WSTR, Star 94 emerged from the shadows of 94Q on November 15, 1989, after 12 years as a Top 40 station. As Star, it embraced a more adult-formatted approach to top 40, sans hip hop and dance music. The station would move to a more mainstream top 40 again with the demise of Power 99 in late ’92, and became Atlanta’s core hit station into the ’90s. Star 94 would add Steve McCoy (ex Z93) and Vikki Locke in the mornings. Two local radio legends, Tom Sullivan and a very young Ryan Seacrest, were heard at the station during this time.
After years as a mainstream Top 40, Star 94 took a rhythmic oldies turn in 2020 and has now moved to mostly a variety hit classics station.
These were the top 30 hits on Star 94 on June 12, 1992:
- Jon Secada – “Just Another Day”
- Mariah Carey – “I’ll Be There”
- Genesis – “Hold On My Heart”
- Michael Bolton – “Steel Bars”
- Celine Dion – “If You Asked Me To”
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Under The Bridge”
- Bonnie Raitt – “Not The Only One”
- Sophie B. Hawkins – “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover”
- Howard Jones – “Lift Me Up”
- Tom Cochrane – “Life Is A Highway”
- Amy Grant – “I Will Remember You”
- Wilson Philips – “You Won’t See Me Cry”
- Mr. Big – “Just Take My Heart”
- The Outfield – “Closer To Me”
- Curtis Stigers – “Sleeping With The Lights On”
- U2 – “One”
- Eddie Money – “Fall In Love Again”
- RTZ – “All You’ve Got”
- Indigo Girls – “Galileo”*
- Kenny Loggins – “If You Believe”
- Richard Marx – “Take This Heart”
- Kathy Triccoli – “Everything Changes”
- The Cure – “Friday I’m In Love”
- Prince & The New Power Generation – “Money Don’t Matter 2 Night”
- The B-52’s – “Good Stuff”*
- Lionel Richie – “Do It To Me”
- John Mellencamp – “Again Tonight”
- The Smithereens- “Too Much Passion”
- Simply Red – “Stars”
- Vanessa Williams – “Save The Best For Last”
*Georgia-based artists.
Data used in this post is from Radio & Records dated 6/12/92 from World Radio History.com.
