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Unusual station names or slogans
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Well, a Jersey rat might well be.
There's another "Moose" in Montana. Bozeman's KMMS.
There's another "Moose" in Montana. Bozeman's KMMS.
And a two-legged Jersey "rat" may end up swimming with the fishes.
One that’s still on, sort of, is “KHZ TV” in Maryland. Began as a network of low powered AMs in the early 2000s, running top-40 (their slogan, programming was CHR with some 80s/90s). Today just one AMer, WAMD 970. Running pop music on an AM network is tough enough, but who besides radio nerds know what KHz means? Also TV? They had a camera in the usually empty studio, and linked music videos on their website. So sure, TV.
The liner "The greatest music of the past thousand years" was used by Martin Goldsmith on SiriusXM's Symphony Hall and its XM predecessor, XM Classics, for a long time. For some reason, he's dropped it in recent years. Maybe management doesn't like individual air talent coming up with its own liners and put the kibosh on it.
Cherry FM. KARY 100.9 Grandview WA. I don't think there are any other stations with the 'Cherry' branding in America. Classic hits format with Tom Kent nights.
Also, the old Journey brandings at WNNF Cincinnati and WWFF New Market/Huntsville would likely count. Journey is an extremely unusual name for a radio station.
In Cody WY, KWHO-107.1 is Adult Hits as 'The Adventure'. Another unusual name.
Also, the old Journey brandings at WNNF Cincinnati and WWFF New Market/Huntsville would likely count. Journey is an extremely unusual name for a radio station.
In Cody WY, KWHO-107.1 is Adult Hits as 'The Adventure'. Another unusual name.
A handful of stations used, and still use, the Journey nickname. What set the Cumulus properties apart was that the other “Journey“ station were/are some derivative of religious programming.
Reminds me of the story of a 1 man radio operation that ended a few decades ago, way before voice tracking became a thing and mass availability of affordable computer automation software. In that station's case, the owner/operator would host 6 hours of live broadcast and record it to a VHS tape using a VCR set to record on EP mode. He'd then play back that 6 hours of programming while he was out selling advertising and schmoozing.
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Funny you mention a VCR. In the early days of the AM daytimer I managed in Houston, they hired an experienced guy to run the station. They sold time from 7am to 1pm. The guy recorded everything from 7am to 12:45pm on the VCR tape, rewound it as the 12:45 program aired, then replayed the VCR tape as he went out to sell. That had to be tough as the station was only 500 watts high on the dial. In a few months they did well enough to hire some staff. This was prior to auctions for frequencies. It took 7 years and all the budget to fend off 6 other applicants for the station. By the time the station was awarded to the local owner, all the cash left could get was a portable office from a construction site, some old equipment and a manager to run it all. By the time I got there they had built a 1,200 square foot office with that portable building in the middle. Within a year all the old equipment was retired, the CP for 3,000 watts was approved and built for a decent set up and there were 4 employees.
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Here is another... appropriate just as "Peach" was in Atlanta.
Just to make sure we're all clear about this.... while "Walleye 95" would have been a great station name, that pin isn't from a radio station. There's only one station in Napanee (Alanis Morrissette's hometown), and it's one of the generic My FM outlets.
What we have here is a souvenir pin from an event hosted by the Napanee District Rod and Gun Club back in 1995...
Happy Walleye Weekend!!!
This is a strange one. WQPD, Lakeland, owned by Hugh Holder who had also owned WPDQ, Jacksonville.
Cupid .... Stupid name.
Cupid .... Stupid name.
What is the format? Relationship/sex talk? Slow jams and other bedroom-appropriate music?
Top 40! That's why it made no sense.
In the area where the Wright Brothers successfully made their first flight, from 2006 to 2008 a pair of country stations were calling themselves Wilbur 92.3 and Orville 97.1. There have been several format changes since then. Wilbur is now talk and Orville is now K-Love.
The letters are now on Q-100, an AC in Florence SC. Wikipedia says Hot AC and it may have been at first, but there have been too many older songs when I passed through the area on the way to the beach, and Florence does not have an AC unless it's this one.
On the subject of trying to use two names at once, Charlotte NC had a CHR in 1990 called Gorilla Radio Z-95.1.
Another station name that struck me as odd was KCWD 96.1 in Harrison, AR. It was originally at 96.7 and was known as "97 Country." In the early 90's, it moved to 96.1 and upgraded. It kept its country format and its name. So, while you were listening at 96.1, you were still listening to "97 Country."
It eventually shifted to an AC format and is a classic hits station today. It now calls itself "Kool 96.1."
It eventually shifted to an AC format and is a classic hits station today. It now calls itself "Kool 96.1."
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