▁the ▁radio ▁consult ant ▁firm ▁Bur kh art / A br ams . ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁W K Z L ▁was ▁known ▁by ▁its ▁s log an ▁as ▁“ N orth ▁Carolina ’ s ▁Best ▁Rock ”. ▁The ▁play list ▁was ▁built ▁around ▁well - known ▁stad ium ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁P ink ▁F loyd , ▁The ▁Who , ▁and ▁Led ▁Ze ppel in ▁along ▁with ▁Southern ▁Rock ▁favor ites ▁Lyn yr d ▁Sk yn yr d , ▁the ▁All man ▁Brothers ▁Band , ▁and ▁Mol ly ▁H atch et . ▁He avy ▁metal ▁artists ▁AC / DC , ▁Jud as ▁Pri est , ▁O z zy ▁Os bourne , ▁and ▁copy cat ▁artists ▁also ▁shared ▁the ▁spot light ▁with ▁A OR ▁pop ▁artists ▁RE O ▁Speed w agon ▁and ▁J our ney . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁staff ▁remained ▁- ▁including ▁Ch uck ▁H ollow ay ▁and ▁K itt y ▁K inn in ▁- ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁staff ▁brought ▁on ▁board ▁came ▁from ▁other ▁A OR ▁stations . ▁DJ s ▁included ▁D D ▁Thor nt on , ▁D anno ▁L ope z , ▁Charlie ▁McG ee , ▁Tim ▁Hog an ▁and ▁Ne al ▁Cass ady . ▁ ▁Although ▁W K Z L ▁brand ed ▁itself ▁as ▁a ▁classic ▁rock ▁station , ▁it ▁also ▁distinguished ▁itself ▁as ▁a ▁leader ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁music ▁program ▁launched ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁called ▁the ▁" New ▁Generation ▁Show ". ▁Form er ▁W K Z L ▁DJ