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KPWR (105.9 FM) – branded as Power 106 – is a commercial radio station in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting to the Greater Los Angeles area. KPWR is owned and operated by Alex Meruelo's Meruelo Group, through licensee KPWR Radio Holdings LLC, and airs a rhythmic hot AC format.
James Andrew Reigart [1] (born September 3, 1970), better known by his stage name DJ Felli Fel, is an American club and radio DJ for Los Angeles's Power 106, as well as a record producer and hype man. He is also a member of The Americanos and The Heavy Hitters DJs.
Big Boy was friends with the Baka Boyz, the morning show hosts at Power 106. Always being a funny personality, Big Boy was offered a hosting position with the station, soon proving successful in nighttime and afternoon hosting spots. Big Boy's image became well known throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area in the late 1990s.
But the duo grew disaffected with Power's move to a more R&B sound, at the expense of hip-hop. So they resigned from KPWR. Shortly after leaving Power 106 in 1999, the duo briefly had an afternoon show on rival rhythmic contemporary station 100.3 KKBT. [4] Later, they decided to move north to long-time rhythmic 106.1 KMEL in San Francisco. [5]
BET's "106 & Park," the hit daily countdown show that had R&B and hop music lovers glued to their screens in the early 2000s, could potentially make a comeback for its upcoming anniversary.
KOPW (106.9 FM "Power 106.9") is a commercial radio station licensed to Plattsmouth, Nebraska, and serving the Omaha-Council Bluffs radio market. It is owned by NRG Media with studios on Capitol Avenue in Midtown Omaha. It airs a rhythmic contemporary radio format. Morning drive time features the nationally syndicated "Breakfast Club."
In early 1986, Emmis changed Magic 106, which focused on traditional top 40 rock, to Power 106 KPWR, which would focus on dance, top40, and shock-jock talk. [3] In 1987, Emmis made a series of purchases including WQHT, WYNY, and WNBC in New York, WKQX in Chicago, WJIB in Boston, WKUU and KXXX in San Francisco, and KKHT in Houston.
In 2019, he left Power 106 after a 15 year run with the hip hop station, bringing in over 2 million listeners daily. He continues as voice-over and endorser for radio commercials on the station. In early 2007, Mando hit national television airwaves as host for " LATV LIVE" where he also attained the position of music coordinator for the LATV ...