2004 In Radio

	2004 In Radio The year 2004 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history. Events 1 January – Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's cultural channel MDR Kultur is relaunched as MDR Figaro. 10 and 11 January – Ryan Seacrest succeeds Casey Kasem as host of American Top 40 5 January – ''The Ed Schultz Show'' is launched. 31 March – Launch of Air America Radio, with affiliates in New York City (WLIB), Chicago (WNTD), Los Angeles (KBLA), San Bernardino (KCAA), Portland (KPOJ), West Palm Beach, Florida (WJNO), and Minneapolis ( WMNN). 8 April – As part of a series of format changes at Cumulus Media-owned stations in the Quad Cities, KORB (93.5 FM) switches from active rock to hot adult contemporary, adopts the former call sign KQCS (which had been used at frequency from 1989 to 1995) and adopts the slogan "Star 93.5." The active rock format is moved to WXLP (96.9 FM), which dumps its longtime classic rock format as a result, and adopts the slogan "97 Rock19 April – Alex Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR; ''Central German Broadcasting'') is the public broadcaster for the federal states of Thuringia, Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. Established in January 1991, its headquarters are in Leipzig, with regional studios in Dresden, Erfurt and Magdeburg. MDR is a member of the ARD consortium of public broadcasters in Germany. MDR broadcasts its own television channel to the three states it serves and also contributes programming to the first German TV channel ( Das Erste), and broadcasts a number of radio channels. History Origins The Mitteldeutsche Rundfunk AG (MIRAG) was founded on 22 January 1924 in Leipzig. It aired its first program on 1 March 1924 at 14:30 CET. During the '' Gleichschaltung'' in the Nazi era, the MIRAG was transferred to the "Reichssender Leipzig" in 1934. After the end of the Second World War, the Soviet Military Administration in Germany temporarily licensed "Radio Leipzig" in 1945, which only existed for a few months unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cumulus Media Cumulus Media, Inc. is an American broadcasting company and is the third largest owner and operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States behind Audacy and iHeartMedia. As of June 2019, Cumulus lists ownership of 428 stations in 87 media markets. It also owns and operates Westwood One. Its headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia. Its subsidiaries include Cumulus Broadcasting LLC, Cumulus Licensing LLC and Broadcast Software International Inc. Company history Origins Cumulus Media was established in August 1998 by radio consultant Lewis Dickey Jr. and media and technology entrepreneur Richard Weening. The Telecommunications Act of 1996, among other legislation, relaxed media ownership restrictions, allowing a single owner to possess or control an unprecedented number of radio stations per market and nationwide. Dickey, then a nationally known radio programming consultant, was acting as a consultant to a small radio group in which Weening had a personal investme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	KJKK KJKK (100.3 FM) is a commercial radio station in Dallas, Texas and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned by Audacy, Inc., and airs an adult hits radio format known as "Jack FM." The station's studios and offices are along the North Central Expressway in Uptown Dallas. KJKK has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM stations. The transmitter site is off Plateau Street in Cedar Hill, amid the towers for several Dallas-area TV and FM stations. KJKK broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format, with its HD2 subchannel playing classic country music and sports betting airing on its HD3 subchannel. History 1965-1988: Easy Listening On December 25, 1965, KBOX-FM ("K-Box") first signed on the air as the FM counterpart of KBOX (now KBXD). KBOX-FM played easy listening and occasional jazz music while KBOX (AM) was a Top 40 and then country music giant during the 1960s and 1970s. The stations used the KBOX call sign because they were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jack FM Jack FM is a radio network brand, licensed by Sparknet Communications, with the exception of the European Union where it is licensed by Oxis Media. It plays an adult hits radio format, format, in most cases not using disc jockey, DJs. Format characteristics Stations using the "Jack" name are strictly licensed by SparkNet Communications. There are several terms that each station must agree to, including the use of no disc jockeys for at least the first few months of the format. SparkNet has been protective of its format, unsuccessfully filing trademark infringement suits against Bonneville International for its use of the Jack FM trademarked slogan "Playing What We Want" and other similar phrases. For this reason, many stations airing a Jack-like format use slightly different slogans to avoid infringing on SparkNet's service marks: WBEN-FM in Philadelphia uses the tagline "Playing anything we feel like." On WLKO "102.9 The Lake" in Charlotte, North Carolina, the tagline is "We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]