''Skratch 'N Sniff'' is a nationally syndicated

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radio program. Hosted by radio imaging producer Malcolm Ryker and DJ Mike Czech, the weekly show mixes

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and hip-hop music for affiliates across the U.S.,

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, and

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History

The show first began on March 9, 2003 at

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rock station

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(91.1 FM, "91X"). Rock-oriented Ryker had contacted hip-hop DJ Mike Czech, then at San Diego pop station

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(90.3 FM, "Z90"), with the idea of combining their respective formats in a blended mashup show. By 2007, the show was airing on nearly 30

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and even a few Rock leaning Contemporary hits radio stations;

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, the radio network acquired by

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, began syndication of ''Skratch 'N Sniff'' that same year. In 2008, the show expanded from one to two hours in most markets. Compass Media Networks took over syndication of ''Skratch 'N Sniff'' in 2012.

Current status

Today the show serves nearly 60 affiliates, including stations in

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, Atlanta's 105.7 Saturday nights and

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. In recent years, ''Skratch 'N Sniff'' has also offered limited content to non-market affiliates from the show's annual

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special. *http://www.antimusic.com/news/08/oct/28Skratch_N_Sniff_Metallica.shtml *http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/31354/westwood-one-offers-halloween-special?ref=search

References

External links

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Compass Media Networks show page
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