It was also a time of incredible musical cross-polination. In retrospect, this intense battlefield mood, probably created an exaggerated expectations of our efforts. 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. WNBC vs WABC late 70s -early 80s ITS ALL GOOD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ~ Lady J. Syracuseearly 80s94 Rock vs 95X. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Jo Jo Kincaid and Wild Child Hamilton come to mind, but there were others. Their production values and energy level were off the chart. * WGH vs. WNVZ (Z104) Norfolk, Va., in the late 80s Somehow included John Mellencamps grandma singing on one of the promos meant to characterize the rest of the market as too old. The mixing engineer will apply autotune, special effects and all the industry-secret formulas to make your song sound like a major hit. Your beat will set the vibe and structure of your song. We'd love to chat. WRKR 2023 is the year to get into the music industry. MJ later joined NVZ, and it was an ugly battle between the two stations. Good article, but since the focus was RELATIVELY narrow, I thought Id throw in one or two of my own that a LOT of people barely even remember KWST eventually evolved into KMGG, "Magic 106", playing upbeat adult contemporary music beginning in mid-1982. Power 106 (LA) Mix in the 90s by Lost Radio Tapes | Mixcloud Fatboy slim took home a Best Electronic Award in the MTV Europe Music Awards in 1999. Have to add in the Top 40 battle in Dallas between 84-87. I really wanted to mix on the air. I spent time with family in Phoenix several times during the late 80s- those KZZP, KOY-FM, and KKFR battles were indeed a fun listen. If were delving into the 70s heres a few other notable battles: LA: KHJ vs. KRLA (and later KTNQ), San Diego: KDB vs. KCBQ, San Francisco: KFRC vs. KYA, San Antonio: KONO vs. KTSA, Boston: WRKO vs. WMEX, Pittsburgh: 13Q vs. KQV, Miami: WFUN vs WQAM, Canton: Q-10 vs WINW, Buffalo: WYSL vs. WKBW (truly David vs. Goliath), New Haven: WAVZ vs. WNHC, and Seattle: KJR vs. KOL. What a fun battle. However, we kindly ask you to provide a clickable link back to Gemtracks.com. * WBCN Bostons surprise early 80s resurgence against Kickass WCOZ by sacrificing only a little of its eclecticism; There was also KAUM and KILT-AM, both in their last year as Top 40. I wasn't expecting something so great at such reasonable price! The discography of Carl Cox in the 1990s consisted of two audio albums and nine singles. "TuneIn adds Entercom, Cox, Emmis stations to tuning service". Might have just been a function of my own listening habits in my 20s, but the 80s also werent a great time for Rock radio in general. BJ105 vs Y106 early 1980s, The battles as I see them arent as numerous as youd think. 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. Dahl, Howard Stern, went through town. His mixes and compilations in the 1990s include "Grooverider Presents: The Prototype Years," released in 1997. We were a rock leaning CHR, and they were more rhythmic, under the direction, I think, of PD, Chris Bailey. There could be an argument made that those stations that won fast and vanquished their competitors did a better job of understanding that particular market and the competitive environment in such a way that the competitor was put to death quickly.which is always a part of the goal. 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! My favorite battle was throughout the 80s in Rochester; the decade starting with heritage WBBF(AM) which had segued to Hot AC vs. CHR WHFM(FM). 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. He also came second in the world's Top 100 DJs list in 1997 and rose to become the number one DJ in 1998 and 1999. The day I got in the car, turned on the radio and heard Baker Street on NCI I knew the battle was ON! WPLJ vs. Z100 New York A lot of talent there. Sean, "Here Comes The Sunburst Band" was released in 1998, while "Can't Get High Without U" was released in 1999. How abut the classc battles of WPOP and WDRC in Hartford.loads of fun and I was lucky enough to be a part of it from 1972-1975 before WPOP became all news. Power Tools is the station's longest-running program, debuting in 1992. One WDFX liner from this period invited listeners to take The Hit Music Challenge If you want Cozy music and a whole lot of talk, punch 95.5. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Power faces new challenges from KIBB and Groove Radio, decides to drop dance, dropping the Power Workout also becomes the station where Hip Hop Lives. But it wasnt on ny list because, as mentioned above, I saw it as a little too one-sidedan eventual study in what not to do in a similar situation (dont respond until the younger audience is gone, then overreact in a way that antagonizes the people who had stayed). ft: DJ Quik Zapp Mc Breed Ice Cube SWV. His record label Intec Digital was founded in 1999, but before that, he had already won several awards and accolades. Lin added Q92 in Summer 83. 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. 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. The WHTZ (Z100) vs. WXRK (Now 92.3) battle isnt just the first time in a while that the out-of-market PDs I talk to have wanted to discuss whats going on in New York radio, its also the first time in a long time that so many have obviously made the effort to listen themselves. Ed Levine vs Howie Castle. fuzzy fantabulous & dj ray in the afternoons. ***Best Top 40 ever Y-100 from 1975-1980. WDRQ usurped them first under PD Brian White and MD Lisa Orlando, then WJLB, which had been on FM for a few years, finally got itself together under new GM Verna Green and PD James Alexander and urged listeners to tune up from 93.1 to 97.9. * KKBQ (93Q), KRBE, and KNRJ (Energy 96.5) in the late 80s when Houston became an Alternative hotbed and stations were battling to be first with the new Depeche Mode record (or even the new song by Celebrate The Nun); WMPS was the leader at the time, and they hired this young guy from North Carolina by the name of Rick Dees. The Baka Boyz were originally DJs in Bakersfield, California, before moving south to Los Angeles. Harris was there, and Glenn Beck & Tim Hattrick (and Jessica Hahn) were on mornings Fatboy Slim has won several awards and accolades throughout his career in the 90s. For a few years, both stations sounded like a throwback to Motor City CHR of 15 years earlier (not surprisingly since former CKLW PD Bill Hennes was involved), each fighting to get the new novelty/reaction record on first. Great article! Harry Romero (formerly 'Choo Choo') is in the middle of a particularly purple patch right now. Norman Quentin Cook was born on July 1963. That was great radio!!!! Paul. He specializes in the genres of Balearic beat and House music. You may already have an idea what your song is about. "Dreams Of Heaven" / "Kindred" and "Deep Inside" / "Inta" were released in 1994. 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. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Oakenfold began his career in the late 1970s. Thanks for the stroll. That battle died with bad CHR product. Its been going on since the mid-70s with no end in sight. In 1988 Hot 105 relaunced with massive success I reunited with Keith Isley doing programming and afternoons . Listen to the best DJs and radio presenters in the world for free. Mid 80s 90s KZZP vs. Y-95 & KKFR AM Drive on ALL three Other country battles come to mind (eg KMPS vs. KRPM, KFKF vs. KBEQ), but those battles were never evenly matched for very long. Wow! 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 WCOZ vs. WBCN Boston Tong's discography includes several Mix CDs produced in the years between 1995 and 1999. * KKBT (the Beat) Los Angeles vs. KPWR (Power 106) in the early 90s; After that, PXY had the fomat to itself for about 12 years. The Philly WFIL vs. WIBG was never really a battle. After splitting with the Housemartins, Fatboy Slim formed the electronic band Beats International. Check out 15 Best 90s Alternative Songs in History to learn more about this topic. 7) Country KILT vs. KIKK-FM Houston throughout the 80s At a time when Country was finding its place on FM with a very AC-like presentation, the Houston stations at least enlivened it with great voices and great competitive marketing. Country KIKK played Fire by the Pointer Sisters. [7] KXOL would eventually exit the format on May 16, 2014 to return to Spanish AC as "Mega 96.3" after nine years and moderate to underperformed ratings.[8]. He became popular while working as a radio host for BBC Radio 1. WDRQ vs WJLB, WBMX vs. WGCI and KKBT vs. KPWR. POWER 106? | Los Angeles - Yelp CFTR vs. WPLJ went Hot AC shortly thereafter and Z100 might as well have for a year or so. Click here to subscribe to our Weekly Insights email newsletter. In 1993, he released the album "Universe of Love." As he's worked closely with these two over the course of his career, the work ethic that each rap staple brings out of him is different but meets the same result. Ill just point out some obvious battles like KNIX/KMLE in the desert or KWJJ/KUPL up in Portland. The last step is to master your mixed song. Ive heard that Nashville had an interesting three-way CHR war in 1984 with Kiss 96, Kicks 104, and Y-107. And wktu became an alternative between bls and kiss sadly wktu went off the air in 1984, never again will nyc have 3 stations that really played the sounds on of streets on it again. [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. His collection contains the "Essential Selection" collection, the "Essential Millenium," "The Annual" collection, and the "Dance Nation" collection. 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 That arrangement ended on April 15, 2009, when KMVN flipped to a Spanish format under a LMA with Grupo Radio Centro of Mexico City. The rest is history, including the demise of Top 40 AM. All good ones here. Several major medium markets had some great AM Top 40 battles in the early 70s. 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. Roberts began his career playing house music on Dance 93FM. Going back a little further KRLA & KFWB. With your recorded vocals, your song is still not complete. * KDWB vs. WLOL Minneapolis Two well-matched stations that launched many careers. 3/17/2012. Some other two decade duels included WKY and KOMA in OKC, WDGY and KDWB in Minneapolis/St. And folks, I know we all have high opinions of ourselves and our work, but real warriors die when they lose, the dont just hang up a shingle and become consultants. The market had the AC format WVAF, V-100 and WKLC FM 105 Rock station. The battle raged for almost two years before my team and I flipped KPOP to AOR KRXQ. 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. On August 1, 2017, Meruelo took ownership of KPWR, bringing it under common ownership with classic hip hop station KDAY and Riverside/San Bernardino-targeted urban contemporary KDEY-FM, both of which would relocate to KPWR's Burbank studios; KPWR would retain its rhythmic format, air staff, and management.
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