Mix 96 Radio Aircheck 1

• published: 19 Mar 2015
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Mix 96 Radio and Todd James. Todd James hosted the mid-day slot on Mix 96 (now Capital FM after a brief time as Big Earl) in 1998 and 1999. Previous to that, Todd worked at K97 Edmonton for 14 years in various roles, including Music Director, Assistant Program Director and On Air in evenings, mid-days and as co-host on K97's Morning Show with Bruce Kenyon and Mark (Sharkey) Summers. Todd also spent 10 years at 100.3 The Bear Edmonton and has hosted a film review segment on Global Edmonton News for twenty years, called, `Minute at the Movies'. MATM is also seen on Global News in Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg and Halifax. Todd also hits the stage as front man, singer and guitar player for "The Todd James Band", playing charity events, festivals and clubs, including a weekly appearance on stage Sunday afternoons in Edmonton. Also on this Aircheck is Dave Shannon. Here is more history of the station. Back in 1995 - Len Thuessen was program director at MIX96. Al Anderson was general manager. News director Mike Goetze died at age 50. He had been with the company for 30 years. CKRA changed to a Hot Adult Contemporary format. In 1998 - An Operations Agreement came into place at Craig Broadcast Systems' K97 Edmonton and Newcap Broadcasting's CFCW/CKRA-FM Edmonton. Craig would relocate to the CFCW/MIX 96 facility at about the beginning of June. Mix 96 dropped morning host M.G. Kelly and brought personality B.J. Wilson. Mix 96 program director and mid-morning personality Len Thuesen was dismissed. Thanks to the management merger with K97, Todd James moved over to mid-days on Mix 96. CKRA-FM is a radio station licensed to and serving Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, broadcasting at 96.3 FM. The station is owned by Newcap Broadcasting, and launched a classic hits format as "96.3 Capital FM" on March 28, 2008. Prior to January 13, 1995, CKRA was known as 96 K-Lite FM with an adult contemporary format. On that day, the station adopted the name "Mix 96", playing a hot adult contemporary format, leaving adult contemporary listeners to CFMG-FM. Several name and content changes occurred in 2002 and 2003. In the summer of 2002, CKRA adjusted its name to "963 the Mix" and incorporated more contemporary music into its playlist. During this time, the station opened a satellite "weekend" location on Edmonton's trendy Whyte Avenue. Local (former) A-Channel (Now City TV) entertainment host, Shannon Tyler, was hired to co-host the morning radio show with B.J. Wilson. In February 2003, CKRA once again re-branded as "96X", "the hit music alternative" and retained its hot AC format, leaving R&B; and hip-hop out of its playlist. Ryan Waters joined the new morning show, working with B.J. and Shannon then hosting solo for 90 minutes of commercial free music. Mike Anderson (middays), Tim Riess (drive time) and Carly Kincaid (evenings) rounded out the air staff. Several on-air changes followed, including Anderson leaving Middays and focusing on M.D. duties. Riess hosted several dayparts, Waters returned to his former position as "Swing Announcer" and Chris Kuchar held down "Afternoon Drive" before returning to sister station 97.3 K-Rock/K97. Following the transition of Power 92 to the hot AC formatted "Power 92.5" in June 2003, the station shifted to CHR and adopted the slogan "Edmonton's Only Hit Music Station", which (after Power 92 changed to 92.5 JOE FM, 80's 90's and now) changed to "Edmonton's #1 Hit Music Station", a strange decision considering it was the only station in Edmonton playing the "hit music" format. During this time, 96X moved its Whyte Avenue studio to a booth in Hudson's Canadian Tap House from where it began broadcasting during the evenings and on weekends. On December 12, 2005, 96X flipped to "Big Earl 96 dot 3" and adopted a country music format, as well as the slogan "He plays anything country".