WHLW/WOBM-AM Lakewood, NJ, (Adult Contemporary) Bob Walker20-20Traffic,BillMurvinonSmith's&TapeCitySpot. Thank you, Lee and Thank you, Randy. 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. Amen! I based this list on originality and impact. Mike has successfully managed to give WTIX a wonderful magic which I lovekeep it up! Install the free Online Radio Box app for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! During the summer I would break away and listen to WCCO AM for Twins baseball games. The greatest Top 40 station of all time? The Drake stations all had Kanner Boxes, but Ed Butterbaughs setup, 50,000 watts, and lax Canadian rules on positive modulation made CKLW jump out of radios in a dozen U.S. markets all day long, and made the programming sound even better. And to THINK Uncle Lar (the late, great Larry Lujack) was on both LS *AND*!! WMCA killed WABC in the ratings from 1963-1965. ), I personally would ALL of the early or present AC stations mentioned above. Unfortunately from what I understand, you were not part of the team at the time IIRC. (And!, heres some *trivia*!! 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. For me, WLSs personality driven approach was magic. password ? With separate board ops for the jocks and the newsroom, intro times to the quarter second, including commercials, no station was ever tighter. . I love all of the comments! Toledo also had a lot of great talent. The Black Crowes 1675327253. They were as good as anything, anywhere. Spotify for Artists is the only way to submit new music for playlisting. xmplaylist Recently played songs on XM Sirius radio Genre SiriusXM Hits 1 Pandora Now TikTok Radio The Pulse The Coffee House 70s on 7 80s on 8 90s on 9 Pop2K The 10s Spot PopRocks Pitbull's Globalization The Whitney Channel Mosaic The Blend The Bridge The Beatles Channel Bob Marley's Tuff Gong Elvis Radio E Street Radio Underground Garage Automation, consolidation and syndication killed the small-and-medium-market farm system that fed those larger-market stations. Still have a bunch of it on my iPad! For others, the hyper-high energy and tight production of talents like JoJo Kincaid was the Holy Grail. Thank you I Heart, for ruining the industry. Dick Fatherly was my first source for the story that WTIX, then on 1450, was the first station to use the phrase Top-40. 2 days later Live commercials for local businesses and PSA's another job offering for $4.00 an hour, * Bob Walker - with Hazel Belle Jenkins 1977 (1:19) Hazel Belle was one of our regular call-in "characters." I am fortunate enough to have an aircheck of that broadcast. Ryan reynolds, rob mcelhenney take a rare bite out of welsh history with '20 ways to make rarebit' cookbook. WKTQ (13Q)/Pittsburgh. Personally, I thought WQAM was the best and is on my list, but thats not to take anything away from KXOK, WHB, KOMA, KOWH, WTIX WDGY. as a Top 40 station. I lived in Buffalo and the Miami area and with kudos to WQAM and WFUN there was nothing like KB anywhere! Jerry Clifton blazed a huge trail when he turned WXLO FM into 99x. (3:56), for Sergio Mendez & Brazil '66 album & concert. Oh wait. Kudos to the very talented people at those stations who contributed to creating the well deserved legendary status that still exists. In Your Room. 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. With Johnny Randolph as PD, WAKY played one black and one country record every quarter hour. Create a SoundCloud account Possibly the first FM to knock off a big AM (WABC) in the Top 40 realm. Great jocks, a lot of personality, fun to listen to. Third Floor KOWH went off to other call letters and other formats. From the early 60s to the mid 70s, WKIX was a powerhouse. None in major markets. As for signals, WINS was 50kw,but with short towers and a headlight-narrow beam across the city. Now its boring as hell. Thank you Radio Ink for this amazing trip down memory lane. WMCA outgunned WABC and WINS both with terrific signals. Two very prominent stations in the TOP 40 history book! And if all of those werent enough, WADO in New York, which broadcasted Top 40 programming from 1959 to 1963. A further thought on this string: As kids growing up in Welland, Ontario, most of the radio we listened to was from Buffalo. All the Top 40 stations that Lee Abrams and Randy Michaels each included, those that many posters, myself included, called them out for omittingincluding those that you mentioned in your own comment, plus WIFI Philadelphia (WIFI 92 (pronounced Wi-Fi 92 (Whod have thought, right? 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! How bout them Kardashians.? A real crew. KRFC. WRAN Dover, NJ I listen from Ponchatoula. 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). Ps. Glad to see the two stations I grew up with listed here. I worked there for a spell and the phones were lit up constantly. Remember you well from Toronto and would have loved to work some those famous stations you didbut then again, you were one of the smoothest jocks ever!!! CHUM Toronto (I mean, COME! Your contributions to the Seattle music scene and radio are undeniable. Boogie himself. Or you don't come in at all. 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. (Thats three Drake stations in the top 4.) 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 Early adopter in the format (1958, survived to the mid-70s). But CHUM also did what no other mere Radio Station did. I agree. 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. He trashed the beautiful-music automation and took KFMBs little 10,000 watt FM live with no jingles, minimal formatting, an expanded uptempo playlist that was carted up at 46.5 RPM, heavy promotion, heavy Oganowski compression and a staff of crazed, hyper-caffeinated jocks including Rob Landree, Dave Conley, Rocketman (Scott Wright), Willie B Goode, Jimi Fox, Gary Kelley, Kevin Anderson, Phil Flowers and Billy Martin. Sorry, John Records Landecker, but Chicagos WCFL wins this one. WERA Plainfield, NJ (went dark in 1997 due to WWRL New Yorks then-impending wattage boost) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Buy on. 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. Lee felt WABC was the greatest Top 40 station, but I think they were way out-programmed by WMCA. 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. CKY came in like a local during the day at Bemidji, Minnesota. (3/30/2018 @11:15p: ) Then 890, Chicago, 1520 KOMA, were the ones to listen to at night. I think one of the elements that is missing today is competition, radio wars. Login here. Reading what so many U.S. Bobby Rich, you nailed it. My thanks to Randy and Lee as this would have been a difficult task, since there were so many stations back in the day. The "singer" is (WTIX DJ) Ed Ripley. WTIX 94.3 FM Download now for free and listen to the radio easily. KILT in Houston? Never missed him, as he made R & B come alive. No need to sign-up! Soldiers in Viet Nam even reported tuning in KOMA to give them a little feeling of being back home. Dick worked weekends at WDAF Kansas City when I was Ops Manager there in 1977. Includes a 20-20 Newscast (by Bob Walker), a WTIX. Pretty remarkable. Well vetted comments like Randy and Lee are so welcome. SON! Dennis Williams Toledo. Frank Brodie (CKLW) was incredible on the air in ANY format, as were most of the jocks from the true Top 40 era. They lost the crown when WBBF went full time Top 40. It may be 1pm here but it is Noon Chime Time on my radio. ). Use our service to find it! 11. And even without WABCs reach vs. that of WMCA in the equationforget the Yankees and the Dodgers or even Mets of NYC Top 40WABC was the proverbial 800-pound gorilla of NYC Top 40 radio. Even though they had such a large audience with the 50,000watt tower. 1981 The Oldies Professor Steve Slumber calls the WTIX Original OldieHour. Lee and Randy..Congratulations on putting together that list. Yes!!! of THE PACIFIC MOTHERFUCKIN NORTHWEST!!! Of course we took him up on his offer. WHAT ABOUT WSGN BIRMINGHAM, AL!!! Definitely a slick imaged station! It was fun reading about these different stations and what made them excel, and I wish we still had many of them. Poor Lee hadnt been paying attention. Great call letters, too. Anyway, brother Dick took over the station after Mac died and wrecked it. Thanks for the great work you did there. 90.7. * Bill Murvin -RC Cola SpotJuly 1969 (:34) $3.00 off a $19.95 portable 45 rpm record player. With just 250 watts on 1230, KNUZ was the longtime market leader in Houston. Some of the greatest talent came through Detroit Toledo Ohio. For a long time Id wondered what was in that box and theater of the mind. As the song says tear open my shirt to show Rosie on my chest. Thanks to all the fans who voted CKLW #1. 2 From 690 to 94.3 Not a day goes by that Im not listening to tix. Getting it down to 20 was tough, unfair, and subjective. Besides great Beatles music, DJs share many interesting facts about the British Pop sensations. 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. WOW! But now,looking back, it was a different era, and AM rode the wave while it was there. And they had some great ones Charlie Tuna, Machine Gun Kelly (at night!). The station is owned by Michael A. Enjoyed working together in syndicated 24/7 formats as well. Around these parts, that means 106.1 KISS-FM in DFW. Generic syndication and voice-tracking leave little room for localized fun and connection and way fewer role models for the next generation of announcers. WVLT, Vineland, NJ (for a long time and still currently, as far as I know) Id like to thank Randy. This website uses cookies for analytics and personalization. He brought me to 93Q in 87 as the night jock from B97 New Orleans. Mac was also a very nice guy, btw. For the first time ever, these digitally remastered are now available to terrestrial radio. Lee, see my comment from May 22, 2018 at 4:05 PM. * Don Anthony - Aircheck August 1973 (7:33), * Don Anthony -Louis Prima Interview 1974 (10:00), * Buzz Bennett -AircheckApril 1967 Buzz at his manic best. Living over in Texas I could hear TIX / had a powerful daytime signal but disappeared at night. WFAN 66 AM - 101.9 FM 3. A fantastic radio station Keep it going. HOWEVER, PLEASE do something about it dropping constantly. John Box gave Gordon McLendon fits and forced KLIF to be even better. 3036 Estate Aldersville Christiansted, VI 00820 Phone: 340-718-3339 Fax: 340-774-7092 WPGR, 1540, also did a nice job during their stint as an Oldies station. 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. 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. Great fun and memories. Your right Guy. As a latecomer (1976) to the game, but well aware of the history, the key here is knowing and targeting your market, tailoring everything and everyone to it. Lee and my mom. !, yet!) Chalk up one more who thinks WQXI should have been on the list; the liveliest sounding station in the South, the one that seemed the least canned. "WTIX and we love you" jingle 2. You mean that Lee Abrams guy who came to Toronto in 1977 to work his Superstar Format Magic against CHUM-FM? It's FREE! MSNBC News Trending 1. One of those in the mid 50s was George The Hound Lorenz at night on WKBW. 17. I was listening to WSAI when JFK was assasinated, and when I first heard The Beatles. Tap Add to playlist, then tap Create a playlist. According to Dick, the phrase Top 40 was coined in New Orleans. , 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. Still, WMGM had its legends, most notably Peter Tripp. ); 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? During that same event KOMA lost power but had a generator I asked Perry how he knew when to cut back to utility power. I also had stnts at WTIC-FM Hartford and WDOT Burlington! Coverage to the north was lost, and unfortunately, Dallas grew to the north. Something is amiss. 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 Was in college there in the mid 60s. You can thank Rose Trombly for a great deal of CKLWs success. Forgot your username or WHB was added in 1954. I am glad Dr. Don Rose got a mention at KFRC as I know he was huge out there in CA. 12. !, your damn input sucks, Radio Ink! I didnt see WIBG Wibbage 990 in Philadelphia. 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! (504) 454 9000. KHJ lasted about 10 years. KMPC remained Adult Contemporary (the soft-rock radio formats name by then) until about the turn of the following decade. She was a white chick with R&B and soul in her blood! (5:10) * Don Anthony - Aircheck August 1973 (7:33) 1. Love all the music and the DJs. The McLendon format memos remain some of the best how-to handbooks for radio. 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. Plus, (Boston: ) WBZ (AM & FM [separate broadcasts]), WHDH, WROR (to name just three in Boston); (Pittsburgh: ) KDKA, (oldies/AC hybrid) WTAE; (Chicago: ) WFYR, WIND (two jocks who worked at the latter during its AC era: Clark Weber (who not only previously did Top 40 at WLS and WCFL, and contemporary MOR and later Uptempo (read: all-soft rock hits) MOR at WMAQ, but also remained at WIND during its first all-talk format), and Connie Szerszen (pronounced SIR-zin)aka the Top Rock Girly Jock and the Polish Princess); (Charlotte: ) WBT; (Louisville: ) WHAS; (Los Angeles: ) KNX-FM, KOST (still going strong as an AC station), KFI (which, IINM, was AC twicein the mid-Seventies [when the AC format was known as Pop Adult, Soft Rock, Uptempo MOR, etc.] Mac Richmond did not wreck WMEX. Oh, yeah-former clear channel (thats with a small C each) WOWO Fort Wayne, IN-as an *AC* station **AND**! Im not sure what happened to WYNG except that it was possibly drowned in the FM tsunami. (P.S., Rockin Ron did a great Oldies Show Sunday nights on WBT, Charlotte). Growing up in southern Minnesota from the late 1960s through the late 1970s, my friends and I listened to WDGY AM during the day and WLS AM after sunset. Dic Youngs, Jim Michaels, Mike Pace. I was in college at the time and walking down the hall of the dorm all you heard was the Big 8 in Bowling Green, Ohio, I went to a birthday party in my city not long ago. on Saints QB Billy Kilmer). Robert Mitchell plays the radio hits of 1969. Plus they had Uncle Larthey could not loseeven with the bad signalthat supermod was flamethrower quality! >: >:0. (1:09) A brief clip of WTIX's "All Night Satellite. I worked with legends. Oldies, needed now more then ever!!! The crew that made Pappy Smith famous. An error happened posting the comment, sorry! Thats a fact. Todd Storz took the tight playlist formula from KOWH, doubled the number, and the first Top 40 station was born. WTIX began simulcasting the oldies format of WSAT in Salisbury, with local news, sports and information for an area that will also include Concord and Kannapolis. With only 250 watts way up at 1450kHz, WTIX debuted with a 50 share. Doing a great job! I arrived after that promotion but of course it was well documented. WGBB Freeport, LI, NY. 70006 (504) 454 9000 Website: http://wtixfm.com/ Email: questions@wtixfm.com Stations WTIX-FM New Orleans' Oldies Station Shows American Top 40 - The 70's For the first time ever, these digitally remastered are now available to terrestrial radio. Thanks Randy for clarifying the Randy Michaels on WJET. The only WMCA personality who ever worked at Top 40 WABC was Harry Harrison, and he had already decided to leave WMCA when Rick Sklar called him to offer a job (just before they dropped everything that made them successful as the Good Guys due to a management change). 56kbps New Orleans Talk Radio. But, that station, in its on-air presentation, was wound as tight a top-quality watchit was flawless, with great talent like Dave Shafer, Tom Shannon, Gary Burbank, Jim Edwards, Brother Bill Gable, Super Max Kinkel, Charlie OBrien, Charlie Van Dyke, and on and on. You mentioned Philly Top 40 station WFIL but not that same citys WIBG? WEAM 1390..WPGC.1580.WEEL.1310 and one of my favorites WRCThe Great 98. Hello Lee Roberts! Yes, you were the last DJ on Wins, and , yes,Out in the Street (pun intended?) Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. University of New Orleans. Loved the write up on david h Morris. EVERYONE wanted to be like you guys, including me who at the time had a lot to learn. Im proud to know people who worked thereand even at places like CKLW and KHJ. WXYZ not only was in Detroit, but at last check had long been renamed WXYT. I hope he and his legacy will never be forgotten. Lee and Randy How about adding to your list here? Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio 1675325920. 2. The Other Woman. Keep on rocking ! Hoot Gibson? FKA ChuckerI'm now. Look, I am a total Drake disciple (and in my early years, I had the privilege of working for Gordon McLendontwice). 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. Also hear 1969 local radio commercials including Louisiana Power & Light. And lets not forget Z-100 (WHTZ) ITSELF! I couldnt stop laughing! And it had Dr. Don Rose. You might turn up some of his historical pieces online. Amen. 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). Best radio station without question. Owned and operated by Fleur de Lis Broadcasting. KILT Houston? 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. I do remember, however, getting WLS on my Zenith Royal 400 7-transistor radio on the floor of Yosemite Valley that same summer, though. His wife did the music. 94.3 WTIX-FM is a broadcast Radio station from Galliano, Louisiana, United States, providing Oldies, Classics Music, News and Weather programs. Thats the real story so if WABC was great, WMCA was much more. It must be hard to fire up an on-air staff when all they have to play is garbage. The Greatest Top 40 Stations Of All Time! If you know how to make a playlist on YouTube, you can directly open the playlist you created or saved before. Chuck Blores clever contests, tight production, and a great pick of music made KEWB one of the very best Top 40 stations. Lol! WEEL/1310 and WEAM/1390 were great in DC/Northern Virginia in the late 70s/early 80s, so easy to ping-pong between them (WEAM had slightly better music, WEEL had slightly better personalities!). * Bob Walker -AircheckAugust 10, 1972 (11:46). Do you mean KFRC and *KYA* San Francisco? May 16, 1972. Marlene I am so sad to hear that Lacy is no longer with us. When I made the trek to Dallas, I was enthralled by ), all air talent/music driven Top 40 stations. Please power up if that is the problem. WMCA, with its broader signal pattern and low dial position, covered the Monmouth and northern Ocean County beaches quite well, despite being only 5kw. ALL-TIME BEST OLDIES STATIONS! Date of Recording: 1996 (Exact Date Unknown) Station: 94.3 WTIX-FM (KLEB-FM/KZZQ-FM/KBAU) New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Format: Oldies Featured Air Personalities: Jay Douglas, Doug O'Brien (News) (WNBC/WINS) Contributor: Annonymous. Montereys location was perfect, radio-wise: San Francisco all day, L.A. at night, including Wolfman Jack on The Mighty 1090 XERB. And this is only a partial listing. WFAS White Plains, NY (gold-based AC) Sorry, I dont mean to monopolize the conversation, but another old Philly station/format warrants mention: An all-Progressive Rock format launched by WDAS-FM, Hyskis Underground. A good playlist and entertaining jocks. The voice on the song is (WTIX DJ) Ed Ripley. A lot of people went to bed and woke up with the Good Guys at KIOA. With respect. Fun. It was worth driving 500 miles each way to hear live. The best part of these 3 lists is bringing back the memories of when RADIO was competitive, creative, and most of all FUN. Finally, a plug for WGH. CFL! (Any wonder why omissions of such stations have prompted responsesmine includedsaying that the poster forgot such and such Top 40 station?). 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. Thanks M & M for keeping real ties to the original top 40 sound of Tiger Radio - The Mighty 6-90! include Z-100! That 50,000-watt night signal put everything east of the Rockies in earshot at night. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Paul in Asuncion, Paraguay, South America. None of the big-market owners did the smart thing and moved to FM in the 70s. And in Charleston, SC it was WTMA / 1250 for many years. * Skip Wilkerson - Aircheck Morning Drive, August 5, 1964 (27:05), Lots of Beatles stuff and Beatles concert ticket finalists *Humorous Anacin commercial "I ONLY HAVE. Johnny Holiday on WHK was awesome as well as when he was on 250 watt WRVM in Rochester in the fifties. Save peace in the world. At the time, the AM was still number one! While I was there a tornado hit nearby at a car dealership. Years later, I hired him as Mike Marshall from an AOR station in Toronto to do Smooth Jazz. Much love Boomer, Late 1967As Paul Drew gave me my first look at the Big 8 control room, Tom Shannon was introducing Glen Campbells By The Time I Get To Phoenix. Didnt lose a single bottle in flight from DFW to SF. When I grew up, I had a steady diet of WABC, WNBC, KB radio 15, CKLW and WOWO. It was my good fortune to program KIOA in those days. Listening to Happy Hare or Shotgun Tom or Charlie and Harrigan, you wouldnt know the calls originally stood for CBS Quality.. One KLIF engineer told me the new night signal was so tight it went down Commerce Ave without touching either curb! Sign up to leave a comment and share your thoughts with other listeners. He liked the name and had a jingle cut for WGR. KCBQ/San Diego. In the mid-60s, the remaining R&B/Soul, group harmony (Doo Wop) and Italian (and jazz?) While in the USAF in 1967-68 I visited KOMA. WHTZ (Z100)/New York. 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