Performance & security by Cloudflare. He specializes in the genres of Balearic beat and House music. BJ105 vs Y106 early 1980s, The battles as I see them arent as numerous as youd think. 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. These mixes were spun by my personal favorite dj on the station at the time, DJ Enrie. His other singles include "Two Paintings and A Drum," released in 1995 byEdel UK Records. I'm very satisfied! I really miss the radio battles vs the stay in your lane cluster environment of today. He is anEnglishDj and producer specializing in the genres of House and UK garage music. 272 likes, 1 comments - Mr. Great 3 way battle fighting for every concert & club night, bumper sticker wars and 98PXYs Scavenger Hunt which turned the town inside out. 2023 is the year to enter the music industry. So no WLOL v. KDWB Minneapolis, although it would likely be on many of your lists. WIBG could never catch up and pass the newcomer, no matter how hard they tried. And for much of the 80s and 90s, the Traverse City, MI market had its own hot CHR battle between WKHQ (106 KHQ) at 105.9 and WKPK (106.7 The Peak). Other country battles come to mind (eg KMPS vs. KRPM, KFKF vs. KBEQ), but those battles were never evenly matched for very long. WMPS was the leader at the time, and they hired this young guy from North Carolina by the name of Rick Dees. Another great Urban radio war was the 4 way Urban battle in Charleston back in the early 90s! This page was last edited on 2 April 2023, at 14:27. Philly in 87-88? There was also a rivalry between WHYT and Z95.5 in about 1984-87 before 99.5 (the former WABX) became The Fox. KHIT (now KWRM) 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! His discography includes solo releases such as "Psychotrance 2" in 1994, "Mixmag Live!, Vol. "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. Only a lack of space and/or wanting to stick to those battles I observed more closely excludes the following: 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. After that, PXY had the fomat to itself for about 12 years. * 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. He is one of the originators of the drum and bass genre. (And no need to limit yourself to the 80s and 90s, just because I did.). Reposted by1. To me, they represent a key element in building teams to achieve goals: Beating a clear, worthy opponent. So here are ten great format battles some well-known, many less so. .and bumper stickers everywhere! * WXKS (Kiss 108) vs. WZOU Boston, also late 80s/early 90s; Hood (@the.hoodmx) on Instagram: "Mis 3 samples favoritos utilizados por RZA. Including the great Judas Priest battle as each rushed to premier the groups new LP in, I think, 1980. Click to reveal . The station was #1 in every demo 12-54 in every daypart by the end of the first yearwith a 9.3 12+. Work with an award-winning songwriter from Gemtracks to brew up something poetic and meaningful. 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. Share. I put CHR 98PXY on the air in Summer of 82. From 1946 until its deletion in 1951, 105.9MHz in Los Angeles was occupied by KFI-FM. digit shares and off the top of 25-54 demographic. He became popular while working as a radio host for BBC Radio 1. Lin put Q92 on in Summer 83. With a demo track, you have a track to sing along with when you record your vocals in the studio. They also developed Power's live mixing " World Famous Roll Call ". Sean, did you mean WIOQ and WEGX (Eagle 106)? WPGC vs WKYS was a pretty good one for a while until the market became saturated. 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. Sean, "Dreams Of Heaven" / "Kindred" and "Deep Inside" / "Inta" were released in 1994. WUSL vs WPHI urban battles of the late 90s He hosted programs such as the "Essential Mix" and the "Essential Selection." By January 2005, the station had woven in non-R&B/hip-hop artists such as Natalie, Baby Bash, NB Ridaz and Gwen Stefani to the mix, resulting in a return to rhythmic Top 40. WPGC vs Q107 llate 70s -early 80s Wow. R&R obligingly printed both listen lines. Harris was there, and Glenn Beck & Tim Hattrick (and Jessica Hahn) were on mornings KMET vs. KLOS Los Angeles How about the Detroit Rock wars from the late 70s till the mid 80s. He released the live albums"Global Underground 004" in 1997 and "Global Underground 007" in 1998. if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'gemtracks_com-leader-4','ezslot_18',194,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-gemtracks_com-leader-4-0');His singles include "Sunrise" and "Joy And Heartbreak" in 1990, "I Can't Take Your Love" in 1993, "The Single" in 1994.He released the singles "Reach Up (Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag)," "Sun," "Moon," "Not Over Yet," "I Want to Live," and "Dreams" in 1995. That battle died with bad CHR product. While it may be tempting to just write those off as being another time, several points are worth highlighting. He also set up his radio stationknown as Dimension FM before moving to Freek FM 101.8 in 1994. "Big Boy's Neighborhood"[20] featured Big Boy with Rikki Martinez, Krystal Bee, and Louie G. serving as co-hosts/sidekicks, serving up an eclectic mix of music, pop culture, celebrity interviews, and comedy segments. Other notable 90s Djs include Norman Jay, Giles Peterson, Dj Dr. Bob Jones, and Nick Holloway. Chart positions. KPLZ (as K-PLUS, now Star 101.5) Nick Vee (Power 106) 53 Hr Mix Weekendadded 2 years ago; DJ Rawn - The Old School Show (Aquanet Set) Power 106added 2 years ago; 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. KYA vs. KFRC San Francisco Take a disco diva acapella and pop a banging beat on it. 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. You forgot about the CHR battle in San Francisco between KYLD(WiLD 94-9) and KZQZ(Z95.7) in the late 1990s-early 2000s. David Russell Lee's discography includes works such as the "Universe of Love," released in 1993, and "Get Down Tonight," released in 1997. WMET (Metromedia) vs. WLUP (Heftel) Chicago. If you have any questions about Edison, our services, custom research or just have a consumer research problem to solve, we're here to help. Check out 15 Best 90s Alternative Songs in History to learn more about this topic. When you look back at the Top 40 History Books, the HBQ/MPS battle lasted almost 20 years dating back to the 50s. PDs concentrated on just one station, not a group. In 1996 and 1997, Carl Cox placed number one on the world's Top 100 DJs list. It basically broke down the door, stole the ball and ran away with it. You had WMMRs mid 80s domination lead to Howard Stern coming to WYSP and taking down John DeBellas Morning Zoo leading to a run of WYSP at the top while MMR floundered for most of the 90s. 96X didnt have any listeners over 22. Also during this time, Power 106 FM in Los Angeles was a STRICTLY hip hop and R&B station, they never deviated from that playlist (even in their mixshows) so this mix was quite a shock to their regular listeners. His singles include "I Want You (Forever)," released in 1991, "Does It Feel Good To You," in 1992, and "The Planet of Love," in 1993. * KDWB vs. WLOL Minneapolis Two well-matched stations that launched many careers. And coming from Dallas, I also have to throw in one of the more obvious rock battles KTXQ vs. KZEW (1978 1985). Y-100 vs. 96X in Miami? Great column! Why? He was a bassist and in an indie rock band called the Housemartins before that. ***Best Top 40 ever Y-100 from 1975-1980. Sean: John Long, PD at WHBQ during this battle, has written an excellent account of this moment in time. 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 . The Super 102 CHR format started immediately capturing the listeners of both stations, in 1983 brought in a great Morning Zoo modeled after Z-100 in NYC and the station kicked butt, made money and it was a true example of everyone working together to take the station to #1 in the market after a couple years as we only had one book a year! And who could forget those late night engineering department gatherings, where we tweaked our processing? 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. Ill just point out some obvious battles like KNIX/KMLE in the desert or KWJJ/KUPL up in Portland. WRKR The Philly WFIL vs. WIBG was never really a battle. Comments. And B97 New Orleans which debuted number one in its first book, immediately beating all stations in the market and remained in that position for years. Great article Sean. I was apart of three radio battles. But I always thought nearby CKOC Hamilton was even hotter. Popular morning shows included "Welch and Woody" in the 1980s and John Lander and "The Nut Hut" in the early 90s. Kiss had gone more mainstream, wed started to make inroads in their #s, and Barry Mayo had been summoned back to the fold all those years later to shore things up on the homefront. Jeff Hedges, who was at Washingtons WWDC-FM in the 80s, told me years later how much he missed rising each morning and monitoring our station (WCXR) to see what new promotional or programming element we had changed overnight. (Not a bad thing.) 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. 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. You also cant leave out WHTT in Boston in the battle with Kiss 108 and WZOU. I did get an e-mail from somebody who noted that Q105 managed to forge ahead of WFLZ again. Read the book about The Greatest Rock Radio Stunt Ever. He has also received several awards and accolades. Syracuse Late 80s WNTQ -93Q (CHR) and WYYY Y-94 A/C-big 25-54 battle. JJ. [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. He had been previously nominated in the same category but had failed to win in the previous year. 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). Learn how your comment data is processed. HARRY ROMERO. The albums were "At The End Of TheCliche," released in 1996, and "Phuture 2000," released in 1999. I really wanted to mix on the air. 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. Plus one of those so called competitors did NOT subscribe to ARB so they never really competed period. In 1998, he dropped a position which he maintained in the following year 1999. Dont Forget About WEBN, Who They Were Battled Against Th Original 96 Rock, As Well Q102 In The 80s! I spent time with family in Phoenix several times during the late 80s- those KZZP, KOY-FM, and KKFR battles were indeed a fun listen. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. And folks, I know we all have high opinions of ourselves and our work, but real warriors die when they lose, the dont just hang up a shingle and become consultants. WUSL vs WIOQ in the early 90s All of which got me thinking, of course, of other format battles that were particularly influential for me. I remember 92.3 The Beat putting Power 106 on blast by adding "No Techno" in their positioner thus roasting Power 106's playlist back in the mid 90's lol :-D. Report as inappropriate. At the dawn of the '90s, three guys from Italy capitalised on a winning production formula that still does great business these days. Why didnt you include some of the great format battles of the 70s?? Then the mother ship landedY-100that killed the following WQAM, 96X and any other station that came on. Now expose your song to as many people as possible to win new fans. 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. Listeners563. The ultimate Armageddon Top 40 battle of all time had to be WLS vs. WCFL in the 70s. * It wasnt my intent, but the list here ends up leaning heavily on CHR, Urban (or something in between). KSDO (KS103) vs. B100 San Diego But, staff camaraderie and focus was the beneficiary. During the 80s some name brand programmers came thru town, including Jay Stevens, Charlie Lake, Cat Collins who was my MD, and JJ Rice who was my intern, later graduating to weekend syndication board op! [22], The program became a nationally syndicated morning show on August 20, 2007, after Big Boy signed a multi-year deal with ABC Radio Networks (later Citadel Media, now Westwood One) to syndicate the show, along with his weekend countdown show, which was formerly called "Big Boy's Hip Hop Spot". 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. WMJQ.? Id focus on: I convinced my mom to put a PXY bumper sticker on her car even though she wasnt quite sure what it was! 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. We kicked butt and went from worst to first in about 2 years. My personal fave is the AOR battle in San Francisco in 1982 when we signed on KFOG to become the fourth rock station in the market with KMEL, KRQR, and KQAK already established ahead of us. 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. (The Beat would later flip to urban AC in 2006.) 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. Mid late 70s WLEE (AM) vs. WRVQ MD/PM Drive on both. I have even forgotten how long that battle went with 96KX but it seems like a year or two, though we beat them the first time in our second book and never looked back. A bit saddened to hear WAMO to go the route of many urbans of this past decade that were locally owned and operated. 2) WCBSFM and the SEVERAL attempts by OTHER radio stations to knock it off the top of its perchoh, if ratings could talk these would tell an interesting story, to say the least Lin added Q92 in Summer 83. At the time of KPWR's launch, it broadcast what it announced as "72,000 Watts of Music PowerLess Talk" (mentioned in on-air station identifications by Chuck Riley and Deborah Rath), a reference to its then-actual effective radiated power (ERP) of 72kW, allowing its signal to be heard in San Diego, Kern, and Santa Barbara counties). SOngs that were too pop for WAMO and B94 didnt touch rhythm or urban except Johnny Gill -Rub You the Right Way. 1st promotion I set up as a salesperson was we had tickets to the 1st (10) Michael Jackson BAD tour shows all over the country that got the market talking and switching to KISS 102. WHFM went Country in 85 and Q92 also went Country, in 86. As an aside, if youll indulge me a paragraph to play the what if game, Id like to think my station in 2001, Jammin 105 and WRKS were on a virge of what mightve developed into a nice little Urban AC battle. Its the reason Im in this biz! Id sya over the 60s 70s 80s and early 90s Miami was as hot as the temp at times. Lost Radio Tapes. And in AC battles the KOIT and K101 battle was fun for years with KOIT finally winning the prize and still does. Oakenfold began his career in the late 1970s. WLS vs. WCFL Chicago Phlliy-POWER 99 vs Q102 mid 90s - ADVERTISEMENT - In June 2012, KPWR was added to the iHeartRadio and TuneIn streaming platforms. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. photo credit: Power 106 Jayson Cash is starting off 2023 right with his return to the Power 106 studios, and this time he's back to chop it up with DJ Carisma and DJ Wavy for the latest installment of the Rolling Loud Saturday Night Loud series. All good ones here. Early 80s for about 3 years until WmJQ went chr. The mixing engineer will apply autotune, special effects and all the industry-secret formulas to make your song sound like a major hit. Cant forget the battle I was a part of in Milwaukee: Hot 102 vs. WKTI. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Track List: 1. He is an English Dj specializing in Drum and bass, Electronic dance music, Dance/Electronic, Pop, and Electronica. WPGC vs WKYS on going, one of the ugliest battles in radio history. KTU wasnt much of a blip on my radar initially- too slick, lacking the warmth and soul of my WBLS. Ron Chapman at KVIL in Dallas was untouchable. KPWR (105.9 FM) branded as Power 106 is a commercial radio station in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles area. One WDFX liner from this period invited listeners to take The Hit Music Challenge If you want Cozy music and a whole lot of talk, punch 95.5. WNBC vs WABC late 70s -early 80s It was the fall of 1989 into winter of 1990. Ive heard that Nashville had an interesting three-way CHR war in 1984 with Kiss 96, Kicks 104, and Y-107. In 1998 Dj EZ released his 4 Track EP by the name "Undercover Kutz." Tong Began his evening show "Essential Selection" in January 1991. Lost by a point and a half and ended up changing format a few months later. 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. I wonder why hes a CC big-wig nowadays! And so it goes, First Id like to say hello to my old buddy Wayne Mayo who I know from the Original Hot 97 Days. During the short time Joey Reynolds was WHYTs morning host in 1984, he poked a lot of fun at 95.5 (which he called Xerox FM referring to their supposedly copying 96.3s format) and and Dick Purtan. I dropped off a mix demo up at their studios to the Baka Boyz, who were on the air at the. The "Essential Mix Show" was aired from 1993 to 2003. And theres a lot from great radio markets like Detroit and Houston. In 2010, after Citadel announced that they would no longer syndicate the program, Dial Global picked up the show. Thanks for a great station! Oakenfold produced several DJ mixes in the 1990s. In May 1984, Century Broadcasting sold KMGG and St. Louis' KSHE to the Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications. [32] This content began airing in mid-October 2008, and by mid-2009 moved to HD2, replacing Power Dos. We used to drive up to Detroit on Fridays just to hear the battle. And, of course 2000 2006 Mega Battle XM Sat vs. Sirius 80s PD 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 remember crying with laughter and thinking this is getting ugly. Bruce Kelly Mix Jamz 100.7 was a kocally owned AC then Hot AC then Rhythmic CHR. On August 17, 2006, KPWR's country music sister station KZLA flipped directions to rhythmic adult contemporary as "Movin' 93.9". Entertainment was paramount, as witnessed by the promos and jock content between the songs. 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. . Only one of those stations remains in the rock format today. The rest is history, including the demise of Top 40 AM. Just so it doesnt go unmentioned, the Grand Daddy Of Them All, Americas original Top 40 station 660/KOWH & the great 1290/KOIL in Omaha in the fifties. The market had the AC format WVAF, V-100 and WKLC FM 105 Rock station. WLS vs WCFL mid 70s. "SONG NAME" what a wonderful name for a(n) GENRE song! Passion and love for radio in the 80s! That arrangement ended on April 15, 2009, when KMVN flipped to a Spanish format under a LMA with Grupo Radio Centro of Mexico City. The announcement comes after Emmis, who exits the nation's second-largest radio market, made a deal in April with its lenders to seek $80 million worth of divestments by January 2018 to amend its credit agreement. Dont know if well ever see those kind of Radio Wars again, but they surely brought out the best in us all. The new KFMK was an unusual mix of CHR and Urban AC. That was great radio! FIL came on the air in September 66, without any promotion or fanfare. "dsf" what a wonderful name for a(n) rap song! The mother of them all is WYSP/WMMR in Philly. Alas, Clear Channel diecided to go after the young end #s in March 2003, so well never know how much fun it mightve been for the student to go up against the professor, lol.
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