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After leaving MTV in 1986, Jackson went back to radio, working for KROQ and KEDG in L.A, and returned to KLOS, the station he hosted for in his pre-MTV days. From 1995 to 2002, he hosted The ...
In 1990, MTV obtained a "revocable option" to purchase WSTT, with the idea to offer it as a prize in a contest. (Ervin Duggan, a member of the Federal Communications Commission, called the idea "repugnant" at the time, but didn't say whether the FCC would approve such a transfer.) [3] In November of that year, Chris McCarron, General Manager and DJ at Cerritos College station KCEB (now WPMD ...
Within two months, record stores were selling music from MTV that local radio stations were not playing, such as Men at Work, Bow Wow Wow and the Human League. [23] MTV also sparked the Second British Invasion, featuring existing videos by British acts who had used the format for several years (for example, on BBC's Top of the Pops). [24] [25]
He served two stints as the host of the alternative music program 120 Minutes, from 1995 to 1999 on MTV and from 2011 to 2013 on MTV2. [1] Starting in the early 1980s, he began working as both a radio and club DJ in the New Jersey alternative rock scene, working at WHTG-FM when the station first began broadcasting alternative rock in 1984. He ...
CBS Radio – merged with Entercom (former CBS Corporation shareholders received a 72% stake in Entercom) List of broadcast stations owned by CBS Radio; Boston Bruins Radio; CBS Altitude Group; Eventful; New York Yankees Radio; New York Yankees; Play.it; Radio.com; CBS Studio Center – sold to Hackman Capital Partners and Square Mile Capital ...
MTV's first logo, used from August 1, 1981, to May 31, 1994 MTV's second logo, used from May 31, 1994, to April 12, 2009. It was still used outside United States until July 1, 2011. One of many MTV station IDs used during the 1980s; this one was designed by Henry Selick.
SiriusXM offers a classic alternative station, 1st Wave, which was launched in 2008 following the merger between Sirius and XM and replaced similar stations on both services. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] The format began to see wider adoption in late-2022 and 2023, particularly among stations and brands that have had a legacy in modern and active rock formats ...
World Series Radio (XM 55) – Essentially a retitled encore of the 'Play Ball!' microchannel (see above), 'World Series Radio' aired on 2008-10-26 to coincide with Game 4 of the 2008 World Series. Fireman Radio (XM 27 and SR 33) – From 2009-02-14 to 2009-03-13, this channel featured the music of Paul McCartney 24/7, along with exclusive ...