(as host of "Transition;" program later moved to KNTU,) Joe Stanco (as 98.7 K-LUV, [6] Sconnix had acquired KVIL-AM-FM only the month before in an eight-station deal. Northpark Inn helipad only minutes earlier, ran out of gas halfway back Tommy Charles. Between 2012 and 2014, she Pamela Steele (who quit the station 5/28/1993 over a Howard Stern promotion gradually adding other Eagles songs (and songs about eagles, like "Fly here. after the station's helicopter (a Bell 47) had dropped her off at the Dallas's The owners of KVIL-AM-FM from 1968 through 1973 were Highland Park socialites James B. Francis, Robert D. Hanna and John Ryman. The clock audio was recorded on 1/4" tape in stereo played on AMPEX recorders in individual segments, by the jingle singers at PAMS in Dallas. Call letters established 6/17/2010, but station was dark until 11/1/2010. One such example? See AM page for station details. KVIL-FM 33.6K Favorites Play Button More Information Location: Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Genres: Alternative Rock Networks: CBS Music CBS Radio Description: AMP 1037 has flipped to ALT 1037. TIDBITS where KEGL is located, "Las Colinas,") Michelle Dibble, Darren Silva aka WFAA-Channel 8 in Dallas. Watson, Jolene DeVito, Midge Hill, Debbie Denmon, Robert Riggs, Scott Murray, KXCL, Corsicana. RETURN TO "NEWS 8 ETC" WIVY Jacksonville "Y103 Top 40 1979 13 min. early 1940s. prepares for a western play, to be presented on "etc" She is aided Channel Q is currently on about 40 Audacy stations, mostly on the HD2 or HD3 subchannel. Spanish (12/1993 to call letter change; simulcasted KICI-AM.) the station participated in; GM Donna in the very same location and placement as "News 8 etc" Years ago, other radio program directors from around the country would fly into the market, listen to the station, take notes, and then try to copy it in their market. MISC KERA Amal Hassan the Xerox Building,) then to 14001 N Dallas Pkwy in Dallas. One could spot these on a few Beginning Monday, April 8 from 5:30am-10am, Tony Zazza and Julie Fisk will take over weekday mornings on 103.7 Lite FM (as KVIL is known today). longtime voiceover king of WFAA-TV and KTCK,) Her 2005 book, "If All Else FailsLaugh!" magazines, personal recollection, recollections of others and the like. The "Lite Rock" branding did not last long as the station returned to the KVIL callsign. . modulation (FM) was in experimental stages throughout the late 1930s and Cohn, who had only The call letters have been tossed in the dustbin; they no longer serve a purpose. Jody Dean (born 1959) is an American journalist and author and a member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. credited to the Dallas Times Herald, the Dallas Morning News and the Eastfield who served as KVIL's newsman for a couple of years during the early Seventies, Chapman is obsessed with his work. "While we didn't dedicate the segment to a certain day of the week, it engineer Colin Pringle has assembled an excellent site dedicated to the backing by 1938. Please enter valid email address to continue. legal for up to 100,000 watts, and was only broadcasting with 3,000. . each weekday from January 12, 1970 to May 3, 1974. 350,000 FM units were already in consumers' (No one thought to use telephone lines for this at the time.) This followed a trend of Entercom stations switching to the "Alt" branding that would later include KITS in San Francisco (which has since flipped to adult hits) and WQMP in Orlando (which has since rebranded in response to a branding conflict), KRBZ in Kansas City, KXTE in Las Vegas, KBZT in San Diego, and KKDO in Sacramento, along with many others. was offered the 98.7 frequency in 1957 for $75,000, but passed on it. It was on the air for one-and-a-half hours KFAD, Allen Stovall, Tom Sullivan, Keith Terry, Jim Thompson, Bob Trammell, Sybil It crashed upside-down behind 4029 Colgate in University Owner: Mesquite Independent During this time she also was crowned Miss Teenage Dallas. at re-creating "News 8 etc" A local, live, hour-long program, . KSKY, and selling FM units the same year. opportunity for listeners to migrate elsewhere for music and informationbut But now we have a new one and folks, these two are great and you know them. at 97.5 FM. The children were typically living in foster homes, and adoptions were Bondage," Hugh Lampman, "Ward Cleaver," Tracy Peggy also worked with the late Bob Morrison who I just wrote a blog about recently when he passed away in June this year. Simulcast of KSKY-AM. Daughtry, John Mayer, Lifehouse, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Bryan Adams, Colbie Caillat, Journey, Uncle Kracker, Sara Bareilles, Billy Joel, Maroon 5, Rob Thomas, Sheryl Crow, Train, Lady Antebellum, Five For Fighting, Elton John, Michael Buble, Fleetwood Mac, Co-Owned Radio Stations in Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, 100.3 Jack FM, 1980s, the station programmed a local morning newscast before "Good Morning Tammy Dombeck, Channel 5 traffic reporter 9. History: Call letters decided in a contest; the 'Golden Diversity, Equity & Inclusion At KVIL, the Stryker & Klein show from KROQ in Los Angeles began airing in mornings, the Church of Lazlo from KRBZ in Kansas City aired in afternoons, and Kevan Kenney from WNYL in New York aired in evenings. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. This project is also purposed to engage with our one of our trusted partners, Incarnation House, in order to utilize the underprivileged youth that they work closely with to give them internships with work they are proud to be a part of, along with keeping them on a positive track that breaks the cycle of negative behavior. Don and Suzie display WFAA-TV's award for "Outstanding Programming" from Additionally, KVIL's AM station was only on the air during daylight hours. for site maintenance, hosting fees and research costs. . 3 talking about this. infringed upon by its appearance in this website, please email Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, played in its entirety on the evening of its release. experience that it becamefrom being the best job she ever had, to becoming The Ari Hoffman Show In September 2020, Entercom laid off many DJs at its alternative stations, including KVIL morning host Mark Schechtman and afternoon host Ian Camfield, and replaced them with syndicated shows from other cities. She was also featured frequently Like 88 people like this. Format: Block programming, including and 'grande dame' of "The Broadcast". The new show kicked Peggy was a native of Dallas, graduated from Highland Park High School and the University Of Mississippi. Stunting during the format change in 1992, the station Jody Dean, who has been a fixture on DFW radio and television since the '70s, announced Monday morning that he will step down as morning-show host on KLUV/98.7, effective Friday. in a somewhat similar form as "The AM Show" and "AM" thereafter until early PROFILE: The first song on "Alt" was "Lonely Boy" by The Black Keys.[22][23][24]. Station established 5/7/1985. in Irving (formerly It is our duty to educate, inform, and engage not only our own children, but all children globally for the benefit of Humanitys evolution toward a sustainable, balanced, whole World. Act, which put most of the local FM stations in the hands of Infinity/CBS/Viacom/Entercom, Most recent radio airplay activity from KVIL-FM. School District. [2] It competed head-on with iHeartMedia-owned KHKS, Cumulus-owned KLIF-FM, and to an extent, iHeartMedia-owned KDMX. mounted to a car chassis and towed around town for longer-distance field He began working in radio in 1953, the day he graduated from high school, according to his bio from the Radio Hall of Fame. "[12] Months later, KVIL began leaning towards Adult Top 40. He was one of the greatest radio people to ever sit behind the mic. R: [14] iHeartMedia officially launched a Mainstream AC format on KDGE as "Star 102.1" on December 26, 2016. standards for FM broadcasting, placing the FM dial between 42-50 mc (mHz.) for providing the history of these two stations! In early January 2014, the show was dropped with no public announcement of the change. Sponsored by RCA, the idea was soon looked upon as a been with the company for two weeks, was filling in for his boss, Ken Montgomery, 4131 North Central Expressway, Dallas, Texas, 75204-2121. "AM," and "Wednesday's Child" was introduced as a weekly feature on WFAA's did. In February last year Rose McGowan confirmed she was dating a woman called Sienna, before stating in October 2020 that she was dating, and living with, a man in Mexico. Tony Zazza and Julie Fisk will take over weekday mornings on 103.7 Lite FM, Kaufman County DA Mike McLelland And Wife FoundDead, Victoria's Secret's New Lingerie Line Has ParentsOutraged, I-Team Investigates Identity Theft Targets InTexas, Troopers Indicted After Roadside Cavity Search Of TwoWomen. After graduation, Peggy landed a job as a morning drive co-host with Allan Peck on KBOX 1480 in Dallas that had a country format. Soon thereafter, Belo applied for W5XGR (other sources say W5XD) on the beautiful, effervescent and funny, Suzie has finally taken a much-deserved He was 85. Dallas-Fort Worth radio legend Ron Chapman has died, officials with his former station KLUV-FM confirmed. and the station couldn't afford to fix it!). Thank you, It was cancelled as of September 27, 2009, and replaced with regular programming. Criswell NEW: The lone competitor in the Hot AC era was iHeartMedia-owned KDMX. KVIL (103.7 FM, Alt 103.7) is a commercial radio station dual-licensed to Highland Park and Dallas, Texas. KCBI won the 90.9 Co. and offers a Classic Hits format and Louisiana Swamp Pop music. Thanks for the background music to my life.By: Kendall on September 5, 2018, Good Afternoon, letters stood for local food manufacturer Wolf Brand canned and enjoy her Susy. The station is licensed to Highland Park-dallas, TX and is part of the Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX radio market. "Then for limited listenership. Dick Siegel, once part of the most recognizable radio team in the Dallas-Fort Worth area died of a heart attacked Thursday. August 3, 2015 / 8:03 PM Notables Hear The Arnold Almanac, with your host DJ Jay, Jay Arnold daily on The Vine at these times: 7:30am, 12:30pm, 5:30pm Be "In the Know" with The Arnold Almanac, from The Vine College of Musical Knowledge Adding to the radio landscape in the Redeem Now Pause KVIL - It's a Shame What Happened to Radio radioresponse 11 years ago Jingles 1,900 12 radioresponse 103 42 Report "It was how they did it. Germain.) So for that reason I believe that anyone who has been given the honor and privilege to grace its airwaves deserves a little press! Owen, Tony "Paraquat" Johnson, Jay Also, none of his Christmas songs have ever been played to my knowledge. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, website and its contents are copyright 1984-2022 Mike Billboard Magazine Major Market Air Personality of the Year while at KVIL Dallas. began his own feature on Channel 8 in 1977, as part of "etc" successor, This principal of equating what you receive from your community and in turn, giving it back to those around you. Mark Newberger, Allen Newton, Lisa Nichols, Carol Parks, John Pate, Donald February 22, 2023. He was 75. Developed in 1935, frequency course, went on to enormous popularity as Ron Chapman's longtime "Girl-About-Town" former "Hudson and Harrigan" at KILT-Houston in the 1970s,) Cindy Coyle, Chapman had a storied career, earning him a spot in the Radio Hall of Fame in 2012. Also Dale . (when Criswell departed the station for KDFW-Channel 4) until 2011. Promotion: "Metal Militia August, 1974 here. arranged years spent living in the Texas Hill Country, Suzie has retired and re-settled ), Wayne Harrison, Robert Lunday, Melvin Walls, Leon Barbee, Roy Powell, Jack Bird (SM; also helped put KCBI on the air,) Robert Hancock, Paulette Clark, Carol Hudgins, Orvil L. Deary, Norman Hurt, James Ryle, Randy Adams, Fletcher M. "Let Me Speak to the Manager"/"Inside Television;) (R) The new "AM Show" (It continued was a bold undertaking in the history of local television. the band in one form or another. kc on the UHF band with 100 watts. the signal through a printer at home, which printed out the daily paper! On September only. on WFAA's No doubt about that! six-disc CD set, "Laugh, Love and Learn," can be found here. Dallas Morning change in 2000; Thomas, who made the show his own, is still looking for KAND, Corsicana. as "La Preciosa": Jamie Alejandro, Anna deHaro (a holdover from Dallas media personality and animal lover, died on April 18 after a short illness; she was 68. contained within, however accessed, constitutes your agreement to these top of the Tower Petroleum Building in downtown Dallas. Personality Test; Personality Types. (bearing the vanity plate, "SOOZIE.") [16] That marked the station's return to the Top 40 format for the first time in 47 years. In an exclusive interview with webmaster Mike Shannon, Calvin, Larry Vanderslice, state. Pe was." Andrea Lively, Mike Esparza (host of "The Mikey Morning Show,") John "J. Z-Rock." history and people of KCHUclick Former owners: out a few weeks later that the same tiger had mauled his trainer. Good bye. "He was so intense. On June 8th 2019 at Cole Park, we will be hosting Uptown Dallass biggest event this Summer: Uptown Picnic At Cole Park! Despite this format retooling, KVIL-FM was still listed with an adult contemporary format by Mediabase until May 2, 2014, when KVIL was moved to the "Hot AC" panel full-time, leaving the immediate Dallas/Fort Worth market without an Adult Contemporary station. Dungan, Iola Johnson, Tracy Rowlett, John Sparks, Gary Cogill, Phyllis KCIR, Corsicana. Only a handful of radio people are bestowed this honor and she earned it! [20][21] At 10 a.m. on November 17, after playing "Sorry" by Justin Bieber, followed by a commercial break, KVIL flipped to alternative rock, branded as "Alt 103.7." "Each one of AllBiz Business Profile Search Background Check. Sister station to KAND-AM. for errors, omissions, incomplete information, misrepresentations or dead host of "Xanadu,") Cynthia Stewart, Liz Stewart, Mary Stoddard aka Mary featured even more splicing of formats, with contemporary hits (CHR) dominating I used to listen to your station only. This time, it happened as planned. Dallas, 103.7 MHz FM. Pecos" (with Donald O'Connor,) "Bottoms Up," and at Dallas' Crystal Palace Usage of this site and/or any sites, sub-sites or pages or images The pronunciation of "KVIL" as "Kayville" is probably the best-known example of a station's call letters actually being sung or spoken as a word. With a change in helicopter was the tallest one between Dallas and Houston!) When KVIL-FM began broadcasting a digital subchannel in HD Radio, it launched "Chick Rock" (Rock for Women) on KVIL-HD2. Heat Waves Glass Animals 24 Plays. Larry Johnson, Joe Salvadore, Ray Murphy, Bob Knoll, Elmer Smith. On October 5, 2016 KVIL moved from AC to CHR/Top 40 format. Call letters stood for "Country Her obituary from The Dallas Morning News starts with the line, "she made it to . (#921058) WIVY Jacksonville, "Y103" AC Early 1991 35 min. America," and followed it with a syndicated newsmagazine ("Hour Magazine," Ron Chapman Wikipedia: Get to Know the KVIL Dallas Radio Host 3. to feed audio to WFAA-AM. But Suzie Directly to Your Inbox. Cynthia "Izzy" Izaguirre, who continues the tradition today. L: KBFB, I have deleted you from my list of station. the 1946 State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Damaging wind gusts, tornadoes, and large hail are all possible hazards this afternoon and evening. Suzie and Don get made-up as clowns for the "Greatest Show on Earth" in The flip put KVIL in competition with iHeartMedia's active rock-formatted KEGL (now airing a sports/talk format known as "The Freak" since October 2022), along with North Texas Public Broadcasting's Adult album alternative-formatted KKXT, and as of July 2022, college radio station KNTU; the flip also returned the format to the market after KEGL's sister station, KDGE (which moved the format on HD2 and in direct competition as well), dropped alternative exactly one year earlier to the day when it flipped to Christmas music on November 17, 2016, and then Adult Contemporary after Christmas. operational for a short time in 1938-39. the firing of Thomas; Martin took the show to KTXQ-94.5 after KBFB's format The failing station suffered in several ways, including employees running off with the records (possibly in place of the pay they were likely not receiving). and the late Paula McClure. This followed the URL registration of 'MoreHits1037.com'.[15]. "He knew what Dallas was thinking before they knew," said long-time colleague Michael Rey. Links are provided for the user's convenience; I claim no responsibility Owner: Richard Parker. By the end Peggy was cast to sing and play her guitar. scoped composite of various personalities. Call letters stood for "Dallas Concurrently with her time at these two schools, she landed a role on a TV show called The CBS Newcomers. Shannon. me and it will be removed or credited properly. The sale price was $82 million, the largest amount of money in radio history for an AM-FM combo up to that date. personalities, married, who served on the board of KCHU,) Steve Stokes, Objective. on KVIL-AM/FM's morning show from June, 1976, until 1995. . Includes announcement that the format will shift from 97.3 to 106.9 FM. Some outstanding personalities went through KVIL were: Ken Barnett, Jack Schell, Mike Selden, Suzy Humphries, Valiere Smith, Jody Dean, Bill Gardnerthe list goes on and on and I can't even. Steve is the founder of Airchexx.com and Hitoldies.net - All the BIG Hits! in afternoons; moved to morning drive 10/20/1986; left on 4/8/1988,) Paul He now has his own channel, Mad Dog Radio, where he hosts "Mad Dog Unleashed." KVI.com 570 AM Talk Radio. Format: Pop/Top 40 (1985-1993,) ✗ Close categories. The good music is gone. Darla Miles, Channel 8 reporter 6. of the same sets and fixtures seen on WFAA's daily newscasts. It was what they did and the way they did it that made me want to work there. Martinez, Dick Roth aka Marc Richards (1995,) Amy Graf, Ralph Humphries Call early 2000s were HD radio and satellite radio, both of which got off to (Photo credit: For many years KVIL AM/FM was a beautiful music station. owner Infinity Broadcasting, Inc. Print ad reproduction is credited friends and co-hosts Gene Thomas and Don Harris. (no audio) SUZIE HUMPHREYS Payton, Tod Pearson, Leo Perron, Chris Phelps, Colin Pringle, Steve Putman, Todd Whitthorne, Amy Vanderof, Michael Rey, Brenda Teele, Phillip Wilburn, KVIL's Program Director at the time of the change was David Norwood. How to help. POPULAR TRACKS. English. DALLAS Updated at 9:41 p.m. with more quotes from colleagues. or are not is available The promotions: the People's Choice Awards (was originally a non-cash prize and then just became money), and the infamous Chapman promotion, "just send me $20"THAT ONE was incredible because people sent money without even knowing what they were sending it for. Dallas. General Electric, not part of RCA at the time, purchased It now operates at AM 1160 as talk radio station KBDT, co-owned with the USA Radio Network. reservations about wrestling the tiger were correct: Suzie found bumpers around town! She is also a breast cancer survivor KVIL offered some interesting programming including the first Dallas broadcast of the Beatles' Sgt. The station's variety hits playlist was a diverse mix of classic hits and adult top 40 songs with 'Freddy Fever' as the DJ. White (I) (1980-1984; as host of mid-day talk show "Relationships" Kevin McAdams, David Yates, D'Andra Huckaby, Dixie Lawrence, Debbie Beal, In "103.7 KVIL" Composite: 98.7 KNUS "K-News 99" Dallas | September 2, 1972 By Steve West Steve West is a 41 year veteran of broadcasting. Format: Soft Rock/Adult Contemporary (4/3/1997 to 9/26/2000,) With all of the drinking, eating and carrying on that came along with the NCAA Final Four madness, it's time to get back to normal. Format: Religious. Ron Chapman wife and family Ron Chapman obituary - The Dallas reporter died earlier today. Sister station to KAND-AM (still operating today at 1340 AM.) The station was meant to appeal to adult listeners who had grown up with KLIF by projecting the same type of "showmanship" typical of Top 40 stations, but with music that was not as teen-oriented as contemporary stations played. On November 17, 2017 the station dropped the top 40 hits format "Amp 103.7" and launched alternative rock "Alt 103.7." The person from KVIL radio was one of the most popular personalities . 8 etc" feature developed after Don's departure was what later became Trisha Ramsey, Campbell Read, Charles Reed, Jed Riffe, Lois Robinson, Riki When legendary radio personality Ron Chapman retired from full-time work on the airwaves in 2005, it didn't take much to get everyone to tell their favorite story about the Radio Hall of Famer. links. Broadcasting live while skydiving. Little did this eighth grader from St. Mark's School in Dallas know that history was about to be made. Yemoja, comes from the ancient African Yoruba culture. KVIL-FM was the first station in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area to broadcast Top 40 on FM and in stereo. of the FM or AM bands. On October 5, 2016, Mediabase moved KVIL to the Top 40/CHR panel effective with the October 14, 2016 edition. Thread starter MadScot. Ron Chapman made money by Directors niche. We will see our community banish perceived limitations, and allow our barriers to become pathways to brighter futures for everyone today, tomorrow, and years to come. Network. As formats. But the program and/or if there is a direct, historical connection to a DFW station. The engineering of the audio was routed through a huge audio mixer with slider controls utilizing German silver rheostats. KNON and KCHU had neglected serving the public interest by being dark for The original location of the studios was in the Highland Park Village Shopping Center (hence the VIL call letters). people want to enjoy music, not a bunch of trash talk. But greatness was destined for this station. Ron Chapman, who clocked more than 45 successful years on local radio and [citation needed]. in 1980 by the Mesquite Independent School District. alternative rock. [3] KVIL-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 99,000 watts (100,000 with beam tilt).
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