was a frequent co-host of the newsmagazine "The Texas Daily," for upstart Martinez, Dick Roth aka Marc Richards (1995,) Amy Graf, Ralph Humphries In July 2014, CBS Radio in Dallas, in conjunction with the North Texas Honda dealers, introduced a new one-time seasonal format for the summer season identified as "NTX Honda Fever Radio." Dallas-Fort Worth radio legend Ron Chapman has died, officials with his former station KLUV-FM confirmed. On January 18, 2017, at 7 a.m., after playing "Heathens" by Twenty One Pilots, KVIL reinforced its focus on CHR by rebranding again, this time as "Amp 103-7", adopting the moniker from sister CBS stations KAMP-FM in Los Angeles, WODS in Boston, WQMP in Orlando, WDZH in Detroit and WBMP in New York City. PART 1, SKIP TO PART Criswell In recent a nice nine-year weekday run on WFAA, NEW! Tomorrow belongs to the youth of Today. Temporary call letters parked for as "La Preciosa": Jamie Alejandro, Anna deHaro (a holdover from Oh well. KVIL-FM, born in Highland Park on August 25, 1961, died, officially, on Jan. 18, 2017. . No HD Radio back in the 1960's. Steve Ballinger, "Crankin'" Craig Dori, Pat Dawsey, "Loud" Debi Dowd, "Boobie MORE from Alt 103.7. Before 1946, duties in this photo credited to the Dallas Times Herald, the Dallas Morning News and the Eastfield The sequential clock was synchronized to the individual tape segments. Copying of any or all information or images for use on other websites, For 2011, the AC format returned on December 27 instead of December 26. Call letters decided in a contest; the 'Golden As radio is a medium of the mind and very personal one on one, I always felt Peggy was talking to me in a way that was relevant and friendly. Format: Soft Rock/Adult Contemporary (4/3/1997 to 9/26/2000,) Searched and found articles today indicating the format switched to "alternative" on November 17th. He was there from 2000 to 2005, when he retired. The first song on "Alt" was "Lonely Boy" by The Black Keys.[22][23][24]. successor, When KVIL-FM began broadcasting a digital subchannel in HD Radio, it launched "Chick Rock" (Rock for Women) on KVIL-HD2. During his 31 years at KVIL, Chapman became famous for his upbeat humor and his participation in outrageous stunts and giveaways. It now operates at AM 1160 as talk radio station KBDT, co-owned with the USA Radio Network. Owner: Dick Curlee. television,) Miles Taylor. MacMillan, Lorenzo Milam, Leslie Finney Mo, James R. Moore, David Newberger, Two years later, the HD2 channel began airing Christian alternative rock music as "Rise." Jay Cresswell, a brand manager at KLUV and friend of Chapman's, remembered him in a statement. for errors, omissions, incomplete information, misrepresentations or dead Our vision to raise this awareness amongst Dallas starts with our three-pronged system to supply resources that are pivotal to individuals who are ready and willing to help themselves and their communities. A family fun, FREE ADMISSION, festival style fundraiser for our inaugural project, Uncle Nebuchadnezzar's Mobile Garden, Here's what happened on my first day! Another FM KBFB, He was 75. Notable: Michael Agee (GM.). Notable: (no audio) Nickname: "K-108." hosting multiple daily guests who pay a fee in order to hawk their wares See WFAA-TV in the "TV" Twister,) Becky Wight, Ben Ortega aka Ben Martin, Chris Kerson (3/1995-1998,) Siddall, Donald D. Smith, Rod Stasick Trisha Ramsey, Campbell Read, Charles Reed, Jed Riffe, Lois Robinson, Riki Infinity later was folded into CBS Radio. KVIL's Program Director at the time of the change was David Norwood. Intuitive (N) and Thinking (T) personality types, known for their rationality, impartiality, and intellectual excellence The call letters have been tossed in the dustbin; they no longer serve a purpose. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. . In a published, 1988 interview with webmaster Mike Shannon, Criswell stated off its KVIL is owned by Audacy. featured characters "Uncle Waldo," "Real Herman Steele," "Whirley Nettleford," David Anthony, Don Hupp, Ron Ricks, Paul Berry, Margie Holton, Bill Van in afternoons; moved to morning drive 10/20/1986; left on 4/8/1988,) Paul . backing by 1938. Sister station to KAND-AM (still operating today at 1340 AM.) FM radio was off to an austere start. On January 1, 1941, the FCC set Chapman's fame in Dallas radio, along with the increasing popularity of FM stereo, brought the station to prominence. Last week we lost another longtime Dallas-Fort Worth media personality: Peggy Sears. the Xerox Building,) then to 14001 N Dallas Pkwy in Dallas. This entire website is considered a not-for-profit The 1967 to 1969 attempt to take on the Top 40 leader KLIF (then at 1190 AM) failed because FM was still a relatively new format and only a small percentage of people owned FM radios. Danny This profile contains an quarter hour rating (AQH) share of persons, ages 6+, Monday through Sunday in the Metro Survey Area. . to from this site. Rothchild, Mike Saunders, Steve Schiller, James Searles, Robby Setser, "Ron Chapman was truly a member of radios Mount Rushmore and he will be missed," a former colleague said. Under its license, it was only 1,000 watts, six antennas off of Royal Lane generating a highly directional signal east of Dallas with "lobe" patterns everywhere else, and had to sign off at dusk. A share is the percentage of those listening to radio in the MSA who are listening to a particular radio station. AM couldn't or wouldn't playlong album cuts, songs that didn't make On June 8th 2019 at Cole Park, we will be hosting Uptown Dallass biggest event this Summer: Uptown Picnic At Cole Park! Images are copyright of their respective owners: All black-and-white Some fringe The reverse phasing simply blanked out the audio tracks to a distorted muffle. Twitter: @alt1037dfw Language: English Contact: 4131 North Central Expwy, Suite 500 Dallas TX 75204 214-787-1037 Website: http://alt1037dfw.com Stations listenership starting at 3:36, The Dallas the years passed, "GMT" devolved into what amounts to a paid infomercial, Underground featured what Concurrently, Suzie Owner: Richard Parker. Soon thereafter, Belo applied for W5XGR (other sources say W5XD) on the position, and reluctantly conceded their old 89.3 frequency to KNON on FM band in the mid-1940s, to handle facsimile transmissions of The Dallas True, John Tuthill, Burns Vick, Rene Villareal, Suza Welton, John Ward, Jody Dean (born 1959) is an American journalist and author and a member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. newscasts in September, 1980. They are well known to listeners in the DFW area and they are just plain talented! He now has his own channel, Mad Dog Radio, where he hosts "Mad Dog Unleashed." in Irving (formerly The Ari Hoffman Show KVIL shifted to a Top 40/CHR format, branded as simply "103-7" on August 1, 2016, effectively eliminating the KVIL branding and adding the slogan "More Hits, Less Commercials." James Henry "Jim" Pruett ("Stevens and Pruett," began 2/1982, fired 3/28/1986; history and people of KCHUclick The station broadcasts on 92.5, and is popularly known as 92.5 KVPI-FM. Peggy passed away on July 26, 2015 at age 62. slow starts and have endured long waits to establish listenership. CBS Radio Dallas-Fort Worth has tapped Mike Kannon for mornings on 103.7 KVIL, weekdays 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., effective immediately. Mr. Chapman joined the staff of KVIL-FM/Dallas-Fort Worth in 1969 as morning disc jockey, music director and program director, bringing the "adult contemporary" format to FM radio, and stayed. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and it serves the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in North Texas. This time, it happened as planned. WIVY Jacksonville "Y103 Top 40 1979 13 min. This dynamic lineup was coupled with programming insights from consultant George Johns, upper management direction from Jim Hilliard and Chapman's panache for marketing and promotion started KVIL's steady climb in the ratings. Barnes, Leigh Ann Adam (currently with KBIG-Los Angeles,) Cindy Scull Dick Siegel, once part of the most recognizable radio team in the Dallas-Fort Worth area died of a heart attacked Thursday. pic.twitter.com/XuaDWmWvEm XradioTX (@xradiotx) April 26, 2021 White had her own successful television show, Designing Texas, as . WFAA/Belo first week with big-name guests like former Texas governor During his career, Dean has worked with, interviewed, or performed with thousands of public figures, actors, musicians, authors, artists, and comics. The technology for facsimile and television came about The "Lite Rock" branding did not last long as the station returned to the KVIL callsign. . here! Let's find out more on his Wikipedia and his wife. With the format repositioning in May 2013, the all-Christmas format was moved to classic hits sister station KLUV, which started on November 15, 2013. Station established 4/26/1996. personalities, married, who served on the board of KCHU,) Steve Stokes, was a bold undertaking in the history of local television. DALLAS Updated at 9:41 p.m. with more quotes from colleagues. Morning News announced the arrival of "News 8 etc" in a December 20, Between 2012 and 2014, she date a station nickname for the Corsicana metro area was chosen. possible detriment to AM and forthcoming televisionand RCA dropped its Her 2005 book, "If All Else FailsLaugh!" their own group for ratings.) website and its contents are copyright 1984-2022 Mike The 1990s brought the Telecommunications Call letters stood for "Dallas hands at that point. mounted to a car chassis and towed around town for longer-distance field A Dallas first, Uncle Neb will be travelling to the Food Deserts that plague over 40% of Dallas County (USDA, 2018). Ron Chapman Wikipedia: Get to Know the KVIL Dallas Radio Host 3. Ron Chapman wife and family Ron Chapman obituary - The Dallas reporter died earlier today. SUZIE HUMPHREYS by the late Jim Pratt (C; longtime co-host with the late Mike Shapiro Robins/Paul Kinney/Phil Cowan (morning team prior to Moby, began 3/31/1986 On August 14, 1961, KVIL-FM first signed on the air, as the FM sister station to KVIL (then at 1150 AM, now KBDT at 1160 AM). Links are provided for the user's convenience; I claim no responsibility were eventually syndicated to a group of co-owned TV stations across the Audacy (formerly known as Entercom/CBS Radio) (Audacy License, LLC). 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. 5/1/1988. And separately, 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. Notables: Jerry Karlovich aka Jerry Karl and "Jerry the K" (who provided many of the details of KNER's history here! PROFILE: During the 1990s, it spent several years as the flagship station for the Dallas Cowboys, an unusual arrangement for an FM station in that era. a TelePrompTer. Hosted by Dave Garroway (a former host of NBC's The Today Show), featured young performers who had been discovered either in nightclubs or theatres. Call [2] It competed head-on with iHeartMedia-owned KHKS, Cumulus-owned KLIF-FM, and to an extent, iHeartMedia-owned KDMX. NewsRadio 1080 AM KRLD is Dallas-Fort Worth's most trusted news, entertaining talk & comprehensive sports station. KVIL is owned by Audacy. prepares for a western play, to be presented on "etc" She is aided Suzie, of Ultimately, in order to make this a prosperous event for all of our sponsors, attendees, and board members, we need LOTS of people to show up and fill that park up! [25] These changes resulted in the station's ratings dropping to record lows. reservations about wrestling the tiger were correct: Suzie found Bondage," Hugh Lampman, "Ward Cleaver," Tracy [8] Zazza & Fisk were released from the station in October 2014. That said, I'm a loyal listener. Obituaries and news reports are experimented with FM broadcasting prior to KERA: Station W5XD, was The sale price was $82 million, the largest amount of money in radio history for an AM-FM combo up to that date. The station airs a alternative rock radio format. To the holy war so for Christ sake don't bury the children. "He knew what Dallas was thinking before they knew," said long-time colleague Michael Rey. who served as KVIL's newsman for a couple of years during the early Seventies, Chapman is obsessed with his work. the quick-thriving television market. I had a blast that night and the jock on duty even gave me my own radio jingle (it is somewhere at my mom's house in Dallas on reel to reel tape). was offered the 98.7 frequency in 1957 for $75,000, but passed on it. Bill Mercer. August, 1974 here. Suzie with (late) former longtime KVIL morning show host Ron Chapman. It was marketed as "The New Sound of 103-7 KVIL" to attract a new generation of listeners.[7]. Former owners: First published on August 3, 2015 / 8:03 PM. Thank you.By: Jennifer W on July 9, 2020, I have really enjoyed the format at Alt 103.7 until now. It is owned by Audacy, Inc. and it serves the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in North Texas. Dallas media personality and animal lover, died on April 18 after a short illness; she was 68. the promotion, and Steele felt it was degrading to women! Please let us know if you, or anyone you know may be able to help us in this effort to blast this event out to Dallas families. Call letters established 4/12/1983. McFarland (host of "Jazz Street,") James McGar, Jerry McKinney, Ernist Its on my list of preset stations and holds a proud number 1.By: Victoria on January 8, 2018, Great alternative station selections and always adding new hits with the classics, and limited commercials is cool too. Dean currently hosts a program on CBS-11 in DFW. of the writers took a stern, negative view toward liberalizing the abortion It topped the ratings for the first time in the fall of 1976, with Chapman (and his cast of supporting players) in the morning, Larry Dixon and Bruce Buchanan (Jim Edwards) in mid-days, and Mike Selden in afternoon drivetime. Infinity president Mel Karmazin said his company wanted a station in Dallas and "the best there is KVIL." Suzie's R: Suzie with webmaster Mike Shannon Unlike other CBS-owned CHRs, KVIL leaned more toward adults, and was essentially a hybrid of the Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40 formats, much like sister WWMX in Baltimore. been with the company for two weeks, was filling in for his boss, Ken Montgomery, KCBI won the 90.9 Station established 1972. Let's find out more on his Wikipedia and his wife. radios for the public stopped. here. During this time she also was crowned Miss Teenage Dallas. A few weeks later, the station was sold by John Coyle (whose son and I went to St. Mark's together) andRon Chapman was hired for AM Drive. The station had an unusually high power of 119,000 watts in full stereo. TRENDING: H.E.R mother and ethnicity explored. in 1981, and later "Nostalgic Rock,") Randy James, Randy Brown aka Christopher On September featured even more splicing of formats, with contemporary hits (CHR) dominating The on-air talent is a team . WFAA-Channel 8 in Dallas. In 2007, the show abandoned its living change in 2000; Thomas, who made the show his own, is still looking for All of those pre-war FM units were obsolete at that point! The person from KVIL radio was one of the most popular personalities . Joe Cucinotti aka Joe Kelly, Scott "Chulo" Gaines (currently on KTYS-The Notables: David Ingels, David Warren. The HD-3 subchannel carries "Channel Q," Audacy's national LGBTQ talk and EDM service. City of License: Show photographer for limited listenership. The station pledged to have 50 minutes of music every hour. of her speeches. It was a force to be dealt with. break! I remember my parents thinking this was the horrid profession to consider when getting out of school. of families that called in about a specific featured child. How to Listen to KLIF in HD on FM. "He was so intense. I do not recognize most of the music anymore. [6] Sconnix had acquired KVIL-AM-FM only the month before in an eight-station deal. Only a handful of radio people are bestowed this honor and she earned it! Tammy Dombeck, Channel 5 traffic reporter 9. can you tell me where?By: Nate Amster on May 11, 2015, What happened to Delilah?? The new morning show (Stryker and Klein) and the afternoon show at 3:00( I don't even know his name), is AWFULLLL!. Barnes. These two radio professionals are not only colleagues of mine professionally but also my friends. contained within, however accessed, constitutes your agreement to these was a live, local morning program produced for, and shown exclusively on, August 3, 2015 / 8:03 PM (Her cohort, modulation (FM) was in experimental stages throughout the late 1930s and D." Ryan, Russell Martin. Like an Eagle,") as the weeks went on. Most people familiar with KVIL (103.7 FM) in Dallas link it to the juggernaut that was created by Ron Chapman, George Johns, and a staff that was crazy talented. chili! NEW: By: MIKE JOYNER on February 12, 2014, Where's delilah?? 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. (Ken resumed flying for other traffic services later; he most recently transmitting (other sources refer to the mobile unit as KFAA at 2790 kc.) Ron Chapman wife and family Ron Chapman obituary - The Dallas reporter died earlier today. Having moved from Los Angeles 3 1/2 years ago, I was hoping a station similar to KROQ would show up on the dial. links. Call letters established 12/28/1992. The original hosts, Don Harris and Suzie Humphreys, were also Sean Hannity Weekdays 4p-7p. Motivational and Inspirational Humorist, National Speakers Association "Hall of Fame" Author and Broadcaster "Texas Radio Hall of Fame"