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97.1 History

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RadioZack

What is the history behind the 97.1 license? Wasn't it orignally going to be an FM counterpart to WVOL, but never got past the CP stage? How did Dickey Brothers get control of it?
 
Well, yeah, I looked that up prior to posting. But this supposedly all took place in the late 1990s, and the FCC electronic records are unavailable or unreliable when dating back farther than 1999. Even they admit that. I'm looking for someone who peruses this board who may have actually been privy to all that when it went down.
 
RadioZack said:
What is the history behind the 97.1 license? Wasn't it orignally going to be an FM counterpart to WVOL, but never got past the CP stage? How did Dickey Brothers get control of it?
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I believe it was a standalone FM when the CP was granted. The FM counterpart to 'VOL was WQQK. Both were owned by Phoenix, which was a subsidiary of Dickey Brothers Broadcasting Company (yes, those Dickey brothers). Phoenix/DBBC swapped 'VOL plus a small amount of cash to the permittee of 'RQQ for the unbuilt construction permit and signed it on six months to a year later.
 
RadioZack said:
That's what I was looking for. So Heidelberg originally got the CP for 97.1?
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I don't think the company was actually called Heidelberg until they got 'VOL. I'm thinking the Heidelbergs were principals in 97.1 and bought the others out either right before or right after the swap, but I'm not 100% sure.
 
I want to know about their real history, their on-air history. All the format changes, all the morning program hosts (Hollywood Hendrix et al right up through B&T), all the station names (Star 97), including the stupid ones (the Tower!), and all the times that they tried to drill the 'RQQ call letters into our collective heads!
 
I recall one Star 97 "stunt" where they took the ninth caller on contest lines, to become morning co-host with J.T. Winner's (woman's) name was Nikki. Likely to certainly planned "stunt" but got some television press.

Star 97 went from Friday night 80's, to 80's weekends, to all 80's all the time. How many times can we stand "Relax"? All 80's with a love songs slant seemed to limit play list for our board friend Mr. Shell.

Syndicated mornings: Bob & Sheri, Rick & Bubba (on STORE 97), Bob & Tom. Local mornings: Coyote & Kathy, Rob Michaels, J. T. (and Nikki), Hollywood & Kristin.

Formats: A/C (Star), oldies (Oldies 97.1), 80's gold (Star), classic rock (Tower). Probably leaving out a few from each category.

First time I read local 97.1 frequency was assigned was a 1987 Radio and Records magazine, assigned to Goodlettsville.
 
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