What Station did I work for?

[hickok]

As I sit here updating my resume, just in case, I cannot for the life of me remember the call letters of one of the stations I worked for. Maybe Melody, Rob or Kenny can help out. It was Kool 98 (Oldies98-Star 98-Target 98) Maybe that's the problem. It was hard enough just to keep up with the slogans. Thanks.

 

[Meepster]

WSRR?

 

[Dave Clark]

Bill -

The call letters were WYKL, Millington-Memphis, which were preceeded by WPYR, KPYR, KMPZ.... etc., etc.(I don't remember Rock 98). I was there for all 4 sets of call letters.

I'm guessing 98.1 may hold the record for call letters/formats in the Memphis market, followed closely by 94.1. Brian Craig would know for sure.

 

[hickok]

Thanks Dave. It's all coming back to me now. No it isn't.

 

[KarsonWithaK]

I think you just discovered another "You know you worked in radio too long when..."

You can't remember the calls letters of a former station because they have changed format so many times.

K~

 

[briancraig]

Before becoming a Memphis station 98.1 had the call letters KOSE-FM and KHFO.

September 1986--KWLN
July 1988--KMPZ
August 1990--KPYR
April 1992--WPYR
March 1993--WYKL
May 1995--WSRR-FM
March 2005--WXMX

 

[Meepster]

Aha! I KNEW there was a WSRR in there somewhere!

 

[FUN]

I worked weekends when it was KOSE ROCK 98

 

[firepoint525]

I still have my bumper sticker from when they were "The Lion, Rock 98," back in 1987. I believe this was when their call letters were KWLN.

 

[w9wi]

As I sit here updating my resume, just in case, I cannot for the life of me remember the call letters of one of the stations I worked for. Maybe Melody, Rob or Kenny can help out. It was Kool 98 (Oldies98-Star 98-Target 98) Maybe that's the problem. It was hard enough just to keep up with the slogans. Thanks.

FWIW...

You can look up past callsigns of a station.

- Go to http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_sear.htm
- Type the *current* call letters in the first box.
(there are other search criteria possible on that page, if you don't know the current call letters)
- Submit Search
- Click for Details
- View Call Sign History

It goes back to the mid-1980s or so.

 

[Medusa2U]

Sorry Bill, I hadn't read the board in a while. Now stop making me go back through the t-shirts. :-*

Meep, the WSRR was Star. The KMPZ was Z-98 with Rumble and Thrower and Rob Harder also used to be at Rock 98.
Hey, and when it was 'no-name'......sheesh.

 

[Meepster]

Yeah...STAR 98. Thanks...Wow, that was short-lived.

 

[firepoint525]

Yeah...STAR 98. Thanks...Wow, that was short-lived.

"Target" 98 was REALLY short-lived!! ;D

 

[oldTomG]

I don't remember half the stations I worked for either. I was drinking way too much!

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