WKRB
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| WKRB | |
| First air date | May 28, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 90.3 MHz |
| Format | CHR |
| ERP | 10 watts |
| Class | D |
| Owner | Kingsborough Community College |
| Website | wkrb.org/index.htm |
WKRB(90.3 MHz) is an FM station based in New York City, New York. It is a music based station based at and controlled by Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn. It also is the official station of the Brooklyn Cyclones, and all games are broadcast by Warner Fusselle. In 2006, WKRB changed its frequency from 90.9 MHz to 90.3 MHz, but kept its call letters.
"Golden Days"
Through a series of miscommuncations, the frequency at one point in the early 1980's (circa 1981) was 103.1 FM. The challenge was that this is the commercial station area of the dial, which eventually lead back to the station returning to 90.9 FM. While at 103.1, the on-air talent was most competitive to even commercial stations. Such on air personalities included William (Kid Willy) McFarland (who served as the General Manager and was eventually on Z100 in New York under the name Spanky McFarland before his early death), Vinny (The King) Soriano, who was also the Program Director during this period, Stan (The Man) Evans, Pat (Pat The Cat) DeFillippi (now known as Kid Kelly) and Lenny Greene (now on WRKS-FM New York), and others. The jingles used were from the same company that many commercial stations used. The programming of the station, while keeping within the guidelines of college radio pertaining to public affairs and news contents, established a sound and personality that was truly professional. They were truly innovative and broke down the barriers of college radio. During the "glory days", a morning show, which preceded the famous "Zoo" shows of the mid 80s was created. All this contributed to such a sound that it was hard to determine that it was actually college radio.
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