Format Change Archive » Kansas City

1660 KUDL Becomes KMBZ Business

Lance — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:00:23 +0000

Previous Format: Classical “Radio Bach” KUDL
New Format: Business Talk “KMBZ Business Channel”
Date & Time Of Change: March 1, 2012 at 11:00am
More Info: RadioInsight, Wikipedia

Aircheck Contributed by Rob Zerwehk

98.1 KUDL Becomes News/Talk KMBZ-FM

Lance — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:00:20 +0000

Previous Format: AC “Soft Rock 98.1″ KUDL
New Format: News/Talk “NewsRadio 980 & Now 98.1″ KMBZ-FM
Date & Time Of Change: March 30, 2011 at 2:00pm
More Info: RadioInsight, Wikipedia
Related Changes: Gen X 99.7 Becomes The Point

Aircheck Courtesy of Rob Zerwehk

Gen X 99.7 Becomes The Point

Lance — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Previous Format: 90′s Hits “Gen X Radio”
New Format: AC “99.7 The Point”
Date & Time Of Change: March 23, 2011 at 12:00pm
More Info: RadioInsight, Wikipedia
Related Changes: KUDL Becomes News/Talk KMBZ-FM

Star 102.1 Becomes Alice 102

Lance — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:00:45 +0000

Previous Format: AC (Stunting With Christmas Music)
New Format: Adult Alternative
Date & Time Of Change: January 3, 2011 at 12:00pm
More Info: RadioInsight

Thanks to Rob Zerwehk for contributing this aircheck.

103.7 The Dam Debuts

Lance — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:37:50 +0000

Previous Format: None
New Format: Active Rock
Date & Time Of Change: 3/18/2010 10:37am
More Info: RadioInsight, Broadcast KC

106.5 The City Becomes Country 106.5 WDAF

Lance — Sun, 10 Aug 2003 16:00:53 +0000

Previous Format: Smooth Jazz “106.5 The City” KCIY
New Format: Country “Country 106.5″ WDAF
Date & Time Of Change: August 10, 2003 at 12:00pm
More Info: Broadcast KC, Wikipedia

KKJO moves from 105.1 to 105.5

Lance — Sun, 02 Apr 2000 11:00:00 +0000

In order to make room for 105.1 KGAR, a new station coming to Kansas City, KKJO was moved to 105.5. This allowed better coverage within the four state region (Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma). KKJO, which was originally on AM 1550, has been a well known CHR/Hot AC station in northwest Missouri for decades.

810 WHB flips to All-Sports, assuming the programming of 1510 KCTE

Lance — Sat, 02 Oct 1999 05:00:00 +0000

As the country field in the market became larger, WHB (which, after 77 years on the 710 frequency, moved to 810 in 1997) had a tough time competing (see the earlier WHB flip, above, for details.) Also, a void existed for a full-market sports station. On October 2, 1999, WHB ended its longtime country format for Sports.

107.3 KNRX flips from Modern Rock to Rhythmic Oldies

Lance — Tue, 05 Jan 1999 16:00:00 +0000

The first week of January 1999 was not a good time for the state of Modern Rock-oriented radio in Kansas City. Just as 102.1 was changing from Modern AC to AC , 107.3 decided to drop Modern Rock in favor of Rhythmic Oldies. The station had enough problems generating ratings due to its limited signal, and the ratings fell further after a dispute that led to the station dropping the syndicated Mancow morning show.

102.1 The Zone KOZN flips to AC Star 102 KSRC

Lance — Mon, 04 Jan 1999 14:00:00 +0000

It seems like Modern AC on 102.1 was doomed from the very beginning. When legendary KYYS “KY-102″ was blown up in favor of “102.1 the Zone” in 1997, listeners did not welcome the new station. This backlash, along with the station’s similarity to CHR sister KMXV, resulted in a change to AC as “Star 102″ in early 1999.