My show, Chris & Mike & the FM102 Morning Zoo, was cutting edge and 10 years ahead of its time staying mostly in double figures in all demos as an original 1000lb Gorilla and will always be one of the top 3 shows in the history of Nor Cal radio as the rest came along for the ride free of charge. After leaving WDRQ, I joined KRLY Love 94 in Houston in the 80s. Phlliy-POWER 99 vs Q102 mid 90s KEGL, KAFM,and KTKS from 84-86 and then KHYI(Y-95) coming in to join the battle in 87. On January 11, 1986 at 6 p.m., KMGG dropped its adult contemporary format and became the first-ever rhythmic contemporary-formatted radio station with new call sign KPWR and branding "Power 106". Oakenfold began his career in the late 1970s. Tom, just wanted to say I loved PXY growing up in Syracuse (yes, the signal made it that far!). FILs superior signal and lower frequency made it the station of choice. Having already touched down with the L.A. Leakers for We had an exciting 3 way battle fighting over every concert co-promote, club nights, PXY with one of the first radio scavenger hunts that turned the town upside down, and dont forget bumper sticker wars rewarding listeners who brought in the competitions sticker or let us cover it with ours. I may be a little partial, but I thought the WGH airstaff was much better than the NVZ staff at the time. Carl Cox also received a nomination for Best Techno/ Trance DJ in 1998 and Best Techno DJ in 1999. Hey Sean! together, but I do remember that they were both there for a moment.) The ultimate Armageddon Top 40 battle of all time had to be WLS vs. WCFL in the 70s. Late 70s 96X vs. Y-100 PD/PM Drive both CHUM Toronto, A few I recall: Most of the songs played on Movin' 93.9 consisted of rhythmic pop and dance hits from the 1980s and 1990s to the present day, along with classic disco and freestyle music tracks thrown in for balance. That was an awesome feat, but not quite enough to overtake them. JJ. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. My Boo by Ghost Town DJ's & C'mom & Ride It(The Train) Quad City DJs also got a lot of airplay on Power 106 & 92.3 The Beat also in 1995-96. January 1988 Charlotte, NC when the Beasley Broadcast Group owned WLIT became WCKZ KISS 102 as we started the Churban format, modeled after DCs WPGC and we started kicking WPEGs Urban butts! [32] This content began airing in mid-October 2008, and by mid-2009 moved to HD2, replacing Power Dos. Lest we forget: WMMS/Cleveland defeated all comers for over a decade 1975-1986. The discography of Carl Cox in the 1990s consisted of two audio albums and nine singles. The world of DJing was growing in bounds and leaps, and who were to shine in this period? Power Dos left the air in 2008 due to a lack of interest. * KDWB vs. WLOL Minneapolis Two well-matched stations that launched many careers. Great topic. Ron Chapman at KVIL in Dallas was untouchable. WUSL vs WPHI urban battles of the late 90s They include "Sinister (The Influence Remix)," released in 1993, "Your Love Is Yours," and "Dreams Of Heaven," also released in 1993. He is an English Dj specializing in Drum and bass, Electronic dance music, Dance/Electronic, Pop, and Electronica. (The war finally ended when WDFX went more adult and, as I remember, decided to let WHYT have Your Mamas On Crack Rock by Disco Rick & the Dogs to itself.). Mid late 70s WLEE (AM) vs. WRVQ MD/PM Drive on both. Shortly after the debut of Latino 96.3, KPWR replaced the majority of their non-Latino DJs with personalities of Latino descent who often pepper their broadcasts with Spanish words, in an effort to regain some of the audience lost to Latino 96.3. That arrangement ended on April 15, 2009, when KMVN flipped to a Spanish format under a LMA with Grupo Radio Centro of Mexico City. Thanks for the stroll. It was Atkins musically aggressive tenure that prompted then Q93 consultant Jerry Clifton to remark that while anybody could tighten the list, very few people could expand it and find 50 records that deserved to be on the air. Dont know if well ever see those kind of Radio Wars again, but they surely brought out the best in us all. Click here to subscribe to our Weekly Insights email newsletter. People north of WIBGs plant were shut out at sundown. 6) Houstons AM Top 40 battle of summer/fall 82 between John Landers KKBQ (79Q) in a six-month sneak preview of what was to come on AM and Clay Gishs short lived but no less interesting KYST. In 1988 Hot 105 relaunced with massive success I reunited with Keith Isley doing programming and afternoons . The reason I got into radio was the Battle between New Orleans Top 40s WTIX-AM and WNOE-AM in the 70s then with respect to the Q93 battle-YLD battle, as a local the real battle was for AC in the 80s between Magic 101.9 and Lite 105, legendary down here. [34], KPWR logo from 1986 to 1993 (199293 edition), Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}341337N 1180405W / 34.227N 118.068W / 34.227; -118.068. Lin put Q92 on in Summer 83. Fun but brutal. Ill just point out some obvious battles like KNIX/KMLE in the desert or KWJJ/KUPL up in Portland. He has also received several awards and accolades. This is my tribute mix for the 12 o'clock Noon Workout mixes that aired on KPWR Power 106 FM in the mid 1990s in the Los Angeles, CA area. Scott Shannon returned to New York, dug in the crates and filled Mojo with Jack-like segues between lost 70s and 80s titles and todays reaction records. Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z debuted at No. While we all enjoy battles, the bigger win and the more profitable win is to eliminate your direct competitor quickly. I think if each of us made our own top ten it would vary a bit but those you mention would make up the bulk of the great top forty battles. That was great radio!!!! I wonder why hes a CC big-wig nowadays! Country KIKK played Fire by the Pointer Sisters. However, the abrupt switch violated a transmitter lease agreement that KXOL's parent company, Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), had with Emmis; the agreement required formal notification to Emmis of any change in format and expressly prohibited KXOL from programming to directly compete with KPWR. Billboard's Top Songs of the '90s All Charts 1 Smooth Santana Featuring Rob Thomas 2 How Do I Live LeAnn Rimes 3 Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) Los Del Rio 4 Un-Break My Heart Toni Braxton 5 You. His collection contains the "Essential Selection" collection, the "Essential Millenium," "The Annual" collection, and the "Dance Nation" collection. * WBCN Bostons surprise early 80s resurgence against Kickass WCOZ by sacrificing only a little of its eclecticism; Thomas left in 1992 when The Baka Boyz took over the morning slot. Paul Oakenfold also received the 1991 Brit Award accolade for the Best Producer. "Tribal Jedi," released in 1996, and "Dr. Funk," which was released in 1999 and was produced by Edel UK Records in conjunction with Worldwide Ultimatum Records. (I cant remember whether I actually heard Grand Funk and the K.L.F. We used to drive up to Detroit on Fridays just to hear the battle. Find an original beat by an award-winning beat maker now. Rhythmic contemporary hit radio station in Los Angeles, personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "CALL LETTER MEANING Call Letters of Radio Stations and link to full website", "Power 106 Turns 25 Today In Los Angeles", KPWR Power 106 Los Angeles - Jay Thomas - August 1991. After a few years there and a hit song called Disco Duck, he was fired because he played his own song on the air. WYSP vs. WMMR was mentioned by Rich Appel for its battle in the late 70s, but that was just the start. The biggest was WCFL -WLS the most intense was WFIL-WIBG the ,most polite CFTR-CHUM. [26] June 17 saw the launch of the station's new permanent morning show, previously lead by actor Nick Cannon as "Nick Cannon Mornings", with Melissa Rios, Teddy Mora, and DJ Carisma joining him as contributors and co-hosts. Ten Great Radio Battles Of The 80s and Early 90s, https://www.edisonresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/boom-box.jpg, http://www.edisonresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/edison-logo-300x137.jpg, Ten Great Radio Battles Of The '80s and Early '90s. Great 3 way battle fighting for every concert & club night, bumper sticker wars and 98PXYs Scavenger Hunt which turned the town inside out. It ended with Q100 flipping to a bizzare rythmic CHR format, then Oldies and B104 reigning supreme for almost 20 years, until Country came back to townyuck! "dsf" what a wonderful name for a(n) rap song! One WKPK liner I remember from the 90s: If you stop at 106, you havent reached The Peak. The difference is .7. The Peak is long gone now, now a boring soft AC station called WSRT, while KHQ is now approaching its 30th year as a CHR (although it still tends to be conservative-sounding). You had ABX, RIF, Wheels, W4 and a few others jumped in. 1982 Charleston, WV when Beasley Broadcast Group owned SUPER 102 WVSR and launched the CHR station. We'd love to chat. More CHR-flavored Country stations in the late 80s like KMLE Phoenix, KCYY (Y100) San Antonio, and WYAY/WYAI (Y104/Y106) Atlanta took the format to a new place, but this is the one that gave the format its excitement until suddenly Country format battles were everywhere, and often as fierce as CHR wars. fuzzy fantabulous & dj ray in the afternoons. A third of the US population is paying $120 a year on music streaming. Nick Vee (Power 106) 53 Hr Mix Weekendadded 2 years ago; DJ Rawn - The Old School Show (Aquanet Set) Power 106added 2 years ago; Russell has produced music under several pseudonyms such as Sessomatto, Jakatta, Raven Maize, and Doug Willis. Another great read as always Sean. But Im still interested in hearing your thoughts on all eras. But if you want the best mix with ten songs in a row, lock it in and rip the knob off 99.5 The Fox. WCZY was usually the highest-rated of the three 12+ but that was largely due to Purtan, and it was WHYT and WJLB that dominated the 12-24 numbers. He also remixed artists such as Carl Cox, Isotonik, Doc Scott, Tronik House, The Renegade, Jonny L, and UB40 in the years between 1991 and 1997. Other notable 90s Djs include Norman Jay, Giles Peterson, Dj Dr. Bob Jones, and Nick Holloway. Address: 2600 West Olive Avenue, 8th Floor Burbank, California 91505 Telephone: (818) 520-1059 Email: power106info@power106.com Add this radio's widget to your website Broadcast Monitoring by ACRCloud Related Stations KBUE Que Buena 105.5 / 94.3 FM (US Only) Alex Jones - Infowars.com WQHT Hot 97 FM 93.5 KDAY FM FOX News Radio The WHTZ (Z100) vs. WXRK (Now 92.3) battle isnt just the first time in a while that the out-of-market PDs I talk to have wanted to discuss whats going on in New York radio, its also the first time in a long time that so many have obviously made the effort to listen themselves. SBS announced that KXOL would move to another transmitter site a month later, and both parties settled the dispute sometime after. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony was hot act on Power 106 & 92.3 The Beat during 1995-96. WLS vs. WCFL Chicago There were three at the time: Pollack consulted WYSP, WIOQ with Alex Demers, and the mighty 99.3 WMMR where we had an all-star cast which also included consultants Lee Abrams, George Harris and Ted Bolton. WMPS was the leader at the time, and they hired this young guy from North Carolina by the name of Rick Dees. CHUM (Rock 40, like WLS Chicago, but maybe even better in 1981) and CFTR (more mainstream and doing the then-mind-blowing Commercial Free Sundays) get the attention. http://www.oidar.com. The Peak was a surprisingly edgy and aggressive station for such a small market and played the rock and urban songs KHQ wouldnt, while KHQ stuck to the safe mainstream hits and even had a flirtation with Hot AC in the early 90s. Lost Radio Tapes. * Baton Rouge, La.s three-way Urban battle of the mid-80s; digit shares and off the top of 25-54 demographic. Carl Cox became a mainstage DJ in the 1980s, and after that, he performed in many clubs and world stages. WHKX vs. WYAI/WYAY (1989 1992) First high profile duop seriously challenged Kicks until the heritage station pulled away in late 92. WPLJ vs. Z100 New York 2023 is the year to get into the music industry. When you look back at the Top 40 History Books, the HBQ/MPS battle lasted almost 20 years dating back to the 50s. KPWR's studios are based in the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank, and the transmitter is on Mount Wilson, shared with KCAL-TV and KRTH. Lots of name-brand CHR programmers ran thru Rochester in the 80s including Charlie Lake, Jay Stevens, Cat Collins who was my MD late in the decade, and JJ Rice, my intern who worked his way up to running weekend syndication!. In 1981 I-95 signed on under Keith Isley and went head to head with Bill Tanners Y-100 ( I was there from 1981-1986) great radiogreat programmers and a real battle. Sean, Sins of omission are inevitable here, and apologized for in advance; (I didnt try to name every great jock who came through a station, for instance.) After achieving high ratings in the morning [2] and afternoon [3] slots at Power for . That battle died with bad CHR product. I also listened to Frankie Crocker, Wendy Williams and (I think) Rick Ricardo on WBLS. God we were ALL gladiators. Lehigh Valley, PA Radio- Only one of those stations remains in the rock format today. Id sya over the 60s 70s 80s and early 90s Miami was as hot as the temp at times. * WMMR v. WYSP Philly, 1978-79, when Jeff Pollack brought MMR back (The Rock and Roll Animal) vs. YSPs Superstars; Hoy The RZA est cumpliendo 53 aos, fundador y mi." That changed when actor, comedian, and radio veteran Jay Thomas took the helm of the show, giving the program its highest-rated numbers during his tenure. In between there was WLBSfirst a WBLS clone and then an Urban/Alternative hybrid! KSKU became Country KZSN in 1986. I would of expected Radio One or another operator to pick the station up. WSIX vs. WSM-FM (1991 96) The stations were locked into the top 2 spots, each with double-digit shares for 17 consecutive books. SOngs that were too pop for WAMO and B94 didnt touch rhythm or urban except Johnny Gill -Rub You the Right Way. KNIX vs. KMLE (1994 present) Summer 94 was the first time KMLE topped KNIX its been back-and-forth ever since. Tom Mitchell posted his battles in the 80s in Rochester while forgetting that WCMF destroyed WMJQ when they went Rock 40 through some very dirty tricks but thats another story(hint: we sabataged there entire contesting scheme weeks before they flipped). "Sensual Sophis-ti-cat / The Player" was also released in 1996, while "Phuture 2000" was released in 1998 by Worldwide Ultimatum Records. But it wasnt on ny list because, as mentioned above, I saw it as a little too one-sidedan eventual study in what not to do in a similar situation (dont respond until the younger audience is gone, then overreact in a way that antagonizes the people who had stayed). KNBQ (now KIRO-FM), 3 way run of the late 80s top 40 in Sacramento Boston 1967. He also came second in the world's Top 100 DJs list in 1997 and rose to become the number one DJ in 1998 and 1999. In the fall of 2008, the show began to air on KPWR's sister station WQHT but would drop the show in July 2009 due to low ratings. Tanner the talent side and Isley the research side. You mention many great battles and Im proud to have dirercted excellent air staffs at some of them KDWB against WLOL KZZP vs KOPA KYA vs KFRC (FMs) KODJ/KCBS vs. KRTH and on-air during the classic KRIZ/KRUX/KUPD battles. Click to reveal Its hard to pick only ten, of course, so heres the criteria: * I kept my list to the 80s and early 90s after I started to understand what I was hearing on the radio; before the implosion of Top 40, consolidation, and the backlash from the ugly tenor of some battles put a damper on format wars. But his sound, like Honey's, has never been more in vogue and a new collaboration called . Several major medium markets had some great AM Top 40 battles in the early 70s. . Mentioned before bt the WIBBAGE/WFIL battle was terrificWIFI laterI had my fn on WIBG in 1972 and WIFI in 1975-76. [23][24], On February 3, 2015, Big Boy, whose contract was to expire on February 28 of that year, exited KPWR after negotiations between the two parties broke down, leading KPWR owner Emmis Communications to file a lawsuit (and injunction) to keep him off the air and from taking a $3.5 million offer from iHeartMedia, who three days earlier registered a domain and social media accounts for rhythmic AC rival KHHT, who immediately flipped back to R&B/hip hop as "Real 92.3" on February 6, 2015. KPWR broadcasts in HD Radio with two subchannels: KPWR launched a Spanish-language HD2 subcarrier channel called "Power Dos" in August 2006. Have to add in the Top 40 battle in Dallas between 84-87.
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