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The final Long Distance Dedication is "Move On" by James Brown, from host Shadoe Stevens to the show's listeners. February 15 – After nine years as a "Pure Rock" station, Long Beach's 105.5 KNAC flips to a Mexican music format as KBUE (Que Buena). KNAC was, however, resurrected in 1998 as the internet-based radio station knac.com.
KBUE (105.5 FM, "Que Buena 105.5/94.3 FM") is a commercial radio station licensed to Long Beach, California, that serves the Los Angeles metropolitan area.It is owned by Estrella Media and airs a Regional Mexican radio format.
Mastrey had hosted radio shows in California for KQLZ Pirate Radio in Los Angeles, KNAC in Long Beach, KLSX in Los Angeles, KMEL in San Francisco, and KSJO in San Jose, before appearing on KUFO in Portland, Oregon, in the late 1990s, and at KXXR in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At KNAC, Mastrey was known as the 'Leather Nun," a nickname she was ...
Ladd began his career in 1969 at KNAC, a small Long Beach rock station. After two years there, he moved to Los Angeles station KLOS.In 1974 he moved to KMET, known to its legions of listeners as "The Mighty Met", where he would remain for most of the next 13 years (returning to KLOS in 1984, but going back to KMET again, 2 months before they changed format), while also hosting and producing ...
January 8 – Long Beach's KNAC switches formats from an alternative/new wave format to a "Pure Rock" format. KNAC continued under that format until 1995. January 18 – The syndicated "American Country Countdown" expands from three to four hours.
November – After eight-and-a-half years on the air, 105.5 KNAC in Long Beach, California, announces that they will be changing formats. [2] The radio station eventually goes off the air three months later (on February 15, 1995), and is replaced by the Mexican music radio station KBUE (Que Buena).
Gonzo began his radio journey in 1984 as an intern at glam metal radio station KNAC in the Los Angeles area. At the time, KNAC was an alternative rock station. When the format changed to a "Pure Rock" format, many of the former DJs left the station, giving Gonzo his first opportunity to move from intern to DJ.
It is my understanding that KNAC originally was a subscriber muzak station for local Long Beach merchants. Muzak was played from 10AM to 6PM--normal business hours. Around 1967 or so the owners (Jim Hardin?) were approached about allowing hippies(?) to broadcast long form music from 6PM to midnight if they could bring in sponsors.