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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1986
Page
10
John Gorman left WMMS-FM to run WNCX-FM 98.5 in Cleveland. The new rocker went on air last week and many locals still unaware. He notes only the hippest listeners know the station exists.
Denny Sanders and Scott Gorman, ex WMMS leaders, moved to WNCX in Cleveland after Metropolis Broadcasting bought WGCL FM and WERE AM. They aim to shake up rock radio with new music across genres and push Arbitron ratings by spring despite modest winter gains.
John Darling notes the station faced a rough start inherited from prior ownership with a weak technical base. Gorman admits spreading the Express rumor to mislead competitors WMMS, gaining short term publicity while plans to improve sound continue.
Batiuk and Shamray describe rival stations WNCX and WMMS as coexisting yet vying for listener loyalty. Gorman signals a Cleveland audience will have a choice, aiming to position his new outlet as the preferred option amid the North Coast rock scene.
Orrville homecoming honors Joe Sedelmaier for national exposure from Valvoline spot and past hits like Wendy’s Where’s the Beef and FedEx Fast-Talker. Two days of events include a soap box derby with Sedelmaier and Mayor Wade, and a parade with a 1933 Ahrens-Fox fire engine plus a rail overpass dedication.
Weekend schedule features animated adventures including The Pumpkin Who Couldn t Smile and The Halloween That Almost Wasn t, plus Earth time travel film Journey To The Center Of Time and action finales like Jaws. Starred roles include Scott Brady Gigi Perreau Brigitte Nielsen Donald Sutherland.
A librarian seeks police help as she becomes entangled in a murder and kidnapping plot while an inept detective fumbles the case in the 1978 comedy.
Midnight on WOR airs the 1968 George Romero horror classic Night of the Living Dead. Judith O Daya and Duane Jones star as survivors in colorized re-release about a radiation leak turning people into cannibalistic zombies.
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