The year 2001 in radio involved some significant events. __TOC__

Events

*January - KQMQ/Honolulu flips from Rhythmic CHR to Rhythmic AC *January 5 - Hot AC-formatted WZTR/Louisville flips to Top 40/CHR as WZKF, "Kiss FM." *January 12 - WUBT flips to

Top 40 In the music industry, the Top 40 is a list of the 40 currently most popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "To ...

, branded as "Kiss 103.5" (

WKSC-FM WKSC-FM (103.5 MHz) – branded "103.5 Kiss FM" – is a commercial contemporary hit radio station licensed to Chicago, Illinois. Owned by iHeartMedia, its studios are located at the Illinois Center complex on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Ch ...

) in Chicago. *January 26 - Long-time Top 40/CHR outlet KKOB-FM/Albuquerque flips to All-80s Hits *January 29 - The 80s Channel WXXY and WWYX/Chicago (now WPNA-FM) becomes Viva 103.1 *February - Rhythmic oldies-formatted KKME/Modesto flips to active rock *February 2 - Country-formatted WOGY/Memphis flips to Modern AC as WMBZ, "The Buzz." *March - Rhythmic oldies-formatted WBUF/Buffalo flips to rock *April 2 - WJMO/

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, ends its urban oldies format and begins stunting as Survivor Radio, based on the CBS TV series, ''

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''. *April 6 - Survivor Radio stunt ends, and WJMO flips to CHR as Hot 99.5 (

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). "

", by

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, was the first song played on Hot 99.5. *May 7 - CHUM Radio's "The Team" syndicated sports service debuts in Canada at 3 PM. With this, it brought an end to the

oldies Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as well as for a radio format playing this music. Since 2 ...

format on 1050 CHUM/

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after 11 years, and 44 years as a music station. *May 26 - Essex-based pirate station 'Premier FM' begins broadcasting on 88.3FM from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK. *May 28 - KRBV (100.3) in Dallas, TX changes its branding from "Hot 100" to "Wild 100" while maintaining its

format. *June 15 - Bruce Williams leaves Westwood One to join the IDT-owned ''Talk America Radio Network''; his departure effectively ended what was originally the NBC Talknet service. *June 18 - KFME 105.1 in Kansas City signs on with an 80's intensive hot AC format as "E-1051.fm." The license-to-cover was accepted for filing quickly, but not granted for several years because a competitor raised concerns that the station didn't cover its city of license, Garden City, MO. *July 3 - In

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, a complex exchange involving seven radio stations in

Greater Cleveland The Cleveland metropolitan area, or Greater Cleveland as it is more commonly known, is the metropolitan area surrounding the city of Cleveland in Northeast Ohio, United States. According to the 2020 census results, the six-county Cleveland, OH ...

and the

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and the Canton metropolitan areas occurs between

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Salem Communications Salem Media Group, Inc. (formerly Salem Communications Corporation) is an American radio broadcaster, internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher based in Irving, Texas, targeting audiences interested in Christian values and wha ...

and WCLV () owner Radio Seaway. Although generally reported as a "frequency swap", in reality these seven radio stations mostly trade callsigns along with their respective formats and staffs, all to facilitate the transfers of ownership of four of the seven stations: ** WAKS (), licensed to

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, aired a

contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio (CHR, also known as contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top ...

format. WAKS was sold by Clear Channel to Radio Seaway, the callsign changed to WCLV-FM and the format changed to

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. **WCLV (), licensed to

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, aired a classical music format. WCLV was sold by Radio Seaway to Salem, the callsign changed to WFHM-FM and the format changed to Christian contemporary. ** WHK (), licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, aired a

religious Religion is a range of social- cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural ...

format. WHK was sold by Salem to Radio Seaway, the callsign changed to WCLV and format the changed to

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assuming the

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of WRMR, which Radio Seaway purchased in a separate transaction. ** WHK-FM (), licensed to

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, fully simulcast WHK's religious format. WHK-FM was sold by Salem to Clear Channel, the callsign changed to WKDD and the format changed to

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 ...

. ** WKDD (), licensed to

Akron, Ohio Akron () is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Ohio, fifth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Akron metr ...

, aired an adult contemporary format. WKDD was retained by Clear Channel, the callsign changed to WAKS and the format changed to contemporary hit radio. **

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(), licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, aired a

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format. WKNR was retained by Salem, the callsign changed to WHK and the format changed to religious. **WRMR (), licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, aired an adult standards format. WRMR was retained by Salem, the callsign changed to

and the format changed to sports. *July 27 - Energy FM starts broadcasting in the

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, it is only the second radio station ever to be legally broadcast on the Island. Other illegal stations known to have operated have been Radio Caroline and Toxic 103FM. *August 9 - Saying that "the rusty pipes are being renewed... I’m so eager to return,"

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returned to the air for one day after suffering a severe case of

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; he had been sidelined since May while undergoing treatment at the

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. Gil Gross and

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were the chief fill-in hosts used during this time. Harvey returned to full-time duty on August 19. *September - Classic rock-formatted WZUU/Kalamazoo flips to active rock *September 2 -

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1050-AM in New York is leased out by owner

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. The locally based talk format, including hosts

Alan Colmes Alan Samuel Colmes (September 24, 1950 – February 23, 2017) was an American radio and television host, liberal political commentator for the Fox News Channel, and blogger. From 1996 to 2009, Colmes served as the co-host, along with Sea ...

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and

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is dropped in favor of

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programming (and eventually becomes ESPN's flagship station, WEPN). Nine days later, the station simulcasts future sister station WABC for several weeks. *September 10 - ''

The Sean Hannity Show ''The Sean Hannity Show'' is a conservative talk radio show hosted by Sean Hannity. The program is broadcast live every weekday, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET. The show is produced in the New York City studios of radio station WOR and is transmitt ...

'' enters national syndication from ABC Radio. *September 11 - Thousands of radio stations interrupt regularly scheduled programming starting at or around 8:50 a.m. EST (13.50 GMT) to cover the September 11 terrorist attacks in

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, and

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, from multitudes of sources. *September 11 - In addition to the 2,754 fatalities in

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, the

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resulted the destruction of the transmission mast atop

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, killing six engineers and silencing

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and

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, in addition to all nine major television stations, and the studio-transmitter link for

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had a backup transmitter atop the

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at Four Times Square that was immediately activated. Later that morning, all of New York's radio outlets (including the music outlets) preempt programming for nonstop coverage of the September 11 attacks until the end of the month. WNYC Radio's studio buildings in the

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were evacuated and relocated to

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's Manhattan facilities, with WNYE arranging to carry WNYC-FM's programming on a full-time basis. While WNYC (AM)'s transmitter was on the whole time, programming would return later that afternoon with a backup STL dish sent to their transmitter site, which would relay an

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feed of WNYC sent via satellite from NPR's Washington facility. WPAT returned to the air that Thursday on the

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's transmission mast, and WKCR was reactivated from their

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campus. (All of the TV stations would utilize the historic

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- a landmark in the history of

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- as early as that Wednesday.) *November -

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(104.9 FM) in

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is rebranded "Great Country 105" and adopts a classic country format. *December 31 -

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flips the format and call letters of Classical radio station WTMI/

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to Dance Music as WPYM ("Party 93.1, South Florida's Pure Dance Channel"). The news would make headlines in the trades and in the Dance Music community. The station would last three years and three months.

Debuts

*The ''

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'' debut on WQXI in

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*March 1 - '' 89 DMZ'' (owned by

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) renamed as Wave 89.1 (owned by Blockbuster Broadcasting System) begins broadcast in the Philippines. *June 25 - '' The Laura Ingraham Show'' debuts on Westwood One, assuming the 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. slot previously held by Bruce Williams (see events). *September 25 -

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launches as

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's first

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service with new channels. *Kari Steele moves from

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to spend 10 years at sister station

KBIG KBIG (104.3 FM, ''104.3 MYfm'') is a commercial radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, and serving the Greater Los Angeles area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format focusing on ...

before returning in to the station in 2011.

Closings

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dismisses

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in January, network folds in May. *

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in the U.K. closes topical

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'' starring comedian

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with a Christmas special. First broadcast in 1975, it is British radio's longest-running audience comedy.

Deaths

*January 4: Les Brown, 90, American jazz bandleaderCox, Jim (2008). ''This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . *January 6: Gene Taylor, 53, American media personality *March 12: Morton Downey, Jr., 68, controversial and influential American

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host of the 1980s who pioneered the "

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show" format *March 27: Irene Thomas, 80, British radio quiz show player *April 27:

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, 68, American singer and radio host *May 11:

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, English-born scriptwriter *May 12:

Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987 ...

, 88, American

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and radio personality *September 4: Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, 39, American radio personality and actor *September 5:

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, 75, American play-by-play radio sportscaster (

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) *September 13:

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, 87, German actor, director, radio actor and translator *October 22: Cliff Adams, 77, English musician and bandleader *November 5:

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, 58, American conspiracy theorist and

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radio host

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