baby boomers was the name of the generation before gen x.
baby boomers was the name of the generation before gen x.
what is the name of the generation before gen x?
baby boomers
the emergence of aids coincided with gen x's adolescence, with the disease first clinically observed in the united states in 1981. by 1985, an estimated one to two million americans were hiv positive. as the virus spread, at a time before effective treatments were available, a public panic ensued. sex education programs in schools were adapted to address the aids epidemic which taught gen x students that sex could kill you. gen xers were the first children to have access to computers in their homes and schools. generally, gen xers are the children of the silent generation and older baby boomers.
generation x
on april 16, 2010, at 10 a.m., after playing "just dance" by lady gaga, kksn flipped to 80s/90s hits, rebranded as "gen x radio 99-7 kiss fm". the first song on "gen x" was "to be with you" by mr. big. kksn dropped kraddick and iverson from the lineup at this time, with seacrest remaining as the lone syndicated holdover from the previous format. on may 27, the station dropped "kiss fm" from their branding, now being named "gen x radio 99-7." the station changed call letters to kgex on june 1. during its time as "gen x", the station added a full-time local airstaff. throughout its time as "gen x", ratings for the station remained anemic.
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