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96 Rock

Vintage 96 Rock Radio

This was the Hank Aaron and Phil Niekro era Atlanta Braves!

Midnight Movies at General Cinema Theaters in Atlanta (sponsored by WKLS 96 Rock) were all the rave in the '80s!

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This was the Hank Aaron and Phil Niekro era Atlanta Braves!

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll! They were also the home of the ATLANTA BRAVES!

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll!

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll!

Can you say.... BOOM?

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll! On this shirt, the 96 is VAN HALENIZED!

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll!

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll! Homecookin' Live was WKLS's early version of what is now known as American Idol; except they did it with bands!

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll!

This 1958 Porsche Speedster carried the WKLS brand back in 1989!

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll!

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll!

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll!

Charley Magruder’s, the north Atlanta club owned by Butch Weaver from the early 1980s through its demise in 1996, was the spot that attracted a motley procession of familiar faces, from Tommy Shaw of Styx to Lemmy of Motorhead to Butch Patrick (aka Eddie Munster) to members of Metallica — all of whom would swing by. It was a launching pad for many successful bands. The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock would host events there. Along with places like Turtle's Records and Tapes, CM was a safe haven for many an Atlantan to get their ROCK on!

Charley Magruder’s, the north Atlanta club owned by Butch Weaver from the early 1980s through its demise in 1996, was the spot that attracted a motley procession of familiar faces, from Tommy Shaw of Styx to Lemmy of Motorhead to Butch Patrick (aka Eddie Munster) to members of Metallica — all of whom would swing by. It was a launching pad for many successful bands. The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock would host events there. Along with places like Turtle's Records and Tapes, CM was a safe haven for many an Atlantan to get their ROCK on!

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll! The Wake Up Crew was a group of very funny guys!

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll! Homecookin' II (released in 1981) was the second of 4 albums of music by Atlanta area artists like Fortnox, Illusion, Dreamer, Billy the Kidd, Bert Elliot's Chances, The Sockets, Metalworks, Public Enemy, Frank Furter & the Human Beans, Buddy Causey & the Handsome White Boys, Heathen Girls and John Diazo & the Duplicators. This album was sold exclusively at Turtle's Records and Tapes.

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll! The Wake Up Crew was a group of very funny guys!

Chief Noc-a-homa was an Atlanta legend! The best Braves mascot!

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll! They were also the home of the ATLANTA BRAVES!

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll!

The Omni arena in Atlanta was the home of the Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Flames and multiple concerts back in the day. Many pleasant memories

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll!

WKLS 96 Rock Atlanta loves RUSH!

Chief Noc-a-homa was an Atlanta legend! The best Braves mascot!

TBS was originally established on December 17, 1976, as the national feed of Turner's Atlanta, Georgia, independent television station, WTCG. The decision to begin offering WTCG via satellite transmission to cable and satellite subscribers throughout the United States expanded the small station into the first nationally distributed "superstation." With the assignment of WTBS as the broadcast station's call letters in 1979, the national feed became known as SuperStation WTBS, and later SuperStation TBS, TBS Superstation, or simply TBS. The channel broadcast a variety of programming during this era, including films, syndicated series, and sports.

Chipper Jones!

The station first signed on in March 1967 as WREC-FM, sister to WREC 600 AM. In December 1975, the station went to an automated Country music format with the call letters WZXR. On September 25, 1977, the station switched to AOR. Except for a brief flirtation with Top 40 in 1985 and 1986, the station has played some form of rock ever since. Known as "Rock 103," WEGR has been consistently programmed with a classic rock format for more than 40 years. Its mascot is a walrus, which has seen numerous incarnations. The "rock" in this logo is the same as WKLS Atlanta's 96 Rock logo.

The now defunct WKLS 96 Rock in Atlanta was the go-to place for PURE rock and roll!

The Ramblin' Raft Race was an annual Memorial Day weekend raft race on the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta that lasted from 1969 to 1980. At its peak, more than 300,000 rafters partook in the race. Amid increasing environmentalism, the race was cancelled. It lined a route which began at Morgan Falls Dam in Sandy Springs and ended at the shallow raft take-out a few hundred yards north of I-285 in Vinings.The race began in 1969 when several Delta Sigma Phi fraternity members at Georgia Tech, organized it as a social event. When the radio station WQXI became a sponsor and promoter, the race began to draw a larger crowd.