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HAPPY 25TH ANNIVERSARY TO 102.7 WCPZ

N

northcoastradio

Guest
I want to say Happy 25th to WCPZ FM Sandusky.

On July 14th the station will be celebrating 25 years as one of the oldest Hot AC's in America. The station was born on July 14th 1980 as Leisure Rock 103 under the direction of Dick Miller and Miller Broadcasting of Sandusky who also owned WLEC AM (The second affiliate of the Cleveland Indians).

In 1984, change was coming and the station switched back to the good ol' WCPZ where it went thru a number of owners, but the identity remained the same...
After a while the station relocated to the current mini-hut located across from the Cedar Point entrance it shares with 1450 WLEC and 100.9 The Coast. The station now hosts the moniker "Mix" which it was tagged with in the Jacor days.

On July 14th Mix will be hosting Asia at the new Sandusky Bay Pavilion and on Friday, Mix is sending three lucky pairs of listeners to see Eddie Money in Fremont. As for Saturday, make sure you take a point to tune in between 10 and 8 as the station returns to Leisure Rock 103 where they have invited some of the former Leisure Rock Dj's to host the show.

It will sure be a great weekend on the Northcoast, and if you like vintage radio, Leisure Rock 103 is the place to be this Saturday from 10 to 8.
 
> In 1984, change was coming and the station switched back to
> the good ol' WCPZ where it went thru a number of owners, but
> the identity remained the same...
> After a while the station relocated to the current mini-hut
> located across from the Cedar Point entrance it shares with
> 1450 WLEC and 100.9 The Coast. The station now hosts the
> moniker "Mix" which it was tagged with in the Jacor days.

To win, $500 and a year's supply of horse shampoo, please name for me the short-lived calls adopted by 102.7 upon taking the Mix moniker.
 
> To win, $500 and a year's supply of horse shampoo, please
> name for me the short-lived calls adopted by 102.7 upon
> taking the Mix moniker.
>

The trusty FCC database says....

WCPZ 09/09/1999
WMJK
WMTX 04/24/1998
WCPZ 05/19/1980
WLEC-FM 06/01/1979


So WMTX would be the answer. What's the story with WMJK? A placeholder during a purchase?<P ID="signature">______________
Chris
Energy X - Modern & Alternative Rock
energyradio.fm</P>
 
100.9 and 102.7

>
> The trusty FCC database says....
>
> WCPZ 09/09/1999
> WMJK
> WMTX 04/24/1998
> WCPZ 05/19/1980
> WLEC-FM 06/01/1979
>
>
> So WMTX would be the answer. What's the story with WMJK? A
> placeholder during a purchase?
>

100.9 has an interesting call history as well:

WMJK 09/17/1999
WCPZ 04/24/1998
WNCG 02/01/1992
WLCO 02/21/1985
WMEX

Was there a frequency swap planned at one time between these two stations?<P ID="signature">______________
Chris
Energy X - Modern & Alternative Rock
energyradio.fm</P>
 
WMTX FM? If I am not mistaken, WMTX belonged to WAKS in Tampa. When Kiss 100.7 dropped the Kiss moniker, WAKS moved to 104.9 in Cleveland. They wanted their WMTX call letters back. So Sandusky dumped the calls and pulled WCPZ off of Gold 101 (which is now 100.9 The Coast). WCPZ came back to it's heritage station and Gold was swithced to Majic and picked up the call letters WMJK which still exist to this day!

That is the Readers Digest version.

> > In 1984, change was coming and the station switched back
> to
> > the good ol' WCPZ where it went thru a number of owners,
> but
> > the identity remained the same...
> > After a while the station relocated to the current
> mini-hut
> > located across from the Cedar Point entrance it shares
> with
> > 1450 WLEC and 100.9 The Coast. The station now hosts the
> > moniker "Mix" which it was tagged with in the Jacor days.
>
> To win, $500 and a year's supply of horse shampoo, please
> name for me the short-lived calls adopted by 102.7 upon
> taking the Mix moniker.
>
 
Re: 100.9 and 102.7

HISTORY OF 102.7

102.7 jumped on the air in 1979 as WLEC FM carrying the AC format that the station played on a 20,000 watt stick downtown at the corners of Market and Columbus.

In 1980 the station swithced to Leisure Rock 103 and changed the calls to WCPZ FM. Leisure Rock 103 - The Fun Point has no bearing on the calls.

As 1984 came, the station dropped Leisure Rock and went as WCPZ 102.7. Over a period of time the station had various owners, but remained WCPZ.

In 1997 Jacor purchased WLEC/WCPZ and was working on purchasing WNCG. Jacor flipped the moniker to Mix in 1998 and changed the calls to WMTX "The New Mix 102.7". However the WCPZ calls were such a heritage, they put WCPZ on 100.9.

In 1999 WCPZ returned to Mix 102.7 because Tampa wanted WMTX back. Today WCPZ rests on the 102.7 freq.

100.9

100.9 Began as a Mexican Radio Station owned by the Cruz family. Then it was purchased under the alias Clyde Ohio Radio Group. The format changed to an awful country format. Within a couple weeks they restructured to a AC/Oldies format.

In 1992, a local family purchased the station and flipped to Oldies as WNCG Gold 101. The station actually was WCPZ's biggest competition. The did very well in the Ottawa, Sandusky and Seneca books, so they decided to try the Huron and Erie county markets too.

In 1997 or 98, Jacor purchased the little station in Clyde and reconfigured it's output. When 1998 came along, they flipped the moniker to Majic 100.9. The Majic moniker stuck until 2003 when the station flipped WMJK to 100.9 The Coast.

Today CC Sandusky is the proud home of 1450 WLEC American Music Classics, 100.9 The Coast Northcoast Classic Rock, and Mix 102.7 WCPZ The best variety with fewer commercials.

This is the longer version of the history!


> >
> > The trusty FCC database says....
> >
> > WCPZ 09/09/1999
> > WMJK
> > WMTX 04/24/1998
> > WCPZ 05/19/1980
> > WLEC-FM 06/01/1979
> >
> >
> > So WMTX would be the answer. What's the story with WMJK? A
>
> > placeholder during a purchase?
> >
>
> 100.9 has an interesting call history as well:
>
> WMJK 09/17/1999
> WCPZ 04/24/1998
> WNCG 02/01/1992
> WLCO 02/21/1985
> WMEX
>
> Was there a frequency swap planned at one time between these
> two stations?
>
 
Re: 100.9 and 102.7

> In 1992, a local family purchased the station and flipped to
> Oldies as WNCG Gold 101. The station actually was WCPZ's
> biggest competition. The did very well in the Ottawa,
> Sandusky and Seneca books, so they decided to try the Huron
> and Erie county markets too.

I remember 100.9 as an affiliate of ABC's "Pure Gold" format (known on air as "Oldies Radio"). Do you remember if they were carrying the format the entire time as oldies?

-OA<P ID="signature">______________
Ohio Media Watch - <a target="_blank" href=http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com>http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com</a></P>
 
Randy Hugg is the longtime morning man, PD/OM of WCPZ and the cluster. I remember interviewing with him in 1993 for a pt on air gig...in the very same Gomer Pyle quonset hut. I remember there be no computers. Music was still on index cards. I can't believe the stations are still in the hut. What a hole. <P ID="signature">______________
Chuck Matthews Productions
www.KillerImaging.com
http://chuckmatthews1.voice123.com/</P>
 
Re: 100.9

100.9 Carried the format until 1995 then they spun off and did there own thing. I still think they kept ABC for the 9PM-6AM shift.



> > In 1992, a local family purchased the station and flipped
> to
> > Oldies as WNCG Gold 101. The station actually was WCPZ's
> > biggest competition. The did very well in the Ottawa,
> > Sandusky and Seneca books, so they decided to try the
> Huron
> > and Erie county markets too.
>
> I remember 100.9 as an affiliate of ABC's "Pure Gold" format
> (known on air as "Oldies Radio"). Do you remember if they
> were carrying the format the entire time as oldies?
>
> -OA
>
 
Re: THE MINI HUT

They renovated the entire building. Just replaced the back and put all new state of the art studios back there. The office area was expanded too!

> Randy Hugg is the longtime morning man, PD/OM of WCPZ and
> the cluster. I remember interviewing with him in 1993 for a
> pt on air gig...in the very same Gomer Pyle quonset hut. I
> remember there be no computers. Music was still on index
> cards. I can't believe the stations are still in the hut.
> What a hole.
>
 
Re: THE MINI HUT

> They renovated the entire building. Just replaced the back
> and put all new state of the art studios back there. The
> office area was expanded too!
>
> > Randy Hugg is the longtime morning man, PD/OM of WCPZ and
> > the cluster. I remember interviewing with him in 1993 for
> a
> > pt on air gig...in the very same Gomer Pyle quonset hut. I
>
> > remember there be no computers. Music was still on index
> > cards. I can't believe the stations are still in the hut.
> > What a hole.
> >
>

I would think it would've been cheaper to do a cap ex build out and move to a more impressive building. It's all about first impressions for clients/visitors. Not to mention less plant problems on the whole.<P ID="signature">______________
Chuck Matthews Productions
www.KillerImaging.com
http://chuckmatthews1.voice123.com/</P>
 
Re: 100.9

I remember they (S&S Communications which stood for Kent Smith and Dave Searfoss, the former owners of WNCG) had the station in a tiny storefront building on Main Street in Clyde. I used to listen to the station when I lived in the area. I remember there were times when a powerful storm would knock the station off the air but when the generator kicked on, the satellite feed was on but the computer had to be re-booted or something because during the ABC Pure Gold "dead breaks," jocks were feeding liners and promos for affiliates all over the place. Kent Smith, as noted on this board, is now in Gaylord, Michigan as owner of WMJZ Oldies radio. The ABC Gold format wasn't too bad to listen too, depending on the jock. Ron Foster was highly entertaining.
 
Re: THE MINI HUT

> I would think it would've been cheaper to do a cap ex build
> out and move to a more impressive building. It's all about
> first impressions for clients/visitors. Not to mention less
> plant problems on the whole.
>

But seeing the hut just before the Cedar Point Causeway is such a rush--partly because it looks so damn weird.

BTW--I've mentioned this before, but nothing puts me in the mood for Cedar Point like flipping on WCPZ and hearing "Walking on Sunshine" followed by a Cedar Point traffic report!
 
Re: 100.9 and 102.7

> Jacor flipped the moniker to Mix in 1998
> and changed the calls to WMTX "The New Mix 102.7". However
> the WCPZ calls were such a heritage, they put WCPZ on 100.9. [...]
> [...] Today WCPZ rests on the 102.7 freq.

Yes, WCPZ is a heritage call. Like WKDD. But it's imaged full time as "The North Coast's Mix 102.7..." WCPZ isn't used but (somewhat quietly) once an hour, a la the WMJI of today.

It isn't the same as when 102.7 used the WCPZ calls with the "Fun Point" positioner back in the 90's. Wouldn't it be nice to bring it back as "102.7 WCPZ"?

> In 1999 WCPZ returned to Mix 102.7 because Tampa wanted WMTX
> back.

Interesting notes: WLEC's imaging voice is none other than Jeff Baxter; WCPZ's current imaging voice is WMVX's Scott Glazer. WMJK's imaging voice is the same guy who images WHLO/640. IIRC, I even heard Doc Thompson do a TOH ID for the then-"Majic 100.9"...

- nate81<P ID="signature">______________
Nathan Obral
University Partership Representative
Student Senate
Lorain County Community College, Elyria, Ohio

LCCC Radio - The Duck</P>
 
Re: 100.9 and 102.7

>
> Interesting notes: WLEC's imaging voice is none other than
> Jeff Baxter; WCPZ's current imaging voice is WMVX's Scott
> Glazer. WMJK's imaging voice is the same guy who images
> WHLO/640. IIRC, I even heard Doc Thompson do a TOH ID for
> the then-"Majic 100.9"...
>
> - nate81
>

Glaser was Doc's intern. Now look at him, lol! Scott's a good kid, and talented.

Doc's en route back to Cleveland. Albuquerque didn't work out.


W-M-J-I should be using the call letters ALL THE TIME! They're heritage. Everyone knows them. It's simple: "WMJI, MAJIC 105.7, CLEVELAND'S ONE AND ONLY OLDIES STATION"...oops! I forgot CC doesn't like to use "oldies". lol!

I miss the Tony Griffin package from years ago with the jingle shout "Push The Majic Button!"

The custom Beach Boys sound-alike jingle was good to, obviously for jingling into a Beach Boys tune.

Let me be PD of that station. I'd make it rock. And you're correct if you think I'd hire Scott Howitt back. I sure damn would! Without a doubt he's the best music jock Cleveland's had in the last 20 years. I'd bring back Luther Heggs as well. I'd give the station PERSONALITY again! And I could do it on a budget.


<P ID="signature">______________
Chuck Matthews Productions
www.KillerImaging.com
http://chuckmatthews1.voice123.com/</P><P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by cmatthews on 07/15/05 07:49 PM.</FONT></P>
 
Re: 100.9 and 102.7

> Interesting notes: WLEC's imaging voice is none other than
> Jeff Baxter; WCPZ's current imaging voice is WMVX's Scott
> Glazer. WMJK's imaging voice is the same guy who images
> WHLO/640. IIRC, I even heard Doc Thompson do a TOH ID for
> the then-"Majic 100.9"...

I LOVE the Jeff Baxter liners on WLEC. He makes the local hourly news sound like an event!

Of course, Jeff is also the hour opener imaging voice for "The Talk of Akron", WNIR. I have no idea why the station doesn't use him for more than "Now, here's Howie Chizek!"...for one, how hard could it be to get him to read an hourly legal ID, even if it only ran during non-local programming?

-OA<P ID="signature">______________
Ohio Media Watch - <a target="_blank" href=http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com>http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com</a></P>
 
Re: 100.9 and 102.7

Doc coming back to Cleveland??? I'm not questioning the validity of your statement at all...just wondering where he'll pop up...MJI perhaps? And in what capacity?


> > Interesting notes: WLEC's imaging voice is none other than
>
> > Jeff Baxter; WCPZ's current imaging voice is WMVX's Scott
> > Glazer. WMJK's imaging voice is the same guy who images
> > WHLO/640. IIRC, I even heard Doc Thompson do a TOH ID for
> > the then-"Majic 100.9"...
> >
> > - nate81
> >
>
> Glaser was Doc's intern. Now look at him, lol! Scott's a
> good kid, and talented.
>
> Doc's en route back to Cleveland. Albuquerque didn't work
> out.
>
>
> W-M-J-I should be using the call letters ALL THE TIME!
> They're heritage. Everyone knows them. It's simple: "WMJI,
> MAJIC 105.7, CLEVELAND'S ONE AND ONLY OLDIES
> STATION"...oops! I forgot CC doesn't like to use "oldies".
> lol!
>
> I miss the Tony Griffin package from years ago with the
> jingle shout "Push The Majic Button!"
>
> The custom Beach Boys sound-alike jingle was good to,
> obviously for jingling into a Beach Boys tune.
>
> Let me be PD of that station. I'd make it rock. And you're
> correct if you think I'd hire Scott Howitt back. I sure damn
> would! Without a doubt he's the best music jock Cleveland's
> had in the last 20 years. I'd bring back Luther Heggs as
> well. I'd give the station PERSONALITY again! And I could do
> it on a budget.
>
 
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