stations in the market. The first Joseph station to use the term "hot hits" on the air was WFBL ("Fire 14", which played its top 14 hits in very tight rotation) in Syracuse, NY, in 1979. Then WCAU-FM in Philadelphia switched to hot hits as "98 Now" in the fall of 1981 and was instantly successful. Other major-market stations which adopted the hot hits format in the early 1980s included WBBM-FM Chicago, WHYT (now WDVD) Detroit, WMAR-FM (now WWMX) Baltimore, which we might add was not successful against market leader WBSB B104, KITS San Francisco, and WNVZ Norfolk. Don Pierson Don Pierson took the formats of Gordon McLendon, boss radio and PAMS jingles to the UK in the form of Wonderful Radio London, (a pirate radio ship) and subsequently revolutionized the popular music format. On 14 August 1967 The Marine Offences Act was introduced in the UK and the pirate stations were shut down. The British Broadcasting Corporation were chosen by the UK government to come up with a station to replace the pirates, and so in 1967 BBC Radio 1 started broadcasting, employing many of the DJ's from the pirate stations (Tony Blackburn, Kenny Everett and John Peel etc.) and obtaining re-sings of the PAMS jingles. In fact it was Tony Blackburn who played the first pop record on Radio 1, The Move's "Flowers In The Rain". Countdowns, shows and personalities List of number-one hits (United States) Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 American Top 40 Sean “Hollywood” Hamilton The Official Big Top 40, Global Radio's nationally syndicated chart show in the United Kingdom. It was previously known as Hit40UK. Asia Pop 40, a Top 40 chart program in the Asian region The World Chart Show Pânico, Hit Parade And The 7 Best in Jovem Pan Formats and radio stations Commercial broadcasting in bold. America See :Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States, :Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in Canada, and :Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in Mexico. Brazil Jovem Pan - CHR/News/Pop/Top40 radio network Jovem Pan FM - CHR/Pop/Top40 radio network Mix FM - CHR/Pop radio network Trinidad and Tobago 951 Remix, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Hott 93, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Star 947, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Music Radio 97, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Platinum Hits 103.5, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Heartbeat 104.1, Valsayn, Trinidad and Tobago Guyana Mix