WHB was added in 1954. New Orleans. And everyone remembers Yours Truly KOMA and the kissing tone. This was definitely an era where radio was fun. 14. One night I decided to check out thatr box. KBOX gave us Dan Ingram, Bill Ward, and many others. Lee and Randy How about adding to your list here? (takeoff on Saints QB Billy Kilmer). 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. Jim was replaced in Erie by the equally funny Jack Starr. living in rural washington parish now out of bogalusa and we needs signal cause we part of new orleans area. Programmers write about The Glory Days of Top 40 Radio reminds me of watching the movie Argo. That 50,000-watt night signal put everything east of the Rockies in earshot at night. Playing songs I forgot about. FKA ChuckerI'm now. However, I likewise agree with Lee that KHJ should be at or near the top of the list. Thank you Radio Ink for this amazing trip down memory lane. You hit the70s and go back to the better old stuff. WVLT, Vineland, NJ (for a long time and still currently, as far as I know) While I was there a tornado hit nearby at a car dealership. Under the video, click Save . as well as creating the mess that radio is now. Produce documentaries chronicling the history of Top 40 Music. Those results are at the end of this article. Would Randy Michaels be the same who worked afternoons on WJET? CKLW/Windsor-Detroit. of a damn BITCH!! Part timers of that era included Jimmy JR Rogers, John Mondo Fox, Beaver Cleaver (Ken Levineyep, THAT Ken Levine) and Dr. I am a DJ on a community station WRDV and my program is AM Classics so I really appreciate your website, Youre right: WIBG Philadelphia was started by a church in the Philly suburb of Elkins Park, PA in the 20s. 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. Wed 22.02 Thu 23.02 Fri 24.02 Sat 25.02 Sun 26.02 Mon 27.02 Tue 28.02 Recommended 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.). 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. Storz didnt own KOIL. How good is that? Dick Lamb and Gene Loving also did a show called Disc-O-Ten on WAVY-TV, and Lamb later had a morning talk show on WTAR (now WTKR), Channel 3. LOL Other stations interrupt. Example: 1-XXX-XXX-9849 (WTIX) Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. Great fun and memories. WCTC New Brunswick, NJ (went talk in 91, w/AC on Sunday overnights only, literally all-talk in 92, (syndicated) oldies in 2008 and reverted to talk in 2011) CK had yourself Mike (did you know that? 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. 20. Possibly the first FM to knock off a big AM (WABC) in the Top 40 realm. In my teen years, I remember calling in and winning prizes. WMCA, with its broader signal pattern and low dial position, covered the Monmouth and northern Ocean County beaches quite well, despite being only 5kw. And over at the Lou Dickey flagship station WOHO, The late Swingin (Frank) Sweeny, Bobby Rich, Ben Gall, Tom Dean, Jungle Jim Williams, Craig Edwards, Irwin Young, Peter Trip, Gary Calvert, Earl Richards (me again), Gene Wurley, E. Alvin Davis, The Mojoman Sid Grubb, Buddy Carr, Sir Bernard J Quayle, Sam Holman, Don Armstrong, Ken R Deutch. You mean that Lee Abrams guy who came to Toronto in 1977 to work his Superstar Format Magic against CHUM-FM? After moving to 1400, still at low power, no one could touch them, and everyone tried. Yes! As a kid listening to WLS, WABC, WLAC, WSAI and any market I could pick up, the excitement was universal. Sign up with Google. Apologies for any Ive forgotten Todd Storz took the tight playlist formula from KOWH,. General manager and program director Michael Costello developed TIX FM and is committed to preserving the legacy that is WTIX. 2. Best wishes to all alumni of radios golden age. Posted on April 10, 2021 by IPTVMate. WRAN Dover, NJ It was my good fortune to program KIOA in those days. WDSU had number one afternoon show called The Top 20 on 1280. 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! Even as a kid, I remember, by the mid-70s, WLS wasnt quite as exciting as CKLW, but still a wonderful experience. Currently, WDGY is based in Hudson, WI and is back to playing hits from the 60s and 70s. 2:22am 02/25/2023 Classical Through the Night (HD-2) Ginsburg was topping everybody at night in the Boston Metro with shares of high 30s to mid 40s. An error happened posting the review, sorry! 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! HOWEVER, PLEASE do something about it dropping constantly. You hit the70s and go back to the better old stuff. My list would probably put KFRC #2, KCBQ #3 and CKLW #4. I couldnt stop laughing! 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. 2.) From well into the early 70s through the mid-70s, it underwent an MOR-to-soft rock transition not unlike what WIP Philadelphia underwent a half-decade earlier-and-change, tops. He was an absolute perfectionist and the people who worked at KHJ like Betty Brenneman said the same thing about him. . Also WFIL tried a comeback in the early 80s with Oldies: Great jocks, personality, nostalgic jingles. The FM is still Tp 40. 15. please never go off air TIX !! Toledo also had a lot of great talent. The personality line up was one heavy hitter after another. KFRC and CKLW both had Bill Drake and Les Garland to thank for the edge, and the feel of those stations. WMEX had what they called House names. Thats how a Top 40 station owned the traffic image. Its hard to fight for supremacy when you own the competition. Keep in mind, you can only create a playlist with your public videos. Definitely a slick imaged station! Apparently all of the contributors didnt pay much attention. WAPE/Jacksonville. * WTIX Composite Aircheck (1979) featuring: Robert Mitchell, Larry Hamilton, Kathy Fishman, Pal Al Nasser, Greg Fox. According to Dick, the phrase Top 40 was coined in New Orleans. Bob Mitchell and Jim Swiler conduct an interview with "Quarterback Billy Kilmore". 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. I think one of the elements that is missing today is competition, radio wars. His advice was 3 years too late. Pontchartrain Beach jingledonut and bed only -late 1960's (:42). So, a small hat tip to WMGM as well. Great program directors in Holland Cooke for AM and Gary Berkowitz for FM. 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. I went on to have a 40 year career thanks to that 50,000 watt monster. By creating an account, you are indicating that you have read and agree to the, I listen from Ponchatoula. Worth where Paxton Mills started and George Carlin got his start (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i6WheuRi0s). The kids of today, sorry to say, really have NO idea what a true lifestyle broadcast radio station sounds like. !, your damn input sucks, Radio Ink! For me it was KFRC and KYA being born and raised and living my entire life in the Bay Area. Before there was Drake, there was Storz and McLendon. Frank Brodie (CKLW) was incredible on the air in ANY format, as were most of the jocks from the true Top 40 era. WABC drove us home from Ft. Dix when we signed out on pass at midnight. * Robert Mitchell (with Jim Swiler) -Quarterback "BillyKilmore"November 1969 (1:17), * Robert Mitchell (with Katy Caraway) -Mardi Gras Phone CallsFebruary 28, 1980(5:18). PLEASE! KBOX/Dallas. (And!, heres some *trivia*!! Even the commercials are so redolent of Nawluns. So many markets not mentioned. I grew up in southern Oklahoma in the 50s and 60s and we didnt know it then but it was radio heaven. And the fired-up responses further support why great RADIO existed. * Bob Walker -AircheckMay 16, 1972 (11:00). 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. 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. I remember in the late 50s and rarly 60s living in northern Illinois, we always tried to tune in to WBZ Boston that broadcast just a little higher on the dial than WLS in Chicago! TIX also streams online. Myron did, and because he had a TV station, he had to sell the AM to do it. KRFC. Do you mean KFRC and *KYA* San Francisco? 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. Id say ask Dick Fatherley but hes gone now. WTIX News Chief Jim Swiler does a, Signal 20 traffic report. Some stations have been amazing at times and just awful at others. The Randy Michaels in Erie was in reality, Frank Bascik, who passed away in 1991. * Bob Walker - Aircheck October 6, 1968 (10:47), It's a WTIX Golden Weekend on a Sunday Night. Oh!, SHIT! 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. Old timers in Omaha still remember KOWH. They were as good as anything, anywhere. From the early 60s to the mid 70s, WKIX was a powerhouse. WTIM - NEWSTALK WTIM delivers local news and information, local weather, local and professional sports, and over 6 hours a day of agriculture programming! Maybe Im biased, but its my list. 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 was super stoked to see that B100 San Diego made the readers top 10. I think it says something that I remember all those *personalities*. The WAKY shout was created by Johnny and a group of girls he met out just after the bars closed. 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). The BEST show came out of 55KRC in Cincinnati. Station was located at 70 Brookline Avenue. LOL Other stations interrupt. 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