WRVR 106.7FM to Country WKHK Sept. 8, 1980 At 12PM.

[kevinsealy]

If you were listening to Jazz on WRVR 25 year today before noon, you were probably enjoying the sounds of Earl Kluge, Grover Washington Jr., Miles Davis, Dizzy Gilespie (spelling) and their like.

When the clock stuck 12:00, without notice the station switched to Country. Then came at the same time Sounderling Broadcasting which also owned 1600AM WWRL sold WRVR to Viacom.

The reaction to the format change was not well received. Fans of WRVR argued that RVR was the only place for jazz in New York.

WRVR was a station that had below mediocre ratings. But they had a devoted following.

Today we have WQCD-101.9 as an updated version of the former WRVR in New York (The call letters have resursafed in the south).

The only place to hear Jazz simular to what WRVR played is WBGO 88.3FM if you could pick it up.




Thanks,
Kevin L. Sealy

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[John1]

> If you were listening to Jazz on WRVR 25 year today before
> noon, you were probably enjoying the sounds of Earl Kluge,
> Grover Washington Jr., Miles Davis, Dizzy Gilespie
> (spelling) and their like.
>
> When the clock stuck 12:00, without notice the station
> switched to Country. Then came at the same time Sounderling
> Broadcasting which also owned 1600AM WWRL sold WRVR to
> Viacom.>>

One of the most interesting things about that day was Kick 106 kept some of the longtime jazz jocks like Les Davis doing country - one of the more laid-back, mellow country stations ever!

 

[DiamondJoe]

Re: WRVR - Audio

I found a website devoted to the old WRVR:

http://www.southstation.org/wrvr/

I think this website also has audio of Batt Johnson on the ensuing WKHK. I could remember hearing audio of it from some website. I think it might be this one, but I couldn't find it. Nor did I detect it on Steve's Airchexx.com website.<P ID="signature">______________


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[craigj888]

Hi, You can find a piece of
Authentic WRVR 106.7 NY Jazz Memorabilia on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/WRVR-106-7-Jazz...QQihZ011QQcategoryZ108749QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

WRVR 106.7 Jazz Radio New York Original 1970s Collectible Tote

Best Regards,
Craig

 

[cawasinnj]

One of the most interesting things about that day was Kick 106 kept some of the longtime jazz jocks like Les Davis doing country - one of the more laid-back, mellow country stations ever!

My father was a longtime listener to RVR and at first he thought the country tunes were a joke when he tuned in for PM drive. Joke was on him I guess.

 

[4dude]

Sad stuff like this always happens unfortunetly........

 

[DToTheJ]

From what I read, the first song on WKHK was "Are You Ready For The Country" by Waylon Jennings... Ironic that this thread is bumped on a day that another New York station (might) flip to country...