How come the owner of cd 101 has never sold out to the big boys??????????

[xiradiodotcom]

OK, I'm sure this is a dumb question, but when it comes to technical and regulatory issues I have some major knowledge gaps:

I know that for many years CD101 was trying to arrange a transmitter swap with WCBE, which broadcasts from the top of the LeVeque. But if 101 was eligible to broadcast from downtown, why couldn't it have just moved to the Dispatch tower?

Because of the 10.6/10.7 rule. 90.5+10.6=101.1

They have to be as far apart as they are now to avoid interference. That's why they offered to pay for the power upgrade for 90.5 and swap towers, essentially giving WCBE the same overall signal and giving 101 a much better tower location.

 

[Dave Sarnoff]

Vaughan fired up this Grove City class A back in the early 90's, roughly modeled after longtime-success AAA KCBO near Denver -- a station he really admired. 101 just wasn't making it as an AAA, so he took it adult-leaning Alternative, and subsequently more-mainstream Alternative (though still somewhat more eclectic than most).

In the interest of setting the record straight, Vaughan had nothing to do with starting up CD 101, in spite of his efforts at revisionist history. Gary Richards started up CD 101 in August of 1990, and it was an edgy, raunchy Alternative rocker from the start. The station was owned by Video Services Corp. of New Jersey. Richards, the station's original GM, convinced the owners to let him program an Alternative format, modeled after his "Radical Romper Room" show on 107.1.

After Vaughan's dad bought him the station a couple years later, he dismissed nearly the entire staff, ditched the CD 101 handle in favor of simply 101, and hired some ex-DJ's from KBCO to turn it into a AAA. After a severe backlash from the station's listeners, he reluctantly reverted to Alternative and changed the handle back to CD 101.

 

[Nu_Roo_2]

Vaughan fired up this Grove City class A back in the early 90's, roughly modeled after longtime-success AAA KCBO near Denver -- a station he really admired.  101 just wasn't making it as an AAA, so he took it adult-leaning Alternative, and subsequently more-mainstream Alternative (though still somewhat more eclectic than most).

In the interest of setting the record straight, Vaughan had nothing to do with starting up CD 101, in spite of his efforts at revisionist history.  Gary Richards started up CD 101 in August of 1990, and it was an edgy, raunchy Alternative rocker from the start.  The station was owned by Video Services Corp. of New Jersey.  Richards, the station's original GM, convinced the owners to let him program an Alternative format, modeled after his "Radical Romper Room" show on 107.1.

After Vaughan's dad bought him the station a couple years later, he dismissed nearly the entire staff, ditched the CD 101 handle in favor of simply 101, and hired some ex-DJ's from KBCO to turn it into a AAA.  After a severe backlash from the station's listeners, he reluctantly reverted to Alternative and changed the handle back to CD 101.   

Thanks for all the corrections and additional detail.  I do recall now that Vaughan took over after CD101 had been around for a year, but was completely unaware of many of those other interesting tidbits.    And of course "KCBO" in my original post was a typo.

 

[gabigley1]

Vaughan fired up this Grove City class A back in the early 90's, roughly modeled after longtime-success AAA KCBO near Denver -- a station he really admired. 101 just wasn't making it as an AAA, so he took it adult-leaning Alternative, and subsequently more-mainstream Alternative (though still somewhat more eclectic than most).

In the interest of setting the record straight, Vaughan had nothing to do with starting up CD 101, in spite of his efforts at revisionist history. Gary Richards started up CD 101 in August of 1990, and it was an edgy, raunchy Alternative rocker from the start. The station was owned by Video Services Corp. of New Jersey. Richards, the station's original GM, convinced the owners to let him program an Alternative format, modeled after his "Radical Romper Room" show on 107.1.

After Vaughan's dad bought him the station a couple years later, he dismissed nearly the entire staff, ditched the CD 101 handle in favor of simply 101, and hired some ex-DJ's from KBCO to turn it into a AAA. After a severe backlash from the station's listeners, he reluctantly reverted to Alternative and changed the handle back to CD 101.

Thanks for all the corrections and additional detail. I do recall now that Vaughan took over after CD101 had been around for a year, but was completely unaware of many of those other interesting tidbits. And of course "KCBO" in my original post was a typo.

This old article on the start of WWCD 101 will verify what Mr. Sarnoss has to say about the history of WWCD. This is a 1100 word article and only
a small part is used her... Speaking of Gary Richards, wasn't he the person that put the now defunct progressive talker WVVO-1580 on the air?
If so, Will Mr. Richards bring back progressive Talk to Columbus radio market?

Here is small part of that article that hopeful will meet the board standards will be allowed by the board editors.

CHEERFUL CHAOS AT WWCD PRODUCES A SOUND ALTERNATIVE
Columbus Dispatch, The (OH) - Wednesday, September 19, 1990
Author: Bill Eichenberger, Dispatch Pop Music Critic

If the offices of WWCD (101.1 FM) are in disarray these days, if they look as if someone just moved in, well, someone did.

"I've been working 16-hour days, not so much because I have to, but because of the excitement. This is a dream come true," General Manager Gary Richards said, surveying the war zone that is his new office.

Program director and morning disc jockey Kelli Gates stumbles into Richard's office and collapses on the black leather couch.

"I need a nap. I haven't been home in three days," she mumbles.

"You're living in a hotel," Richards reminds her. "You don't have a home."

Such is life at Columbus' newest and most distinct radio station.

After moving to Columbus in 1989, Richards landed a job at WLRO (now WTLT 107.1 FM). He sold advertising for Radical Romper Room in his spare time and eventually talked his new boss into letting him air the program, again on Sunday evenings.

Today , he's part of a station that plays "good music."

 

[gabigley1]

Vaughan fired up this Grove City class A back in the early 90's, roughly modeled after longtime-success AAA KCBO near Denver -- a station he really admired. 101 just wasn't making it as an AAA, so he took it adult-leaning Alternative, and subsequently more-mainstream Alternative (though still somewhat more eclectic than most).

In the interest of setting the record straight, Vaughan had nothing to do with starting up CD 101, in spite of his efforts at revisionist history. Gary Richards started up CD 101 in August of 1990, and it was an edgy, raunchy Alternative rocker from the start. The station was owned by Video Services Corp. of New Jersey. Richards, the station's original GM, convinced the owners to let him program an Alternative format, modeled after his "Radical Romper Room" show on 107.1.

After Vaughan's dad bought him the station a couple years later, he dismissed nearly the entire staff, ditched the CD 101 handle in favor of simply 101, and hired some ex-DJ's from KBCO to turn it into a AAA. After a severe backlash from the station's listeners, he reluctantly reverted to Alternative and changed the handle back to CD 101.

Thanks for all the corrections and additional detail. I do recall now that Vaughan took over after CD101 had been around for a year, but was completely unaware of many of those other interesting tidbits. And of course "KCBO" in my original post was a typo.

This old article on the start of WWCD 101 will verify what Mr. Sarnoss has to say about the history of WWCD. This is a 1100 word article and only
a small part is used her... Speaking of Gary Richards, wasn't he the person that put the now defunct progressive talker WVVO-1580 on the air?
If so, Will Mr. Richards bring back progressive Talk to Columbus radio market?

Here is small part of this article that will hopefully meet the Radio-Info board standards and will then be allowed by the board editors:

CHEERFUL CHAOS AT WWCD PRODUCES A SOUND ALTERNATIVE
Columbus Dispatch, The (OH) - Wednesday, September 19, 1990
Author: Bill Eichenberger, Dispatch Pop Music Critic
[/quote]

If the offices of WWCD (101.1 FM) are in disarray these days, if they look as if someone just moved in, well, someone did.

"I've been working 16-hour days, not so much because I have to, but because of the excitement. This is a dream come true," General Manager Gary Richards said, surveying the war zone that is his new office.

Program director and morning disc jockey Kelli Gates stumbles into Richard's office and collapses on the black leather couch.

"I need a nap. I haven't been home in three days," she mumbles.

"You're living in a hotel," Richards reminds her. "You don't have a home."

Such is life at Columbus' newest and most distinct radio station.

After moving to Columbus in 1989, Richards landed a job at WLRO (now WTLT 107.1 FM). He sold advertising for Radical Romper Room in his spare time and eventually talked his new boss into letting him air the program, again on Sunday evenings.

Today , he's part of a station that plays "good music."
[/quote]

 

[OhioMediaWatch]

Gary used to sell (and call) high school games on small AMs up here before moving to C-bus. He wasn't in the market long before the start of "CD 101".