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The year 1992 in radio involved some significant events. ==Events== * January - WPLJ in New York City completes its shift from Top 40 to Hot adult contemporary. In addition, the station rebrands from "Mojo Radio" to the current "95-5 PLJ." * January 22 – Rebel forces occupy Zaire's national radio station in Kinshasa and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation. * February 12 – Washington, D.C. area Top 40 radio station WAVA-FM changes to a religious format, which continues to this day. * February 18 – WBSB drops Top 40/CHR and becomes Gold-based Hot AC as "Variety 104.3." * February 18 - The "Young Country" format debuts with KRSR 105.3 in Dallas dropping its hot AC format to become KRRM. The KRRM calls stood for "The Armadillo," but were just a placeholder for the KYNG calls, which it would acquire from a station in Coos Bay, OR. * June 22 – Radio Wimbledon, the Official Radio Station of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships is launched. * August 1 - The FCC relaxes its longstanding rule allowing ownership of only one station per service per market. The new rules allow two stations per service per market and spur a big round of consolidation that would cash out owners like Noble Broadcast Group, Malrite Communications, Shamrock Communications and TK Communications. * September 8 – KJJO in Minneapolis, Minnesota flips from modern rock to country music. * October - Dallas/Ft. Worth gets its first duopoly as Alliance Broadcasting and KYNG take over KODZ "Oldies 94.9." The station is promptly flipped to a soft-leaning country format as KSNN "Sunny 95." * October 26 – Power 99 (WAPW)/Atlanta flips to Modern rock as "99X" at Noon. "99X" debuted with "Video Killed The Radio Star" by The Buggles. * November 6 – KOAI 106.1 drops its smooth jazz format as "106.1 The Oasis" to bring top-40 back to the market as KHKS "106.1 Kiss FM." (KEGL had left the format in the summer.) KCDU "CD 107.5" in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas switched from Classic rock to Smooth Jazz picking up the KOAI call letters and "Oasis" moniker and firing PD Gary Reynolds, who had been hired just two weeks earlier. * November 9 - WIBF/Philadelphia flipped from ethnic to modern rock as "WDRE". * December 1 – Chile to Modern rock as "Rock&Pop". "Rock & Pop" debuted with "It's My Life" by Dr. Alban. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1992 in radio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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