The next piece of Cumulus Media’s Kansas City moves will take place at midnight when CHR “95.7 The Vibe” KCHZ Ottawa KS becomes “107.3 The Vibe” on KMJK North Kansas City.
The move to 107.3 will come with a number of lineup changes. The Vibe will drop the syndicated Bert Show from mornings and Elliot at night. Midday host Tyler Fry will move up to anchor “The Morning Vibe” from 6-10am. Frye joined the Vibe in December 2021 after seven years in nights at sister CHR 104.1 KRBE Houston. Frye also has hosted nights at “G105” WDCG Raleigh and “Hot 107.1” KDHT Denver. He began his career as a fill-in host at 93.3 WFLZ Tampa.
The person he succeeded in middays, “103.3 The Edge” WEDG Buffalo morning host Cassaday Proctor will return to the daypart remotely from 10am-3pm. She previously hosted middays at KCHZ from 2019 until her November 2021 move to Buffalo. She has also afternoon host at “105.1 The X” KCJK and part of morning shows at “Mix 94.7” KAMX Austin, “Kiss 95.1” WNKS Charlotte, “Star 94.1” WSTR Atlanta, and Variety Hits “106.5 The Arch” WARH St. Louis.
Program Director Jagger remains in afternoons. Moving to nights will be Dallace Jade. Jade, based in Colorado Springs, is heard in middays of Cumulus CHRs there and Albuquerque, afternoons in Salt Lake City and weekends on Bonneville’s KZZO Sacramento.
Cumulus has not revealed whether the station will continue to simulcast on 95.7 or whether a new format will debut there. The move to 107.3 follows last week’s move of its Hip Hop/R&B format to 105.1 KCJK Garden City and relaunch as “Power 105.1“.
The move to 107.3 will give the station better coverage on the Missouri side of the market as its transmitter is east of Kansas City. 95.7 is halfway between Kansas City and Lawrence KS, and also covers the Topeka KS market. In the just released September 2023 Nielsen Audio ratings, KCHZ rose 1.6 to 1.8 placing it well behind Steel City Media’s “Mix 93.3” KMXV’s 3.9 to 4.5 gain.
Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) announces that in a follow-up move to last week’s launch of Kansas City’s Hip Hop and R&B station, Power 105.1/KCJK-FM, it has launched its popular station brand The Vibe today on the 107.3 frequency. The station becomes All The Hits 107.3 The Vibe/KMJK-FM replacing station All The Hits 95.7 The Vibe/KCHZ-FM, a Kansas City staple for 20 years. 107.3 The Vibe concurrently launched its new website today at: http://1073thevibe.com/.
107.3 The Vibe moves to its new home with a new weekday lineup of local personalities, including:
Tyler Frye, 6:00am-10:00am
Cassiday 10:00am-3:00pm
Jagger, 3:00pm-7:00pm
Dallace Jade, 7:00pm-Midnight“Weekends with Roula,” “Carson Daly Download,” and “DJ Kirby Dance Party” will each continue to be heard on the new 107.3 The Vibe.
Donna Baker, Regional Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Kansas City, said: “Adjusting the alignment of these beloved station brands delivers the highest potential audience to reach the entire KC community. The right stations, the right formats, on the right signals with the best local personalities creates even more value for our listeners and advertising partners.”
Jagger, Program Director and On-Air Personality, Afternoons, 107.3 The Vibe, commented: “Excited to move The Vibe to our new home at 107.3 and to help take it to a new level with our great local team! We will continue to be THE hit music station, playing 10 Songs In A Row every hour with the biggest hits, biggest contests and the most winners! We are kicking off our new Era, hooking up our listeners with a private screening of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie! All The Hits just got the upgrade, so move with us to 107.3 The Vibe!”
Tyler Frye, new Morning Host, 107.3 The Vibe, added: “Is this real life? I get to wake up KC on our brand-new home, 107.3 The Vibe! I’m excited to kick off The Morning Vibe with Tyler Frye as we give our AMAZING listeners a chance to see Taylor Swift on the big screen for a private screening of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie. Taylor has been spending a lot of time in KC lately… maybe she’ll show up? A Swiftie can dream! Move with us as we kick off our best Era, All The Hits 107.3 The Vibe!”
