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WNOU is a top 40 (CHR)
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed
to Speedway, Indiana
, serving the Indianapolis
Metro area. WNOU is owned and operated by Radio One.
WNOU features The NOW Morning Show weekday mornings with Kyle, Rachel, and Producer Kal from 5:30am - 10:00am. The rest of the on-air lineup includes Reka mid-days from 10:00am - 2:00pm, Rayne (also the station's program director and the only regular on-air personality retained after the move from 93.1) afternoons from 2:00pm - 6:00pm, and Mikey V. weeknights from 6:00pm - 10:00pm. Other on-air personalities include Kal (weekends), Tank (weekends), Zach (weeknights/weekends), and syndicated Dawson McAllister
(Sunday nights from 10:00pm - 12:00am).
Specialty programming includes the Friday Vibe and the Saturday Vibe with various house DJ's including DJ Orion, DJ Cool Hand Lex, DJ Indiana Jones, and DJ Slater Hogan.
, the 100.9 frequency was home to WYJZ, a smooth jazz
station that began broadcasting on June 15, 1998.
On Monday, October 8, 2007, at Noon, the "RadioNow" format was dropped from the 93.1 frequency (then owned by Emmis Communications
when it switched to Christmas music in advance of picking up the talk format from sister WIBC, which in turn was moving from AM 1070 to clear a spot for sports radio
WFNI
in December 2007.
Two days later, on Wednesday, October 10, 2007, at 4:30 PM, after playing "Anthem For a New America" by Jeff Lorber
, WYJZ dropped its smooth jazz format and picked up the contemporary hit radio format of WNOU. Radio One purchased the intellectual property
of WNOU including its "RadioNow" branding, format and logo, which were all installed on 100.9 FM. Radio One management claimed that they will offer the displaced staffers of the original WNOU the first chance of joining the station's lineup, and will use the same imaging
as the former 93.1.
The last song played on "RadioNow 93.1" was "When You're Gone
" by Avril Lavigne
. The first song played on "RadioNOW 100.9" was "Bartender" by T-Pain
and Akon
.
On October 31, 2007, WYJZ picked up the WNOU call sign, completing the "move" of "Radio Now" to 100.9.
By 2009
, when Cumulus Media
's WRWM
picked up the contemporary hit radio
format, WNOU started to lean more rhythmic
as it forced sister station WHHH
to move from rhythmic
to urban
. The rhythmic lean was reduced when WRWM switched to hot adult contemporary.
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to Speedway, Indiana
Speedway, Indiana
Speedway is a town in Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,881 at the 2000 census. Speedway is the home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, from which the town derives its name, and is a complete enclave of Indianapolis....
, serving the Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
Metro area. WNOU is owned and operated by Radio One.
WNOU features The NOW Morning Show weekday mornings with Kyle, Rachel, and Producer Kal from 5:30am - 10:00am. The rest of the on-air lineup includes Reka mid-days from 10:00am - 2:00pm, Rayne (also the station's program director and the only regular on-air personality retained after the move from 93.1) afternoons from 2:00pm - 6:00pm, and Mikey V. weeknights from 6:00pm - 10:00pm. Other on-air personalities include Kal (weekends), Tank (weekends), Zach (weeknights/weekends), and syndicated Dawson McAllister
Dawson McAllister
Dawson McAllister is an American speaker, radio host, and author. He is the host of the radio program Dawson McAllister Live on Sunday nights from 10:00-12:00 pm ET, which has an average audience of 500,000 listeners a week, and for over seventeen years, he has been speaking out for and giving...
(Sunday nights from 10:00pm - 12:00am).
Specialty programming includes the Friday Vibe and the Saturday Vibe with various house DJ's including DJ Orion, DJ Cool Hand Lex, DJ Indiana Jones, and DJ Slater Hogan.
History
Prior to October 20072007 in radio
The year 2007 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*January 8: Nanci "The Fabulous Sports Babe" Donnellan returns to radio after a six-year absence, filling in for local hosts in Florida....
, the 100.9 frequency was home to WYJZ, a smooth jazz
Smooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....
station that began broadcasting on June 15, 1998.
On Monday, October 8, 2007, at Noon, the "RadioNow" format was dropped from the 93.1 frequency (then owned by Emmis Communications
Emmis Communications
Emmis Communications is a media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company owns radio stations and magazines in the United States, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria.-History:...
when it switched to Christmas music in advance of picking up the talk format from sister WIBC, which in turn was moving from AM 1070 to clear a spot for sports radio
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
WFNI
WFNI
WFNI, known as 1070 The Fan, is a radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana owned by Emmis Communications. The station operates on the AM radio frequency of 1070 kHz. The studios are located at 40 Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis...
in December 2007.
Two days later, on Wednesday, October 10, 2007, at 4:30 PM, after playing "Anthem For a New America" by Jeff Lorber
Jeff Lorber
Jeff Lorber is an American Grammy Award-nominated keyboardist, composer, and record producer.After leading his own group, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, he went on to pioneer the smooth jazz genre....
, WYJZ dropped its smooth jazz format and picked up the contemporary hit radio format of WNOU. Radio One purchased the intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
of WNOU including its "RadioNow" branding, format and logo, which were all installed on 100.9 FM. Radio One management claimed that they will offer the displaced staffers of the original WNOU the first chance of joining the station's lineup, and will use the same imaging
Voice-over
Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
as the former 93.1.
The last song played on "RadioNow 93.1" was "When You're Gone
When You're Gone
"When You're Gone" is a song by Bryan Adams and Melanie Chisholm. The song was written by Bryan Adams and Eliot Kennedy. The song peaked at number three at the UK singles chart and spent 15 weeks in the UK Top 40, with nine of these in the Top 10. The single sold 676,947 copies and was the...
" by Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
. The first song played on "RadioNOW 100.9" was "Bartender" by T-Pain
T-Pain
Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...
and Akon
Akon
Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...
.
On October 31, 2007, WYJZ picked up the WNOU call sign, completing the "move" of "Radio Now" to 100.9.
By 2009
2009 in radio
The following events occurred in radio in 2009.- Events :* January 1: Kurdish TV starts broadcasting in Turkey.* January: Michael Smerconish, morning host at talk radio WPHT Philadelphia, begins syndication of his morning show to WHFS in Washington and WOR in New York City.* January 17: Two well...
, when Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
's WRWM
WRWM
WRWM is a hot adult contemporary music-formatted radio station licensed to serve Fishers, Indiana, and broadcasting in the Indianapolis area. WRWM was recently granted a construction permit to move its city of license to Lawrence, Indiana, and upgrade its power from 2.95 kW to 6.9 kW in...
picked up the contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format, WNOU started to lean more rhythmic
Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...
as it forced sister station WHHH
WHHH
WHHH is a rhythmic contemporary radio station in Indianapolis, although it is an urban contemporary reporter per Nielsen BDS. It is at 96.3 FM also known as "Hot 96.3: Interactive Hip-Hop and R&B." Along with four other Indy stations, WTLC , WTLC-FM, WNOU and TV station WDNI they are owned and...
to move from rhythmic
Rhythmic Contemporary
Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...
to urban
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
. The rhythmic lean was reduced when WRWM switched to hot adult contemporary.
Alumni
- David Edgar (former PD/OM, now OM of Clear Channel/Pittsburgh)
- Ed Wank (from Wank and O'Brien, now on WLHKWLHKWLHK -- "97-1 Hank FM" -- is an FM radio station owned by Emmis Communications in Indianapolis, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 97.1 mHz, FM channel 246. The studios are located on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. The transmitters, according to the FCC, are...
97.1 Hank-FM) - Dave O'Brien (from Wank and O'Brien, now on WLHKWLHKWLHK -- "97-1 Hank FM" -- is an FM radio station owned by Emmis Communications in Indianapolis, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 97.1 mHz, FM channel 246. The studios are located on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. The transmitters, according to the FCC, are...
97.1 Hank-FM) - Nigel (Former Afternoon Drive)
- Mysti (Former Middays, now on WKSL 93.9 KISS-FM, Raleigh, North Carolina)
- Chris Edge (Former Program Director, now Digital Sales Manager, Emmis Austin)
- Chris Pickett (Former Program Director, now PD KVUUKVUUKVUU is a Hot AC radio station in the Colorado Springs, Colorado, area that is known by its moniker "My999". It was known for many years by its previous moniker, "K-View 99.9".-99.9 FM history:...
/KIBTKIBTKIBT is a Rhythmic Top 40 formatted radio station serving the Colorado Springs area as well as nearby Pueblo, Colorado. The Clear Channel Communications station's community of license is Fountain, Colorado, USA.-History:...
Colorado Springs) - Marco (Marc Orem) (Former Host, "The Morning Mess", now Afternoon Drive WRWMWRWMWRWM is a hot adult contemporary music-formatted radio station licensed to serve Fishers, Indiana, and broadcasting in the Indianapolis area. WRWM was recently granted a construction permit to move its city of license to Lawrence, Indiana, and upgrade its power from 2.95 kW to 6.9 kW in...
"i94", Indianapolis, Indiana) - Shannon (Shannon Murphy) (Former co-host, "The Morning Mess", now morning co-host on 'MoJo in the Morning' on WKQIWKQIWKQI — branded Channel 955 — is a commercial pop/CHR radio station in Detroit, Michigan, owned by Clear Channel Communications. WKQI transmits its signal with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts from an antenna 430 feet in height located at the intersection of Greenfield Road and 10 Mile...
"Channel 955", Detroit, Michigan) - Super-Phat Mikey (Mike Dennison) (Former co-host, "The Morning Mess")
- Dylan (Former night host, now Afternoon Drive as "JD Greene" at KEEY-FM "K102" in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
- Austin (former night host, now Mornings at WJFXWJFXWJFX is an FM radio station located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 107.9 MHz. They are a rhythmic CHR station that has been broadcasting for over a decade in the Fort Wayne area...
"Hot 107.9", Fort Wayne, Indiana) - Alana (former weekends, now Mornings at WJFXWJFXWJFX is an FM radio station located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 107.9 MHz. They are a rhythmic CHR station that has been broadcasting for over a decade in the Fort Wayne area...
"Hot 107.9", Fort Wayne, Indiana) - Sexual Bryan (former night co-host, now APD/MD/Afternoon Drive as "Bryan" at WFKSWFKSWFKS is a contemporary hits station serving Florida's Space Coast area. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 95.1 MHz with an ERP of 4.3 kW and is licensed to Melbourne, Florida.-History:...
"RadioNOW 97.9", Jacksonville, Florida) - Figgy (former weekends, recently Middays at WBTUWBTUWBTU is an 18,500-watt FM radio station licensed to Kendallville, Indiana located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 93.3 MHz. WBTU is owned by Oasis Radio Group....
, "US 93.3", Fort Wayne, Indiana) - Scrap Jackson (former Program Director, now at WBTTWBTTWBTT is a rhythmic contemporary radio station serving Southwest Florida -- primarily Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties. The Clear Channel Communications outlet broadcasts at 105.5 MHz with an ERP of 23.5 kW and its COL is Naples Park, Florida...
, Fort Myers, Florida) - Jana Sutter (former Music Director, now MD/Middays at WXXLWXXLWXXL, also known as XL1067, is a contemporary hit radio station licensed to Tavares, Florida, United States, and is owned by Clear Channel Communications. Its studio is located at Clear Channel Orlando's headquarters in Maitland. WXXL primarily serves the Greater Orlando metropolitan area...
, Orlando, Florida) - JD Redman (former Midday and Overnights)
- Brandon Scott (Weekends/Swing, now Reporter at Bay News 9 Tampa, Florida)
- Crash (former weekends, now Nights at WNKSWNKSWNKS, known on the air as KISS 95.1, is a 100,000 watt radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina. It broadcasts at 95.1 MHz from a tower in Dallas, North Carolina, primarily serving the Charlotte metropolitan area. On air programming consists of mainstream top 40 music...
/Charlotte) - Chris Ott (former Afternoon Drive)
- AJ (former production dir/middays, now Creative Dir. CBS Radio Washington DC)
- Summer (former Middays, now swing at WKSCWKSCWKSC-FM is a Top 40 radio station serving the Chicago area. They are owned by Clear Channel Communications. The station is known as "103-5 KISS FM" or simply "103-5". WKSC's main competition is WBBM-FM "B96".-1950s - 1973:...
"1035 KISS FM" Chicago) - Doc Miller (former Nights, now out of radio)
- Mike Thomas (former Overnights, now "Jagger", nights on WKTUWKTUWKTU is a radio station based in New York City that plays an upbeat, gold-based CHR format. The station's broadcast transmitter is located on the top of the Empire State Building and its city of license is Lake Success, New York, with offices formerly in the "Newport" section of Jersey City, New...
"103.5 KTU", and MD of WHTZWHTZWHTZ — branded Z100 — is a commercial pop/contemporary hit radio radio station licensed to Newark, New Jersey serving the New York metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications...
"Z100", New York, New York) - McKinzie Roth (former co-host "The Scotty Show", now working in TV)
- Shy (former co-host "The Scotty Show")
- Riggs (former Nights, now Afternoon Drive/Imaging Director at WRNW "97.3 RadioNOW", Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Slater (former Overnights, now Nights at WJJSWJJSWJJS and WJJX are Rhythmic contemporary formatted broadcast radio stations.WJJS is licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, serving the Metro Roanoke area...
"Jammin' JJS", Roanoke, Virginia) - Mahoney (former weekends, now afternoons at WBTUWBTUWBTU is an 18,500-watt FM radio station licensed to Kendallville, Indiana located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 93.3 MHz. WBTU is owned by Oasis Radio Group....
, "US 93.3", Fort Wayne, Indiana) - Scotty Davis (former co-host "The Scotty Show)