1999 in radio

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The year 1999 in radio involved some significant events.

Events

• January 1 - 102.1 The Zone stopped played at 6AM and 102.1 FM played a stunt of waves and announcement voice over of our newest radio station.
• January 4 - 102.1 The Zone becomes Star 102 (KCKC)
• April 5 - KHOT flips into Spanish Mexican music from Rhythmic Olides
• August 6 - WWXY and WWYX (now WVIV-FM) debuts The 80s Channel
• October 2 - 810 WHB flips to Sports Talk
• November 4 - WYXR (now WRFF) rebranded from Star 104.5 to Alice 104.5
• December 1 - WZBA flips into Country music to Rock AC

Debuts

• March 26: Billionaire Paul Allen gives Portland, Oregon its first Rhythmic Contemporary station as KXL-FM becomes KXJM ("Jammin' 95.5").
• October 23 The BJ Shea Morning Experience makes its debut on KQBZ in Seattle, Washington.

Closings

• April 17 - The Mutual Broadcasting System name was retired by owner Westwood One, with remaining affiliates switching to CNN Radio in a deal with Turner Broadcasting. On that same day, "NBC Radio"-branded newscasts (by this point, "Mutual" and "NBC" newscasts were produced and anchored by CBS Radio personnel) were also limited only to 5 a.m. - 10 a.m. on weekday mornings, with CNN Radio newscasts airing at all other times.

Deaths

• Regis Cordic, 72, American radio personality and actor.
• Shirley Dinsdale, 72, ventriloquist and television and radio personality of the 1940s and early 1950s.
• Ted Mallie, 74, American radio and television announcer

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