Twin Cities Radio 1993 Events:

January 4-  KMZZ/980 begins a computer driven Hard Rock
            format as "Mega Rock." On Jan. 1, SMN's Z-Rock
            was dropped and the "Jaws" theme aired during
            the transition.
Early January-  WMIN/1030 moves to WRPX/740, dropping "The
                Oldies Channel" at 740 and later changing
                the call to WMIN.
January-  WCCO/830 moves Tim Russell to the early morning
          hours, causing him to quit.
January-  The Fall 1992 ratings are out:  WCCO is down, KJJO
          FM/AM (104.1/950) is up after changing to Modern
          Country, KFAN/1130 is up.
January 27-  WTCX/105.1 begins broadcasting
January 30-  WCTS/100.3 moves to 1030
March 1-  WDGY/630 begins a Nostalgia/Easy format,
          simulcasting for a few weeks on WMIN.
March-  WMIN drops the satellite feed for a computer driven
        Nostalgia format
March 11-  KCFE/105.7 begins broadcasting
April-  Steve Cochran is fired from KDWB/101.3
April 27-  Joe Soucheray is hired by KSTP/1500 to do 2-4pm,
           Don Vogel is moved to 4-6pm, Turi Ryder moves to
           Tues-Fri 6-9pm, and Tom Weyandt is hired to do
           9-11pm.  Bruce Williams is cancelled.
April-  The Winter 1993 ratings are out:  KSTP is up, WCCO
        is up, KFAN is down.
May-  WCCO becomes "News/Talk 830" to the dismay of longtime
      listeners
May 3-  100.3 returns to the air with the call WBOB-FM and a
        comedy loop promotion
May 13-  WBOB-FM begins it's Modern Country format with a
         seemingly endless "Turn Your Knob to BOB" campaign
Late May-  KMZZ/980 begins simulcasting sister KRXX/93.7,
           later changing the call to KRXX
July 30-  Bob and Kenny's last day at KSTP, Freddie Mertz is
          a temporary replacement
July-  The Spring 1993 rating are out:  WCCO is down in all
       categories, KSTP is up in all categories, KLBB/1400
       is up, KJJO-FM is up over one year.
August-  Dave Ryan takes over morning drive at KDWB
September 8-  Pat Milan takes over KSTP's morning show with
              many different cohosts, later deciding he
              doesn't want the job.
September 20-  Bob and Kenny's first day at KFAN
September 29-  The last day of KUOM/770's 81-year-old Public
               format
October 1-  KUOM becomes "Radio K," with a student-run
            "college alternative" format
October-  1220 returns to the air as WIMN with a mostly
          satellite fed (SMN Stardust) Nostalgia format.
October-  Longtime WCCO advertiser Wally McCarthy leaves,
          two weeks later signing with KSTP
October-  KUOM installs a stereo transmitter
October-  The Summer 1993 ratings are out:  WBOB-FM shows
          tremendous growth, throwing KEEY/102.1 from
          second to fifth place in 12+, WCCO is down in all
          categories, WDGY and KCFE show growth
October-  WBOB-FM's transmitter is moved from Nowthen to the
          KMSP/9 tower in Shoreview
November-  Cargill Communications purchases KLBB for $1
           million, KBCW/1470 for $398,000, and WTCX for
           $2,677,074
December 1-  KBCW signs off
December-  KJJO-FM/AM begins calling it's format "Real
           Country Variety"
December-  KQQL moves it's studios