I put this together in response to a ton of e-mails asking if "this happened before that", "when did so and so start on the air", etc. I also had tons & tons of articles from the local papers & industry magazines about The Power Pig, it's people & it's battle with Q105. When I put it all on paper, it looked cool. So I decided to give a spot to all of those little details that made this the greatest CHR battle.

If there is an exact date listed, it's been checked & verified. A question mark indicates just that, we're not sure.
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(believe me, I know it's not complete) or something here ain't right (grammar don't count), PLEASE e-mail me:
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After 10 years in Power Pig/93.3FLZ middays, Jennifer Jordan & 93.3FLZ afternoon drive guy Jeff Thomas team together to become the new morning show for sister station Star 95.7 across the hall.

Lisa Paige replaces Jenn Jordan in middays, Spyder Harrison jumps into Jeff Thomas' PM Drive shoes on 93.3FLZ.

Former Power Pig pals end up in court: Former night jock Bubba the Love Sponge went to court to keep his former producer/on-air personality Cowhead from using the "Cowhead" name. Cowhead (real name is Mike Calta) & Bubba had recently parted ways from 98 Rock's morning show with the Cow landing as a morning personality on country WRBQ-FM 104.7 (Q105). Calta maintains he has had the nickname since childhood. The courts sided with Cowhead in June 2001.

Longtime 93.3FLZ and Power Pig Operations Manager/Morning show co-host BJ Harris heads to Cincy's Mix 94.1/Kiss 107 as Program Director/KISS afternoon jock.

93.3FLZ Program Director Domino (Dom Theodore) heads to KRBE/Houston as Program Director.

Cleveland Wheeler, once again back on the air, this time NATIONWIDE, as he becomes Program Director & disc jockey for XM Satellite Radio's all-60's music format.
CLICK HERE for the Nov. 2001 story in the St. Petersburg Times.
CLICK HERE for XM Press Release.

CLICK HERE for the St. Pete Times story on how Tampa radio morning shows handled coverage of the terrorist attacks.

Former 93.3FLZ and Power Pig Assn't Program Director Jeff Kapugi leaves his Program Director position at Z107.7/St. Louis to return to Tampa Bay where he becomes Program Director of 93.3FLZ plus Operations Manager of both 93.3FLZ &
Star 95.7.

Toby Knapp joins 93.3FLZ as Assn't Program Director & afternoon drive guy.

93.3FLZ morning man MJ Kelli takes on the 970WFLA weekday afternoon drive slot vacated by Glenn Beck with his talk show "The Schnitt Show". Using his real name, Todd Schnitt, MJ had already started the show on WIOD/Miami in October 2001. WFLA becomes the "flagship" station for the show which also gained affiliate stations in Sarasota, Orlando and San Antonio.

Former 93.3FLZ Program Director Domino (Dom Theodore) heads to his hometown Detroit to program....? It looks like the rumors (& planted URL's www.955kissfm.com, and kiss955.com) of WKQI/Detroit dropping Q95.5 to become "95-5 KISS-FM" were all part of a brilliant, massive smokescreen. They now carry a message to cross town competitor, WDRQ. The rumored KISS-FM change, received major coverage in our industry, the business section of the DETROIT FREE PRESS, plus stories on local TV outlets. Everyone was convinced it would be 95-5 KISS-FM. Morning man MOJO signed off at 10a (ET), Program Director (and former 93.3FLZ PD) DOM THEODORE (Domino) ran some KISS sweepers & then debuted the new moniker: "Channel 95-5 , Detroit's Hit Music".

Former Power Pig night time jock (and then 98 Rock morning host) Bubba The Love Sponge is acquitted of animal cruelty charges he faced from an incident aired on his morning show where a wild boar had been killed in the station parking lot.
CLICK HERE to see story the from the St. Petersburg Times.
CLICK HERE for collection of St. Petersburg Times Letters to the Editor about the case printed March 5, 2002.

Infinity/Tampa decides to move Q105's country format to the 50,000 watt signal of co-owned 92.5. That happily sends Mason Dixon returning to his original home on the dial at 104.7, but instead of returning to the Q105 name, they went with Oldies 104.7. Later down the road, became Oldies 104.7, WRBQ. Oddly enough, the Q105 logo sits next to the Oldies 104.7 logo on the home page of their web site.
CLICK HERE or the logo above to read the official press release.

The controversial head of Clear Channel Communications Inc.'s radio division, Randy Michaels, was suddenly moved out of that position and was transferred to head the company's so-called "New Technologies division".
CLICK HERE to read story & interview with Randy from RADIO INK.

Jeff Thomas & Jennifer Jordan's "Jeff & Jenn" morning show on Star 95.7 is replaced by a "more-music" show. The week after, the two are back on the air in Tampa Bay, but back in afternoons on 93.3FLZ filling in for a week.
CLICK HERE to see story from St. Petersburg Times.

Dana hops aboard 93.3FLZ for middays, replacing Lisa Paige who jumps to middays on Q102/Philly.

Big Mama and The Bad Boy Radio Show joins 93.3FLZ for nights.

93.3FLZ Assn't Program Director/afternoon jock Toby Knapp appears on MTV's
"FM Nation". CLICK HERE to read more about it.

Everyone wants to know: What's former Jacor Broadcasting and Clear Channel radio top dog Randy Michaels gonna do now?
CLICK HERE to see story from Cincinnati Business Courier

Brian Fink moves from 93.3FLZ overnights to late mornings (10a-noon).

Jomama Johnson's "Quiet Storm" adds Monday through Thursday nights 11pm to 2am to it's schedule on 93.3FLZ. Music Director/Mixmaster Stan 'The Man' Priest becomes new weekday overnight jock.

Only one thing could make 93.3FLZ actually drop the "FLZ" from it's
name for 93.3 B U C.

The BUCCANEERS were SUPER BOWL CHAMPS !!

CLICK HERE for St. Pete Times story on 93.3FLZ's Fester hitchhiking trip from Tampa Bay to the Super Bowl in San Diego.

CLICK HERE for St. Pete Times feature column on then-93.3FLZ night crew
Big Mama/Bad Boy Radio Show.

"Quiet Storm" moves from 93.3FLZ late nights to the same time slot on new urban sister station 95.7 The Beat where Jomama Johnson (Ron Shepard) is named Program Director.


Jordan steps into the late night slot of FLZ.

The Federal Communications Commission issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture against several subsidiaries of Clear Channel Communications for apparently airing indecent material over several broadcast stations during several days. The material at issue was aired in connection with the Bubba the Love Sponge program. The Commission proposed the statutory maximum forfeiture of $27,500 for each of 26 apparent indecency violations. This forfeiture is the highest ever proposed against a broadcast licensee. TOTAL-$715,000
Read more from the FCC Press Release by CLICKING HERE

Bubba The Love Sponge and the crew of his syndicated morning show are abruptly dismissed by Clear Channel . The decision later resulted in his Tampa home base station 98Rock losing OVER half it's audience & ratings.
CLICK HERE to read the story from St. Pete Times.
CLICK HERE for press release/statement from Bubba.

CLICK HERE for March 2, 2004 St. Petersburg Times story "Advertising left in flux By Quick Bubba Exit"

Clear Channel announces it's launching a strong new "Responsible Broadcasting Initiative" that it's stations and personalities MUST all comply by as another effort to clean up indecent material airing.

(Interesting webmaster note: Under this new policy, the on-air antics of The Power Pig from 15 YEARS AGO would NOW be considered indecent.)

CLICK HERE for February 25, 2004 Tampa Bay Business Journal story on the
Clear Channel policy.

Kane sorta returns to 93.3FLZ's air staff with his syndicated Sunday version of the "Open House Party", Sundays 7pm-midnight.

Clear Channel personally delivers payment in full for the record $755,000 fine the FCC imposed on them for indecent broadcasts of former Power Pig jock Bubba The Love Sponge's Show that had been syndicated on several Clear Channel stations plus heard on XM Satellite. 

WINTER '04 Arbitrons - 93.3FLZ is back on top.  # 1 18-34 year olds.

Bobby Rich is released from his position at Mix 100.7. Bobby had been on-air in either middays or afternoon drive as well as Assn't Program Director for 14 years on the 100.7 frequency. He had been in the position since 1990, a gig he picked up only days after Q105 had released him from his midday / music director position there.

Former 93.3FLZ midday chick Lisa Paige handles middays for well over a month while Dana does the maternity leave thang.

Big Mama and The Bad Boy Radio Show exit  93.3FLZ's night show. Rumors of a return of former 93.3FLZ night guy Kane begin.

Former 93.3FLZ air personality Brian Holmes launches ThePowerPig.com - An Online Tribute To Top 40 legend WFLZ/Tampa Bay - Version 2.0.
CLICK HERE to read the story from About.com.

Leaving Washington D.C. and his XM Programming positions behind, it's announced that former 93.3FLZ night guy Kane will return to Tampa to anchor nights once again starting in June.

What a welcome back it was!
Kane's first day back on 93.3FLZ ends up being a live broadcast with 20,000+ people from outside of The St. Pete Times Forum.... he thought they were there for him.... but they were there to watch the Tampa Bay Lightning win the 2004 Stanley Cup for the very first time..

With his show still being off the air everywhere, former Power Pig night shock jock Bubba The Love Sponge announces that he is once again running for Sheriff of Pinellas County in the upcoming November 2004 elections. Bubba2004.com is the web site set up with all the info.

Cleveland Wheeler resigns from his XM Programming gig of the 60s on 6 channel and announces a return to Tampa. No radio plans announced though, only that he would be working on the John Kerry 2004 election team.

Two former Q105 jocks move around: Bobby Rich finds a home at... his old home with old boss Mason Dixon's station Oldies 104.7/Tampa.

And Ronnie "Night Train" Lane leaves his long time home with Infinity Broadcasting's Tampa stations and becomes part of the new Clear Channel version of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Radio Network broadcast team.

September brings a lot of comings and goings, the biggest being Clear Channel's dismissal of Gulf Coast Regional Vice President/General Manager Dave Reinhart after 14 years.

Longtime 93.3FLZ Music Director/Mixmaster/overnight jock Stan "The Man" Priest exits to become Program Director of South Central Communications Top 40 station WSTO FM (HOT96)/Evansville, IN. Midday jock Dana and night jock Kane are named "co-music directors" to replace him however just a few days later Dana resigns from both THAT position and her midday timeslot. Kane is named Music Director.

15 years ago a new radio station called
Power 93, The Power Pig launched in Tampa Bay.

Today, ThePowerPig.com looks back on it all.
CLICK LOGO to see special tribute section.

Former Power Pigger Rob "The Ragman" Wagman who decided to get back to programming radio. He leaves his ALLACCESS.com gig to become to Program Director of Clear Channel Charlotte's new 96.1 The Beat.

Former Power Pig jock and production director BIG WOODY (aka Brad James) resigns from his Program Director position of Clear Channel's 620WDAE -
The Sports Animal.

Former 93.3FLZ air personality Brian Holmes re-launches ThePowerPig.com -
An Online Tribute To Top 40 legend WFLZ/Tampa Bay - Version 3.0 with a new design, faster servers, a 15th Anniversary Tribute to the Original Power Piggers and even a new section of stuff from Q105.
CLICK HERE to read the story from About.com.
CLICK HERE to read story from FMQB.com
  CLICK HERE for the official Press Release.

Congrats to the 93.3FLZ staff for picking up "CHR Station of the Year" and to Music Director/night guy Kane for winning "CHR Personality of The Year" at this year's Radio Music Awards.

93.3FLZ Assistant Program Director & afternoon drive jock Toby Knapp steps down to become Program Director/afternoon jock of Clear Channel Top 40 station 104.7WNOK/ Columbia, SC. Only weeks into his new music director position, night guy Kane will move up again, now to afternoons as well Assn't PD/MD.

Also announced, Ally Reid from FLY92-FM/Albany, NY takes over middays, left open by the September departure of  Dana.