[IRCA] Madison WI AM and FM Call Changes

[dxerak@xxxxxxx]

Parallel stations WTDY 1670 AM Madison WI and WTDY-FM 106.7 Mount Horeb WI have changed calls to WOZN and WOZN-FM respectively. Both had been playing Christmas songs since 11/21 the day before Thanksgiving, when station management abruptly fired the staff of the then-newstalk stations and switched to the holiday music. Speculation began almost immediately that the new post-holiday format would be sports talk from the CBS Sports Radio network, and the WOZN calls were requested (as of today the FCC Query sites still have WTDY as their calls).
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I first noted that the new calls were in place on Friday 12/28. The day previous the station was still carrying Christmas music and using the WTDY calls. The station is currently stuntinng, playing only two heavy metal songs and doing it over and over and over again-- Guns and Roses "Welcome to the Jungle" and Metallica "Wherever I may Roam." Both seem to be references to Jim Rome whose sports talk show is moving to CBS Sports Radio-- "Welcome to the Jungle" is his bumper music and show theme and "Roam" is another way to spell Rome. The only other programming is the obligatory ToH legal ID, presented once an hour-- no off-hour ID's and no messages as to future format.
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My guess is that local listeners will have to put up with this until 1/2/13, the date that CBS Sports Radio begins a full 24/7 schedule. Also, we probably will start hearing the speculated station slogan "The Zone" then. I will keep these lists posted as to when these changes happen.
73     Bill Dvorak     Madison WI
 
 
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