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The year 1982 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history. ==Events== *19 January - It is announced that Watermark Inc., producer of American Top 40 with Casey Kasem, is being sold for approximately $5 million to ABC Radio.〔(Battistini, Pete. ''American Top 40 with Casey Kasem (The 1980s).'' AuthorHouse, 2010. p. 133. )〕 *23 July – KDKA-AM in Pittsburgh, becomes the first AM station to broadcast in Stereo sound. *After 22 years as a Top 40 music station, WABC-AM in New York City changes to talk radio on 10 May 1982. *KBOX in Dallas, Texas drops its longtime call sign to become KMEZ and simulcast the beautiful music format of their sister station KMEZ-FM. *KENR in Dallas, Texas drops country music for news/talk as "The Radio Magazine." By November, the station would flip once again, this time to adult contemporary. *WBBM-FM Chicago debuts its long-running Top 40 format, beginning as a Hot Hits station called "96 Now!" In September, WHYT Detroit also goes Hot Hits and is also known as "96 Now!" *The year brings two other significant format changes in Detroit – ailing Top 40 station WDRQ experiences a ratings surge after adjusting its format to urban contemporary that summer, and WABX jettisons its long-running album-oriented/progressive rock format for a New Wave-based CHR format called "Hot Rock." *KMEL morning host Alex Bennett moves to upstart rival KQAK in August. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1982 in radio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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