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12 unusual facts about 102


102.2 Smooth Radio

Lynn Parsons - Smooth Mid-Mornings (Saturday and Sunday)

Paul Chantler was appointed by GMG to be full-time programme consultant to the station from 14 January 2008 for one year, working with the existing programming team to develop the sound of the station.

Agusta-Bell AB.102

Only two production examples were built, operated by Elivie in a regular air service between Turin and Milan from 1961.

Andrea M. Ghez

in October 2012, a second star was identified by her team at UCLA, S0-102, orbiting the Galactic Center.

Jazz FM

102.2 Jazz FM, a defunct radio station based in London, England.

Pegaso Z-102

A Pegaso Z-102 coupé by Saoutchick, owned by Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza, was in this respect the epitome of coachwork sophistication, as it had seats upholstered with leopard skin and controls in gold, and in such a finish it won the 1953 Enghien-les-Bains (France) Grand Prix d'Elegance.

Furthermore, on September 25, 1953, in Jabbeke (Belgium), a Z-102 Touring BS/2.8 (the old Barchetta used at Le Mans, 2.8 litre single supercharger), driven by Celso Fernández, broke four official R.A.C.B. (Royal Automobile Club de Belgique) worldwide records (fastest of them, 243.079 km/h (= 151.042 mph) average in the flying-start kilometer), previously owned by a Jaguar XK120.

In the 1953 Le Mans trials, driver Juan Jover was seriously injured after crashing at more than 200 km/h.

Russell Pockett

He later moved to drivetime, where he remained on the rebranded 102.2 Smooth FM until March 2007, when a further rebrand to 102.2 Smooth Radio saw him replaced by ex-Virgin Radio presenter Martin Collins.

SIAI-Marchetti SM.101

The prototype and only SM.101 first flew on 20 December 1947 but the company soon decided that a single-engined passenger transport was not likely to sell and the company developed the design with two engines as the SM.102.

SS Drottningholm

On 21 August 1917 she was damaged by the German submarine U-102.

VFA-102

With the disestablishment VF-33, VF-102 became America's sole F-14 unit, completing its final deployment on February 24, 1996.


Alaska Airlines Flight 261

In 2012, the film drama Flight, directed and co-produced by Robert Zemeckis, featured an airplane crash of a craft resembling an MD-83, though the film's version recorded just six fatalities (four passengers, two crew) of the 102 persons aboard.

Art Good

Good left KIFM for a brief period to host a program on competitor KSWV 102.9 ("The Wave", now Spanish music station KLQV), returning when KSWV discontinued their Smooth Jazz format.

Atoka, Oklahoma

Atoka is served by several media outlets, including the Atoka County Times, published weekly on Wednesdays, 102.1 KHKC, a radio station headquartered on the county line between Atoka and Coal counties, and KXII and KTEN, television stations broadcasting from Sherman, Texas.

Australian cricket team in England in 1981

Botham scored 118 from 102 balls, dominating a chalk-and-cheese partnership of 149 with Chris Tavaré, who blocked his way to 78 from 289 balls.

Capital Manchester

The 102 MHz frequency in Manchester has a chequered background, initially it was occupied by Sunset 102 which included regular shows from house music innovators 808 State and a Saturday evening rave show from Sammy B; both were cited by Dave Haslam in City Life to have been instrumental in reflecting and developing the early rave culture in the city.

Chappie Dwyer

NSW then quickly dismissed Tasmania for 158, with four wickets each for Ronald Eaton and Frank Jordan, who took a further two and four wickets respectively as Tasmania were dismissed for 102 in the follow-on to hand NSW victory by an innings and 182 runs, the only victory Dwyer was to partake in.

Coburn Hill

The following radio stations, in order of frequency, broadcast from the hill: KLMT 88.9 FM, KBLW 90.1 FM, K213DY 90.5 FM, KLRV 90.9 FM, K217CM 91.3 FM, KBXI 92.5 FM, KURL 93.3 FM, KRZN 96.3 FM, KKBR 97.1 FM, K248BL 97.5 FM, K259AN 99.7 FM, KRSQ 101.9 FM, KCTR 102.9 FM, KMHK 103.7 FM, KYSX 105.1 FM, KPLN 106.7 FM, KRPM 107.5 FM.

Development aid

The apartments were unpopular and only 1,102 out of the 9,992 planned buildings were built (see Ng'ambo).

Frank Duncan

In 1935, Duncan had a .102 batting average for the New York Cubans.

Kaiser Permanente

During that same period, the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General settled 102 cases against U.S. hospitals which resulted in a monetary payment to the agency.

KBRX

KBRX-FM, a radio station (102.9 FM) licensed to O'Neill, Nebraska, United States

KCOF

KCOF-LP, a low-power radio station (102.5 FM) licensed to Captain Cook, Hawaii, United States

Kid Marvelman

The character was created by Mick Anglo and first appeared in Marvelman #102 published in July 1955 as one of the sidekicks of the title character.

KIIK

KOZQ-FM, a radio station (102.3 FM) licensed to Waynesville, Missouri, which held the call sign KIIK-FM from 2007 to 2011

KMFX

KMFX-FM, a radio station (102.5 FM) licensed to Lake City, Minnesota, United States

KRKC

KRKC-FM, a radio station (102.1 FM) licensed to King City, California, United States

KRMG

KRMG-FM, a radio station (102.3 FM) licensed to Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States

KUZX

The final piece KDFC played on 102.1 was "Fanfare for the Common Man" by Aaron Copland, while the first song in the simulcast was "Roll Over Beethoven" by Electric Light Orchestra.

KWYS

KOUW, a radio station (102.9 FM) licensed to serve Island Park, Idaho, United States, which held the call sign KWYS-FM from 1998 to 2012

Lippisch Wien

This was followed by at least three world distance records, the last between the Wasserkuppe and Marktredwitz, a distance of 164 km (102 mi) flown on 24 August 1930.

Louisiana Highway 102

Louisiana Highway 102 (LA 102) is a state highway located in Jefferson Davis Parish.

Martinsyde G.100

The Martinsyde G.100 "Elephant" and the G.102 were British fighter bomber aircraft of the First World War built by Martinsyde.

Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium

The official record of 102.5 m distance, was established by the polish Adam Małysz in 2007, although the unofficial 106 m was marked by the German Eric Frenzel in the same year.

New Life Radio-Moscow

New Life Radio (NLR) began as Russia's first Christian FM radio station, transmitting on 102.5 MHz in the city of Magadan, Russia (1996).

Nothing Special

The song got into heavy rotation at Toronto's 102.1 The Edge, and Ottawa's Live 88.5, and has reached #1 on the MuchMusic Countdown.

Nyctalope

# Rien qu'une Nuit Only One Night (1944)(translated into English by Jean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier and included in Night of the Nyctalope, ISBN 978-1-61227-102-6, Black Coat Press)

Otto Hitzfeld

Hitzfeld, whose nephew Ottmar Hitzfeld is the current manager of the Swiss football team, was promoted to Generalmajor on 1 April 1943 and officially put in command of the 102.

Pirate FM

The station was launched in 1992 under the name of Pirate FM 102 with the voice of breakfast presenter Roger Day (a well-known ex-pirate DJ from Radio Caroline and Radio North Sea International).

Stadio Oreste Granillo

Those travelling from the Reggio Calabria Airport, can take advantage of the 102 bus line which, starting from the airport itself, leads straight to the station.

The 49th Cousin

The work premiered on Broadway at the Ambassador Theatre on October 26, 1960 and closed after 102 performances on January 21, 1961.

UICC

: Note: the official definition for UICC is found in ETSI TR 102 216 where it is defined as a "smart card that conforms to the specifications written and maintained by the ETSI Smart Card Platform project".

WCLU

WCLU-FM, a radio station at 102.3 FM licensed to Munfordville, Kentucky

WCRX

WCRX-LP, a radio station (102.1 FM) licensed to serve Columbus, Ohio, United States

WFUR

WFUR-FM, a radio station (102.9 FM) licensed to Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

WIFF

WGBJ, a radio station (102.3 FM ) licensed to serve Auburn, Indiana, United States, which held the call sign WIFF-FM from 1967 to 1995

Will Rhodes

In the same year, he also made 102 for England Under 19s against the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team.

WKLB

WKLB-FM, a radio station (102.5 FM) licensed to Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

WLUM-FM

Airchecks of WLUM's "Hot 102" days, including clips from a 1991 television program that they co-produced with WCGV-TV, can be found on YouTube.

WLYT

WLKO, a radio station (102.9 FM) licensed to Hickory, North Carolina, which carried the WLYT callsign from 1995 to 2012

WNEW

WWFS, a radio station (102.7 FM) licensed to New York, New York, United States, which carried the WNEW-FM callsign from 1958 to 2007

WPRT-FM

On Tuesday, August 26, 2008, WVNS began stunting with teaser formats devoting to just one recording artist, starting with "102.5 Frank FM. All Frank, All the Time" playing nothing but songs featuring Frank Sinatra.

WTOK

WTOK-FM, a radio station at 102.5 FM licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

WUFR

WUFR-LP, a low-power radio station (102.7 FM) licensed to Umatilla, Florida, United States

WXXJ

The last song heard on "102.9 The Point" was the first song played when the station launched 9 years earlier, "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds.

Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2000

# GOROMONZI: Herbert Murerwa (ZANU (PF)) 14,459; Leonard Chiutsi Mapuranga (MDC) 9,489; David Chikaka (Ind MDC) 1,102; Nyembesi Musanduri (UP) 319.