If you know who DJ Richard humtie vision is you are old lol. DJ E-Man | Top 40/R 10 Questions | Top 40 R&B Music - All Access This move brought the R&B/hip hop format back to that frequency for the first time since iHeartMedia's predecessor Clear Channel sold "The Beat" R&B/hip hop format and intellectual property to Radio One, who then moved it to the 100.3 FM signal in 2000. We used to drive up to Detroit on Fridays just to hear the battle. The list is chronological: 1) Houstons five-way CHR battle of spring 1980 (and, to an extent, the whole market). [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. Seller has the most incredible beat I have ever heard. * KZZP, KKFR (Power 92) and KOY-FM (Y95) Phoenix from the same time; 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. Russell has produced music under several pseudonyms such as Sessomatto, Jakatta, Raven Maize, and Doug Willis. How about Fresno early 60s, Bill Drakes KYNO and Ron Jacobs K-Make. SeanWhat a great article. 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. The Baka Boyz were originally DJs in Bakersfield, California, before moving south to Los Angeles. Richard Humpty Vission - Power 106 10th Anniversary Megamix - 80s/90s 1 on Power 106 according to a billboard article from May 25, 1996 . Trinere, Dj Godfather, Young MC, Vanilla Ice, En Vogue and more. The awards include the 'Number one DJ in the world' award in 1991. My most familiar memory of the time was the personalities that had a life of their own. But Im still interested in hearing your thoughts on all eras. 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. But I only heard them at Conclave time; When the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came out, you heard the soundtrack on MIX JAMZ. Especially having my memory jogged on how many of those battles I was fortunate enuf to be part of the teams. WLS vs WCFL mid 70s. The Loleatta Holloway-sampling 12-inch took the lead on an album that would become . In 1955, Planned Music, Inc. applied for a construction permit for a new station on the vacated frequency, which was assigned the call letters KBMS (Better Music Station), before adopting the KWST call sign and "K-West 106" moniker in 1969. Also Wash DCs three way battle between Q-107, WAVA and B-106(I think the calls were WBMW), which didnt have much of a signal but none the less sounded pretty good at times. * It wasnt my intent, but the list here ends up leaning heavily on CHR, Urban (or something in between). 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. We had great street presence, and practically owned the beaches in the summer with our Sunday afternoon beach patrols. CHUM Toronto, A few I recall: Great article! All of which got me thinking, of course, of other format battles that were particularly influential for me. Wamo was the heritage Urban (until Summer 2009) with then 72 THousand watts at 105.9 FM. Lest we forget: WMMS/Cleveland defeated all comers for over a decade 1975-1986. Why didnt you include some of the great format battles of the 70s?? 24 on the Billboard 200 in March 1993 and went on to achieve platinum status. The station stayed on top until September 1991 with the demise of local radio and the very first LMA that was the beginning of the end of local radio. I really wanted to mix on the air. Mario C. Glendale, CA . An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. It was the mixing I heard on the air on Power 106 back in the days. Tong's discography includes several Mix CDs produced in the years between 1995 and 1999. Danny Rampling also received the Outstanding Contribution Award in 1998. if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'gemtracks_com-banner-1','ezslot_11',622,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-gemtracks_com-banner-1-0'); Danny Rampling changed his DJing style diversity in the 1990s. Ed Levine vs Howie Castle. Passion and love for radio in the 80s! Sasha released the "Global Underworld 009: San Francisco" while John Digweed released the "Global Underworld 006: Sidney." "On The Floor at the Boutique" was also released in August 1998 by Skint Records. 7) Country KILT vs. KIKK-FM Houston throughout the 80s At a time when Country was finding its place on FM with a very AC-like presentation, the Houston stations at least enlivened it with great voices and great competitive marketing. The 90s saw the advent of the first internet radio station, and in 1998 the first MP3 digital audio player was released. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7c0dd12edc443b89 Great topic my faves KCBQ & KGB in San Diego and KKDJ, K100 and KHJ Los Angeles. 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. fuzzy fantabulous & dj ray in the afternoons. WFLZ vs. Q105 is definitely the most top of mind radio battle. Ariana Grande is woman, hear her roar. After a few years there and a hit song called Disco Duck, he was fired because he played his own song on the air. Great list. His awards as a DJ include the Best Techno DJ award in 1999. You made me miss radio for the first time in 10 years, lol. Philly in 87-88? POWER 106? | Los Angeles - Yelp Mine are as much distinguished by their on-air and promotional energy, and by the musical changes they sparked. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. I spent some time at Y95 when Gary Edens owned itJay Stevens was P.D., B.J. Incidentally, of the 4, KEYN is the only one still around in Wichita. 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. You may already have an idea what your song is about. They had greats like Tanner in the morning, Cox on the Radio, Mindy and Bo, Tyrone, a young DJ Laz, Kid Curry, Tony the Tiger, Felix Sama, Eddie Mix, Rafi Contigo, Jammin Johnny, etc. 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.) 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 . Finally, I love all of that feel good music with great melodies, whether you want to call it Disco, Old School, R&B, Funk, etc. Im late to this groundswell of nostalgia for the days of daily radio battles. Let me add the classic Philly battle from the mid 60s through late 70s of WFIL and WIBG. PDs concentrated on just one station, not a group. Sean, KIBB flips to KCMG, thus forcing KPWR to drop all the Rhythmic oldie titles. 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 I later listened to 99 WXLO (Charlie Burger?) 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. 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. 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. 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. 92.3 THE BEAT THEO DJ QUIK EAZY POWER 106 In The 90s my faves Use our submission service to send your songs to Spotify playlists, magazines and even record labels! Ornique's Power 106 FM 90s Power Workout Tribute Mix Vol. 1 He played House and Garage sets but began to headline in trance parties. Contests were truly exciting, as opposed to the boredom-inducing tenth caller qualifies to win methodology. He dropped to position 58 in 1998 and ended the decade at position 70 in 1999. 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. HARRY ROMERO. POWER 106 on Instagram: "YOU SEE WHAT IT ISTap in with JUSTIN [6], KPWR picked up additional competition in May 2005 when KXOL-FM dropped its Spanish adult contemporary format for a Hispanic rhythmic, or hurban, format known as "Latino 96.3". Gemtracks gives you priority access to exclusive A-Class recording studios around the world. Between WFLZ (The Power Pig) and WRBQ (Q-105). The new KFMK was an unusual mix of CHR and Urban AC. Jo Jo Kincaid and Wild Child Hamilton come to mind, but there were others. I did get an e-mail from somebody who noted that Q105 managed to forge ahead of WFLZ again. His record label Intec Digital was founded in 1999, but before that, he had already won several awards and accolades. The great Rick Sklar was a consultant the father of CHR Top 40 radio. Find a melody composer to make your song memorable. We kicked butt and went from worst to first in about 2 years. (Or particularly if they were winning.) Dont Forget About WEBN, Who They Were Battled Against Th Original 96 Rock, As Well Q102 In The 80s! David Russell Lee's discography includes works such as the "Universe of Love," released in 1993, and "Get Down Tonight," released in 1997. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Fatboy slim took home a Best Electronic Award in the MTV Europe Music Awards in 1999. emerging the victor in the end. He has provided over 100 remixes for many artists such as Madonna, Britney Spears, and Michael Jackson. WMPS was the leader at the time, and they hired this young guy from North Carolina by the name of Rick Dees. To me, they represent a key element in building teams to achieve goals: Beating a clear, worthy opponent. From 1946 until its deletion in 1951, 105.9MHz in Los Angeles was occupied by KFI-FM. * The list is limited to markets that I lived in, visited regularly, or at least had a regular aircheck connection in. Ive heard that Nashville had an interesting three-way CHR war in 1984 with Kiss 96, Kicks 104, and Y-107. In 1996 and 1997, Carl Cox placed number one on the world's Top 100 DJs list. Great article Sean. In June 2012, KPWR was added to the iHeartRadio and TuneIn streaming platforms. KUBE After that, PXY had the fomat to itself for about 12 years. Listen to the best DJs and radio presenters in the world for free. 2023 is the year to enter the music industry. 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.