97.1 The Eagle

97.1 The Eagle - KEGL

January of 1981 is when 97.1 The Eagle (KEGL) took off for flight. The Eagle remained in the top 10 for most of its top 40 life (Give or take a month or two). In May of 1992 The Eagle decided to give itself a makeover and transform into an active rock station. Dallas/Ft.Worth was now without a Top 40 radio station. In November of '92, Kiss FM (KHKS) became home to the top 40 format. Kiss Fm was home to many of the air staff that got canned when The Eagle transformed, including Kidd Kraddick.

In the Winter of '92 The eagle found itself back in the top 10, it hadn't been in the top 10 since last winter of 1991. In the summer and fall of 1999 The Eagle ranked #3 in the top 10 list. The fall of 2001 was the last time The Eagle would see itself in the top 10. The following winter a new station would be born, and that station was 93.3 The Bone (KDBN). The way I see it, The Bone had a lot to do with the crashing of The Eagle. Once that station hit the airwaves, The Eagle never saw itself in the Top 10 again. May 17th Clear Channel decided to switch formats to challenge KVIL. The station is called Sunny 97.1. The playlist is not so different from the top 40 Eagle of the eighties. Our Eagle is gone now. It looks like The Edge is making up for it though. They have been playing more of bands such as Tool, Slipknot, NIN, Mudvayne, and Gun's N Roses. I haven't heard as much 80's rock as the Eagle used to play....but The Bone is taking care of that. The important thing is that we got our good solid rock back. The Edge still plays bands like coldplay and Cake....but that's fine with me. Our old Edge is still here, and we get the benifits of good rock The Eagle used to play. I always listened to both stations growing up anyway.

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