Missing LA Urban

[rapking]

What your favorite Urban/hip Hop station in Los Angeles, That is no longer around ( The Real KDAY and KACE ) ??

 

[bucwhyl]

Back in the early 90's I stayed in Bellflower for a couple of months. I really enjoyed 1580 KDAY. That was a real hip hop station. I enjoyed the quick mixes, and for life of me, I can't remember that guy who was the mixer for the station at the time.

 

[Big E]

Back in the early 90's I stayed in Bellflower for a couple of months. I really enjoyed 1580 KDAY. That was a real hip hop station. I enjoyed the quick mixes, and for life of me, I can't remember that guy who was the mixer for the station at the time.

KDAY wasnt around in the early 90's, I think you mean the 80's.

 

[radiocph]

Back in the early 90's I stayed in Bellflower for a couple of months. I really enjoyed 1580 KDAY. That was a real hip hop station. I enjoyed the quick mixes, and for life of me, I can't remember that guy who was the mixer for the station at the time.

KDAY wasnt around in the early 90's, I think you mean the 80's.

It was up until about late 1991, as I recall. Then it went dark for awhile, then came back with a business format or something of the sort in early 1992.

 

[urban]

Wasn't KACE an urban AC? I remember Willie Davis, who owned stations in Milwaukee when I lived there, owned KACE for awhile?

 

[rapking]

Wasn't KACE an urban AC? I remember Willie Davis, who owned stations in Milwaukee when I lived there, owned KACE for awhile?

KACE ( Urban A/C ) was Listed as Urban back Then . Urban A/C format was not official back then . I remember alot of Rap Artist ( Ice T ) talk trash about KACE and KJLH , Because these Urban Stations ( Hidden Urban A/C )will not play rap music .

 

[Radiogeek500]

KKBT hands down

KDAY started the move with West Coast Hip Hop no doubt, but the Beat took it to a whole another level. KKBT proved Urban could succeed in LA if you thought outside the box and that meant reaching out to Latinos and Asians. The lineup of John London, Diana Steele, Theo, Julio G, and Lisa Canning was hard to "Beat" for several years(KPWR did try though)

The Beat would still be with us if both CC and Radio One hadn't tried to destroy it.

 

[JimmyJames]

I'm rather intrigued that old school based urban wouldn't fly in LA. I thought KDAY was on to something, building on the heritage of the old KDAY and playing an older leaning format that included generous amounts of the hip-hop classics.

 

[ofthevoice]

Wow, Kday...bring me back. Loved the Beat too...

 

[955wdhf]

KKBT hands down

KDAY started the move with West Coast Hip Hop no doubt, but the Beat took it to a whole another level. KKBT proved Urban could succeed in LA if you thought outside the box and that meant reaching out to Latinos and Asians. The lineup of John London, Diana Steele, Theo, Julio G, and Lisa Canning was hard to "Beat" for several years(KPWR did try though)

The Beat would still be with us if both CC and Radio One hadn't tried to destroy it.
[/quote I agree, The Beat did jam back in the the day. Let's don't forget Mucho Morales. BTW, he sounded great and young this past
weekend on Hot92.3 Jamz

 

[4UH8SIMBKAGN]

Wasn't KACE an urban AC? I remember Willie Davis, who owned stations in Milwaukee when I lived there, owned KACE for awhile?

KACE ( Urban A/C ) was Listed as Urban back Then . Urban A/C format was not official back then . I remember alot of Rap Artist ( Ice T ) talk trash about KACE and KJLH , Because these Urban Stations ( Hidden Urban A/C )will not play rap music .

When Frankie Ross resigned as host of 92.3 The Beat's Nightbeat to return to KJLH as program director, he turned it into a rap/urban station. He renamed it Rhythm 102.3...KJLH. I should know because I'm the one who gave him the idea of using the name "Rhythm". KHJ was also once known as Rhythm 93 KHJ where I remembered it from. Rhythm 102.3 KJLH was a disaster in the ratings as a rap station. Before leaving The Beat, Frankie use to talk to Stevie all the time during his Nightbeat show. Stevie doesn't talk much business unless "business' is talking about women...

KACE was also Urban AC V103.9. We certainly did know what an Urban AC was in those days as FM 92 The Beat's debut was as an Urban AC but quickly evolved into a near Churban challenging KIIS after crushing Power 106's "Dance Now" format. After Frank Minaci was promoted to PD of Evergreen's Dallas CHR and Big John became MD, The Beat evolved into more of a traditional Urban. IMO, if that had not happened KIIS would not be here today and The Beat would be the king of all CHR's.

 

[4UH8SIMBKAGN]

KKBT hands down

KDAY started the move with West Coast Hip Hop no doubt, but the Beat took it to a whole another level. KKBT proved Urban could succeed in LA if you thought outside the box and that meant reaching out to Latinos and Asians. The lineup of John London, Diana Steele, Theo, Julio G, and Lisa Canning was hard to "Beat" for several years(KPWR did try though)

The Beat would still be with us if both CC and Radio One hadn't tried to destroy it.

I don't know if you can credit Steve Woods, PD of KDAY back in the day, of being the first L.A. p.d. to add rap to a format but certainly he is THE pd who really promoted its growth on Los Angeles radio. He later worked weekends/fill at The Beat, btw. He was a very nice guy and a true professional. I had the pleasure of many conversations with him. God rest his soul.

 

[4UH8SIMBKAGN]

KKBT hands down

KDAY started the move with West Coast Hip Hop no doubt, but the Beat took it to a whole another level. KKBT proved Urban could succeed in LA if you thought outside the box and that meant reaching out to Latinos and Asians. The lineup of John London, Diana Steele, Theo, Julio G, and Lisa Canning was hard to "Beat" for several years(KPWR did try though)

The Beat would still be with us if both CC and Radio One hadn't tried to destroy it.
[/quote I agree, The Beat did jam back in the the day. Let's don't forget Mucho Morales. BTW, he sounded great and young this past
weekend on Hot92.3 Jamz

I know Mucho personally. He was not part of The Beat's urban success. Mucho was great during the "Dance Now" days of Power 106 and should have been brought back to Movin at its debut. Rick needed Los Angeles radio vereran professionals surrounding him which is major part of Movin and Rick Dees failure.

The Beat's best line-up was London 5 (first 5:30) -10, Diana Steele 10-1, Big John 1-4 (Diana and Big John did flip shifts for a while), Cliff Winston 4-7, Sky Walker 7-10, Frankie Ross 10-1. I forget who did overnights prior to Ben Kelly. Those were the days of challenging KIIS and really put The Beat on the map.

 

[e-dawg]

Mann....can someone bring back "Urban" format in Los Angeles. I missed 92.3 THE BEAT, not the new beat on 93.5. It looks like 106.1 KMEL in San Francisco is the only true "Urban" format in the West Coast.

 

[CHRles]

This is a sensitive thread.
April was the month in which Joshua Messex, who posted in this very thread, died.

 

[Neel]

This is a sensitive thread.
April was the month in which Joshua Messex, who posted in this very thread, died.

Thanks for bringing that one up. I wonder what he would say about LA Radio and Urban if he was around today.