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Thread started 06/30/16 8:41pm

sro100

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WLOL in Minnesota was THE Prince station!

Anyone else remember 99.5 in MPLS/WLOL switching to a "Prince" format around the time of "Graffiti Bridge?"

It was so cool, they would play a Prince or Prince-related song at least once an hour.

It was probably the only place in the world where the song "New Power Generation" was #1 - for 2 weeks in a row!

KMOJ was also pretty cool....

Any other stations out there in the great world ever have a Prince format - while he was still with us?

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Reply #1 posted 06/30/16 8:51pm

suomynona

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KMEL in San Francisco LOVED him. I'm sure they still do.

KEXP in Seattle has Kevin Cole, former First Avenue DJ (during the time when Prince went from unknown to worldwide megastar.) Kevin's collection of legitimate rarities would make any fan on this forum envious. His 4 hour long tribute was loved by fans worldwide.

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Reply #2 posted 06/30/16 9:15pm

givegoodlove

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The radio in Minneapolis still gives Prince a lot of plays. Songs that wouldn't be played anywhere else. Only further solidifies why I love that I moved here😍😍😍😍
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Reply #3 posted 06/30/16 9:29pm

sro100

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givegoodlove said:

The radio in Minneapolis still gives Prince a lot of plays. Songs that wouldn't be played anywhere else. Only further solidifies why I love that I moved here😍😍😍😍

What stations? What songs?

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Reply #4 posted 06/30/16 9:56pm

suomynona

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sro100 said:

givegoodlove said:

The radio in Minneapolis still gives Prince a lot of plays. Songs that wouldn't be played anywhere else. Only further solidifies why I love that I moved here😍😍😍😍

What stations? What songs?


http://www.thecurrent.org/ Funny thing is that you don't have to live in Mpls to play it wink Or Seattle to listen to Kevin Cole.

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Reply #5 posted 06/30/16 10:41pm

Krystalkisses

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Yes I remember. I was a young girl at the time. It was my favorite radio station. I liked it more than KDWB at the time. cool
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Reply #6 posted 07/01/16 7:33am

givegoodlove

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U don't have to live anywhere to listen to their top fm stations... However more than just the current plays Prince, I often hear it At work, 92.5 (Bambi, wywtmsb, gold), 94.5 (top 40 plus I've heard starfish & coffee, thieves), and Kool 108 plays different songs so yeah it's not only the current, although the current probably loves him the most
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Reply #7 posted 07/01/16 9:02am

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sro100 said:

Anyone else remember 99.5 in MPLS/WLOL switching to a "Prince" format around the time of "Graffiti Bridge?"

It was so cool, they would play a Prince or Prince-related song at least once an hour.

It was probably the only place in the world where the song "New Power Generation" was #1 - for 2 weeks in a row!

KMOJ was also pretty cool....

Any other stations out there in the great world ever have a Prince format - while he was still with us?

At the beginning of Strange Relationship at the First Avenue show in 1987, he says "WLOL, this is your DJ, Prince"

No Candy 4 Me
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Reply #8 posted 07/01/16 11:05am

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BanishedBrian said:

sro100 said:

At the beginning of Strange Relationship at the First Avenue show in 1987, he says "WLOL, this is your DJ, Prince"

I love how connected he always remained to the Twin Cities.

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