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My mother Kat Snow was doing the damn thing No calls during Zepplin!! Heavy metal era In 1984, Fred Sands purchased the radio station at a bankruptcy auction. Sands advertised in trade publications indicating his desire to hire a general manager with major market experience. Gary Price, an industry veteran, took the job and worked with Sands, who was intimately involved for the first year. The antenna was moved from Signal Hill, California to Dominguez Hills, increasing the coverage area. In addition, Sands and Price ordered and installed state-of-the-art equipment for the new studio location and hired a new engineer. With all the new improvements, Sands and Price recognized that KNAC needed a new sound as well. They selected a heavy metal format, targeting younger demographics. For the first time KNAC appeared in the Arbitron ratings and, once established, the station took in revenues of at least a million dollars per year. During the nine-year Hard Rock era, the KNAC program directors were Jimmy Christopher, Tom Marshall, Pam Edwards, Gregg Steele and Bryan Schock. Among the music directors at KNAC during that time frame were Ross Goza and Michael Davis. Davis on-air moniker was Jack The Ripper. Original on-air talent included Kat Snow as Killer Kat, Lady Di, and Paul Lobster. Tawn Mastery took over Killer Kats shift in 1986. Bands in KNACs playlist ranged from heavy metal, hard rock, classic rock and progressive rock such as Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Van Halen, Aerosmith, Kiss, Scorpions, Guns N Roses and Rush, thrash metal such as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Suicidal Tendencies and Testament, and grunge or alternative metal such as Faith No More, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden and Tool.[2][4][5] Sands and Price worked together for about ten years. Sands sold the radio station in 1994 for five times what he paid for it in 1984.
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