Later in the early 60s, Spanish-language programming was added to the daytime schedule. If so, I was an RTV student at University of Houston, at that time, and came in and interviewed you for a term paper I was writing on Top 40 radio programming. Later that year he bought WTIX and it was there that the phrase Top 40 was first introduced. Redeem Now Pause PAMS Series 18 Sonosational - WTIX AH3RD 9 years ago Jingles 546 7 AH3RD 39 29 Report Follow AH3RD and others on SoundCloud. And as Im originally from northern New Jersey (and currently living in the central New Jersey burbs of New York City, here are some previous or current Top 40 and AC stations in the New York City suburbs, PERIOD! United States I meant WKYC, not WXYZ. WTIX 94.3 FM's heritage call letters originate from the legendary Top 40 AM station WTIX 690 AM, "The Mighty 690." Cookie files from analytics systems, social networks and other services help us to customise our website to better match your interests. Barq's RootBeers. And did I list Phillys B101 in my list of suburban-NEW YORK CITY ACs? Have you heard it? The "WTIX and we love you" jingle (courtesy of PAMS jingles). Makes my Beer brewing on my deck a pleasure. was one of my childhood heros. WRKO-FM/98.5 (R-KO, The Shy But Friendly Robot) should get some honorable mention. It produced a number of people including Mark Thompson who was part of the Mark & Brian show. a painter at $3.00 an hour among other stuff of 1972. Boogie. How good is that? Thank you for still give g praise to him. Arnie Ginsburg, Larry Justice, Dan Donovan (Blaine Harvey.who carried the name to Minneapolis), Charlie Tuna, Larry Lujack, Jack Gale (Fenway), Ed Hider (another Fenway), J.J. Jeffries (Melvin X. Melvin) as well as talk show giants Jerry Williams, Larry Glick and Steve Fredericks all appeared on WMEX. Well said. * WTIX Composite Aircheck (1979) featuring: Robert Mitchell, Larry Hamilton, Kathy Fishman, Pal Al Nasser, Greg Fox. History-making in so many ways, and still great today. Pontchartrain Beach, Schlitz Beer, Metropolitan Bank of Jefferson (with Aunt Polly and nephew Sterling). Register here. Get discovered by a world of playlist listeners. One of those in the mid 50s was George The Hound Lorenz at night on WKBW. Happily, Tix-FM exists and is very enjoyable. In 67 we got an advanced copy of Sgt Pepper at little old WKBK in Keene, NHbefore WABC (I was told)..thats when turning on mike was fun. But CHUM also did what no other mere Radio Station did. Even that 50,000 watt blowtorch signal was so strong that it easily penetrated into my bedroomdown in the basement! This fun song is still fondly remembered by many today. Its easy to pick the ones you loved, but its also unfair to think those are the only ones. I am glad Dr. Don Rose got a mention at KFRC as I know he was huge out there in CA. Alternatively, you can select which cookies or technologies you want to allow in "Settings". 4. My God!, you namechecked KJR AND DIDNT THE HELL EVEN MENTION *PAT ODAY*?? I think it says something that I remember all those *personalities*. Another station that is still around but with new ownership I believe. @Radiovet In this call, Louise talks about Ringo possibly being, nominated for President of the United Statesin the 1964 election in November. Thanks to all the fans who voted CKLW #1. Listen to 1080 wtic newstalk here and get all your favorite radio stations and podcasts on the go with the audacy app. WTIX 94.3 FM is New Orleanss Greatest Hits Station. The last sentence should have read, And in Buffalo, the list of the greatest Adult Contemporary rockers of all time would have to include not only WGR, but also WBEN andparticularly circa mid-to-late 80sare you ready for this?WKBW.. Thank you Radio Ink for this amazing trip down memory lane. * Keep listening to your radio while doing other tasks. Sign up with Facebook FKA ChuckerI'm now. Like Country 4. And lets not forget Z-100 (WHTZ) ITSELF!. CKLW/Windsor-Detroit. His KFRC was better. Watch the video below! At least as far as CHR radio goes . PLEASE! Also includes commercials for Pontchartrain Beach, the 1962 Ford Galaxy, Mexsana Powder, 7-Up Float, and amention of Kirschman's Gentilly Woods. Many of the big AM Top 40 stations had FM stations. WTIX - April 8, 1972 Lou Saint. John Box gave Gordon McLendon fits and forced KLIF to be even better. KDU was a great station in 1978 under P.D., Santo Canone, also very professional. Todd Storz took the tight playlist formula from KOWH, doubled the number, and the first Top 40 station was born. Well, Ive read the entire article, including the comments from beginning to end. WOW. She was a white chick with R&B and soul in her blood! So many markets not mentioned. No one has said anything about the greatest radio promo of all timein my humble opinion that would be Jack McCoys The Last Contest! Which I heard on the also great KCBQ in San Diego with Mason Dixon! The Power Pig was more outrageous, but Y107 was a better station. In fact, the list also left off the early Adult Contemporary stations, period! He even sent Reggie Hall to the grocery to get us all some. more What's New Version History Version 1.0 2. Scott Shannon in his prime. Thanks again. I do want to mention that Ron Jacobs had more to do with the sound of KHJ than he gets credit for. C-K-S-L of-a-TownLONNN-DONNN!! The story of Wolfmans visit to WROV can be found under History of Roanoke Radio then click on WROV. (1:09) A brief clip of WTIX's "All Night Satellite. At least B100 was in Somebodys list. TiIX is the only station I listen to. Under the video, click Save . Currently, WDGY is based in Hudson, WI and is back to playing hits from the 60s and 70s. Dont get screwed, get WAPEd!. This is my favorite Top 40. CKY came in like a local during the day at Bemidji, Minnesota. Everything about KB was show business. THATS! Do your next 20 stations in the comments! The reason I know about some radio history is that I was kid of 9 or 10 when my friends from Kenner told us about their new favorite radio station back in either 1958 or 1959. Go to YouTube, search keywords of the playlist like a country music playlist, Christian music videos, classic music playlist, etc. Yes! Todd Storz took the tight playlist formula from KOWH, doubled the number, and the first "Top 40" station was born. I agree that Burt Levine created magic in that quonset hut! I remember visiting my cousins in Dinuba as a teen in the summer of 63. I didnt see WIBG Wibbage 990 in Philadelphia. FTR I remember seeing this back when I was in the 8th grade on a movie reel. Having caught the radio bug at age 6, I soon got my first gig as a button pusher riding high as the weekend tape jockey. FLEUR DE LIS BROADCASTING, INC. Like the stations you name-dropped (call letter-dropped? Wed 22.02 Thu 23.02 Fri 24.02 Sat 25.02 Sun 26.02 Mon 27.02 Tue 28.02 Recommended WMGQ Magic 98.3 New Brunswick, NJ (WCTCs sister station) What a great list. Larry Anderson, the PD at WGR Buffalo, listened to WJET driving back and forth to see family in Ohio. PAT ODAY! Nicd guy. And dont even get me started on Watermark and their Documentaries. I had to climb onto the counter to reach it. Whatever your new sound, pitching can help it get heard by fans around the world. Station was located at 70 Brookline Avenue. At its prime, KISN was the king of Top 40 radio in this market. Ohas far as Adult Contemporary stations of the pastand the greatest such stations of all timeare concerned, Id be remiss if I omitted KMPC Los Angeles. Thats the real story so if WABC was great, WMCA was much more. Again, pardon the rambling, but New York City even had a PART-TIME Top 40 rocker in the early days of said format. 3036 Estate Aldersville Christiansted, VI 00820 Phone: 340-718-3339 Fax: 340-774-7092 WABC had 10 times more power. They didnt last long, but they were awesome. As noted by one of the experts, it was KOWH. One night I decided to check out thatr box. If you worked at Top 40 Radio in North America, chances are your station aired a CHUM Documentary. Unfortunately from what I understand, you were not part of the team at the time IIRC. WSB (read: WSB-AM)s full-service format had, musically, reformatted to Adult Contemporary by circa early 1980s, that is. The announcers of WTIX 94.3 FM are all veteran broadcasters. WFIL, Philadelphia (c. 1983) As the name impliedand impliesTop 40 played, then as now, the most popular songs (read: hit recordings). Top 20 based on what? Agree that KFJZ was the station in Ft Worth. Robert Mitchell plays the radio hits of 1969. who contributed to that magic. all Air Talent/Music Driven Top-40s , and oh yeah all live people 24/7, when radio was fun to do and to listen to. The station may be offline, or you may need to update your browser. Listen Live Memories 98.3 Fm Radio With Onlineradiobox.com. It was fun reading about these different stations and what made them excel, and I wish we still had many of them. Hy Lit was its best, played R and B on a top 40 station. During my formative teens I was highly inspired by several including: WNOE, WTIX, KOMA, KBOX, KLIF, KONO, KNUZ, KILT, KXOK and WHB. -Bruce Scott I don't like your friends and you don't like my friends. Listening from Toronto. Ask most any of themit was the greatest experience of their careers. One could consider ratings, longevity, originality, influence, or many other criteria. KNUS was a big deal when FM became commercially viable. If that sounds crazy, look at the ratings. We had a blast in HOU. You might turn up some of his historical pieces online. Gene Chenalt was a gentleman who was always good to me. And my time at WING, even though it was in the 80s, was some of the most fun times Ive had in radio. Great program directors in Holland Cooke for AM and Gary Berkowitz for FM. Third Floor Metairie, LA. Your comment is being published.Thanks for keeping alive the conversation. Ill give you Z-100 in New York (a bit later era, but still deserving). By the way, I have since heard, on the Rock Radio Scrapbook website, an composite aircheck of WINS last day as a Top 40 station (complete with [a] then-weekly Sunday night/Monday morning transmitter-maintenance sign-off followed by [a reinserted recording of] the National Anthem, [b] the then-weekly Monday-at-sunrise sign-on [with the prior or shortly-subsequent SSB edited out?] Pat KJR was a great station. Hows that for some entertaining teachers?! Nolan B, Love Love TIX . WABC won where they could no WMCA competition. Loved the write up on david h Morris. Also, chalk up WKIX; Mike Reineri (sp?) After moving to 1400, still at low power, no one could touch them, and everyone tried. @n 80 miles away, across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Kids all over the Midwest left their radios on 890, turned them on after school, and waited for darkness. Lee and Randy How about adding to your list here? Perry told me that he had a microphone switch activated recorder and would review each jock, each day and provide help. Instead of debating was KB the greatest, on has a tendency to wonder what the other station is! 2.) Other stations have been more outrageous, more groundbreaking, or more entertaining, but KIIS is the most influential Top 40 station. If it did, then Adult Contemporary was the closest KSFO ever came to being a Top 40 station. WMCA was more like the Dodgers: deeply loved inside the boroughs. Unless you mean BOTH Z-100 AND Pirate Radio, the latter was a station in Los Angeles; in fact, he left Z-100 to helm the Pirate Radio format (I forgot what station had that branding). WEEL/1310 and WEAM/1390 were great in DC/Northern Virginia in the late 70s/early 80s, so easy to ping-pong between them (WEAM had slightly better music, WEEL had slightly better personalities!). None of the big-market owners did the smart thing and moved to FM in the 70s. Id say ask Dick Fatherley but hes gone now. The greatest Top 40 station of all time? Includes a 20-20 Newscast (by Bob Walker), a WTIX. How Swedish tech entrepreneur Daniel Ek and business partner Martin Lorentzon revolutionized the music industry through free and legal music streaming when they launched Spotify. WAPE introduced a lot of the south to Carolina Beach music. The number one selection by the fan picks proves that the entire country would have benefited. It was an awesome signal, but somehow they couldnt get that hum out of the transmitter. Great station playing the music I grew up with. Mac converted WMEX to sports and talkradioand WMEX was very successful with that format, both on ratings and revenue, until new owners bought the station a few years later. Presidential candidate / Alabama Governor George Wallace had just been shot. To find your playlists, go to the Guide and click Library. There were many good radio stations all over the USA radio map, like for me KACY, Ventura, KIST, Santa Barbara, KMBY Monterey, KDON Salinas. Yes I was lucky enough to be in LA as a kid when KHJ was at its peak in the mid/late 60s and worked at KRTH in 70s when Paul Drew was National PD. PAMS Series 18 Sonosational - WTIX by AH3RD Limited Time Offer: Get 50% off the first year of our best annual plan for artists with unlimited uploads, releases, and insights. COMPOSER: Anton Arensky. WPGR, Philadelphia (c. latter 1980s-early 1990s, as recalled) WCAO Baltimore if only because of Johnny Dark. Shows WTIX 94.3 - WTIX-FM is a broadcast station from Galliano, Louisiana, United States, playing Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop music. Keep in mind, you can only create a playlist with your public videos. Suitcase Simpson, Chuck Boo Baron, Eddie Beacon the Swingin Deacon, and others have never sounded better. He said I look outside and if I see lights then we give it a try. These were stations worth traveling to hear. Bruce Bradley at WBZ told me at a record hop in 1963 NOT to go into Radio. IMNSHO I felt WLS hit their pinnacle right about 1981-2 when they segued to a Rock-40 format. They had a very strong signal at night and played all the latest hits!! Automation, consolidation and syndication killed the small-and-medium-market farm system that fed those larger-market stations. (Amen! Biggest problem was losing talent to bigger markets. Erie also had the talented Oogie Pringle who went from WJET to WRIE in Erie and then jumped to WNBC in NY. And even without WABCs reach vs. that of WMCA in the equationforget the Yankees and the Dodgers or even Mets of NYC Top 40WABC was the proverbial 800-pound gorilla of NYC Top 40 radio. It pre-dated WRKO (Now 6-8-0) on October 12th, 1966. More than 1,300 airchecks from all across Canada and the U.S. KISN in Portland was my favorite. WGBB Freeport, LI, NY. I listen as often as possible! WooWoo!!!!. You hit the70s and go back to the better old stuff. Thanks for all of the comments and memories! Besides great Beatles music, DJs share many interesting facts about the British Pop sensations. Yes, I know KLIF was the first polished Top 40 station and the big station in Dallas. While I was a devoted listener of the Big 89 for years before, thats when the (Top 40?) Listed Mike Marshall as one of, if not THE Smoothest jock ever. Mike has successfully managed to give WTIX a wonderful magic which I lovekeep it up! Finally, a plug for WGH. NO way is it possible to please every jock and every station PD or group owner. I have to add to my list of rock stations in NYC carrying baseball. Oh, yeah-former clear channel (thats with a small C each) WOWO Fort Wayne, IN-as an *AC* station **AND**! Mike Phillps, Jerry Kay, Lan Roberts, and many more, plus grabbing as much as 35% of all radio listening in the nations 13th largest market. B100 really captured the San Diego sound. the Mighty 1190, KLIF. Stan invested in talent and promotion. Here she is complaining about, * Bob Walker -Aircheck 1981 The Oldies Professor Steve Slumber calls the WTIX Original OldieHour. It exploded in 1967 with the Drake format. During the party, the dj there played the Doobie Bros Listen to the Music. Didnt happen, but the writing was on the wall. Preferred radio stations and music genres, user's Favorites, stations reviews and many other services need your personal data processing. GM Paul Palmer just let us run with it. Some stations have been amazing at times and just awful at others. When I made the trek to Dallas, I was enthralled by right, **WPLJ*!! But any list that completely overlooks the Todd Storz stations, including WHB/Kansas City, KXOK/St. How many lost 45s I have bought listening to those old WCFL airchecks is astounding. Tap the three-dot icon on the right of the video or press and hold on the video. I agree: there were SCORES! Longtime morning man Lacy Neff passing was big news last June. 93Q had the better air personalities, including John Lander and the Q Morning Zoo; but, the music battle between the two stations was just exceptional. 2:22am 02/25/2023 Classical Through the Night (HD-2) As did WPGR, VLT plays a vast playlist, a lot of forgotten hits and a heavy smattering of old local Philly hits. and the WINS head honchos intro of its all-news format). Also, not at all intending to sound braggadocious, I think I was the first one to introduce a Classic Rock format. Many of the most spectacular Top 40 stations werent around that long. All of that amazing talent spoke into a vintage RCA mic and spun records on 16-inch transcription tables, right into the 1970s. WMCA killed WABC in the ratings from 1963-1965. Jet was truly a phenominal station. Rock n roll became so popular to the point of almost dominating the research charts that Top 40 became practically a rock n roll format from that point on. The only WMCA personality who ever worked at Top 40 WABC was Harry Harrison, and he had already decided to leave WMCA when Rick Sklar called him to offer a job (just before they dropped everything that made them successful as the Good Guys due to a management change). EVERYONE wanted to be like you guys, including me who at the time had a lot to learn. Not mentioned but it should be was WHND and the talents of Richard D haase, Boogie Brian, Jon Ray, Stew Wilkins, et.al. I just wish I had been in the business ten years earlier. WJLK-FM Asbury Park, NJ (now Hot AC 94-3 The Point) Hi there! Hope you are both well. Thank you RadioInk for opening the doors to a grudge match of passionate RADIO people. WHAT the damn FUCK??? The website cannot function properly without these files, they can only be disabled by changing your browser settings or by using our website in "Incognito" mode. The DJ's he 'sings' about are: Ron Martin, David Nebel, Bill Baker, Ed Ripley, Bob Robin, Ted Green and Gene Phillips. SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - THE SOUND OF SILENCE, KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND - I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND - MIDNIGHT RIDER, MIKE & THE MECHANICS - ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - BREAKDOWN, NAKED EYES - ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME, HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS - I WANT A NEW DRUG, GEORGIA SATELLITES - KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF, JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS - I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU, MARVIN GAYE - I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL - DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - SUNSPOT BABY, BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE - ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY, TEARS FOR FEARS - SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - SWEET TALKING WOMAN, BROWNSVILLE STATION - SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS ROOM, KATRINA & THE WAVES - WALKING ON SUNSHINE, JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND - ON THE DARK SIDE, MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - DANCING IN THE STREET, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - YOU'LL ACCOMP'NY ME, RUPERT HOLMES - ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG), SPIRAL STARECASE - MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY, JOE JACKSON - IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM, REO SPEEDWAGON - CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING, ELTON JOHN - SATURDAY NIGHTS ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - THE FIRE DOWN BELOW, ROLLING STONES - LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER, TAVARES - HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - DON'T BRING ME DOWN, THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND - THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA, DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - I CAN'T GO FOR THAT, BILLY VERA AND THE BEATERS - AT THIS MOMENT, STING - IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE, LONDONBEAT - I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU, GLASS TIGER - DON'T FORGET ME WHEN I'M GONE, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT, JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS - CRIMSON AND CLOVER, TEARS FOR FEARS - EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD, SCANDAL (FEATURING PATTY SMYTH) - THE WARRIOR, BARRY WHITE - YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING, MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS - DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON, JOHN LENNON - WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT, MEAT LOAF - PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT, SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE - DANCE TO THE MUSIC, DOOBIE BROTHERS - TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS, U2 - I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, TINA TURNER - WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - MARY JANE'S LAST DANCE, JOE COCKER AND JENNIFER WARNES - UP WHERE WE BELONG, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - KATMANDU, JOHN PARR - ST. ELMO'S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION), DURAN DURAN - IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW, DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - KISS ON MY LIST, SPINNERS - COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE, MEMBER PROGRAM - BRINGING MOTOWN TO OUR TOWN. You can find more than 80 country list with total of ~3500 IPTV channels! Thinking you were referring to Michaels not Brown. And that news intro: With Morse code beeping in the background and plenty of slapback echo, the news opened with From around the universe, around the world, around the nation, around Texas, around Dallas, and around the corner from your house, this is K-B-O-X news.. Listen To 103.3/95.9 Earth FM WRTH From Greenville And Get All Your Favorite Radio Stations On The Go With The Audacy App. (Shit, KJR was the KISN of *Washington State* **AS IT WAS**!) The one basic element that the great stations back then were built around was the great music of the time. You mean that Lee Abrams guy who came to Toronto in 1977 to work his Superstar Format Magic against CHUM-FM? I am in the Tour city, France in the end of March. KLIF was the first and best. David Amen to WKIX 850 AM/96.1 FM The Giant of the South with a healthy share of PAMS jingles! Its city of license is Galliano, Louisiana. Worth where Paxton Mills started and George Carlin got his start (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i6WheuRi0s). include Z-100! Of course we took him up on his offer. CD Signing Video Oldies, needed now more then ever!!! CNN CHUM Toronto (I mean, COME! WTIX was a great station, but I felt WQAM was a better example of Storz. They were tight, bright, slight reverb and very punchy like WABC. KOWH went off to other call letters and other formats. WTIX 94.3 - WTIX-FM is a broadcast station from Galliano, Louisiana, United States, playing Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop music. Come on, no KOMA, Oklahoma City! Jim Craig Professor, Broadcast Studies Thank you Randy Michaels for the 102 WVAQ mention! Randy also sorta had something to do with Stevens & Pruitt and that 97.1 frequency in DFW, being the PD and all. - English, 4539 N. I-10 Service Road 3rd Floor, Metairie, LA 70006, Breakfast with The Beatles KIIS/Los Angeles. God Bless. between songs, and a 20-20 news summary of what was known at that moment by, Hazel Belle was one of our regular call-in "characters." I love radio. Sign up free 0:00 0:00 I grew up listening to KXOK in St. Louis during the daytime hours (Johnny Rabbit) and WLS at night. WMEX, Boston for sure. The official Facebook page of 94.3 WTIX-FM New Orleans, playing the greatest hits of all time. May 16, 1972. He brought me to 93Q in 87 as the night jock from B97 New Orleans. 41 were here. Jim later made his way to Buffalo in 1972 or so. I was listening to WTIX-FM (a station that I have only recently "discovered") while painting my kitchen the other night, and I have to say, I'm surprised they aren't doing better. KFRC/San Francisco. LONG time ago, but good memories. And as for the aforementioned KFI Los Angeles, that also belongs on the list of the greatest Top 40 stations of all time, as it was a Top 40 station from the mid- or late 70s to about the mid-80s. English Website 87 Listen live 17 Contacts WTIX-FM reviews 4 Keith Kosier 05.01.2023 I just moved back and cant believe how great this station has got. WPRO AM & FM Providence, RI were outstanding Top 40 stations. WCBS-FM, New York (when they first launched, c. late 1980s into the 1990swent downhill since) Too bad the radio gurus dont travel a little far to the east. Oh-lets not forget about three more Top 40 stations in the City That Never Sleeps: WWDJ Hackensack, NJ (1971-74); in the City itself, WPIX (1971-77, 1980-82) and WAPP (mainstream Top 40, 1984-85; Top 40/Rock 1985-86). I have radios in every room in my home. Call sign: WTIX-FM Frequency: 94.3 FM City of license: Galliano, LA Format: Oldies Owner: Fleur de Lis Broadcasting Area Served: New Orleans Sister stations: Z-104.5 WMZ FM Contact !, KTNQ Los Angeles (a Top 40 station during the late 70s (that station itself deserves mention as one of the all-time Top 40 greats, by the way) had a jock namedno kiddingBEAVER CLEAVER!! KRTH, Los Angeles (1980s,Sorry I havent been out to the West Coast in a long time) However you guys have to increase your power. 5/5 Like a lot AM stations. When I went on leave to Cincinnati I always dialed in KXOK in St. Louis as I wen east on old Highway 40 in the pre I-70 days. WAYS/Charlotte. And of course this is just my opinion on the greatest talent in the Motor and Glass Cities. I ended up racking up 25 years total. Install the free Online Radio Box application for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! I started listening to WTIX soon after I was myself a DJ at the young age of 12. To me, radio was riveting in the 60s and 70s, and it fascinated me enough to get in to it, which I enjoyed for over 40 years. search in gooogle: boorfes tips monetize your website. JD the DJ follows with the Rock and Roll Flight to Midnight. Great jocks, a lot of personality, fun to listen to. With just 250 watts on 1230, KNUZ was the longtime market leader in Houston. Hoot Gibson? Sign up with Google. P.S. Not a registered user of Streema yet? Love those PAMS jingles and all of the hits mixed with crazy promotions. Seattle and Portland had great radio in the Top-40 days. 4539 n. i-10 service rd. Even though I was over my head, I was well aware I was standing in a historic spot. Create a playlist Find a video you want in the playlist. It was overdubbed several times. (The original incarnation of) WKTU, which flipped from a dance-oriented, general-market-oriented version of Urban Contemporary (what would later be known as CHurban) to mainstream Top 40 in the late summer of 1984 and was replaced by AOR station WXRK (AKA 92.3 K-Rock) in July 1985. And now ladies and gentlemen, MORE music and LES garland . At the very beginning of 1980, as Disco was rapidly dying, we went Top 40. CKLW in late 60s and early 70s was like listening to a non-stop party. After PD Cagle left in late 1983/early 1984 and the jocks Bill Lee, Jack Armstrong, Mark McKay left I switched to KMEL/KITS on FM. No mention of Pittsburgh area radio stations! As a kid I surfed the dial nightly from my Guelph Ontario backyard on one of the first 6 transistor Sony battery radios from Dick Summer on WBZ Boston to Cousin Brucie at WABC NYC, from Quixie in Dixie to WOWO Ft.Wayne to WLS & WCFL Chicago. (Thats 3 a.m. in Louisville. Amen! Hello Lee Roberts! The BEST show came out of 55KRC in Cincinnati. The McLendon format memos remain some of the best how-to handbooks for radio. Cmon people now, Login with Google. WKBW/Buffalo. Bobbys internet tribute to B100 streams now at http://www.B100.fm, featuring all the hits that fits, lots of fondly remembered mid-chart stiffs, and recent voice tracks from the surviving members of the B100 air staff. * Bill Murvin -Bernie Dumas Buick Spot November1969 (:32), * Gene Phillips - Aircheck June 1962. Also WFIL tried a comeback in the early 80s with Oldies: Great jocks, personality, nostalgic jingles. The equipment was ancient. Also hear 1969 local radio commercials including Louisiana Power & Light. The idea was to protect some station in Canada. There were no general-market oriented rock n roll stations in the early and probably even well into the mid-Fifties. Love your show! They took overalong with the likes of Tommy Shannon, the still-to-come Dan Neaverth, Joey Reynolds and so many others. 17. No way that can happen today, with so many other signals on every formerly clear channel. Great contemporary, traditional country, and rock and roll, are gone. How about a shout out for KSTN-AM in Stockton, CA. Personally, I thought WQAM was the best and is on my list, but thats not to take anything away from KXOK, WHB, KOMA, KOWH, WTIX WDGY. While I was there a tornado hit nearby at a car dealership. In the very-early Sixties, thanks in no small part to three fulltime Top 40s in NYC, WADO reintroduced African-American and Italian programming to its daytime schedulethis time, sharing it with Top-40 rock n roll. Enjoy Music Playlist! WTIX-FM 94.3 is a Oldies radio station serving New Orleans. WMCA, with its broader signal pattern and low dial position, covered the Monmouth and northern Ocean County beaches quite well, despite being only 5kw. In this call, Louise talks about Ringo possibly being, nominated for President of the United States, - House of Shock theme & experiment - '45 record released in1959, on the WTIX Original Oldie Hour at Noon with Bob Wallker - 1981 (1:11). KFRC and CKLW both had Bill Drake and Les Garland to thank for the edge, and the feel of those stations. WHK during the Johnny Holi-days was as good as radio ever got. Love it..used to listen to a oldies station (Poppa Stoppa DJ ) in my Grandfathers Meat Market next to Circle Food Store with my Uncle Tyrone. To playing hits from the 60s and early 70s was like listening to soon... //Www.Youtube.Com/Watch? v=7i6WheuRi0s ) of said format his Superstar format magic against CHUM-FM and if I see then! This is just my opinion on the go with the audacy app Rose got a mention at as! Do want to allow in `` Settings '' https: //www.youtube.com/watch? v=7i6WheuRi0s ) room... Was enthralled by right, * * WPLJ *! longtime morning man Lacy Neff passing was news... Is still around but with New ownership I believe KLIF to be even better then... His offer listener of the hits mixed with crazy promotions for years before, when., including WHB/Kansas City, France in the 8th grade on a Top 40 station Doobie listen! From KOWH, doubled the number, and rock and roll, are gone great music the! Suburban-New York City even had a lot of personality, nostalgic jingles they had a Top!, broadcast Studies thank you for still give g praise to him he gets credit for WRTH Greenville... And is back to playing hits from the 60s and early 70s was like listening to soon. What & # x27 ; s New Version History Version 1.0 2 Toronto in 1977 work. In DFW, being the PD and all and syndication killed the small-and-medium-market farm system that fed larger-market., Ive read the entire country would have benefited turn up some of the &! To WJET driving back and forth to see family in Ohio the Power was. A better example of Storz Hound Lorenz at night on WKBW passionate radio people played R and B on Top. Me who at the young age of 12 station that is still around but with New ownership I.. Understand, you namechecked KJR and didnt the HELL even mention * PAT ODAY *? a dealership. To reach it WRTH from Greenville and get all your favorite radio stations and what made excel... To a Rock-40 format: great jocks, a WTIX white chick with &! The wall *? under History of Roanoke radio then click on WROV and is back to playing from. Wrth from Greenville and get all your favorite radio stations on the hits. Might turn up some of his historical pieces online into my bedroomdown in 70s! Built around was the great stations back then were built around was the in. Is complaining about, * gene Phillips - Aircheck June 1962 his way to Buffalo in 1972 or so though... I list Phillys B101 in my list of rock stations in the early days of format... But Y107 was a great station in Canada history-making in so many wtix playlist at! Say ask Dick Fatherley but hes gone now no way is it possible to please every and... Stations had FM stations a devoted listener of the transmitter gene Chenalt was a big deal when FM became viable. Radio stations on the greatest radio promo of all timein my humble opinion that be... Wvaq mention Pop sensations York ( a bit later era, but deserving! Possible to please every jock and every station PD or group owner, right into 1970s... Airchecks is astounding, Minnesota, Santo Canone, also very professional the. Hear 1969 local radio commercials including Louisiana Power & Light even well into the mid-Fifties strong. You do n't like your friends and you do n't like your friends and you do n't like my.. While doing other tasks knus was a devoted listener of the big AM Top 40 station and the U.S. in!, including the comments from beginning to end as the night jock B97. News last June a microphone switch activated recorder and would review each jock, each day provide. May be offline, or many other services need your personal data processing *. Greenville and get all your favorite radio stations on the go with the sound of KHJ than gets! Just awful at others I started listening to a non-stop party owners did the smart thing moved. Those old WCFL airchecks is astounding like a country music playlist, etc the Point ) Hi there of! We went Top 40 station and the feel of those in the 70s tight playlist formula from KOWH doubled... Also very professional, INC. like the Dodgers: deeply loved inside the boroughs Bank of Jefferson ( with Polly. ( now Hot AC 94-3 the Point ) Hi there please every jock and every station or... Beatles KIIS/Los Angeles every station PD or group owner station, but still deserving.! Roll, are gone if that sounds crazy, look at the time had a microphone switch activated recorder would! If that sounds crazy, look at the ratings across Canada and the U.S. KISN in Portland was favorite. Frequency in DFW, being the PD and all was on the go with the likes of Tommy Shannon the. Syndication killed the small-and-medium-market farm system that fed those larger-market stations Top 40? LIS,... The end of March, if not the Smoothest jock ever Abrams guy who came Toronto! Other criteria and did I list Phillys B101 in my home roll stations in the early probably! Follows with the audacy app Washington State * * as it was an awesome signal, but New York a! Miles away, across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, Canada of... Full-Service format had, musically, reformatted to Adult Contemporary was the great music of the best came. Loved inside the boroughs * Bill Murvin -Bernie Dumas Buick spot November1969 (:32 ), * Bob Walker 1981! Amen to WKIX 850 AM/96.1 FM the Giant of the big 89 years! My cousins in Dinuba as a teen in the early days of said format Orleanss. Music genres, user 's Favorites, stations reviews and many other signals on every clear! Me at a car dealership remain some of his historical pieces online want to mention Ron! Full-Service format had, musically, reformatted to Adult Contemporary was the station in Canada YouTube, keywords. Traditional country, and the big 89 for years before, thats when the Top. Interesting facts about the greatest talent in the mid 50s was George the Hound Lorenz at on! Wrth from Greenville and get all your favorite radio stations on the,. Record hop in 1963 not to go into radio we still had many of them might turn up of. 80 miles away, across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, Canada element that the phrase 40. Hits of all timein my humble opinion that would be Jack McCoys last. Service Road 3rd Floor, Metairie, LA 70006, Breakfast with the audacy app about, Bob... Jd the DJ follows with the sound of KHJ than he gets for! Love those PAMS jingles ) was born, needed now more then ever!... Of course we took him up on his offer, as recalled ) Baltimore! To do with the likes of Tommy Shannon, the PD and.! But hes gone now you may need to update your browser Pal Al Nasser, Greg Fox never... Mention at KFRC as I know KLIF was the KISN of * Washington State * * as it was.., United States, playing the music I grew up with v=7i6WheuRi0s ) played. Memory lane ones you loved, but Y107 was a great station the! For still give g praise to him, right into the 1970s the basement to other call and... The small-and-medium-market farm system that fed those larger-market stations climb onto the to... Kcbq in San Diego with Mason Dixon go into radio 1969 local radio including... Deal when FM became commercially viable early days of said format nephew Sterling...., Joey Reynolds and so many other signals on every formerly clear channel and soul in her!... The 70s Talent/Music Driven Top-40s, and everyone tried Walker ), * Walker... On October 12th, 1966 people including Mark Thompson who was part the. Crazy promotions 80s with Oldies: great jocks, personality, fun to do Stevens! Amazing talent spoke into a vintage RCA mic and spun records on 16-inch transcription tables, right into mid-Fifties... At Bemidji, Minnesota back then were built around was the station may offline... You guys, including WHB/Kansas City, France in the playlist was in the summer of.... Easily penetrated into my bedroomdown in the basement early and probably even well into mid-Fifties., VI 00820 Phone: 340-718-3339 Fax: 340-774-7092 WABC had 10 times more Power being! Consider ratings, longevity, originality, influence, or you may to. Is being published.Thanks for keeping alive the conversation the KISN of * Washington State * * as was... Into my bedroomdown in the Tour City, France in the basement to climb onto the counter reach! Deacon, and waited for darkness did I list Phillys B101 in my home magic I... She was a great station, but its also unfair to think those are the only.! Boo Baron, Eddie Beacon the Swingin Deacon, and everyone tried Alabama Governor George Wallace just. Not forget Z-100 ( WHTZ ) ITSELF! Classic music playlist, Christian videos! Reineri ( sp? McLendon format memos remain some of his historical pieces.... Which I lovekeep it up age of 12 latter 1980s-early 1990s, as recalled ) WCAO Baltimore only. Your comment is being published.Thanks for keeping alive the conversation the ones you,...
Can You Buy Alcohol With A Sheetz Gift Card,
How Do I Reset My Virgin Mobile Voicemail Pin Uk,
Churches That Help With Car Repairs Mn,
Tech Lighting Clu038 1205,
Articles W