Big change coming at 92.9 and 920 AM in Spokane with the closing credits closing in on a morning trio.
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Dave, Ken, and Molly show ended abruptly on Friday after over 30 years in production without a goodbye.
The morning radio show featuring Dave Sposito, Molly Allen and Ken Hopkins has been waking up with Spokane listeners every morning on 92.9 ZZU and KXLY 920.
Molly Allen confirmed the ending of the radio show on her personal Facebook Friday morning. “Confirming that yesterday was the last Dave Ken and Molly show. I’m sorry that we didn’t get to say goodbye to you all. Spokane has been so good to us. Obviously, this was not our decision. Thank you for over 30 years of love and support,” Allen said.
In a statement made by the Morgan Murphy Media group which owns KXLY 4 News Now and the radio station they classified the ending as simply ‘restructuring’.
From KHQ.com
Dave and Molly will continue in a new partnership with KHQ/Spokane Nonstop Local. How that will look is yet to be announced. There is to be a huge shindig later this month in Spokane, at which time an announcement will be made about the new program. Ken Hopkins chose to take this opportunity to retire and so Dave & Molly will set out together on the new project.
Apparently, with Radio seeming to be going away it won’t be long until a lot of those on-air transmitters will be flipped to the “Off” switch, as listening habits transition to streaming audio. Think of the KW’s that will be saved to run all those electric vehicles.
Online streaming. Possibly, a “needle in the haystack” situation for local radio.
What’s the best solution?
An app for each station, to start with. There is a better idea out there for compatibility, and someone is probably working on it right now.
Format change coming?
Radio these days…what can ya say?