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worst radio station nicknames
- Thread starter firepoint525
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WSDM-FM in Chicago (97.9)....started by Leonard and Phil Chess of Chess Records fame....was the station with "the girls and all that jazz". All female airstaff. But that was intended to attract a male audience. All things considered, the the standards of FM radio for its day (late 60s and I believe a few years into the 70s), it was reasonably successful.
Here's a good one I found, an air check of of one of my favorite ladies back then. It was Yvonne Daniels' last night on 'SDM before she went to WLS: http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/multimedia/audio/1955-wsdm-yvonne-daniels-final-show-60173
There are some mostly country-formatted stations in the eastern Ohio and western PA area that have used the handle "Froggy." Really silly sounding, imho. I remember back in the 80s hearing 107.5 when they were originally licensed near Charleston, SC....."107 point 5 Big Bubba." And then I personally dislike the "MY" handle....MY 104, etc.
Froggy is a licensed name used by several stations, mostly in the Eastern US, including WOGY 104.1 in Jackson, TN: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Froggy_(brand)
The problem is that very few of the station names are really descriptive of a station or type of music.
"Mix" is, to a degree. "Wild" implies an attitude that the station hopefully lives up to. "Movin'" suggests motion and rhythm.
But "My" is nebulous, "Wolf", "Fox", "Camel" and the like as well as "The Peak", "The Mountain", "Mega", "Jack", "Bob" or "Mike" have no meaning until we hear the station tell us what it means.
"Mix" is, to a degree. "Wild" implies an attitude that the station hopefully lives up to. "Movin'" suggests motion and rhythm.
But "My" is nebulous, "Wolf", "Fox", "Camel" and the like as well as "The Peak", "The Mountain", "Mega", "Jack", "Bob" or "Mike" have no meaning until we hear the station tell us what it means.
I worked at WNTY 990 AM in Southington, CT. When I first started there in February 2002 they had just launched their all talk format and was going by the name NOTTY 99. NOTTY being pronounced Naughty. "Breaking All the Rules NOTTY 99". They were breaking the rules of traditional radio such as having a morning show that aired 7AM-9AM only), a wide variety of talk shows - political, financial, lifestyle plus sports from Westwood One and the ethic shows on Sunday that had aired on the station for years. Before the end of 2002 they just started calling themselves WNTY AM 990. April 2003 brought a new call letters and a new nick name. WXCT and "eXaCT Radio 990 The X". Liner: News, Weather, Traffic, Sports, Exactly when you want it. Exact Radio 990 The X." And I remember running the board one afternoon during Dr. Laura and I had to introduce the traffic report "It is Exactly 4:04 and it's time for a look at your Exact Traffic with Danielle Lane on the all new Exact Radio 990 The X".
After going Spanish for a year and a half they returned to the talk format (no more politics) and at first went by "X Radio 990 Talk Radio for Women." before evolving into Talk Radio 990 - Talk Radio for Women and Smart Men.
After going Spanish for a year and a half they returned to the talk format (no more politics) and at first went by "X Radio 990 Talk Radio for Women." before evolving into Talk Radio 990 - Talk Radio for Women and Smart Men.
WABC's temporary name change to WA "Beatle" C during the British invasion, while an attempt to cash in on Beatlemania, was still ill-advised, but then again, I am discussing it 50 years later, so....
cyberdad said:
They actually referred to their jocks as the "KGBeach Boys".
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Thomps2525
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Some of the mid-1960s KFWB Fabulous Forty surveys showed a certain British group as the KFW-Beatles...and some of the mid-1970s KHJ Thirty folders showed an r&b band as the KH-O'Jays. Now that was really reaching for it!
This would imply that their call letters were actually KGBB.michael hagerty said:
This would imply that their calls were actually KHOJ. Also misleading.LARadioRewind said:
Since posting this message, I have received confirmation that their call letters have now been officially changed to KYTN. They have used "KYTN" as a nickname off and on since 1987, as I said above, but they have been country continuously since then, despite using the "Y-105" name there for a while. The "KY" in their logo is wildcat blue, while the "TN" is Vol orange. Only difference is that now, these are their official call letters, not just a nickname. Confirmation of this on the Tennessee statewide board here at RD.firepoint525 said:
What is it with animal nick-names? Back in the 80s a local CHR FM flipped to country and changed the calls to WBVR. They called it "The Beaver" and had a beaver mascot that showed up at remotes. So all the stations in that market had to follow suit with the animal mascot thing. When a new FM went on the air in that market with the calls WBLG the two owners wanted an animal association. One owner noticed the other owner was wearing alligator shoes so they nick-named the station "The Gator". And, yes, they had an alligator costumed mascot for remotes. Other mascots included "Digger, the D94 rock hound" and "KC, the WKCT owl)
Oh, The Beaver is still on the air and can be heard in Nashville, TN.
Oh, The Beaver is still on the air and can be heard in Nashville, TN.
In some cases, they are looking for something that they can phonetically spell from the station's call letters, hence WBVR becomes "the Beaver." They can't be heard as well in Nashville as they once were. They gave up their 100,000-watt powerhouse station (which is now WUBT, "the Beat," something else that can kinda sorta be spelled with call letters) and are now broadcasting from (I think) Bowling Green. Much harder to get them in Nashville proper anymore.
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cd637299
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Whoa! About KYTN----
How in the world did they allow a K-call there, east of the Mississippi? I can't find a thread about it---if it can be linked, I'd appreciate it. I saw the coverage map---it's not like the transmitter is west of the Mississippi---or is it?
Is the FCC getting lax about this now?
cd
How in the world did they allow a K-call there, east of the Mississippi? I can't find a thread about it---if it can be linked, I'd appreciate it. I saw the coverage map---it's not like the transmitter is west of the Mississippi---or is it?
Is the FCC getting lax about this now?
cd
Here is the link:cd637299 said:
http://radiodiscussions.com/smf/index.php?topic=233154.msg2102618#new
As you can see, we had a question similar to yours asked on that thread just yesterday. Short answer is I just don't know, but I suspect that the GM of Thunderbolt Broadcasting (their parent company) likely had something to do with it, and I believe that I said something to that effect on that thread. It wouldn't surprise me at all.
michael hagerty said:
Probably any Top 40 station with "B" as the last letter in their calls did this - just as any frequency with XX90 was "Mighty."
Before KFWB Los Angeles flipped to an All News format in 1968, they also had the "KFW Beach Boys and "KFW Beatles. In fact, only on KFWB, the commercials for the "Sav-On (Drug Store) radio bargain of the day" was the "KFW Bargain of the Day."
Ask any person from Los Angels in their 40s thru 60s to sing you the Sav-On jingle, and they will be able to, I'm sure.
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