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Variety Hits - An overview of the format
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2013 NFL Mock Draft. Variety Hits - An Overview of the Format. Some stations have gone with a different name than Jack, in some cases to avoid paying the licensing fees, and in other cases simply because management wanted to go with a different name or feel for their particular station. The closest comparison to an established format is AAA (Adult Album Alternative), and I can even remember AAA "Lightning 100" ( WRLT.
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Variety Hits - The Radio Phenomenon
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2013 NFL Mock Draft. Why did you make this website? Because there wasn't anything else like it out there. I found the Variety Hits concept to be an intriguing thing, and so I put this site online. I also run the RadioHotTalk.com. Site, and while the two formats are very different, I find both of them interesting. How could two people have invented the Variety Hits format separately? Is it really that surprising? This site is new; I'm sure there will be more questions to come.
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Phoenix - 98.7 The Peak - Variety Hits
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2013 NFL Mock Draft. KPKX - 98.7 The Peak. Emmis-owned Adult Contemporary 98.7 K-Lite KKLT. Flipped formats to Variety Hits as 98.7 The Peak on May 28, 2004, making it one of the first stations in the United States to adopt the format. Joel Gray, who had served as PD for K-Lite, oversaw the changeover and remained on as the PD for The Peak. The first song The Peak played to start the new format was Change Will Do You Good. Station Website: 987thepeak.com. Streaming Audio: Available via the website.
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Miami, FL - SHE 103.5 - Variety Hits
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2013 NFL Mock Draft. WMIB - SHE 103.5. Clear Channel-owned 103.5 WMIB. Which had aired a Spanish Hits format as Super X 103.5, abruptly changed to Variety Hits as SHE 103.5 at 5 am on May 24, 2012. The first song played after the flip was "She's a Beauty" by The Tubes. It's expected that the station will soon change its call letters to either WSHE. Currently parked on 1470 AM in Columbus, GA) or WSHE-FM. On 103.5 in Miami (from the early 1970s through 1996) was a rock station. To the Market Info page.
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Variety Hits - Mailbag Archive
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2013 NFL Mock Draft. June 9, 2006. November 7, 2005. Canada and jock rules. October 8, 2005. September 27, 2005. Crazy things in my Inbox. September 13, 2005. Local or national version of Jack. September 8, 2005. August 27, 2005. Does The Blend belong. August 25, 2005. Albany, NY and JACK-FM. August 11, 2005. JACK-FM and the UK. August 10, 2005. August 7, 2005. The new Freedom 104.7 in Savannah. July 31, 2005. SAM fan on a Yellowstone trip. July 29, 2005. July 25, 2005. July 24, 2005. July 19, 2005.
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Variety Hits News Archive
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2013 NFL Mock Draft. This is where the Variety Hits News Archive can be accessed (for free, just like everything else here) on a month-by-month basis.
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Variety Hits News Archive: October 2007
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2013 NFL Mock Draft. News Archive: October 2007. October 2, 2008. 1051 Bill FM ( KQBL. In Billings, MT is flipping from Variety Hits to Sports as of December 1, 2008, according to All Access. 1051 Bill FM debuted in August 2005 after going through rock and AAA formats on the signal. When it goes sports, the station will carry ESPN Radio content along with the Dan Patrick show. October 20, 2008. Unique "Nine FM" trimulcast (92.7 WKIE. And 92.5 WDEK. October 21, 2008. In Dover, DE. October 22, 2008. The fo...
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Variety Hits News Archive: August 2008
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2013 NFL Mock Draft. News Archive: August 2008. August 11, 2008. I spent the past 12 days on the road with the Karg Brothers. Band, primarily in North Carolina. And I can confirm what several readers have told me about WSSM. In New Bern, NC. Having flipped back to the SAM Variety Hits format - I not only heard it first-hand, but also rolled tape on it to land the legal ID for TopHour.com. Congrats to 106.5 The Arch ( WARH. Which (according to All Access. August 14, 2008. Reveals that Jack FM has held its...
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Variety Hits - Complete City-By-City Listings
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2014 NFL Mock Draft. Variety Hits - Complete Market Listings. 1033 Ed FM" (formerly "103.3 Fred FM"). Bowling Green, KY. Bryan/College Station, TX. Cape Cod, MA. 1011 and 93.5 Frank FM". 931 and 103.5 Jack FM". Des Moines, IA. Ft Myers, FL. Ft Wayne, IN. Grand Rapids, MI. Great Falls, MT. Green Bay, WI. Shifted To Classic Hits 9/20/2008). Shifted To Adult Alternative 5/6/2009). Shifted To Classic Hits 9/21/2006). 945 Jack FM" (Format Dropped 1/18/2012). Johnson City/Kingsport, TN. Kansas City, MO. Shifte...
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Variety Hits - History of the Format
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2013 NFL Mock Draft. Variety Hits - History of the Format. Howard Kroeger, director of operations for CHUM Broadcasting's Winnipeg stations, held an impromptu, informal focus group at a friend's 40th birthday party in late 2001 in Winnipeg. Most of the people at the party were in their mid-to-late 30s, and Kroeger was curious about their musical tastes. Kroeger met with Mike Dorn of Audience Research International, and the two collaborated to create a format montage out of the huge song list. From th...
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