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Radio One Blows Up Tom Joyner & K-SOUL for Classic Hip Hop Boom 94.5

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Over the weekend Radio One launched a new Classic Hip Hop format in the Dallas Fort Worth area as Boom 94.5. The format change saw the end of the Classic Soul and R&B format of K-Soul 94.5 (KSOC). Also with the change was the surprising end of the Tom Joyner Morning Show. The Reach Media program that is in partnership with Radio One is based in Dallas. The move seemed to come as a shock to Tom Joyner himself as he broadcast from the show’s studios in Texas. Back in January Radio One had re-launched the “K-Soul 94.5” format in  … Continue reading Radio One Blows Up Tom Joyner & K-SOUL for Classic Hip Hop Boom 94.5

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Now More Than Just Old School — It’s Back to KSoul in Dallas

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Radio One is re-introducing R&B music from the 90’s and today back into rotation on KSOC 94.5 to the Dallas market. The station also returns to it’s former name as KSoul. The station dropped current R&B music and exclusively played urban oldies as “Old School 94.5” in the Summer of 2011. Also before that transition midday host and former Salt-n-Pepa member Dee Dee “Spinderella” Roper was fired. Perhaps the negativity from that event has affected the station’s ratings as well. KSoul looks to raise its ranking while competing with “K104” KKDA-FM and Urban AC station KRNB “Smooth R&B 105.7” KRNB. The … Continue reading Now More Than Just Old School — It’s Back to KSoul in Dallas

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K104 FM Dallas Wakes Up To "DeDe In The Morning"

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DeDe Inks New Deal DeDe McGuire has just signed a new deal cementing her place in the top spot as host of KKDA K104 FM Morning Show, now named “DeDe in the Morning.” “I’m trying to be the hardest working woman in radio,” says McGuire.  I’m ready to take the throne as the new king of mornings. Officially joining the morning show team at K104 in 2009, DeDe played the co-host role to two other personalities before claiming the head position becoming “DeDe in the Morning.”  Now as the host of the morning show weekdays on K104, DeDe is joined … Continue reading K104 FM Dallas Wakes Up To "DeDe In The Morning"

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Univision Drops Spanish Programming and Launches “Radio H2O” in Dallas

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Radio H20 could be coming your way soon, and it has nothing to do with water (aqua) Coming on the heels of a concert that was recently sponsored by Univision, the Hispanic music programmer dropped the Spanish Oldies on the station formerly known as Recuerdo 107.9 (KESS) in Dallas. The new format geared towards Hispanic young people is a bilingual (some Spanish, mostly English) Contemporary Rhythmic, Top 40 Hits and Hip Hop presentation called Radio H2O. The station is imaging itself as H20 standing for “Hispanic 2.0.” The “H20 Music Festival” in Dallas featured a mix of English and Spanish artists including Juanes, … Continue reading Univision Drops Spanish Programming and Launches “Radio H2O” in Dallas

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The New Format at KSoul 94.5 is reportedly going to be "Old School"

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The Radioinsight.com website speculates that the new station and format at the former KSoul in Dallas/Ft. Worth will be called “94.5 Old School.” The change will happen on Friday, July 29 at 5:00pm according to on-air promos. No word if the vacationing Michael Baisden will return to the station line-up. The show has been in “The Best of…” mode the last two weeks across the nation. So what is 94.5’s definition of “Old School”??? Hip-Hop, Oldies, or R&B. You’ll find out Friday. Continue reading The New Format at KSoul 94.5 is reportedly going to be "Old School"

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Michael Baisden Off the Air in Dallas as Changes Come to the Music at KSOUL 94.5

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UPDATED on JULY 27: The NEW FORMAT on 94.5 Click Here The sweeper says it all: “What the hell is going on at 94.5?” The DJ’s are gone and the logo is about as generic as you can get at … Continue reading Michael Baisden Off the Air in Dallas as Changes Come to the Music at KSOUL 94.5

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Dallas Has Lost Radio Legend "Cuzzin’ Linnie"

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From Dallas Observer It’s likely you never knew Linwood Henderson by his real name; few did. For decades, since the late 1960s, he was better known by his other name: Cuzzin’ Linnie, or Cousin Linnie to the uninitiated. His was an estimable career that stretched all the way from KLIF (when it was The Mighty 1190) during its go-go rock-n-pop days to KXXK (“For Groovy Grown-Ups”) to KKDA-AM (Soul 73, from which he and Al Lipscomb and John Wiley Price were unceremoniously dropped in 1998) to KNON. And he was the first disc jockey in Dallas to break radio’s color … Continue reading Dallas Has Lost Radio Legend "Cuzzin’ Linnie"

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DeDe McGuire and the Crazy-Azz Morning Show on K104

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Urban Hip-Hop/R&B station K-104 (KKDA) after several changes over the last year in the A.M., names DeDe McGuire as the lead host of their reworked and new Crazy-Azz Morning Show. She will be joined by Lady Jade and Kevvy Kev, holdovers from the previous two morning shows at the station. DeDe also co-hosts with Doug Banks on the syndicated “The Doug Banks Show” in the afternoon. “I know this is a rare opportunity for a woman and I’m very thankful for this chance to sit in the big chair. I’m confident in the team we have at K104 and look … Continue reading DeDe McGuire and the Crazy-Azz Morning Show on K104

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>Spinderella Exits 94.5 K-Soul with some DRAMA! She was ‘escorted out the building’

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> Midday host and former Salt-n-Pepa member Dee Dee “Spinderella” Roper has exited Urban AC station K-Soul (KSOC-FM Dallas). But apparently there is a little more to the story according to DFW.com. 94.5 K-Soul tweeted the following a couple of days ago: …”Spinderella will be off the air today to attend to a family matter Thank You.” Spinderella responded on Twitter with this tweet.” Do me a favor and STOP telling this lie to my fans.. the truth is i was escorted out the building..” Radio One Dallas now says “Spinderella is no longer with Radio One.” Meanwhile, Spinderella’s former … Continue reading >Spinderella Exits 94.5 K-Soul with some DRAMA! She was ‘escorted out the building’