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RE: ESPN on 660...I stand corrected. Wish they still carried some of the ESPN stuff, as 1050 is useless here on the Jersey shore at night.
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MIX, 102.7 format tweak
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cartman1964 said:I listened to them today out of curiousity and I found that they are going more toward Lite-Fm than KTU.
Just heard Hall and Oates-"Maneater", Belinda Carlisle-"Mad About You", Naked Eyes "Always Something There", Cher-"Its In His Kiss"..those songs are more AC than classic dance
They seem to be playing lots of upbeat songs by 'Lite' artists. For example, Lionel Richie's "Dancing on the Ceiling" (how long until they start playing "Truly" or "You Are")...and the Hall and Oates song "Maneater" (how long till they play "Youve Lost that Lovin Feeling)
It really sounds to my novice ears that they are moving towards challenging 106.7, more so than 103.5.
This music selection makes me more confused than ever!! Disco song...overplayed Madonna song...now Hall & Oats?!?!? Makes you wonder what's going on over at Mix. But I think we are being too optimistic to wish for a complete transition to mainstream/soft AC. My faith in NY radio programmers is very very weak.
Last night I checked out Mix 102.7 and they were playing "It's Too Late" (not Carol King's version).
It does sound like they are shifting the format a little.
One can only hope.
It does sound like they are shifting the format a little.
One can only hope.
they slipped again in the ratings too... so let's hope this little Classic Dance War is over and both stations can go back about their business. With KTU, this shift away from any newer music isn't helping Z either, as Z was down too... there is only room for one dance station and it's going to have to be all things to all types of dance fans... as there isn't enough of an audience or product for a popular NYC new music station and as this battle is proving, the battle over Classic Dance is just who can slide the least and that's NO GOOD either!
660 was sold by NBC to Emmis in 1988. WFAN moved there in October '88 (during the World Series, which they had as I recall.) The Fan has probably carried ESPN programming from time to time but has never been an affiliate of ESPN Radio as far as I know.
The first version of WFAN was launched July 1 1987 on 1050 replacing WHN/country. (The same day WYNY at 97.1 flipped from AC to Country.) After the move of FAN to 66, 1050 became WUKQ/Spanish co-owned with WSKQ 620 by SBS. A few months later they flipped with WEVD and moved to 97.9 where they still are and became WSKQ-FM. 620 eventually was sold and is now mostly brokered.
When was WPAT-FM ever Top 40? As far as I remember they were easy listening morphing into Lite AC before throwing in the towel and being sold and flipped to Spanish AC.
105.1 started as WRFM (easy listening) then flipped to AC (WNSR/WMXV) then became The Buzz (WDBZ) then went back to AC with no positioning, then added positioning as Big 105 (WBIX I think) then flipped to Jammin Oldies (WTJM) and finally to Power 105.1 WWPR.
The first version of WFAN was launched July 1 1987 on 1050 replacing WHN/country. (The same day WYNY at 97.1 flipped from AC to Country.) After the move of FAN to 66, 1050 became WUKQ/Spanish co-owned with WSKQ 620 by SBS. A few months later they flipped with WEVD and moved to 97.9 where they still are and became WSKQ-FM. 620 eventually was sold and is now mostly brokered.
When was WPAT-FM ever Top 40? As far as I remember they were easy listening morphing into Lite AC before throwing in the towel and being sold and flipped to Spanish AC.
105.1 started as WRFM (easy listening) then flipped to AC (WNSR/WMXV) then became The Buzz (WDBZ) then went back to AC with no positioning, then added positioning as Big 105 (WBIX I think) then flipped to Jammin Oldies (WTJM) and finally to Power 105.1 WWPR.
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WEVD started out on 1330 am and 97.9fm. It was named for Eugene V Debs, a prominent member of the socialist party. It was owned by the Forward, the yiddish newspaper. The sale of 97.9 was to ensure enough money to keep the newspaper afloat for many years to come.
WPAT-FM was never Top40 but for a short time did morph into a Hot AC before going Spanish.
Until the mid 70's 104.3 was the classical alternative to WQXR. They became WQIV, a quadraphonic rock station for a couple of years. It was owned by BASF Corporation (I think) or something like that. Public pressure and I believe a court case forced them to go back to classical until cc(or one of its precedents) bought it about 10 years ago and put on WAXQ for the final nail in WNEW's coffin.
We can trace music roots to just about every AM station. The most amazing is WBBR on 1130. It only survives because the mayor has deep pockets. WCBS-AM has more listeners on their computer stream than WBBR has over the air. But in all fairness, WBBR puts out a pretty decent product.
To me, the saddest change and waste of a frequency is 92.7 from Hempstead. WLIR is probably one of the most interesting formats on the dial. Simulcasting a station, 105.9, which can be heard decently for a large listening area doesnt make sense. Unfortunately WLIR has been banished to 107.1 on the east end. The only way to hear it in most of NY is on the internet stream. In the 80s, WLIR was six months ahead of the curve. They played many of the big top40 hits way before Z100 or anyone else.
Of course the biggest change had to be sleepy WVNJ in patterson nj changing to z100. WVNJ, WPAT, WTFM and WRFM were all interchangeable with those boring Montovani and 101 strings reworkings of the top 40 hits.
WPAT-FM was never Top40 but for a short time did morph into a Hot AC before going Spanish.
Until the mid 70's 104.3 was the classical alternative to WQXR. They became WQIV, a quadraphonic rock station for a couple of years. It was owned by BASF Corporation (I think) or something like that. Public pressure and I believe a court case forced them to go back to classical until cc(or one of its precedents) bought it about 10 years ago and put on WAXQ for the final nail in WNEW's coffin.
We can trace music roots to just about every AM station. The most amazing is WBBR on 1130. It only survives because the mayor has deep pockets. WCBS-AM has more listeners on their computer stream than WBBR has over the air. But in all fairness, WBBR puts out a pretty decent product.
To me, the saddest change and waste of a frequency is 92.7 from Hempstead. WLIR is probably one of the most interesting formats on the dial. Simulcasting a station, 105.9, which can be heard decently for a large listening area doesnt make sense. Unfortunately WLIR has been banished to 107.1 on the east end. The only way to hear it in most of NY is on the internet stream. In the 80s, WLIR was six months ahead of the curve. They played many of the big top40 hits way before Z100 or anyone else.
Of course the biggest change had to be sleepy WVNJ in patterson nj changing to z100. WVNJ, WPAT, WTFM and WRFM were all interchangeable with those boring Montovani and 101 strings reworkings of the top 40 hits.
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WYNY, originally WNBC-FM, was an experiment with an all news station on FM. Carried a lot of NBC network news programing. Just ahead of its time.
WHOM at 92.3 became WKTU, Disco 92. This actually took FM out of the prehistoric era and probably was the beginning of the end for WABC.
WOR-FM at 98.7 was the first progressive rock station in the area. Then oldies, then 99x, WXLO. I think that station rose and fell on the fortunes of Elton John. Around 1975 you would hear at least 1 song an hour by ELton.
WHOM at 92.3 became WKTU, Disco 92. This actually took FM out of the prehistoric era and probably was the beginning of the end for WABC.
WOR-FM at 98.7 was the first progressive rock station in the area. Then oldies, then 99x, WXLO. I think that station rose and fell on the fortunes of Elton John. Around 1975 you would hear at least 1 song an hour by ELton.
I recall hearing ESPN Radio basketball broadcasts on WFAN throughout much of the 90's. Many non-Knicks games, typically the ones that were nationally televised by NBC at the time, were aired.
As far as WLIR, it really is a sad loss. Even in their last days on 92.7 when they were a fraction of what they used to be in the 80s, they were still a very innovative station that played a lot of music no one else touched. They still had a little bit of their old touch in them too, they were playing Maroon 5, for example, over a year before Z100 and other Top 40 stations started touting them as "new" music. Their nightly dance show was great too.
As far as WLIR, it really is a sad loss. Even in their last days on 92.7 when they were a fraction of what they used to be in the 80s, they were still a very innovative station that played a lot of music no one else touched. They still had a little bit of their old touch in them too, they were playing Maroon 5, for example, over a year before Z100 and other Top 40 stations started touting them as "new" music. Their nightly dance show was great too.
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