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WNNX is an Atlanta
radio station
that is owned and operated by Cumulus Media
. The station broadcasts from the same building as its other Cumulus Atlanta sister stations WWWQ
FM 99.7 ("Q100") and 99X. WNNX's main transmitter
is located in downtown Atlanta
atop the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, the skyscraper well-known for its reflective glass cylinder shape.
On Monday, January 28, 2008, at 6:00 a.m., The Regular Guys
announced the debut of Rock 100.5, carrying a radio format
similar to their previous station WKLS
FM 96.1 (formerly "96 Rock"), which itself changed formats as "Project 9-6-1". Rock 100.5's first song was "Baba O' Riley" by The Who
.
In 2010, Rock 100.5 became the FM flagship station of the Atlanta Braves
along with WCNN.
The 100.5 frequency has been in metro Atlanta
, license
d to College Park
, since early 2001. Before then, the station was licensed to Anniston, Alabama
as WHMA-FM, broadcasting as country music
station "Alabama 100". (After the move, that callsign shifted to another existing station in that area becoming WHMA-FM
"The Big 95", 95.5 MHz)
Interested in moving the station to Atlanta, owner Robert Gammon proposed that it be re-licensed to Sandy Springs, and remain at 100,000 watt
s ERP
(class C). An agreement had already been made with the nearest co-channel
station, WSSL-FM
in upstate South Carolina
for it to move further away, however that station was sold to Clear Channel Communications
in the interim and the agreement was negated. Additionally, the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) ruled that Sandy Springs was "not a community", citing its unincorporated status and letters of support from local organizations in Sandy Springs that had "Atlanta" as the address. This was despite the fact that it was (and still is) one of the largest cities in the state.
After exhausting his funds in pursuit of the reallocation, Gammon sold the station to Susquehanna Radio. In a revised application before the FCC, Susquehanna proposed a different city of license, College Park. The FCC approved the application, mostly because the new application changed the class of the station from C (up to 100 kW at 600 meters or 1968 feet) down to C3 (up to 25 kW at 100 meters or 328 feet) to protect the licensed broadcast range of WSSL. Susquehanna was also forced to slightly null
the station's signal in the direction of WSSL to stay in compliance with spacing rules. The move created spectrum space for two new radio stations in Alabama, but forced Southern Polytechnic State University
low-power station WGHR
and Georgia Public Broadcasting
repeater W264AE (both 100.7 MHz FM) off the air in the Atlanta area. (Ironically, the 99x brand would later itself be moved to such a low-power repeater station.)
W250BC FM 97.9 is a broadcast translator licensed to Riverdale
, although its original 6 watts reached only Morrow
, Lake City
, most of Jonesboro
, and part of Forest Park
, skimming only the eastern edge of Riverdale. In early February 2009 it was issued a construction permit
to move to the "Richland" site in North Druid Hills and go up to 250 watts (but still not reach Riverdale within its official service contour
). In November 2007, the FCC approved the sale of the station by Clark Atlanta University
(WCLK
FM 90.1) to Extreme Media Group LLC
of Woodstock, Virginia
. It was then transferred via asset exchange to Cumulus Licensing LLC in mid-February 2009, in return for WZBN
FM 105.5 in Camilla, Georgia
. In January 2009 it requested special temporary authority
(STA) to remain "silent" (off-air) for 60 days due to technical issues. On April 17, the translator station began to rebroadcast the signal of 99X on 97.9 MHz using common analog FM
. Recent FCC regulatory decisions permit such use of a broadcast translator to rebroadcast in standard analog FM the content of a digital-only HD Radio
subchannel of another radio station. Some consider such an arrangement to be a loophole
in the intent of the FCC regulations, as the regulations were, they argue, designed to require broadcast translators to be used to fill in for reception gaps inside an existing station's licensed coverage area, not to make channels previously accessible only with less common HD Radio
receivers now also available to those with standard, analog-only FM radios.
listenership ratings than several of its 100,000-watt competitors, including sister station 99X.
Susquehanna continued to pursue a larger signal for the station, eventually earning approval from the FCC to upgrade from class C3 to class C2. The upgrade occurred on October 24, 2005 at 5:00 PM, and is also when the station moved from the Turner tower to the Westin building.
In 2006, Cumulus acquired Susquehanna, including both 99X and Q100. On January 11, 2008, Cumulus announced that Q100 would move to the 100,000-watt signal at 99.7 MHz. Q100 was finally moved off of the 100.5 signal on Friday, January 25, 2008 at 5:45 AM. The two stations swapped callsigns, and the 99X format
moved to digital-only
HD Radio
channel 99.7-2.
morning show. The show features Larry Wachs, Eric Von Haessler, "Southside" Steve Rickman and Tim Andrews, who is also the show's executive producer
. Rickman and Andrews have been on the show since its debut on the station but were later added as official members of the show. Rickman was first as the "3rd Regular Guy" in the beginning of 2009. Then Andrews was added as "4th Regular Guy" later in the year.
The Regular Guys had a two successful runs at cross-town rival and Clear Channel
owned 96 Rock before being fired twice. The first firing happened in 2004 when they accidentally aired explicit audio of a discussion with pornographic film actress Devin Lane over a commercial. That audio was intended be played backwards in a bit called "backwards smut" when they returned from the break, mocking the FCC indecency crackdown at the time stemming from the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy
. Wachs and Von Hasessler were rehired by Clear Channel at sister station news-talk WGST in March, 2005, before moving back to 96Rock for a second stint starting that summer, but were fired again in 2006 for secretly taping co-workers' conversation in the restroom. The co-workers were 2 DJs from a sister station who tried to sue Wachs over the recording and its broadcast but the case was later dropped for having no merit.
The show rounds out with Mark Owens on board op and assistant producer duties. Before joining The Regular Guys, Owens served as producer for 99X
's New Morning X with Sean, Leslie, and Jenners. Before that, Owens was on sister station Q100 as "Phil Terrana", acting as The Bert Shows assistant producer and "man on the street". Owens got his start at 99X working Saturday overnights and in the 99X Free-Loader Dept.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
that is owned and operated 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...
. The station broadcasts from the same building as its other Cumulus Atlanta sister stations WWWQ
WWWQ (FM)
WNNX is an Atlanta radio station that is owned and operated by Cumulus Media. The station broadcasts from the same building as its other Cumulus Atlanta sister stations WWWQ FM 99.7 and 99X...
FM 99.7 ("Q100") and 99X. WNNX's main transmitter
Transmitter
In electronics and telecommunications a transmitter or radio transmitter is an electronic device which, with the aid of an antenna, produces radio waves. The transmitter itself generates a radio frequency alternating current, which is applied to the antenna. When excited by this alternating...
is located in downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta is the first and largest of the three financial districts in the city of Atlanta. Downtown Atlanta is the location of many corporate or regional headquarters, city, county, state and federal government facilities, sporting facilities, and is the central tourist attraction of the city...
atop the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, the skyscraper well-known for its reflective glass cylinder shape.
On Monday, January 28, 2008, at 6:00 a.m., The Regular Guys
The Regular Guys
The Regular Guys is a radio morning show based out of Atlanta, Georgia airing on rock station Rock 100.5 featuring Larry Wachs, Eric Von Haessler, "Southside" Steve Rickman and Tim "Action Plan" Andrews. The show's primary demographic target is men aged 25 to 49...
announced the debut of Rock 100.5, carrying a radio format
Radio format
A radio format or programming format not to be confused with broadcast programming describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve...
similar to their previous station WKLS
WKLS (FM)
WKLS FM 96.1 is a radio station in Atlanta, Georgia broadcasting an Active Rock format.-History:The 96.1 frequency was originally WGAA-FM in Cedartown, Georgia, the FM counterpart to WGAA AM 1340. WKLS' callsign stands for the initials of the founding owners: Don Kennedy, James Lathom, and Arthur...
FM 96.1 (formerly "96 Rock"), which itself changed formats as "Project 9-6-1". Rock 100.5's first song was "Baba O' Riley" by The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
.
In 2010, Rock 100.5 became the FM flagship station of the Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
along with WCNN.
History
- pre-1978 to 2001: WHMA-FM ("Alabama 100", countryCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
) - 2001-2008: WWWQ ("Q100", top 40 (CHR)Contemporary hit radioContemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
) - 2008–present : WNNX ("Rock 100.5", rockMainstream rockMainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:...
and classic rockClassic rockClassic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
)
The 100.5 frequency has been in metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta
The Atlanta metropolitan area or metro Atlanta, officially designated by the US Census Bureau as the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metro area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the ninth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States...
, license
License
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d to College Park
College Park, Georgia
College Park is a city located partly in Fulton County, Georgia and partially in Clayton County, Georgia, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,942...
, since early 2001. Before then, the station was licensed to Anniston, Alabama
Anniston, Alabama
Anniston is a city in Calhoun County in the state of Alabama, United States.As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 24,276. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 23,741...
as WHMA-FM, broadcasting as country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
station "Alabama 100". (After the move, that callsign shifted to another existing station in that area becoming WHMA-FM
WHMA-FM
WHMA-FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Hobson City, Alabama, USA, it serves the Anniston-Oxford metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Williams Communications, Inc.-History:...
"The Big 95", 95.5 MHz)
Interested in moving the station to Atlanta, owner Robert Gammon proposed that it be re-licensed to Sandy Springs, and remain at 100,000 watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
s ERP
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
(class C). An agreement had already been made with the nearest co-channel
Co-channel interference
Co-channel interference or CCI is crosstalk from two different radio transmitters using the same frequency. There can be several causes of co-channel radio interference; four examples are listed here....
station, WSSL-FM
WSSL-FM
WSSL-FM is a country music music radio station licensed to Gray Court, South Carolina and serves the Upstate region, including Greenville and Spartanburg. The Clear Channel Communications outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast at 100.5 MHz with an effective...
in upstate South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
for it to move further away, however that station was sold to 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...
in the interim and the agreement was negated. Additionally, the 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) ruled that Sandy Springs was "not a community", citing its unincorporated status and letters of support from local organizations in Sandy Springs that had "Atlanta" as the address. This was despite the fact that it was (and still is) one of the largest cities in the state.
After exhausting his funds in pursuit of the reallocation, Gammon sold the station to Susquehanna Radio. In a revised application before the FCC, Susquehanna proposed a different city of license, College Park. The FCC approved the application, mostly because the new application changed the class of the station from C (up to 100 kW at 600 meters or 1968 feet) down to C3 (up to 25 kW at 100 meters or 328 feet) to protect the licensed broadcast range of WSSL. Susquehanna was also forced to slightly null
Null (radio)
In radio electronics, a null is an area or vector in an antenna's radiation pattern where the signal cancels out almost entirely.This can be an advantage, as nulls in the horizontal plane can be used to protect other transmitters from interference. If not carefully planned however, nulls can...
the station's signal in the direction of WSSL to stay in compliance with spacing rules. The move created spectrum space for two new radio stations in Alabama, but forced Southern Polytechnic State University
Southern Polytechnic State University
Southern Polytechnic State University is a public, co-educational state university located in Marietta, Georgia, USA just northwest of Atlanta...
low-power station WGHR
WGHR
WGHR is a noncommercial radio station operated solely by the students of Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Georgia, USA. The station is student- and listener-supported, with diverse programming from a wide variety of genres.-History:...
and Georgia Public Broadcasting
Georgia Public Broadcasting
Georgia Public Broadcasting is the public broadcasting radio and television state network in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is operated by the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission....
repeater W264AE (both 100.7 MHz FM) off the air in the Atlanta area. (Ironically, the 99x brand would later itself be moved to such a low-power repeater station.)
W250BC FM 97.9 is a broadcast translator licensed to Riverdale
Riverdale, Georgia
Riverdale is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 12,478 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Riverdale is located at .-Demographics:...
, although its original 6 watts reached only Morrow
Morrow, Georgia
Morrow is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,882 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Clayton State University.-Geography:Morrow is located at ....
, Lake City
Lake City, Georgia
Lake City is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,886 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lake City is located at ....
, most of Jonesboro
Jonesboro, Georgia
Jonesboro is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,724 as of the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Clayton County....
, and part of Forest Park
Forest Park, Georgia
Forest Park is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. It is located approximately nine miles south of Atlanta and is part of the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, skimming only the eastern edge of Riverdale. In early February 2009 it was issued a construction permit
Construction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
to move to the "Richland" site in North Druid Hills and go up to 250 watts (but still not reach Riverdale within its official service contour
Service contour
In US broadcasting, service contour refers to the area in which the Federal Communications Commission predicts and allows coverage....
). In November 2007, the FCC approved the sale of the station by Clark Atlanta University
Clark Atlanta University
Clark Atlanta University is a private, historically black university in Atlanta, Georgia. It was formed in 1988 with the consolidation of Clark College and Atlanta University...
(WCLK
WCLK (FM)
WCLK FM 91.9 is a radio station licensed to Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and serves the core area of metro Atlanta. The station is owned and operated as a public radio station by Clark Atlanta University...
FM 90.1) to Extreme Media Group LLC
Limited liability company
A limited liability company is a flexible form of enterprise that blends elements of partnership and corporate structures. It is a legal form of company that provides limited liability to its owners in the vast majority of United States jurisdictions...
of Woodstock, Virginia
Woodstock, Virginia
Woodstock is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of 5,097 according to the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Shenandoah County....
. It was then transferred via asset exchange to Cumulus Licensing LLC in mid-February 2009, in return for WZBN
WZBN (FM)
WZBN is a radio station serving Albany, Georgia and surrounding areas with a Holy Hip Hop and Contemporary Gospel music format. This station is under ownership of Light Media, OTC: LGMH...
FM 105.5 in Camilla, Georgia
Camilla, Georgia
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,669 people, 1,994 households, and 1,405 families residing in the city. The population density was 929.4 people per square mile . There were 2,128 housing units at an average density of 348.9 per square mile...
. In January 2009 it requested special temporary authority
Special temporary authority
In U.S. broadcast law, a special temporary authorization or special temporary authority is a type of broadcast license which temporarily allows a broadcast station to operate outside of its normal technical or legal parameters...
(STA) to remain "silent" (off-air) for 60 days due to technical issues. On April 17, the translator station began to rebroadcast the signal of 99X on 97.9 MHz using common analog FM
Frequency modulation
In telecommunications and signal processing, frequency modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its instantaneous frequency. This contrasts with amplitude modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied while its frequency remains constant...
. Recent FCC regulatory decisions permit such use of a broadcast translator to rebroadcast in standard analog FM the content of a digital-only HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
subchannel of another radio station. Some consider such an arrangement to be a loophole
Loophole
A loophole is a weakness that allows a system to be circumvented.Loophole may also refer to:*Arrowslit, a slit in a castle wall*Loophole , a short science fiction story by Arthur C...
in the intent of the FCC regulations, as the regulations were, they argue, designed to require broadcast translators to be used to fill in for reception gaps inside an existing station's licensed coverage area, not to make channels previously accessible only with less common HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
receivers now also available to those with standard, analog-only FM radios.
Q100
100.5's first format in Atlanta was top-40 station WWWQ, "Q100", which made its debut in early 2001. Despite its more limited signal, Q100 grew to the point that it often received higher ArbitronArbitron
Arbitron is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio audiences. It was founded as American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by merging with L.A. based Coffin, Cooper and Clay in the early 1950s...
listenership ratings than several of its 100,000-watt competitors, including sister station 99X.
Susquehanna continued to pursue a larger signal for the station, eventually earning approval from the FCC to upgrade from class C3 to class C2. The upgrade occurred on October 24, 2005 at 5:00 PM, and is also when the station moved from the Turner tower to the Westin building.
In 2006, Cumulus acquired Susquehanna, including both 99X and Q100. On January 11, 2008, Cumulus announced that Q100 would move to the 100,000-watt signal at 99.7 MHz. Q100 was finally moved off of the 100.5 signal on Friday, January 25, 2008 at 5:45 AM. The two stations swapped callsigns, and the 99X format
Radio format
A radio format or programming format not to be confused with broadcast programming describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve...
moved to digital-only
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
channel 99.7-2.
The Regular Guys
Rock 100.5 is the flagship station for The Regular GuysThe Regular Guys
The Regular Guys is a radio morning show based out of Atlanta, Georgia airing on rock station Rock 100.5 featuring Larry Wachs, Eric Von Haessler, "Southside" Steve Rickman and Tim "Action Plan" Andrews. The show's primary demographic target is men aged 25 to 49...
morning show. The show features Larry Wachs, Eric Von Haessler, "Southside" Steve Rickman and Tim Andrews, who is also the show's executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
. Rickman and Andrews have been on the show since its debut on the station but were later added as official members of the show. Rickman was first as the "3rd Regular Guy" in the beginning of 2009. Then Andrews was added as "4th Regular Guy" later in the year.
The Regular Guys had a two successful runs at cross-town rival and 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...
owned 96 Rock before being fired twice. The first firing happened in 2004 when they accidentally aired explicit audio of a discussion with pornographic film actress Devin Lane over a commercial. That audio was intended be played backwards in a bit called "backwards smut" when they returned from the break, mocking the FCC indecency crackdown at the time stemming from the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy
Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy
Super Bowl XXXVIII, which was broadcast live on February 1, 2004 from Houston, Texas on the CBS television network in the United States, was noted for a controversial halftime show in which Janet Jackson's breast, adorned with a nipple shield, was exposed by Justin Timberlake for about half a...
. Wachs and Von Hasessler were rehired by Clear Channel at sister station news-talk WGST in March, 2005, before moving back to 96Rock for a second stint starting that summer, but were fired again in 2006 for secretly taping co-workers' conversation in the restroom. The co-workers were 2 DJs from a sister station who tried to sue Wachs over the recording and its broadcast but the case was later dropped for having no merit.
The show rounds out with Mark Owens on board op and assistant producer duties. Before joining The Regular Guys, Owens served as producer for 99X
WNNX (99X)
W255CJ FM 98.9 is a radio station in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, airing a modern rock radio format branded as 99X, which originally began on full-power station WNNX FM 99.7 in 1992. Its city of license was previously Tallapoosa , which is now far beyond its current broadcast range, nearly in Alabama...
's New Morning X with Sean, Leslie, and Jenners. Before that, Owens was on sister station Q100 as "Phil Terrana", acting as The Bert Shows assistant producer and "man on the street". Owens got his start at 99X working Saturday overnights and in the 99X Free-Loader Dept.
Regular weekly staff
- Matt "Organic" Jones. Presently the afternoon drive DJ for Rock 100.5. Started at Album 88 and moved to Springfield as a PD for Channel Z, before returning to Atlanta to join 99X.
- Lyndsey Marie. Became the official mid-day replacement on June 1, 2011. She is from Florida, by way of Michigan, and used to work a KRock 96.1 in Ft. Meyers.
Former staff
- Matt C and Lewis. Briefly was the Rock 100.5 evening DJ team from the launch of the station until February 2008. The Matt C and Lewis team originally started on 99X in 2007. Prior to becoming "on-air" talent, both Matt C and Lewis worked on 99X's promotional staff. Lewis can now be heard afternoons on sister station 99X.
- English Nick. Hosted evenings replacing the Matt C and Lewis show from February 2008 until being fired in June 2009. Previously worked at 99X, starting in 2006, from 96 Rock before that. Also host to Metalsome Mondays.
- Tommy McNulty. Hosted on Saturday mornings from 6 AM to 10 AM and the best of The Regular Guys from 8 AM to 10 AM on that shift. Tommy is also a local Atlanta musician. He now does evenings on sister-station 99X.
- Erin Watson. Became mid-day host in March 2008 until the beginning of May 2011. Previously hosted mid-days at Rock 103WVRKWVRK is a radio station broadcasting a album-oriented rock format. Licensed to Columbus, Georgia, USA, the station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications. The station had previously been owned by M&M Partners Inc...
in Columbus, GA.
- "Axel" Lowe. Hosted the afternoon drive time slot from the launch of Rock 100.5 through 2010. He started at sister-station at 99X and has since returned to the station to do the morning show.
Rock 100.5 shows
- Organic Sunday on Rock 100.5 with Matt Jones. Specialty show that features acoustic, live, and lighter rock hosted by Matt Jones with sidekick, Kyl. The show originated in 1996 as Organic X on 99XWNNX (99X)W255CJ FM 98.9 is a radio station in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, airing a modern rock radio format branded as 99X, which originally began on full-power station WNNX FM 99.7 in 1992. Its city of license was previously Tallapoosa , which is now far beyond its current broadcast range, nearly in Alabama...
. Organic Sunday debuted on February 3, 2008.
Promotions and concerts
- Unplugged in the Park- A recurring free summer concert series presented at Park Tavern on the edge of Piedmont Park. Originated as 99X event featuring national and regional artists in an unplugged (acoustic) performance. Noted performances included the Frey, Regina Spektor, Blue October, Pete Yorn, Matt Costa and Missy Higgins among others.
Q100.5
- Adam Bomb. The Longest running night jock from 2006–2010, Had the highest ratings ever at night on both 100.5 and the current 99.7 currently doing the morning show at KLIF-FM i 93 in Dallas, Texas
- Caroline. The very first voice you heard back on Hot Hits Q100. Hosted various weekend and fill in shifts.
- Amy. Did weekends and fill-in.
- Lindsay Brien. Mornings. Before joining Q100's Bert Show, appeared as a cast member on MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's The Real WorldThe Real WorldThe Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the...
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season. Currently in TampaTampa, FloridaTampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
working in televisionTelevisionTelevision is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
. - Jet Davis. Weekender. Left in November 2002 for MD/Nights at WRVWWRVWWRVW is a radio station broadcasting on the FM band at 107.5 MHz, licensed to the city of Lebanon, Tennessee, but serving the nearby Nashville market. It is currently branded as 107.5 The River, broadcasting a Top 40 format, and has become something of a heritage station for Top-40 music in middle...
in Nashville, now OM/PD for Renda Broadcasting Tulsa's CHR KHTT and Variety KBEZ as Jet Black. - Dylan. Program director and afternoon drive. Left Q100 in December 2007 to Pd Alice 105.9 In Denver. Now PD of WXKS & WJMN Boston, Mass.
- "Mister Ed" Lambert. Program manager and mid-day drive back in Q100's beginning in 2001.
- Geller. Nights. Currently nights at G105WDCG-FMWDCG, or G105 on 105.1 FM is a Contemporary hit radio station in the Raleigh-Durham radio market. Its studios are located on Smoketree Court in Raleigh's Highwoods Office Park and owned by Clear Channel Worldwide, along with 93.9 KISS-FM, 100.7 the River, and Rush Radio 106.1.- History :WDCG first...
in RaleighRaleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
, North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. - KJ. Currently Afternoon Drive on XM Satellite Radio's 20 on 20. Was part of staff at WIHT Hot 99.5 Washington D.C.(2007–2009)
- Jamie Massey. Covered morning and afternoon traffic for both Q100 and 99X. Massey is currently at KNIX in Phoenix,Arizona. .
- Jeff Miles. Music Director and evening host. Went to San Francisco to handle afternoon drive for Energy 92.7 before heading to a KHKS-FMKHKS-FMKHKS is a Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, radio station playing Top 40 music and licensed to Denton, Texas with an ERP of 99,000 watts from a transmitter site in Cedar Hill, Texas....
/Dallas, TexasDallas, TexasDallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
as "Cruz." He has since transitioned to WPLJWPLJWPLJ is a radio station in New York City owned by the broadcasting division of Cumulus Media. WPLJ shares studio facilities with sister station WABC inside 2 Penn Plaza in midtown Manhattan, and its transmitter is atop the Empire State Building. The station currently plays a Hot Adult...
in New York as their Mid-Day host. - Mark Owens (AKA "Phil Terrana"). Producer of The Bert Show. Currently board operator and traffic personality for the Regular Guys.
- Nicole Nilson SchaffrichNicole Nilson SchaffrichNicole Nilson Schaffrich is most known for coming second as a contest on the American version of the hit reality TV show Big Brother 2, broadcast by CBS in 2001. After the show was over, she became a radio disc jockey in Atlanta, for WWWQ radio, which she eventually left...
. Weekends/overnights. Previously, she appeared on CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
's Big Brother 2 reality TV show, finishing second. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1012133/bio - Tracy St George. Left in December 2006 for the afteroon drive position at 97-9 WRMF in West Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, FloridaWest Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... - Kevin Steele. Now programing director at WGMGWGMGWGMG is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Crawford, Georgia, USA with studios in Athens, Georgia. The station is owned by Cox Radio, Inc....
and WPUPWPUPWXKT is a radio station broadcasting a news talk format. Licensed to the town of Maysville, Georgia, it serves the Gainesville, Georgia metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1989 under the call sign WBIC. The station is currently owned by Cox Radio.-History:WXKT was first assigned...
. Also current on-air personality weekday afternoons at Magic 102.1. Works weekends/fill in on WKHX Kicks 101.5. - Suzy TavarezSuzy TavarezSuzy Tavarez is an on-air radio personality for the Boston, MA-based radio station WJMN-FM, JAM'N 94.5. Her other credentials include being a Miami Dolphins cheerleader , acting and modeling....
. Nights. A former Miami Dolphins cheerleader. Most recently at KIISKIIS-FMKIIS-FM is a Los Angeles, California, USA-based radio station with a partial Top 40 musical format. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications. KIIS is also simulcasted on KVVS in Rosamond, at 105.5 MHz...
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magazine's "Women of Radio" pictorial in late 2004/early 2005.