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KDAY is Back~

93.5 FM


*damn 1580 AM used to be the hallmark (and i think 1st all hip hop station in the states). Even if u don't listen to radio at least tune in once. It was good to hear some old skool hip hop and then something current in the same playlist, whooo hooo.

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This is great, I can listen to hip hop again. KDAY has returned to their roots and is not only playing the good s**t of today but all the classics that I grew up listening to and apparently without commercials.

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Wow I think this is the best news Ive heard all day!!!!!!
Woot WOOT
kDAY

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there really is a god.....

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f**king awesome...

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what area does the signal cover???

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well im up here by Magic Mountain and its loud and clear, so im guessing all of LA County and parts of the surrounding counties.

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clear all the way south in Lake Forest!

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check this s**t out...

http://www.urbaninsite.com/media/downloads/kdayparty.mp3

werd.

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Good hiphop on the radio, what's next?

Pigs flying out of peoples' asses?

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when i think of kday, i think

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"A New KDAY


In another reverse of what had been an ongoing trend, another Spanish language radio station has actually flipped back to English.

KZAB 93.5 FM, which had been playing salsa music under the moniker "La Sabrosa", flipped at 12 noon today to an all-hip-hop format. (KZAB is licensed to Redondo Beach.)

The station is now referring to itself as KDAY -- call letters that will be familiar to Angeleno rap fans in the 1980s. The original 1580 AM KDAY has long been recognized as the nation's first all-hip-hop radio station.

The hip-hop format on KDAY, which launched in July 1983, is credited with breaking artists such as DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, LL Cool J and NWA. At the time, a 24-hour hip-hop station seemed ridiculous. A full time radio station dedicated to a tiny niche music format?

20 years later, of course, hip-hop KPWR "Power 106" dominates Los Angeles' radio wars. And another, KKBT "The Beat," has also been a market force for over a decade, thanks most recently to the strong Steve Harvey morning show.

It's too soon to tell whether this new 93.5 KDAY will live up to its famous namesake -- or if it will even get to keep the name (a radio station in Independence, Calif., actually operates under those call letters). I'm not even sure we need another all hip-hop station -- KPWR and KKBT do quite nicely, and on much more powerful signals. Perhaps a niche format would be better suited for the 93.5 frequency. Stay tuned.

Update: After listening to the station for a bit this evening, it appears the new 93.5 KDAY will focus (at least initially) primarily on classic hip-hop tracks. The majority of the playlist is comprised of classic tracks from the 80s and 90s. Perhaps that means the station has indeed carved out an interesting niche. But a station's sound also evolves in the days and weeks after a format switch, so we'll keep our ears out."

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thanx for postin this, yea.!!when i heard i thought ma homie was lyin cuz we think tha radio , SUCKS, but ya good thangs, hugh

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Bring back LA Sabrosa!!!!

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Styles Media revives KDAY in LA. Styles Media takes over KZAB in Los Angeles under an LMA, and flips the station to 93.5 K-DAY "Hip hop today and back in the day." The station is looking to evoke some of the flavor from the original KDAY 1580AM which played hip hop in the early 80s until it flipped in 1991. Rick Party is voicing the station.

coming outta San Bernardino!

another station has the callsign KDAY, so look for that to not last tooo long without a dispute of some sort.

stop playing Lil' Flip and "Headsprung" guys, although it's a much appreciated new station.

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anytyme i can hear MC Shan, Digable Planets and Easy E in a 30 minute period on the radio i ain't complaining

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lean back
do the roca-wear....


this station is like an attempt at hip-hop.

at best.
untill i hear some mix-shows....

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EVERYONE thinks its "Rocawear"..

I should call D-Dash and tell him to cut a deal with Joe and TS on that one!

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rocka guey

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f**king dope!

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now, thats CooL!
thanx for tha heads up, Chris....