Re: 18 Years Ago

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Posted by Tom on April 02, 2009 at 11:18:20:

In Reply to: Re: 18 Years Ago posted by Kyle on April 02, 2009 at 11:17:56:

: : WFYR became 103.5 the Blaze!

: And before WFYR, didn't John H. Johnson have a station on that frequency? I'm pretty sure he had two FMs and an AM in town. Anyone else remember?

Never heard of Johnson.

Before the Blaze FYR was an oldies station - automated Solid Gold Rock and Roll from Drake-Chenault- It was owned by RKO, (who also ran a bar/dance club called "The FYR Station. RKO paid a million dollars to Frank Kovas for it. It was the highest amount of money anyone ever paid for an fm station. Kovas ran WKFM, a semi-classical music format, with a few select sponsors like "The House of Mena" a furniture store.

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