WMCA outgunned WABC and WINS both with terrific signals. Heres a shout out to them. Mac Allen. Reading what so many U.S. 14. Soldiers in Viet Nam even reported tuning in KOMA to give them a little feeling of being back home. The one basic element that the great stations back then were built around was the great music of the time. Look at the Superstar talent that went thru there Paul Drew, Dr. Don Rose, Tony Taylor, Big Ron, Randy Robbins, Scott Shannon, John Leader, Gary Mckee and so many more. I worked there as a young man when Mac owned the station, so I know first hand. I do remember, however, getting WLS on my Zenith Royal 400 7-transistor radio on the floor of Yosemite Valley that same summer, though. Ron Jacobs roasted you accurately years ago. There were no general-market oriented rock n roll stations in the early and probably even well into the mid-Fifties. Starting briefly as a mixture of Top 40 and Rhythm (Rhythm and Rock) [plus a Jazz show hosted by Demetrius], we quickly evolved into the only non-commercial disco station in the country (with the exception of my popular Oldies show on Friday nights, throughout). Id like to thank Randy. Additional examples: (New York:) WNBC (later Top 40, back to AC even later), WPIX, WYNY (first as AOR-oriented AC, then as hybrid MOR/Soft AC, then as Mainstream AC), WNSR Soft Rock 105/WMXV Mix 105; Todays 93.1 (simulcast of former BM/EZs WPAT-AM/FM Easy 93 Paterson, NJ); (Philadelphia: ) WIP (which had made a gradual transition from traditional MOR to AC from circa 1969 to the mid-70s if not the latter part of the early 70s [and, ironically, was itself Top 40 from 1960 until the following year, when it flipped to MOR (all MOR radio then was traditional, regardless of whether such stations occasionally played softer rock n roll hits); (CONTINUED) WJET-FM debuted at number one. ), WOR-FM/WXLO, WNBC, and WPLJ! Who pissed the furthest? Just as I was leaving B100 to trade PM drive for med school, Bobby returned and reinvigorated San Diegos greatest station for several more years. Apologies for any Ive forgotten and the WKNR Keener 13 crew. WMGQ Magic 98.3 New Brunswick, NJ (WCTCs sister station) WHB was an early top 40 station but The Worlds Happiest Broadcasters were not the first. He hired major-market talent and they stayed. Costello is best known as Michael in the Morning (M&M), host of the stations weekday morning show. 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. WXYZ not only was in Detroit, but at last check had long been renamed WXYT. In mid-1963, the remaining Top-40 pop rock programming was dropped in favor of even more Spanish programming and a primarily-Spanish format. 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. Only then did KOIL take notice and knocked off the daytimer with the larger 5kw day/night signal. , Skip Wilkerson -Aircheck Morning Drive, March 16, 1965 (10:02), * Sy Jenkins - Aircheck 20/20 Newscast, with David Lawrence and Jon Reed 5/20/70 ( 8:38 ), Beatles Concert Ticket Contest- WTIX September 1964 (1:02), *Louise Harrison Caldwell WTIX Aircheck, August 5, 1964. When that station had to be sold or loose its license and it went to beautiful music WHN, the Yankees went to a non-rock stationWCBS. Pentatonix (PTX) I love radio. I ended up racking up 25 years total. Really? 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! One of the WTIX classic Time Chimes, New Orleans Radio Shrine All Rights Reserved, $25,000 Giveaway promo (Buzz Bennett voiceover), Bob Walker (TIX Original Oldie. Pats right, Radio Ink, your damn input DOES!! 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. It put rock and roll on the FM map in Boston and eventually made WRKO/680 the legendary Top 40 rocker in Boston beginning in March of 67. 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. The station may be offline, or you may need to update your browser. These full 3-hour length classic American Top 40 shows from 1970-1978, all in their original broadcast form. * what Im talking about! 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. In Your Room. Didnt happen, but the writing was on the wall. From the early 60s to the mid 70s, WKIX was a powerhouse. Bill Drakes KHJ was amazing and should probably be on this list. The night I visited Joey in the studio, he asked me to take a 45 in to PappyMemphis by Lonnie Mackplayed for the first time that night! WFIL, Philadelphia (c. 1983) All my old pals! It will be amazing. WMGM had a better signal (broader pattern, full-size half-wave towers with 50kw) than either WMCA or WINS, and a good sound too, but I guess Storer didnt feel like competing when they bought the station and turned it back to WHN in 61. Lenny Kravitz 1675325726. Playing songs I forgot about. It's funny, when people are with me they always get confused about the time. Best radio station without question. LOL Other stations interrupt. heard all over western US and Canada anybody remember ?? Enjoy Music Playlist! Pitch your music to a global audience. WTIX 94.3 FM Download now for free and listen to the radio easily. 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! Something is amiss. Incidentally, almost all of us had been previously on WKDU, which shared time with us on 91.7 FM. WTIX lives on thanks to Mike in the Morning Costello! Todd Storz introduced a tight pop music format on KOWH in 1953. CKLW definitely was THEE number one station in North America and Canada. WTIX 94.3 FM is New Orleanss Greatest Hits Station. Even thought WCCO was not a music station, in the 60s and 70s, they would play softer top 40 hits during some of their programming. 40 share and better in the 60s. What about Kimn in Denver? I still carry a Kennedy half-dollar I got in some change our first night in Windsor, a constant reminder of the magic, good times and wonderful people we shared through most of 1972. I lived in Buffalo and the Miami area and with kudos to WQAM and WFUN there was nothing like KB anywhere! WTIX - The Top 69 of 1969. Still, WMGM had its legends, most notably Peter Tripp. Years later, I hired him as Mike Marshall from an AOR station in Toronto to do Smooth Jazz. of a damn BITCH!! I worked with legends. Not good when I'm listening to a song I love and haven't heard forever. I have noticed you dont monetize your website, dont waste was one of my childhood heros. I could hardly go to sleep cause I was so revved up by that great music and Long John Silver. I was also privileged to catch CHUM, TR, CKEY, and CKOC during their hayday(s). Glad to see the two stations I grew up with listed here. 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. Larry Anderson, the PD at WGR Buffalo, listened to WJET driving back and forth to see family in Ohio. You could say the same about WHB and KXOK. The glory days of CKLW were only five years long, but the Big 8s influence reverberates today. @Phil Dirt Its hard to fight for supremacy when you own the competition. It was nowhere upstate or on the Jersey Shore. When I was a baby DJ at the Q, there was a reel tape box way up in a corner of the production studio marked The Last Contest. Owned and operated by Audacy. When I started at WGR as a part timer, that became my new name. Many stations saved money on jingles by getting names cut during a session or by recycling house names. Thanks for the great work you did there. Listen Here 1. The music is just wonderful. WAPE introduced a lot of the south to Carolina Beach music. Listen to any aircheck from any era of Kaplan ownership Jack Gale, Robert Murphy, Boo Baron, or Jay Thomas. WHTZ (Z100)/New York. None of the big-market owners did the smart thing and moved to FM in the 70s. At its prime, KISN was the king of Top 40 radio in this market. No mention of Pittsburgh area radio stations! $25,000 Giveaway promo (Buzz Bennett voiceover), Bob Walker (TIX Original Oldie Hour). Have you heard it? 1. 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. 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. The FM is still Tp 40. As far as CKLW goes I think every jock I knew all tried to emulate the great sound of the Big 8 jocks. No way that can happen today, with so many other signals on every formerly clear channel. Perry Murphy was a great host Took me home to meet his wife and through the KOMA facility BUddy Scott was doing his usual magic He was a BIG fellow but full of energy. Toledo also had a lot of great talent. This fun song is still fondly remembered by many today. it; THATTTS!! KYA was also a great station with Emperor Gene Nelson, Tom Donahue, and many others. WDSU had number one afternoon show called The Top 20 on 1280. Breakfast with the Beatles features music by the fab four every Sunday afternoon. (Willard The Rat Scott) rode the drive time shift. BTW, I was honored that I got to meet you at the CKLW Fifty Year celebration in Detroit in july. A tue rocker in its days. If you are looking Kodi Addons, please use IPTVMate Repository! Lee and Randy How about adding to your list here? It must be hard to fire up an on-air staff when all they have to play is garbage. And if all of those werent enough, WADO in New York, which broadcasted Top 40 programming from 1959 to 1963. Some of their former personnel are at WVLT, 92.1 in Vineland, NJ. I hope he and his legacy will never be forgotten. Laugh-Incontest promo, a rats in the city PSA, and a Donovan concert promo by Robert Mitchell. Is there sill anybody around who still remembers us? WWOZ-FM. * Robert Mitchell (with Jim Swiler) -Quarterback "BillyKilmore"November 1969 (1:17), * Robert Mitchell (with Katy Caraway) -Mardi Gras Phone CallsFebruary 28, 1980(5:18). Doc thanks for the shout out to Drake/Chenalts 13KYNO, in Fresno, where so many radio (and television) notables passed through. It worked! And, plus, HOW can you even contemplate omitting New Yorks WINS (Thats where Murray the K made his mark, dontcha know that? Or just wait a little longer. Great contemporary, traditional country, and rock and roll, are gone. What a fun night! I completely agree with KHJ being #1 on the list. That station is on my list of the greatest Adult Contemporary stations of all time as it is. 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. WMEX is my favorite Top 40 station of all time!! Boogie) devised an audacious plan to go head-to-head with market-owning KCBQ. Go to YouTube, search keywords of the playlist like a country music playlist, Christian music videos, classic music playlist, etc. (Shit, KJR was the KISN of *Washington State* **AS IT WAS**!) [Reportedly, WCAU-FM, the Disco Powerhouse at the time, was calling our P.D., to get reactions to new songs we were breaking.] Station was located at 70 Brookline Avenue. Jeff Hurvitz 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." Smile on your brother. The McLendon format memos remain some of the best how-to handbooks for radio. Holliday was also great as Baron of the Bay at KYA/SF. KBOX/Dallas. All Top 40 radio leaned towards MOR in the early Fifties. WTIX - May 6, 1972 Bob Walker with Sonny & Cher. 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. Locally owned by Fleur de Lis Broadcasting, the station operates at 100,000 watts and serves the city of New Orleans and the Gulf South. No credit card needed. Sign up to leave a comment and share your thoughts with other listeners. We are very proud of what WVAQ has meant to West Virginia over the years. Respectfully, though, I would not rank WCFL below WABC, much less rank them last, undeR WIXY?????? 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. Greatest Adult contemporary stations of all time as it is was so revved up by that music... 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