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WKTU

WKTU (103.5 FM) is a rhythmic adult contemporary formatted radio station licensed to Lake Success, New York, a suburb of New York City. WKTU is owned by iHeartMedia and broadcasts from studios in the former AT&T Building in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan; its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building.

WKTU
Broadcast areaNew York metropolitan area
Frequency103.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding103.5 KTU
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatRhythmic adult contemporary
Subchannels
AffiliationsiHeartRadio
Ownership
Owner
WAXQ, WHTZ, WLTW, WOR, WWPR-FM, WWRL
History
First air date
September 1, 1958
(65 years ago)
 (1958-09-01)
Former call signs
  • WGLI-FM (1958–1961)
  • WTFM (1961–1982)
  • WAPP (1982–1986)
  • WQHT (1986–1988)
  • WYNY (1988–1996)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6595
ClassB
ERP
  • 6,000 watts (analog)
  • 238 watts (digital)
HAAT415 meters (1,362 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°44′54″N 73°59′08″W / 40.748444°N 73.985694°W / 40.748444; -73.985694
Links
Public license information
  • Public file
  • LMS
Webcast
Website
  • ktu.iheart.com
  • prideradio.iheart.com (HD2)

History edit

WGLI-FM–WTFM (1958–1982) edit

In 1958, 103.5 MHz was assigned to Babylon, New York for WGLI-FM, simulcasting sister station WGLI 1290AM. William Reuman, the founder and owner of WWRL in New York City, was the owner of WGLI. 103.5 MHz had previously been assigned to WPAT-FM in Paterson, New Jersey, which went on the air as WNNJ in 1949, and was deleted in early 1951.[2]

 
The WTFM logo from 1980 to 1982

In March 1960, Friendly Frost Inc. (a Long Island-based appliance store chain) acquired WGLI Inc. from Reuman and his partners.[3] In November 1961, Friendly Frost moved the station from Babylon to Lake Success, and the call sign was changed to WTFM. WTFM transmitted with 20 kW from a 200-foot tower outside the studio building at 173-15 Horace Harding Expressway visible from the Long Island Expressway.[4] Eventually, the transmitter was relocated to the Chrysler Building, and a major signal boost was accomplished. As WTFM, the station used the slogan "The International Stereo Sound of New York," and played an instrumental-based easy listening format. Initially, it was strictly instrumental versions of pop standards, however by 1969, the station began playing soft instrumental versions of rock and roll baby boomer pop songs as well as standards. The station was eventually sold to Sydney Horne, and the company became known as WTFM, Inc.[citation needed] By 1971, the station began playing soft vocalists once every 15 minutes including soft songs by rock artists and standards artists. They kept this format until 1977, the reason being as an easy listening station, WTFM was up against similar stations: WRFM, WVNJ-FM, and WPAT AM & FM, that had higher ratings. As a result, the station switched to a soft rock-leaning adult contemporary format. The station would at some points be more of an AC format, while at other points more of a mellow rock format. Ultimately, ratings continued to remain low with the new format. WTFM was put up for sale in 1980, and Heftel Broadcasting made a proposal to buy the station from Sydney Horne. The plan was to switch WTFM to an album rock format, but the sale was never consummated.[citation needed] The station stayed up for sale and had many offers, but none that were acceptable, throughout 1980 and 1981.[citation needed]

WAPP (1982–1986) edit

 
The WAPP apple logo from 1982 to 1986

In early 1982, Doubleday acquired the station, and by April its call letters were changed to WAPP. However, the format would remain the same for a while longer until new ownership decided what to do with the station. On June 14, 1982, WAPP switched to an album-oriented rock format similar to WPLJ and WNEW-FM, and was renamed "The Apple 103.5";[5] the format began with "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who.[6] The station launched with a commercial-free summer.[7]

In 1983, a then-unknown Jon Bon Jovi visited the station and wrote and sung the jingles for the station. He spoke with DJ Chip Hobart, who suggested Bon Jovi let WAPP include the song "Runaway" on the station's compilation album of local homegrown talent. Bon Jovi was reluctant, but eventually gave them the song, on which Bon Jovi had used studio musicians to play on "Runaway" (which was written in 1980).[8] As part of a marketing effort, WAPP-FM launched a contest called "New York Rocks 1983." Local music acts were encouraged to submit demo tapes to this competition. Among the tapes submitted to this contest was "Runaway", but didn't win the competition. Another act called the "Frankie Carr Band" won the honors.[citation needed] This competition was repeated in 1984. WAPP worked with WWOR-TV in nearby Secaucus, New Jersey on a music video show, Rock 9 Videos, for a short time in 1984.[citation needed]

As 1984 progressed, WAPP's ratings were on the upswing. However, the station's owners decided to abruptly change the station's format to CHR that October. They felt that if co-owned stations in Washington, D.C., and Minnesota could do well with the format, then this station could as well. This would not be the case, as the station could not compete with WPLJ or Z-100, and their ratings fell. The station quietly segued back in a rock direction with a rock-leaning CHR format in June 1985. The station leaned toward current based rock while playing a limited amount of rhythmic cuts. Even that would not be able to turn the station's ratings around as 92.3 FM, the original WKTU, flipped to rock as "K-Rock".

WQHT (1986–1988) edit

In 1986, Emmis Communications acquired WAPP from Doubleday.[9] On August 13, 1986, WAPP began stunting with a classic rock format as "Classic 103."

On August 15, 1986, at 6 p.m., The Rolling Stones' "It's All Over Now" and a bomb noise rang out, marking the end of WAPP. The station then flipped to a CHR/Dance/Urban Contemporary format as Hot 103, New York's Hottest Mix with new call letters WQHT. The first song on "Hot" was "R.S.V.P." by Five Star.[10] No one in the radio industry expected it, but the new format that would be labeled "Rhythmic CHR" was taking shape. WQHT was the second such station with the format, months after Emmis launched it on KPWR in Los Angeles earlier that year.

WQHT's first Program Director was Joel Salkowitz. Steve Ellis, formerly of WAPP, was music director. Don Kelly was the consultant for both WQHT and KPWR in those early months.

WQHT played a different variety of music than what was on the New York radio dial at that time. There was no CHR/Dance station in the market since WKTU left the air a year earlier. WQHT came on the air with a new and improved dance-oriented format, which radio trade magazines of the day called a hybrid format. The station mixed in top 40 hits with dance and club music of the day. The station was also known for playing "hotmixes" or extended versions of certain songs. The "hotmixes" were either just the extended versions available commercially on 12" singles, or mixes that were created by local club DJs, such as "Little" Louie Vega. They also aired regular versions of the songs that had longer intros than that of their competitors. Noel used WQHT's version of his single "Silent Morning" for the song's music video, as evidenced in the video's credits. With the debut of WQHT, some record labels such as Atco and Elektra reportedly started to see a spike in 12" single sales in the New York metropolitan area, as was reported by Billboard.

WQHT's imaging sounded similar to that of sister station KPWR, as WNAP alums Chuck Riley and Eric Edwards became the official voices of the station. While Chuck mainly voiced bumpers and sweepers, Eric on the other hand mostly voiced promos and specialty liners. These two were also the voices for other Emmis stations at the time such as KPWR, WLOL in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, and WAVA in Washington, D.C.

A month after the station's launch, WQHT began adding an airstaff. Some of the first Hot 103 DJs to join WQHT were, Deborah Rath-Howell from KPWR in Los Angeles, Al Bandiero from WKTU, Johnny "Big John" Monds from WUSL in Philadelphia, Sonny Joe Fox from KMEL in San Francisco, Frederick "Fast Freddie" Colon and Niecie Colon from WBLS, as well as Vanessa Scott, Rufus Hurt, and Mitchell Phillips, who were hold overs from WAPP.

"Broadway" Bill Lee from KPKE in Denver joined the station around Christmas 1986 as the youngest of the Hot Jocks. Rick Allen also joined as Production Director, in addition to being the voice of WQHT's electronic prizedroid Robojock, and TM Communications customized KPWR's "K-Power!" jingle package for WQHT under the name of "The Hot Streak!" with Chuck on rapping vocals.

By 1987, WQHT was making a name for itself by playing freestyle music in regular rotation. Artists such as Noel, Safire, The Cover Girls and TKA were made famous because they were played in heavy rotation right next to Mainstream Top 40 artists such as Exposé, Debbie Gibson and Taylor Dayne. Freestyle and club music from other cities such as Miami, who had (and continues to have) an active dance and club scene, wasn't ignored either. Company B and Tiger Moon, who were famous in the Florida club scene, were played on WQHT as well. In fact, Hot 103 pioneered custom station versions of songs, where the artists would change lyrics and sing about the station. Because of WQHT's success with the genre, WHTZ copied the station's success by adding a few Freestyle titles, as well as urban contemporary stations WBLS and WRKS, who were playing long versions of the records they played as well.

That same year, WQHT added a local weekly countdown show called New York's Hot Tracks, hosted by Bill Lee, which counted down the top 10 selling 12" singles of the week. The show started on Sunday nights, then moved to Fridays at 6p.m., and then later at 5p.m. It featured short interview clips and aired sonovox numbers produced by Rick Allen identifying the chart position. "Hot Tracks" was produced, for a time, by PD Joel Salkowitz and researched by Angie Martinez, who would later become an afternoon host after the station flipped to Hip-Hop and R&B in 1992. (The show would later be hosted by Jeff Thomas, and was cancelled in 1993.)

In July 1987, WQHT wanted to devote some airtime to older dance music at the urging of Al Bandiero. Management agreed, and thus began "The Disco Classics' Showcase", which would feature dance music older than seven years. The show was broadcast for an hour from 8 p.m.-9 p.m. on Sundays. In 1989, the show was expanded to two hours. Later hosts would be Paco Navarro in 1992 from WKTU fame, and Freddie Colon. The show lasted until 1994.

Morning drive edit

From the time the station signed on the air, it presented a music intensive morning show with only two stopsets of commercials an hour. Mornings were first hosted by Rufus Hurt with news by Judy Hernandez (another hold over from WAPP, where she went by the name Judy Herron). After Hurt left, "Big John" Monds began took over for him.

By the fall of 1987, WQHT was looking for a morning team to round out its dayparts. It settled on the veteran team of "Walton & Johnson & The Not Ready For Drive Time Players." The show didn't click, and was cancelled in a couple months.

In 1988, the station brought in the married morning team of Ron Stevens and Joy Grdnic from KSHE in St. Louis to handle morning drive. Stevens & Grdnic were unique as they were a male/female team rather than the usual male/male morning show. Veteran newsman J. Paul Emerson of KMEL's Morning Zoo was joined as the wild newsman with a tabloid type delivery. The station added traffic updates via Shadow Traffic and contracted with WNYW meteorologist Nick Gregory to provide live weather updates.

WQHT's big impact edit

In February 1987, Billboard created a new "Crossover 30" chart in response to WQHT and the rise in popularity of other CHR/Dance stations. The chart was based solely on airplay from stations that reported to it. Radio trade magazine "Radio and Records" created a similar chart and started reporting the weekly music adds by WQHT and others.

The impact of WQHT inspired Emmis to partner with Westwood One to create a weekly national dance music countdown called American Dance Traxx, which debuted the week of March 23, 1987. The show was groundbreaking as it presented the countdown in long music sweeps as opposed to the traditional 2-songs in a row followed by a commercial break. The 3-hour countdown was hosted by KPWR's Jeffrey Wyatt and produced by WQHT PD Joel Salkowitz. The show used the same music beds that were on WQHT and KPWR and featured short interviews with the artists of the day. The show aired on WQHT Sundays from 9p.m.–midnight. After Jeff left both KPWR and Emmis, Deborah Rath was made the permanent host until former MTV VJ and host of "Club MTV" "Downtown" Julie Brown took over in 1992.

Hot Night concert series edit

In February 1987, the station introduced the "Hot Night" concert series. The concerts consisted of the top CHR/Dance artists of the day. Tickets for the concerts were only available to listeners, with the station giving them away. "Hot Night 1" was held February 4, 1987, at the Palladium and starred Sheila E. and The Cover Girls. Hot Night 2 was held at the same location, starring The Jets and Debbie Gibson.

As years went on, "Hot Night" got bigger and expanded to more exotic locations such as The Bahamas, on December 13, 1989, with "Hot Night in Paradise", featuring Pajama Party, Seduction, Noel, TKA, Young MC, Roxette, Expose and Stevie B., as well as Cancún. The last known "Hot Night" was in 1993, at the Palladium and starred SWV.

The Original Saturday Night Dance Party edit

In April 1987, WQHT debuted The Original Saturday Night Dance Party, live from 4D NightClub in Manhattan from 10p.m.–2a.m., with no commercials and limited interruption. All music from the show was live from the club as WQHT plugged right into the DJ booth mixer. Scotty Blackwell was the first DJ to spin for the show, where he would mix with 4 Technics 1200ML Turntables. There was even a cart machine on hand to play the sweepers over the air.

As time went on, WQHT was wired into two dozen different clubs around the area, including The Palladium, The Copacabana, Foxes, Emerald City, The Tunnel, Chicago, Limelight, 1018, The L.I. Exchange, and The Roxy.

Other notable club DJs such as Glenn Friscia, DJ Animal, Roman Ricardo, Freddie Bastone and Mojo Nicosia were on the turntables for The Saturday Night Dance Party. Artists such as France Joli, Safire, The Cover Girls and others would occasionally perform live on the radio and in the clubs.

WYNY (1988–1996) edit

 
The WYNY logo used from 1988 to 1996

On September 22, 1988, at 5:30 p.m. WQHT changed frequencies, as Emmis acquired NBC's radio stations. Since Federal Communications Commission regulations at the time required that a company could only own one FM radio station in a market, Emmis sold the 103.5 frequency to Westwood One (which had also acquired the remnants of the NBC Radio Network). At the same time, they moved the format at 103.5 FM to the 97.1 FM frequency which they acquired from NBC, with WQHT becoming "Hot 97." As a result, WYNY, which was running a country music format at the 97.1 frequency prior to the sale, would move to 103.5 FM.[11][12]

The station, now known as "Country 103.5", had mediocre ratings in their first few months at its new frequency. In 1989, when Westwood One launched "Pirate Radio" (a top 40/rock format) on KQLZ in Los Angeles, rumors were that if the format worked out well there, WYNY would switch to the format soon after. The format did well initially in Los Angeles, but ratings tanked quickly, so consideration for the change was ended by the spring of 1990. Even though rumors of a format change were always existent at the station, the country format remained. In 1993, the station would be sold to Broadcast Partners, whom were committed to keeping Country on WYNY. As a country station, Jim Kerr would be the station's morning show host from 1990 to 1993, while their airstaff included Dan Daniel, Randy Davis, Bill Rock, Ray Rossi, Lisa Taylor, Charlie Berger and Susan Browning.

In May 1995, Broadcast Partners opted to sell the station to Evergreen Media, and after a lot of speculation about the station's future, Evergreen confirmed in January 1996 that the station would be changing formats.[13][14] On the final weekend that the station would play country music (which would be from February 2 to 4, 1996), the entire air staff said goodbye.[15] WYNY ended local programming at 6 p.m. on February 4 with "The Dance" by Garth Brooks, followed by syndicated programming. After airing the syndicated After Midnite with Blair Garner show in the early morning hours of February 5 (which also ended with "The Dance"), the country music format was gone from the station, thus leaving New York City without a full-time country station. (Later that year, country would resurface on several suburban stations, one of which would get the WYNY calls, resurfacing in late 1998.) Beginning at 6 a.m. on February 5, WYNY began stunting by simulcasting sister stations across the country, the first being Rock-formatted WRCX Chicago. On February 6, at 6 a.m., the simulcasting switched to urban contemporary-formatted KKBT Los Angeles. On February 7, at 6 a.m., the simulcasting switched to talk-formatted WLUP-FM Chicago. On February 8, at 6 a.m., the simulcasting switched to AC-formatted KIOI San Francisco. On February 9, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., the simulcast switched to modern rock-leaning top 40 WXKS-FM Boston. At 6 p.m., the simulcasting of sister stations ended.[16][17]

WKTU (1996–present) edit

At 6 p.m. on February 9, 1996, WYNY switched its stunting to a heartbeat sound effect, promoting the launch of a new format coming the following day at Noon. At that time, WKTU was relaunched on 103.5 FM with a dance-based CHR format; WKTU's first song was "Gonna Make You Sweat" by C+C Music Factory.[18][19] The station went to number one in the Arbitron ratings.[20][21][22] Drag performer RuPaul co-hosted mornings with Michelle Visage, Lisa Taylor and Freddie Colon around this period, further helping their ratings. Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton and Goumba Johnny made their debut at night, and after much success, were moved to mornings in January 1998.[23] By 2002, the moderate amount of rap played on the station was gone and the station evolved into more of a Rhythmic Hot AC.

On May 31, 2006, WKTU announced that actress/comedian Whoopi Goldberg would become the station's new morning host, and that the station would serve as the flagship station for her syndicated morning show. Her show, which aired mostly on AC and Rhythmic outlets in the United States, especially those owned by WKTU's now-parent company Clear Channel Communications, began on July 31, 2006. The news of Goldberg being named 'KTU's new morning star, and the departures of popular afternoon drive DJ "Broadway" Bill Lee and late night hostess Jewelz in June 2006, led to talk that KTU might switch formats (some suspected an upbeat female targeted Hot AC-type direction similar to sister station KBIG/Los Angeles) with Goldberg's arrival. WKTU management insisted that there were no plans to flip formats, even with Goldberg in mornings. Another surprise move was the reunion of former KTU morning hosts Sean "Hollywood" Hamilton and Goumba Johnny, who hosted afternoons on the station beginning September 5, 2006. Hamilton continues to host the syndicated shows the Weekend Top 30 and the Remix Top 30 heard in cites across America and around the world.

However, on September 9, 2006, after many format flips by Clear Channel of other radio stations throughout the country, WKTU took on the upbeat Rhythmic AC direction by playing only popular current rhythmic material, as well as increasing the airplay of older rhythmic sounds such as soul, disco and freestyle.

On November 28, 2007, WKTU announced that it had dropped Whoopi's morning show. According to station management, the reason was due to Goldberg's duties on The View, although it may also have to do with the show's ratings.[24] Her show continued to air in syndication through Premiere Radio Networks until April 18, 2008, when she called it quits. Paul "Cubby" Bryant, who served as Goldberg's co-host, left the syndicated show and returned to WKTU in January 2008 to host his own morning show.

Around 2009, WKTU did another tweak in their Rhythmic AC format, dropping the older elements of dance music (disco and freestyle, including Judy Torres' "Freestyle Free For All" Sunday show; Torres has since returned to doing a Sunday afternoon shift at WKTU) and focusing mainly on a current direction, with mainstream dance and rhythmic music. The station pursued the advertiser-friendly demographic of people who are 25–54 years old, a move which has helped increase station ratings. In September 2010, the station returned to a Rhythmic Top 40 direction, as WKTU was added to the Mediabase Rhythmic panel joining rival WQHT. On December 15, 2010, Goumba Johnny left WKTU after 15 years, leaving Hamilton solo in afternoons.

On April 4, 2011, WKTU was moved from the rhythmic CHR panel on Mediabase to CHR (top 40), reflecting the recent evolution of the station's music to a more rhythmic adult contemporary direction again without disco/classic dance titles. At the same time, Nielsen BDS refrained from including WKTU's playlist on its top 40/CHR panel because of its direction and having sister station WHTZ as a reporter, but the station did contribute to BDS' Dance/Mix Show Airplay panel due to having club music mix shows on the station up until August 16, 2014, when BDS added WKTU to the top 40/CHR panel, with the inclusion of non-rhythmic titles.

On Memorial Day weekend 2014, WKTU started airing commercial free weekends, in order to compete with WBMP, which also started airing commercial free weekends after that station was relaunched as 92.3 AMP Radio. The commercial free weekends era on WKTU lasted until Labor Day weekend, 2014.

Despite its pop-leaning direction, WKTU has continued to embrace current dance product, even breaking new songs from the genre a lot quicker than its top 40/CHR or rhythmic top 40 counterparts.[25]

HD2 operation edit

WKTU began broadcasting in HD in late winter 2004. WKTU-HD1 duplicates the analog signal's Rhythmic AC format, while WKTU-HD2 originally broadcast country music similar to WYNY. On July 23, 2009, the country music format was dropped in favor of Pride Radio, a lifestyle format targeted to the LGBTQ community.[26]

Live events edit

Every August, WKTU holds an annual event called Beatstock. The event showcases artists from every dance genre, from disco to electronica, and is held at two locations in the New York area: Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York and the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey. The original KTU Beatstock concert, which took place in 1997, was an all-day event held at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York. It featured over 50 acts from various genres of dance music, all performing on one stage. For 2011, WKTU had decided to no longer sponsor the event; however, Beatstock continued for the year on Long Island at the Brookhaven Amphitheater on August 20. (That event was featured in The Real Housewives of New Jersey, episode 4.12 (July 15, 2012),[27] as two of the cast members - Melissa Gorga[28] and Teresa Giudice's daughter, Gia - performed there.[29])

In April 2012, WKTU announced a new concert event called KTUphoria. The all star concert event took place at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey on May 20, 2012, and, like Beatstock, was an all-day event featuring DJs and artists performing on one stage, albeit modified.[citation needed] On June 29, 2014, Ktuphoria was held at Izod Center with Jennifer Lopez, Calvin Harris, The Chainsmokers, Ariana Grande and Cash Cash.[30]

Notable personalities edit

Former personalities edit

References edit

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External links edit

WKTU on Radio-Locator

  • WKTU in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
  • FCC History Cards for WKTU (1958–1981)
  • Radio Maria New York in Italian (WKTU subcarrier with streaming audio)

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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2021 template removal help WKTU 103 5 FM is a rhythmic adult contemporary formatted radio station licensed to Lake Success New York a suburb of New York City WKTU is owned by iHeartMedia and broadcasts from studios in the former AT amp T Building in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building WKTULake Success New YorkUnited StatesBroadcast areaNew York metropolitan areaFrequency103 5 MHz HD Radio Branding103 5 KTUProgrammingLanguage s EnglishFormatRhythmic adult contemporarySubchannelsHD2 Pride RadioHD3 The Breeze Soft AC AffiliationsiHeartRadioOwnershipOwneriHeartMedia iHM Licenses LLC Sister stationsWAXQ WHTZ WLTW WOR WWPR FM WWRLHistoryFirst air dateSeptember 1 1958 65 years ago 1958 09 01 Former call signsWGLI FM 1958 1961 WTFM 1961 1982 WAPP 1982 1986 WQHT 1986 1988 WYNY 1988 1996 Technical information 1 Licensing authorityFCCFacility ID6595ClassBERP6 000 watts analog 238 watts digital HAAT415 meters 1 362 ft Transmitter coordinates40 44 54 N 73 59 08 W 40 748444 N 73 985694 W 40 748444 73 985694LinksPublic license informationPublic fileLMSWebcastListen live via iHeartRadio Listen live via iHeartRadio HD2 Listen live via iHeartRadio HD3 Websitektu wbr iheart wbr comprideradio wbr iheart wbr com HD2 Contents 1 History 1 1 WGLI FM WTFM 1958 1982 1 2 WAPP 1982 1986 1 3 WQHT 1986 1988 1 3 1 Morning drive 1 3 2 WQHT s big impact 1 3 3 Hot Night concert series 1 3 4 The Original Saturday Night Dance Party 1 4 WYNY 1988 1996 1 5 WKTU 1996 present 2 HD2 operation 3 Live events 4 Notable personalities 5 Former personalities 6 References 7 External linksHistory editWGLI FM WTFM 1958 1982 edit In 1958 103 5 MHz was assigned to Babylon New York for WGLI FM simulcasting sister station WGLI 1290AM William Reuman the founder and owner of WWRL in New York City was the owner of WGLI 103 5 MHz had previously been assigned to WPAT FM in Paterson New Jersey which went on the air as WNNJ in 1949 and was deleted in early 1951 2 nbsp The WTFM logo from 1980 to 1982In March 1960 Friendly Frost Inc a Long Island based appliance store chain acquired WGLI Inc from Reuman and his partners 3 In November 1961 Friendly Frost moved the station from Babylon to Lake Success and the call sign was changed to WTFM WTFM transmitted with 20 kW from a 200 foot tower outside the studio building at 173 15 Horace Harding Expressway visible from the Long Island Expressway 4 Eventually the transmitter was relocated to the Chrysler Building and a major signal boost was accomplished As WTFM the station used the slogan The International Stereo Sound of New York and played an instrumental based easy listening format Initially it was strictly instrumental versions of pop standards however by 1969 the station began playing soft instrumental versions of rock and roll baby boomer pop songs as well as standards The station was eventually sold to Sydney Horne and the company became known as WTFM Inc citation needed By 1971 the station began playing soft vocalists once every 15 minutes including soft songs by rock artists and standards artists They kept this format until 1977 the reason being as an easy listening station WTFM was up against similar stations WRFM WVNJ FM and WPAT AM amp FM that had higher ratings As a result the station switched to a soft rock leaning adult contemporary format The station would at some points be more of an AC format while at other points more of a mellow rock format Ultimately ratings continued to remain low with the new format WTFM was put up for sale in 1980 and Heftel Broadcasting made a proposal to buy the station from Sydney Horne The plan was to switch WTFM to an album rock format but the sale was never consummated citation needed The station stayed up for sale and had many offers but none that were acceptable throughout 1980 and 1981 citation needed WAPP 1982 1986 edit nbsp The WAPP apple logo from 1982 to 1986In early 1982 Doubleday acquired the station and by April its call letters were changed to WAPP However the format would remain the same for a while longer until new ownership decided what to do with the station On June 14 1982 WAPP switched to an album oriented rock format similar to WPLJ and WNEW FM and was renamed The Apple 103 5 5 the format began with Won t Get Fooled Again by The Who 6 The station launched with a commercial free summer 7 In 1983 a then unknown Jon Bon Jovi visited the station and wrote and sung the jingles for the station He spoke with DJ Chip Hobart who suggested Bon Jovi let WAPP include the song Runaway on the station s compilation album of local homegrown talent Bon Jovi was reluctant but eventually gave them the song on which Bon Jovi had used studio musicians to play on Runaway which was written in 1980 8 As part of a marketing effort WAPP FM launched a contest called New York Rocks 1983 Local music acts were encouraged to submit demo tapes to this competition Among the tapes submitted to this contest was Runaway but didn t win the competition Another act called the Frankie Carr Band won the honors citation needed This competition was repeated in 1984 WAPP worked with WWOR TV in nearby Secaucus New Jersey on a music video show Rock 9 Videos for a short time in 1984 citation needed As 1984 progressed WAPP s ratings were on the upswing However the station s owners decided to abruptly change the station s format to CHR that October They felt that if co owned stations in Washington D C and Minnesota could do well with the format then this station could as well This would not be the case as the station could not compete with WPLJ or Z 100 and their ratings fell The station quietly segued back in a rock direction with a rock leaning CHR format in June 1985 The station leaned toward current based rock while playing a limited amount of rhythmic cuts Even that would not be able to turn the station s ratings around as 92 3 FM the original WKTU flipped to rock as K Rock WQHT 1986 1988 edit In 1986 Emmis Communications acquired WAPP from Doubleday 9 On August 13 1986 WAPP began stunting with a classic rock format as Classic 103 On August 15 1986 at 6 p m The Rolling Stones It s All Over Now and a bomb noise rang out marking the end of WAPP The station then flipped to a CHR Dance Urban Contemporary format as Hot 103 New York s Hottest Mix with new call letters WQHT The first song on Hot was R S V P by Five Star 10 No one in the radio industry expected it but the new format that would be labeled Rhythmic CHR was taking shape WQHT was the second such station with the format months after Emmis launched it on KPWR in Los Angeles earlier that year WQHT s first Program Director was Joel Salkowitz Steve Ellis formerly of WAPP was music director Don Kelly was the consultant for both WQHT and KPWR in those early months WQHT played a different variety of music than what was on the New York radio dial at that time There was no CHR Dance station in the market since WKTU left the air a year earlier WQHT came on the air with a new and improved dance oriented format which radio trade magazines of the day called a hybrid format The station mixed in top 40 hits with dance and club music of the day The station was also known for playing hotmixes or extended versions of certain songs The hotmixes were either just the extended versions available commercially on 12 singles or mixes that were created by local club DJs such as Little Louie Vega They also aired regular versions of the songs that had longer intros than that of their competitors Noel used WQHT s version of his single Silent Morning for the song s music video as evidenced in the video s credits With the debut of WQHT some record labels such as Atco and Elektra reportedly started to see a spike in 12 single sales in the New York metropolitan area as was reported by Billboard WQHT s imaging sounded similar to that of sister station KPWR as WNAP alums Chuck Riley and Eric Edwards became the official voices of the station While Chuck mainly voiced bumpers and sweepers Eric on the other hand mostly voiced promos and specialty liners These two were also the voices for other Emmis stations at the time such as KPWR WLOL in Minneapolis Saint Paul and WAVA in Washington D C A month after the station s launch WQHT began adding an airstaff Some of the first Hot 103 DJs to join WQHT were Deborah Rath Howell from KPWR in Los Angeles Al Bandiero from WKTU Johnny Big John Monds from WUSL in Philadelphia Sonny Joe Fox from KMEL in San Francisco Frederick Fast Freddie Colon and Niecie Colon from WBLS as well as Vanessa Scott Rufus Hurt and Mitchell Phillips who were hold overs from WAPP Broadway Bill Lee from KPKE in Denver joined the station around Christmas 1986 as the youngest of the Hot Jocks Rick Allen also joined as Production Director in addition to being the voice of WQHT s electronic prizedroid Robojock and TM Communications customized KPWR s K Power jingle package for WQHT under the name of The Hot Streak with Chuck on rapping vocals By 1987 WQHT was making a name for itself by playing freestyle music in regular rotation Artists such as Noel Safire The Cover Girls and TKA were made famous because they were played in heavy rotation right next to Mainstream Top 40 artists such as Expose Debbie Gibson and Taylor Dayne Freestyle and club music from other cities such as Miami who had and continues to have an active dance and club scene wasn t ignored either Company B and Tiger Moon who were famous in the Florida club scene were played on WQHT as well In fact Hot 103 pioneered custom station versions of songs where the artists would change lyrics and sing about the station Because of WQHT s success with the genre WHTZ copied the station s success by adding a few Freestyle titles as well as urban contemporary stations WBLS and WRKS who were playing long versions of the records they played as well That same year WQHT added a local weekly countdown show called New York s Hot Tracks hosted by Bill Lee which counted down the top 10 selling 12 singles of the week The show started on Sunday nights then moved to Fridays at 6p m and then later at 5p m It featured short interview clips and aired sonovox numbers produced by Rick Allen identifying the chart position Hot Tracks was produced for a time by PD Joel Salkowitz and researched by Angie Martinez who would later become an afternoon host after the station flipped to Hip Hop and R amp B in 1992 The show would later be hosted by Jeff Thomas and was cancelled in 1993 In July 1987 WQHT wanted to devote some airtime to older dance music at the urging of Al Bandiero Management agreed and thus began The Disco Classics Showcase which would feature dance music older than seven years The show was broadcast for an hour from 8 p m 9 p m on Sundays In 1989 the show was expanded to two hours Later hosts would be Paco Navarro in 1992 from WKTU fame and Freddie Colon The show lasted until 1994 Morning drive edit From the time the station signed on the air it presented a music intensive morning show with only two stopsets of commercials an hour Mornings were first hosted by Rufus Hurt with news by Judy Hernandez another hold over from WAPP where she went by the name Judy Herron After Hurt left Big John Monds began took over for him By the fall of 1987 WQHT was looking for a morning team to round out its dayparts It settled on the veteran team of Walton amp Johnson amp The Not Ready For Drive Time Players The show didn t click and was cancelled in a couple months In 1988 the station brought in the married morning team of Ron Stevens and Joy Grdnic from KSHE in St Louis to handle morning drive Stevens amp Grdnic were unique as they were a male female team rather than the usual male male morning show Veteran newsman J Paul Emerson of KMEL s Morning Zoo was joined as the wild newsman with a tabloid type delivery The station added traffic updates via Shadow Traffic and contracted with WNYW meteorologist Nick Gregory to provide live weather updates WQHT s big impact edit In February 1987 Billboard created a new Crossover 30 chart in response to WQHT and the rise in popularity of other CHR Dance stations The chart was based solely on airplay from stations that reported to it Radio trade magazine Radio and Records created a similar chart and started reporting the weekly music adds by WQHT and others The impact of WQHT inspired Emmis to partner with Westwood One to create a weekly national dance music countdown called American Dance Traxx which debuted the week of March 23 1987 The show was groundbreaking as it presented the countdown in long music sweeps as opposed to the traditional 2 songs in a row followed by a commercial break The 3 hour countdown was hosted by KPWR s Jeffrey Wyatt and produced by WQHT PD Joel Salkowitz The show used the same music beds that were on WQHT and KPWR and featured short interviews with the artists of the day The show aired on WQHT Sundays from 9p m midnight After Jeff left both KPWR and Emmis Deborah Rath was made the permanent host until former MTV VJ and host of Club MTV Downtown Julie Brown took over in 1992 Hot Night concert series edit In February 1987 the station introduced the Hot Night concert series The concerts consisted of the top CHR Dance artists of the day Tickets for the concerts were only available to listeners with the station giving them away Hot Night 1 was held February 4 1987 at the Palladium and starred Sheila E and The Cover Girls Hot Night 2 was held at the same location starring The Jets and Debbie Gibson As years went on Hot Night got bigger and expanded to more exotic locations such as The Bahamas on December 13 1989 with Hot Night in Paradise featuring Pajama Party Seduction Noel TKA Young MC Roxette Expose and Stevie B as well as Cancun The last known Hot Night was in 1993 at the Palladium and starred SWV The Original Saturday Night Dance Party edit In April 1987 WQHT debuted The Original Saturday Night Dance Party live from 4D NightClub in Manhattan from 10p m 2a m with no commercials and limited interruption All music from the show was live from the club as WQHT plugged right into the DJ booth mixer Scotty Blackwell was the first DJ to spin for the show where he would mix with 4 Technics 1200ML Turntables There was even a cart machine on hand to play the sweepers over the air As time went on WQHT was wired into two dozen different clubs around the area including The Palladium The Copacabana Foxes Emerald City The Tunnel Chicago Limelight 1018 The L I Exchange and The Roxy Other notable club DJs such as Glenn Friscia DJ Animal Roman Ricardo Freddie Bastone and Mojo Nicosia were on the turntables for The Saturday Night Dance Party Artists such as France Joli Safire The Cover Girls and others would occasionally perform live on the radio and in the clubs WYNY 1988 1996 edit Further information on the history of this station prior to its move to the 103 5 frequency WQHT WYNY 1977 1988 nbsp The WYNY logo used from 1988 to 1996On September 22 1988 at 5 30 p m WQHT changed frequencies as Emmis acquired NBC s radio stations Since Federal Communications Commission regulations at the time required that a company could only own one FM radio station in a market Emmis sold the 103 5 frequency to Westwood One which had also acquired the remnants of the NBC Radio Network At the same time they moved the format at 103 5 FM to the 97 1 FM frequency which they acquired from NBC with WQHT becoming Hot 97 As a result WYNY which was running a country music format at the 97 1 frequency prior to the sale would move to 103 5 FM 11 12 The station now known as Country 103 5 had mediocre ratings in their first few months at its new frequency In 1989 when Westwood One launched Pirate Radio a top 40 rock format on KQLZ in Los Angeles rumors were that if the format worked out well there WYNY would switch to the format soon after The format did well initially in Los Angeles but ratings tanked quickly so consideration for the change was ended by the spring of 1990 Even though rumors of a format change were always existent at the station the country format remained In 1993 the station would be sold to Broadcast Partners whom were committed to keeping Country on WYNY As a country station Jim Kerr would be the station s morning show host from 1990 to 1993 while their airstaff included Dan Daniel Randy Davis Bill Rock Ray Rossi Lisa Taylor Charlie Berger and Susan Browning In May 1995 Broadcast Partners opted to sell the station to Evergreen Media and after a lot of speculation about the station s future Evergreen confirmed in January 1996 that the station would be changing formats 13 14 On the final weekend that the station would play country music which would be from February 2 to 4 1996 the entire air staff said goodbye 15 WYNY ended local programming at 6 p m on February 4 with The Dance by Garth Brooks followed by syndicated programming After airing the syndicated After Midnite with Blair Garner show in the early morning hours of February 5 which also ended with The Dance the country music format was gone from the station thus leaving New York City without a full time country station Later that year country would resurface on several suburban stations one of which would get the WYNY calls resurfacing in late 1998 Beginning at 6 a m on February 5 WYNY began stunting by simulcasting sister stations across the country the first being Rock formatted WRCX Chicago On February 6 at 6 a m the simulcasting switched to urban contemporary formatted KKBT Los Angeles On February 7 at 6 a m the simulcasting switched to talk formatted WLUP FM Chicago On February 8 at 6 a m the simulcasting switched to AC formatted KIOI San Francisco On February 9 from 6 a m to 6 p m the simulcast switched to modern rock leaning top 40 WXKS FM Boston At 6 p m the simulcasting of sister stations ended 16 17 WKTU 1996 present edit For the first incarnation of WKTU on 92 3 FM see WINS FM WKTU 1975 1985 At 6 p m on February 9 1996 WYNY switched its stunting to a heartbeat sound effect promoting the launch of a new format coming the following day at Noon At that time WKTU was relaunched on 103 5 FM with a dance based CHR format WKTU s first song was Gonna Make You Sweat by C C Music Factory 18 19 The station went to number one in the Arbitron ratings 20 21 22 Drag performer RuPaul co hosted mornings with Michelle Visage Lisa Taylor and Freddie Colon around this period further helping their ratings Sean Hollywood Hamilton and Goumba Johnny made their debut at night and after much success were moved to mornings in January 1998 23 By 2002 the moderate amount of rap played on the station was gone and the station evolved into more of a Rhythmic Hot AC On May 31 2006 WKTU announced that actress comedian Whoopi Goldberg would become the station s new morning host and that the station would serve as the flagship station for her syndicated morning show Her show which aired mostly on AC and Rhythmic outlets in the United States especially those owned by WKTU s now parent company Clear Channel Communications began on July 31 2006 The news of Goldberg being named KTU s new morning star and the departures of popular afternoon drive DJ Broadway Bill Lee and late night hostess Jewelz in June 2006 led to talk that KTU might switch formats some suspected an upbeat female targeted Hot AC type direction similar to sister station KBIG Los Angeles with Goldberg s arrival WKTU management insisted that there were no plans to flip formats even with Goldberg in mornings Another surprise move was the reunion of former KTU morning hosts Sean Hollywood Hamilton and Goumba Johnny who hosted afternoons on the station beginning September 5 2006 Hamilton continues to host the syndicated shows the Weekend Top 30 and the Remix Top 30 heard in cites across America and around the world However on September 9 2006 after many format flips by Clear Channel of other radio stations throughout the country WKTU took on the upbeat Rhythmic AC direction by playing only popular current rhythmic material as well as increasing the airplay of older rhythmic sounds such as soul disco and freestyle On November 28 2007 WKTU announced that it had dropped Whoopi s morning show According to station management the reason was due to Goldberg s duties on The View although it may also have to do with the show s ratings 24 Her show continued to air in syndication through Premiere Radio Networks until April 18 2008 when she called it quits Paul Cubby Bryant who served as Goldberg s co host left the syndicated show and returned to WKTU in January 2008 to host his own morning show Around 2009 WKTU did another tweak in their Rhythmic AC format dropping the older elements of dance music disco and freestyle including Judy Torres Freestyle Free For All Sunday show Torres has since returned to doing a Sunday afternoon shift at WKTU and focusing mainly on a current direction with mainstream dance and rhythmic music The station pursued the advertiser friendly demographic of people who are 25 54 years old a move which has helped increase station ratings In September 2010 the station returned to a Rhythmic Top 40 direction as WKTU was added to the Mediabase Rhythmic panel joining rival WQHT On December 15 2010 Goumba Johnny left WKTU after 15 years leaving Hamilton solo in afternoons On April 4 2011 WKTU was moved from the rhythmic CHR panel on Mediabase to CHR top 40 reflecting the recent evolution of the station s music to a more rhythmic adult contemporary direction again without disco classic dance titles At the same time Nielsen BDS refrained from including WKTU s playlist on its top 40 CHR panel because of its direction and having sister station WHTZ as a reporter but the station did contribute to BDS Dance Mix Show Airplay panel due to having club music mix shows on the station up until August 16 2014 when BDS added WKTU to the top 40 CHR panel with the inclusion of non rhythmic titles On Memorial Day weekend 2014 WKTU started airing commercial free weekends in order to compete with WBMP which also started airing commercial free weekends after that station was relaunched as 92 3 AMP Radio The commercial free weekends era on WKTU lasted until Labor Day weekend 2014 Despite its pop leaning direction WKTU has continued to embrace current dance product even breaking new songs from the genre a lot quicker than its top 40 CHR or rhythmic top 40 counterparts 25 HD2 operation editWKTU began broadcasting in HD in late winter 2004 WKTU HD1 duplicates the analog signal s Rhythmic AC format while WKTU HD2 originally broadcast country music similar to WYNY On July 23 2009 the country music format was dropped in favor of Pride Radio a lifestyle format targeted to the LGBTQ community 26 Live events editEvery August WKTU holds an annual event called Beatstock The event showcases artists from every dance genre from disco to electronica and is held at two locations in the New York area Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh New York and the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel New Jersey The original KTU Beatstock concert which took place in 1997 was an all day event held at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn New York It featured over 50 acts from various genres of dance music all performing on one stage For 2011 WKTU had decided to no longer sponsor the event however Beatstock continued for the year on Long Island at the Brookhaven Amphitheater on August 20 That event was featured in The Real Housewives of New Jersey episode 4 12 July 15 2012 27 as two of the cast members Melissa Gorga 28 and Teresa Giudice s daughter Gia performed there 29 In April 2012 WKTU announced a new concert event called KTUphoria The all star concert event took place at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel New Jersey on May 20 2012 and like Beatstock was an all day event featuring DJs and artists performing on one stage albeit modified citation needed On June 29 2014 Ktuphoria was held at Izod Center with Jennifer Lopez Calvin Harris The Chainsmokers Ariana Grande and Cash Cash 30 Notable personalities editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2020 template removal help Carolina Bermudez 31 Hollywood HamiltonFormer personalities editAl Bandiero Paul Cubby Bryant RuPaul Whoopi Goldberg Michelle VisageReferences edit Facility Technical Data for WKTU Licensing and Management System Federal Communications Commission In 1957 a new station with the WPAT FM call letters now at 93 1 FM began broadcasting Exchange American Stock 1960 Listing Application American Stock Exchange Retrieved January 13 2018 Staff of WTFM FM 24 hour fm stereo outlet displays shop PDF Broadcasting November 27 1961 Retrieved April 6 2021 Tivnan Edward February 7 1983 Doubleday Rocks and Rolls New York New York Media LLC p 55 ISSN 0028 7369 Retrieved May 28 2022 EVOLUTION PDF Radio amp Records June 18 1982 p 26 Retrieved June 2 2022 Dougherty Philip K July 19 1982 ADVERTISING Radio Station Skips Summer Advertising The New York Times Section D p 6 Retrieved October 11 2022 Bon Jovi musicmight com Archived from the original on May 31 2009 Retrieved November 15 2021 Freeman Kim March 1 1986 Doubleday Dumping Its Last 3 Outlets Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc p 11 Retrieved April 19 2023 Emmis Turns WAPP Into Hot 103 5 PDF Radio amp Records August 22 1986 p 1 Retrieved October 10 2018 NY Dial Flips To Affect 34 Of Cume PDF RandR September 16 1988 Retrieved April 19 2021 Hot 103 WQHT Becomes Country 103 5 WYNY formatchangearchive com September 22 1988 Retrieved April 15 2021 WYNY Announces Coming Format Change formatchangearchive com February 1996 Retrieved April 15 2021 McCartie Exits Washington Radio Quombo PDF R amp R February 1 1996 Retrieved April 15 2021 The End Of 103 5 WYNY New York airchexx com February 10 2019 Retrieved April 15 2021 More NY L A Stories PDF R amp R February 9 1996 Retrieved April 15 2021 Jacor Climbs On The Buying Bandwagon Mancow Takes WYNY Into Format Limbo Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc February 17 1996 p 96 Retrieved April 19 2023 Novia Tony February 16 1996 It s Dance For WKTU Again PDF R amp R Retrieved September 28 2018 103 5 WYNY Becomes Dance CHR WKTU Format Change Archive Retrieved February 11 2017 Format Leaders PDF R amp R Ratings Report vol 2 96 Retrieved July 8 2020 Format Leaders PDF R amp R Ratings Report vol 1 97 Retrieved July 8 2020 Carter Kevin February 24 1996 WKTU May Bring Beat Back To Top 40 Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc p 90 Retrieved April 19 2023 Jockeying For Position New York Daily News New York New York January 20 1998 Retrieved July 8 2020 Subscription required David Hinckley November 28 2007 WKTU Cans Whoopi Goldberg New York Daily News Retrieved September 21 2012 Ross Sean October 23 2019 After Years of Superstar DJs a Return to Dance Music radioinsight com Retrieved April 6 2021 HD Radio station guide Archived from the original on December 23 2015 Retrieved February 11 2017 Episode 12 The Jersey Side Step Melissa and Gia perform at Beatstock BravoTV com July 15 2012 Retrieved September 21 2012 Allison Corneau July 16 2012 Entertainment Teresa Giudice s Daughters Slam Melissa Gorga s Singing She Stinks US Weekly Retrieved September 21 2012 Katie Marinello July 16 2012 News Housewives Recap Giudice Gorga Bust a Move at Beatstock Husbands talk about taming their wives on upcoming Napa Valley trip Montville Patch Retrieved September 21 2012 WKTU s KTUphoria 2014 To Heat Up Summer Concert Season www fmqb com Archived from the original on August 9 2014 Retrieved March 22 2016 Carolina Bermudez Returns To Radio On KTU Mornings With Cubby Allaccess com Retrieved December 9 2016 External links editOfficial website WKTU in the FCC FM station database The template FML is being considered for deletion WKTU on Radio Locator WKTU in Nielsen Audio s FM station database FCC History Cards for WKTU 1958 1981 Radio Maria New York in Italian WKTU subcarrier with streaming audio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WKTU amp oldid 1184498177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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