Modern AC 1999

[e-dawg]

I was looking at the old R&R Magazine from 1999. Here are some of the old Modern AC stations. Do any of these station exist today? Also are they still Modern AC Format?

KPEK Albuquerque, NM
KAMX Austin
KLLY Bakersfield
WBMX Boston
WALC Charleston SC
WTMX Chicago
KALC Denver
WPLT Detroit
KVSR Fresno
WKSI Greensboro NC
WKZL Greensboro NC
KMXB Las Vegas
KYSR Los Angeles
WXPT Minneapolis
KOSO Modesto
KCDU Monterey-Salinas, CA
WPTE Norfolk Va
KYIS Oklahoma City, OK
KBBT Portland OR
KLCA Reno
WZNE Rochester, NY
KZZO Sacramento
WVRV St. Louis
KQMB Salt Lake City
KFMB San Diego
KLLC San Francisco
KRUZ Santa Barbara, Ca
KMHX Santa Rosa
WSSR Tampa
KZPT Tucson Az
WMBX West Palm Beach Fl
WXLO Worcester, MA

 

[tobedawg]

KOSO recently tweaked their format to "The New B-93", and added in some CHR tracks into their currents like Christina Aguilera and Shakira

 

[Beejus]

I was looking at the old R&R Magazine from 1999. Here are some of the old Modern AC stations. Do any of these station exist today? Also are they still Modern AC Format?

KPEK Albuquerque, NM
KAMX Austin
KLLY Bakersfield
WBMX Boston
WALC Charleston SC
WTMX Chicago
KALC Denver
WPLT Detroit
KVSR Fresno
WKSI Greensboro NC
WKZL Greensboro NC
KMXB Las Vegas
KYSR Los Angeles
WXPT Minneapolis
KOSO Modesto
KCDU Monterey-Salinas, CA
WPTE Norfolk Va
KYIS Oklahoma City, OK
KBBT Portland OR
KLCA Reno
WZNE Rochester, NY
KZZO Sacramento
WVRV St. Louis
KQMB Salt Lake City
KFMB San Diego
KLLC San Francisco
KRUZ Santa Barbara, Ca
KMHX Santa Rosa
WSSR Tampa
KZPT Tucson Az
WMBX West Palm Beach Fl
WXLO Worcester, MA

WZNE- Rochester is Alternative/Active Rock... probably on the selling block after buying & selling in the Rochester Market.

I THINK WSSR went ka-put (I'm too lazy to double check)

Same with WVRV in St. Louis.


The rest are still around in some form I believe.

 

[Beejus]

KOSO recently tweaked their format to "The New B-93", and added in some CHR tracks into their currents like Christina Aguilera and Shakira

Christina and Shakira both broke into the Top 20 on Hot AC. I added them to my station here in Kansas to some pretty good reviews... even though it's all rock around here.

 

[RobynWattsV2.0]

I'll help fill the gaps on some of them:

WALC Charleston SC (Flipped to Classic Hits as 100.5 The Drive several years ago)

WPLT Detroit (Is now Hot AC WDVD, after spending some time as a All-80's outlet)

WKSI Greensboro NC (Became a "Jack Clone" 98.7 Simon (WSMV) over a year ago. They did relaunch as a Modern AC back in 2001 under a different handle, but failed)

WKZL Greensboro NC (Flipped to CHR in 1999)

WXPT Minneapolis (Is now 104.1 Jack FM)

WPTE Norfolk Va (Evolved to Hot AC)

KFMB San Diego (Is now Jack FM)

KLLC San Francisco (Now Hot AC)

WSSR Tampa (Is now 95.7 The Beat with a Urban format)

WXLO Worcester, MA (Now Hot AC)

I would be surprised if there are any Modern AC's left. I do know that KQKQ/Omaha is a Modern Rock leaning CHR, but don't know if they would match the critera.

Robyn

 

[dave73]

I was looking at the old R&R Magazine from 1999. Here are some of the old Modern AC stations. Do any of these station exist today? Also are they still Modern AC Format?

WTMX Chicago

They overall still sounds like Modern AC, but have twaeked their playlist after Nine FM went on the air in 2004. Their sub-channel on the digital side plays all 80's. I forgot to mention that WTMX has no competition on a city grade signal for Hot/Modern AC. Even Jack FM hasn't hurt their ratings like Jack FM has in other markets.

WSSR Tampa

These call letters are now on a Nextmedia owned station in the Chicago suburb of Joliet Illinois, on 96.7.

 

[joelr]

KYIS Oklahoma City is still pretty much a Modern AC that leans Hot AC

 

[radiogeek40208]

WQSH was a Modern A/C in Louisville.... it's now WTFX active rock...

WQSH was awesome... :

 

[hotpatrick2004]

I loved wqsh she 93.1 till cc matthews had to fix whats not broken.She 93.1 was better then star 98.7 in la

 

[PDPete]

I was looking at the old R&R Magazine from 1999. Here are some of the old Modern AC stations. Do any of these station exist today? Also are they still Modern AC Format?

WTMX Chicago

They overall still sounds like Modern AC, but have twaeked their playlist after Nine FM went on the air in 2004. Their sub-channel on the digital side plays all 80's. I forgot to mention that WTMX has no competition on a city grade signal for Hot/Modern AC. Even Jack FM hasn't hurt their ratings like Jack FM has in other markets.

WSSR Tampa

These call letters are now on a Nextmedia owned station in the Chicago suburb of Joliet Illinois, on 96.7.

Yes, WTMX is still around, but they are more Adult CHR leaning these days. Still, they will play some "Modern AC" titles long before other stations would consider adding them, like 'Colorful' by Rocco Deluca and 'New Shoes' by Paolo Nutini. But they also now play Beyonce and Justin Timberlake along side them, artists they most certainly would not have played in 1999. Their ratings, while not as strong as during the peak of the Lilith Fair days, have remained fairly strong since then, with the Mix usually ranking amongst the top 10 or 12 stations in the Chicago market.

 

[marko83]

KOZN in Kansas City was modern ac for the first six days of 1999.

 

[alans613]

I could be wrong, but I think WBNS-FM(As "The New 97.1)/Columbus, OH. was a Modern AC when it first launched and flipped from Oldies on July 11, 2001...They didn't play much gold, mainly at the time just newer music. They're now more of an Adult CHR-leaning Hot AC...they play Beyonce, Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, P!NK, Justin Timberlake, Blue October, The Fray, Daughtry, and Gnarls Barkley alongside 80s and 90s gold.