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The Touch (radio network)
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The Touch is a 24-hour music format produced by Cumulus Media Networks (formerly Citadel Media and ABC Radio Networks) (through Cumulus Media
). It draws an adult audience between the ages of 25-49 with an Urban Adult Contemporary
format since its inception by Satellite Music Network
in 1972.
In January 2010, Citadel Broadcasting
has rebranded this network as MyFavStation, but a month later, it was reverted back to its original legacy branding. That same month, veteran R&B radio announcer, Ron "The Nighttime Dog" Chavis, was brought in to host the seven night per week evening slot vacated by R&B crooner Brian McKnight.
Former affiliates
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...
). It draws an adult audience between the ages of 25-49 with an Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban Adult Contemporary
Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast...
format since its inception by Satellite Music Network
Satellite Music Network
Satellite Music Network was the first satellite delivered network to provide complete live 24-hour a day music programming to local stations, under several different formats...
in 1972.
In January 2010, 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...
has rebranded this network as MyFavStation, but a month later, it was reverted back to its original legacy branding. That same month, veteran R&B radio announcer, Ron "The Nighttime Dog" Chavis, was brought in to host the seven night per week evening slot vacated by R&B crooner Brian McKnight.
Current on-air staff
- Jay Johnson - Mornings
- Pam Gibson aka Pam G. - Middays
- Sean Andre - Afternoons
- Ron "The Nighttime Dog"" Chavis - Evenings
- Hollywood Hernandez - Overnights
- Bobby "BC" Collins - Weekends
- Eurro - Weekends
- Ken Bell - Weekends/Sunday Morning Gospel Host
Former on-air staff
- Mel Devonne - Evenings (Host of The Love Zone)
- Stan Boston - Afternoons/Program Director
- Monte Johnson - Weekends/Swing-Fill-In & Love Zone Producer
- Scott West - Afternoons/Production Director
- Dewayne Dancer - Afternoons
- Denise Edwards - Middays
- Milli Mills - Weekends
- Kia Rene - Overnights/Secret Garden Producer
- Al B. Sure - Evenings (Host of The Secret Garden)
- Steve Gunn - Weekends
- Carlton Booth - Mornings
- Ron Davis - Middays/Program Director
- Teena "TK" Kelly - Weekends/Music Director
- "Sweet" Willie Mitchell - Weekends
- Marie Kelly - Weekends
- Andrelle Perry - Sunday Morning Gospel Host
- Greg Roberts - Weekends
- Tim Garrison - Weekends/Sunday Night Love Zone Host (Now at KOAS,Las Vegas)
- Barbie Doll Peaches - Weekends
- Glenn Cosby - Middays/Program Director (Now at WNUA,Chicago)
- Greg Reaves - Weekends/Love Zone Producer
- Yvonne Sanders - Overnights
- Merry Starling - Weekends
- Keith Solis - Weekends
- Frances Jaye - Weekends
- Monica Logan - Middays/Program Director
- Miko Matthews - Weekends
- Ray Cooper & Lady D. (The Morning Wake-Up Service) - Mornings
- 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...
& DeDe McGuire (The Ride With Doug & DeDeThe Ride with Doug and DeDeThe Doug Banks Radio Show is an American radio show produced by American Urban Radio Networks hosted by veteran radio personalities Doug Banks and DeDe McGuire. It airs daily from 2PM to 6PM ....
) - Afternoons
Affiliates (partial list)
- Gulf Breeze, FloridaGulf Breeze, FloridaGulf Breeze is a city located on the Fairpoint Peninsula in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States and is a suburb of Pensacola which lies to the north, across Pensacola Bay. The population was 5,665 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 6,455. ...
- WRNEWRNEWRNE is a radio station broadcasting a Urban Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Gulf Breeze, Florida, USA, the station serves the Pensacola area. The station is currently owned by Media One Communications, Inc. and features programing from Citadel Media . WRNE also features gospel music... - Holton, Michigan - WVIBWVIBWVIB is a radio station broadcasting an urban AC format fed via satellite from Cumulus Media Networks...
- Kalamazoo, MichiganKalamazoo, MichiganThe area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to...
- WNWNWNWN (AM)WNWN is a radio station licensed to Portage, Michigan broadcasting an urban adult contemporary format, provided by ABC Radio Networks . The station serves the greater Kalamazoo, Michigan area.... - Toledo, OhioToledo, OhioToledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
- WIMXWIMXWIMX is an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station licensed to Gibsonburg, Ohio, known as "Mix 95.7".- History :The station began broadcasting on November 15, 1988 with an Adult Contemporary format with the call letters WRED . The station was known as "Red 95.7". WRED was founded by longtime Toledo... - Natchez, MississippiNatchez, MississippiNatchez is the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. With a total population of 18,464 , it is the largest community and the only incorporated municipality within Adams County...
- KZKR - Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaHarrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
- WTCYWTCYWHGB is a radio station broadcasting an sports format. Licensed to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, it serves the greater Harrisburg metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting under the call sign WFEC. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media and features sports programming from ESPN Radio... - South Bend, IndianaSouth Bend, IndianaThe city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
- WUBUWUBUWUBU is a radio station licensed to South Bend, Indiana, USA, and serving the South Bend market. The station is owned by Partnership Radio, LLC. WUBU broadcasts an Urban Adult Contemporary format...
Former affiliates
- San Antonio, TexasSan Antonio, TexasSan Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
KSJL 76 AM 1992-1993 - San Antonio, TexasSan Antonio, TexasSan Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
KSJL 96.1 FM 1993