I thought that this video from the YouTube channel Rob Plays about the creation of the "Childrens' Radio" format was pretty interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfb8BOMG1yQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfb8BOMG1yQ
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Radio Disney & Radio Aahs: Battle for the Airwaves
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One thing that I noticed in one of the newspaper articles shown in the video mentions that the Radio AAHS affilate, in Kansas City, MO, was KCNW (1380AM.), it actually was what was at the time, KCAZ (1480AM - Now Regional Mexican station KCZZ.). I think whoever wrote the article had got the frequencies (Or callsigns.) mixed up.
http://kcradio.robzerwekh.com/1380.html
http://kcradio.robzerwekh.com/1480.html
http://kcradio.robzerwekh.com/1380.html
http://kcradio.robzerwekh.com/1480.html
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Radio Disney is not much of a name that you see about in radio anymore, since they are online only
The article is about the historical events when there were two organizations trying to do children's radio. One was a huge company with nearly unlimited resources, and the other was an under-capitalized start-up.
To anyone inside the industry, it is a very interesting sidebar that we all know deeply about.
Interesting and well done video. However it didn't mention the third national player in children's radio in the 1990s, namely KidStar.
KidStar was produced in Seattle, with KKDZ as its flagship, and affiliates in Boston, Houston, San Francisco, San Diego, and Detroit. I recall that the station here in Houston only had the format for about six months before the plug was pulled on the national network.
KidStar seems to be pretty much forgotten. No page for it in Wikipedia, though the Wiki article on KKDZ does include it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KKDZ
More about the demise of KidStar here: https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19970214&slug=2523962
KidStar was produced in Seattle, with KKDZ as its flagship, and affiliates in Boston, Houston, San Francisco, San Diego, and Detroit. I recall that the station here in Houston only had the format for about six months before the plug was pulled on the national network.
KidStar seems to be pretty much forgotten. No page for it in Wikipedia, though the Wiki article on KKDZ does include it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KKDZ
More about the demise of KidStar here: https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19970214&slug=2523962
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KKDS ("K-kids) in Salt Lake City was one of the early affiliates.
Now KDYL-1060, they currently broadcast a rumble and hum 24/7, on 1059.9 KHz.
Now KDYL-1060, they currently broadcast a rumble and hum 24/7, on 1059.9 KHz.
That would be correct. Radio AAHS bought Marsh Broadcasting in the early 90’s. Marsh specialized in religious broadcasting, and all of the Marsh stations except KNRB 1360 in Dallas/Ft. Worth remained religious after Radio AAHS bought them. KCNW 1380 was a Marsh station, and Radio AAHS had already taken over the programming of the former KBEA 1480 when it bought Marsh.
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