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Saturday, June 19, 2004

Remember when WWWW was a rocker? In the days when W4 was Detroit's first Quadrophonic radio station Sky Daniels spun the disks. He was also a contributor to the WLUP and KFOG legends, before becoming an executive at Radio and Records magazine in LA. But we all know that when the radio bug bites, it's a lifetime affliction, and Sky is back in the game in Chicago. His newest venture launched on June 15 as Nine FM, took to the air. WRZA, 99.9 calls itself the "antidote to corporate radio" and kicks off with a 9,999 song commercial free, jock free marathon. With Daniels at the programming helm, Nine FM claims to have the largest music library of any radio station anywhere, with a playlist that crosses all genres and a brand byte that asserts, "we play anything". Consultants include radio veterans Joel Folger, Larry Rosin and Sean Ross. When Nine FM settles into a groove, you'll only hear 9 minutes of commercials an hour. The station is part of the privately held Newsweb Corp., lead by Chicagoan Fred Eychaner.

1 Comments:

  • At 5:15 PM, Anonymous said…

    Sky Daniels!

    And you thought I was going to say Tiny Tim..

    You know, if they have a signal, they have a chance. I am fundamentally convinced the audience wants more music, not less. And someone, somewhere has to recognize that familiarity is not the metric for what music you play.

    When, if ever, did anyone ever turn up the volume to "Dancing in the Moonlight"? Or "Wonder World" by Louis Armstrong? The first was a mid chart fill record, the second not a hit at all. Except in a movie.

    Wonder if Logan will get involved? Those boys had it all going on at the Loop.

    Ghost of Biggie - Orlando

     

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