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HISTORY WWWS went on the air in 1934 as WBNY, and has featured an assortment of famous radio personalities including John Otto , Danny Neaverth and Casey Kasem . During its tenure the radio frequency has featured numerous callsigns (most notably WYSL, which was the station's calls through the mid-1980s) and disparate formats, ranging from Top 40 to heavy metal, to its present format of "Solid Gold Soul". In 1962 dj Ron Baxley made taped programs from WYSL, Buffalo for the offshore between 3 PM and 6 PM each day. Radio Nord was financed by Gordon McLendon and Clint Murchison of Dallas, Texas . (The WYSL calls would end up on a news talk station in rural Livingston County in 1987, not long after WWWS dropped the call sign.) Rebel Radio The frequency is perhaps most infamously known for a one-year period (from Sept. '90 to Sept. '91) when it operated as 14X Rebel Radio. Under the call letters WXBX , the station broadcast a mix of hard rock and heavy metal just before Grunge music began to dominate the airwaves. Ted Shredd, the afternoon drive DJ on 14X, would go on to work at WEDG (103.3 The Edge) as part of the popular " Shredd And Ragan " show. In 1991 the station began simulcasting sister station WUFX (which would become WEDG), and in 1993 the call letters changed to WWWS. PROGRAMS WWWS is the Buffalo area affiliate of the Doug Banks morning show. It also has a local jock, "The Doctor" James Cornelius, in the afternoons, and features Walt Love 's syndicated programs on weekends. EXTERNAL LINKS Official website |
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