WKLS (FM)
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{{Infobox Radio Station
| name = WKLS | image = Image:96 Rock.gif | city = | area = Atlanta, Georgia | branding = | slogan = | airdate = 1960 | frequency = 96.1 (MHz) | format = Classic rock | power = | erp = | class = | callsign_meaning = | owner = Clear Channel Communications | website = www.96rock.com
}} WKLS FM (96 Rock, 96.1) is an Atlanta FM radio station that plays classic rock. It was the first FM station in Atlanta, GA.
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History
WKLS call letters are the initials of the founding owners. Don Kennedy, James Lathom and Arthur Swan. They formed WKLS in 1960 with a $25,000 investment. It was sold 10 years later for $750,000. In it's first 10 years WKLS played an easy listening format. After the sale the station became as it is now known, 96 Rock.
For a time in 1977 DJ "Skinny" Bobby Harper who was the inspiration for Dr. Johnny Fever of WKRP graced WKLS.
The station has been rock music since 1974. In 1985, the station switched to classic rock, then to rock music in general in 1987, and finally back to classic rock in 2004 after Z-93 (WZGC) became Dave FM.
Morning show
In March 2004, long-time morning show hosts the Regular Guys (Larry Wachs and Eric Von Haessler) were fired for airing explicit sexual language with porn star Devin Lane as the content bleed through a Honda commercial. That content was intended to be played backwards, to mock the FCC indecency crackdown, when they came back from the break. Regular Guys sidekick Southside Steve Rickman and former mid-day host Tim Rhodes took the morning time slot temporarily. A permanent replacement came in the form of the Bob & Tom Show as Rhodes and Rickman moved to the afternoon slot. However The Regular Guys were rehired and returned to the airwaves on March 21, 2005 and came back to 96 Rock in May of 2005 from a brief stint at local AM talk station WGST.
Disc jockeys
- Morning Drive: The Regular Guys
- Mid-days: Fin
- Afternoon Drive: Mr. Bill (Coming Soon: Jennifer Reed)
- Nights: Big Rig
- Overnights: English Nick
- Weekends/Fill In DJs: Geoff Cole, JT, Murray, Cousin Deke, The Buzz Man, Alfred
Other
In addition to being Atlanta's Classic Rock Station, 96 Rock is also The Home of Braves Baseball. All the games from pre-season to post-season can be heard in crystal-clear FM stereo. The Braves started on 96rock in 2005 and will be on there through at least the 2009 season.
This station is broadcasting in IBOC digital radio, using the HD Radio system from iBiquity.
On January 30, 2006, it got a separate HD2 format, Adult Album Alternative
External link
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