KMPC remained Adult Contemporary (the soft-rock radio formats name by then) until about the turn of the following decade. * Richard Fahey -Newscast6/5/62 (3:39), * Michael Green -Tape City Spot for Sergio Mendez & Brazil '66 album & concert. Listen to any aircheck from any era of Kaplan ownership Jack Gale, Robert Murphy, Boo Baron, or Jay Thomas. Most of The CHUM Jocks came up from pretty good Radio Stations in the U.S., including The Big 8. 56kbps New Orleans Talk Radio. Great contemporary, traditional country, and rock and roll, are gone. His advice was 3 years too late. With Johnny Randolph as PD, WAKY played one black and one country record every quarter hour. Before voice tracking, I would listen on the weekends to hear the next hot jock! I cut my teeth at the same stastion as Super Max and Pat Holliday of Big 8 fame, WKNY in Kinsgston, NY. WCAO Baltimore if only because of Johnny Dark. 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. (Thats 3 a.m. in Louisville. I remember listening to tix as a teenag The official Facebook page of 94.3 WTIX-FM New Orleans, playing the greatest hits of all time. It was a magical blend of personality, jingles, contests, and fun mixed with the greatest music that defined the era and continues to live today. Wibbage was a true top 40 station from about 1958 until roughly 1977. (I still havent forgiven the Dodgers for leaving.) * Bob Walker -AircheckMay 16, 1972 (11:00). Many stations saved money on jingles by getting names cut during a session or by recycling house names. Only later was the format extended to WHB and the other Storz stations in larger markets. But lets not forget KXOL/Ft. Boogie. Ask most any of themit was the greatest experience of their careers. It worked! This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. *The Fat Black Pussycat movie spot * The Beatles are coming to New Orleans Louise Harrison Caldwell (George's sister)reports on the Beatles and Ringo being nominated for President, of the United States * Dan Diamond adfor Tackle facemedication * Community Billboard * Name Dropper, Contest * 5 minute Charlie Ray newscast. I also agree with Randy Michaels that KFRC overall became a better station than KHJ for the reasons he mentioned. Thank you for still give g praise to him. And I definitely remember John Leader. ", mention of Kirschman's Gentilly Woods. I agree that Burt Levine created magic in that quonset hut! Jim was replaced in Erie by the equally funny Jack Starr. Though I grew up and lived my whole life in Philadelphia, for Top 40, my all-time favorite station was WABC. Forever. You mentioned KONG AM Visalia. on. I grew up in southern Oklahoma in the 50s and 60s and we didnt know it then but it was radio heaven. Bob Martz was probably one of the most funny guys along with the likes of John Garry, Larry Obrien, Bob Kelly, Don Williams (and of course myself Rick Allen, I just had to toot my own horn didnt I? Great contemporary music doesnt exist today. It could compete anywhere. Pentatonix (PTX) To coin a sound alike phrase from the late Bill Drake, AND THE TALENT JUST KEPT ON COMIN. Now its boring as hell. 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! A great Top 40 station. Lets also at least have some hat tips toward the unmentioned above: WKIX in Raleigh (with Pat Patterson and other huge talents, and huge numbers too), WCOG in Greensboro, WTOB and WAIR in Winston-Salem, WIBG and WFIL in Philly, WMEX in Boston, WOLF in Syracuse, WPTR in Albany, WQXI in Atlanta, WQAM in Miami, XERB (Wolfman era) in Tijuana/San Diego/Coastal CA), WIL in St. Louis, KOMA in Oklahoma City (as big with skywave in the West as WKBW was in the East), KAAY in Little Rock (another skywave monster) WXYZ in Detroit, CKEY in Toronto, WMID in Atlantic City, WINS and WMGM in New York (which lost to WMCA and WABC, but still), WAPE (The Big Ape) in Jacksonville and the coast up to Hatteras, KFWB and KRLA in Los Angeles, KYNO in Fresto, KFRC and KSFO in San Francisco, KIMN in Denver, KLIF in Dallas, WSAI in Cincinnati, WING in Dayton, WITH in Baltimore, WEAM and WPGC in DC Okay, Ill stop there. Who wants to play that crap? Mike has successfully managed to give WTIX a wonderful magic which I lovekeep it up! WKMB Stirling, NJ (reformatted to country in 79; to black gospel/[mostly] African-American-oriented Christian talk/preaching/teaching out of Plainfield but still licensed to Stirling] in 2003; went dark in 2017) 14. KIOA. What about Kimn in Denver? CHUM Toronto (I mean, COME! Didnt happen, but the writing was on the wall. PAT ODAY! 1. Its city of license is Galliano, Louisiana. May 16, 1972. So today I credit you guys and of course others back then, who made a shy teenage boy grab on to something called radio, and go for the ride of his life! And John Teshwell, we all know what became of him. B100 interns Dave Sniff and Tony Pepper went on to part time status. * Bob Walker - Aircheck October 6, 1968 (10:47), It's a WTIX Golden Weekend on a Sunday Night. It was overdubbed several times. WABC was good but rarely great. WHB was an early top 40 station but The Worlds Happiest Broadcasters were not the first. (:34) $3.00 off a $19.95 portable 45 rpm record player. 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. Great stations produced great stars and huge ratings. For me, WLSs personality driven approach was magic. I didnt see WIBG Wibbage 990 in Philadelphia. WRKO-FM/98.5 (R-KO, The Shy But Friendly Robot) should get some honorable mention. A Top-40 jock named Eddie Haskell?!? I went into Houston, i couldnt turn off KILT. From 1966- thru 1976 they were a huge Atlanta powerhouse even with their highly directional 1KW at night at 790. Another station that is still around but with new ownership I believe. Photograph. When I grew up, I had a steady diet of WABC, WNBC, KB radio 15, CKLW and WOWO. Also, I cant believe that Lee left off WMCA and WTIX, two of the greatest Top 40 stations ever. You will get your reward soon- in bankruptcy court! PLEASE! My point is whatever station you grew up listening to.. WHLW/WOBM-AM Lakewood, NJ, (Adult Contemporary) Hi Mike! KFM-BFM San Diego was, IIRC, the first major market FM Top 40 to be #1 in all demographics 12+ and all day parts, in Fall 1977. BTW, I was honored that I got to meet you at the CKLW Fifty Year celebration in Detroit in july. Here she is complaining about. Hot Rod Glenn, Best station in New Orleans La good job Mike. Yes, I know KLIF was the first polished Top 40 station and the big station in Dallas. * Craig Roberts -Guglielmo the Tree 1972 (:25)Smoky the Bear PSA takeoff for Italy. [Reportedly, WCAU-FM, the Disco Powerhouse at the time, was calling our P.D., to get reactions to new songs we were breaking.] Thanks, to that Ron Parker, whether you or someone else, You have the right RP, Robert. WTIX - May 27, 1972. Also hear 1969 local radio commercials including Louisiana Power & Light. 80 miles away, across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. A doctors son financed the killer Top 40 15Q until the money ran out. Thanx for listening.. Z100 Pirate Radio, New York. Another memory WMEX had the jocks names locked in like Fenway in the morning, Dan Donovan, Melvin X Melvin and so on. 94.3 WTIX-FM is a broadcast Radio station from Galliano, Louisiana, United States, providing Oldies, Classics Music, News and Weather programs. KOMA (along with handful of other legendary stations including 890 WLS, Chicago; 1090 KAAY, Little Rock; 1060 WNOE, New Orleans; 770 WABC, New York; 800 CKLW, Windsor/Detroit; and 1100 WKYC, Cleveland) could be heard on car radios, in homes, and everywhere a kid could tune in. However you guys have to increase your power. And of course this is just my opinion on the greatest talent in the Motor and Glass Cities. But lets be honest, there were TONS of great Top 40 stations and narrowing it down to 10 or 20- or 40- is nearly impossible because of what appeals to the one making the choices. Install the free Online Radio Box application for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! In mid-1963, the remaining Top-40 pop rock programming was dropped in favor of even more Spanish programming and a primarily-Spanish format. I was lucky to work with Randy for a long time (and regret that I didnt take better advantage of that connection as a petulant 20-something.). At night I loved hearing Jackson Armstrong on WKBW, boogie check with the hilarious John Records Landecker on WLS and Supermax on CKLW! It was great. November1969, It's a Robert Mitchell Morning - July 22 1969. @n WKBW went Top 40 in 1958 by stealing the PD and airstaff from WBNY, which was number one with only 250 watts. It produced a number of people including Mark Thompson who was part of the Mark & Brian show. WVAQ is a giant in North Central West Virginia. WABC drove us home from Ft. Dix when we signed out on pass at midnight. Great visit Great station!! Later in the early 60s, Spanish-language programming was added to the daytime schedule. ***HELL***!! Unfortunately from what I understand, you were not part of the team at the time IIRC. He even sent Reggie Hall to the grocery to get us all some. * Bob Walker -AircheckOctober 22, 1969 (10:30). Kids all over the Midwest left their radios on 890, turned them on after school, and waited for darkness. Currently, WDGY is based in Hudson, WI and is back to playing hits from the 60s and 70s. WTIX spent its first days on the air reading the phone book to get attention. Using the actual TV show theme song "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett" and splicing the banjo on the beginning over and over, a similar fun song was born that spotlighted the WTIX DJ's of 1962 instead of the Clampett family. (OBW, I was there too!). Pats right, Radio Ink, your damn input DOES!! Programmers write about The Glory Days of Top 40 Radio reminds me of watching the movie Argo. I started listening to WTIX soon after I was myself a DJ at the young age of 12. The McLendon format memos remain some of the best how-to handbooks for radio. based on We are very proud of what WVAQ has meant to West Virginia over the years. A further thought on this string: As kids growing up in Welland, Ontario, most of the radio we listened to was from Buffalo. (3:00), June 1970 during the Bill Murvin show. The rumor (never been able to pin this down) is that Mac was ready to buy WBCN when he died suddenly. This is where the Greaseman was at his best. Thats a fact. How can anyone leave out WMCA, New York?. CKLW/Windsor-Detroit. Peter Gabriel 1675326418. Who Will You Run To. Login with Google. After it sold to Stan and Sis Kaplan, WAPE was just amazing. Already a user? KOWH was the original Storz station in Omaha, where Todds dad brewed Storz Beer, and KOWH was the first to focus on a tight list of the most popular songs, but KOWH leaned towards MOR and didnt really target a young audience. I completely agree with KHJ being #1 on the list. Third Floor Metairie, LA. and other stations that came and went long after the latter two did away with Top 40,) Dallas (the Fort Worth station whose call letters escape me as well as the aforementioned KLIF and KBOX), Memphis (WHBQ and WMPS), Charlotte (WAYS, most notably), Norfolk (WGH and WNOR, especially the former), and so on. (AND TO THINK THAT AT HIS PREVIOUS RADIO EMPLOYER IN BOSTONWMEXTHAT WAS ONE OF THAT STATIONSAS YOU SAID, PAULHOUSE NAMES! * Ted Green -AircheckSummer 1962 (15:50) Recorded on a DX radio signal, some QSB. I cant believe the PNW was left off of everybodys list. * Bill Murvin - Aircheck, June 1970. 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). You wont remember but at the 1969 Billboard convention, you were PD of KSTT and I asked you a bunch of questions. And let us not forget the news department which was something to be reckoned with. During the day we kistened to WKY (Oklahoma City) but when dusk came we had KOMA (Oklahoma City), WLS (Chicago), KLIF (Dallas), WNOE (New Orleans), and XERF out of Del Rio carryying Wolfman Jack. Includes Tom Cheney Newscast. WROV in Roanoke deserves a mention On the market for close to five years with more listeners than all other Roanoke stations Bert Levine, who owned the station, believed very much in developing personalities without exception all the personalities on the station became major celebrities in Western Virginia. * Joe Hagler -AircheckSummer 1962 (2:07), * Robert Mitchell -AircheckJune 1969. Did you mention Willie B. Goode? Talk about being in the right place at the right time. If youre THAT Johnny Holliday, werent you on WINS New York during the tail end of its Top 40 era (before flipping to (and pioneering) all-news radio in 1965? The story of Wolfmans visit to WROV can be found under History of Roanoke Radio then click on WROV. 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. . But now,looking back, it was a different era, and AM rode the wave while it was there. As a result, the signal to the Northwest started to die around Norristown, 5-10 miles away from the towers in Lafayette Hill, PA. WIBG started as a 25 watt station in a church in Elkins Park, PA, probably in the 1920s. At its prime, KISN was the king of Top 40 radio in this market. in the Spring of 1978, I was doing a late night fill-in on WKDU during their weekday Progressive Rock programming and I decided to do a show of all classic Progressive Rock tracks from the 60s and very early 70s, the music I had enjoyed from the afore-mentioned stations. Bobby Reno Hoot Gibson? Already a user? I remember Howard Taylor working the AM side then we had middle of the road on the FM side which captured the older crowd well. (Users must have an Apple Music account to use this app.) Again, if that was you, you were so patient and kind to the then shy and dorky radio-loving kid! 20. LOL Other stations interrupt. With only a 1,000-watt night signal, KLIF routinely clocked more listeners than all other Dallas-Ft. Worth stations combined. Oh!, SHIT! I listened to WMEX in 1970-71 when John H Garabedian was at the helm and in PM drive with Bud Balou in the eve and Ron Robin in the AM. Love those PAMS jingles and all of the hits mixed with crazy promotions. Its fitting that KB is on both of these lists. There were some outstanding stations and many of the personalities became legends. During the party, the dj there played the Doobie Bros Listen to the Music. Hey! announced, a fun contest to Name JFK's PT boat, and the telephone Double, election not long afterwards, Craig Roberts created "Vito Mufallato" who urged people to vote the. Also thanks for mentioning WROV in Roanoke. WABC had 10 times more power. In the business since I was a kid - Tix was my station of choice when I could receive it over on the coast in Southeast Texas as a preteen! just wanted to list my name as the author of the preceding post. s. Wed 22.02 Thu 23.02 Fri 24.02 Sat 25.02 Sun 26.02 Mon 27.02 Tue 28.02 Recommended The Marvelous Myth promo (Beatles), DH Holmes Yardley promotion, Sears (Dave Ralston), Expo '69 (not '67), Sergio Mendez concert (Michael Green), Bernie Dumas Buick (Bill Murvin), a bad Drive-In Movie ad, Metropolitan. That's a good thing. 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.. Jim Jackson. . Godchaux (Bob Walker), Pepsi (Bob Walker), the Zoom Zoom Room, RC Cola contest (Bill Murvin), * Robert Mitchell -Aircheck November1969 (22:45), Another Robert Mitchell Morning. 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. ( How to play on VLC Media Player) WIOQ, Philadelphia (1987-88) Led through the 60s by Program Directors Dean Johnson, Dale Wehba, and Perry Murphy, some of the best-remembered DJs spun the hits each day and night. * WTIX Composite Aircheck (1979) featuring: Robert Mitchell, Larry Hamilton, Kathy Fishman, Pal Al Nasser, Greg Fox. I think one of the elements that is missing today was competition, radio wars. WEBE WEBE (pronounced WEE-bee) 108 Westport, CT (WICCs sister station) Well, Ive read the entire article, including the comments from beginning to end. The comments pour in, what a fun read, and Tribute to how good it all was. Yes, I agree, I don't understand why my car radio often does not pick up WTIX clearly. Mind if I add a few more Top 40 stations of the past, anyway, Doc? Pontchartrain Beach jingledonut and bed only -late 1960's (:42). FLEUR DE LIS BROADCASTING, INC. I'm a 79 year old and love your line up. see more The original KLIF night signal was only 1kw. Thanks. I think one of the elements that is missing today is competition, radio wars. Thank you Radio Ink for this amazing trip down memory lane. Stan invested in talent and promotion. always got my day off with a laugh; I still remember the day he ran a commercial with Minnie Pearl and after it ended he said, Boy, Ill bet that dress is a booger to iron. I also remember Tommy Walker, Gary Edens, and Jimmy Capps; dont remember Pat Patterson because I wasnt living in Raleigh then. But here we go. ArkivMusic ITunes. WICC Bridgeport, CT I hope he and his legacy will never be forgotten. More. WAPE introduced a lot of the south to Carolina Beach music. These were stations worth traveling to hear. 7. * Bill Murvin -RC Cola SpotJuly 1969 (:34) $3.00 off a $19.95 portable 45 rpm record player. Alan Sneed & Gary Adkins had my back Monday morning they got me to Vic Rumore Jim Bob, who was GM at KGN and their consultant, Mr.Green Kent Burkhart I was on the air Monday Nite I stayed there until Big WAYS came a calling which is another story for another time. With WEAF/WNBC, WABC/WCBS, WJZ/WABC and WOR all having network shows and WNEW having success with DJs, the baseball teams were stuck with the three remaining stations when they started broadcasting baseball in 1939the Dodgers on WHN/WMGM, the Yankees on WINS and the Giants on WMCA. That rarely exists anymore. Radio INK. Pardon the rambling, but that station was Top 40 during the day and Italian-language programming in the evening, with overnights split between jazz & R&B (the latter three from when it was WOV prior to the ownership change in 1959 that changed it to WADO and shuffled at least either of those dayparts to a different time slot). CKY came in like a local during the day at Bemidji, Minnesota. Didnt lose a single bottle in flight from DFW to SF. Between the two, I slightly favored CKLWwhich was really the work of a woman, Rosalie Trombley, who I believe was officially the Music Director. Too bad the radio gurus dont travel a little far to the east. 4. and I was glad to see CKLW made #1 on the readers poll, also mentioning engineer Ed Butterbaughs work on their signal was unbelievable, CKLW actually DID jump out of radios, like Ive never heard since. KIIS is going on 40. LOL, Morgus' Experiment- House of Shock theme & experiment - '45 record released in1959(4:07), Pontchartrain Beach radio spot-WTIX 1962 (1:02). Radio Bollerwagen 2. Perhaps, this is a temporary station problem. Especially those of us who contributed directly as jocks, PDs, GMs, Promotions, Sales, Engineering, and god love the Traffic departments. * Bob Walker -AircheckAugust 10, 1972 (11:46). New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation. None in major markets. They were as good as anything, anywhere. Marc Chase made more noise at WFLZ and WEBN, but this was his best work. How could this survey overlook two important Philadelphia stations: WIBG- an early giant from the late 50s thru mid 60s at a time when the local American Bandstand set the tone of the nation. TWO HANDS !!!" I wouldnt leave out KEWB Oakland, where such notables as The Real Don Steele, Robert W. Morgan, and Casey Kasem played DJ before any of them became nationally known.
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