Power 106 Revamps On-Air Lineup With Justin Credible’s Move To Afternoons
March 11, 20250
More than a year after their midday and afternoon hosts exited the station, Mereulo Media Hip Hop "Power 106" KPWR...
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Few Changes at Power 106
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More than a year after their midday and afternoon hosts exited the station, Mereulo Media Hip Hop "Power 106" KPWR...
They needed to make adjustments since they seem to moving back to a more current position, plus adding a mix show to the lunch hour again is welcome improvement.
Haven't really cared much for the station ever since Felli Fel (the last remnant of thr Power 106 I grew up with) left. Growing up, Power 106 was my favorite Station in LA, but ever since they dropped most of their 90s and early 2000s throwbacks, I prefer Real and KDAY more these days. I enjoyed Power 106 a lot when they emphasized West Coast hip-hop in the 90s/early and I continued to enjoy it even when the station played Dance-Pop and Electro (while maintaining the hip-hop emphasis) in the late 2000s/early 2010s.
Same here man. I still listen to Power 106 from to time but Real 92.3 and KDAY are better than Power at the moment.
True. While KDAY is the best of the three, I do wish that station expanded its selection by adding in some more obscure/forgotten 90s hip-hop and r&b tracks. Maybe even throw in some 80s freestyle and 90s house tracks to enhance the variety. In the weekends, they do play obscure deeper hits that doesn't get regular rotation play.
How bout little friends by WHODINI and bring the noise by ANTHRAX and PUBLIC ENEMY
I think 90’s house would fit at KDAY but I highly doubt that would happen because their core music is hip hop.
Power 106 is terrible right now I like real 92.3 better
I’d never thought I would stop listening to Power but I agree that they’re terrible at the moment.
Perhaps Los Angeles could gain a new Rhythmic AC radio station that emphasizes old school house and throwback Rhythmic pop tracks. A station that is a mixture of late 80s/early 90s Power 106 and late 2000s/early 2010s Power 106. Basically a West Coast version of this station:
See KIBB, KCMG/KHHT, and KMVN. And looked what happened to them when they last tried it.Perhaps Los Angeles could gain a new Rhythmic AC radio station that emphasizes old school house and throwback Rhythmic pop tracks. A station that is a mixture of late 80s/early 90s Power 106 and late 2000s/early 2010s Power 106. Basically a West Coast version of this station:
As much as I would like a dance-leaning Rhythmic AC in Los Angeles that captured the spirit of what Power 106 used to be, those stations you listed would, unfortunately, work even less today. Then again, there was a time when many though an Urban station wouldn't succeed in LA ever again after 100.3 The Beat switched to Urban AC, but then later on we got Real 92.3, which has been doing really well since it came on the air.
Remember, those urban leaning stations in LA have a predominantly Hispanic audience, as the market is only about 7% Black... but in 18-49 it is over 50% Hispanic.
I remember people talking that an urban station wouldn’t work in Los Angeles but nevertheless you are right about Real 92.3 doing well.
It worked for 92.3 the beat during the 90's a couple of times they were the number 1 rated can't hurt to try again
I remember KKBT hit No. 1 in the 90’s
Later is was moved to 100.3 in a programming swap prior to being spun to RadioOne who was outgunned and then ended up flipping it to Urban AC. Then Bonneville took over in 2008, launching AAA and then traded it with Entercom who took it in a classic rock station, but ended up selling it to EMF after merging with CBS.
IHeart did a great job launching and running KRRL on 92.3.
I always wondered what would happen if KKBT stayed at 92.3 and was never bought by Radio One. IMO Radio One took a good station and ruined it but at least we have Real 92.3 now.