Magic 102.1 ?

[citykid09]

Hasn't Magic 102.1 been:

102 Jamz

102.1 Jamz

Magic 102 Jamz

and magic 102?

Why do they change so much? When did they add the .1 to 102?

[jmancuso]

it's been 'magic 102' ever since i can remember (mid 80's). when radios started getting digital tuners that's when they added the .1 but when every one was still using dials, the 'points' didn't matter.

[ricco67]

How about "LOVE" 94 FM?

Ricco

[DaTrain]

To make a correction: It's spelled "Majic" with a J.

"102 JAMZ" never really existed; it was just a made up radio station for the 1994 movie filmed here, "Jason's Lyric." On the website http://www.kmjq.com, it's still simply "Majic 102, More R&B Hits and Oldies." But the voiceover says, "Majic 102.1, Houston's R&B Leader and the Home of the Tom Joyner Morning Show," which means the website has not been updated in less than a year since "point 1" was added. Otherwise, Radio One, which owns Majic 102.1 and 97.9 The Box, has been slow to update their station websites, since half the other sister stations do not even have websites in other cities.

I suppose the reason they added "point 1" was to avoid confusion with another station with close to the same name down in Beaumont, Cumulus station KTCX Magic 102.5. Both KTCX and KMJQ are pretty well heard on the fringe out signals midway between Houston and Beaumont.

[DaTrain]

Part 2 of post. There are three Urban stations in other markets that use "102 JAMZ" - Infinity Owned WJHM 101.9 in Orlando, Entercom owned WHJM 102.1 in Greensboro and KBCE 102.3 in Boyce, Louisiana.

Another change about Majic in Houston is that their music selection has not faired too well ever since Clear Channel sold it and The Box to the Urban Radio Specialist, Radio One. The Box, which is still Rhythmic format, had a more urban contemporary type of playlist throughout much of 2001 when it was facing competition to what was then Hot 97.1 and Power 97.5 when launched.

Back to Majic's music selection. It still managed to stay on top of the game when Cumulus' KRWP Power 97.5 changed from Urban/Hip Hop/R&B to an Adult Urban. Since then, Power has played a more extensive selection of R&B, even hard-to-find songs at night, thanks to Kevin Slow Jammin James. Mostly because their antenna tower is in Beaumont, which made competing against Majic impossible because of their signal which fringes out heading further out west. You can't even hear it too well in Downtown either. That's about to change because Cumulus months ago picked up a country station on 103.7. Be on the lookout in January 2005 when Power 97.5 switches dials and becomes "Power 103.7."

[citykid09]

they should be changing Power 97.5 to V103 instead.

[Jimmy Cinnamon Roll]

"102 JAMZ" never really existed; it was just a made up radio station for the 1994 movie filmed here, "Jason's Lyric."

Are you sure about that?

I believe I remember there being a 102 jamz being around for a little while playing much of the same stuff the box did.

I dont think it lasted very long though.

[DaTrain]

I noticed it's been more than two years and Majic 102.1 still doesn't have any competition since they're the only Houston station rite now with the Urban AC format. This station needs competition, Houston's too big to not have two Urban AC/R&B stations like the other top 20 markets. KISS-FM is gone, Power 97.5 gone, what's next?