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. 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.. Seattle and Portland had great radio in the Top-40 days. -Bruce Scott WJLK-FM Asbury Park, NJ (now Hot AC 94-3 The Point) 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. I listen to the Crusin 1966 album almost religiously. WLS and WCCO are now news talk stations. No station was better about promoting, playing the hits, and focusing on the community. 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! Listen to WTIX-FM Listen Live Listen with TuneIn JD on Twitter Follow @RealJDtheDJ JD on MeWe Time remaining in Biden Presidency: 1 year 10 months 26 days 15 hours 41 minutes 38 seconds Random Rants Random Rants let JD blow off steam on almost any subject. No need to sign-up! of THE PACIFIC MOTHERFUCKIN NORTHWEST!!! KLIF with Ron Chapman, Hal Martin (Michael Spears, who gave me my first job at 14), Michael OShea (who gave me my first tour of a radio station), Jimmy Rabbit, Dave Van Dyke (who kicked me out of the building when I sneaked up the fire escape), Paxton Mills, Jim Taber and Rod Roddy (I was his call screener when Gordon gave him an evening talk show). Lee felt WABC was the greatest Top 40 station, but I think they were way out-programmed by WMCA. Please power up if that is the problem. How do we use Cookies. ", mention of Kirschman's Gentilly Woods. Yeah. He hired major-market talent and they stayed. CHUM Toronto (I mean, COME! * Robert Mitchell (with Jim Swiler) -Quarterback "BillyKilmore"November 1969 (1:17), * Robert Mitchell (with Katy Caraway) -Mardi Gras Phone CallsFebruary 28, 1980(5:18). How can we not mention the stations owned and operated by the late Todd Storz which basically invented the Top 40 Format. Also hear 1969 local radio commercials including Louisiana Power & Light. @n 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. They were called the WMEX Good Guys. And I agree that WQAM was a better example of the Storz sound. (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.). 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. TALK! Sure, "oldies" obviously isn't everyone's niche, but the variety on this station is better than on any other station. The kids of today, sorry to say, really have NO idea what a true lifestyle broadcast radio station sounds like. Disco Mindy was part of our Disco era, as well as Jim Chambers and Vernon Davis. Suitcase Simpson, Chuck Boo Baron, Eddie Beacon the Swingin Deacon, and others have never sounded better. U of Ps WXPN also did a good job with that format. Your input sucks! EVERYONE wanted to be like you guys, including me who at the time had a lot to learn. How about a shout out for KSTN-AM in Stockton, CA. Mike Marshall (Frank Brodie) Burlington, ON, Great to see you comments Mike. Posted on April 10, 2021 by IPTVMate. At the time, the AM was still number one! Pretty remarkable. Everything about KB was show business. In 1983, right after NBC paid six figures to researchers to learn that there was absolutely no hole for Top 40 in New York, Milt Maltz paid $8.3 million for an FM in Newark that played show tunes, figured out how to move it to Empire, brought in a redneck morning man and PD (Scott Shannon, who was so not New York and went worst to first). Unfortunately from what I understand, you were not part of the team at the time IIRC. ALL-TIME BEST OLDIES STATIONS! Edgier. WHB was an early top 40 station but The Worlds Happiest Broadcasters were not the first. The music is just wonderful. WVAQ is a giant in North Central West Virginia. I have to mention the station that I listened to every night growing up in Utah (and made me fall in love with radio) 1520 KOMA out of Oklahoma City. Those were some really good years on Twin Cities radio. Yes, you were the last DJ on Wins, and , yes,Out in the Street (pun intended?) 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. If you know how to make a playlist on YouTube, you can directly open the playlist you created or saved before. Storz didnt own KOIL. 1981 The Oldies Professor Steve Slumber calls the WTIX Original OldieHour. All of that amazing talent spoke into a vintage RCA mic and spun records on 16-inch transcription tables, right into the 1970s. At night despite having a terrible signal at night(WMEX could be heard across at the pond but couldnt be heard in parts of Boston). As are the respective lists of Top 40 *AND* Adult Contemporary stations that I listed above. Tix has been a big part in my life. Apparently all of the contributors didnt pay much attention. Id say most folks who heard KNUS during its brief glory years would tell you it belongs on the list. 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. No need to signup to iCloud, simply start creating and sharing playlists freely. Great fun and memories. He was a jock on WPLJ New York in the early years of its 1983-1992 CHR format. Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. Who pissed the furthest? Or maybe KSFO went all-soft rock later on in its years as a music station? Yes!!! KOMA interviewed the dealership owner and all he could talk about was that GD gas station was still standing amid all the rubble. WSGN, THE BIG 610, Birmingham, Alabama. Mike has successfully managed to give WTIX a wonderful magic which I lovekeep it up! was the last song heard both on your show and on WINS in general. The Rock Of New Orleans - WKBU-FM | Bayou 95.7 FM Contests & Events Latest The Rise Guys on Bayou Latest The Rise Guys After Hours Podcast Bayou Rock Box: Your chance to win Guns N' Roses tickets Login and Listen to Bayou 95.7 for your chance to win Duran Duran Tickets Bayou Rock Box: Your chance to win tickets to Depeche Mode It was an awesome signal, but somehow they couldnt get that hum out of the transmitter. 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. TWO HANDS !!!" Lee, see my comment from May 22, 2018 at 4:05 PM. Especially before I Heart and Cumulus took over. Others from that same summer (as we were on a long road trip from our home New Jersey, where WABCs tower stood outside my bedroom window): KMEN in San Bernardino and KCBQ in San Diego. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); You have entered an incorrect email address! 2:22am 02/25/2023 Classical Through the Night (HD-2) Does anyone remember the station? The best 1-2 punch: Fenway 6-10 am and Ginsburg 8-10 pm M-S. And Blaine Harvey went on to Minneapolis and later Philadelphia broadcasting as Dan Donovan. Jeff Hurvitz 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. (5:10) * Don Anthony - Aircheck August 1973 (7:33) An error happened posting the comment, sorry! KFRC/San Francisco. include Z-100! CFL! 70006USA. What is that song??? Then there was KYA in San Francisco with Bobby Mitchell and Tom Donohue, Gene Nelson, Tony Big, ed Hider and Johnny Holliday. Well, Ive read the entire article, including the comments from beginning to end. Holliday was also great as Baron of the Bay at KYA/SF. None of the big-market owners did the smart thing and moved to FM in the 70s. Sign up with Facebook WasntKXOL in Fort Worth Top 40 back in the day? You mentioned WYNG, which was more hip than its competitor, WGBR. Not mentioned but it should be was WHND and the talents of Richard D haase, Boogie Brian, Jon Ray, Stew Wilkins, et.al. I agree that Burt Levine created magic in that quonset hut! 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. However, I likewise agree with Lee that KHJ should be at or near the top of the list. WHB710. Not good when I'm listening to a song I love and haven't heard forever. As Beatlemania set in, Louise Harrison Caldwell (sister of Beatle George Harrison) called WTIX every day, fromSt. Louis, MO with updates and tidbits about the Beatles to fan the excitement of their upcoming, concert in New Orleanson September 16, 1964. (Users must have an Apple Music account to use this app.) FLEUR DE LIS BROADCASTING, INC. Features: * Listen to your favorite radio station anytime & anywhere. (Amen! Great to see WHB from KC and KXOK from St. Louis on the list. The voice on the song is (WTIX DJ) Ed Ripley. 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. While WBZ was more sophisticated in many ways, WMEX played to the city (where their somewhat limited signal was best) so they had a grittier, earthier, more high-energy city sound. These are ALL good stations..the ones listed and the ones that arent. WTIX - March 28, 1970 With DJ Pics WTIX (Football Survey) - November 27, 1971 Football shaped survey. I started listening to WTIX soon after I was myself a DJ at the young age of 12. At least in my city. WABC didnt lose its stranglehold until like 1979. Free IPTV Playlists. Even as a kid, I remember, by the mid-70s, WLS wasnt quite as exciting as CKLW, but still a wonderful experience. WMEX is my favorite Top 40 station of all time!! WLS was fun to listen to, but, was never as tight as WHK during the above-mentioned years. more What's New Version History Version 1.0 ); WGH and WNOR Norfolk, VA (the former licensed to nearby Newport News); WGLI Babylon, Long Island, NY (one of the first rock n roll stations not only ever, but also in suburban New York City in general (if not THE first suburban-NYC station of its kind); WYNG Goldsboro, NC (was it also Top 40 under its previous callsign WGOL, I wonder? WOV was on 1130. General manager and program director Michael Costello developed TIX FM and is committed to preserving the legacy that is WTIX. Thanx for listening.. Z100 Pirate Radio, New York. Paul in Asuncion, Paraguay, South America. I was stationed at Whiteman AFB in Missouri in the 60s and loved WHB with DJ Johnny Dolan and others. WHAT the damn FUCK??? Lol! Respectfully, though, I would not rank WCFL below WABC, much less rank them last, undeR WIXY?????? Lee and my mom. Toast. 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! Two very prominent stations in the TOP 40 history book! Seattle and Portland had great radio in the Top-40 days. WHAT THE DAMN FUCK? 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. Please click "I agree" to ensure that you'll have the best experience of using our website. For help or assistance please contact us at 1-877-480-3201 or 1-717-338-2824 (TTY) or you may submit requests online via e-support. Seeing Lees List recognizing Big WAYS as a Top 20 Station and Randy Michaels actually listing 15Q, WAYS, and the Funky Monkey WAPE, gave me some warm fuzzies In Your Room. And if you dont know what I mean by that. Just consider the staff: Ken Dowe (& Granny Emma), mornings; Michael Spears (PD), middays; Beau Weaver, middays; Kevin McCarthy, afternoon drive; Tommy Kramer, nights; Christopher Haze (that would be me), late nights; Jim White and Nick Alexander, overnights. Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. These were stations worth traveling to hear. A doctors son financed the killer Top 40 15Q until the money ran out. Thanks, to that Ron Parker, whether you or someone else, You have the right RP, Robert. another Top 40 station of all time that was left out: WKNR Detroit. In the mid- and late 60s WMCA soundly beat WABC, where the signals werent even close. Scott Shannon in his prime. Sorry. After sunset gone. reviews. If it did, then Adult Contemporary was the closest KSFO ever came to being a Top 40 station. They had a broad playlist and I wish I could have been a kid in Chicago. None in major markets. 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. And lets not forget that WABC was the first flagship of the Metsduring its third and fourth years as Top 40. Bobby thanks for your kind comments. It produced a number of people including Mark Thompson who was part of the Mark & Brian show. Radio Ink is a radio-industry trade publication that is published 12 times a year for the radio management sector of the radio broadcasting industry. User Rating 5 out of 5 stars based on 1 review Recommended Channels Near Metairie, USA KLZA Sunny 101.3 FM Falls City NE Falls City, NE USA, Adult Contemporary. dayparts were themselves jettisoned in favor of additional Spanish-language programming. play De La Salle, the time chime and the music that was on your radio. KYNO deserved the inclusion, Doc. In the end, it was 93Q that threw in the towel on the Top 40 formatbut then went on to become 93Q Country, eventually slaying the KIKK 96 longtime country behemoth. Montereys location was perfect, radio-wise: San Francisco all day, L.A. at night, including Wolfman Jack on The Mighty 1090 XERB. LOL) at WTOD. It was the Top 40 station in San Francisco during the Summer of Love. Classic Hits Classic Rock Oldies Pop RnB FM 94.3 - 64Kbps Galliano - Louisiana , United States - English Suggest an update Get the live Radio Widget Leave a comment Leave a review View comments View reviews Guest 7. MEX had Dan Donovan and Fenway. love the music, feels like 60s again growing up in slidell. WIBBAGE had personalities, good on-air production and a remarkable audience share; WFIL came along in 1965 and had the best example of tight production and format anywhere. I do remember, however, getting WLS on my Zenith Royal 400 7-transistor radio on the floor of Yosemite Valley that same summer, though. *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. 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