On Wild 94.9's long-running late night/early morning electronic music show House Nation has brought dance music to the bay area even when existing dance stations were unable to deliver. This show is on Wild 94.9 from 1am to 6am on early Saturday mornings.
In its various forms over the years, House Nation has broke some dance tracks which have gone on to become national and international smash hits. Records like "Professional Widow [Armand Van Helden Mix]" by Tori Amos and "Around The World" by Daft Punk got their start at Wild 94.9, and went on to become staples at dance radio here, and everywhere else.
Countless other songs made their debuts at Wild 94.9 when many other stations would not even take a chance. Alice Deejay's "Better Off Alone" was first spun on House Nation in October of 1999. Within a week, it became one of the most requested songs. This was a highly influential record as it got played during regular airplay. A pure trance song had not had this kind of airplay ever. Eiffel 65s' hi nrg track "Blue" was one of the few club tracks that was trancey and getting regular airplay. Then the song went on to be played in the same way on other radio stations (in the bay area).
Although they have broken many tracks in the bay area, there are many that they have ignored that went on to be massive hits everywhere else. A perfect example of this is "I See Stars" by Robin Fox. It got played a couple of times on Wild, but that was it. This was a huge hit all over the country.
Lately, they have been playing some tracks that have been hits all over, and some that are hits in the making. Here is their top 25 from to get an idea of what's hot over there.
