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WLRB (FM)
WLRB (102.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a non-commercial Radio broadcasting, radio station located in the Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City area on 102.7 FM broadcasting, FM. The station serves Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Southern Ocean Counties in New Jersey. The transmitter is located on the roof of the Ocean Club Condominium Complex in Atlantic City. History Early years The station began broadcasting on June 28, 1991 as WSKR with a locally produced sports format. "Score 102–7" eventually simulcasted Philadelphia's sports WIP(AM) from 6AM to 6PM weekdays. The station changed its call letters to WJSE in November 1994, broadcasting various versions of a Rock music, rock format. From November 1999 until December 16, 2005, WJSE was the South Jersey home of the syndicated The Howard Stern Show, Howard Stern Show. On January 8, 2006, the Scotty and Alex Show replaced Stern after he moved his radio show to Sirius Satellite Radio and in February 2007, the syndicated Manc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean City, New Jersey
Ocean City is a City (New Jersey), city in Cape May County, New Jersey, Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the principal city of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Cape May County, and is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington-Camden, New Jersey, Camden, Pennsylvania, PA-NJ-Delaware, DE-Maryland, MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley, Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is part of the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 11,229, a decrease of 472 (−4.0%) from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census count of 11,701, which in turn reflected a decline of 3,677 (−23.9%) from the 15,378 counted in the 2000 United States census, 2000 census. In summer months, with an influx of tourists and second homeowners, there are estimated to be 115,000 to 130,000 within the city's borders.Lawlor, Julia"Weekender ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free FM
Free FM was a short-lived, mostly-talk-radio format and brand name for eleven FM CBS Radio stations in the United States, and was created because of Howard Stern's departure to Sirius Satellite Radio in January 2006. Free FM was given its name to highlight that its stations broadcast free-to-air, instead of requiring a subscription fee like satellite radio services. Launched on October 25, 2005, Free FM was phased out over the course of 2007, with the final station using it, KLSX, dropping the brand in November 2008. Free FM stations targeted a largely male demographic ranking from 18 to 49, attracting those who normally listen to FM rock and alternative stations, instead of existing AM talk radio listeners. Programs were more ribald than AM talk stations and include more discussion of dating, personal relationships, more comedy, and more discussion of celebrities and entertainment. Some Free FM stations also included music programs. Most Free FM programs were generally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WUIN (FM)
WUIN (98.3 MHz, "The Penguin") is an American FM radio station broadcasting an adult album alternative format. Licensed in Oak Island, North Carolina, the station serves the greater Wilmington, North Carolina, area. The station, originally established in 2000, is currently owned by Thomas Davis, through licensee Davis Media, LLC. WUIN features a broad variety of styles including reggae, blues, jazz, Americana, rock, soul and hip-hop. History In 2000, Ocean Broadcasting LLC, which owned Wilmington radio stations WLGX, WRQR and WMFD, started a CHR radio station at 98.3 FM, licensed to Oak Island, North Carolina. Broadcasting at the equivalent of 25,000 watts from a 400-foot tower near Southport, and serving Brunswick and New Hanover counties, WAZO "Channel Z" played artists including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sugar Ray, Will Smith, the Backstreet Boys, Dave Matthews, TLC, Jennifer Lopez and Santana. In July 2004, NextMedia Group purchased WKXB and WSFM from Sea-Comm In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KXNA
KXNA (104.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an alternative format. Licensed to Springdale, Arkansas, United States, it serves the Fayetteville (North West Arkansas) area. The station is currently owned by John Lykins, through licensee Rox Radio Group, LLC. The station was a finalist for Radio and Records magazine's 2007 Industry Achievement Award for Best Alternative Station for markets 100 and up. Other finalists included WKZQ-FM, WJSE, WBTZ, KQXR, and WSFM. History The station debuted on September 19, 1968, as KCIZ-FM. It went through a number of formats. Beginning with Top 40 for its first few years as "Stereo 105", MOR in the late 1970s, adult contemporary in 1983 as "FM 105", and back to Top 40/ CHR for five years as "KC105" ("The Hot FM") from 1986 until 1991. In April 1991, the station dropped CHR altogether and flipped to an easy listening Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBTZ
WBTZ (99.9 MHz "99.9 The Buzz") is a commercial FM radio station in Plattsburgh, New York, and serving the Plattsburgh area, the Burlington, Vermont metropolitan area and Greater Montreal. The station is owned by Hall Communications, and airs an alternative rock radio format. On-air personalities include Pete Powers, Mays, and Johnny Utah. The station also plays the syndicated show Alternative Soundcheck. WBTZ is one of a handful of stations in New York State with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts as a Class C outlet. The transmitter is located off The Ninety Road in Morrisonville. The studios are in Winooski, Vermont, and offices are in South Burlington. History Early years as WEAV-FM On February 3, 1960, the station first signed on as WEAV-FM. It was put on the air by the Plattsburgh Broadcasting Company, owned by George F. Bissell, who also served as its General Manager. WEAV-FM was the sister station to WEAV. WEAV-FM simulcasted the full service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KQXR
KQXR (100.3 Hertz, MHz) is a commercial radio, commercial radio station city of license, licensed to Payette, Idaho, and broadcasting to the Boise metropolitan area. It airs an active rock radio format, format and is owned by Lotus Communications. The studios and offices are on Fairview Avenue in downtown Boise. It uses the slogan "100.3 The X...Rocks." KQXR has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most American FM stations. The transmitter is off Idaho State Highway 16 in Emmett, Idaho, Emmett. History KWBJ (1978–1984) The station sign-on, signed on the air on . The original call sign was KWBJ, owned by Blue Mountain Broadcasting. It broadcast on 100.1 MHz and was powered at 3,000 watts, a fraction of its current output. KWBJ was co-owned with 1450 KYET, now dark (broadcasting), dark, with both stations simulcasting in the late 1970s and early 80s. Oldies (1984–1991) KWBJ broke away from the simulcast. It began to run an oldies f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WKZQ-FM
WKZQ-FM (96.1 MHz, "96.1 KZQ") is an alternative rock radio station licensed to Forestbrook, South Carolina and serves the Grand Strand area. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 8,500 watts. Its studios are located in Myrtle Beach and its transmitter is located in Murrells Inlet. The format and call sign WKZQ-FM had been on 101.7 MHz since the late 1970s before a frequency swap on September 23, 2008. History WKZQ-FM signed on July 3, 1969.David Wren and Toby Eddings, "WJYR Owner Buys 2 WKZQs," ''The Sun News'', March 12, 1997. Originally on 101.7 MHz, WKZQ was established as a " beautiful music"Taylor, Chuck, "10 Musical Stations with Bold Directors and Bold Teams--Shaking Up the Airwaves," ''Billboard'', 8/6/2011, Vol. 123, Issue 27. automated station, operating out of the back room of its big sister AM rocker, WTGR. At one point WKZQ played middle of the road music during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R&R (magazine)
''R&R'' (also known as the "new" ''Radio & Records'') was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes. The magazine was a sister publication to ''Billboard'' magazine and was mostly available through subscription to people who work in the radio industry and music chart enthusiasts, as well as various record stores and newsstands. On June 5, 2009, parent company AC Nielsen ceased operations on ''R&R'' just short of three years after acquiring the former independent trade periodical. When it ceased publication in 2009, ''R&R'' was the successor-in-interest of publications that traced their operations back to 1973. History ''R&R'' was a newly relaunched version of two different publications: ''Billboard Radio Monitor'' and ''Radio & Records'', the latter where the ''R&R'' name was adopted from as the trade's "new" name. The move was a result of a merger between ''Radio & Records' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westwood One (1976–2011)
Westwood One was an radio in the United States, American radio network that was based in New York City. By 1997, it was managed by CBS Radio, which had acquired Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, which had acquired control of Westwood One in 1993, and was later purchased by the private equity firm, The Gores Group. Due to purchases, mergers and other forms of consolidation in the 1980s and 1990s, at one time or another, it had ownership stakes in or syndication rights to some of the most famous brands in network radio, including CBS, NBC, Mutual Broadcasting System, Mutual, CNN, Fox, and Unistar. The company was one of the largest producers and distributors of radio programming in the United States. It broadcast entertainment, news, weather, sports, talk, and traffic programming to about 7,700 radio stations across the United States. The company was the top provider of local traffic reports in the U.S. through its subsidiaries, Metro Networks, Shadow Traffic, Shadow Broadcast Serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WINS-FM
WINS-FM (92.3 MHz) is a radio station City of license, licensed to New York, New York, and owned by Audacy, Inc. WINS-FM simulcasts all-news radio station WINS (AM) (1010 kHz), with the station referred to on air as "1010 WINS at 92.3 FM". The station's studios are located in the Hudson Square neighborhood in Manhattan. WINS-FM is a list of broadcast station classes, class B station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. Its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building. WINS-FM also broadcasts in HD Radio. Originally co-owned with WMCA (AM), WMCA, this station has featured a series of Contemporary hit radio, contemporary music, soft rock, classic rock, mellow rock, alternative rock and hot talk formats from 1975 to 2022. As the home of "Disco 92 WKTU", this station overtook WABC as New York's top-rated hit music station in the late 1970s. In 1985, the station became "K-Rock (radio), K-Rock". Howard Stern was hired, giving WXRK a ratings boost. "The Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
