▁the ▁Tele communic ations ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁radio ▁companies ▁nation wide ▁r ushed ▁" at ▁a ▁fe ver ▁pitch " ▁to ▁ac quire ▁new ▁properties . ▁ ▁John ▁G orm an ▁– ▁who ▁has ▁since ▁open ly ▁critic ized ▁the ▁industry ' s ▁current ▁state ▁– ▁depart ed ▁for ▁CBS ▁Radio ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁but ▁soon ▁moved ▁to ▁media ▁consult ing . ▁ ▁B uzz ard F est ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁WM MS ▁held ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁sold - out ▁rock ▁festiv als ▁that ▁featured ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁up - and - coming ▁artists ▁receiving ▁station ▁air play . ▁ ▁B uzz ard - Pal oo za ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁these : ▁held ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁at ▁the ▁N aut ica ▁Stage , ▁the ▁all - day ▁concert ▁included ▁sets ▁from ▁Collect ive ▁Soul , ▁J unk house ▁and ▁F ury ▁in ▁the ▁S la ugh ter house , ▁but ▁was ▁cut ▁short ▁after ▁turning ▁into ▁a ▁" rock - and - b ott le - throw ing ▁me lee ." ▁ ▁Cleveland ▁Police ▁we aring ▁ri ot ▁g ear ▁were ▁called ▁in ▁just ▁as ▁head lin er ▁Green ▁Day ▁took ▁the ▁stage . ▁ ▁WM MS ▁scheduled ▁a ▁second ▁Green ▁Day ▁performance ▁just ▁two ▁months ▁later ▁– ▁this ▁time ▁at ▁Bl oss om ▁Music ▁Center ▁– ▁and ▁at ▁a ▁near - record - low ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 5 ▁per ▁ticket , ▁the ▁station ▁gave ▁fans ▁a ▁"