Previous Format: Urban AC “98.7 Kiss-FM” New Format: Sports “98.7 ESPN” Date & Time Of Change: April 30, 2012 at 12:00am More Info:RadioInsight, Wikipedia
And to think!, that station was Urban (from September 1980 to December 1994 unofficially, January 1995 officially) and later Urban Adult Contemporary (until 4/30/2012). Who’d have thought that the branding “KISS” would later be associated with CHR!!?!!
Re the references to (WRKS’ former Urban Contemporary (and, later, its now-former Urban Adult Contemporary) competitor) WBLS: the latter’s owners at the time acquired WRKS’ intellectual property. Hence, former 98.7 Kiss FM deejays Lenny Green and Shaila and the Sunday morning talk show “Open Line” now on WBLS.
Richard Clifford
Well, it’s the end of an era for one of the first KISS radio stations in the USA.
David
And to think!, that station was Urban (from September 1980 to December 1994 unofficially, January 1995 officially) and later Urban Adult Contemporary (until 4/30/2012). Who’d have thought that the branding “KISS” would later be associated with CHR!!?!!
David
Re the references to (WRKS’ former Urban Contemporary (and, later, its now-former Urban Adult Contemporary) competitor) WBLS: the latter’s owners at the time acquired WRKS’ intellectual property. Hence, former 98.7 Kiss FM deejays Lenny Green and Shaila and the Sunday morning talk show “Open Line” now on WBLS.