Posted by Webbie on October 27, 2008 at 21:12:48:
In Reply to: Re: B96 change today posted by yawn on October 27, 2008 at 21:06:25:
: : : FYI - It's not what anyone has been speculating. New new jocks. No new name. New no call letters. No format adjustment. It's not that exciting.
: : : It's a simple positioner change.
: : : Chicago's Hits & Hip Hop, B96 will become "Chicago's #1 Hit Music Station, B96"!
: : : Here's their new logo. There will be a new web site launched as well.
: : 
: : ***
: : not even an actual logo change. it's the same logo with different colors and they removed the chicago's hits and hip hop.
: 
: They are also pushing "b96hits.com" instead of "b96.com".
: Still haven't changed their "21+" site/logo yet.
B96.com actually redirects to B96hits.com
One interesting note: The b96hits.com domain is not registered to CBS. It's registered to Wayne Ward, their local designer. It's not even hosted on the normal CBS internal servers. It's hosted by a third party web hosting company, Hostway.
Registrant:
   Ward One Design Media
   35 S Racine
   Unit 2SE
   Chicago, Illinois 60607
   United States
      Created on: 10-Aug-06
      Expires on: 10-Aug-13
      Last Updated on: 19-May-08
   Administrative Contact:
      Ward, Wayne  wayne@ward1.com
      Ward One Design Media
      35 S Racine
      Unit 2SE
      Chicago, Illinois 60607
      United States
      (312) 202-4264
   Technical Contact:
      Ward, Wayne  wayne@ward1.com
      Ward One Design Media
      35 S Racine
      Unit 2SE
      Chicago, Illinois 60607
      United States
      (312) 202-4264
   Domain servers in listed order:
      A.DNS.HOSTWAY.NET
      B.DNS.HOSTWAY.NET