WMMS Careening Toward 50!

• Can you believe that iHeartMedia’s legendary WMMS/Cleveland is approaching its 50th birthday? To mark this half-century of rock, WMMS, which launched on September 28, 1968, has assembled an ambitious month-long series of cool anniversary events, culminating with a 50th Anniversary Concert featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Stone Sour on Sunday, September 16 at the Blossom Music Center.

All this week, listeners will have a chance to look back at some of the station’s historic on-air moments during A Celebration of 50 Years of Rock. The five-part segment, hosted byBuzzard Morning Zoo co-host Ed “Flash” Ferenc will air every day this week from noon-1:30pm. This Saturday, September 1, WMMS will feature some historic moments from several live rock shows produced by the station throughout the years, and on Sunday at noon, WMMS will broadcast Springsteen at the Agora — the 1978 show, which was critically acclaimed as one of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s most spirited live recordings, will air in its entirety.

The birthday celebration leads into the 50th Anniversary Concert on Sunday, September 16, hosted by WMMS personalities Rover and Alan Cox. Tickets are on-sale now via livenation.com. Listeners can also buy a limited edition 50th Anniversary T-Shirt at CleClothingCo.com. “100.7 WMMS has remained a coveted Cleveland institution for 50 years because of its continuous reinventions and we’re proud to celebrate our extraordinary heritage,” said Keith Hotchkiss, President of iHeartMedia’s North Ohio Region. “WMMS is stronger than ever with an incredibly bright future, anchored by our amazing on-air talent and our partnerships with Cleveland’s sports teams and the city we love.”