WDGY had Bob Dayton, Jimmy Reed and the great Gene Leader, more well known as Mean Gene Okerlund. Have you heard it? Your comment is being published.Thanks for keeping alive the conversation. THATS! You can search Youtube Playlists and Channels using the search button and the app allows you to select specific playlists to only listen to those songs - mood changes often and so should your jukebox! WMEX started in late 50s. *Bob Walker -Christmas Eve1967(1:08)Bob flubs his midnight Bible reading. WPGR, Philadelphia (c. latter 1980s-early 1990s, as recalled) Other stations have been more outrageous, more groundbreaking, or more entertaining, but KIIS is the most influential Top 40 station. (Shit, KJR was the KISN of *Washington State* **AS IT WAS**!) Mad Daddy Pete Myers, Johnny Holliday, Scott Burton, Pat Fitzgerald, Johnny Walters, Ron Riley, Carl Reese and Keith Morris, what a great air staff. * Ted Green -AircheckSummer 1962 (15:50) Recorded on a DX radio signal, some QSB. The station is owned by Michael A. 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). Thanks for all of the comments and memories! Hear John Fred, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, the Dixie Cups, Eddie Powers, Frankie Ford, Huey "Piano" Smith, Joe Barry, Mike Ancona, Milson Luce and Oliver "Who Shot The La-La" Morgan, all saying hi on Bob Walker's Original Oldie Hour at 12 noon on WTIX 690-am. (OBW, I was there too!). Thank you Radio Ink for this amazing trip down memory lane. We had already run over Jack McCoy and his Last Contest. KRFC. * Bill Murvin -RC Cola SpotJuly 1969 (:34) $3.00 off a $19.95 portable 45 rpm record player. WCFL was occasionally a better station. I grew up in Northern VA. We had Major Top 40 AM competition! FM Station Information. With respect. He brought me to 93Q in 87 as the night jock from B97 New Orleans. about IRONY! Hear the audio that matters most to you. Jim Jackson. LOL Other stations interrupt. Often teens in New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and other western states would eagerly await sunset when the mighty 1520 would come booming through with the newest hits of the day. $25,000 Giveaway promo (Buzz Bennett voiceover), Bob Walker (TIX Original Oldie Hour). Your right Guy. LOL Other stations interrupt. That's a good thing. 56kbps New Orleans Talk Radio. This station has a major-market sound in a small market. Really. After sunset gone. Produce documentaries chronicling the history of Top 40 Music. Yes! Hal Moore and great newsman/dj..Phil Thomas to KMIN in Denver. Still, WMGM had its legends, most notably Peter Tripp. Whats easy to forget (especially if all the history happened before ones time) is that top 40 stations had strong loyalties akin to ball teams. Ill give you Z-100 in New York (a bit later era, but still deserving). WKTQ (13Q)/Pittsburgh. How do we use Cookies. WEPN-FM - ESPN New York 98.7 FM 5. 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. My brother Lacy Neff loved what he did and was very very proud of his station and co workers. Finally, a plug for WGH. I didnt see WIBG Wibbage 990 in Philadelphia. Also The Great Roller Coaster Marathon at Pontchartrain, WTIX DJ's. 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. PLEASE FIX THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE.I'm singing along at work and BAM the music goes out! But its been copied around the world just because its KIIS/Los Angeles. The announcers of WTIX 94.3 FM are all veteran broadcasters. I lived in Erie at that time and listened to Jet 14 and Randy Michaels, along with Frank Martin, Ronnie G (Seggi), Jim Conners, Jack OBrien, and Al Knight. Another station that deserves mention was WZZD, 990, when it was a Disco Hits format (i.e., disco hits played in a random Top 40-style format, as opposed to beat-blended, as on WCAU-FM.) Ask most any of themit was the greatest experience of their careers. ), I meant, so many Top 40 stations in the larger Southern cities were contenders for that title., Is this the Ron Parker I listened to on 93Q in Houston? KILT Houston? 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. WTIX FM 94.3 Webplayer. Thinking you were referring to Michaels not Brown. been listening to TIX since the 70s. So many markets not mentioned. 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. We are very proud of what WVAQ has meant to West Virginia over the years. Spotify for Artists is the only way to submit new music for playlisting. When everyone in Top 40 was going to short jingles and less talk, KB hired big talent, played long jingles, and gave the jocks all the time they wanted if what they said was compelling. And the fired-up responses further support why great RADIO existed. Bobby Reno, a mainstay of New Orleans radio for 50 years whose career as a disc jockey began and ended at WTIX, where he was one of the more popular on-air personalities of the 1960s, died. Glad to see the two stations I grew up with listed here. Pentatonix (PTX) It was one of the several station whose doors I passed through. (Top 40) The reason is KHJ, Drakes first RKO project, was huge news and sent Top 40 radio on a new trajectory that would eventually affect virtually every station in the format. I heard the audio, listened to stories. What you guys have done is incredible, if only Radio today was like it was in its heyday of top 40 with those stations you mentioned. All Top 40 radio leaned towards MOR in the early Fifties. This is where the Greaseman was at his best. 17. CKY was our main source of music in the 60s, we were only 6 miles from the Manitoba border in Warroad, though sometimes we could get WLS or KOMA in the night. Even the news anchors, like Grant Hudson and Byron MacGregor (who had a hit record of his own, The Americans) sounded spectacular. They lost the crown when WBBF went full time Top 40. And of course this is just my opinion on the greatest talent in the Motor and Glass Cities. Memories 98.3 - WTIX is a broadcast station from Concord, North Carolina, United States, playing Classic Rock, Country, Oldies. Also, not at all intending to sound braggadocious, I think I was the first one to introduce a Classic Rock format. 16. Top 20 based on what? June 1962. The BEST show came out of 55KRC in Cincinnati. (Ill give an honorable mention to WARM, Scranton, the first TOP 40 station I discovered; the jocks didnt have the personality of WABC, but the station played good music and had a nice flow.). WLS and WCCO are now news talk stations. I ended up racking up 25 years total. Louisiana, Yes, WABC had more listeners and more attention. Install the free Online Radio Box app for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! At least B100 was in Somebodys list. Im referring to WPWT, 91.7 FM, in Philadelphia, from mid-1978 to early 1980, of which I was proudly a part. The glory days of CKLW were only five years long, but the Big 8s influence reverberates today. Pat KJR was a great station. 10. A top 40 station in the Washington,DC area in the mid to late 60s had a DJ named Alan Afterhours. on Saints QB Billy Kilmer). Use our service to find it! I also agree with Randy Michaels that KFRC overall became a better station than KHJ for the reasons he mentioned. Those two local stations, though, played the soundtrack for many folks pre-teen and teen years here in our area. It was a GREAT station to DX back then. Attention! Again, pardon the rambling, but New York City even had a PART-TIME Top 40 rocker in the early days of said format. Look, I am a total Drake disciple (and in my early years, I had the privilege of working for Gordon McLendontwice). The official Facebook page of 94.3 WTIX-FM New Orleans, playing the greatest hits of all time. Imagine how the whole history of Boston radio would be changed if that happened. I listen to the Crusin 1966 album almost religiously. Plus, KHJ had The Real Don Steele, who made magic every day being a larger-than-life and unique personality within the Drake constraints. Jerry Clifton blazed a huge trail when he turned WXLO FM into 99x. They had a New Years count down of the top 100 from the year and I listened to every song for several years. He said I look outside and if I see lights then we give it a try. Sign up to leave a comment and share your thoughts with other listeners. got a reply that he would love to have hired me but he needed someone who lived locally and could fill in on short notice. (Amen! None of the 15Q guys Michaels mentions, were there when the station signed-on Dr. Steve (Bridgewater) West am drive, Ron Baptist midday, Shot Bob Kelly pm drive, Bro Mick Rizzo 6-10, Kid Curry did 10-2a Soldiers in Viet Nam even reported tuning in KOMA to give them a little feeling of being back home. Was in college there in the mid 60s. And would this surprise you? You made radio come alive. Wasnt a very large market, but captured Visalia and immediate area in a big way late 60s. Dave Charles once called me smooth but I couldnt hold a candle to MM! No need to sign-up! Boogie himself. C-K-S-L of-a-TownLONNN-DONNN!! With the big 50,000-watt signal and the relatively few rock-n-roll radio stations across the plains, KOMA was the main station for the hits. FKA ChuckerI'm now. 3036 Estate Aldersville Christiansted, VI 00820 Phone: 340-718-3339 Fax: 340-774-7092 CD Signing Video Not just morning drivers, but the whole day. Sign up with Facebook , 4539 N. I-10 Service road Third FloorMetairie, LA. The story (as I understand it) is that Mac Richmond (one of the WMEX owners) let Garabedian mix in some album cuts and long versions of the hits, and broke some stuff along the way (Maggie Mae by Rod Stewart being one). KJR gave the industry Larry Lujack, Kevin Metheny. WDSU had number one afternoon show called The Top 20 on 1280. WTIX - April 8, 1972 Lou Saint. Bam, Wow, Im as proud today as I was back in the day when I enjoyed the honor of programming two of each of your picks! and the WKNR Keener 13 crew. He was a jock on WPLJ New York in the early years of its 1983-1992 CHR format. ); WKIX Raleigh, NC. Hy Lit was its best, played R and B on a top 40 station. The sounds that listeners remembered the most: ( Clydesdales marching in a Mardi Gras parade - Skip Broussard & Buzz Bennett ), (Check out the prices for new cars and gasoline! How about 50,000 watt CKY in Winnipeg ??? *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. These were stations worth traveling to hear. 44 12 Magic 101.9 is an Adult Contemporary radio station serving New Orleans. Yes, it was a smaller market but, the 10kw daytime on 940 covered 90 of 99 counties in Iowa and at night with 5kw covered into Denver as well as WHO. P.S. KOWH went off to other call letters and other formats. ), Dave Shaffer, Big Jim (Davis) Edwards, Brother Bill Gable, Charlie Obrien, The morning mouth Gary Burbank, Pat Holiday who could talk faster than a bullet, the smooth sounding Johnny Williams, Scott Miller, Ted The Bear Richards, Pat St John, Billy Mack, Ric Allen, and a guy who had a great voice Jim Jackson (below). @Phil Dirt WMEX had what they called House names. WTIX-FM - playlist by jamacco | Spotify Home Search Your Library Create Playlist Liked Songs Cookies Privacy Preview of Spotify Sign up to get unlimited songs and podcasts with occasional ads. You wont remember but at the 1969 Billboard convention, you were PD of KSTT and I asked you a bunch of questions. That list shouldve included AT LEAST *ONE* station in the Pacific Northwest-especially KJR! Delighted to hear from you, Jim and Andy. Id like to thank Randy. New Orleans. Morning Drive, August 5, 1964 (27:05), 20/20 Newscast, with David Lawrence and Jon Reed 5/20/70, St. Louis, MO with updates and tidbits about the Beatles to fan the excitement of their upcoming, on September 16, 1964. One other station I listened to was WSGA in Savannah, GA. 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. Please click "I agree" to ensure that you'll have the best experience of using our website. David Kaye, 8/10/2017: (takeoff on Saints QB Billy Kilmer). I agree. They were tight, bright, slight reverb and very punchy like WABC. Sure, "oldies" obviously isn't everyone's niche, but the variety on this station is better than on any other station. Of course we took him up on his offer. I had WFIL at #15. The "singer" is (WTIX DJ) Ed Ripley. David Amen to WKIX 850 AM/96.1 FM The Giant of the South with a healthy share of PAMS jingles! Something is amiss. IMNSHO I felt WLS hit their pinnacle right about 1981-2 when they segued to a Rock-40 format. @Radiovet WDSU had number one afternoon show called The Top 20 on 1280. WWOZ-FM. It pains me that the list was so short. My how things changed! WEAM 1390..WPGC.1580.WEEL.1310 and one of my favorites WRCThe Great 98. Years later my wife was changing gates at DFW Airport when she spotted Wolfman Jack sitting against the wall in a bar. (5:10) * Don Anthony - Aircheck August 1973 (7:33) The FCC wasnt amused, but the public was. WVAQ/Morgantown, WV. Do you know the story why Bob Martz, John Garry andothers left WTOD for WOHO Jan 1964 then all back to WTOD by Nov 1965? November1969, It's a Robert Mitchell Morning - July 22 1969. They had a broad playlist and I wish I could have been a kid in Chicago. WTIX News Chief Jim, Swiler does a Signal 20 traffic report, and a 20-20 newscast with an update of the Apollo 11 astronauts who. Oh-two soft rock stations I meant to name-check (I list those among the greatest AC stations of all time, as well): WSB and WSB-FM Atlanta (WSBs full-service format had, musically, reformatted to Adult Contemporary by circa early 1980s). 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. were on the moon on this date.Also hear 1969 local radio commercials including Rex Root Beer. I was listening to WSAI when JFK was assasinated, and when I first heard The Beatles. WTIX spent its first days on the air reading the phone book to get attention. WABC drove us home from Ft. Dix when we signed out on pass at midnight. If you go by Abrams characteristics, CFL was heads and shoulders above the rest (plus they had Chickenmanand Lujackand King B, Jim Stagg (who traveled with the Beatles on tour), Biondi, Barney Pip, Jerry G Bishop, Joel Sebastion, Jim Runyon, Ken Draper as GM, a huuuge news department, and on and on). Gordon McLendon made it theater. Gotta put a vote in for The Big 143, CKFH! Ed Perry bought the license and is putting it back on the air, by the way. So many great stations not mentioned here. [13] This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Login here. Skinny Tommy Cheney's shout out, and. Robert Mitchell plays the radio hits of 1969. Marc took The Outrageous FM to a 17 share, 500,000 cume in a market of less than a million at the time. When we went Top 40, we added Carl Lee. And for the very reason you namedthe stations that personally floated the proverbial boat of the person making the choicesnarrowing them down to any given number at least falls short of impossible. He was the inspiration for the song, W*O*L*D from Harry Chapin. Im not sure what happened to WYNG except that it was possibly drowned in the FM tsunami. Yes, football on Top 40 worked for them with the excitement of a new team in town. The GOAT top Forty stations were in almost every market, major, large, medium and even many small markets. (:34) $3.00 off a $19.95 portable 45 rpm record player. Theyd say Goodbye, Dinuba, goodbye Orange Cove Then my cousins would tune in KONG/1400 from Visalia, or surf the iffy skywaves of KRLA, KFWB, KFRC and or other relative weaklings, since the West Coast at the time lacked a Top 40 flamethrower such as the Midwest, prairie and East enjoyed with the likes of WLS, WABC, KAAY and KOMA. KNUS was a big deal when FM became commercially viable. What I love best about this story is how it gives the reader a little glimpse into how Randy thinks. They took overalong with the likes of Tommy Shannon, the still-to-come Dan Neaverth, Joey Reynolds and so many others. I have to add to my list of rock stations in NYC carrying baseball. I agree, Scotty. Even to this day, as someone who, demographically, is supposed to be way outside the Top 40 parameters Im a 50-something male I still love a great CHR-Pop station. The station which invented Top Forty. Playlists are where millions of fans make billions of musical discoveries. Besides great Beatles music, DJs share many interesting facts about the British Pop sensations. !, yet!) 11. It was top 40 while I was there, after I left they adopted an AOR format and changed the call letters from WAJR to WVAQ. These are ALL good stations..the ones listed and the ones that arent. (The same year the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta, by the way. Chuck Blore used the name on the AM, 1150: KIIS=K115. Our playlist stores a 94.3 Rewind track list for the past 7 days. Also, Randy Brown, who commented just before me, is right. Nice! I also had stnts at WTIC-FM Hartford and WDOT Burlington! Im still grateful for the opportunity when you hired me in New Have, CT all those years ago. The Playlist: With Christian Hillborg, Gizem Erdogan, Edvin Endre, Severija Janusauskaite. 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. Donny Osmond was at #1, the TIX All-Stars basketball team was ready, toplay De La Salle, the time chime and the music that was on your radio. Also, chalk up WKIX; Mike Reineri (sp?) WBZ, WPTR, WRKO, WMEX..in the 60 led the way in our part of NE for those of us just coming in to the business. It really started in 1958 with Perry Allen, Russ The Moose Syracuse, Art Roberts and Dick Biondi. In the early '60s such guys as Robert Mitchell, "Buzz" Bennett, Ted Green, Deane Johnson, Bobby Reno, "King" Bob Walker, and Don Anthony were the greatest! A program devoted to the type of both early R&B and early rock n roll that today is called Doo Wop was added to WADOs schedule at this time. Michael Green, Robert Mitchell & Bob Walker. In fact, owing to its location in New York City, it was the proverbial 800-lb gorilla of Top 40, period. I remember when ABC proposed Superadio in 1981, putting jocks from WABC, WLS and KQV on your small-town station. Many stations that are just average have lasted a long time. I am glad Dr. Don Rose got a mention at KFRC as I know he was huge out there in CA. 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! Heres a shout out to them. 20. WTIX 690 AM New Orleans LA, Talk radio. The men who did it both wanted to make lots of money but also great radio. 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. 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. 5. Gordon McLendon considered Dave Morris his toughest competitor. For a long time Id wondered what was in that box and theater of the mind. I went into Houston, i couldnt turn off KILT. That KB audio could also be heard as One of Americas TOO great radio stations. 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. 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. of THE PACIFIC MOTHERFUCKIN NORTHWEST!!! WVAQ is a giant in North Central West Virginia. He even sent Reggie Hall to the grocery to get us all some. I remember listening to tix as a teenag Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky. * Richard Fahey -Newscast6/5/62 (3:39), * Michael Green -Tape City Spot for Sergio Mendez & Brazil '66 album & concert. Radio Ink recruited two of the best programming minds in the business, Lee Abrams and Randy Michaels, to answer this question: What are the greatest Top 40 stations of all time? Heres how they stacked them up and your lively debate, comments and disagreements on how they did. 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. and the WINS head honchos intro of its all-news format). Also WFIL tried a comeback in the early 80s with Oldies: Great jocks, personality, nostalgic jingles. THATS! (1:09) A brief clip of WTIX's "All Night Satellite. Respectfully, though, I would not rank WCFL below WABC, much less rank them last, undeR WIXY?????? Thank you for still give g praise to him. My all time favorite Oldies format stations were WPEN, from 1975-76 (great jocks, jingles, funny newscasters) and WIOQ, during its brief stint in that format, 1987-88, as I recall. it; THATTTS!! WDGY and WQAM were purchased in 1956, KOMA in 1958 and KXOK in 1960. I know, because I was just cutting my teeth in Toledo radio beginning in 1973. University of New Orleans. KNUZ/Houston. There were no general-market oriented rock n roll stations in the early and probably even well into the mid-Fifties. Automation, consolidation and syndication killed the small-and-medium-market farm system that fed those larger-market stations. CKLW went Drake and WXYZ and WKNR went away.50,000 watts put the Big 8 into Cleveland,Toledo and eastern PA.I remember CKLW giving the weather for Toledo and Cleveland. I did. And during its last two years as a music station (continuing as a talk station almost a month-and-a-half into the latter of the two years), WABC was the Yankees flagship station. Even Hot AC, or Uptempo MOR stations like KING and KGW were top notch.). WMCA outgunned WABC and WINS both with terrific signals. Every single one of us is in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame, every single one has gone on to stellar careers in our chosen branch of the business, most of us still going strong. * Craig Roberts - Vito Mufallato 1972 (:55), WTIX Morning newsman Craig Roberts was also known for his comic relief bits on Robert Mitchell's, When The Godfather movie was riding high in popularity when released in 1972, and New Orleans staged, another election not long afterwards, Craig Roberts created "Vito Mufallato" who urged people to vote the, * Jim Swiler -Traffic Report November1969 (1:55), * Jim Swiler -20/20 NewscastJuly 22, 1969 (6:03). And lets not forget Z-100 (WHTZ) ITSELF! In the mid-70s, Knoxville had a three-way AM Top 40 battle between WKGN, WNOX, and WRJZ going, while WOKI was playing the hits, sort of, on FM. As I was an avid DXer, at night I really enjoyed WKBW, WLS and CKLW. Owned and operated by Fleur de Lis Broadcasting. I cant believe the PNW was left off of everybodys list. There are many other B100 alumni (hi Kathy Aunan!) What about Kimn in Denver? Marlene I am so sad to hear that Lacy is no longer with us. However you guys have to increase your power. Storz owned WHB but invented the format at KOWH. 80 miles away, across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Even got to bring Les Garland a 6 pack of Pearl Beer in my suitcase. Hi Mike (Frank Brodie). Great contemporary, traditional country, and rock and roll, are gone. Depending on the selected settings, some functions may become unavailable! From 1966- thru 1976 they were a huge Atlanta powerhouse even with their highly directional 1KW at night at 790. And it had Dr. Don Rose. LOL) at WTOD. One KLIF engineer told me the new night signal was so tight it went down Commerce Ave without touching either curb! TIX also streams online. I have radios in every room in my home. !, your damn input sucks, Radio Ink! And that was Mr Abrams #20. Oh!, SHIT! KSFO was MOR, not Top 40. Randy, get over yourself. Todd Storz took the tight playlist formula from KOWH, doubled the number, and the first "Top 40" station was born. Better production. Tough duty but Lee and Randy did an amazing job Me? KBOX/Dallas. 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. From 690 to 94.3 Not a day goes by that Im not listening to tix. Every time I went in there Id look at that thing and was kind of awesome. 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. It was a time that will live in our hearts forever. Keep rocking! 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. Ginsburg was topping everybody at night in the Boston Metro with shares of high 30s to mid 40s. It was the Top 40 station in San Francisco during the Summer of Love. . you go, Phil; *THATS!!!!! You hit the70s and go back to the better old stuff. Longtime morning man Lacy Neff passing was big news last June. The Mets started out on WABC during its first 2 years until Rick Sklar kicked them off. for you: they each began its first season [first season ever in the Falcons case, first season in a new market in the Braves case] at since-demolished Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Had the joy of being an RKO national sales rep for several of these outstanding radio stations: KHJ, KFRC, CKLW. WTIX News Chief Jim Swiler does a, Signal 20 traffic report. Third Floor Wed 22.02 Thu 23.02 Fri 24.02 Sat 25.02 Sun 26.02 Mon 27.02 Tue 28.02 Recommended The mainstay jocks on our station throughout this period were Big Bill Barthe, our P.D., who was legally blind, Sab Michael, Ken Nelson and myself, Bruce Scott. U of Ps WXPN also did a good job with that format. I went on to have a 40 year career thanks to that 50,000 watt monster. Incidentally, almost all of us had been previously on WKDU, which shared time with us on 91.7 FM. In the mid 7Os WLS was the greatest top 40 radio station of all time. PAMS Series 27 The Jet Set - 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. Login with Facebook If that sounds crazy, look at the ratings. I'm a 79 year old and love your line up. We old people lucked out in having 60s and 70s Top 40 radio!!! Taking a chance on a record on-air from time to time and listening to their feedback, not just auditorium testing. The Randy Michaels in Erie was in reality, Frank Bascik, who passed away in 1991. I can still hear Roger Kleins growling delivery. The personality line up was one heavy hitter after another. It was worth driving 500 miles each way to hear live. Then 890, Chicago, 1520 KOMA, were the ones to listen to at night. This is my favorite Top 40. Do you mean KFRC and *KYA* San Francisco? Radio Ink sure hit a LIVE WIRE here didnt they! 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. Laugh-Incontest promo, a rats in the city PSA, and a Donovan concert promo by Robert Mitchell. But, its always been a favorite of mine. (Thats 3 a.m. in Louisville. They were called the WMEX Good Guys. Thank you Michael, Al JD , Hot Rod .Keep it going M & M . Third Floor Metairie, LA. 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