The Guide to U.S. Dance Radio
The following dance radio directory lists some of the dance stations across the country; it is also a tribute to some of the pioneers and fallen stations. Click on Home for a review of the key dance stations. Check out what’s popular on dance radio by clicking on Radio Megamix. Click on Radio Airplay for our compilation of real-time playlists. Since the Internet has no physical boundaries, we have also added some Web-only stations based outside the U.S. No dance radio directory is complete without a listing of some notable dance/electronic mix shows. You can go to their Web sites and listen to all the uploaded programs every week. For the latest updates, set your browser to danceradiopost.com.
When we first published this radio guide in the early 2000s, some stations did not provide live streaming or a real-time playlist for financial and technical reasons. As these features have become the norm (though you may have to go to third-party sites for airplay archives in some cases), it’s no longer necessary to track their progress here. So let us know what differentiating Web factors we should document next (Facebook likes?).
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Radio Now
Radio Then
Call Letters or Name/ (Frequency or Channel) |
Period |
Archive or Tribute Web Site |
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1970s |
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WPIX New York (101.9, “Disco 102”) |
1975-1976 | nyradioguide.com |
WCAU Philadelphia (98.1, “Fascinatin’ Rhythm”) |
1976-1981? | phillyradioarchives.com |
WDMT Cleveland (107.7, “Disco 108”) |
1976-1978 | N/A |
WVEE Atlanta (103.3, “V-103”) |
1976?-? | N/A |
WHRK Memphis (97.1) |
1976-198x | N/A |
KKDA Dallas (104.5, “K-104”) |
1976-1979? | dfwradioarchives.com |
WKTK Baltimore (102.7) |
1977-1979? | N/A |
WZZD Philadelphia (990, “Wizzard 100”) |
1977-1980 | phillyradioarchives.com |
WKTU New York (92.3, “Disco 92”) |
1978-1985 | rememberdisco92.com |
KSFX Bay Area (103.7, “The Beat of the Bay”) |
1978-1980 | bayradio.blogspot.com |
WBOS Boston (92.3) |
1978-1980 | bostonradio.org |
KUTE Los Angeles (101.9, “KUTE 102”) |
1978?-1979 | N/A |
WDAI Chicago (94.7, “Disco DAI”) |
1978-1980 | wlshistory.com |
KNOK Dallas (107.5) |
1978?-1980? | dfwradioarchives.com |
WPEG Charlotte (97.9) |
1978-1979? | N/A |
WOKO Albany, N.Y. (1460) |
1978-1980 | N/A |
WMAS Springfield, Mass. (94.7) |
1978-1979 | N/A |
WMJX Miami (96.5, “Disco 96”) |
1979 | N/A |
WIKS Indianapolis (99.5, “Kiss 99”) |
1979-1982 | N/A |
KNHC Seattle (89.5) |
1979-present | c895.org |
KIIS Los Angeles (102.7) |
1979-1980 | N/A |
WXKS Boston (107.9, “Kiss 108”) |
1979 | bostonradio.org |
WAYV Atlantic City, N.J. (95.1, “The Rhythm of South Jersey”) |
1979-1981 | N/A |
WOKV Cincinnati (103.5) |
1979-1981 | N/A |
WSWF Fort Myers, Fla. (107.1) |
1979-1985? | N/A |
KRLY Houston (93.7, “Disco 94”) |
197x-1980? | N/A |
WPWT Philadelphia (91.7) |
197x-1980 | phillyradioarchives.com |
WKYS Washington, D.C. (93.9, “Disco 93”) |
197x | N/A |
WAMO Pittsburgh, Pa. (105.9) |
197x-? | N/A |
WBDG Indianapolis (90.9, “Disco 91”) |
197x-198x | www.wayne.k12.in.us/bdwbdg |
WEEJ Fort Myers, Fla. (100.1) |
197x-? | N/A |
WCHB Detroit (1440) |
197x-198x | N/A |
1980s |
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WLUM Milwaukee (102.1, “Hot 102”) |
1983-1991 | hot102radio.com |
WHQT Miami (105.1, “Hot 105”) |
1985-1987 | N/A |
KPWR Los Angeles (105.9, “Power 106”) |
1986-1992 | N/A |
WQHT New York (103.5, “Hot 103” [later 97.1, “Hot 97”]) |
1986-1993 | myspace.com/originalhot97 |
WPOW Miami (96.5, “Power 96”) |
1986-? | N/A |
KNRJ Houston (96.5, “Energy”) |
1988-1990 | N/A |
WBBM Chicago (96.3, “B-96”) |
1989-1999 | N/A |
1990s |
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KSCR Los Angeles (104.7, “The Pulse of the 90s”) |
1991-1993 | kscr.org, kxsc.org |
KSRF/KOCM Los Angeles (103.1, “MARS-FM”) |
1991-1992 | mars103.tripod.com/info.htm |
WTWR Monroe, Mich. (98.3) |
1995-1996 | N/A |
WKTU New York (103.5, “The Beat of New York”) |
1996-2006 | ktu.com |
KACD/KBCD Los Angeles (103.1, “Groove Radio”) |
1996-1998 | geocities.com/fubu102/groove.htm (see archive.org), davesfunstuff.com |
WDRQ Detroit (93.1) |
1997-1999 | N/A |
WPTY Long Island, N.Y. (105.3/101.5, “Your Party Music Leader”) | 1998-2011 | party105.com |
WZBZ/WGBZ Atlantic City, N.J. (99.3/105.5, “The Beat of South Jersey”) |
1999-2002 | N/A |
KLNA Sacramento (105.5, “Power”) |
1999-2001 | geocities.com/power1055/ (see archive.org) |
WDBK Philadelphia (91.5, “Wild”) |
1999?-2002? | camdencc.edu |
R.I.P. |
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KQSP/KSPS Houston (95.1/99.9, “Pulse”) |
2001-2002? | N/A |
WKIE/WDEK Chicago (92.7/92.5, “Energy”) |
2001-2003 | energychicago.com |
KXDC Denver (102.1, “Ecstasy”) |
2002-2003 | N/A |
KXMG Austin, Texas (93.3/99.7, “Mega”) |
2001-2003 | N/A |
KCJZ San Antonio (106.7, “JAMZ”) |
2002?-2003 | N/A |
KDLD/KDLE Los Angeles (103.1, “The Party Station”) |
2003-2003 | songfinder.mypuppet.net (see archive.org) |
KPTI Bay Area (92.7, “Party”) |
2002-2004 | danceradiopost.com/kpti |
KKDL Dallas (106.7, “The Texas Party Station”) |
2002-2004 | songfinder.mypuppet.net (see archive.org) |
WXQQ Toledo, Ohio (96.9, “Q”) |
2003-2004 | q969.net (see archive.org) |
WPYM Miami (93.1, “Party”) |
2002-2005 | party931.com |
Mak Radio/The Pulse, Harrisburg, Pa. | 2003-2006 | N/A |
KENU Enumclaw, Wash. (1330, “Pulse”) |
2001-2006 | myspace.com/thepulse1330am |
WJND Orlando (100.7) |
2005-2006 | N/A |
whereveRadio.com, Pittsburgh, Pa. | 2000-2006 | myspace.com/whereveradio |
KLBU Santa Fe, N.M. (102.9, “Santa Fe’s Choice for Chill”) |
2003-2007 | santafe.com |
KNRJ/K244CJ Phoenix (101.1/92.7, “Energy”) |
2002-2008 | myspace.com/energyarizona |
XM The System, Washington, D.C. (82) |
2001-2008 | N/A |
SIRIUS The Beat, New York (36) |
2002-2008 | N/A |
SIRIUS Area 33, New York (33) |
2002-2008 | N/A |
KNGY Bay Area (92.7, “Energy”) |
2004-2009 | danceradiopost.com/kngy, facebook.com/pages/energy-927-fm/13461591683 |
WNYZ-LP [TV] New York (87.7, “Pulse 87”) |
2008-2009 | pulse87ny.com |
iPartyRadio.com, Chicago | 2005-2010 | facebook.com/ipartyradio |
WMPH Wilmington, Del. (91.7, “The Beat of Wilmington”) |
2000-2010 | myspace.com/wmph |
URGE Ultrasound, New York | 2006-2010 | N/A |
Beatboxradio, Canada | 2002-2010 | beatboxradio.ca |
KVBE Las Vegas (94.5, “Vibe”) |
2008-2011 | myvibelv.com |
WWMX-HD2 Baltimore (106.5, “Mix 2”) |
2010-2011 | facebook.com/pages/mix-2/91569958178 |
Dance Radio Network, Wilmington, Del. | 2010-2011 | danceradionetwork.com |
iPartyRadio, New York | 2012 | facebook.com/ipartyradio |
KDHT Denver (107.1, “Hot”) |
2012 | ilovejackfm.com |
WNRG-LPFM Palm Bay, Fla. (107.9, “Energy”) |
2008-2013 | N/A |
Club Phusion | 2006-2013 | N/A |
KLBU Santa Fe, N.M. (102.9, “The Beat of Santa Fe”) |
2010-2013 | santafe.com |
KPMW-LPFM Maui, Hawaii (105.5, “Wild”) |
2003-2013 | ustream.tv/channel/mix1055 |
Surge Radio, Los Angeles | 2011-2014 | surgeradio.org |
WEEI-HD2 Boston (93.7, “Funkytown”) |
2006-2014 | weei.com |
WEDX Boston (101.7, “Evolution”) |
2012-2014 | iheartevolution.com |
WXJZ Gainesville, Fla. (100.9, “Party”) |
2013-2014 | wow1009.com |
WBZC Pemberton, N.J. (88.9/95.1/100.7, “The Pulse of Burlington County”) |
2006-2014 | z889.org |
KXJM-HD2 Portland, Ore. (107.5, “Too Wild”) |
2012-2016 | vibeamerica.com |
KYLI Las Vegas (96.7, “Pulse”) |
2011-2016 | pulse87ny.com |
WEGG Wilmington, N.C. (710/100.5, “Surge”) |
2014-2017 | surgeradio.org |
WPTY Long Island, N.Y. (105.3, “Party”) |
1998-2017 | party105.com |
KBPA-HD2 Austin, Texas (103.5, “Mega”) |
2009-2020 | megahd2.com |
KQPS Palm Springs, Calif. (103.1, "Channel Q") | 2018-2023 | audacy.com/wearechannelq |
KREV Bay Area (92.7, “Pirate” then “Revolution”) |
2022-2023 | danceradiopost.com/wtf (Pirate playlist) |
Mix Shows
The Stats
Type | Number |
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Commercial (total) | 26 |
Dance FM | 2 |
Dance-leaning FM | 3 |
Digital HD channels | 9 |
Satellite and cable channels | 12 |
Noncommercial (total) | 5 |
Dance FM | 4 |
Dance-leaning FM | 1 |
Total | 31 |
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