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The year 1996 in radio involved some significant events. Contents 1 Events 2 Debuts 3 Closings 4 Deaths

Events WBOB and KQQL both in Minneapolis Minnesota are sold to Chancellor Communications. The United Auto Workers invest in United Broadcasting Network which later became I.E. America Radio Network. UAW's president at the time Stephen Yokich saw UBN as a way to promote the union's ideals and counter conservative radio talk show hosts. KILT in Houston Texas flips to sports. February 59 - WYNY ends its country format and began to simulcasts its Clear Channel stations outside New York KKBT in Los Angeles on February 6 WLUP-FM in Chicago on February 7 KIOI in San Francisco on February 8 and WXKS-FM in Medford-Boston on February 9. March 8 - KZZP in Mesa-Phoenix returns its automatic Top 40/CHR format. July 29 - WWWE in Cleveland Ohio (long nicknamed "3WE") reverts to their original WTAM call letters now branded as "WTAM 1100." August 15 - KHHT Denver (now KQKS) changed its name to K-HITS 107.5 October 30 - KPTY debuts as Arizona's Party Station after stunting played for 3 hours known as "Steve" November 14 - The Buzz 105.1 debuts after stunting its Showtunes Broadway music. Debuts February 10 - Just 11 years after it signed off at 92.3 WKTU returns to the New York City airwaves on 103.5. November 14 - The Kelly and Kline Show premiered on The Buzz 105.1 Doug Banks begins national syndication of morning radio show Los Angeles radio listeners picked up two new stations Rhythmic Adult Contemporary KIBB ("B100.3") and Dance-intensive KACD/KBCD ("Groove Radio 103.1"). Both would last only 2 years. KHTS-FM ("Channel 93.3")/San Diego debuts with a Dance Top 40 format on Labor Day. They would evolve to Mainstream Top 40 in August 1998. Closings The template below (Empty section) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. Deaths John Snagge British radio personality (b. 1904) Willie Rushton English comedian actor radio and television personality and cartoonist (b. 1937) Morey Amsterdam veteran American television and radio actor and comedian (b. 1908)

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