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Heritage of 93.1

R

radio-outsider

I grew up in Indianapolis, and remember the day WIBC-FM became WNAP. WNAP once one of the first "stand-alone" FM top 40/AOR hybrid stations in the country (other FM's had merely simulcast the AM programming of the parent station).

WNAP became one of the hippest cutting edge stations in the country during most of the seventies. It's sister station, WIBC, was certainly one of the best full service MOR stations around, and other Fairbanks stations were real class acts, particularly KVIL in Dallas.

The current situation at 93.1 and 1070 is a travisty. Emmis has proved not only in their home market of Indianapolis, but in the nation's largest market, NYC, that "bottom-feeding" is their preferred way of doing business.

Mr. Fairbanks and Mr. Hilliard would be ashamed and embarrassed to see what Emmis has done to radio in general and to Indianapolis specifically.

Isn't it ironic that a "rim-shot pee-shooter" WKLU. playing basically WNAP's seventies playlist is kicking WNOU's ass.

The Circle would be less of a "red light district" if Emmis would move down the road where they belong.

PS, I have never worked in radio, and haven't lived in Indianapolis since 1979, so these are not sour grapes, just the facts.

I just wish WKLU would snatch the WNAP call letters. <P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by radio-outsider on 06/12/05 08:36 PM.</FONT></P>
 
> I grew up in Indianapolis, and remember the day WIBC-FM
> became WNAP. WNAP once one of the first "stand-alone" FM
> top 40/AOR hybrid stations in the country (other FM's had
> merely simulcast the AM programming of the parent station).
>
> WNAP became one of the hippest cutting edge stations in the
> country during most of the seventies. It's sister station,
> WIBC, was certainly one of the best full service MOR
> stations around, and other Fairbanks stations were real
> class acts, particularly KVIL in Dallas.
>
> The current situation at 93.1 and 1070 is a travisty. Emmis
> has proved not only in their home market of Indianapolis,
> but in the nation's largest market, NYC, that
> "bottom-feeding" is their preferred way of doing business.
>
> Mr. Fairbanks and Mr. Hilliard would be ashamed and
> embarrassed to see what Emmis has done to radio in general
> and to Indianapolis specifically.
>
> Isn't it ironic that a "rim-shot pee-shooter" WKLU. playing
> basically WNAP's seventies playlist is kicking WNOU's ass.
>
> The Circle would be less of a "red light district" if Emmis
> would move down the road where they belong.
>
> PS, I have never worked in radio, and haven't lived in
> Indianapolis since 1979, so these are not sour grapes, just
> the facts.
>
> I just wish WKLU would snatch the WNAP call letters.
>
the WNAP calls are on a Gospel AM in Norristown Pennsylvania. Wouldnt Shock Me if Emmis has a Deal with the station to prevent any from Snatching up the WNAP-FM Calls because WNAP Is Currently on AM which would mean who ever would want the WNAP-FM would have to ask the users of WNAP.
 
Re: Heritage of 93.1 - WNAP

> the WNAP calls are on a Gospel AM in Norristown
> Pennsylvania. Wouldnt Shock Me if Emmis has a Deal with the
> station to prevent any from Snatching up the WNAP-FM Calls
> because WNAP Is Currently on AM which would mean who ever
> would want the WNAP-FM would have to ask the users of WNAP.
>
The heritage calls of now WNAP in Norristown (suburban Philadelphia) were WNAR. They switched to other calls & then couldn't get WNAR back later, and went with WNAP because it was close to WNAR and available. Now a station in New York has the WNAR calls. Don't know if the current WNAP would give them up. They refer to themselves as "Gospel Highway 11" on the air and don't often use the calls outside of legal id's.
 
That's a great memory. I had to put a killer antenna system on my house back then to receive WNAP from 100 miles away. But it was worth it to hear Buster Bodine every night!

Who was that guy and whatever happened to him?


> > I grew up in Indianapolis, and remember the day WIBC-FM
> > became WNAP. WNAP once one of the first "stand-alone" FM
> > top 40/AOR hybrid stations in the country (other FM's had
> > merely simulcast the AM programming of the parent
> station).
> >
> > WNAP became one of the hippest cutting edge stations in
> the
> > country during most of the seventies. It's sister
> station,
> > WIBC, was certainly one of the best full service MOR
> > stations around, and other Fairbanks stations were real
> > class acts, particularly KVIL in Dallas.
> >
> > The current situation at 93.1 and 1070 is a travisty.
> Emmis
> > has proved not only in their home market of Indianapolis,
> > but in the nation's largest market, NYC, that
> > "bottom-feeding" is their preferred way of doing business.
>
> >
> > Mr. Fairbanks and Mr. Hilliard would be ashamed and
> > embarrassed to see what Emmis has done to radio in general
>
> > and to Indianapolis specifically.
> >
> > Isn't it ironic that a "rim-shot pee-shooter" WKLU.
> playing
> > basically WNAP's seventies playlist is kicking WNOU's ass.
>
> >
> > The Circle would be less of a "red light district" if
> Emmis
> > would move down the road where they belong.
> >
> > PS, I have never worked in radio, and haven't lived in
> > Indianapolis since 1979, so these are not sour grapes,
> just
> > the facts.
> >
> > I just wish WKLU would snatch the WNAP call letters.
> >
> the WNAP calls are on a Gospel AM in Norristown
> Pennsylvania. Wouldnt Shock Me if Emmis has a Deal with the
> station to prevent any from Snatching up the WNAP-FM Calls
> because WNAP Is Currently on AM which would mean who ever
> would want the WNAP-FM would have to ask the users of WNAP.
>
 
> That's a great memory. I had to put a killer antenna system
> on my house back then to receive WNAP from 100 miles away.
> But it was worth it to hear Buster Bodine every night!
>
> Who was that guy and whatever happened to him?
>
>
Buster Bodine is Micheal D. Hanks, who, with his real life brother, Chuck Riley of WIBC fame, are both giants of, or at least fairly well known and respected voice talents. Riley by the way was the voice behind top of hour "The Wrath of the Buzzard..." and "Radio Indiana WIBC Indianapolis", which is still used today. You probably still hear both of them everyday and don't know it. Visit their websites to see their portfolios.

WNAP was an exceptional radio station. The fact that 93.1 is now Radio Now makes me want to puke.
 
Re: Heritage of 93.1 - WNAP

The Pennsylvania WNAP kept those calls even during the WNAP revival in Indy several years ago. It was "WNAP-FM", legally. That can happen if the AM that has the caqlls gives permission. I'm sure if WKLU came up with some money for the Pennsylvania operators, it could be WNAP-FM too.





> > the WNAP calls are on a Gospel AM in Norristown
> > Pennsylvania. Wouldnt Shock Me if Emmis has a Deal with
> the
> > station to prevent any from Snatching up the WNAP-FM Calls
>
> > because WNAP Is Currently on AM which would mean who ever
> > would want the WNAP-FM would have to ask the users of
> WNAP.
> >
> The heritage calls of now WNAP in Norristown (suburban
> Philadelphia) were WNAR. They switched to other calls &
> then couldn't get WNAR back later, and went with WNAP
> because it was close to WNAR and available. Now a station
> in New York has the WNAR calls. Don't know if the current
> WNAP would give them up. They refer to themselves as
> "Gospel Highway 11" on the air and don't often use the calls
> outside of legal id's.
>
<P ID="signature">______________
"There ain't no reason to fight over a woman. There's two more down the street!".."Senisble Don", 700 WLW</P>
 
Reminder

Even though this is a radio-industry website - it is not for just "Dj's" only. It is for fans of radio. Heck right now I am not even in the "industry", as well as many of the people who read and post on this board. I would say 40-50 %!

There were some posts that were removed because they attacked a user for saying he was not in the industry. We want to make people feel welcome here, and as long as their posts have good opinions and make reasonable sense, they have just as much right to be here as you.


As long as the posting rules are followed, everyone is welcome here at Radio-Info.<P ID="signature">______________
</P><P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by KyleWest on 06/14/05 01:38 PM.</FONT></P>
 
Re: Heritage of 93.1 - WNAP

> The Pennsylvania WNAP kept those calls even during the WNAP
> revival in Indy several years ago. It was "WNAP-FM",
> legally. That can happen if the AM that has the caqlls gives
> permission. I'm sure if WKLU came up with some money for the
> Pennsylvania operators, it could be WNAP-FM too.

What year did 'NAP fall apart? I recall tuning in (via tropo) in the Chicago area back in the mid 80s -- 1986 I believe -- and the station had the callsign WEAG "The Eagle." It became the Buzzard some time after that.
 
Re: Heritage of 93.1 - WNAP

> What year did 'NAP fall apart? I recall tuning in (via
> tropo) in the Chicago area back in the mid 80s -- 1986 I
> believe -- and the station had the callsign WEAG "The
> Eagle." It became the Buzzard some time after that.
>

Some of the contributors of this group could give some more exact dates and facts, but I believe this is pretty accurate:

WNAP remained more or less the same up until about late '82, when they switched to a decidely "AC" format. I realized this when coming back to visit Indy in May of '83. I flipped on the Buzzard on my way in from the east on I-70 and heard "Woman in Love" by Barbra Streisand playing (!). I knew something had changed. There were still some of the original jocks, notably Cris Conner doing afternoons. Pat Moore (most recently with WTPI) did middays. They were still using some of the same jingles, especially the longer "Indianapolis listens...to Stereo 93. We do our best to be everything that you want us to be...WNAP". The main Heller packages from the 70's were gone, but they used a pretty decent package (Fairwest, maybe? I need some help on this one...). The format had lost it's hard edge by that time, but it was still listenable IMHO.

Then, in 1984, the station shifted to a strict CHR "Hot Hits" type format. (hyped presentations, top 40 music - no album cuts, jingles between each song, etc.). This was decidedly NOT the Buzzard. In fact, they ended up make fun of the Buzzard by running a liner stating "the Wrath of the BUZZER" (followed by a buzzer sound!). It got very annoying. None of the original jocks.

In 1986, I personally was glad to hear better music when the format changed to Eagle 93, even though the calls were changed then. Currents, mixed with some classic rock ("Wild Thing" comes to mind).

Oldies followed shortly thereafter during the WKLR phase. That lasted from '87-'94, when the original calls were brought back by Emmis and the "Greatest Hits of the 70's", voiced by Chuck Riley were brought back.

I share many of the sentiments about Emmis, although I do remember that when Emmis first bought WIBC/WNAP from Sconnix (the folks who bought it from Fairbanks), they did some very good things, including:

- Hire back Fred Heckman and "My Town Indy" (fired/resigned under Sconnix)
- Brought back the Chuck Riley "Radio Indiana" liners, jettisoned by Sconnix
- Change the signiture line back to "10-7-oh, WIBC" (subtle, but symbolic of trying to bring back the better days of WIBC_
- Brought back WNAP

IMHO, it was Sconnix who gutted WIBC. All the important jocks (Jerry Baker, Gary Todd, etc.) left, the news department (Fred Heckman, Joe Pickett, Lou Palmer) was gutted, they dropped music from WIBC and put on some pretty untalented and/or controversial hosts (remember Stan Soloman and the attempt to give Big John Gillis a talk show?). They even tried to get Jeff Pigeon to simply read news for 4 hours in an "all news" morning show. Disasters, all of them. Many of us were relieved when a local guy (Jeff Smulyan) bought WIBC and tried to restore it.
 
Re: Heritage of 93.1 - WNAP

The Sconnix time was a dark time for WIBC. They even lost Leigh DeNoon at that time (rehired by Emmis).




> > What year did 'NAP fall apart? I recall tuning in (via
> > tropo) in the Chicago area back in the mid 80s -- 1986 I
> > believe -- and the station had the callsign WEAG "The
> > Eagle." It became the Buzzard some time after that.
> >
>
> Some of the contributors of this group could give some more
> exact dates and facts, but I believe this is pretty
> accurate:
>
> WNAP remained more or less the same up until about late '82,
> when they switched to a decidely "AC" format. I realized
> this when coming back to visit Indy in May of '83. I
> flipped on the Buzzard on my way in from the east on I-70
> and heard "Woman in Love" by Barbra Streisand playing (!).
> I knew something had changed. There were still some of the
> original jocks, notably Cris Conner doing afternoons. Pat
> Moore (most recently with WTPI) did middays. They were
> still using some of the same jingles, especially the longer
> "Indianapolis listens...to Stereo 93. We do our best to be
> everything that you want us to be...WNAP". The main Heller
> packages from the 70's were gone, but they used a pretty
> decent package (Fairwest, maybe? I need some help on this
> one...). The format had lost it's hard edge by that time,
> but it was still listenable IMHO.
>
> Then, in 1984, the station shifted to a strict CHR "Hot
> Hits" type format. (hyped presentations, top 40 music - no
> album cuts, jingles between each song, etc.). This was
> decidedly NOT the Buzzard. In fact, they ended up make fun
> of the Buzzard by running a liner stating "the Wrath of the
> BUZZER" (followed by a buzzer sound!). It got very
> annoying. None of the original jocks.
>
> In 1986, I personally was glad to hear better music when the
> format changed to Eagle 93, even though the calls were
> changed then. Currents, mixed with some classic rock
> ("Wild Thing" comes to mind).
>
> Oldies followed shortly thereafter during the WKLR phase.
> That lasted from '87-'94, when the original calls were
> brought back by Emmis and the "Greatest Hits of the 70's",
> voiced by Chuck Riley were brought back.
>
> I share many of the sentiments about Emmis, although I do
> remember that when Emmis first bought WIBC/WNAP from Sconnix
> (the folks who bought it from Fairbanks), they did some very
> good things, including:
>
> - Hire back Fred Heckman and "My Town Indy" (fired/resigned
> under Sconnix)
> - Brought back the Chuck Riley "Radio Indiana" liners,
> jettisoned by Sconnix
> - Change the signiture line back to "10-7-oh, WIBC" (subtle,
> but symbolic of trying to bring back the better days of
> WIBC_
> - Brought back WNAP
>
> IMHO, it was Sconnix who gutted WIBC. All the important
> jocks (Jerry Baker, Gary Todd, etc.) left, the news
> department (Fred Heckman, Joe Pickett, Lou Palmer) was
> gutted, they dropped music from WIBC and put on some pretty
> untalented and/or controversial hosts (remember Stan Soloman
> and the attempt to give Big John Gillis a talk show?). They
> even tried to get Jeff Pigeon to simply read news for 4
> hours in an "all news" morning show. Disasters, all of
> them. Many of us were relieved when a local guy (Jeff
> Smulyan) bought WIBC and tried to restore it.
>
<P ID="signature">______________
"There ain't no reason to fight over a woman. There's two more down the street!".."Senisble Don", 700 WLW</P>
 
Re: Heritage of 93.1 - WNAP

> The Sconnix time was a dark time for WIBC. They even lost
> Leigh DeNoon at that time (rehired by Emmis).
>
>
>
SHaron Alseth Also Left During the Sconnix time she was on the New 93.9 WXTZ Easy Listening Format till Panche LMA'ed 93.9
>
> > > What year did 'NAP fall apart? I recall tuning in (via
> > > tropo) in the Chicago area back in the mid 80s -- 1986 I
>
> > > believe -- and the station had the callsign WEAG "The
> > > Eagle." It became the Buzzard some time after that.
> > >
> >
> > Some of the contributors of this group could give some
> more
> > exact dates and facts, but I believe this is pretty
> > accurate:
> >
> > WNAP remained more or less the same up until about late
> '82,
> > when they switched to a decidely "AC" format. I realized
>
> > this when coming back to visit Indy in May of '83. I
> > flipped on the Buzzard on my way in from the east on I-70
> > and heard "Woman in Love" by Barbra Streisand playing (!).
>
> > I knew something had changed. There were still some of
> the
> > original jocks, notably Cris Conner doing afternoons.
> Pat
> > Moore (most recently with WTPI) did middays. They were
> > still using some of the same jingles, especially the
> longer
> > "Indianapolis listens...to Stereo 93. We do our best to
> be
> > everything that you want us to be...WNAP". The main
> Heller
> > packages from the 70's were gone, but they used a pretty
> > decent package (Fairwest, maybe? I need some help on this
>
> > one...). The format had lost it's hard edge by that time,
>
> > but it was still listenable IMHO.
> >
> > Then, in 1984, the station shifted to a strict CHR "Hot
> > Hits" type format. (hyped presentations, top 40 music -
> no
> > album cuts, jingles between each song, etc.). This was
> > decidedly NOT the Buzzard. In fact, they ended up make
> fun
> > of the Buzzard by running a liner stating "the Wrath of
> the
> > BUZZER" (followed by a buzzer sound!). It got very
> > annoying. None of the original jocks.
> >
> > In 1986, I personally was glad to hear better music when
> the
> > format changed to Eagle 93, even though the calls were
> > changed then. Currents, mixed with some classic rock
> > ("Wild Thing" comes to mind).
> >
> > Oldies followed shortly thereafter during the WKLR phase.
>
> > That lasted from '87-'94, when the original calls were
> > brought back by Emmis and the "Greatest Hits of the 70's",
>
> > voiced by Chuck Riley were brought back.
> >
> > I share many of the sentiments about Emmis, although I do
> > remember that when Emmis first bought WIBC/WNAP from
> Sconnix
> > (the folks who bought it from Fairbanks), they did some
> very
> > good things, including:
> >
> > - Hire back Fred Heckman and "My Town Indy"
> (fired/resigned
> > under Sconnix)
> > - Brought back the Chuck Riley "Radio Indiana" liners,
> > jettisoned by Sconnix
> > - Change the signiture line back to "10-7-oh, WIBC"
> (subtle,
> > but symbolic of trying to bring back the better days of
> > WIBC_
> > - Brought back WNAP
> >
> > IMHO, it was Sconnix who gutted WIBC. All the important
> > jocks (Jerry Baker, Gary Todd, etc.) left, the news
> > department (Fred Heckman, Joe Pickett, Lou Palmer) was
> > gutted, they dropped music from WIBC and put on some
> pretty
> > untalented and/or controversial hosts (remember Stan
> Soloman
> > and the attempt to give Big John Gillis a talk show?).
> They
> > even tried to get Jeff Pigeon to simply read news for 4
> > hours in an "all news" morning show. Disasters, all of
> > them. Many of us were relieved when a local guy (Jeff
> > Smulyan) bought WIBC and tried to restore it.
> >
>
 
Re: Heritage of 93.1 - WNAP

Great synopsis of what happened to WIBC/WNAP. Wasn't Blair the owner after Fairbanks? Didn't WNAP pull some pretty good numbers in their second incarnation as a Classic Hits outlet. Isn't WKLU repeating that history. Whatever happened to Cris Conner (Moto)??? I remember him from the beginning. And where can one find the Heller jingles??? I have several (in mono) that I downloaded several years ago, obviously recorded off air. I wonder if anyone will be nostalgic for Radio Now in 35 years. Doubtful........

> Some of the contributors of this group could give some more
> exact dates and facts, but I believe this is pretty
> accurate:
>
> WNAP remained more or less the same up until about late '82,
> when they switched to a decidely "AC" format. I realized
> this when coming back to visit Indy in May of '83. I
> flipped on the Buzzard on my way in from the east on I-70
> and heard "Woman in Love" by Barbra Streisand playing (!).
> I knew something had changed. There were still some of the
> original jocks, notably Cris Conner doing afternoons. Pat
> Moore (most recently with WTPI) did middays. They were
> still using some of the same jingles, especially the longer
> "Indianapolis listens...to Stereo 93. We do our best to be
> everything that you want us to be...WNAP". The main Heller
> packages from the 70's were gone, but they used a pretty
> decent package (Fairwest, maybe? I need some help on this
> one...). The format had lost it's hard edge by that time,
> but it was still listenable IMHO.
>
> Then, in 1984, the station shifted to a strict CHR "Hot
> Hits" type format. (hyped presentations, top 40 music - no
> album cuts, jingles between each song, etc.). This was
> decidedly NOT the Buzzard. In fact, they ended up make fun
> of the Buzzard by running a liner stating "the Wrath of the
> BUZZER" (followed by a buzzer sound!). It got very
> annoying. None of the original jocks.
>
> In 1986, I personally was glad to hear better music when the
> format changed to Eagle 93, even though the calls were
> changed then. Currents, mixed with some classic rock
> ("Wild Thing" comes to mind).
>
> Oldies followed shortly thereafter during the WKLR phase.
> That lasted from '87-'94, when the original calls were
> brought back by Emmis and the "Greatest Hits of the 70's",
> voiced by Chuck Riley were brought back.
>
> I share many of the sentiments about Emmis, although I do
> remember that when Emmis first bought WIBC/WNAP from Sconnix
> (the folks who bought it from Fairbanks), they did some very
> good things, including:
>
> - Hire back Fred Heckman and "My Town Indy" (fired/resigned
> under Sconnix)
> - Brought back the Chuck Riley "Radio Indiana" liners,
> jettisoned by Sconnix
> - Change the signiture line back to "10-7-oh, WIBC" (subtle,
> but symbolic of trying to bring back the better days of
> WIBC_
> - Brought back WNAP
>
> IMHO, it was Sconnix who gutted WIBC. All the important
> jocks (Jerry Baker, Gary Todd, etc.) left, the news
> department (Fred Heckman, Joe Pickett, Lou Palmer) was
> gutted, they dropped music from WIBC and put on some pretty
> untalented and/or controversial hosts (remember Stan Soloman
> and the attempt to give Big John Gillis a talk show?). They
> even tried to get Jeff Pigeon to simply read news for 4
> hours in an "all news" morning show. Disasters, all of
> them. Many of us were relieved when a local guy (Jeff
> Smulyan) bought WIBC and tried to restore it.
>
 
Re: Reminder

> Even though this is a radio-industry website - it is not for
> just "Dj's" only. It is for fans of radio. Heck right now
> I am not even in the "industry", as well as many of the
> people who read and post on this board. I would say 40-50
> %!
>
> There were some posts that were removed because they
> attacked a user for saying he was not in the industry. We
> want to make people feel welcome here, and as long as their
> posts have good opinions and make reasonable sense, they
> have just as much right to be here as you.
>
>
> As long as the posting rules are followed, everyone is
> welcome here at Radio-Info.
>

Thanks for coming to my rescue. I feel perhaps what the public at large feels about broadcasters should be of significant interest, after all, without us, their business would not have much value.
 
Re: Heritage of 93.1 - WNAP

> Great synopsis of what happened to WIBC/WNAP. Wasn't Blair
> the owner after Fairbanks?

They could have been. I recollect that Richard Fairbanks sold it sometime in the mid to late 80's.

Didn't WNAP pull some pretty
> good numbers in their second incarnation as a Classic Hits
> outlet. Isn't WKLU repeating that history.

WNAP made a pretty good splash when they first hit the scene in their reincarnated phase. They went jockless (a la JACK) for the first couple of months, then brought in Smash to do mornings and had Kevin Murphy do afternoons. The newly cut Chuck Riley liners provided the transitions. They were very creative and the music was fairly broad. (Riley - "This was a hit back in the 70's...but it's a 'two-bagger' now....93.1 The new WNAP" - then cut into "Back Stabbers" by the O'Jays). Also, the famous "Wrath of the Buzzard" Top of the Hour ID was brought back in it's original form (sound effects and all) and was updated by a newly recorded Riley line at the end ('the greatest hits of the 70's'). About 2-3 years later, they changed focus by bringing in more jocks, emphasizing personality more and expanding the play list to include the late 60's and early 80's. They did this by faking a format change in a week long promotion. Then, about a year after that, they really changed by going to "Rock that really rocks", meaning only the harder edged stuff like Metallica, AC/DC etc. Howard Stern in mornings soon followed, and to me, that was the end of the Buzzard reincarnation.

Whatever
> happened to Cris Conner (Moto)??? I remember him from the
> beginning.

Cris probably had the most longevity of any of the jocks at the Buzzard. He was there right up till the CHR Hot Hits phase in 1984. In the late 80's, he did afternoons for Bill Shirk at 106.7 WGGR (oldies). Jay Reynolds did mornings. Last I heard, he was the PR/communications director for a Corporation here in town (can't remember which one)


And where can one find the Heller jingles??? I
> have several (in mono) that I downloaded several years ago,
> obviously recorded off air.

I have a set of the 1972 and 1974 versions. I could dub them for you. 1972 was the "Electronic Mama" set. 1974 included the "Shine a light on me, gotta help me see" cut (if you remember that one). Still looking for the '76 set which includes the longer jingle..."Indianapolis listens to FM 93....we do our best to be everything that you want us to be...WNAP"


I wonder if anyone will be
> nostalgic for Radio Now in 35 years. Doubtful........

Agreed
>
 
Re: Heritage of 93.1 - WNAP

> WNAP made a pretty good splash when they first hit the scene
> in their reincarnated phase.

Sorry but I have to disagree. That 70s station had tanked into the low threes inside the first year. The reality of that station was never going to be able to compete with a memory.
 
Chuck RIley is, or was, the voice of Emmis POWER 106 in L.A. as well.

> > That's a great memory. I had to put a killer antenna
> system
> > on my house back then to receive WNAP from 100 miles away.
>
> > But it was worth it to hear Buster Bodine every night!
> >
> > Who was that guy and whatever happened to him?
> >
> >
> Buster Bodine is Micheal D. Hanks, who, with his real life
> brother, Chuck Riley of WIBC fame, are both giants of, or at
> least fairly well known and respected voice talents. Riley
> by the way was the voice behind top of hour "The Wrath of
> the Buzzard..." and "Radio Indiana WIBC Indianapolis", which
> is still used today. You probably still hear both of them
> everyday and don't know it. Visit their websites to see
> their portfolios.
>
> WNAP was an exceptional radio station. The fact that 93.1
> is now Radio Now makes me want to puke.
>
 
while we're at it how about wibc

how much longer can wibc hang in there
they have good numbers but they are just about unlistenable unless you're over 65

imho
 
Re: Heritage of 93.1 - WNAP

> > WNAP made a pretty good splash when they first hit the
> scene
> > in their reincarnated phase.
>
> Sorry but I have to disagree. That 70s station had tanked
> into the low threes inside the first year. The reality of
> that station was never going to be able to compete with a
> memory.
>

Maybe I should clarify. They got a LOT of attention, and for those of us who remembered the orginal WNAP, it was great to hear both the return of the call letters plus Chuck Riley's booming voice again! And the signal on 93.1 is great! But in terms of ratings, Brian is right on. They probably did not have a lot of overhead, at least at first, so they were able to hang in there for awhile. Like any of the 70's formats, the candle didn't burn for very long, including here in Indy. To truly have tried to bring back the Buzzard, the format needed the aura of the personalities, the Heller jingles and the edgy "hipness" that marked the original WNAP. Riley's liners and the music could only take it so far IMHO.
 
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