Radio Aahs
Programming
A list of the “Radio AAHS Top 20 Countdown” in the inaugural (March 1995) issue of the network’s short-lived magazine, shows the eclectic mix of music. Number one was a cover of the Fine Young Cannibals song, She Drives Me Crazy, as recorded on the album Muppet Singalong by Kermit and Miss Piggy. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Theme was #4, while two original songs by the Olsen twins, I Just Can’t Wait To Be King (from The Lion King soundtrack), a song for kids by Janet and Judy, and actor Jim Carrey’s version of Cuban Pete rounded out the list.
Network programming began with a morning show, The All-American Alarm Clock (which was introduced by the Craig Taubman song, Good Morning at the top of the hour from 6 to 11 EST), and continued with music throughout the day, as well as a feature of News for Kids, skits, jokes and stories. Advertising revenue came from sponsors such as Disney, Mattel and General Mills. During 199596, the network’s magazine included a CD or tape of Radio AAHS favorites as part of the subscription.
End of Operations
Disney’s launch of its own, CHR-oriented children’s network, Radio Disney, spelled the demise of Radio AAHS. Despite acquisition by Time-Warner, the Children’s Broadcasting Corporation was unable to compete with Disney. After briefly renaming itself AAHS World Radio, the network discontinued programming in January 1998. The corporation broadcast a mix of random music and paid-programming (6am-6pm CT) and Beat Radio, a dance/club music format (6pm-6am CT), until its ten company-owned stations could be sold. The sale of the stations was completed in late October 1998 to Catholic Family Radio.
In 2002, Children’s Broadcasting won a lawsuit against Disney for $9.5 million in damages. The judgment became final in 2004, but the Radio AAHS experiment of music recorded specifically for kids was never attempted again. Sirius and XM have channels (both at 116) for children, Kid Stuff and XM Kids, respectively. Some of the Radio Aahs staff joined the XM staff.
Network of Affiliates
In addition to flagship station WWTC in Minneapolis, Radio AAHS was broadcast on AM stations nationwide and on an FM station in Spokane. Many of the stations had call letters that reflected the programming for kids:
KDZZ 1520 (Albuquerque, NM)
KYAK 650 (Anchorage, AK)
WKDB 1570 (Baltimore, MD)
WAZS 980 (Charleston, SC)
WAUR 930 (Chicago, IL)
WAOZ 1360 (Cincinnati, OH)
KAHZ 1360 (Dallas/Ft. Worth TX)
KKYD 1340 (Denver, CO)
KKSO 1390 (Des Moines, IA)
WDOZ 1310 (Detroit, MI)
WCAR 1090 (Detroit, MI)
WEIO 1360 (Eau Claire, WI)
KDUK 1280 (Eugene, OR)
WISZ 640 (Grand Rapids, MI)
WLWZ 1360 (Greenville, SC)
WSYW 810 (Indianapolis, IN)
WJAX 1220 (Jacksonville, FL)
KCAZ 1480 (Kansas City, MO)
KDYS 1520 (Lafayette, LA)
KKDD 1410 (Las Vegas, NV)
KPLS 830 (Los Angeles/Orange CA)
WKDV 1460 (Manassas, VA)
WOWW 1430 (Memphis, TN)
WHOZ 660 (Mobile, AL)
WJDM 1660 (Elizabeth, N.J.-New York City area)
WZKD 950 (Orlando, FL)
WPWA 1590 (Philadelphia, PA)
KIDR 740 (Phoenix, AZ)
KKDS 1060 (Salt Lake City, UT)
KMYZ 1570 (Tulsa, OK)
KAHS 850 (Ventura/Thousand Oaks CA)
WKDL 1050 (Washington, DC)
WOHZ 1600 (Wheeling, WV)
KAZZ 107.1 (Spokane, WA)
References
^ Radio AAHS Magazine March 1995, p50
^ “Radio AAHS Affiliates,” Radio AAHS Magazine, Jan/Feb 1996, p58
External links
Radiotapes.com Airchecks of WWTC radio formats dating back to 1972 including Radio Aahs and more.
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