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I remember Alt classics well, fall of 1999. The novelty of that format wore off in a few minutes. I don't work in radio but yeah I can totally understand walking out, when the higher ups are shoving everything on you and basically trying to get you to spi n straw into gold. Then they wonder why people snap and storm out never to return.

Back on topic, that would have really made the Detroit dial look different if 101.1 went Urban or Country. As I say, with 97.1 as rock, looking back I think " gee I wonder why it failed"(Sarcasm) .

With The Edge, when Greater Media purchased WQRS, I believe the idea was to build " A wall of rock", meaning having all 3 rock formats covered- active, classic, and alternative all in one place. I recall reading that many years ago. The Edge was really just starting to turn the corner when they flipped it to Jammin oldies in April 1999. Oddly, they did the exact same thing with 95.7 in Philadelphia a month later when they dumped Max for Jammin gold.. 95.7 Philly has a similar history to 105.1 Detroit.

I feel like WLLZ was playing the "harder rock" of the two. I could be wrong, but in the 80s, WLLZ was quicker to play stuff like Twisted Sister, Motley Crue, GNR, Poison, etc., whereas WRIF was playing more Robert Plant, Don Henley, Billy Joel, stuff like that. I don't remember too much prior to 1991 or so.

Mega Hertz wrote: ↑Sat Oct 28, 2023 9:50 pm I feel like WLLZ was playing the "harder rock" of the two. I could be wrong, but in the 80s, WLLZ was quicker to play stuff like Twisted Sister, Motley Crue, GNR, Poison, etc., whereas WRIF was playing more Robert Plant, Don Henley, Billy Joel, stuff like that. I don't remember too much prior to 1991 or so.

I heard an aircheck from around 1990, where LLZ was playing Phil Collins Another day in paradise or might of been Against all odds. Seems like both stations were kind of trading places maybe. Once WLLZ went smooth jazz, WRIF seemed to get there mojo back.

I feel like WDZR was about to take off in the ratings. Their hard rock / hair band format did great at first. WOWF was the last run of the Fox (former WDFX.). We knew the format flip was coming. I still liked the CHR /Rock format of it’s predecessor, WDTX.

Why didn't they license the Z Rock name and just run it local? Metal is a hard sell. Then to bring on Nugent? Blah.

Seemed like Drew was modeling his Schtick like David Letterman.