WMMX
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WMMX is a radio station
broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Dayton, Ohio
, USA, it serves the Dayton area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
as Citicasters Licenses, L.P.
as Morning Show host, and would be replaced by PD Jeff Stevens. In the late 1990s, the station would take a 1980s-lean, as the 1980s Oldies format became popular during this period, and the station would air a 1980s Oldies format during the weekends called "The Time Warp Weekend". In 2006, the "Time Warp Weekend" was replaced by "The Whatever Weekend", in response to the growing popularity of Adult Hits
stations across the country. In early 2010, weekends were renamed "The Weekend Mix". The 80s lean continues to this day, including the rebroadcast of Casey Kasem
's American Top 40 countdowns Saturday mornings from 6 AM to 10 AM. WMMX has been airing the rebroadcasts of AT40 since 2001 when they were packed as "AT40 Flashback." When Premiere Radio Networks
canceled the program, WMMX continued to rerun the package until they were replaced with the new rebroadcast package branded as "Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 80's" in April 2007.
Radio station
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broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
, USA, it serves the Dayton area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
as Citicasters Licenses, L.P.
History
In early 1985, Urban WDAO moved to AM, and 107.7 switched to an Adult Contemporary format as Star 107.7/WWSN. This format would last until 1991, when the station switched to Hot AC under Vice President/General Manager Deborah Parenti (who oversaw the switchover of the call letters from WWSN to WMMX) and Randy James as Mix 107.7/WMMX. In 1993, Bob Sweeney became the new Morning Show host, replacing "The Tall Guys". He would serve as morning host along with co-host Kristi Leigh until 2005, when he moved to Smooth Jazz 106.5 WDSJWDSJ
WDSJ is a radio station licensed to Greenville, Ohio and is based in the Dayton metropolitan area. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.- Early history :...
as Morning Show host, and would be replaced by PD Jeff Stevens. In the late 1990s, the station would take a 1980s-lean, as the 1980s Oldies format became popular during this period, and the station would air a 1980s Oldies format during the weekends called "The Time Warp Weekend". In 2006, the "Time Warp Weekend" was replaced by "The Whatever Weekend", in response to the growing popularity of Adult Hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
stations across the country. In early 2010, weekends were renamed "The Weekend Mix". The 80s lean continues to this day, including the rebroadcast of Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem
Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem is an American radio personality and voice actor who is best known for being the host of the nationally syndicated Top 40 countdown show American Top 40, and for voicing Shaggy in the popular Saturday morning cartoon franchise Scooby-Doo.Kasem, along with Don Bustany and...
's American Top 40 countdowns Saturday mornings from 6 AM to 10 AM. WMMX has been airing the rebroadcasts of AT40 since 2001 when they were packed as "AT40 Flashback." When Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
canceled the program, WMMX continued to rerun the package until they were replaced with the new rebroadcast package branded as "Casey Kasem's American Top 40: The 80's" in April 2007.
Current On-Air Personalities
- Midnight-5:30 AM- Dave Alexander
- 5:30-10 AM-The Mix Morning Show with Jeff Stevens(Also OM/PD), Kristi Leigh, and Dave Alexander(News)
- 10 AM-1 PM-Cindy Spicer
- 1 PM- 7 PM-Shaun Vincent(Also APD/MD)
- 7 PM-Midnight-Brian Michaels
- Fill-ins/Weekends-Taylor & Doreen, Rick LaBeau (Saturday Nite Mix) from 9p - 1a.
Former on-air staff
- Alan Rantz (Middays 2004-06; Also Music Director)
- Todd Hollst (Overnights 2000-01; Also Promotions Director)
- Bob Sweeney (Mornings 1993-2005)
- Chris Collins (Morning Show News Anchor/Co-host 1995-2007; Now at WHIO AM/FM; Voice of the WSU Raiders)
- Andrew Scott (Weekends)
- Eric Lee (Weekends)
- Brian Michaels (2001-03; 2010-Present, host of NightMix)
- Dan Edwards (Now co-host of 2 News at Sunrise on WDTNWDTNWDTN, virtual channel 2, is the NBC-affiliated television station for Ohio's Miami Valley. Licensed to Dayton, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 50 from a transmitter in the Frytown section of the city. The station can also be seen on Time Warner Cable channel 2 and in...
-TV 2) - Fred Tomlinson (Early 1990s)
- Dean Taylor (1986–2001; Traffic 2001-07)
- Trent Darbee (Overnights 1999-2000)
- Brian Bruchey (Former Mix Morning Show Producer/Weekends)
- Sean Roberts(Weekends)
- Jamey "Flash" Meehan(Weekends)
- Doreen(Former host of "NightMix")
- Sandy Collins
- Kate Burdett (Middays)
- Joe Thomas (Promotions Director 2000-09, Overnights 2000-01, Fill-In 2000-09)
- Randy James(Off-the-air Program Director, 1991-94)
- Jeff Ballentine(Off-the-air Program Director, 1994-98)
- Bobbie Enderle(Promotions Director)