Comments on: "93Q" KKBQ becomes "92.9 Easy Country" http://formatchange.com/93q-kkbq-becomes-929-easy-country/ Where Radio Stations Are Born Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:06:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://formatchange.com/93q-kkbq-becomes-929-easy-country/comment-page-1/#comment-2792 John Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:00:27 +0000 http://www.formatchange.com/93q-kkbq-becomes-929-easy-country/#comment-2792 I remember when 93Q was stunting with Rock Hits. There were two articles in the paper that I remember reading. One about KKBQ's drop in ratings and flipping to either oldies or country. Just the feeling that hung in the air.. waiting on that fateful day when it would all end. In that article they actually spoke to John Lander, and he summed it up best as he described it "..like a death in the family" I think it was personal to him because 79/93Q were his babies.. the original program director of KKBQ. That station was on top of the world during the mid 80s seems like. He seemed to put his heart and soul into it from things I have read... and then it all comes crashing down after his departure. But I heard its what the stations new owner (Gannett) wanted. They didn't want a top 40 station to deal with, so they killed it In fact I found those articles online not too long ago (through wikipedia) from the Chronicles archives http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1991_804530 & http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1991_810816
I remember when 93Q was stunting with Rock Hits. There were two articles in the paper that I remember reading. One about KKBQ’s drop in ratings and flipping to either oldies or country. Just the feeling that hung in the air.. waiting on that fateful day when it would all end. In that article they actually spoke to John Lander, and he summed it up best as he described it “..like a death in the family” I think it was personal to him because 79/93Q were his babies.. the original program director of KKBQ. That station was on top of the world during the mid 80s seems like. He seemed to put his heart and soul into it from things I have read… and then it all comes crashing down after his departure. But I heard its what the stations new owner (Gannett) wanted. They didn’t want a top 40 station to deal with, so they killed it

In fact I found those articles online not too long ago (through wikipedia) from the Chronicles archives
http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1991_804530
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http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1991_810816

]]> By: Brady http://formatchange.com/93q-kkbq-becomes-929-easy-country/comment-page-1/#comment-1425 Brady Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:39:32 +0000 http://www.formatchange.com/93q-kkbq-becomes-929-easy-country/#comment-1425 The death of another 80s CHR legend:( Marekt research my fat a$$ Where have all the good stations gone?
The death of another 80s CHR legend:(
Marekt research my fat a$$
Where have all the good stations gone?

]]> By: bort http://formatchange.com/93q-kkbq-becomes-929-easy-country/comment-page-1/#comment-1341 bort Sat, 24 May 2008 02:36:46 +0000 http://www.formatchange.com/93q-kkbq-becomes-929-easy-country/#comment-1341 I remeber being in high school when this station changed to country. I came home from school one day and flipped on the radio to hear "Shameless" from Garth Brooks....man was I pissed.
I remeber being in high school when this station changed to country. I came home from school one day and flipped on the radio to hear “Shameless” from Garth Brooks….man was I pissed.

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