KISS-FM becomes Radio Now 97.9

[ThatGuyOnTheRadio]

Final song for KISS-FM was *NSYNC's "Bye, Bye, Bye" how fitting...

"At least 5 commercial free hours every day"

Radio NOW 97.9 "ALL THE HITS" is ON.

First song? 3 Doors Down "Kryptonite"

 

[billalm]

That was B-O-R-I-N-G..... music direction sounds like their playing one modern/rock pop song followed by a dance/urban pop song. Yes.com shows this to be the case throughout the first hour and a half. Not sure how spinning Lady Gaga -> The Fray -> Pitbull -> Panic At The Disco -> Katy Perry -> Nickelback is gonna work for them. Seems to me that would cause a serious tune in and out problem. I think that type of programming works for a 80's and 90's "GenX" format station but not sure about a current/recurrent based CHR with the image of "all the hits".

 

[tomservo]

Starting off with an 11-year old hit? They're not even trying!

 

[AnotherCat]

Maybe they should check their music logs before letting them roll ???

 

[TommyR]

I'm surprised nobody got this reference. RadioNOW is WAPE's Kryptonite.

Who remembers the bizarre loop right before Kiss launched, including backmasked messages directed at the competition: "Uh-oh, someone's not going to make their bonus this year!" and "Ding dong, the Ape is dead!" are two that I remember. (Yes, my interest was so piqued, that I decoded them.)

 

[ThatGuyOnTheRadio]

I'm surprised nobody got this reference. RadioNOW is WAPE's Kryptonite.

That may be, but I promise 1% of the audience understood that.

 

[Captain Parrot]

That may be, but I promise 1% of the audience understood that.

[/quote] And That 1% sees the Big Ape positioned as the Radio Station of Steel!!




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[ThatGuyOnTheRadio]

Calls were changed on 7/14 from WFKS to WNWW.

 

[upstate29651]

Calls were changed on 7/14 from WFKS to WNWW.

Sigh. More dead heritage calls. I hate this business sometimes.

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