Although FM translators in the U.S. are generally not permitted to originate their own programming, the Federal Communications Commission has recently allowed FM translators to simulcast the programming of both AM stations and HD2 digital subchannels. Simple, realistic, and strait-forward analysis of the team he's covering; maintains his simplistic approach by not inferringsituations that aren't there. Because it doesnt, at least not as the radio station Im talking about. Recently I have been changing to another radio station during an extra-long period of time of nothing but commercials on WLW-700 radio. On August 16, 2012 W264BW began simulcasting WEBN-HD2. 5 reviews of WEBN "This sounds like a radio station that is stuck in a time warp from the mid 70's through 1995. What about the on-air personalities covering the local Cincinnati market? Listen To The Most Popular Podcasts On iHeartRadio! Cincinnatis reputation as an ultra-conservative town has plenty of supporting evidence. Born Richard Weidenbruch, he was "Dick White" in Milwaukee until he switched radio stations. No female personalities. 2023 Audacy, Inc. All rights reserved. Owned and operated by iHeartMedia. Both Frank Woods used fake names on the air because they wanted to make it seem like WEBN had an actual staff. Or was literally laundering honey-coated dollar bills from a sister station's give-away stunt involving a child's swimming pool filled with honey and money. "My boss said, 'What's your middle name?' I am from Hamilton and I live in Plymouth Massachusetts now and I grew up on WEBN and I was so glad when I could find you on the internet with hometown commercials and all the only reason I didn't give 5 . I can't wait to hear a group of former competitors reminisce together about how they tried to get the best of each other. He also spoke conversationally, disdaining the Top 40 full-bottle-of-Adderall persona. And part of it was because nobody was much good in the morning, and part of it was because that wasnt the habit, but gradually the habit caught up. Local media is still his beat and hes bringing his interest, curiosity, contacts and unique style to Cincinnati Public Radio and 91.7 WVXU. Heres where I got worried, he said. The morning was the last to develop. [WIN TICKETS] Shinedown @ Heritage Bank Center, [WIN TICKETS] Zac Brown Band @ Nationwide Arena, [WIN TICKETS] ZZ Top & Lynyrd Skynyrd @ Riverbend, [WIN TICKETS] Fall Out Boy @ Riverbend Music Center. Besides a standard analog transmission, WEBN broadcasts over three HD Radio channels, and is available online via iHeartRadio. Or might the truth be that the pearl clutching helped make our success so spectacular? Fans laughed harder at our stuff because they knew that in the next car, cubicle, or living room, somebody else was horrified. WEBN - Cincinnati's ROCK Station & Home of the KiddChris Show! Them. A local furniture store in town brought me up a black Barcalounger. The "Remembering Radios Rock Rivalries"program starts at 2 p.m. in the Reading Garden Lounge on the first floor of the main public library Sunday, Jan. 28. I realize Im describing WEBN in the past tense as if it no longer exists. WEBN-FM, WKRQ-FM, WUBE-FM, WSAI-FM, WSKS-FM, WBLZ-FM, WLW-AM and news/talk WCKY-AM each had separate owners trying to grab a larger share of the market. Fingers jumped to the competition, WEBN-FM's "Dawn Patrol," before Robin Wood started maternity leave. Would your boss do that? The show is set to music broadcast by the station. In 1999 Jacor was purchased by Clear Channel. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. In the 1980s, Denis Burke used five different names every hour doing "Traffic Watch" updates for a variety of stations. Robin: And FM converters started being added to car radios. Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! Barry was at WKRQ-FM (101.9) in the 1970s, when the Taft Broadcasting's Q102 battled for young listeners with independent rock station WEBN-FM. As we were developing plans to showcase local music, it only made sense to turn to the foremost experts at CincyMusic.com to be the engine of that exploration" (Chris Williams Program Director, The Project 100.7 / 106.3)[14], WEBN-HD3 launched on December 18, 2014; the digital subchannel also began simulcasting over Cincinnati translator W272BY (102.3FM). How I contracted tinnitus in bandboxes, Vin Scully named 2022 Sportscaster of the Year; He died in August at 94; Other notables also identified, HALBYS: MARV ALBERT IS OUR BROADCASTER OF 2021; OTHER VOICES RECOGNIZED TOO, The Halbys 2020: Scott Van Pelt Sportscaster of the Year; Awards by sport and other recognition. 2023 www.cincinnati.com. After A False Alarm Earlier In The Week, Jerry Lee Lewis Has Passed Away. Listen To Podcasts That Examine The Passion, Perseverance, And Power Of Black Culture! Robin: Music sounded so much better on FM and he knew it because he was a big music fan. Yawn. Shroom Playing 'GoldenEye 007' For First Time in 25 years! Some Hot Tips! The late Rich King the former Cincinnati radio personality whose outrageous humor inspired a young Indiana listener named David Letterman loved to tell how he got his radio name. Also, the concept of national artists (who happened to be in town for shows) performing live in the radio studio began at WEBN. [6][13], On May 29, 2013 CincyMusic.com announced a partnership with WEBN-HD2 to begin a weekly radio show called the CincyMusic Spotlight. 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FM listening developed first at night because in the early days, the only FM in the house was a stereo in the living room. The person ruining it was also named Frank Wood, also starting his own career in law, but smitten by the new trends in rock. The writer was born in 1835 as Samuel Langhorne Clemens almost 150 years before Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (Katy Perry) or Peter Gene Hernandez (Bruno Mars) were born. The name of its brand is "1027 WEBN". Much like we did. ", "A Different Kind Of A Radio Station", "The Rock 'N' Roll Station", "The Classic Rock 'N' Roll Station", "Rockin' Stereo! After the Bengals dropped their seventh consecutive game, a queen-sized mattress was brought up to sleep on. Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! Linebacker Carl Zander then fell on the ball, to give the Bengals their first win of the year. (Photo provided by John Calhoun) In a good year, WEBN would sell 15,000 to 20,000 spring . Theyre an opportunity to augment a radio stations persona and image. So crazy stuff happened when a station tried to give away a huge cash prize. Win a $1,000 James Free gift card! The ratings got huge in 1975, which coincided, by the way, with Rob taking over the Morning Show. You would think "Rockin' Ron" Schumacher had the perfect name for a rock 'n' roll radio DJ. More. Take our Music Survey Download the B-105 app. Matthews also served as vice president of programming for iHeartMedia's entire Cincinnati radio cluster before exiting the company in 2017.[10][11]. Read More Jelly Puddings commercials were different, too: mostly made in-house and irreverently targeted to this new, young audience. And who was ruining it? The station features a mix of rock, alternative, and classic rock music. Lance McAllister (talk show host1530 WCKY). It's as if they have 30 CDs and that is all they're going to play. Frank: We thought wed throw a birthday party, really to thank the listeners. The station began referring to itself with monikers and slogans like, "RRRRRRIBBIT! But it was great. I feel he overestimates his baseball knowledge at times and makes unnecessary and boisterous criticisms. It was good timing, well executed. The taxidermied dog had been Frank Wood, Sr.'s pet named Miles Duffy. WEBN continued to call its location "Frog's Mountain". It was July, 1983 when the Wild Man was collecting money for an airplane banner against Reds General Manager Dick Wagner. I had bills at home and they had to be paid, he said. Belinda's has been a familiar voice in Atlanta radio for nearly 15 years. A pair of well-known local radio personalities were among the Cincinnati cutbacks in the wake of a massive layoff announced . I've been trying to get ahold of it for over a year now, and finally found an old WPGC recording on Soundcloud from 1995 with an isolated clip of it, so I cropped it out. In 1988, the station moved to the neighborhood of Mount Adams (this time calling it "Frog's Mountain" joining with several other stations purchased in recent years by its corporate parent Jacor Communications. Condolences to family and friends of former CLEAR CHANNEL Rock WEBN/CINCINNATI midday host KEN "MR. K" GLIDEWELL, who died TUESDAY (5/27) from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in . Mine did. We were on a boat over on the Kentucky side and this crowd kept getting bigger and bigger. 2 Rush Limbaugh. Its first air date is August 31, 1967. FM listening developed first at night because in the early days, the only FM in the house was a stereo in the living room. I dont mean to denigrate the current WEBN; the station I currently work for also operates in the same stunted world birthed by broadcast deregulation in 1996. 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We decided to do a big show, and then to try and synchronize it with music. Get his official bio, social pages & articles on iHeartRadio! It was more than a business for a long time. The Project 100.7 / 106.3. It got to be such a cult thing that by the third year, people started showing up on Hyde Park Square to watch it. ", "The Last Great Untamed Radio Station In North America", "WEBN Rocks Cincinnati! I was just pissed off that Wagner had allowed Pete Rose to sign with the Phillies in December, 1978, he said. Heidelberg Distributing made sure he had plenty of Budweiser. ", "Step Aside Small Change! Thursday -- along with several other employees -- Joe Elliott fell victim to a corporate crackdown and was laid off. Dennis (Wild Man) Walker was named for Dennis James, one of the early personalities in the history of television. Home of the KiddChris Show Weekday Mornings on WEBN, Cincinnati's Rock Station and FM home of the Cincinnati Bengals! Were in this business now. And the cops hated it for the first three or four years. Immediately his former employer replaced him with a DJ named "Bob White," so King was called "King Richard." It was on one side of the continental divide in Cincinnati. And as it had already promoted non-existent events, the station advertised products by "Brute Force Cybernetics" also the name of the corporate holding company, as well the rumored call letters of the station. When his career began in the 1970's he was fired from multiple radio stations because as a news commentator he was seen as too controversial. It was untelevised in 2015 when WXIX did not renew the contract, but the fireworks show returned to television in 2016 via WKRC-TV. We call it the willing suspension of disbelief. No one is sure who famously described Dylans singing as the sound of a cow with its leg stuck in a fence, but it wasnt Frank Woodthat would have been too much of a compliment. 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"In a group of really strange, talented, lunatic-fringe characters that were WEBN at that time, Geoff was the outer fringe of lunacy," says Frank "Bo" Wood, former owner and manager of the rock. Gilbert now hosts afternoon drive on WOFX-FM (The Fox 92.5), and writes the "Doctor Know" history column for Cincinnati magazine. Cincinnatis 50 years of WEBN love/hate had begun. With sports being such a large part of life in the Cincinnati area, these personalities are a significant part of our lives. Seems to be knowledgeable about the Bengals and the NFL; I just have a problem with a guy with a Boston accent covering the Bengals. Or put a huge secret prize box on the top of Riverfront Coliseum (now U.S. Bank Arena). John Kiesewetter joined the WVXU news team as a TV/Media blogger on July 1 2015, after nearly 30 years covering local and national broadcasting for The Cincinnati Enquirer. The program and its music proved to be so popular that the station eventually made this album oriented rock show the bulk of its programming, much to the chagrin of Frank Sr. himself. Lo and behold, the Phillies were coming to Cincinnati for a series in July of 83. It was 14-10 Browns at the half the third quarter was even, each team scoring a touchdown to make it 21-20, Cleveland. "White Christmas" star Vera-Ellen, a Norwood native, shortened her name from Vera Ellen Rohe. He may be reached at: andyf@brooklyneagle.com. Part of Audacy. 10:35 on WLW. Back in the day, legendary radio personality David Haines used to scream this every Friday morning on the Donnie Simpson show on 95.5 WPGC in Washington DC. It was a strange thing because there were no women on the radio then. Get his official bio, social pages & articles on iHeartRadio! Vietnam protests. When it initially went on the air on August 31, 1967, it was owned by Frank Wood, Sr., a Cincinnati attorney. Chris Welsh (Reds Color Analyst/FSN Ohio). Anyone at any time 24 hours a day could visit the station and walk right into the studio and home and watch on-air personalities broadcast their programs. Hed call from the corner. He is now assistant general manager and program director at Eastern Kentucky University's WEKU-FM. WEBNs long-time slogan was A Different Kind of Radio Station. Nowhere else could you hear things like a years-long ad campaign for Tree Frog Beerdoesnt taste like much, but it gets you there faster! No other station announced the latest technological miracles from the laboratories of Brute Force Cybernetics: the Portable Hole, the Negative Calorie Cookie, a 25th Hour, and the innovative Doctor Drive-Thru. For whatever reasons, the countless things that made WEBN special and unique to Cincinnati are now gone, and the only argument might be about how long ago they left. 51. The morning was the last to develop. By clicking Submit, you acknowledge you have read and agree to Audacys Website and Digital Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. There was a major change in lifestyles and consumption patterns and we sort of landed right in the front of it. Over W264BW, Clear Channel opted to simulcast the hot adult contemporary (hot AC) format heard on the HD2 subchannel of Cincinnati area station WKFS (107.1FM). And probably a quarter of a million people showed up the first year. He had a port-a-potty hauled up to the roof, which was emptied every week. Branded "102.3 The Beat", WEBN-HD3 initially aired a classic hip-hop format promoted as "throwback hip hop and R&B". WRRM-FM (WARM98.5) once had a former Roman Catholic priest who fibbed about his name. Share your "Good Vibes!" Join us for the Heart Mini! So whatever the station may have planned for its 50th birthday, and though I now work for a competitor, I feel compelled to speak up for WEBNs Golden Age. ", "WEBN, The Lunatic Fringe", and the 1988 version "The Lunatic Fringe Of American FM", these 2 slogans come from Red Rider's song Lunatic Fringe. Berry worked for WKRQ-FM/WKRC-AM before joining Fingers on the WEBN-FM "Dawn Patrol.". ", "Turn Us On, Tune Us In, And Crank It Up! One of the most famous things we ever did was a paradewed broadcast a parade on April Fools Day. He is a phenomenal columnist, however, for the Cincinnati Enquirerhis radio show was just cut on Thursday. George Grande (Reds play-by-play/FSN Ohio). And the Sports Rocker lumped them all together in his recently released Wild Man: The Book co-written with Gerry Schultz. But it's rare that someone using a fake or "professional" name will talk about their true identity. Walker got a call from Luczak, and told the then Program Director, We dont need a suit-and-tie guy to do sports for us. Owned by iHeartMedia, WEBN serves as the FM flagship for the Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network; and the home of radio personality Christopher "Kidd Chris" Foley. I ate like a king every Wednesday, Mortons Steak House came with all the trimmings, he said. Extensive, research-backed profiles of 16 personality types: learn how different personalities approach romantic relationships, career choices, friendships, parenthood, and more. Most clients understood, and let us have fun. We told the cops we were going to do it; they didnt do anything. What Your Cereal Choice Says About Dating You. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Music, radio and podcasts, all free. There was finally something to listen to on FM, too. Its early years provided an electronic gathering place for a new and growing segment of Cincinnati: the baby boomers who formed a culture apart from their parents in regard to aspirations, politics, and especially music. Watch on. Gilbert started at WEBN-FM in 1974, and did afternoons from 1980 to 2012. External forces helped too, coinciding with the rise of rock music, FM radio, and of all those hippies who eventually grew up and slowly blended into the establishment. He also played obscure rock artists, ones that baby boomers had only read about in Rolling Stone, a brand-new magazine. Creates a good afternoon talk show covering all local sports; shows a undeniable love for his work and the local teams; seems to lack knowledge of some of the intricacies of sports. Cincinnati - News Radio Follow Connect On Air Schedule Red Eye Radio Live Mike McConnell 5:00 AM-9:00 AM Contests and Promotions Listen To 700WLW Listen To Podcasts That Examine The Passion, Perseverance, And Power Of Black Culture! We should get a real fan, someone passionate about sports, to come in and give opinions., Sports and rock n roll have been a marriage made in heaven since the early 80s, he said, and continues today. Listen To WBEN From Buffalo Here And Get All Your Favorite Radio Stations And Podcasts On The Go With The Audacy App. Thats where I took my afternoon naps.. There were many who detested us. The attitude also extended to actual advertising. WEBN was always passionate about promoting local artists. His knowledge creates a very good baseball watching experience. Monkees at the Gardens. Cincinnati's Riverfest and fireworks celebration is officially a go in 2021. Not many people noticed. Walker went up on the downtown Cincinnati billboard August 24, 1991 and the deal: he wouldnt come down until the Bengals won a game. Personalities felt like family. By Lindsay English. That logo was retired about 1979. National Baseball Hall-of-Fame inductee; has a strong understanding of the Reds as well as the MLB in general; his analysis of the meaning of moves is typically dead on; gives agood, in-depth analysis without being overanalyitcal; does a weekly in-game segment with Marty Brennaman. On November 3rd a full two-months from the beginning of the season, the 0-8 Bengals hosted the 4-4 Cleveland Browns. Steve Bertrand will host "Chicago's Afternoon . (My very first day on the air, a caller complained about the station going downhill.) Other listeners turned away years later when the crude humor ratcheted up, or after the creativity had mostly disappeared to make room for more commercials. Nationally recognized as one of the top single-day festivals in the country, the show will go on this Labor Day weekend . Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The house wasn't hard to spot - it had what appeared to be a cocker spaniel sitting in an old barbershop chair on the front porch. List of radio stations This proved to be one of the station's most popular programs until Wood retired from the air on June 30, 1985. Our application uses a transmission that connected to the Internet reproduces the signal live 24 days a day, 7 days a week, all year! LINKIN PARK Releasing Never Before Heard Song "Lost" This Friday! The program is 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at the main public library downtown. Sometimes he forgot who he was and used the wrong name on stations. And we thought, _We dont need no stinkin AM, so we came on and foundered around and figured it out. Robin: Jerry Springer used to be a guest three times a week on the Morning Show. ", "It Must Be WEBN! On April 24, 2012, W264BW owner EMF Broadcasting, Inc. leased the translator to Clear Channel. I wonder if someone would come.. Is it a paradox that WEBN thrived through all of that? Some hated our raucous music, mega-sized personalities, and relentless bad boy antics. Youve got lots of company, Frank. Popular local bands such as The Raisins and Wheels had cuts on WEBN album projects. Perhaps betrayed. Inexperienced, aspiring women sportscasters tell us how they broke into TV fresh out of school, Are you a sports voice, an analyst or PA person? WEBN Cincinnati's ROCK Station & Home of the KiddChris Show! WEBN (102.7 FM) - branded 102.7 WEBN - is a commercial active rock radio station licensed to Cincinnati, Ohio, serving Greater Cincinnati. Auburn (106.3FM) began simulcasting the alternative rock format on WEBN-HD2 as "The Project 100.7 / 106.3". The Project already champions amazing local acts like Walk The Moon, Foxy Shazam, 21 Pilots and Cinema Sleep in regular rotation. Minuscule understanding of intricacies of sports; a miserable radio show. UFC Prez, Dana White Gets Into Altercation With His Wife On NYE. Its time was shifted to 6-10 a.m. and the show was eventually dropped in the late 1980s. Analysts. New Scream 6 trailer has dropped, check it out here! Frank: Jerry has never forgiven us for that. It requires curiosity, creativity, and collaboration to drive the real conversations and culture that help people feel less alone. He has been a part of the station since he joined in January 2008, previously she worked as a morning health announcer for twenty years at WEBN-FM. However, it honored its roots as a classical music station by broadcasting classical music on Sunday mornings from 8:00-noon with Frank Wood Sr. as the host. Even as it later drifted into mainstream programming, the stations behavior between songs continued to poke its finger in the eye of the proper and starched. Home of the Bill Cunningham show, Mike McConnell, Scott Sloan, Eddie & Rocky, Lance McAlister, and flagship station of the Cincinnati Reds! My brother the pyromaniac thought Lets have a fireworks show. I chose Farmers Night, which I knew would be a good crowd, he said. Spent considerable time in Camarillo where she is associated closely with Kat Dennings and has been seen with Jennifer Carpenter as a up and comer in the ease of the comic books where we may see a resurgence of the style . 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