico City. More of their albums include "Northern Exposure: Expeditions," Digweed's "GU 014: Hong Kong," and Sasha's "GU 013: Ibiza.". Its wild! Proving hispanics would listen to R&B/POP songs was a real test to the history in the market. We had an exciting 3 way battle fighting over every concert co-promote, club nights, PXY with one of the first radio scavenger hunts that turned the town upside down, and dont forget bumper sticker wars rewarding listeners who brought in the competitions sticker or let us cover it with ours. KSDO (KS103) vs. B100 San Diego Please dont forget the great A/C battles going on during the 80s. 10) WHTZ (Z100) vs. WPLJ (Mojo Radio) in the early '90s Z100 vs. WPLJ was a classic grudge match of almost a decade's duration but its most intriguing incarnation was its last. Jeff Hedges, who was at Washingtons WWDC-FM in the 80s, told me years later how much he missed rising each morning and monitoring our station (WCXR) to see what new promotional or programming element we had changed overnight. [19] In addition to playing hip hop and rhythmic pop, KPWR continued to embrace dance music tracks and even incorporated them into their daily and weekend mix shows, including the program Power Tools, produced by Gerry Meraz and hosted by Richard Vission. If we slide back to the mid to late 70s, Memphis had an epic Top 40 AM battle between Plough Broadcastings WMPS 680 and RKOs 56 WHBQ. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. KNIX vs. KMLE (1994 present) Summer 94 was the first time KMLE topped KNIX its been back-and-forth ever since. SeanWhat a great article. His collection contains the "Essential Selection" collection, the "Essential Millenium," "The Annual" collection, and the "Dance Nation" collection. Incidentally, of the 4, KEYN is the only one still around in Wichita. CHUM (Rock 40, like WLS Chicago, but maybe even better in 1981) and CFTR (more mainstream and doing the then-mind-blowing Commercial Free Sundays) get the attention. Lets head south as in South Florida. (Or particularly if they were winning.) Excellent Sean ! 2023 is the year to enter the music industry. 13" in 1996, and "Cream Separates" in 1997. I wonder why hes a CC big-wig nowadays! BJ105 vs Y106 early 1980s, The battles as I see them arent as numerous as youd think. HARRY ROMERO. Great topic my faves KCBQ & KGB in San Diego and KKDJ, K100 and KHJ Los Angeles. Early 80s. The morning show with Scott Spezzano was the best. Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z debuted at No. * The list is limited to markets that I lived in, visited regularly, or at least had a regular aircheck connection in. In 2010, after Citadel announced that they would no longer syndicate the program, Dial Global picked up the show. WMET (Metromedia) vs. WLUP (Heftel) Chicago. During the short time Joey Reynolds was WHYTs morning host in 1984, he poked a lot of fun at 95.5 (which he called Xerox FM referring to their supposedly copying 96.3s format) and and Dick Purtan. [32] This content began airing in mid-October 2008, and by mid-2009 moved to HD2, replacing Power Dos. I would also add that this was the time when urban WLUM started adding alot of crossover tracks (primarily remixes of top 40 tunes), so it was really a 5 way battle. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Fatboy Slim also appeared on the DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs list in 1997 and 1998 as Norman Cook, and in 1999 he appeared as Fatboy Slim. KSKU became Country KZSN in 1986. Mid 80s Top 40s WAEB-FM (B104) vs. WQQQ (Q100)Who did GM Jim Shea REALLY work for? Mentioned before bt the WIBBAGE/WFIL battle was terrificWIFI laterI had my fn on WIBG in 1972 and WIFI in 1975-76. WLS vs WCFL mid 70s. Favorited by17. 3) WBLS vs. WKTU (and WXLO) New York in late 80 Disco 92 KTU barely had time to enjoy its stunning market upset of 1978-79 when Frankie Crocker came back to WBLS and cemented its what will they play next reputation. With your demo track ready, it's time to hit the recording studio. On August 17, 2006, KPWR's country music sister station KZLA flipped directions to rhythmic adult contemporary as "Movin' 93.9". He is an English Dj specializing in Drum and bass, Electronic dance music, Dance/Electronic, Pop, and Electronica. Carl Cox is a DJ legend who specializes in the genres of House, Techno, and Technohouse. Oakenfold began his career in the late 1970s. How about Fresno early 60s, Bill Drakes KYNO and Ron Jacobs K-Make. Report as . [1] They first began at Power 106 in 1992 with their show creation, " Friday Nite Flavas ". I later listened to 99 WXLO (Charlie Burger?) KKRD ended up killing KEYN from 86 89 when KEYN went Oldies. DJ legends such Carl Cox and Paul Oakenfold, and rising stars who would soon make a name for themselves in this field. In 1984, Wichita, Kansas had a four way CHR battle, KEYN, KKRD, KSKU, and KLEO (AM). In 1996, he received the 'Best DJ' Award. Eventually, we came within a tenth of a point of dethroning them, but came up shortMajic 7.1 to Love 94 7.0. The announcement comes after Emmis, who exits the nation's second-largest radio market, made a deal in April with its lenders to seek $80 million worth of divestments by January 2018 to amend its credit agreement. So, when Frankie came back to re-take the crown, it only seemed natural to my young ears. An engineers strike at RKO was overcome by the NOW crowd. Find an original beat by an award-winning beat maker now. Paul. 24 on the Billboard 200 in March 1993 and went on to achieve platinum status. With a demo track, you have a track to sing along with when you record your vocals in the studio. While it may be tempting to just write those off as being another time, several points are worth highlighting. From 1946 until its deletion in 1951, 105.9MHz in Los Angeles was occupied by KFI-FM. A bit saddened to hear WAMO to go the route of many urbans of this past decade that were locally owned and operated. He also set up his radio stationknown as Dimension FM before moving to Freek FM 101.8 in 1994. In 1998, he dropped a position which he maintained in the following year 1999. Their production values and energy level were off the chart. Lehigh Valley, PA Radio- 1987-CBSFM vs WNBC-one LAST, DESPERATE attempt by 66 W-N-B-C to knock CBSFM off its perch by doing a Time Machine format on the weekends even with the likes of NY radio vet Carol Mason and ORIGINAL Record Pig Big Jay Sorensen and with some GREAT music, PD Dale Parsons and his crew were left at the gate, to wait the eventual passing of this GREAT station in 1987 And of course KSCS vs. KPLX (1981 present) Each station has seen its doldrums, but the arrival of PPM has certainly tightened up the battle. A mix from Power 106 sometime in the 90s. His awards as a DJ include the Best Techno DJ award in 1999. The awards include the 'Number one DJ in the world' award in 1991. which, Wayne mentioned, became 98.7 Kiss FM. When Don Kelly and Barry Mayo converted it to WRKS (98.7 Kiss) the next year with similar music to its rivals but a more codified presentation, the battle would take another turn. He was a bassist and in an indie rock band called the Housemartins before that. Included crushing WGCL, M-105, WLYT and any other station that dared challenge the Buzzard. Cece Valencia took over the interim "LA's Hip Hop Morning Show" until a permanent host was found. He also remixed artists such as Carl Cox, Isotonik, Doc Scott, Tronik House, The Renegade, Jonny L, and UB40 in the years between 1991 and 1997. * WNBC (The Next One) going after WABC, late 70s-early 80s; Country KIKK played Fire by the Pointer Sisters. Continue with Recommended Cookies. Of course, Id have to have the Phoenix battle at the top of my list! KPWR's studios are based in the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank, and the transmitter is on Mount Wilson, shared with KCAL-TV and KRTH. ITS ALL GOOD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ~ Lady J. Also, as of July 2019, KPWR is the official sister station to KLLI ("Cali 93.9"), with both stations airing a rhythmic contemporary formatthe latter as a Hispanic rhythmic. [18] and contributes to both Mediabase and BDS Rhythmic reporting panels. It was Atkins musically aggressive tenure that prompted then Q93 consultant Jerry Clifton to remark that while anybody could tighten the list, very few people could expand it and find 50 records that deserved to be on the air. Early 80s for about 3 years until WmJQ went chr. It was a fun time to be in radio with the entire station personal really getting into and believing in each other and working together as a group! The list is chronological: 1) Houstons five-way CHR battle of spring 1980 (and, to an extent, the whole market). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It was an intense battle. The sale reunited KPWR with the 93.9 frequency under common ownership for the first time since 2012. Second, Id like to say that much of my disco days were spent listening to Paco, Rosco, Al Bandiero, Carlos DeJesus and company at 92 KTU NY. Great column. Brand new WRKO vs. WBZ and WMEX. Bruce Kelly Their 1996 hit song Crossroads held the spot No. I would have to say the greatest of all AOR battles happened in Philadelphia in the middle 80s. after about the late s[ring of 1981 the battle of wbls and then upstart wxlo 99 took a major turn into wxlos favor, and that was because by the mid spring of 81 barry mayo was able to get shep pettibone to join wxlo on the condition that shep would be gven credit for his mixes and give shep the exposure that frankie crocker didnt give him on wbls, by the late spring of 1981 the mixes heard on wbls like empress dyin to be dancin, all of a sudden shifted to being heard on wxlo, some had the call letters of wbls taken out of them, but the term mastermix. appeared on them, that was a term barry mayo told shep he should use on his mixes, the rest is history, by 1982 wxlo was already changed to kiss fm and by that time the younger nyc youth shifted to kiss forcing niecey colon MD over at wbls to take input from her 14 year old daughter to bring a young man to wbls who was doing late night time leased radio, by the name of mr magic, kiss had already began incorporating hip hop into its playlistbut still throughout the decade of the 80s wbls could not get kiss off its back. WRBQ (Q105) Tampas response to Power Pig WFLZ, in retrospect, looks pretty typical a few months of refusing to budge followed by a period of overreaction. As of 2012, approximately 60% of KPWR's listenership is Hispanic. Alas, Clear Channel diecided to go after the young end #s in March 2003, so well never know how much fun it mightve been for the student to go up against the professor, lol. Back when radio was FUN! There was KRBE, a 70s high-energy holdover under Clay Gish where the band Kiss was still a core artist. emerging the victor in the end. He is one of the originators of the drum and bass genre. 6) Houstons AM Top 40 battle of summer/fall 82 between John Landers KKBQ (79Q) in a six-month sneak preview of what was to come on AM and Clay Gishs short lived but no less interesting KYST. Roberts began his career playing house music on Dance 93FM. He's the house DJ's favourite house producer and recent remixes from Honey Dijon and an incoming Josh Wink remix both attest to that. Rhythmic contemporary hit radio station in Los Angeles, personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "CALL LETTER MEANING Call Letters of Radio Stations and link to full website", "Power 106 Turns 25 Today In Los Angeles", KPWR Power 106 Los Angeles - Jay Thomas - August 1991. We're YOUR #." POWER 106 on Instagram: "YOU SEE WHAT IT ISTap in with JUSTIN CREDIBLE & DJ SOURMILK on the #LIFTOFF! Dont know if well ever see those kind of Radio Wars again, but they surely brought out the best in us all. However, we kindly ask you to provide a clickable link back to Gemtracks.com. Mid 80s WHTT vs ZOU AM Drive on HitRadio Ill never forget that Spring 82 book: 4.2 to 10.0!! I almost forgot: my third format war was in Milwaukee between WQFM and WLZR (Lazer 103). We had a great on-air staff, we were deep in the streets and most of all, WE HAD FUN! These were then followed in 1987 with "Pure EnergyDance Now",[4] in 1991 with "L.A.'s Hottest Music", in 1997 as "L.A.'s Party Station", in 2005 with "Where Hip-Hop Lives",[5] and most recently, "L.A.'s #1 for Hip-Hop" in 2017. "Pizzamania" was produced with the help of his friends Tim Jeffery and JC Reid. But I always thought nearby CKOC Hamilton was even hotter. KMET vs. KLOS Los Angeles January 9, 2020 - 135 likes, 5 comments - POWER 106 (@power_106) on Instagram: "YOU SEE WHAT IT ISTap in with JUSTIN CREDIBLE & DJ SOURMILK on the #LIFTOFF! Jo Jo Kincaid and Wild Child Hamilton come to mind, but there were others. David Russell Lee was born in June 1964. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJkxBLgd5Hs, The battle which had me appreciate the fine term Chr rhythmic was close to my home in the Neighborhood of Point Breeze in the city where the Steelers keep rackin up Superbowl wins Pittsburgh. January 1988 Charlotte, NC when the Beasley Broadcast Group owned WLIT became WCKZ KISS 102 as we started the Churban format, modeled after DCs WPGC and we started kicking WPEGs Urban butts! However, the abrupt switch violated a transmitter lease agreement that KXOL's parent company, Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), had with Emmis; the agreement required formal notification to Emmis of any change in format and expressly prohibited KXOL from programming to directly compete with KPWR. How about the Detroit Rock wars from the late 70s till the mid 80s. WMPS was the leader at the time, and they hired this young guy from North Carolina by the name of Rick Dees. FILs superior signal and lower frequency made it the station of choice. * The stations had to remain evenly matched for at least a year or so, which rules out some exciting format launches like KPWR (Power 106) Los Angeles, WMZQ Washington, D.C., and WBZZ (B94) Pittsburgh where the competition didnt immediately rise to the challenge. The new KFMK was an unusual mix of CHR and Urban AC.
