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When did KOLA 99.9 switch from top 40 to oldies?

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dgendvil

I was wanting to know when did KOLA 99.9 switch from top 40 as "Triple 9 FM" to their current oldies format? Although the aircheck that they posted recently was from 1988 when they were a top 40 station, but when I first came through San Bernardino in 1993, KOLA was starting their oldies format. So I would be guessing sometime in the early 90's, I believe. But I don't know when the switch happened. Could you find out for me?Thanks.
 
I don't know the answer, but I do recall the mid 1970s when I was home sick in junior high I was listening to KOLA and heard "The Night Chicago Died" sixteen times in a row. The system got stuck, I guess.

Now, why did I listen to the song sixteen times in a row? THe world may never know.

Richard
 
I think they were top 40 up till 1988. I remember trying to pick it up in Yorba Linda but I could barely get a signal versus 99.1 KGGI. Then I moved to Corona in late 1989 and by then it was Oldies. They had a satellite format and called it "Kool Gold 99.9". 103.9 from Lake Arrowhead was also oldies at the time, called KBON. And I could pick up KDES 104.7 Palm Springs in Corona and they had a format that was Oldies and current hits.
 
CHRles said:
They were still Top 40 in the summer of 1989, according to the Riverside ratings I'm looking at.
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Ok...then it must be late 1989 that they flipped. I moved to Corona in december from yorba linda and the first thing I did, being a radio geek, was check out what radio stations i got in my new house.
 
rwagoner said:
I don't know the answer, but I do recall the mid 1970s when I was home sick in junior high I was listening to KOLA and heard "The Night Chicago Died" sixteen times in a row. The system got stuck, I guess.

Now, why did I listen to the song sixteen times in a row? THe world may never know.

Richard
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Interesting. I remember in the early 70's when I went to Chemawa Jr. High and they played Me & Mrs. Jones continously for hours. I'm tired of the song to this day.
 
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