WBMX 102.7 FM (Hot Mix 5 era)

CTL-E-0593 · RadioStation · other · 1981–1988

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

WBMX's Hot Mix 5 — Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk, Mickey Oliver, Ralphi Rosario, Kenny Jason, and Scott Silz, hosted by Armando Rivera — broadcast live DJ mixes on 'Saturday Night Live Ain't No Jive,' spreading house music across Chicago by radio.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MUSIC-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MUSIC-001:music-001-node-031; source research type(s): radio_station. Description completed 2026-10-03 from the source research record (claims) during the KG completion pass.

Sources

http://music.hyperreal.org/library/sample_and_hold.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Mix_5

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