1996 in radio

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The year 1996 in radio involved some significant events.

[edit] 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 P. 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.

Just 11 years after it signed off at 92.3, WKTU returns to the New York City airwaves at 103.5 on February 14.
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.

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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