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Rhythmic Adult Contemporary
Rhythmic adult contemporary, often abbreviated as rhythmic AC or RAC, is an adult contemporary radio format. The format focuses primarily on rhythmic contemporary, rhythmic hits aimed towards an adult audience, often resembling a mixture of the classic hits and hot adult contemporary formats in practice. It typically focuses on genres such as disco, classic Hip hop music, hip-hop, dance pop, and house music of the late 1980s/early 1990s. Format history The first station to try this approach was WKKV, WHBT/Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which lasted from 1986 to 1987, although it was more Hot AC in nature. But eight years later in 1996, another Milwaukee outlet, WXSS, WAMG, "Magic 103.7", would be the first to pioneer the "Official" rhythmic AC format, calling itself "Rhythm & Romance" which featured Mid-tempo Rhythmic R&B/Pop tracks (ironically, Milwaukee would once again pick up a Rhythmic AC for the third time in December 2014, when WZTI filled the void after an eighteen-year gap, although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adult Contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet storm and rock influence. Adult contemporary is generally a continuation of the easy listening and soft rock style that became popular in the 1960s and 1970s with some adjustments that reflect the evolution of pop/rock music. Adult contemporary tends to have lush, soothing and highly polished qualities where emphasis on melody and harmonies is accentuated. It is usually melodic enough to get a listener's attention, abstains from profanity or complex lyricism, and is most commonly used as background music in heavily-frequented family areas such as supermarkets, shopping malls, convention centers, or restaurants. Like most of pop music, its songs tend to be written in a basic format employing a verse–chorus structure. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KBKS-FM
KBKS-FM (106.1 MHz) – branded as ''Hits 106.1'' – is a commercial radio station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, and serving the Seattle metropolitan area. Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a top 40 (CHR) format. The studios and offices are located on Elliott Avenue West in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle. The transmitter is on Tiger Mountain, in Issaquah. KBKS is the flagship station of the syndicated morning show ''The Jubal Show.'' History Beautiful music (1959–1972) The station signed on the air in May 1959 as KLAY-FM. It was originally on 106.3 MHz, with an effective radiated power of 830 watts. KLAY-FM was owned by Clay Huntington and aired a beautiful music format, playing 15-minute music sweeps of mostly instrumental cover versions of pop songs, Broadway and Hollywood showtunes. KLAY-FM was the first FM station in the Pacific Northwest broadcasting in stereo. In 1961, the station moved to 106.1 MHz, its current frequency, and increased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFGL-FM
CFGL-FM (105.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station serving Greater Montreal, airing a French Soft Adult Contemporary radio format. It is the flagship of the Rythme FM network, which operates across much of Quebec. The station is licensed to the off-Island suburb of Laval. Owned and operated by Cogeco, it broadcasts with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 41,000 watts as a Class C1 station, using an omnidirectional antenna atop Mount Royal, at in height above average terrain (HAAT). Studios and offices are on Boulevard Saint-Martin Est in Laval. History CFGL was founded in September 1968 by Jean-Pierre Coallier and Roland Saucier. It originally was powered at 100,000 watts but from a tower in Laval only 400 feet in height. It began as a French-language beautiful music station serving Laval and the suburbs north of Montreal. In the 1980s, the audience for the easy listening format began aging, so CFGL began adding more vocals in an effort to attract younger listeners. It ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KMVQ
KMVQ-FM (99.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to San Francisco, California. It is owned by Salt Lake City–based Bonneville International, and broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format branded ''99.7 Now''. KMVQ-FM's studios are located in Daly City. KMVQ-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 40,000 watts. Its transmitter is along Radio Road on San Bruno Mountain in Brisbane. KMVQ broadcasts using HD Radio technology. History KNBC-FM, KNBR-FM and KNAI-FM The 99.7 FM frequency was originally owned by NBC as the sister station to KNBR (680 AM). KNBC-FM signed on the air on October 12, 1949. At various times, it aired a middle of the road format as KNBR-FM. It was briefly an all-news station as KNAI-FM, a network affiliate of the short-lived NBC News and Information Service (NIS). The KNBR-FM call sign returned to the market in 2019, this time on 104.5, the former KFOG. KYUU In 1978, NBC decided to take advantage of improving ratings for FM radio, so p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WUMR (FM)
WUMR (106.1 FM broadcasting, FM, "Rumba 106.1") is a commercial Spanish language in the United States, Spanish contemporary hit radio, contemporary hit radio station that is licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is owned by iHeartMedia. The WUMR studios are located in the neighboring community of Bala Cynwyd, while the station transmitter resides in nearby Wyndmoor. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WUMR broadcasts using two HD Radio channels, and is available online via iHeartRadio. History 1959-1982: Easy listening The station commenced operations at 5 p.m. on November 11, 1959, with the WQAL call sign, owned by George Voron, whose company provided businesses with "Muzak, piped-in music". After playing "The Star-Spangled Banner" as performed by Henry Mancini and a message from Dave Custis—in charge of the station's format—the first song was "Carousel (musical)#Musical numbers, The Carousel Waltz" by Percy Faith. The station employed a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WMIA-FM
WMIA-FM (93.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Miami Beach, Florida. Owned and operated by iHeartMedia, the station carries a Spanish-language format featuring a mixture of Latin pop and English-language adult contemporary hits. Its studios are located in Pembroke Pines, and its transmitter site is in Miami Gardens. History Early years 93.9 FM signed on the air December 1, 1948, as WLRD, the first standalone FM station in Miami. It was built by Alan Henry, Leo and Yvette Rosenson, doing business as the Mercantile Broadcasting Company; studios were in the Mercantile National Bank building at 420 Lincoln Road. ( Guide to reading History Cards) The original mast at 812 First Street was damaged in Hurricane King in 1950. Early programming was background music. The station became WAHR-FM in 1956 after the establishment of WAHR (1490 AM) two years prior. From this point, the FM primarily simulcast the AM. Both stations were sold to Community Service Broadcasting of Cincinnati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WLLZ (FM)
WLLZ (106.7 MHz, ''Detroit's Wheels'') is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Detroit, Michigan. It is owned by iHeartMedia and it broadcasts a classic rock radio format, focusing mostly on active rock titles from the 1980s and 1990s. Its studios are in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills on Halsted Road. WLLZ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 61,000 watts. It is one of several Detroit FM stations that are grandfathered at a higher power than the maximum 50,000 watts that would be permitted today. The transmitter is atop the Cadillac Tower on Cadillac Square at Bates Avenue in Downtown Detroit. History Classical and jazz (1960–1966) The station began operations on October 16, 1960, as WDTM, airing classical music and jazz. It was owned by Taliesin Stations and was an affiliate of the WQXR Network, based at the leading New York City classical station. Beautiful music (1966–1970) In 1966, Gordon McLendon purchased the station, changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IHeartMedia
iHeartMedia, Inc., or CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc., formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a company founded by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs in 1972, and later taken private by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners in a leveraged buyout in 2008. As a result of the 2008 buyout, Clear Channel Communications, Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of CC Media Holdings, Inc. On September 16, 2014, CC Media Holdings, Inc. was rebranded iHeartMedia, Inc., and Clear Channel Communications, Inc., became iHeartCommunications, Inc. Overview iHeartMedia, Inc. specializes in radio broadcasting, podcasting, Digital media, digital and live events through Division (business), division iHeartMedia (sans "Inc." suffix; formerly Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, Clear Channel Radio, et al.) and subsidiary iHeartMedia and Entertainment, Inc. (formerly Clear Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KQMV
KQMV (92.5 FM, " Movin' 92-5") is a commercial radio station licensed to Bellevue, Washington, and serving the Seattle-Tacoma-Puget Sound radio market. The Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. outlet airs a contemporary hit radio radio format. KQMV has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 56,800 watts (60,000 with beam tilt). The transmitter is located in Issaquah on Tiger Mountain. The studios and offices are located at Newport Corporate Center in Bellevue. KQMV was the flagship station of the syndicated show "Brooke & Jubal in the Morning", hosted by Brooke Fox, Jubal Fresh, José Bolanos and Lydia Cruz. The show was later replaced by "Brooke & Jeffrey in the Morning", with Jeffrey Dubow taking the place of Fresh after he decided to leave the station. Jeffrey Dubow, Brooke Fox, Jose Bolanos and Alexis Fuller all host the show currently. The show is distributed by Premiere Networks. History Urban KZAM (1961–1964) KZAM began broadcasting on November 20, 1961. The Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movin' (brand)
“Movin'” (capitalized as “MOViN'”) is a brand name used for a variety of rhythmic AC and top 40 radio stations in numerous broadcast markets in the United States. The name is a registered trademark of Alan Burns & Associates, a radio consultancy firm based in Perdido Key, Florida. Format background This format started in the city of Seattle when hot AC outlet KLSY (Mix 92.5) became KQMV MOViN 92.5 on May 1, 2006. "MOViN" stations played an upbeat dance-leaning rhythmic adult contemporary format and used the same logo, which features a hue of green circles (except for Norfolk, whose hues are brown and dark orange). Although the stations are consulted by Burns, some have carved their own niche and identity. In most of the markets where the "MOViN'" stations were located, a series of television commercials featured women dancing to a montage of rhythmic hits. In the case of KMVN/Los Angeles, a customized version had morning host Rick Dees dancing. Of the thirteen stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KKLQ (FM)
KKLQ (100.3 MHz, "Positive, Encouraging 100.3") is a non-commercial FM radio station owned by Educational Media Foundation (EMF) and carries the Christian adult contemporary format of its nationally syndicated network K-Love throughout the Greater Los Angeles area. Licensed to Los Angeles, California, KKLQ's transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson and has a booster in Santa Clarita, KKLQ-FM2 at 100.3 MHz, to extend its coverage into the Santa Clarita Valley and other areas north of Los Angeles. 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. In 2017, station owner Entercom announced its merger with CBS Radio. In order to satisfy Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ownership caps, Entercom retained CBS Radio's pre-existing Los Angeles cluster but divested KSWD to EMF, who assumed control of the station on November 16, 2017, and flipped it to K-Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
