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hosting multiple daily guests who pay a fee in order to hawk their wares
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Its on my list of preset stations and holds a proud number 1.By: Victoria on January 8, 2018, Great alternative station selections and always adding new hits with the classics, and limited commercials is cool too. The station broadcasts Alternative music programming and goes by the name "Alt 103.7" on the air with the slogan "DFW's New Alternative". nickname for the Corsicana metro area was chosen. When legendary radio personality Ron Chapman retired from full-time work on the airwaves in 2005, it didn't take much to get everyone to tell their favorite story about the Radio Hall of Famer. MISC KERA
Jody Dean (born 1959) is an American journalist and author and a member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. the quick-thriving television market. 70s Saturday Night;" it still exists on streaming internet audio.) of course, discussed the incident on-air,) Nancy Johnson (1992-1994,) Martha
starting at 3:36, The Dallas
The terms
Roberta Hammond had already taken over
During his 31 years at KVIL, Chapman became famous for his upbeat humor and his participation in outrageous stunts and giveaways. Jut six years later, he came to Dallas, where he would stay for the rest of his decades-long career behind the mic. Dungan, Iola Johnson, Tracy Rowlett, John Sparks, Gary Cogill, Phyllis
[2] It competed head-on with iHeartMedia-owned KHKS, Cumulus-owned KLIF-FM, and to an extent, iHeartMedia-owned KDMX. [10][11], For many years, KVIL had been the Dallas affiliate of the syndicated Delilah nighttime love songs program. "Dangerous Darren," Jocelyn White (who quit the station in 1/1987 over
Peppermint" show was relegated to weekends after "etc" premiered, after
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Sponsored by RCA, the idea was soon looked upon as a
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Stunting during the format change in 1992, the station
Tammy Dombeck, Channel 5 traffic reporter 9. Studios located at 2516 Maple in Dallas (now the Hotel St. KVIL shifted to a Top 40/CHR format, branded as simply "103-7" on August 1, 2016, effectively eliminating the KVIL branding and adding the slogan "More Hits, Less Commercials." KVIL once again returned to its callsign and has evolved into an Adult Top-40 leaning fare. How to Listen to KLIF in HD on FM. AM 1150 adopted the call sign KVIX and programmed a separate AC format from KVIL-FM for a short time after the sale to Infinity. newscasts in September, 1980. LIST HERE
The project was huge, involving musicians, singers, and recording engineers who taped every minute on the 24-hour clock in at least two versions, to be played by the station at the appropriate minute. Daughtry, John Mayer, Lifehouse, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Bryan Adams, Colbie Caillat, Journey, Uncle Kracker, Sara Bareilles, Billy Joel, Maroon 5, Rob Thomas, Sheryl Crow, Train, Lady Antebellum, Five For Fighting, Elton John, Michael Buble, Fleetwood Mac, Co-Owned Radio Stations in Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, 100.3 Jack FM, of a newsmagazine. a station prank on 1/15/1991, the same day the Persian Gulf war began! The music is horrible now. The original location of the studios was in the Highland Park Village Shopping Center (hence the VIL call letters). It is our duty to educate, inform, and engage not only our own children, but all children globally for the benefit of Humanitys evolution toward a sustainable, balanced, whole World. Still wondrously smart,
a local terrestrial home for his renamed "Original
the format; the two were later fired for mis-reporting the death of pop
coordinated through the local Department of Human Services. scoped composite of various personalities. The station broadcasts Alternative music programming and goes by the name "Alt 103.7" on the air with the slogan "DFW's New Alternative". In September 2020, Entercom laid off many DJs at its alternative stations, including KVIL morning host Mark Schechtman and afternoon host Ian Camfield, and replaced them with syndicated shows from other cities. KXCL, Corsicana. [8] Zazza & Fisk were released from the station in October 2014. FM radio was off to an austere start. Stern,
KVIL-AM-FM first finished in Dallas/Fort Worth's top 10 Arbitron ratings in 1974, the year after Arbitron combined Dallas and Fort Worth into a single market. It also broadcast Christmas music from November 1 to the middle of November, when it switched to KVIL's AC programming as the main KVIL station broadcast Christmas music from mid-November to December 25 every year. website and its contents are copyright 1984-2022 Mike
Schenectady (NY) Radio Club for some of the early FM background information! KDZR, Denton. longtime voiceover king of WFAA-TV and KTCK,)
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a revolving door of co-hosts, and dealing with the untimely deaths of her
Rothchild, Mike Saunders, Steve Schiller, James Searles, Robby Setser,
He moved to KLUV, an oldies station in the metroplex, to close out his career. Please let us know if you, or anyone you know may be able to help us in this effort to blast this event out to Dallas families. It topped the ratings for the first time in the fall of 1976, with Chapman (and his cast of supporting players) in the morning, Larry Dixon and Bruce Buchanan (Jim Edwards) in mid-days, and Mike Selden in afternoon drivetime. A share is the percentage of those listening to radio in the MSA who are listening to a particular radio station. It was a force to be dealt with. "Bill" Mercer was born in February 1926 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on . Please enter valid email address to continue. Also Dale
I'm now searching for what to put in that formerly KVIL preset slot on my radio. DALLAS Updated at 9:41 p.m. with more quotes from colleagues. . "While we didn't dedicate the segment to a certain day of the week, it
Get some locals on the air, fresh voices to give a unique perspective. for providing the history of these two stations! Cohn, who had only
. station ad. reservations about wrestling the tiger were correct: Suzie found
98.7 K-LUV, Her obituary from The Dallas Morning News starts with the line, "she made it to Heaven just in time to host the morning show." Bill Mercer. August, 1974 here. LIKE THE NEW FORMAT. Infinity president Mel Karmazin said his company wanted a station in Dallas and "the best there is KVIL." Dallas, 103.7 MHz FM. During the 1990s, it spent several years as the flagship station for the Dallas Cowboys, an unusual arrangement for an FM station in that era. Now I have deleted you. KVIL is owned by Audacy.
the years passed, "GMT" devolved into what amounts to a paid infomercial,
the station participated in; GM Donna
or services on the show, while the program itself continues under the guise
The original hosts, Don Harris and Suzie Humphreys, were also
Germain.) interview area, kitchen and general approach. . That to me was someone who mastered the art of a radio personality. who served as KVIL's newsman for a couple of years during the early Seventies, Chapman is obsessed with his work. [3] KVIL-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 99,000 watts (100,000 with beam tilt). Pe Barnes, Leigh Ann Adam (currently with KBIG-Los Angeles,) Cindy Scull
Channel Q is currently on about 40 Audacy stations, mostly on the HD2 or HD3 subchannel. was the newscaster assigned to "News 8 etc" later in 1970. First published on April 2, 2013 / 4:21 PM. more about "News 8 etc" and Suzie's long career in radio and television,
Dallas. Privacy Policy. sometimes voicetracked; hosted "Unmodern Rock Program,") Dave Clayton,
Last week we lost another longtime Dallas-Fort Worth media personality: Peggy Sears. NEW! "News 8 etc"
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On May 2, 2013, KVIL-FM dropped the "Lite FM" branding in favor of using its call letters and re-positioned the station as "The Best Variety90s, 2K & Today." 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Soon, Top 40 found its way to FM, with KAFM, KFWD,
The 1980s
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The name of McGowan's mystery boyfriend was a point of curiosity for fans. (relocated from sister station KDMX, where their rowdy antics did not fit
. Suzie interviews legendary musician Jose Feliciano for "The AM Show" in
I had a blast that night and the jock on duty even gave me my own radio jingle (it is somewhere at my mom's house in Dallas on reel to reel tape). KDTR, Decatur. As an airborne traffic
Young. six-disc CD set, "Laugh, Love and Learn," can be found here. KVIL Radio in the Dallas/Fort Worth area is a legendary radio station. CBS Radio Dallas-Fort Worth has tapped Mike Kannon for mornings on 103.7 KVIL, weekdays 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., effective immediately. sought-after motivational speaker, and was recognized for her outstanding
It broadcasted on 31,600
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Station established 4/26/1996. The transmitter was located on
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To the holy war so for Christ sake don't bury the children. In 1959, a 23-year-old up-and-coming disc jockey from Haverhill, Mass., took on the role of morning co-host for a . Most people familiar with KVIL (103.7 FM) in Dallas link it to the juggernaut that was created by Ron Chapman, George Johns, and a staff that was crazy talented. The station pledged to have 50 minutes of music every hour. City of License: The flip put KVIL in competition with iHeartMedia's active rock-formatted KEGL (now airing a sports/talk format known as "The Freak" since October 2022), along with North Texas Public Broadcasting's Adult album alternative-formatted KKXT, and as of July 2022, college radio station KNTU; the flip also returned the format to the market after KEGL's sister station, KDGE (which moved the format on HD2 and in direct competition as well), dropped alternative exactly one year earlier to the day when it flipped to Christmas music on November 17, 2016, and then Adult Contemporary after Christmas. On October 5, 2016, Mediabase moved KVIL to the Top 40/CHR panel effective with the October 14, 2016 edition. Dog Tags." . ), Wayne Harrison, Robert Lunday, Melvin Walls, Leon Barbee, Roy Powell, Jack Bird (SM; also helped put KCBI on the air,) Robert Hancock, Paulette Clark, Carol Hudgins, Orvil L. Deary, Norman Hurt, James Ryle, Randy Adams, Fletcher (214) 780-1000. kjohnson@cbs.com. Mario Batali. When people fly into Dallas just to hear and copy your show, you know youre one of the giants in our industry. triumphant return to television in 2012: (L) Joined in a candid moment
She was also featured frequently
Audacy (formerly known as Entercom/CBS Radio) (Audacy License, LLC). Notables: "Madd" Maxx Hammer, Pat Dawsey, David Perry
I no longer listen to KVIL. Only a handful of radio people are bestowed this honor and she earned it! KVIL hired Mike Selden from KLIF and installed Bill Gardner and Jack Schell in middays. Notables
only time will tell whether any of these options will challenge the future
I do not recognize most of the music anymore. Motivational and Inspirational Humorist, National Speakers Association "Hall of Fame" Author and Broadcaster "Texas Radio Hall of Fame" acted in stage productions of "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," "Perils of
In 2000, Chapman moved to "oldies" station KLUV, where . In a published, 1988 interview with webmaster Mike Shannon, Criswell stated
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Nickname: The Journey. Station dark after 9/1977 (the antenna fell in 9/1977,
"Madd" Maxx Hammer (longtime Z-Rock jock,) Jonathan Doll, Doc Morgan (1981;
repeatedly played "Hotel California" by The Eagles for several days straight,
break! Dana Larson, Fox Sports Net Southwest sports anchor/reporter 7. modulation (FM) was in experimental stages throughout the late 1930s and
Beginning Monday, April 8 from 5:30am-10am, Tony Zazza and Julie Fisk will take over weekday mornings on 103.7 Lite FM (as KVIL is known today). 4131 North Central Expressway, Dallas, Texas, 75204-2121. Laughlin, John Candelaria, "DJ Big Bink," "Action Jaxon," "DJ Miracle,"
Northpark Inn helipad only minutes earlier, ran out of gas halfway back
Ron Chapman was truly a member of radios Mount Rushmore and he will be missed. Start date Feb 4, 2022. Extensive, research-backed profiles of 16 personality types: learn how different personalities approach romantic relationships, career choices, friendships, parenthood, and more. Analysts. When the phone rings and Ron Chapman asks you to be a Dallas, TX Traffic Reporter you say YES (especially when you're out of a job), even if you have no experience reporting traffic from a helicopter. change in 2000; Thomas, who made the show his own, is still looking for
105.3 The Fan, photos are courtesy of Suzie Humphreys, except the final photo of Don Harris,
Terry Bettis and Jim Christoferson both worked in local radio for years, in small to large markets. for the contents, accuracy or relevance of other sites that may be linked
Exact sum is $73000000. transmitting (other sources refer to the mobile unit as KFAA at 2790 kc.) KLTY on-air personalities pose together at Texas Motor Speedway. Circle'
"His power was his empathy," he said. Peggy was cast to sing and play her guitar. On January 21, Blake Powers took over as the evening DJ for the station. KEAR San Francisco, "Family Radio" Christian 9/12/78 45 min. Whitney, Walt Williams (host of "Follow Spot,") Robert Wisdom, Lynn Wyler,
On October 5, 2016 KVIL moved from AC to CHR/Top 40 format. This mission is comprised of;
. Fadal encouraged other female KEGL jocks to appear in sports bras for
. after the station's helicopter (a Bell 47) had dropped her off at the Dallas's
This profile contains an quarter hour rating (AQH) share of persons, ages 6+, Monday through Sunday in the Metro Survey Area. in a somewhat similar form as "The AM Show" and "AM" thereafter until early
"Let Me Speak to the Manager"/"Inside Television;) (R) The new "AM Show"
Suzie Humphreys shared her reflections about the show and the emotional
Payton, Tod Pearson, Leo Perron, Chris Phelps, Colin Pringle, Steve Putman,
Suzie, who was
course, went on to enormous popularity as Ron Chapman's longtime "Girl-About-Town"
2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. . room environs for new digs at Channel 8's Victory Park studios, using many
Her name translates to Mother Of Many Children; she embodies the concepts of community, healing, and cyclical provision. Sanders (1975-1976,) Mike Stoddard (the Stoddards were longtime DFW radio
La Grande 107.5, It was marketed as "The New Sound of 103-7 KVIL" to attract a new generation of listeners.[7]. opportunity for listeners to migrate elsewhere for music and informationbut
Should have stuck to playing music, not loud mouth, know it all creeps!By: Susan on September 15, 2020, Sad days are here with COVID and now you kill my alternative radio crew for a bunch of jibber jabber. This principal of equating what you receive from your community and in turn, giving it back to those around you. (4/3/1997 to 9/26/2000,) "The Beat" (9/26/2000 to present.) Good bye. Dallas. at 97.5 FM. which is credited to NBC and the late Bob Brown. Peggy also worked with the late Bob Morrison who I just wrote a blog about recently when he passed away in June this year. . He was 85. "If you saw Ron Chapman as a disc jockey you saw only one-tenth of his real personality, talent, and person," said friend and colleague Steve Eberhart. duties in this photo
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Joe Cucinotti aka Joe Kelly, Scott "Chulo" Gaines (currently on KTYS-The
We are Yemoja Foundation; a 501(c)(3) purposed to provide adequate and necessary resources to underprivileged individuals in Dallas and eventually, with your help, the World. (bearing the vanity plate, "SOOZIE.") Mason, Steve Knoll, the "Sunny Sunbeams" (nickname for promotions group.) FM dial placement (as the 42-50 mc range was reserved for TV channel 1which
"Delilah" (via satellite,) Steve Knoll, Amy Austin, Gary Leigh, John LaBella,
Coyle (mornings; worked for "The Eagle" from 1988-92; teamed with Anna
former "Hudson and Harrigan" at KILT-Houston in the 1970s,) Cindy Coyle,
Audio phasing was a problem at that time. He now has his own channel, Mad Dog Radio, where he hosts "Mad Dog Unleashed." Gene Thomas interviews Suzie Humphreys at the "Walk for Development" event
Martinez, Dick Roth aka Marc Richards (1995,) Amy Graf, Ralph Humphries
One could spot these on a few
KVIL instituted a music format that was unique for its time, a cross between Top 40 and MOR which would later be termed "Adult Contemporary." of nausea and had the chopper land at Northpark. Brad Baxter, Rob Ellis, Robert Miguel (late-night DJ, sometimes live and
vendors early the next year, Ken and Suzie grounded themselves for good
Suzie, of
/ CBS Texas. since 1980, with over 1,700 other children being placed due to the excess
a TelePrompTer. (R) As co-host
Ask any professional sports aficionado in the Dallas-Fort Worth area about the most likely broadcaster to work the initial season of Texas Rangers baseball in the inaugural 1972 season, and at least 80 percent (conservatively) would reply Bill Mercer. radios for the public stopped. (Radio Personality) 20 8 Birthdate: December 24, 1974 Sun Sign: Capricorn Birthplace: Dunwoody, Georgia, United States Ryan Seacrest is an American television host, radio personality, and producer. Paramore's Hayley Williams reveals the advice she'd give her younger self 'When I was sixteen I had a job I wanted to do, I wanted to prove Paramore, that we were valuable, that we were worth something, and . Notable:
All of those pre-war FM units were obsolete at that point!