Freddie
2009-02-19 16:19:55 UTC
Talk KLSX/97.1 FM will flip to a new Top 40 format called "AMP RADIO"
at 5 p.m. Friday, CBS announced Wednesday.
Current talk show hosts Adam Carolla, the team of Frosty, Heidi &
Frank, and Tom Leykis will do their final shows live Friday, with
Leykis tossing the switch at 5 p.m. to "AMP RADIO," which will begin
with 10,000 songs in a row with limited commercial interruption "or
about 28 days of just full-on music," according to Dan Weiner, senior
vice president and market manager for CBS radio in Los Angeles.
The format, described as playing "all the hits," will also be online
at www.ampradio.com. Artists will include Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé,
Rihanna, T.I., Kanye West, Usher, Britney, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, and
Katy Perry, among others.
Running "AMP RADIO" will be Kevin Weatherly, who also programs KROQ-FM
and JACK-FM.
"Complementing the station will be an array of events and concerts, an
extensive online destination with blogs, music videos, widgets, photo
galleries, celebrity gossip reports, in-depth artist pages, an
embeddable and multifunctional streaming player, and a platform to
create artist-centric radio stations," the CBS announcement said.
While CBS' JACK and KROQ stations target male listeners, "AMP RADIO"
will target women 18-49. Competitors would be KIIS-FM, KOST-FM and
KBIG-FM (104.3MYfm).
While Carolla, Leykis, Heidi-Frosty-Frank are leaving CBS, there was
no immediate word on their future plans. A CBS spokeswoman declined to
comment on contracts other than to say "they are all different."
No word yet on who will be part of the new lineup after the first 28
days. The format has been in test mode on JACK-FM's HD2 channel.
Current KLSX Programming Director Jack Silver is leaving CBS, a
company spokeswoman said
at 5 p.m. Friday, CBS announced Wednesday.
Current talk show hosts Adam Carolla, the team of Frosty, Heidi &
Frank, and Tom Leykis will do their final shows live Friday, with
Leykis tossing the switch at 5 p.m. to "AMP RADIO," which will begin
with 10,000 songs in a row with limited commercial interruption "or
about 28 days of just full-on music," according to Dan Weiner, senior
vice president and market manager for CBS radio in Los Angeles.
The format, described as playing "all the hits," will also be online
at www.ampradio.com. Artists will include Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé,
Rihanna, T.I., Kanye West, Usher, Britney, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, and
Katy Perry, among others.
Running "AMP RADIO" will be Kevin Weatherly, who also programs KROQ-FM
and JACK-FM.
"Complementing the station will be an array of events and concerts, an
extensive online destination with blogs, music videos, widgets, photo
galleries, celebrity gossip reports, in-depth artist pages, an
embeddable and multifunctional streaming player, and a platform to
create artist-centric radio stations," the CBS announcement said.
While CBS' JACK and KROQ stations target male listeners, "AMP RADIO"
will target women 18-49. Competitors would be KIIS-FM, KOST-FM and
KBIG-FM (104.3MYfm).
While Carolla, Leykis, Heidi-Frosty-Frank are leaving CBS, there was
no immediate word on their future plans. A CBS spokeswoman declined to
comment on contracts other than to say "they are all different."
No word yet on who will be part of the new lineup after the first 28
days. The format has been in test mode on JACK-FM's HD2 channel.
Current KLSX Programming Director Jack Silver is leaving CBS, a
company spokeswoman said