1991 in radio

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The year 1991 in radio involved some significant events.

Contents 1 Events 2 Debuts 3 Closings 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Events

• January 18 - Brian Beirne became one of the few celebrities from radio to get a "star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• February 26 - WLOL in Minneapolis, Minnesota signs off on 99.5 FM for the last time. Minnesota Public Radio's KSJN takes over on the frequency the following day.
• August 8 - The Warsaw radio mast, the tallest construction ever built, collapses.
• Classic hits KLXK in Minneapolis, Minnesota flips to hard rock as KRXX ("93X")
• KDBN drops business talk, returns to adult standards as KCMZ.
• Michael and Kay Zwerling purchase KSCO in Santa Cruz, California
• December 2 - Buzz Burbank becomes newsman for The Don and Mike Show
• December 30 - English service of Radio Luxembourg ceases transmissions on 208 meters in mediumwave.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] Closings

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• André Baruch, 83, film narrator, radio announcer, news commentator, talk show host, disc jockey and sportscaster.
• George Gobel, 83, American comedian, radio and television personality