WDRQ
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WDRQ is an FM
radio station
in Detroit, Michigan
. The station is branded as 93.1 Doug FM. Doug FM broadcasts from the Fisher Building
just north of downtown Detroit and transmits its signal from an antenna 669 feet in length located at the intersection of Ten Mile and Greenfield Roads in suburban Oak Park
. The station is owned by Cumulus Media
.
WDRQ can be heard in the entire Detroit Metro area, and as far west as Lansing, and as far north as Flint and Lapeer.
station, with all-news programming weekdays during morning and afternoon drive-time hours (the station's slogan was "DRQ Has News For You"). Prior to 1972, the station had been WJBK-FM and then WDEE-FM, mostly simulcasting the programming of then-sister AM 1500. (WJBK-AM
was Detroit's first top 40 station, playing hit music from 1956 to 1964. After 1964 they simulcasted the AM's new easy listening format, and its brief return to Top 40 in 1969. In late 1969, WJBK-AM/FM became WDEE-AM & FM ("The Big D") and simulcasted a country format which attracted listeners with a top 40-style presentation.
(FCC) restrictions on simulcasting, in 1972 WDEE-FM changed its calls to WDRQ-FM and it became Detroit's first FM talk radio
station. One of its earliest, and most well-received, programs was The History of Detroit Radio, a documentary on the then-current and past scene of Detroit radio (with special emphasis given to rock and roll stations) put together by longtime radio enthusiast and former Oakland Press
radio columnist Arthur R. Vuolo, Jr.
Ultimately, however, the news/talk format proved to be unsuccessful and WDRQ-FM was sold and became a stand-alone FM station under the ownership of Charter Broadcasting, which at the time owned such legendary AM Top 40 stations as KCBQ
in San Diego and WOKY
in Milwaukee. Soon after, seeing the growth of FM Top 40 in other markets, WDRQ moved to become a top 40 station using consultant Buzz Bennett's fast-paced "Q" format. Like its rival, CKLW "The Big 8", WDRQ featured a tight playlist which leaned toward R&B and soul records, but unlike "The Big 8", WDRQ was not saddled with Canadian Content
regulations requiring them to play a certain percentage of Canadian music in their rotation, which enabled them to play only the top hits and enabled them to make strong ratings inroads against CKLW.
Then, in January 1979, WDRQ made a format shift to "Disco 93", inspired by the success of the all-disco format at WKTU
in New York City. The move to disco was not received well in Detroit, and WDRQ tumbled out of the top 20 within a few months. Despite plummeting ratings
, WDRQ stuck with all-disco through 1979, returned to top 40 in 1980, then adopted an urban contemporary
format (with danceable mainstream hits mixed in) in 1982. The station rebounded well, soaring to #2 overall in its debut book with the urban format in the summer of 1982, although the ratings cooled off shortly afterward. "Continuous Music—93FM WDRQ" was a success, and the opening of Beverly Hills Cop
features an advertisement for this version of WDRQ on a city bus. Charter sold the station to Amatuoro Broadcasting in the early 1980s, who later sold it to Keymarket Communications. Viacom later purchased the station in a trade with Keymarket for a station that Viacom owned in Memphis Tenn in the mid-1980s that Keymarket wanted.
, Clint Eastwood
and Eddie Murphy
as well as original characters like Mr. Action.
WLTI initially positioned itself as a cross between more up-tempo AC competitor WNIC
and beautiful music Joy 97, featuring a blend of soft hits and oldies from artists like Barry Manilow
, The Carpenters
, Anne Murray
, Olivia Newton-John
, and Frank Sinatra
. By 1994, most of the easy MOR artists were gone and WLTI had become more contemporary, but the station could never match WNIC for dominance in the AC market.
The WLTI callsign and radio format were resurrected on a radio station in Syracuse, New York
.
music station. Viacom sold the station to ABC Radio during this time. Initially the station called itself "The New DRQ: Detroit's Station For Women." With only an announcer used for on-air bumper promos, and without any disc jockeys, the station chiefly played a random mix of programmed dance, disco and pop music from the late 1970s through the early 1990s, with some new music factored in sporadically. More current dance-oriented top 40 music was added to the play list into the fall. By early 1997, a lite mix of pop-friendly R&B and hip-hop music was also adopted to further cement the stations mainstream hook. With this being the first time a top 40/dance music station had been on Detroit radio since the reformatting of 96.3 WHYT
two years earlier, DRQ immediately attracted a large listening audience upon its re-launch. Subsequently, the station quickly abandoned the 'for women only' angle and steadfastly recruited a line-up of on-air staff. The station began calling itself "Detroit's Dance Music Station" (later "Today's Best Music," then "Today's Hit Music," and finally "Detroit's #1 Hit Music Station.")
By 2000
, the station had evolved into more of a mainstream top 40 station (albeit still geared more toward playing dance music than other like-formatted stations in the area) and was eating away at its adult-leaning top 40 competitor Q95-5
. By the final quarter of 2001, both WDRQ and WKQI were leaning very heavily toward Rhythmic CHR. For a time, WDRQ consistently defeated WKQI in the ratings, but after Clear Channel
re-launched WKQI as "Channel 9-5-5" in February 2002, WKQI pulled ahead of DRQ—garnering both larger ratings and revenue.
/ABC Radio (who held the 93.1 FM Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) radio broadcasting license in Detroit) abruptly pulled WDRQ off the air, without any warning being given to the listeners or employees. Some thought this was a bad April Fool's Day prank. This, though, was no joke. DRQ was replaced with a variety hits format - "93.1 Doug FM—We Play…Everything!" - similar to that of the various Jack FM
and Bob FM
stations. The music selection for this format is very broad, similar to that of 96-3 WDVD
, 100.3 WNIC
, and Magic 105.1, combining a wide variety of songs from the 1960s through the 2000s.
Many former DRQ listeners were both confused by and disgruntled over the format change. Its overall ratings have remained more or less the same since before the reformatting.
ABC sold its non-Radio Disney
and ESPN Radio
stations, including WDRQ, to Citadel Broadcasting
in 2007. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.
When WDRQ-HD2 first went on the air, it was originally a simulcast of AM talk station WJR
.
As of July 2011, WDRQ-HD2 is once again "Detroit's Party Station," a Gold Rhythmic AC station featuring Rhythmic Oldies and Classic Dance music from the '70s, '80s and '90s.
Frequency modulation
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radio station
Radio station
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in Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The station is branded as 93.1 Doug FM. Doug FM broadcasts from the Fisher Building
Fisher Building
The Fisher Building is an ornate Art Deco skyscraper located on the corner of West Grand Boulevard and Second Avenue in the heart of the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan. It is constructed of limestone, granite, and several types of marble, and was financed by the Fisher family with proceeds...
just north of downtown Detroit and transmits its signal from an antenna 669 feet in length located at the intersection of Ten Mile and Greenfield Roads in suburban Oak Park
Oak Park, Michigan
As of the census of 2000, there were 29,793 people, 11,104 households, and 7,595 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,863.8 persons per square mile . There were 11,370 housing units at an average density of 2,263.9 per square mile...
. The station is owned by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
.
WDRQ can be heard in the entire Detroit Metro area, and as far west as Lansing, and as far north as Flint and Lapeer.
WJBK-FM/WDEE
WDRQ originally came to Detroit in 1972 as Detroit's first FM talk radioTalk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
station, with all-news programming weekdays during morning and afternoon drive-time hours (the station's slogan was "DRQ Has News For You"). Prior to 1972, the station had been WJBK-FM and then WDEE-FM, mostly simulcasting the programming of then-sister AM 1500. (WJBK-AM
WLQV
WLQV is a radio station serving the Detroit, Michigan market. The station's fifty-thousand watt daytime signal enables it to be heard from Michigan's Thumb area down to Northwest Ohio, and from Lansing, Michigan to Chatham, Ontario, Canada. WLQV has a Christian talk format.-WJBK:WLQV first signed...
was Detroit's first top 40 station, playing hit music from 1956 to 1964. After 1964 they simulcasted the AM's new easy listening format, and its brief return to Top 40 in 1969. In late 1969, WJBK-AM/FM became WDEE-AM & FM ("The Big D") and simulcasted a country format which attracted listeners with a top 40-style presentation.
93FM WDRQ
Due to new Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications Commission
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(FCC) restrictions on simulcasting, in 1972 WDEE-FM changed its calls to WDRQ-FM and it became Detroit's first FM talk radio
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
station. One of its earliest, and most well-received, programs was The History of Detroit Radio, a documentary on the then-current and past scene of Detroit radio (with special emphasis given to rock and roll stations) put together by longtime radio enthusiast and former Oakland Press
The Oakland Press
The Oakland Press is a daily newspaper published in Oakland County, Michigan. Owned by Journal Register Company, The Oakland Press was originally named The Pontiac Press until 1972.-External links:* *...
radio columnist Arthur R. Vuolo, Jr.
Ultimately, however, the news/talk format proved to be unsuccessful and WDRQ-FM was sold and became a stand-alone FM station under the ownership of Charter Broadcasting, which at the time owned such legendary AM Top 40 stations as KCBQ
KCBQ
KCBQ is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format and is owned by Salem Communications. The station offers Conservative talk programming such as Mike Gallagher, Dennis Prager and Michael Medved...
in San Diego and WOKY
WOKY
WOKY is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, radio station. They broadcast a classic country radio format emphasizing country from the 50s-80s...
in Milwaukee. Soon after, seeing the growth of FM Top 40 in other markets, WDRQ moved to become a top 40 station using consultant Buzz Bennett's fast-paced "Q" format. Like its rival, CKLW "The Big 8", WDRQ featured a tight playlist which leaned toward R&B and soul records, but unlike "The Big 8", WDRQ was not saddled with Canadian Content
Cancon
Cancon is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France....
regulations requiring them to play a certain percentage of Canadian music in their rotation, which enabled them to play only the top hits and enabled them to make strong ratings inroads against CKLW.
Then, in January 1979, WDRQ made a format shift to "Disco 93", inspired by the success of the all-disco format at WKTU
WKTU
WKTU is a radio station based in New York City that plays an upbeat, gold-based CHR format. The station's broadcast transmitter is located on the top of the Empire State Building and its city of license is Lake Success, New York, with offices formerly in the "Newport" section of Jersey City, New...
in New York City. The move to disco was not received well in Detroit, and WDRQ tumbled out of the top 20 within a few months. Despite plummeting ratings
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, WDRQ stuck with all-disco through 1979, returned to top 40 in 1980, then adopted an urban contemporary
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
format (with danceable mainstream hits mixed in) in 1982. The station rebounded well, soaring to #2 overall in its debut book with the urban format in the summer of 1982, although the ratings cooled off shortly afterward. "Continuous Music—93FM WDRQ" was a success, and the opening of Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American comedy-action film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy, Lisa Eilbacher, John Ashton, Judge Reinhold, and Ronny Cox...
features an advertisement for this version of WDRQ on a city bus. Charter sold the station to Amatuoro Broadcasting in the early 1980s, who later sold it to Keymarket Communications. Viacom later purchased the station in a trade with Keymarket for a station that Viacom owned in Memphis Tenn in the mid-1980s that Keymarket wanted.
93.1 The Lite FM
The urban format lasted until 1985 when it was replaced by the light rock station WLTI "93.1 The Lite FM." Its morning drive team of Rogers and Holiday featured comedic "celebrity" drop-ins by the spoofed likes of Rodney DangerfieldRodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfield , was an American comedian, and actor, known for the catchphrases "I don't get no respect!," "No respect, no respect at all... that's the story of my life" or "I get no respect, I tell ya" and his monologues on that theme...
, Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
and Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician....
as well as original characters like Mr. Action.
WLTI initially positioned itself as a cross between more up-tempo AC competitor WNIC
WNIC
WNIC is an American radio station based in Detroit, Michigan broadcasting at 100.3 MHz FM. WNIC's studios and offices are located in Farmington Hills, MI. WNIC's transmitter is located near Schoolcraft and Livernois Avenue in the City of Detroit on the near west side. WNIC broadcasts with an...
and beautiful music Joy 97, featuring a blend of soft hits and oldies from artists like Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
, The Carpenters
The Carpenters
Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of sister Karen and brother Richard Carpenter. The Carpenters were the #1 selling American music act of the 1970s. Though often referred to by the public as "The Carpenters", the duo's official name on authorized recordings and...
, Anne Murray
Anne Murray
Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....
, Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
, and Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
. By 1994, most of the easy MOR artists were gone and WLTI had become more contemporary, but the station could never match WNIC for dominance in the AC market.
The WLTI callsign and radio format were resurrected on a radio station in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
.
The New DRQ/93.1 DRQ
In July 1996, WDRQ returned to the 93.1 frequency as a Rhythmic Adult ContemporaryRhythmic Adult Contemporary
Rhythmic adult contemporary is a format used on stations in the United States and Canada. It usually gears toward an older audience, ages 25 to 54. Stations using this format play disco from the 1970s and early 1980s, dance/pop music, adult-friendly hip hop/old school tracks, R&B, dance/freestyle...
music station. Viacom sold the station to ABC Radio during this time. Initially the station called itself "The New DRQ: Detroit's Station For Women." With only an announcer used for on-air bumper promos, and without any disc jockeys, the station chiefly played a random mix of programmed dance, disco and pop music from the late 1970s through the early 1990s, with some new music factored in sporadically. More current dance-oriented top 40 music was added to the play list into the fall. By early 1997, a lite mix of pop-friendly R&B and hip-hop music was also adopted to further cement the stations mainstream hook. With this being the first time a top 40/dance music station had been on Detroit radio since the reformatting of 96.3 WHYT
WDVD
WDVD is a hot adult contemporary radio station in Detroit, Michigan, broadcasting at 96.3 MHz on the FM dial. WDVD's studios and offices are located in the Fisher Building near downtown Detroit. WDVD's transmitter is located in Oakland County in Royal Oak Township at 8 Mile Road and Wyoming Avenue...
two years earlier, DRQ immediately attracted a large listening audience upon its re-launch. Subsequently, the station quickly abandoned the 'for women only' angle and steadfastly recruited a line-up of on-air staff. The station began calling itself "Detroit's Dance Music Station" (later "Today's Best Music," then "Today's Hit Music," and finally "Detroit's #1 Hit Music Station.")
By 2000
2000 in music
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, the station had evolved into more of a mainstream top 40 station (albeit still geared more toward playing dance music than other like-formatted stations in the area) and was eating away at its adult-leaning top 40 competitor Q95-5
WKQI
WKQI — branded Channel 955 — is a commercial pop/CHR radio station in Detroit, Michigan, owned by Clear Channel Communications. WKQI transmits its signal with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts from an antenna 430 feet in height located at the intersection of Greenfield Road and 10 Mile...
. By the final quarter of 2001, both WDRQ and WKQI were leaning very heavily toward Rhythmic CHR. For a time, WDRQ consistently defeated WKQI in the ratings, but after Clear Channel
Clear channel
A clear-channel station is an AM band Radio station in North America that has the highest protection from interference from other stations, particularly concerning night-time skywave propagation. Usually known as class A stations since 1982, they are occasionally still referred to by their former...
re-launched WKQI as "Channel 9-5-5" in February 2002, WKQI pulled ahead of DRQ—garnering both larger ratings and revenue.
93.1 Doug FM
At 1 p.m. EST on April 1, 2005, DisneyThe Walt Disney Company
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/ABC Radio (who held the 93.1 FM Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) radio broadcasting license in Detroit) abruptly pulled WDRQ off the air, without any warning being given to the listeners or employees. Some thought this was a bad April Fool's Day prank. This, though, was no joke. DRQ was replaced with a variety hits format - "93.1 Doug FM—We Play…Everything!" - similar to that of the various Jack FM
Jack FM
JACK FM is the alternative name and on-air brand of 60 radio stations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Jack stations play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack's slogan "playing what we want" can also be...
and Bob FM
Bob FM
Bob FM is the on-air brand of a number of FM radio stations in Canada and the United States. The Bob FM format features a mix of classic 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles....
stations. The music selection for this format is very broad, similar to that of 96-3 WDVD
WDVD
WDVD is a hot adult contemporary radio station in Detroit, Michigan, broadcasting at 96.3 MHz on the FM dial. WDVD's studios and offices are located in the Fisher Building near downtown Detroit. WDVD's transmitter is located in Oakland County in Royal Oak Township at 8 Mile Road and Wyoming Avenue...
, 100.3 WNIC
WNIC
WNIC is an American radio station based in Detroit, Michigan broadcasting at 100.3 MHz FM. WNIC's studios and offices are located in Farmington Hills, MI. WNIC's transmitter is located near Schoolcraft and Livernois Avenue in the City of Detroit on the near west side. WNIC broadcasts with an...
, and Magic 105.1, combining a wide variety of songs from the 1960s through the 2000s.
Many former DRQ listeners were both confused by and disgruntled over the format change. Its overall ratings have remained more or less the same since before the reformatting.
ABC sold its non-Radio Disney
Radio Disney
Radio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas...
and ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
stations, including WDRQ, to Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country...
in 2007. Citadel merged with Cumulus Media on September 16, 2011.
HD radio
On January 29, 2009, WDRQ's HD2 Channel changed to "Doug's Wedding Reception," a mix of variety hits usually heard at weddings. Before that, the HD2 channel had been broadcasting a party hits format using old DRQ jingles from the 1990s.When WDRQ-HD2 first went on the air, it was originally a simulcast of AM talk station WJR
WJR
WJR is a radio station in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It broadcasts a news/talk format. It is a class A clear channel station whose broadcasts can be heard throughout most of the Midwest, eastern United States and Canada at night, making it one of the most powerful radio stations in the...
.
As of July 2011, WDRQ-HD2 is once again "Detroit's Party Station," a Gold Rhythmic AC station featuring Rhythmic Oldies and Classic Dance music from the '70s, '80s and '90s.
Early/mid-1970s original DRQ Jocks
- Joey Ryan
- Al Casey
- Bill Bailey (formerly of WLSWLS (AM)WLS is a Chicago clear-channel AM station on 890 kHz. It uses C-QUAM AM stereo and transmits with 50,000 watts from transmitter and towers on the south edge of Tinley Park, Illinois....
Chicago, now at WGVU-AM in Grand Rapids]] - "Rockin" Ron Baptist
- Ken LevineKen Levine (TV personality)Ken Levine is a writer, director and producer in the television and film industry. Levine has worked on a number of television series, including M*A*S*H, Cheers, Frasier, The Simpsons, Wings, Everybody Loves Raymond, Becker and Dharma and Greg...
("Beaver Cleaver") - Don Cristi
- Howard Hoffman
- Ted Ferguson ("China Jones")
- Jonnie King
- Bill Vogel (as "Jack O'Neill," later a longtime morning fixture at WKHQWKHQWKHQ-FM is a 100,000-watt radio station licensed to Charlevoix, Michigan, with studios located on U.S. 131 South Petoskey, Michigan and 8th Street in Traverse City, Michigan...
in Northern Michigan as "The Captain") - Mick Rizzo
- Brian White
- Jerry St. James
- Spanky "The Kid" Lea (now news anchor John Kessler at KPIX-TVKPIX-TVKPIX-TV is the CBS owned and operated television station in San Francisco, California. Through its parent company CBS Corporation, KPIX is co-owned with The CW affiliate KBCW-TV ....
, San Francisco) - Kevin Jackson (later "Kevin 'Boom Boom' Anderson" at KZAPKZAP (defunct)KZAP was an album rock formatted radio station based in Sacramento, California, that broadcast between 1968 and 1992 at 98.5 on the FM dial.-The beginning:...
and KRXQKRXQKRXQ is a commercial radio station in Sacramento, California, broadcasting on 98.5 FM. The station airs an active rock music format branded as "98 Rock"...
Sacramento) - Larry Hudson
- Mike Vaughn (now "Michael Right" at KXRA-FM in Alexandria, MN.)
- Doug BanksDoug BanksDoug Banks is an American radio personality and host of The Doug Banks Radio Show.-Career highlights:The Philadelphia-born, Detroit raised Banks began his radio career broadcasting on the high school radio station. Local station WDRQ took notice of his talent and offered him a spot as a temporary...
- Jeff Goodrich
- Paul Nicholas (The Gospel According To Paul)
Late 1970s DRQ jocks
- Jim Harper (now mornings at Magic 105.1)
- Jerry St. James
- Zack Burns
- Don Riley
- Jay Michaels
- J.C. Floyd
- Jim Ryan
- Mike Vaughn
- Don GeronimoDon GeronimoMichael Sorce , better known by his stage name Don Geronimo, is an American radio personality formerly featured on the nationally syndicated radio talk show Don and Mike Show...
- Barry Chase
- Kim Carson
- Tom Jeffries
- Scott Moore (now weekends at 104.3 WOMCWOMCWOMC is a Classic Hits radio station broadcasting in the Detroit, Michigan, USA area. WOMC's transmitter and studios are located on Woodward Heights . near Interstate 75 in Ferndale, Michigan. WOMC broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 190,000 watts from an antenna height of 361 feet...
) - Eddie Rogers (formerly of CKLWCKLWCKLW is a 50,000 watt AM radio station broadcasting on 800 kHz and located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and serving Windsor and Detroit. Additionally, its signal can be heard as far west as Belding, Michigan; as far east as Batavia, New York; as far south as Edgewood, Kentucky; and as far...
) - Brother John
- Paul Nicholas (The Gospel According To Paul)
- Charlie Foxx (Gary Firth, Program Director)
1980s DRQ jocks
- Kim Carson (now at WLHTWLHTWLHT-FM, also known as "CHANNEL 95-7" , is a hot adult contemporary music formatted radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan owned by Townsquare Media. Until late April 2006, the station was the home of the husband-and-wife morning team of Dave & Geri.-WKLW, WZZM-FM, and WZZR:The station signed on...
) - Chris O'Brien
- Kevin O'Neill (now at WMGC-FM)
- Art Morrison
- Jay Michael McKay
- Valery Fox
- Phil Latio
Light FM jocks 1980s-1990s
- Kim Carson
- Rogers and Holiday (Eddie Rogers and Pat Holiday)
- Jeff Silvers
- Barry Zate
- Tom Summers
- Doug Boynton
- Gail McKnight
- Dave Welling
- Julie Foster
- Rob Bennett
- Kim Stewart
- Brad Waldo (Program Director)
WDRQ jocks 1990s-2005
- Brent Carey
- Eric Chase (now PD at WAEBWAEB-FMWAEB-FM, commonly known as "B104", is a CHR/Pop radio station located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States and owned by Clear Channel Communications. WAEB-FM broadcasts at 104.1 MHz FM.-History:...
in Allentown, PA) - Keith Curry
- "Trixie DeLuxxe"( Ed Dobski), Drag QueenDrag queenA drag queen is a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. There are many kinds of drag artists and they vary greatly, from professionals who have starred in films to people who just try it once. Drag queens also vary by class and culture and...
, (replaced Lynne Woodison in the morning show slot> was first partnered with Mark Mitchell and Sharon Santonie then partnered with Joe Mama) - Domino
- Jake Edwards (now mid-day host on WDRQ's sister station 96.3 WDVDWDVDWDVD is a hot adult contemporary radio station in Detroit, Michigan, broadcasting at 96.3 MHz on the FM dial. WDVD's studios and offices are located in the Fisher Building near downtown Detroit. WDVD's transmitter is located in Oakland County in Royal Oak Township at 8 Mile Road and Wyoming Avenue...
) - Dave Fuller (now nights at 104.3 WOMCWOMCWOMC is a Classic Hits radio station broadcasting in the Detroit, Michigan, USA area. WOMC's transmitter and studios are located on Woodward Heights . near Interstate 75 in Ferndale, Michigan. WOMC broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 190,000 watts from an antenna height of 361 feet...
) - Gelman
- Steve Grunwald (now mornings on 99.5 WYCDWYCDWYCD is a radio station in Detroit, Michigan. The station is the only country music station in the Detroit area. WYCD's offices and studios are located on Woodward Heights . near Interstate 75 in Ferndale, Michigan...
) - Crystal Harris
- Mile High (now the Afternoon host on WIOGWIOGWIOG is a radio station airing a Top 40 format, licensed to Bay City, Michigan and serving the Greater Tri-Cities areas from a transmitter located northeast of Saginaw...
in Saginaw, MI) - Hugh Holesome
- Rachael Hunter (now mornings on 99.5 WYCDWYCDWYCD is a radio station in Detroit, Michigan. The station is the only country music station in the Detroit area. WYCD's offices and studios are located on Woodward Heights . near Interstate 75 in Ferndale, Michigan...
) - Jason "The 300-Pound Intern" (now mornings on 99.5 WYCDWYCDWYCD is a radio station in Detroit, Michigan. The station is the only country music station in the Detroit area. WYCD's offices and studios are located on Woodward Heights . near Interstate 75 in Ferndale, Michigan...
as Jason The 300 lb Cowboy) - Jayson Richards (now Producer Detroit Events and Tour Manager CC & LIve Nation)
- Rob Kelley (now doing nights as Rob Kruz on HOT 99.5WIHTWIHT is a Top 40 formatted radio station that serves the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day. WIHT is licensed to and owned by Clear Channel Communications...
Washington, D.C.) - Clark Kent (later Monkeyboy on WYSP, Philadelphia)
- J-Kruz (now Program Director at WREW in Cincinnati)
- "Joe Mama" (replaced Lynne Woodison in the morning show slot partnered with Drag Queen Trixe Deluxxe.)
- Scott Free/Swing jock from Cleveland, OH 1998-1999 (now PD WINK in Elmira, NY)
- Man @ Large (now PD at KFATKFAT (FM)KFAT is a Rhythmic CHR-formatted radio station in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. The station is currently owned by Ohana Broadcasting Group.Home to "Alaska's Hottest Hits", KFAT is one of the highest-rated radio stations in Alaska....
in Anchorage Alaska) - Lisa "Lisa Lisa" Orlando - now mid-days on 106-7 The Beat of DetroitWDTW-FMWDTW-FM is a classic rock formatted radio station in Detroit, Michigan. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications. WDTW-FM is licensed for HD Radio operations; its secondary channel carries Clear Channel's "Pride Radio" format, which features music geared toward the LGBT audience...
- Terri McCormick (now midday host at KKMGKKMGKKMG , known as "98.9 Magic FM", is a heritage CHR/Top 40 radio station in Colorado Springs-Pueblo radio market. The Cumulus Media outlet is licensed to Pueblo.Magic FM is one of the most popular and recognized radio stations in southern Colorado....
in Austin, TX) - Chad Mitchell
- Ol' Dirty (Matt Vaughn)
- Jimi Love (Jimi Jamm, whose career also included KQKQ, KC101, WKSE and a stint as Group PD of Clear Channel/Poughkeepsie before moving on to music promotion.)
- Lisa Rodman (one of 93.1 DRQ's Program Directors who came from Cleveland, Ohio's WZJM to engineer 93.1 DRQ's revival)
- Jamie Reese (Su-Anna) (former nighttime host at 99.5 WYCDWYCDWYCD is a radio station in Detroit, Michigan. The station is the only country music station in the Detroit area. WYCD's offices and studios are located on Woodward Heights . near Interstate 75 in Ferndale, Michigan...
between 1996–1998) - Stick
- Tic Tak (Mark Allen) - now afternoons at 98.7 KUPLKUPLKUPL-FM is an American commercial broadcast radio station based in Portland, Oregon. It specializes in country music with studios in downtown Portland...
in Portland, OregonPortland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... - Jay Towers (hosted DRQ's Jay Towers and the Morning Revolution - Now morning host on 100.3 WNICWNICWNIC is an American radio station based in Detroit, Michigan broadcasting at 100.3 MHz FM. WNIC's studios and offices are located in Farmington Hills, MI. WNIC's transmitter is located near Schoolcraft and Livernois Avenue in the City of Detroit on the near west side. WNIC broadcasts with an...
, afternoon host on WISX in Philadelphia and Program Director of WDTW-FM 106.7 The Beat. He is also a weekend TV reporter, who replaced City Council President Charles PughCharles PughCharles Pugh is an American television journalist, radio personality and politician, who was elected council president of Detroit City Council in Detroit's city elections in 2009...
on Fox 2 NewsWJBKWJBK is the Fox–owned and operated television station in Detroit, Michigan broadcasting on digital channel 7...
). - Renee Vitale (now mornings at 100.3 WNICWNICWNIC is an American radio station based in Detroit, Michigan broadcasting at 100.3 MHz FM. WNIC's studios and offices are located in Farmington Hills, MI. WNIC's transmitter is located near Schoolcraft and Livernois Avenue in the City of Detroit on the near west side. WNIC broadcasts with an...
) - Lynne Woodison - hosted the first morning show on the "new" WDRQ in 1996, she was fired after only a month and replaced by Joe Mama and, Drag QueenDrag queenA drag queen is a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a caricature woman often for the purpose of entertaining. There are many kinds of drag artists and they vary greatly, from professionals who have starred in films to people who just try it once. Drag queens also vary by class and culture and...
Trixie DeLuxxe.(the first morning show was mark mitchell and sharron santonie. Then Trixie deluxxe was hired to join them. That december of 1996 they were let go and Trixie Deluxxe was then joined by Joe mama. - Copey (Mark Copeland)(now Mid-days at Ann Arbor's 107.1 WQKLWQKLWQKL, known on the air as ann arbor's 107one, is a radio station broadcasting from Ann Arbor, Michigan. WQKL is a Cumulus radio station, co-owned with country WWWW-FM 102.9, Sports Talk WTKA-AM 1050, and WLBY-AM 1290. Although the station broadcasts with only 3,000 watts of power, it can be heard...
) - Mark Mitchell and Sharon Santonie
See also
- Dave FMDave FM"Dave FM" is the moniker of at least two commercial radio stations in North America:*since 2003, CJDV in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada*since 2004, WZGC in Atlanta, Georgia, USA...
- Jack FMJack FMJACK FM is the alternative name and on-air brand of 60 radio stations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Jack stations play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack's slogan "playing what we want" can also be...
- Joe FM
- Hank FMHank FMHank FM is the on-air brand name of several radio stations in the United States and Canada. Stations using the Hank FM brand name typically air a country music format, and promote themselves as less strictly formatted than other country music stations, airing both new country and classic country...
- Sam FM
- DJ Marquis Willaims (1994-2005)- Rec. Artist/Remixer/Night Club DJ/VJ in Metro Detroit