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"It's amazing how many people throughout central Illinois ask me if
there is a chance classic rock will ever return," said station
manager Jim Ash. "So we'll have the best of both worlds. We're going
to continue to play country music along with local news and farm
reports during the day. Then at night we're bringing back classic
rock. It's like having two radio stations for two types of
audiences. Of course it works out extremely well for our advertisers
as well because they can now target customers from the top two
demographics in central Illinois, country and classic rock." WLCN
will still broadcast Lincoln Railer sports throughout the year. "The
Railers always take priority, whichever time of day our format falls
under," added Ash.
Longtime play-by-play broadcasters Bob Verderber and Ken
Schweitzer will handle the Railer football season. The duo of Jeff
Benjamin and Tom Larey will continue to be the basketball
broadcasters.
Ash says the new FIX 96 will air 7 p.m. to midnight Monday
through Saturday.
Bill Gossett's "Saturday Night Special," featuring big band and
jazz, will remain in its current 6 p.m. time slot.
[WLCN news release] |
