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There are several radio stations with the branding of 98 Rock: KRXQ in Sacramento, California; WIYY in Baltimore, Maryland; WXTB-FM in Tampa, Florida; KTAL-FM in Shreveport, Louisiana (98 Rocks) WACL in Elkton, Virginia; Actual Rocks: The 98 Rock - A stone on Wake Island marked after a massacre of 98 American POWs by the Japanese
In 2020, Joe began hosting the Purple Power Hour Ravens' recap show on Monday nights with Rob Maher his podcast partner and fellow 98 Rock personality. Late the following year when sports betting was legalized in the state of Maryland Rob and Joe were hired to do a podcast for Caesars Sportsbook and 98 Rock called "Lock it Up with Rob and Joe".
The swap occurred on March 4, 1998 at 3 p.m., sending the KRAK call letters to 93.7 FM and KRXQ to 98.5 FM, now called "98 Rock". [24] [25] Now on a better signal as a result of the swap, KRXQ continued its active rock format, focusing on the top 25–30 rock singles while mixing in recurrent and classic tracks. Generally, the station had a ...
WIYY (97.9 FM, "98 Rock") is a commercial radio station in Baltimore, Maryland.It is owned by Hearst Communications and broadcasts a mainstream rock radio format.WIYY shares studios and offices with sister stations WBAL (1090 AM) and WBAL-TV (channel 11) on Television Hill in the Woodberry section of Baltimore.
The station was known as "98 Rock" and Lynn Martin (the initials in L.M.) served as president. WYBB took on a more classic rock sound in the 1990s. 98 Rock was able to hold its own against newcomer classic rock station 104.5 WRFQ throughout the 1990s.
WXTB-FM was the home of the top rated "98 Rock All Request Morning Show" with Seabass and Heather (1990–1993), and then later Seabass and Marla (1993–1995). The station brought in former rival WYNF Program Director Charlie Logan to replace Seabass, with "The Charlie and Marla Morning Show" lasting less than one year.
While at 98 Rock, Ondayko was a four-time co-nominee (with Kirk McEwen and R. Edward Lopez) for Active Rock Morning Show Personality of the Year. [1] Following Lopez's death from cancer, Kirk and Mark remained at 'IYY for several years before moving across town to CBS Radio's FM Talk station, WHFS (105.7). [2]
The flagship radio stations of the professional American football team, the Baltimore Ravens, are Hearst-owned WIYY (98 Rock) and WBAL 1090 AM, with Gerry Sandusky (WBAL-TV Sports Anchor since 1988) as the play-by-play announcer and Rod Woodson (Baltimore Ravens CB-S 1998–2001) as the color commentator. Sandusky has been the primary voice ...