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==History== |
==History== |
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===1948-1950: WHB-FM=== |
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The 102.1 frequency was first used in 1948 by Cook Paint and Varnish Company, then the owners of [[WHB]]. That pioneer FM station ceased operations in 1950. |
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The station first signed on in 1948, probably as a simulcast for WHB. Cook Paint and Varnish Co. owned the station.<ref name="History">[http://kcradio.tripod.com/1021.html KCKC History]</ref> |
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===1961-1967: WDAF-FM=== |
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The frequency was relicensed in 1961 as [[WDAF-FM|WDAF]]. The simulcast with their AM frequency continued until 1974. |
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Transcontinent TV signed on WDAF-FM March 5, 1961, as a simulcast partner to the AM station. WDAF-FM was an NBC affiliate, with 36,000 watts of power. Taft Broadcasting took over in 1964.<ref name="History"/> |
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===1967-1968: WDAF-FM (Top 40)=== |
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On July 1, 1974, under the call letters [[KYYS]] and Taft Broadcasting ownership, 102.1 became an [[album oriented rock]] station under the branding "KY102". The station quickly became one of the highest rated in Kansas City, and was the rock leader until the early 1990s, when [[KQRC]] signed on. By the mid-90s, KY102 found itself near the bottom of the ratings, sandwiched between classic rock station [[KCFX]] and hard rock station [[KQRC]]. In addition to low ratings, the station had a very high payroll due to its personality-heavy format and veteran DJs. Taft would be renamed Great American Broadcasting in 1987, and Citicasters in 1993. Citicasters would be bought out by Jacor in 1996. Jacor would be bought out by American Radio Systems, which would merge with [[Infinity Broadcasting]] on the same day in 1997. |
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This marked the first of two incursions into the Top 40 format for WDAF-FM. WDAF programmed Top 40 in the afternoon and night, while maintaining a simulcast with the AM station in the morning and midday.<ref name="History"/> |
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===1968-1971: WDAF-FM - ''Popular 102''=== |
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On September 18, 1997, without warning, after playing "[[Too Many People]]" by [[Paul McCartney]], the station switched to "102.1 The Zone" with a [[modern adult contemporary]] format. The first song on "The Zone" was "[[A Change Would Do You Good]]" by [[Sheryl Crow]]. Backlash from long time KY102 listeners resulted in protests and negative media toward the new format, which in turn, led to low ratings ([[Top 40]] sister station [[KMXV]] had a very similar playlist to The Zone's). One month after KY102 ended, on October 20, a new classic rock station called "99-7 KY" was launched by a rival company [[Entercom]]. Many longtime KY personalities landed there, while a few remained at the old frequency. The KYYS call letters would be dropped on January 16, 1998 for '''KOZN'''. |
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WDAF-FM started a middle of the road music format on January 15, 1968, referring to themselves as Popular 102. The station upgraded to 100,000 watts on New Year's Day, 1971. WDAF-FM is listed under both AFM and AER programming at this time.<ref name="History"/> |
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===1971-1971: WDAF-FM - ''Solid Gold Rock 'n' Roll''=== |
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"The Zone" ended on January 4, 1999, with "[[Ants Marching]]" by the [[Dave Matthews Band]] being the final song played before stunting overnight with ocean sounds. On January 5, at 9 AM, the station became "Star 102", which played upbeat [[adult contemporary]] music, with "[[Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now]]" by [[Starship]] being the first song played. The station's call letters would change to '''KSRC''' on February 1, 1999. Star 102 played mainly current and 2000s music with some 1980s and 1990s music and the occasional 1970s song. Ratings for the station significantly improved. |
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This might have been the first rock and roll oldies outlet on FM in the Kansas City area. WDAF-FM began the format with Drake-Chenault's syndicated "History of Rock and Roll". Drake didn't actually call it oldies; they referred to the automated programming as Vintage Top 40.<ref name="History"/> |
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===1971-1974: WDAF-FM - Top 40=== |
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The station's call letters changed from KSRC to '''KCKC''' on January 23, 2006. The change was partially because of a rumored format change to hot talk as "[[Free FM]]". This was aborted because of low ratings with the other Free FM stations. Shortly after this, CBS Radio sold the station to Wilks Broadcasting. |
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After the oldies, WDAF-FM returned to Top 40 in May 1971. By 1974, WDAF-FM was leaning middle of the road again, and completely automated.<ref name="History"/> |
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===1974-1997: KYYS - ''KY-102''=== |
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KCKC was among a select few stations in the United States that regularly changes to [[Christmas music]] during the first or second day of November, as opposed to the mid-November date that the majority of Christmas stations choose to start playing holiday songs. |
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Whereas WDAF-FM was a home for the "good ol' days," listeners probably freaked out when they heard Led Zeppelin coming from their speakers one day in 1974. Taft flipped the format to AOR on July 1, 1974. KYYS became the most successful AOR station in Kansas City, hitting #1 in the ratings in 1979 when acts like Bad Company, Styx, REO, Bob Seger, KISS and Journey were popular, along with Max Floyd's anti-disco speeches under the name "The Rock and Roll Army". KYYS expanded and contracted the playlist over the years as the music dictated, sometimes leaning heavy on gold material, and sometimes being more adventurous with new music, but for many years without meaningful competition. Many of the personalities spent a long time at the station, including a couple who were on the air the day the format started in 1974, and the day it ended in 1997. Great American Broadcasting (later Citicasters) bought the station in 1987.<ref name="History"/> |
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However, what KSAS, KKCI or KXXR couldn't do, KQRC did - and that was take away listeners with new hard and modern rock. KYYS got in the game too late on Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers... and never really was in the game on Metallica and similar bands. In 1997, KYYS leaned very heavily on new music, playing as much of it as they could. KYYS was sold twice in one day in September 1997, and the format abruptly changed to Modern AC as "The Zone." The staff barely had a chance to set up the final hour of music, which ended with "Boom Boom, Out Go the Lights", and Paul McCartney's "Too Many People", the station's first song in 1974. In fact, the official goodbye came a couple weeks after the format change, when KYYS staff members held a midday interview simulcast on KQRC and KCFX (then owned by the same company).<ref name="History"/> |
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On December 27, 2010, KCKC began running a countdown clock on its website, telling listeners that a "new sound" was coming on January 3, 2011 at 12 Noon (CST). At that time, the station flipped to "Alice 102," with an [[adult album alternative]] format playing music from artists such as [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[INXS]], [[Bob Marley]], [[The Police]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[Van Morrison]], [[Tom Petty]] and more with a target age range of 25-54. The station competes against Cumulus Media's [[KCJK]], Entercom's [[KRBZ]] and [[KZPT (FM)|KZPT]], and University of Central Missouri's [[KTBG]]. The last song on Star 102 was [[Dan Fogelberg]]'s "[[Same Old Lang Syne]]," while Alice 102's first song was [[R.E.M.]]'s "[[The One I Love (R.E.M. song)|The One I Love]]." Alice continued to air [[John Tesh]] at night for a few months until their contract with the show expired. |
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===1997-1999: KOZN - ''102.1 the Zone''=== |
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Some called this station "The Clone," because it sounded a lot like CHR sister KMXV. It was doomed from the start, mainly because of the media attention given to KYYS' demise. The Infinity-owned station lasted 16 months.<ref name="History"/> |
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*Darren Wilhite (formerly of [[WDAF-FM|WDAF]] and [[KKJO]] |
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*JD (also known as "Joshua Jackson" on [[KBEQ]]) |
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===1999-2006 - KSRC - ''Star 102''=== |
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After a night of stunting with the sound of the waves, Star 102 debuted January 5, 1999. KSRC positioned itself as a "bright Adult Contemporary" station, meaning they played a lot of the softer Top 40 hits. KSRC created a three-way battle for soft music and workplace supremacy with KUDL and KCIY. KSRC took Katfish Kris Kelly's "Retro Saturday Night" show from sister KMXV for a while. In 2003, KSRC adopted slogan "Kansas City's Lite Rock". In 2005, they changed to a more upbeat image, and dropped the "Lite Rock / Family Station" slogans. Despite the new upbeat image, KSRC added John Tesh's syndicated show for nights in September 2005; it lasted a few months.<ref name="History"/> |
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===2006-2011: KCKC - ''Star 102''=== |
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In January 2006, the station changed call letters to KCKC, in what was reportedly a near-format flip to FM Talk as "Free FM". CBS aborted the format flip after the ratings of other Free FM stations tanked. In late 2006, Wilks Broadcasting bought the station. John Tesh's show soon returned to nights, and eventually replays from the previous night aired in the afternoons.<ref name="History"/> |
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===2011-present: KCKC - ''Alice 102''=== |
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After extending Christmas music eight days past the holiday, Star 102 flipped to Alice 102 on Janaury 3, 2011. The format appears to be variety hits, with an alternative lean. As 2011 progressed, and several music festivals came to Kansas City, Alice added current music to the playlist.<ref name="History"/> |
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The current KCKC staff are:<ref name="Staff">[http://www.alice102.com/On-Air/12374643 Current KCKC Staff]</ref> |
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*Darren Wilhite |
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*Bryan Truta |
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*Thom McGhinty (also program director) |
*Thom McGhinty (also program director) |
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*Nikki Vivas |
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*Paul Chandler |
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Specialty shows |
; Specialty shows<ref name="Staff"/> |
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*Acoustic Storm-Sundays 7 AM-10 AM |
*Acoustic Storm-Sundays 7 AM-10 AM |
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Former Air Staff |
===Former Air Staff=== |
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*Shorty (mornings: 2011-2012) |
*Shorty (mornings: 2011-2012) |
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*Jul (evenings: 2011) |
*Jul (evenings: 2011) |
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*[[John Tesh]] (evenings: 2011) |
*[[John Tesh]] (evenings: 2011) |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
Revision as of 01:08, 18 November 2013
File:KCKC Alice 102.1 Logo.png | |
Broadcast area | Kansas City, Missouri |
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Frequency | 102.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Alice 102 |
Programming | |
Format | Adult Album Alternative |
Ownership | |
Owner | Wilks Broadcasting |
History | |
First air date | 1961 (as WDAF-FM) |
Former call signs | WDAF-FM (1961-1974) KYYS (1974-1998) KOZN (1998-1999) KSRC (1999-2006) |
Call sign meaning | Kansas City (x2) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 11279 |
Class | C0 |
ERP | 100,000 watts |
HAAT | 341 meters |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | alice102.com |
KCKC is an adult album alternative station based in Kansas City, Missouri that operates at 102.1 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. The station is licensed to and operated by Wilks Broadcasting. Its transmitter is located in Independence, Missouri. The station plays rock-based music from the 1960s through today.
History
1948-1950: WHB-FM
The station first signed on in 1948, probably as a simulcast for WHB. Cook Paint and Varnish Co. owned the station.[1]
1961-1967: WDAF-FM
Transcontinent TV signed on WDAF-FM March 5, 1961, as a simulcast partner to the AM station. WDAF-FM was an NBC affiliate, with 36,000 watts of power. Taft Broadcasting took over in 1964.[1]
1967-1968: WDAF-FM (Top 40)
This marked the first of two incursions into the Top 40 format for WDAF-FM. WDAF programmed Top 40 in the afternoon and night, while maintaining a simulcast with the AM station in the morning and midday.[1]
1968-1971: WDAF-FM - Popular 102
WDAF-FM started a middle of the road music format on January 15, 1968, referring to themselves as Popular 102. The station upgraded to 100,000 watts on New Year's Day, 1971. WDAF-FM is listed under both AFM and AER programming at this time.[1]
1971-1971: WDAF-FM - Solid Gold Rock 'n' Roll
This might have been the first rock and roll oldies outlet on FM in the Kansas City area. WDAF-FM began the format with Drake-Chenault's syndicated "History of Rock and Roll". Drake didn't actually call it oldies; they referred to the automated programming as Vintage Top 40.[1]
1971-1974: WDAF-FM - Top 40
After the oldies, WDAF-FM returned to Top 40 in May 1971. By 1974, WDAF-FM was leaning middle of the road again, and completely automated.[1]
1974-1997: KYYS - KY-102
Whereas WDAF-FM was a home for the "good ol' days," listeners probably freaked out when they heard Led Zeppelin coming from their speakers one day in 1974. Taft flipped the format to AOR on July 1, 1974. KYYS became the most successful AOR station in Kansas City, hitting #1 in the ratings in 1979 when acts like Bad Company, Styx, REO, Bob Seger, KISS and Journey were popular, along with Max Floyd's anti-disco speeches under the name "The Rock and Roll Army". KYYS expanded and contracted the playlist over the years as the music dictated, sometimes leaning heavy on gold material, and sometimes being more adventurous with new music, but for many years without meaningful competition. Many of the personalities spent a long time at the station, including a couple who were on the air the day the format started in 1974, and the day it ended in 1997. Great American Broadcasting (later Citicasters) bought the station in 1987.[1]
However, what KSAS, KKCI or KXXR couldn't do, KQRC did - and that was take away listeners with new hard and modern rock. KYYS got in the game too late on Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers... and never really was in the game on Metallica and similar bands. In 1997, KYYS leaned very heavily on new music, playing as much of it as they could. KYYS was sold twice in one day in September 1997, and the format abruptly changed to Modern AC as "The Zone." The staff barely had a chance to set up the final hour of music, which ended with "Boom Boom, Out Go the Lights", and Paul McCartney's "Too Many People", the station's first song in 1974. In fact, the official goodbye came a couple weeks after the format change, when KYYS staff members held a midday interview simulcast on KQRC and KCFX (then owned by the same company).[1]
1997-1999: KOZN - 102.1 the Zone
Some called this station "The Clone," because it sounded a lot like CHR sister KMXV. It was doomed from the start, mainly because of the media attention given to KYYS' demise. The Infinity-owned station lasted 16 months.[1]
1999-2006 - KSRC - Star 102
After a night of stunting with the sound of the waves, Star 102 debuted January 5, 1999. KSRC positioned itself as a "bright Adult Contemporary" station, meaning they played a lot of the softer Top 40 hits. KSRC created a three-way battle for soft music and workplace supremacy with KUDL and KCIY. KSRC took Katfish Kris Kelly's "Retro Saturday Night" show from sister KMXV for a while. In 2003, KSRC adopted slogan "Kansas City's Lite Rock". In 2005, they changed to a more upbeat image, and dropped the "Lite Rock / Family Station" slogans. Despite the new upbeat image, KSRC added John Tesh's syndicated show for nights in September 2005; it lasted a few months.[1]
2006-2011: KCKC - Star 102
In January 2006, the station changed call letters to KCKC, in what was reportedly a near-format flip to FM Talk as "Free FM". CBS aborted the format flip after the ratings of other Free FM stations tanked. In late 2006, Wilks Broadcasting bought the station. John Tesh's show soon returned to nights, and eventually replays from the previous night aired in the afternoons.[1]
2011-present: KCKC - Alice 102
After extending Christmas music eight days past the holiday, Star 102 flipped to Alice 102 on Janaury 3, 2011. The format appears to be variety hits, with an alternative lean. As 2011 progressed, and several music festivals came to Kansas City, Alice added current music to the playlist.[1]
Current On-Air Staff
The current KCKC staff are:[2]
- Darren Wilhite
- Bryan Truta
- Thom McGhinty (also program director)
- Nikki Vivas
- Paul Chandler
- Specialty shows[2]
- Acoustic Storm-Sundays 7 AM-10 AM
Former Air Staff
- Shorty (mornings: 2011-2012)
- Jul (evenings: 2011)
- John Tesh (evenings: 2011)
References
External links
- KCKC-FM's Website
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› KCKC in the FCC FM station database
- KCKC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database