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My 99.9 Timeline

T

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Hey Guys:


Here is my 99.9 timeline:


1. 1948 to 1952: KBMT Format ? Could have been Beautiful Music like KBMS 105.9 In L.A.

2. June 15 1959 KFMW Classical "Good Music" Sister KFMU 97.1 L.A.

3. 1965: KOLA Beautiful Music

4. 1968: KOLA Auto Prog. AOR

5. Oct 1970: KOLA Top 40

6. 1972: KOLA AC

7. 1975: KOLA Top 40

8. July 1978: KOLA AOR

9. Sept 1984: KOLA Top 40

10. KOLA July 1989 AC

11. Jan 1990: KOLA Oldies


If I have anything wrong or if you would like to add anything please go right ahead.

Thanks

T.J.
 
Was it 1990 when they went to Oldies? I know there was a time (well over a year I think) when it was then ABC Sat delivered "Oldies Radio", before ownership changed hands and the went with live and local talent.
 
Around late 89, early 1990 it was Oldies but it was a satellite format and they would call it "Kool Gold 99.9." I think I still have that bumper sticker somewhere
 
They actually tried oldies for a time after dropping Beautiful music as KFMW and changing calls to KOLA in 1968 before going AOR.
 
t.j. said:
Hey Guys:


Here is my 99.9 timeline:


1. 1948 to 1952: KBMT Format ? Could have been Beautiful Music like KBMS 105.9 In L.A.

2. June 15 1959 KFMW Classical "Good Music" Sister KFMU 97.1 L.A.

3. 1965: KOLA Beautiful Music

4. 1968: KOLA Auto Prog. AOR

5. Oct 1970: KOLA Top 40

6. 1972: KOLA AC

7. 1975: KOLA Top 40

8. July 1978: KOLA AOR

9. Sept 1984: KOLA Top 40

10. KOLA July 1989 AC

11. Jan 1990: KOLA Oldies


If I have anything wrong or if you would like to add anything please go right ahead.

Thanks

T.J.
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KOLA went AC in August 1989 for 4 months then switch to Oldies right before the New Decade...

KOLA was also DANCE/CHR late 1988 to August 1989. It tweaked its long time Top 40 format to include more Dance as KPWR was doing well with it. The format included alot of freestyle and house. They wanted to go younger to compete with KGGI but failed.. I had some old tapes of it which included KGGI's DJ Lynwood as one of the DJ's..
 
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