Talk:WWWW-FM

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I am the "Brian Brown' mentioned in this article. It seems to me that at some point, just before my tenure as Chief engineer, the callsign changed from to WIOB from WOIA-FM, then to later WIQB (the reasoning was that the signs were similar, both ending in 'B' and a logo was created to morph the IQB into 103 (we were at 102.9MHz but called ourselves Rock W103 and then Quadrock w103). Thanks! Brian Brown, Ph.D. brian(at)brianbrown.net www.brianbrown.net — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abilicom (talk • contribs) 16:19, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WWWW-FM to be dealt to Cumulus?[edit]

According to Ohio Media Watch, Clear Channel and Cumulus are getting ready to swap some stations. This would result in Cumulus getting CC's stations in Ann Arbor and Battle Creek. This includes WWWW-FM. This would explain why CC parked the calls on their Detroit AM station - they want to hold on to them. If the swap goes through as planned, WWWW-FM will get new call letters. --Fightingirish 05:41, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Please be aware that http://www.ohiomediawatch.wordpress.com/ (formerly http://www.ohiomedia.blogspot.com/) – otherwise known as "Ohio Media Watch" ("OMW") – is an anonymous blog with no apparent editorial oversight and therefore does not qualify as a reliable source per WP:SELFPUBLISH. Relevant discussions include Talk:WMMS#Reliable_sources, User_talk:Levdr1lp#Ohio_Media_Watch, and Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_135#Ohio_Media_Watch. Levdr1lp / talk 09:10, 4 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 03:23, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Article needs more information about quadraphonic broadcasts[edit]

Did a listener need some sort of special receiver to obtain quadraphonic sound?

Does it still broadcast a quadraphonic signal? If not, when did it stop -- and was the decision to drop that format controversial with its listeners? Novel compound (talk) 23:02, 21 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Foul language at end of article uncalled-for[edit]

I am reading about a country-music radio station in Detroit in the 1980s that carried the WWWW call and W104 slogan at the time. I was disgusted at seeing foul language at the bottom, where some airhead had an album called "Merry ____ Christmas" using the WWWW call in a spoof. The F-bomb was the last thing I expected to see in this article. Unfortunately, this is the title of the album, I have heard of it before. Can't this link be retitled to clean it up, maybe as I referenced it here with a blank, or call it "Merry [expletive] Christmas?"

What is the Wikipedia policy on this? The reader gets the message and if he or she is interested in reading an explicitly-titled article, can follow the link. The rest of us can say, "OK, not for me," and move on, without being offended. Lytzf (talk) 19:49, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This country station had some fun in the 1980s[edit]

I visited the Detroit area in the 1980s and found WCXI on the AM and WWWW on the FM both playing country. Having switched to Country on WDEE, "The BIG D" back in 1970, I was happy to find Country stations still tickling the funny bone in Detroit.

There was this nothing song these stations were playing with some modifications. The original song lyrics were, "She had nothing but the radio on, [repeat], [repeat] and [repeat]."

The FM station replaced every other line with, "She had nothing but W104 Radio on." The AM station replaced every other with, "She had nothing but WCXI Radio on."

One jingle I remember of WDEE, AM 1500, Detroit, was, "May the Bird of Paradise fly up your nose — W-D-E-E, The Big D!" I wish I had recorded these clips for posterity.

I returned home, and within the range of the FM station here, I heard that song play. The lyrics played unchanged. No wonder the song cannot be found these days.

I really enjoyed these stations' creativity. I hate "formula" radio with a passion. Lytzf (talk) 20:56, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]