WVRC Media Classic Country “Superstar Country 96.1 KWS” WKWS Charleston WV has announced the return of ‘Downtown’ Billy Brown to the station to host mornings.
Brown previously programmed WKWS and then-sister Variety Hits “Tailgate 107.3” turn Country 107.3 WKAZ from 2017 to 2022 and most recently served as PD/afternoon host at Bristol Broadcasting Country 97.5 WQBE Charleston. The Wheeling native has also worked at stations including WBSB Baltimore, WAVA Washington DC, WAPW and WSTR Atlanta, WEZB New Orleans, WFUS Tampa, WKIS-FM Miami, WMMO Orlando, and KTHI Boise in his career.
Program Director Crash Poteet said, “I’m really glad to have Billy back. He has a history with KWS and with country radio in Charleston, and it just feels right to have him where so many listeners remember him.”
Brown commented, “I grew up in Wheeling and relocated to Charleston in 2017. 96.1 KWS was my baby for its first five years. Crash has taken the station to another level, and I am extremely excited to be back/”
