KSYR
Encyclopedia
KSYR was an alternative rock
music radio station in Benton, Louisiana
and was known as "The Buzz." The Buzz was created as an alternative rock addition to Shreveport, and competed mainly with local hard rock station, 99x. The Buzz brought a refreshing new style of music to the area, featuring many bands that were not played on 99x or any other station. On Saturday nights, The Buzz was transformed into "Club Buzz," where all the songs played were techno-influenced remixes of the normal alternative songs that they played The Buzz also featured a variety of interaction with listeners as well as original contests. Weekly contests featured were The Free Buzz at 4:20, Thumbs Up or the Finger, The Buzz Rewind, and the short lived Buzz Bits, where listeners could call in and say whatever they wanted, within reason. Their Too Cool for Tool contest was also original, with each contestant sitting on a large tub of ice, and whoever lasted the longest received a pair of Tool tickets, along with a "Tool"-box full of Tool SWAG. The Buzz came to an abrupt end in 2004, where they were literally there one minute and gone the next. No reason was ever stated for the cancellation of the station, and the format was quickly switched to Christmas music until the start of the new year. Since The Buzz, the station has been a light rock station and its current format is Spanish radio.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
music radio station in Benton, Louisiana
Benton, Louisiana
The town of Benton is the parish seat of Bossier Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. The population was 2,035 at the 2000 census. The larger Bossier City is located south of Benton...
and was known as "The Buzz." The Buzz was created as an alternative rock addition to Shreveport, and competed mainly with local hard rock station, 99x. The Buzz brought a refreshing new style of music to the area, featuring many bands that were not played on 99x or any other station. On Saturday nights, The Buzz was transformed into "Club Buzz," where all the songs played were techno-influenced remixes of the normal alternative songs that they played The Buzz also featured a variety of interaction with listeners as well as original contests. Weekly contests featured were The Free Buzz at 4:20, Thumbs Up or the Finger, The Buzz Rewind, and the short lived Buzz Bits, where listeners could call in and say whatever they wanted, within reason. Their Too Cool for Tool contest was also original, with each contestant sitting on a large tub of ice, and whoever lasted the longest received a pair of Tool tickets, along with a "Tool"-box full of Tool SWAG. The Buzz came to an abrupt end in 2004, where they were literally there one minute and gone the next. No reason was ever stated for the cancellation of the station, and the format was quickly switched to Christmas music until the start of the new year. Since The Buzz, the station has been a light rock station and its current format is Spanish radio.
Former On Air Personalities
- Flynt Stone (currently on KTAL-FMKTAL-FMKTAL-FM is a classic rock music radio station licensed to Texarkana, Texas with studios in Shreveport, Louisiana and is branded as 98 Rocks.-On Air Personalities:* The Walton and Johnson Morning Show* Tom Michaels* Greg The Nukeman Hanson* Bobby Cook...
) - Johnny Maze
- Boner in the Morning (October 2001- September 2003)
- Drunk Mouth and Naked Jake (currently on KTUXKTUXKTUX is a radio station licensed to Carthage, Texas, and serving the Shreveport area. It plays the album-oriented rock format. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media....
) - Bif Drysdale and Monkey Boy
- Rod the Human Tripod