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The year 1999 in radio involved some significant events. Contents 1 Events 2 Debuts 3 Closings 4 Deaths

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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