It was also a time of incredible musical cross-polination. But, I did a local Hot Hits Countdown that easily beat AT40 and was #1 in the market with a 17 share http://www.radiotapes.com and http://www.twincitiesradioairchecks.com are two sites with extensive audio, video and print archives about the market. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. In 1986 you had Power 96 with Bill Tanner yet again killing Y-100 this time (I did nights there with an all star line up from Tanner to Don Cox). great article and you highlighted some of the great battles that we all enjoyed being a part of or at least listening to and learning from. 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. JJ. What a fun battle. Take this album's breakout global smash single, Ride On Time. Tong's discography includes several Mix CDs produced in the years between 1995 and 1999. Read the book about The Greatest Rock Radio Stunt Ever. Might have just been a function of my own listening habits in my 20s, but the 80s also werent a great time for Rock radio in general. We Will, We Will Mock You or Songs That You Hope A Rival Plays, Infinite Dial 2009 Study Shows Dramatic Growth in Internet Radio, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJkxBLgd5Hs. "Here Comes The Sunburst Band" was released in 1998, while "Can't Get High Without U" was released in 1999. Joey Negro is his stage name as a DJ and house music producer. Popular morning shows included "Welch and Woody" in the 1980s and John Lander and "The Nut Hut" in the early 90s. Hey! "Dreams Of Heaven" / "Kindred" and "Deep Inside" / "Inta" were released in 1994. Power 106's first slogans in 1986 were "Turn on the Fresh New Music Mix", and "I've Made the Power Switch". At the dawn of the '90s, three guys from Italy capitalised on a winning production formula that still does great business these days. It is sort of curious and amusing to think though that like you many of us would leave off some of the more significant top forty debuts that won big. In 1993, he released the album "Universe of Love." I now go back to my grind of production and night show dream that I had hoped to pursue at the above mentioned stations because they each (Real Deal, D.C. Taylor and J.J. Stone) seemed like they were having too much fun! Find an original beat by an award-winning beat maker now. Ask any one at The Mighty Met (such as Bob Stroud now at The Drive) How many days it took us to blow up their Loop-Songs promotion. More of their albums include "Northern Exposure: Expeditions," Digweed's "GU 014: Hong Kong," and Sasha's "GU 013: Ibiza.". KNBQ (now KIRO-FM), 3 way run of the late 80s top 40 in Sacramento The "Essential Mix Show" was aired from 1993 to 2003. MJ later joined NVZ, and it was an ugly battle between the two stations. If I could just mention one more thingI remember WHYT having the neatest versions of songs, special edits (Tina Maries Lovergirl with the rap intro), that kind of thing. I agree with Tom Mitchell that the WKTI/WRKR/WZUU, and WBTT battle in Milwaukee in 1983 was really something. Its been going on since the mid-70s with no end in sight. WHYT seemed dominant, but WDFX really pushed the envelope with some of their attacks. SOngs that were too pop for WAMO and B94 didnt touch rhythm or urban except Johnny Gill -Rub You the Right Way. * KDWB vs. WLOL Minneapolis Two well-matched stations that launched many careers. Reposted by1. We used to drive up to Detroit on Fridays just to hear the battle. Some of the more competitive country battles that come to mind for me include, and the time period they were most evenly matched: Let me add the classic Philly battle from the mid 60s through late 70s of WFIL and WIBG. That was an awesome feat, but not quite enough to overtake them. 92.3 THE BEAT THEO DJ QUIK EAZY POWER 106 In The 90s Dusty Vision TV - DVTV 36.7K subscribers Subscribe 152 3.2K views 5 months ago 92.3 THE BEAT / POWER 106 In The 90s - DUSTY VISION. 1987-CBSFM vs WNBC-one LAST, DESPERATE attempt by 66 W-N-B-C to knock CBSFM off its perch by doing a Time Machine format on the weekends even with the likes of NY radio vet Carol Mason and ORIGINAL Record Pig Big Jay Sorensen and with some GREAT music, PD Dale Parsons and his crew were left at the gate, to wait the eventual passing of this GREAT station in 1987 Learn how your comment data is processed. The Baka Boyz were originally DJs in Bakersfield, California, before moving south to Los Angeles. Carl Cox has nine compilations released between 1994 and 1999 and over 40 remixes released between 1990 and 2000. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. R&R obligingly printed both listen lines. His discography includes several singles produced between 1993 and 1998. WHKX vs. WYAI/WYAY (1989 1992) First high profile duop seriously challenged Kicks until the heritage station pulled away in late 92. Another fantastic sale. * KKBT (the Beat) Los Angeles vs. KPWR (Power 106) in the early 90s; He got nominated for the British Male Solo Artist Award and the British Single of the year award in 1999. Yes, theres no doubt some things have changed but the need for exciting, compelling content hasnt. Ive started off the comments section with the help of KSCS Dallas APD/MD Chris Huff, Hispanic Market Weklys Adam Jacobson, and Hz So Good author Rich Appel. From 1946 until its deletion in 1951, 105.9MHz in Los Angeles was occupied by KFI-FM. We'd love to chat. Here in Minneapolis KS95 beat WCCO 12+ in a Mediastat. [25], On April 15, 2019, J. Cruz, co-host DJ Lechero and Jeff "The Sports Dude" Garcia exited KPWR, with J. Cruz joining KRRL as their new afternoon host. You remember things about it that I dont until you mention them to me. But they still retain Powertools. * WIOQ (Q102) vs. WEGX (Eagle 106) a year later in a mini-version of the Tampa battle; "Cox Media Group And Emmis Communications Radio Stations Join iHeartradio", "Maloney, Paul. Id sya over the 60s 70s 80s and early 90s Miami was as hot as the temp at times. Great 3 way battle fighting for every concert & club night, bumper sticker wars and 98PXYs Scavenger Hunt which turned the town inside out. WAMO (Hot 106 J.J. Stone at night where i get my JJ from) WBZZ B94 (The Real Deal Mike Neal - aaaaaannnnd were offf (signature Hot 8 at 8 kickoff) WMXP ( D.C. Taylor at Night yeidy yeidyguess whats down my pants) 92 to Jan 1, 1993 (the day that Mix Jamz died and became K-Garth 100 point 7) The format is a crossover mix of reggaeton, dancehall, R&B, and hip hop targeting a bilingual audience. There was also KAUM and KILT-AM, both in their last year as Top 40. Including the great Judas Priest battle as each rushed to premier the groups new LP in, I think, 1980. Its the reason Im in this biz! The discography of Carl Cox in the 1990s consisted of two audio albums and nine singles. By 1981, though, the ratings had slipped and KWST had changed to a top 40 format, and fired all of their disc jockeys. But like Dan Vallie, Id like nothing better than to talk into the night at a hotel lobby coffee shop about the great radio battles. Report as . It wasnt years later until I understood why BLS was doing research at hip clubs like the Paradise Garage, while KTU was doing theirs at places like Studio 54. 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. [Referencing WCZYs past as a Beautiful Music and then AC station prior to Z95.5] If you want disco and rap, press 96.3. From 1986 to the early 1990s (when I went to school in Rochester), it was my favorite station. I was at WLOL for 4 years, 1980-1984 and it was only the last year that KDWB was our archrival they had been AOR as Stereo 101 (PD: Dave Hamilton) from 1979-83. We would always hear about the New York radio wars or even Chicago and Philly. [7] KXOL would eventually exit the format on May 16, 2014 to return to Spanish AC as "Mega 96.3" after nine years and moderate to underperformed ratings.[8]. Other country battles come to mind (eg KMPS vs. KRPM, KFKF vs. KBEQ), but those battles were never evenly matched for very long. Sean, did you mean WIOQ and WEGX (Eagle 106)? 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. Your email address will not be published. Great column! Excellent Sean ! Sean 1996-CBSFM vs WTJM-the last radio battle that legendary CBSFM was involved init was the 25-year legacy vs. a fresh newcomer called WTJM billed as Jammin 105, this station played uptempo r&b and pop songs that kept the crowd dancing (and gave CBSFM a scare for like two seconds, iirc) even with Famous Amos as its highest-profile personality, this station would too eventually be knocked down by the mighty 101FM. 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. The WHYT/WDFX battle was fun to listen to (for this non-industry type). KAJA vs. KCYY (1995 present) Y100 was white-hot when it signed on, but KJ evened up the race by 95 and its been a pretty dead heat ever since. WRQX vs. WAVA Washington, D.C. 3) WBLS vs. WKTU (and WXLO) New York in late 80 Disco 92 KTU barely had time to enjoy its stunning market upset of 1978-79 when Frankie Crocker came back to WBLS and cemented its what will they play next reputation. KHIT (now KWRM) * Urban WGCI-FM Chicago vs. WBMX (and even, for a while, WJPC-AM) throughout the 80s; Why didnt you include some of the great format battles of the 70s?? Oakenfold's first work in the 1990s was a music collaboration with Terry Farley, Osborne, and Andrew Weatherall to create two remixes for Happy Mondays. He was a bassist and in an indie rock band called the Housemartins before that. Sean, Track List: 1. 414 subscribers PowerTools returns to Power 106 after being off air for short period of time in the 90s (circa 1993). WPLJ vs. Z100 New York I would also add that this was the time when urban WLUM started adding alot of crossover tracks (primarily remixes of top 40 tunes), so it was really a 5 way battle. 1986-WCBSFM vs. WNSR (Mix 105) when WNSR came on the scene, they were practically nose-to-nose in terms of their playlist if nothing else, NSR was shooting for the same demo that WCBSFM wasbut one BIG difference though personality radio STILL ruled back then, and WCBSFM had the EDGE thereadvantage 101FM!! Each night personality had the attitude and sarcasm which you hear traces of in my delivery here on Greenville Radio where i work now. Power 106's Wax Only series has examined the samples behind 2Pac's second studio album, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.The project, which is celebrating its 25-year anniversary today, is considered by many as Pac's breakout album. Hope this brings back some good memories for everyone that tuned in daily like I did back then! * WZOU vs.WXKS (Kiss 108) Boston in the late 80s/early 90s as Steve Rivers and Sunny Joe White traded places; The "Focus" singer stopped by L.A.'s Power 106 station to chat with DJ's Justin Credible and Eric D-Lux who proved themselves to be an 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! In 1988 Hot 105 relaunced with massive success I reunited with Keith Isley doing programming and afternoons . These remixes were "Rave On" and "Hallelujah" released on the Madchester Rave On EP,"Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches" as the title of Paul Oakenfold's third studio album with Osborne. They include "Sinister (The Influence Remix)," released in 1993, "Your Love Is Yours," and "Dreams Of Heaven," also released in 1993. Ill add: If anybody wants to trade, let me know BJ105 vs Y106 early 1980s, The battles as I see them arent as numerous as youd think. Mine are as much distinguished by their on-air and promotional energy, and by the musical changes they sparked. WSIX vs. WSM-FM (1991 96) The stations were locked into the top 2 spots, each with double-digit shares for 17 consecutive books. See you in the hotel lobby. Most of my 90s dance music radio mixes were formerly on my SoundCloud channel under the same user name (without quotes) "euretrodance90radiomixes" I will be gradually adding to this MixCloud channel some of my dance music mixes that I recorded during the 80s, 90s early 2000s from various radio stations in the USA, Canada, London, Paris and from . I spent some time at Y95 when Gary Edens owned itJay Stevens was P.D., B.J. KIKK vs. KILT (1989 1992) KILT kicked into high gear in 89, the 2 usually traded bragging rights until KKBQs flip played spoiler to the battle.. In 2010, after Citadel announced that they would no longer syndicate the program, Dial Global picked up the show. 1) WABC vs. Disco 92 1977-1978 when Disco 92 came onto the scene, with its thumping beats and DJs with accents that let listeners KNOW that these guys WERE from the neighborhood, all of a sudden, you saw LONG-time CHR stalwart WABC practically overnight almost turning into Disco 77, OBVIOUSLY in an attempt to compete didnt work, though Disco 92 just BLEW them away, and by May 1982well, you know the rest there 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. Comments. He also set up his radio stationknown as Dimension FM before moving to Freek FM 101.8 in 1994. It rivals KMEL/KYLD In June 2012, KPWR was added to the iHeartRadio and TuneIn streaming platforms. With your recorded vocals, your song is still not complete. CFTR vs. 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. How about Fresno early 60s, Bill Drakes KYNO and Ron Jacobs K-Make. KPWR was on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop airplay panel from 1997-2005 but reported to mediabase as Rhythmic. Tong Began his evening show "Essential Selection" in January 1991. Since the sale, it has recovered in terms of ratings and audiences. That was great radio! Plus they NEVER even came close demo wise ever. WHFM went Country in 85 and Q92 also went Country, in 86. I miss ya buddy please get in touch Ladyjoipp@aol.com. * WGH vs. WNVZ (Z104) Norfolk, Va., in the late 80s Somehow included John Mellencamps grandma singing on one of the promos meant to characterize the rest of the market as too old. Otis Roberts is popularly known as Dj EZ. WLS vs. WCFL Chicago Ill just point out some obvious battles like KNIX/KMLE in the desert or KWJJ/KUPL up in Portland. He specializes in the genres of Balearic beat and House music. It was the fall of 1989 into winter of 1990. There was KRBE, a 70s high-energy holdover under Clay Gish where the band Kiss was still a core artist. That arrangement ended on April 15, 2009, when KMVN flipped to a Spanish format under a LMA with Grupo Radio Centro of Mexico City. For a few years, both stations sounded like a throwback to Motor City CHR of 15 years earlier (not surprisingly since former CKLW PD Bill Hennes was involved), each fighting to get the new novelty/reaction record on first. You then had WMMR put it back together in the mid 2000s while WYSP currently struggles to find its way back. He hosted programs such as the "Essential Mix" and the "Essential Selection." It all began when Jimmy Savile launched the world's first DJ dance party in 1943. Smooth Jazz WJJZ On Friday, March 12, 1993, at 1:06 pm, Eagle 106 dumped the Top 40 format and became "smooth jazz", with new call letters WJJZ. Gemtracks gives you priority access to exclusive A-Class recording studios around the world. fuzzy fantabulous & dj ray in the afternoons. "dsf" what a wonderful name for a(n) rap song! Z-95 2) WRQX (Q107) vs. WPGC Washington, D.C., between winter 80 and 81 Q107 had debuted a year earlier, but finally caught fire in 1980 as a Rock 40 outlet under Alan Burns. So here are ten great format battles some well-known, many less so. Wow! [33], In September 2011, Power 106 was named Large Market CHR Radio station of the year and awarded the Marconi Award at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Chicago, and was nominated in 2012 for Major Market Station of the Year by the NAB. I went to Milwaukee to work for Greg Ausham at QFM in Feb 87internal problems caused him to cross the street and SIX of us followed him to LZR in Nov 87 If we slide back to the mid to late 70s, Memphis had an epic Top 40 AM battle between Plough Broadcastings WMPS 680 and RKOs 56 WHBQ. Another stellar article Sean. Mid 80s Top 40s WAEB-FM (B104) vs. WQQQ (Q100)Who did GM Jim Shea REALLY work for? Sean, These two mix albums are part of the Global Underworld Series. WLS vs WCFL mid 70s. after about the late s[ring of 1981 the battle of wbls and then upstart wxlo 99 took a major turn into wxlos favor, and that was because by the mid spring of 81 barry mayo was able to get shep pettibone to join wxlo on the condition that shep would be gven credit for his mixes and give shep the exposure that frankie crocker didnt give him on wbls, by the late spring of 1981 the mixes heard on wbls like empress dyin to be dancin, all of a sudden shifted to being heard on wxlo, some had the call letters of wbls taken out of them, but the term mastermix. appeared on them, that was a term barry mayo told shep he should use on his mixes, the rest is history, by 1982 wxlo was already changed to kiss fm and by that time the younger nyc youth shifted to kiss forcing niecey colon MD over at wbls to take input from her 14 year old daughter to bring a young man to wbls who was doing late night time leased radio, by the name of mr magic, kiss had already began incorporating hip hop into its playlistbut still throughout the decade of the 80s wbls could not get kiss off its back. 1 on Power 106 according to a billboard article from May 25, 1996 . The morning show with Scott Spezzano was the best. It was a fun time to be in radio with the entire station personal really getting into and believing in each other and working together as a group! Sacto 80;s battle?????? Done. The album topped the UK charts and was named the NME's 1990 Album of the year. As he's worked closely with these two over the course of his career, the work ethic that each rap staple brings out of him is different but meets the same result. And wktu became an alternative between bls and kiss sadly wktu went off the air in 1984, never again will nyc have 3 stations that really played the sounds on of streets on it again. Find a melody composer to make your song memorable. I really wanted to mix on the air. I always thought 97DJ never got enough credit for being such a great radio station, though no one will ever top the early days of WABC. The last step is to master your mixed song. Id focus on: Im just glad that I was a participant in those exciting times. The listeners were the true winners! In the early 70s it was WMYQ vs WQAM I lived in Miami at the time but as a radio geek followed every minute of it. He became popular while working as a radio host for BBC Radio 1. People north of WIBGs plant were shut out at sundown. KNIX vs. KMLE (1994 present) Summer 94 was the first time KMLE topped KNIX its been back-and-forth ever since. * It wasnt my intent, but the list here ends up leaning heavily on CHR, Urban (or something in between). (Its during that time I remember hearing both the recently mourned John Lennon and the just-exploding Bruce Springsteen in WBLS music promos.) But I lived in L.A. at the time and none of its battles made the list. WDRQ vs WJLB, WBMX vs. WGCI and KKBT vs. KPWR. which, Wayne mentioned, became 98.7 Kiss FM. Paul Mark Oakenfold was born in August 1963 and is an English trance DJ. I almost forgot: my third format war was in Milwaukee between WQFM and WLZR (Lazer 103). That battle died with bad CHR product. And coming from Dallas, I also have to throw in one of the more obvious rock battles KTXQ vs. KZEW (1978 1985). Mentioned before bt the WIBBAGE/WFIL battle was terrificWIFI laterI had my fn on WIBG in 1972 and WIFI in 1975-76. On August 17, 2006, KPWR's country music sister station KZLA flipped directions to rhythmic adult contemporary as "Movin' 93.9". Grooveriderwas bornRaymond Bingham in April 1967. His discography includes solo releases such as "Psychotrance 2" in 1994, "Mixmag Live!, Vol. Classic Deep House set mixed by DJ Tony B. live from "The Dome". ft: DJ Quik Zapp Mc Breed Ice Cube SWV. 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. 72,000 watts of music Power!KPWR Los Angeles! Only a lack of space and/or wanting to stick to those battles I observed more closely excludes the following: Meruelo acquired KPWR from Emmis Communications for $82.75 million in May 2017, officially bringing the station under common ownership with KDAY, KDEY-FM, KWHY-TV, and KBEH on August 1, 2017. The awards include the 'Number one DJ in the world' award in 1991. Not too long after Emmis bought KMGG, it immediately saw a niche to counter top 40 stations KIIS and KKHR and urban outlet KDAY, KJLH, and KACE (the latter three all signal challenged). Have to add in the Top 40 battle in Dallas between 84-87. Jay Thomas was hired as the host of "The Power 106 Morning Zoo". If you know who DJ Richard humtie vision is you are old lol. top 40 battle KSFM KWOD and KROY * Of course, Z100 v. PLJ twice, mid/late-?80s and spring/summer ?91 during the short-lived Mojo; Mid 80s WHTT vs ZOU AM Drive on HitRadio Danny Rampling was born in July 1961. "Pizzamania" was produced with the help of his friends Tim Jeffery and JC Reid. "SONG NAME" what a wonderful name for a(n) GENRE song! But fun! Upstart Love 94 was in the midst of a take no prisoners war against perenenial powerhouse and market dominant Majic 102. Im surprised Milwaukee in the early 80s wasnt mentioned. And now its time for you to pick your battles. brucekellyradio@gmail.com. The "Rap Selection" aired on Thursday evenings from 1991 to 1992, while "Essential Selection - Part 2" aired as a Sunday edition from 1992 to 1993. That all changed for me when Barry Mayo (yes, no relation, lol) took over XLO and it became Kiss in 1981. KRLY was evolving from Disco to Top 40 and doing one of the first outrageous stunt contests. Work with an award-winning songwriter from Gemtracks to brew up something poetic and meaningful. Check out 15 Best 90s Alternative Songs in History to learn more about this topic.

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