In December 1989, Bruce Kelly signed a lucrative five-year contract with the station, but was released just weeks later. [69][70][71] Brandmeier remained the morning man and Dave Fogel was brought in for afternoons. In November 1993, the Cargills purchased WTCX for $2.6 million, along with big band music-formatted KLBB for $1 million and small suburban country music outlet KBCW for $400,000. It'll still be around). [49], In late December 1986, Heftel Broadcasting merged with Statewide Broadcasting, owner of AM 1000 WCFL. Dahl, along with Meier, and both Mike Veeck (son of then Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck), and Jeff Schwartz of WLUP promotions, came up with a radio promotion and tie-in to the White Sox called Disco Demolition Night which took place on Thursday, July 12, 1979. The call letters were changed to KXLV in 1983 , and in 1991 the station increased its power, which necessitated a move to 105.3. In October 1996, KCFE was sold to Cargill and briefly became REV105's third transmitter, prior to all three stations being sold to ABC Radio the following March. [5], On March 8, 1996, at 3 p.m., after six hours of stunting with heartbeat sound effects and clips from the television show ER, KZZP returned to Phoenix, this time featuring a Modern AC format, and the "104.7 KZZP" name, making an attempt to capture the audience that grew up listening to the original incarnation. [111], In January 2018, as part of Cumulus Media's bankruptcy proceedings, the company requested that a U.S. Bankruptcy Court release the company from several "extremely unprofitable" contracts, including its LMAs with WLUP-FM and WKQX. [87][88][89] While under Emmis ownership, WLUP evolved into a mainstream rock format, but in January 2011, it returned to a classic rock format. We do, that's why we're true to the music." slot. Dahl said, "I did it within my organization to confirm my suspicions. [37], In October 2018, Dahl confirmed to Feder by email that he was leaving WLS after four years in December 2018, in advance of the major weekday lineup shakeup the station announced would take place in early 2019. 1977. If all goes as planned, Dahl would start in early November. The show lasted nearly 7 months until his final broadcast on October 29, 2007, when WCKG eliminated its talk format. Dahl, for his part, blamed Fircak for the split, once saying on air "When I met her, I knew the rules had just changed. WLUP-FM informed listeners who bought tickets that the event was canceled immediately after the station announced it the previous February, despite leaving event details on its website while not indicating who may take over the sponsorship.[116]. [13][17][18][19][20] WSDM played "pop-oriented jazz and jazz oriented pop". 2 = Under a "Shared Time" agreement. [58], Dahl has battled alcoholism throughout his adult life, which he has alluded to a number of times. [19][21] Program director was Mickey Shorr and later Burt Burdeen. This did not change Turner's and Cole's plans at all, as they felt their station would be different enough to compete in the market. In response to Dahl's firing from WDAI, Dahl and Meier mocked and heaped scorn on disco records and WDAI (calling it "Disco-D.I.E." [77][78] The first song under the relaunched "Loop" was "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin. "[63], "Columbia College Board of Trustees biography for Steve Dahl", "Like it or not, folks, Steve Dahl did drop", "Radio Currents Online: Apr 3 - Apr 9, 2006", "Disco's Mood Rings True: '90s Dance Fans Show Signs of Nostalgia Fever", "Shocked Jock - His Partner Dumped Him. Co-owned with Champlin Broadcasting under an LMA. It was officially signed on the air in late 1992 as WTCX by J. Tom Lijewski, who had previously worked at other Twin Cities stations. The three stations are owned by Cumulus Media, along with sister stations KQRS-FM and KXXR. The two stations simulcast their programming and were owned by Sun Valley Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Harkins Theatres, a movie theater chain. [53][54] By 1989, the AM station would evolve to mostly talk with a few rock songs mixed in per hour. In November 2012, Love 105 switched to all-Christmas music during the holidays, again filling a void created by the departure of WLTE. ABC Radio already owned classic rock KQRS-FM and felt the time was right to lay its own claim to the rapidly rising alternative rock format. C $64.77; or Best Offer +C $28.18 shipping; From United States; SPONSORED. WLUP signs on. None of the post-REV 105 incarnations of these frequencies were true alternative rock, as the frequency had to keep a safe distance between itself and sister station 93X. [3] It broadcast background music for National Tea grocery stores in the Chicago area. The release of Maxwell and Czahor come on the same day as the release of daytime personality Patrick Capone , as the station begins to make major changes. [80] During this period, full-time on air personalities included Byrd (now with WDRV Chicago), Steve Downes, Eddie Webb, Pete McMurray, Seaver, Cara Carriveau, Sari, and Mark Zander. [4] The following year, the stations switched call letters to KBUZ-AM-FM with a beautiful music format. "Love 105" featured mellow songs by artists including Chicago, Neil Diamond, Barbra Streisand, Sade, Bread, and many others. [9][10], On April 2, 2007, Meier joined WCKG to host a late morning show from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. In late 1976, the stations were sold to Southwestern Media, Inc., with the FM splitting from the AM Simulcast on 1/1/1977, changing call letters to KIOG (on air ID was K104-FM) and aired a soft rock syndicated format from TM Programming in Dallas called "Beautiful Rock", originating from studios located at the Thomas Mall in Phoenix. As music critic Jim DeRogatis said, "The brilliance of REV105 was that I would hear a set that would go Bob Marley to Nine Inch Nails to Black Sabbath.
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