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93.1 DRQ today is no more and this is not an April fools Joke. They are now known as "93.1 Doug FM we play everything"
From http://www.michiguide.com/
"April 01, 2005
Doug kicks 'DRQ to the curb
Top 40 WDRQ-FM 93.1 Detroit has ditched the format in favor of a Jack FM clone named "Doug FM" as of this afternoon. Most of the station's air staff, with the exception of morning show host Jay Towers, has been released along with program director Alex Tear and music director Keith Curry. Station general manager Steve Kosbau commented, “We chose the unusual name ‘DOUG-FM’ for the express purpose of letting Southeast Michigan listeners know how different we intend to be from other radio stations in the market. We have developed a new mega-playlist that is unlike anything Southeast Michigan has experienced - more like a packed MP3 player in shuffle mode than a traditional format with fewer tunes, frequently repeated.”
Claiming "We Play Everything", station’s new format aims to provide one-stop listening with pop songs that previously could only be heard only by searching many different stations in Detroit. Core artists, spanning different popular musical genres across the past four decades, will include The Beatles, U2, Matchbox 20, Fleetwood Mac, Prince, The Police, Madonna, Bob Seger, Tom Petty, Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews Band, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, and a vast array of others. Many of these artists have received spins in the first 3 hours of the new station's existance, which has featured tons of liners, few stop sets, and a jockless presentation."
From http://www.michiguide.com/
"April 01, 2005
Doug kicks 'DRQ to the curb
Top 40 WDRQ-FM 93.1 Detroit has ditched the format in favor of a Jack FM clone named "Doug FM" as of this afternoon. Most of the station's air staff, with the exception of morning show host Jay Towers, has been released along with program director Alex Tear and music director Keith Curry. Station general manager Steve Kosbau commented, “We chose the unusual name ‘DOUG-FM’ for the express purpose of letting Southeast Michigan listeners know how different we intend to be from other radio stations in the market. We have developed a new mega-playlist that is unlike anything Southeast Michigan has experienced - more like a packed MP3 player in shuffle mode than a traditional format with fewer tunes, frequently repeated.”
Claiming "We Play Everything", station’s new format aims to provide one-stop listening with pop songs that previously could only be heard only by searching many different stations in Detroit. Core artists, spanning different popular musical genres across the past four decades, will include The Beatles, U2, Matchbox 20, Fleetwood Mac, Prince, The Police, Madonna, Bob Seger, Tom Petty, Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews Band, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, and a vast array of others. Many of these artists have received spins in the first 3 hours of the new station's existance, which has featured tons of liners, few stop sets, and a jockless presentation."