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The year 1988 in radio involved some significant events.
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Events
- August 13 — Los Angeles radio personality Shadoe Stevens takes over as host of "American Top 40." He replaces Casey Kasem, who had hosted since the show's debut in 1970. Stevens will remain with the program until the end of its original run in January 1995.
- September — KMGK in Minneapolis, Minnesota becomes KQQL, adopting an oldies format.
- October 7 - WNBC radio in New York signs off for the final time at 5:30 PM after 66 years on the air, being replaced with an all-sports station, WFAN.
- November 1 - KHTR in St. Louis, Missouri becomes KLOU, going from a Top 40 format to an oldies format.
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- KBEC in Waxahachie, Texas flips from adult standards to country music
Debuts
- August 1 - Rush Limbaugh makes his national debut from WABC in New York, his flagship station to this day.
Closings
Births
- January 9 - Glyn Wise, Welsh television/radio personality - runner-up, Big Brother 2006
Deaths
- April 1 - Jim Jordan, radio show, classic old time radio (b. 1896)
- June 22 - Dennis Day, Irish-American singer and radio and television personality (b. 1916)
- Mae Brussell, 66, conspiracy theorist and radio personality.
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