10 Years of SDRN: 2000 (Dec 24, 2008)
The year of 2000 is when SDRN started posting more frequent blogs, sometimes up to three or four a week in the latter weeks between the dreaded New Years Day Y2K to the real last day of the 2nd Millenium.
CBS and Viacom announce a merger.
Groove Radio relaunches on the Internet.
KSDO changes to hot talk format.
Satellite radio is on the horizon for next year.
Padres begin their broadcasts on KOGO. Spring broadcasts aired on KSDO.
XLNC1 launches on 90.7 FM in Tijuana, prompting complaints from San Diegans that it causes co-channel interference with KPFK from Los Angeles.
Infinity Broadcasting officially purchases KYXY and KPLN from AM/FM.
Clear Channel and AM/FM officially close their merger deal. Clear Channel San Diego divested KSDO to Chase Radio Partners due to the FCC declairing that Los Angeles's KFI is so strong that it counts as a San Diego station. Clear Channel, however, JSA'd KSDO.
Galaxy 91.7 collapses its A/C format, starts new Spanish pop format.
Viacom completes UPN purchase as it buys Paramount's share of the network.
Art Bell quits.
Clear Channel is fined for "local" contests, which were really nationwide contests in disguise.
WLIR out of Long Island streaming a real alternative to the Clear Channel spoiled 91X.
XBACH 540 flips classical for jazz.
KJOY 94.1 uses recycled announcements of John Leslie who died earlier that year.
New Temecula station signs on at 94.5 FM.
KSWB-DT Replaces KBNT-LP on channel 19. KBNT moves to 17.
Viacom buys Infinity Broadcasting.
I Still Q in My Car debuts on KCBQ with hosts John Fox and Phil Flowers.
94.9 and 95.7 launch all 80's music formats within one day of each other in November.
Pop culture items: Y2K glitches, Rick Rockwell, "Skippy" of San Diego At Large, is the multimillionaire that married a nurse in a Fox special, David Letterman has heart surgery, Millionaire game show clones on other three major networks, NBC and UPN sign rights to XFL, Sabrina flies to the WB, Internet radio and illegal MP3 downloads still rising in popularity, 90210 finally ended its series, Dennis Miller tries his hand on Monday Night Football, unregulated electricity costs going through the roof, Florida holds up the 2000 Presidential vote, Richard Hatch wins first "Survivor" contest, The Olympics in Sydney Australia, Microsoft stumbles with Windows ME, San Diego Chargers go 1-15.
The year of 2000 is when SDRN started posting more frequent blogs, sometimes up to three or four a week in the latter weeks between the dreaded New Years Day Y2K to the real last day of the 2nd Millenium.
CBS and Viacom announce a merger.
Groove Radio relaunches on the Internet.
KSDO changes to hot talk format.
Satellite radio is on the horizon for next year.
Padres begin their broadcasts on KOGO. Spring broadcasts aired on KSDO.
XLNC1 launches on 90.7 FM in Tijuana, prompting complaints from San Diegans that it causes co-channel interference with KPFK from Los Angeles.
Infinity Broadcasting officially purchases KYXY and KPLN from AM/FM.
Clear Channel and AM/FM officially close their merger deal. Clear Channel San Diego divested KSDO to Chase Radio Partners due to the FCC declairing that Los Angeles's KFI is so strong that it counts as a San Diego station. Clear Channel, however, JSA'd KSDO.
Galaxy 91.7 collapses its A/C format, starts new Spanish pop format.
Viacom completes UPN purchase as it buys Paramount's share of the network.
Art Bell quits.
Clear Channel is fined for "local" contests, which were really nationwide contests in disguise.
WLIR out of Long Island streaming a real alternative to the Clear Channel spoiled 91X.
XBACH 540 flips classical for jazz.
KJOY 94.1 uses recycled announcements of John Leslie who died earlier that year.
New Temecula station signs on at 94.5 FM.
KSWB-DT Replaces KBNT-LP on channel 19. KBNT moves to 17.
Viacom buys Infinity Broadcasting.
I Still Q in My Car debuts on KCBQ with hosts John Fox and Phil Flowers.
94.9 and 95.7 launch all 80's music formats within one day of each other in November.
Pop culture items: Y2K glitches, Rick Rockwell, "Skippy" of San Diego At Large, is the multimillionaire that married a nurse in a Fox special, David Letterman has heart surgery, Millionaire game show clones on other three major networks, NBC and UPN sign rights to XFL, Sabrina flies to the WB, Internet radio and illegal MP3 downloads still rising in popularity, 90210 finally ended its series, Dennis Miller tries his hand on Monday Night Football, unregulated electricity costs going through the roof, Florida holds up the 2000 Presidential vote, Richard Hatch wins first "Survivor" contest, The Olympics in Sydney Australia, Microsoft stumbles with Windows ME, San Diego Chargers go 1-15.