Hard To Handle. 2. And of course this is just my opinion on the greatest talent in the Motor and Glass Cities. I am glad Dr. Don Rose got a mention at KFRC as I know he was huge out there in CA. Voice of the Rocky Mountains in Denver! And lets not forget Z-100 (WHTZ) ITSELF!. Erie also had the talented Oogie Pringle who went from WJET to WRIE in Erie and then jumped to WNBC in NY. Its hard to fight for supremacy when you own the competition. Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. It was worth driving 500 miles each way to hear live. Reportedly with this approach and FM radios still uncommon in cars, WMEX was right up there with WRKO and actually beat them in some areas. Now we know, it was CKLW! Register here. I am surprised that WXLK K-92 didnt make the cut small market but Russ Brown and company had a major market sound that dominated the airways in 1980 and Beyond. 2. Buzz Bennett showing up the first day with a German shepherd and a sledgehammer to knock the NBC logo off the lobby wall set the tone. 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! >: >:0. After M&M Hot Rod Glenn picks up the mid-day duties, Pal Al Nassar covers afternoon drive, and Jay Douglas a.k.a. As a kid listening to WLS, WABC, WLAC, WSAI and any market I could pick up, the excitement was universal. History-making in so many ways, and still great today. They were even the first station to carry the Atlanta Falcons when the team started in 1967. And, I confess to plagiarizing W-C-F-L of-a-TownCHI-CA-GO for the rebranding of CKSL London Ontario in the mid 70s. Many of these great stations can be heard at Rock Radio Scrapbook Canadas Aircheck Archive celebrating the Golden Age of Top 40 radio since 1996! You might as well leave Larry Lujack out of your list of WLS jocks, yo! Plus, KHJ had The Real Don Steele, who made magic every day being a larger-than-life and unique personality within the Drake constraints. Imagine how the whole history of Boston radio would be changed if that happened. WSGN, THE BIG 610, Birmingham, Alabama. I grew up in southern Oklahoma in the 50s and 60s and we didnt know it then but it was radio heaven. WMEX had what they called House names. Even with Bobbys departure for 99X New York and a format change in 1979, B100 kept me in flip flops, burgers and beers for 8 years, for which I am eternally grateful. He even sent Reggie Hall to the grocery to get us all some. WDSU had number one afternoon show called The Top 20 on 1280. 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! 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! play De La Salle, the time chime and the music that was on your radio. How many lost 45s I have bought listening to those old WCFL airchecks is astounding. (8:55), * Robert Mitchell -AircheckIt's a Robert Mitchell Morning - July 22 1969. 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. Your comment is being published.Thanks for keeping alive the conversation. How about the Middle of the Middle West Not WHO in Des Moines. Super CFL!! They lost the crown when WBBF went full time Top 40. There was no mold for WLS. If you re-read this article, youll see that Randy Michaels *did* list WMCA. put their content rules into the playlist.Too much Ann Murray and other Canadian artist. Toast. THERE!!! s. Sign up with Facebook Playing songs I forgot about. Randy also sorta had something to do with Stevens & Pruitt and that 97.1 frequency in DFW, being the PD and all. MY GOD!, ANYdamnbody who the hell KNOWS A GODDAMN FUCKIN *THING* about Sixties and Seventies rock n roll radio KNOWS that KJR was one of the ALL-TIME GREATS in Top 40 radio AND IN RADIO, PERIOD!!!!! But the signal was awful, the staff was expensive, and 15Q failed quickly. The men who did it both wanted to make lots of money but also great radio. If youre THAT Johnny Holliday, werent you on WINS New York during the tail end of its Top 40 era (before flipping to (and pioneering) all-news radio in 1965? From 690 to 94.3 Not a day goes by that Im not listening to tix. Marketing cookies help us and our partners to fit the adverts and content you see during and after visiting our site to your interests. 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. The Other Woman. You can find more than 80 country list with total of ~3500 IPTV channels! Is this the fluff-stuff that fires the imaginations of contemporary radio people? FTR I remember seeing this back when I was in the 8th grade on a movie reel. ), 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). (27:24) Relive the fun for almost a half hour with Robert Mitchell and the radio hits of 1969. Wed 22.02 Thu 23.02 Fri 24.02 Sat 25.02 Sun 26.02 Mon 27.02 Tue 28.02 Recommended His advice was 3 years too late. But KBOX was pretty amazing for having only 500 watts at night at 1480. They were king of radio, nevermind that they played beautiful music on Sundays..and had to sign off at sunset. announced, a fun contest to Name JFK's PT boat, and the telephone Double, * Craig Roberts (with Bob Walker) -The Origin of Thanksgiving1971 (4:26) Explained by the oldest man in. Lee and my mom. I listen as often as possible! Easy to use internet radio. Agree that KFJZ was the station in Ft Worth. Install the free Online Radio Box application for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! contest promo, a rats in the city PSA, and a Donovan concert promo by Robert Mitchell. !, *yeah*! Ed Perry bought the license and is putting it back on the air, by the way. Ed Ripley voiceover, featuring The Nerveless Nocks and the Poodle Express. 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. Great jocks, a lot of personality, fun to listen to. KIMN Inter Mountain Network. WTIX 94.3 FM is New Orleanss Greatest Hits Station. Apparently all of the contributors didnt pay much attention. Robert Mitchell plays the radio hits of 1969. Randy, get over yourself. The FCC wasnt amused, but the public was. At the time, the AM was still number one! WKVQ (15Q)/Knoxville. more What's New Version History Version 1.0 The "singer" is (WTIX DJ) Ed Ripley. Use our service to find it! Metairie, LA. FLEUR DE LIS BROADCASTING, INC. Id say most folks who heard KNUS during its brief glory years would tell you it belongs on the list. I have listened to this channel since I was a teenager! No mention of Pittsburgh area radio stations! I cant believe the PNW was left off of everybodys list. 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. They didnt last long, but they were awesome. MEX had Dan Donovan and Fenway. - English, 4539 N. I-10 Service Road 3rd Floor, Metairie, LA 70006, Breakfast with The Beatles That station is on my list of the greatest Adult Contemporary stations of all time as it is. He outgunned WABC within a year and made history for bringing FM into the 20th century. You wont remember but at the 1969 Billboard convention, you were PD of KSTT and I asked you a bunch of questions. Generic syndication and voice-tracking leave little room for localized fun and connection and way fewer role models for the next generation of announcers. Y100 Miami crushed it late 70s For both stations I got our friend, Sam Lit (Hys son and a jock on WIFI), to produce great-sounding jingles and name shouts for us. Have you heard it? When I made the trek to Dallas, I was enthralled by @Radiovet You might turn up some of his historical pieces online. Taking a chance on a record on-air from time to time and listening to their feedback, not just auditorium testing. B100 really captured the San Diego sound. It was a GREAT station to DX back then. WTIX Appreciation Night at Pontchartrain Beach Promos (Free Concerts): 1961 (Full) | 1961 (Short) | 1962 (Full) | 1962 (Short) | 1963 (Full), *New Orleans Singers Say "Hi"on the WTIX Original Oldie Hour at Noon with Bob Wallker - 1981 (1:11). I was also privileged to catch CHUM, TR, CKEY, and CKOC during their hayday(s). Best wishes to all alumni of radios golden age. What a great business it was back then! 94.3 WTIX-FM is a broadcast Radio station from Galliano, Louisiana, United States, providing Oldies, Classics Music, News and Weather programs. During the party, the dj there played the Doobie Bros Listen to the Music. Lee, in addition to answering the question, included what he considers to be the 15 characteristics of great Top 40 stations. Wonderful memories from my days of driving my 61 Chevy with the radio volume pegged listening to tunes during my Air Force hitch. The greatest Top 40 station of all time? WQXI was promotionally crazy at times (Rambling Raft Race) and very localized to the market musically. 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). One other station I listened to was WSGA in Savannah, GA. Also hear 1969 local radio commercials including Louisiana Power & Light. Getting it down to 20 was tough, unfair, and subjective. When WNBC went CHR in the 70s, that ranked up there, too. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Then 890, Chicago, 1520 KOMA, were the ones to listen to at night. WABC had 10 times more power. I do remember, however, getting WLS on my Zenith Royal 400 7-transistor radio on the floor of Yosemite Valley that same summer, though. see more KFRC and CKLW both had Bill Drake and Les Garland to thank for the edge, and the feel of those stations. We had already run over Jack McCoy and his Last Contest. WWDJ Hackensack, NJ carried Mets games during its first year or two as Top 40 (continuing its contract with the Mets that dated back to when it was country station WJRZ). 2. 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. (I still havent forgiven the Dodgers for leaving.) He even sent Reggie Hall to the grocery to get us all some. As did WPGR, VLT plays a vast playlist, a lot of forgotten hits and a heavy smattering of old local Philly hits. The Big 8 will NEVER be forgotten! Id like to thank Randy. The WAKY shout was created by Johnny and a group of girls he met out just after the bars closed. 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. Oh, yeah-former clear channel (thats with a small C each) WOWO Fort Wayne, IN-as an *AC* station **AND**! Had a lot of fun working at TR, too, and enjoyed doing Smooth Jazz. Or you don't come in at all. 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. I later worked with Jacobs on the KHJ book we put out together using his memos as a base(and yes he we had to redo the book over and over again til Ron thought it was perfect before it was released). Rather than take it like a man you delist the most important Top 40 station in the history of radio. 8. ). 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. Sure, "oldies" obviously isn't everyone's niche, but the variety on this station is better than on any other station. KIIS is going on 40. You mean that Lee Abrams guy who came to Toronto in 1977 to work his Superstar Format Magic against CHUM-FM? 1) Your Web Site or Podcast address -- WTIX.com 2) Your Email addresses -- (anything)@WTIX.com 3) Your social media ID -- WTIX 4) Your Cell / Message Texting # -- Key people in your company can be assigned any available area code and any available prefix code PLUS your company name/number. Tap the three-dot icon on the right of the video or press and hold on the video. 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! Owned by Hugh Holder, then Henderson Belk, Southern Broadcasting and Mann Media. The idea was to protect some station in Canada. 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. (3:56), for Sergio Mendez & Brazil '66 album & concert. After lunch he sang a few of his songs for us in his living room. I went into Houston, i couldnt turn off KILT. The music was very attractive in those days. WABC won where they could no WMCA competition. They were late in the AM game. , 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. I agree that Burt Levine created magic in that quonset hut! 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. A little known fact is WADO (now a Spanish station) had a split-daypart format of Top 40, R&B, jazz and Italian from 59 through the early 60s, with Spanish being added in 61 or 62. 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