Randy and Spiff to leave Cool 105.7 for 94.9 Lite FM 

Randy and Spiff to leave Cool 105.7 for 94.9 Lite FM

Randy and Spiff, longtime Atlanta oldies radio show hosts, are leaving the oldies format behind...but not Atlanta. Randy and Spiff will be heading to AC/soft rock station 94.9 Lite FM (WLTM) starting on May 2nd. Both Lite FM and their current home, Cool 105.7 (WLCL) are owned by Clear Channel.

It is beleived that the oldies format is getting ready to head to demise (Rumors are abound that Cool is about ready to change formats), and that this would give Randy and Spiff an opprotunity to continue with their morning show on a format that will be around for a while.

Randy and Spiff started together at WBCY 107.9FM (Original WBT-FM, now WLNK) in Charlotte, NC. When the format at WBCY was killed off, they headed to Atlanta and a newly formed oldies station, Fox 97 (WFOX 97.1), where they did their morning show from 1989-2003, when Cox Radio pulled the plug on Fox.. (WFOX is now urban Jamz). They arrived at Cool in May of 2003, once their contract with Cox expired.

It is expected that their will be no change in the nature of the show, which features the Shower Stall Singers, Sydell and Sons funeral home, Ed the Mechanic, and the occasionl Fulton County Library Line among other features.

While a two-man morning show is generally highly unusual for AC, Atlanta's other AC, Cox Radio's B98.5FM (WSB-FM) also has a two-man morning show, Kelly and Alpha. Kelly and Alpha started at B98.5FM in August 1998.

It will be interesting to see the ratings of both 94.9 Lite FM and B98.5FM. Kelly and Alpha are more subdued in their humor, while Randy and Spiff are very wacky.

JJ Jackson, current afternoon host at Cool 105.7, will take over mornings (it is unknown at this time if this is interim, or even if Cool will be around much longer). No afternoon host has been named yet.

I wish Randy and Spiff the best of luck in this new endevor.