Johnson and Johnson OUT at K-Bull 93

Trade magazine site Radio-Info reports the 13-year-running duo, Joe Johnson and Tommy Johnson have lost building access to 434 Bearcat Drive.  Which I suspect will make hosting mornings on KUBL (93.3 FM) a tad difficult tomorrow morning.  Details coming ...

U92: Station of the Year, 2010

Trade magazine FMQB (Friday Morning Quarterback) is picking Millcreek/Simmons' little KUUU (92.5 FM) as its Rhythmic Station of the Year.

The station's program director, Kevin Cruise, also takes Rhythmic Program Director of the Year --- an almost nerdly-looking white face among pictures of influential industry executives and radio programmers who are traditionally back or Hispanic.

Cruise admitted to the magazine in 2008 that Salt Lake City's ad dollars market is extremely competitive.  He says it's not easy trying to take a stab at the whitest market in the nation with a format that typically does well with minority groups.

"Hip-Hop is mainstream now," Cruise said.  "We have a wide range of listeners from the white kids who love Hip-Hop to the Hispanics who identify with the Chicano rappers. Salt Lake City may not be the most diverse city in the country, but Hip-Hop culture and Hip-Hop music doesn’t live in just the most diverse cities. We’re really proving that with the level of passion our audience shows for this format."

Read more: http://fmqbinsider.com/Article.asp?id=2046090
Read the 2008 interview: http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=557589

News notes:  Citadel has revived The End (101.9 FM).  Their run with 90s-based "Gen-X Music" barely made it half-a-year, and the 6+ numbers were dropping below a 1.0-share.  The sweepers blatantly say "We made a mistake," etc.  An interesting (and refreshingly honest) marketing tactic.

Some may compare it to Clear Channel's run with KISN (97.1) as an 80s-based "The 80s and More" format about a decade ago.  That station lasted over two years, but to be fair Clear Channel also threw more resources at it.  KISN continued it's morning show, "Fisher, Todd, and Erin" for most of the station's run, along with afternoon host Brian Foxx (DeGauss).  Whereas "The End" had Scott Shannon on sweepers, and that's about all.

Rumors swirling that Chunga may return to mornings, but there's no leaks out of 434 Bearcat Drive to pin that down.