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1993 in radio

The year1993 in radioinvolved some significant events.

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Events

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  • January
    • TheQuad Cities' KSTT call letters are retired as 1170 AM is given the new call sign KJOC, reflecting that station's all-sports format. The station has been simulcastingWXLP's FM signal for the past four years, although its sports programming has been steadily increasing during this time.
    • WPATandWPAT-FMPaterson, NJ/New York Cityquietly complete their evolution fromBeautiful Musicto down-tempoAdult Contemporary,still known as Easy 93.
  • 4 January –WOWF/Detroit officially complete their flip from Top 40/CHR totalkas "Wow FM."
  • 6 January – After 5 days ofstuntingwith all-Garth Brooksmusic, rhythmic CHR-formattedWMXP/Pittsburgh flips to country as "K-Bear", WKQB.
  • 10 January –Denvergets its second local country outlet whenKDHTcompletes its move-in to the market and flips to "Big Dog 92.5."
  • 15 January – KONC/Phoenix flips from classical to modern rock. A few weeks later, on 1 February, cross-town rival KFMA flips to beautiful music.
  • 25 January – After stunting with all-Elvismusic for 3 days, Top 40/CHR-formattedKFXD-FM/Boiseflips to adult contemporary.
  • 26 January –Torontogot its first country-formatted FM station whenCISS-FMsigns on the air.
  • February – KZKZ/Ft. Smithflips from album rock to gospel, while KTEZ/Lubbockflips from beautiful music to country.
  • 2 February – Pittsburgh picks up its third country outlet, asWORD-FM's former 104.7 frequency flips from religious programming and became "Rebel 104.7", WXRB.
  • 5 February
    • WODZ/Memphis flips from oldies to country as "Froggy 94", WOGY.
    • Top 40/CHR-formattedKXXR/Kansas City changes call letters and rebrands as KISF, "Kiss 107.3."
  • 7 February –KLZR/Lawrence, Kansasflips from satellite-fed Hot AC to modern rock
  • 15 February – WXQL/Jacksonville flips to Urban AC
  • 19 February –KBEQ/Kansas City drops its top-40 format of 20 years as "Q-104" to go country as "Young Country 104." It will initially be simulcast on KBZR 1030, which has been airingZ-Rock.The "Q-104" handle will return a few years later, but the format will remain country.
  • 23 February –KZGZ(9.75 FM) inAgana, Guamsigns on the air for the first time. The first format isrhythmic top 40music as "Power 98".
  • March
    • After 40-plus years in its hometown,KFMH(99.7 FM) moves its studios fromMuscatine, IowatoDavenport.
    • Cleveland-based Malrite Communications announces it will merge with Shamrock Broadcasting. The merger will be completed in August.
  • 8 March – KKNB/Lincolnsigns on with a modern rock format.
  • 10 March -
  • 12 March – After 10 years in the Top 40/CHR format (with a few moniker and format modifications), WEGX/Philadelphiabecomessmooth jazz-formattedWJJZ.Three days later, strugglingACWKSZfills the format void by flipping to "Z100." However, due to the presence of nearbyWHTZin New York (which is also located on 100.3 FM), the "Z100" moniker will be modified to "Y100".
  • 2 April
  • 5 April
  • 19 April – WAQZ/Cincinnati flips from album rock to modern rock.
  • 30 April –Virgin Radio,originally called Virgin 1215, is launched nationally in the United Kingdom on 1215 kHz at 12.15pm byRichard Branson.It subsequently becomes the most listened-to online radio station in the world.
  • 11 May –CHR-formattedWZOU/Bostonshifts torhythmic CHRas "Jam'n 94.5", WJMN.
  • 28 May – At 4 PM,WOWF/Detroit drop their 5-month-old talk format and flip to country, becoming one of the first "Young Country" stations.
  • 3 June – Atlantic Ventures, Stoner Broadcasting and Multi Market Communications all merge to form American Radio Systems, consisting of 16 stations in 7 markets.
  • 9 September – Cox and CBS make a swap involving the Dallas and Tampa radio markets. Cox receives AOR WYNF 94.9 "95 YNF" in Tampa from CBS to pair with its WWRM "Warm 107.3", while CBS receives KLRX "Lite 97.9" in Dallas from Cox to pair with its KTXQ "Q-102." KLRX flips to classic rock as KRRW "Arrow 97.9" on 15 October (becoming the second station to use that branding), while Cox moves the "Warm" format from 107.3 to 94.9 and launches 1970s hits WCOF "107.3 The Coast."
  • 10 September – CBS installs the very first 70s-basedclassic hits-formatted "Arrow"station onKCBS-FM/Los Angeles, who drop their 4-year oldoldiesformat.
  • 22 September –WLUP-AM/Chicago moves their comedy/talk programming over totheir FM sister station,and flips tosports talkas WMVP.
  • October
    • Memphis gets its sixth urban-formatted station when WOGY-AM drops the simulcast withits FM sister stationand flips to urban oldies as "The Juice", WJCE.
    • Carl Hirsch launches his new radio group venture, OmniAmerica Communications.
  • 11 October
    • Westwood One announces it will acquire Unistar Radio Networks for $101.3 million; in addition, Westwood One will sell a 25% equity stake toInfinity Broadcastingfor $15 million.
    • KPOI/Honolulu flips from album rock to modern rock.
  • 25 October –Smooth jazz-formattedKHIH/Denver flips to religious programming; the format void will be filled by AC-formattedKHOW-FMa few days later.
  • November
    • WWKS/Pittsburgh flips from classic rock to hard rock.
    • Booth American Company and Broadcast Alchemy announce plans of a merger, with the newly combined company getting 11 stations in 7 markets and $160 million. In addition, Metroplex Communications will merge with Clear Channel, a deal worth $53 million.
  • 10 November – KQBR/Sacramento drops country forsmooth jazz
  • 12 November – After 23 years in the country format,KLAC/Los Angeles flips to Unistar'sadult standards"AM Only" format.
  • 15 November – Top 40/CHR-formatted WYAV/Myrtle Beach flips toclassic rock,and became an affiliate ofThe Howard Stern Show.
  • 19 November – The "Arrow" format is expanded to two adult contemporary-formatted stations in two markets; in Washington, D.C.,WLTTadopts the format, while in Houston,KLTRflips to the format four days later.
  • 16 December –96WEFMbegins broadcasting inTrinidad and Tobago.
  • 31 December –RIAS Berlincloses down followingGerman reunification.

Debuts

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November

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  • 1:Flagler College'sWFCF/88.5 begins broadcasting with a 12-hour-per-day schedule and a power level of 6 kilowatts (later to be upped to 10 kW)

Endings/Closings

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April

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  • 28:Salty Brine,longtime morning host atWPROdoes his last program on that station.

September

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  • 3 – Final broadcast of Unistar's "Solid Gold Country," a five-day-a-week country gold program, after 10 years, the last 8-1/2 of which were as a daily one-hour program. The final show's topic spotlights songs from award-winning albums.
  • Final broadcast ofBit, byte, gebissen,a German program on computer topics, produced by theBayerischer Rundfunk(Bavarian Broadcasting).

Births

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Deaths

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  • 25 November: Harry Elders, 84, American radio actor and announcer.[2]
  • 28 November:Garry Moore,78, American entertainer, game show host and comedian.[3]
  • 28 December:William L. Shirer,89, American war correspondent.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"PNP to set up radio station".Archived fromthe originalon 2 April 2015.Retrieved8 March2015.
  2. ^Heise, Kenan (3 December 1993)."Harry Elders, Longtime Radio Actor, Announcer".The Chicago Tribune.Retrieved14 September2014.
  3. ^Cox, Jim (2008).This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History.McFarland & Company, Inc.ISBN978-0-7864-3848-8.
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