On May 21, 2016, LARadio.com announced that the recently rechristened Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League would air live games on KSWD, alongside AM station KSPN. Because of the merger, Clear Channel exceeded the radio station ownership limits (5 FM stations, 3 AM stations) in Los Angeles. Then it was off to San Diego California where she worked at Top 40 KS-103, Country’s Q105 and held down the nights at the station that went from worst to first in less than three months, KKLQ, Q-106. On May 19, 2006 at midnight, KKBT officially threw in the towel as a mainstream urban outlet and flipped to a hybrid urban adult contemporary/urban talk format dubbed "Rhythm & Talk". With that, ratings suffered and speculation grew about its future. Despite the effort and a promotional campaign (one memorable ad featured a large billboard of a Latina woman dancing placed near a building on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles), KIBB couldn't make a dent in the ratings. [13] At first, KQLZ featured an eclectic range of music and proudly proclaimed it played everything from Madonna to Metallica to Milli Vanilli. McCoy (engaged to actress Heather Locklear for a time), and Francesca Cappucci. Pirate Radio started as a "Rock 40" station that played hard rock and heavy metal music mixed with upbeat pop music and some alternative rock in a manner similar to mainstream top 40 stations. Shannon and most of the original on-air personalities were dismissed on February 13, 1991; the next day, the station switched to a conventional AOR format, dropping pop and dance music. Whitney ended up getting that very air shift at KATA and stayed in Eureka for 2 years, “’til the rain got to me”. Call Letters Frequency Date (YYYY/MM/DD) Start Time Disk Jockey and/or format (positioner) Soon afterward, KKBT released their morning team of Dre and Ed Lover, as well as afternoon drivers "The Baka Boyz". [33][34][35] In August 2001, as the "Jammin' Oldies" format was starting to fade in popularity, KCMG would morph into an urban adult contemporary direction and the station became KHHT, "Hot 92.3", a direct competitor to KKBT. Playing next. One possible reason for this is that KRBV was the only Radio One-owned-and-operated station in the three leading markets in the U.S.; at the time, they did not own stations in New York City or Chicago. KKLQ Q-106 San Diego JoJo Cookin' Kincaid 1989 California Aircheck Video. "Q106" KKLQ was a Top-40 station in San Diego, California from 1987 until 1998. The rights to these call letters had to be purchased from an FM station in Seward, Alaska, who then switched to the call sign KKNI-FM. KLZZ flopped, and that is when Edens Broadcasting bought the stations and turned both of them into CHR stations Q-106 (KKLQ-AM-FM). Then it was off to San Diego California where she worked at Top 40 KS-103, Country’s Q105 and held down the nights at the station that went from worst to first in less than three months, KKLQ, Q-106. After much trial and error, we unfortunately have not yet been able to identify why this is occurring. KKLQ Q-106 San Diego JoJo Cookin' Kincaid 1989 California Aircheck Video Visit the Radio's website Facebook. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "KIQQ Drops CHR For Transtar's Format 41", "Pirate Radio Surprise Attack Clears Decks For L.A. CHR War", "100.3 KIQQ Becomes Pirate Radio KQLZ — Format Change Archive", "Now In Birmingham, It's Beat The Clock; Easy Loses Memphis, Recent Texas Convert", "L.A. 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In 1990, the station adopted as its mascot the "Party Pig", a cartoon pig wearing a trucker hat. On July 29, 1985, KIQQ flipped to a satellite-delivered adult contemporary format as "100.3 K-Lite". In New York, country made a comeback, rock sputtered, listeners were poor sports for all- sports, and crossover lighted no fires. The original Pirate Radio billboards featured a close-up head shot of Shannon's face. Stream on RADIO.COM! "Play Hits for Cash" was a regular promotion. [12] A later account from WMMS program director John Gorman (both WHTZ and WMMS then, and now, are under common ownership) claimed that Shannon wanted to brand WHTZ as Pirate Radio when it launched, but was rebuffed by ownership who wanted WHTZ to be seen as a legitimate radio station; Z100 was his second choice. [14] A typical hour of music on Pirate Radio in the spring of 1989 could include early crossover hip hop artist Tone Lōc, electronic music from Depeche Mode, a pop music ballad by Martika, a pop rock song by The Bangles, and satirical punk rock by the Dead Milkmen, all mixed with music from such rock acts as Iron Maiden, Billy Squier, and Winger. Eventually, KKBT elected to go head-to-head with the urban AC formats of KHHT and long-time Compton-based KJLH. Plus 100,000 AM/FM radio stations featuring music, news, and … Pictures of special events -------------"Radio Station Campaign #playfair" blog has been created to get radio stations to play Susan's songs. The event was spearheaded by KSWD personality Jeff Gonzer, who was an alumnus of KMET; the station's program director Dave Beasing stated that public response to the event was "absolutely overwhelming and proof of the emotional connection that a generation of Southern Californians had with KMET". Q 106.5 - Baton Rouge, LA - Listen to free internet radio, news, sports, music, and podcasts. Alaska: Calls: Freq: City: Date: Format: RT: Other: KWHL: 106.5: Anchorage: 1985: Album Rock: 45m "106 1/2, the FM K-Whale"/Kelvin Vargas Clinically, it can be paradoxically accompanied by signs of deficiency, reflecting a functional deficiency linked to qualitative abnormalities, which are related to defects in tissue uptake and action of vit … [49] From 1987 to 2012, Thompson co-hosted the morning show on KLOS with Brian Phelps. KKLQ Q-106 San Diego JoJo Cookin' Kincaid 1989 California Aircheck Video KNX-FM, KSCA and KACD/KBCD all have featured the format in past years. In November 1988, Outlet Communications sold KIQQ to Westwood One for $56 million. The move also came about based on the instant success of WKTU in New York City, which debuted in February of that year. KKLQ is an FM radio station broadcasting at 100.3 MHz. ** NOTE: If you are attempting to listen to this aircheck from an iPhone, you may find that the audio abruptly ends after a few seconds. 100.3 FM in Los Angeles signed on as KMLA at 8 a.m. on July 1, 1957. The campaign to contact radio stations started on the forum on November 27, 2011. FM 106.5 - 160Kbps. In the early 1990s, Par Broadcasting purchased the stations and ended the simulcast, flipping the AM station to a talk format on April 25, 1994. [9] The sale closed March 17, 1989 at midnight Pacific Time, and KIQQ officially signed off at 5 a.m. after playing its final song, "(At) The End (Of A Rainbow)" by Earl Grant. He developed the Pirate Radio concept while launching WHTZ, drawing inspiration from British pirate radio station Radio Caroline. 100.3 FM in Los Angeles signed on as KMLA at 8 a.m. on July 1, 1957. KLVE, a Univision-owned Spanish-language AC outlet, has used the name K-Love continuously since 1974; the company holds the trademark to that brand locally. KKBT heavily promoted Steve Harvey as its high-profile morning star and billed itself under the slogan of "Harvey & Hip-Hop". [58][59] As the station's final songs as a rock station, morning co-host Andy Chanley played the side-two medley of The Beatles' Abbey Road, concluding with "The End". In the early 1990s, Par Broadcasting purchased the stations and ended the simulcast, flipping the AM station to a talk format on April 25, 1994. Featured The first song on KIBB was "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" by The Gap Band. More to Discover K-LOVE is more than a radio station. NEW YORK Top 40 outlet KKLQ- AM-FM "Q -106" rocketed to the top of the San Diego market less than a year after signing on, making it the biggest news maker of the quarter- ly Arbitron radio ratings once again. Q106.1 - Columbia, MO - Listen to free internet radio, news, sports, music, and podcasts. [15] In addition to Shannon hosting KQLZ's morning drive program, other on-air personalities from the Rock 40 era included Shadow Steele in afternoon drive and Jimmy Page, formerly of KCAQ in Oxnard, in late nights. From 2008 to 2017, the station broadcast a classic rock format (though it initially aired an adult album alternative format) under the brand 100.3 The Sound as KSWD. Some of these billboards were soon defaced with "El Diablo" in spray paint. New Roads - Louisiana, United States - English. [28] Shannon, on the phone from WPLJ in New York, returned to the station's airwaves briefly to give KQLZ a proper send-off, closing out the old format saying, "Goodbye, Pirate Radio". The station is licensed to Los Angeles, CA and is part of that radio market. Q106 enjoyed a run of at least 12 straight Arbitron books (the site linked above claims 16) as the #1-rated station in America’s Finest City. KKLQ (Q106) – San Diego – 7/29/98 – Various Personalities (Farewell Tribute). Posted by camerondole on August 9, 2018 in Featured. Very Good Condition. Local news media reported that some members of the area's Chicano, Hispanic, and Latino communities viewed Shannon's picture as a caricature of the devil. KSWD's new format and "The Sound" logo were loosely patterned after its then-sister station in Cincinnati, WSWD. [57], Once the station was scheduled to switch to K-Love on November 16, 2017, it was also announced that Los Angeles Rams FM radio broadcasts would move to KCBS-FM, beginning with the team's next game on November 19. Whitney ended up getting that very air shift at KATA and stayed in Eureka for 2 years, “’til the rain got to me”. The following year, with the station's soft rock format failing to gain ratings or billing, KIQQ brought in deposed KHJ heavyweights Bill Drake and Gene Chenault, who contracted to program and manage the station. Also, a sale of KRBV would come at a loss to Radio One compared to how much it originally paid for it, possibly because of the residual effects of the frequency swap with KCMG. EMF was required to reach an agreement with Univision Radio (later known as Uforia Audio Network) in order to use the "K-Love" brand in the Los Angeles market. KKBT went through a great deal of turmoil, with several popular air staffers leaving or being dismissed from 2002 through 2006. [18], After briefly registering successful ratings during its first six months as Pirate Radio, however, KQLZ soon garnered ratings too low to bill advertising rates high enough to sustain operating costs. The Pirate Radio U.S.A. syndicated program, which Shadow Steele had hosted until 1991[18][22] and which was thereafter helmed by several others, ceased broadcasting in October 1993. [26][27] Four days later, on April 2 at 3 p.m., 100.3 FM flipped to soft adult contemporary with new call letters KXEZ, and adopted the EZ 100.3 branding. [5] Industrial then split the KFOX stations apart; the AM went to the John Walton group, while KFOX-FM was sold to Cosmic Communications. KKLQ broadcasts in HD Radio with both its HD1 and HD2 channels providing Artist Experience data including song titles, artists, and albums on compatible radios. But whereas KSWD's direction took a broader approach, WSWD focused mostly on 1990s and current fare (WSWD switched to a different format in 2009). [66] In addition, the station markets itself as Positive, Encouraging 100.3 when used in advertising. Plus 100,000 AM/FM radio … The first song on "Mega" was "The Cisco Kid" by War. On April 1, 1994, as an April Fools' Day radio stunt, Los Angeles modern rock station KROQ-FM switched to KQLZ's "Rock 40" format, complete with original Pirate Radio bumpers, station legal IDs, airchecks, and playlists. [2], The KMLA Broadcasting Corporation, the original owner of the station, filed to sell it to KFOX, Inc., owner of KFOX (1280 AM) in Long Beach, in November 1964. Another aircheck from this same day/weekend of specialty programming can be found at THIS link. airchecks for trade. However, on December 29, 2006, at 8 a.m., Radio One instead unveiled V 100.3. KKIQ plays today's hits & yesterday's favorites and keeps you updated with what's happening in your hometown! This figure replaced Shannon's likeness on billboards and appeared on other promotional items such as T-shirts and bumper stickers. The station also hired Cliff Winston away from KJLH for afternoon drive. KKLQ (Q106) – San Diego – 7/29/98 – Various Personalities (Farewell Tribute) Tanim July 30, 2017 No Comments 2768 views ** NOTE: If you are attempting to listen to this aircheck from an iPhone, you may find that the audio abruptly ends after a few seconds. 2 talking about this. KIQQ simulcast the NBC television show Friday Night Videos and even had Wally George as a weekend call-in host. The event featured on-air appearances by former KMET personalities, classic jingles, and much of the music programming from the era, including an airing of Bob Marley & The Wailers's "Live at the Roxy" concert. KLNV (106.5 FM, "Que Buena 106.5") is a Regional Mexican radio station broadcasting to the San Diego metropolitan area.It is owned by Univision Communications, and is a part of the Uforia Audio Network.Studios are located on West Broadway in San Diego, with its antenna located near 60th Street and Tooley Street in San Diego's Emerald Hills neighborhood, and is co-located with KWFN and KOGO The former broadcast studios of The Sound were located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles. In the late 80’s and early 90’s, San Diego’s Q106 was one of the top stations in America, offering a Rhythmic-leaning Mainstream CHR format that fit the San Diego market perfectly. [38] Other on-air staffers also left the station, but Baisden remained until the station's format flip in April 2008. The station broadcast good music and news, with no more than two commercials per half-hour. One popular feature during KQLZ's first few months was "Flush and Win". cocaine's a hell of a drug! [43] KRBV's air staffers bid farewell to their listeners on their final day, April 7. [40][41] (Ironically, KRBV and the moniker "V 100.3" were both used on an urban AC station, what is now KJKK, in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in the mid- to late 1990s.) Employees of several radio stations around the country listened to and airchecked KQLZ's satellite signal. Emmis Broadcasting reportedly was interested in the station, but decided not to buy it. Q-106.5 - KQXL-FM is a broadcast radio station in New Roads, Louisiana, United States, providing R&B, Blues, Jazz, Gospel, and Soul music to the Baton Rogue, Louisiana area. KKLQ is not affiliated with KLVE, a Spanish-language radio station which has used the name "K-Love" in the Los Angeles market continuously since 1974 and holds the trademark locally. However, much of its target audience tuned to other stations: Hispanics preferred KPWR and KXOL-FM; African Americans had KHHT, KJLH, and to a lesser extent KTWV as options; and in the meantime, KMVN debuted and targeted older listeners with dance pop from the 1980s to the present day. [19] The following month, Westwood One hired former KLOS program director Carey Curelop for the same position at KQLZ, thus solidifying the switch to AOR. By 2004, the station began showing signs of erosion in ratings, as it faced new competition. KDAY, which was formerly on 1580 AM, signed on for the first time on FM at 93.5 and debuted its own hip-hop format that September, siphoning off a good number of KKBT listeners. Check out all the moves! [17], Along with its local 100.3 FM broadcast in Los Angeles, KQLZ could also be heard via satellite transmission (SatCom 1R, transponder 3, channels 5 and 6).
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