If you are looking Kodi Addons, please use IPTVMate Repository! The Last Contest was all about perception and theater of the mins. I don't like your friends and you don't like my friends. Every time I went in there Id look at that thing and was kind of awesome. TWO HANDS !!!" (:34) $3.00 off a $19.95 portable 45 rpm record player. Outstanding tunes !!!!!! Michael Green, Robert Mitchell & Bob Walker. Somehow it seemed appropriate. Randys list is more insightful, but both of them left out WFIL, which some felt at the time was the best Top 40 station in the U.S. (around 1968-1970). I was still a AM KFRC fan up until 1983. The Other Woman. Im surprised no one mentioned WQXI Atlanta. Enjoyed working together in syndicated 24/7 formats as well. Of course, Im referring to CKLW and KFRC. 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. For me it was KFRC and KYA being born and raised and living my entire life in the Bay Area. Not good when I'm listening to a song I love and haven't heard forever. Thanks again. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation. The Brennans engineering genius and home-built transmitter pumped 50,000 daytime watts from Daytona to the North Carolina beaches. Of WLTH fame? He stole and enhanced McLendons treasure hunts and other promotions and added a crazy outrageousness that hasnt happened since, except maybe for the Power Pig, which owes a lot to the Kaplans. And that news intro: With Morse code beeping in the background and plenty of slapback echo, the news opened with From around the universe, around the world, around the nation, around Texas, around Dallas, and around the corner from your house, this is K-B-O-X news.. Montereys location was perfect, radio-wise: San Francisco all day, L.A. at night, including Wolfman Jack on The Mighty 1090 XERB. put their content rules into the playlist.Too much Ann Murray and other Canadian artist. How about the Middle of the Middle West Not WHO in Des Moines. Im referring to WPWT, 91.7 FM, in Philadelphia, from mid-1978 to early 1980, of which I was proudly a part. And during its last two years as a music station (continuing as a talk station almost a month-and-a-half into the latter of the two years), WABC was the Yankees flagship station. The Black Crowes 1675327253. I have noticed you dont monetize your website, dont waste He's an old, white guy, so who knows what he'll say? Also The Great Roller Coaster Marathon at Pontchartrain, WTIX DJ's. An error happened posting the review, sorry! And not only live (as you also said), but LOCAL! Drill 5. Also, chalk up WKIX; Mike Reineri (sp?) was one of my childhood heros. The formats would be better, if the music product was better. WXYZ not only was in Detroit, but at last check had long been renamed WXYT. (5:10) * Don Anthony - Aircheck August 1973 (7:33) Randy also sorta had something to do with Stevens & Pruitt and that 97.1 frequency in DFW, being the PD and all. The "WTIX and we love you" jingle (courtesy of PAMS jingles). Alan Sneed & Gary Adkins had my back Monday morning they got me to Vic Rumore Jim Bob, who was GM at KGN and their consultant, Mr.Green Kent Burkhart I was on the air Monday Nite I stayed there until Big WAYS came a calling which is another story for another time. 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). Cant do it. (Shit, KJR was the KISN of *Washington State* **AS IT WAS**!) WHB710. Somebody to Love. Mind if I add a few more Top 40 stations of the past, anyway, Doc? Well said. (Any wonder why omissions of such stations have prompted responsesmine includedsaying that the poster forgot such and such Top 40 station?). Also, WMGM went MOR/EZ and reverted back to WHN in 62, not 61. 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!!! Also thanks for mentioning WROV in Roanoke. WRKO were all slices from the Bill Drake pie. 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). With only 250 watts way up at 1450kHz, WTIX debuted with a 50 share. 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. I love that people actually thought that Wolfman was LIVE on WGR. Scott Shannon in his prime. it; THATTTS!! When Metro Traffic came to Nashville, Marc put a Dumpster in the station parking lot and asked listeners to donate scrap metal so Y107 could buy a plane. WTIX spent its first days on the air reading the phone book to get attention. KYNO deserved the inclusion, Doc. What is that song??? As did WPGR, VLT plays a vast playlist, a lot of forgotten hits and a heavy smattering of old local Philly hits. WHAT the damn FUCK??? Nicd guy. Now its boring as hell. I think one of the elements that is missing today was competition, radio wars. I grew up in Northern VA. We had Major Top 40 AM competition! please never go off air TIX !! Erie also had the talented Oogie Pringle who went from WJET to WRIE in Erie and then jumped to WNBC in NY. Todd Storz took the tight playlist formula from KOWH, doubled the number, and the first "Top 40" station was born. 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. Marc took The Outrageous FM to a 17 share, 500,000 cume in a market of less than a million at the time. The station may be offline, or you may need to update your browser. The comments pour in, what a fun read, and Tribute to how good it all was. 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 like edgy Top 40 stations, and that WLS was not. Its been fun reading everyones passions for their picks for the best Top 40 Station. ), WCAU-FM Philadelphia (not just its Top 40 format, but also the Disco format that immediately preceded it), WOR-FM/WXLO New York, AOR-turned-pop WPLJ New York (as Top 40 and later Hot AC, the latter since defunct (the owners of the syndicated Christian AC network K-Love bought the station almost four months ago and took over WPLJ just nine days ago)), WBUD Trenton, NJ, and WYNG Goldsboro, NC come to mind. One of our four chime tones that we played whenever we announced what time it was in the 1970's. Miller Communications, Inc. wanted to give WTIM's newstalk format a better signal both daytime and nighttime, so it secured 97.3 FM and moved WTIM from 1410 AM to 97.3 FM on November 13, 1997. WOW! The equipment was ancient. You can thank Rose Trombly for a great deal of CKLWs success. English Website 87 Listen live 17 Contacts WTIX-FM reviews 4 Keith Kosier 05.01.2023 I just moved back and cant believe how great this station has got. At least in my city. Thanks to all the fans who voted CKLW #1. (OBW, I was there too!). Several on-air staff departed for KTNQ Los Angeles in late 1976, creating openings for Shotgun Tom Kelly in AM drive, Glen (Martin) McCartney middays, yours truly in PM drive and Gene Knight in the evenings. 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. (The legendary album-oriented rocker went Top 40 the same year asin fact, two months prior towhat would become Z-100, and remained so until 1992, when it evolved into its current Hot Adult Contemporary format.). A Collection of Songs & Covers by the Greatest A Cappella Group Ever. Wasnt a very large market, but captured Visalia and immediate area in a big way late 60s. 94.3 Rewind playlist United States Michigan Monroe 94.3 Rewind 94.3 Rewind playlist 94.3 Rewind playlist Don't know what song's been playing on the radio? 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. (Re my comment on 5/22/2018 @4:03 PM:) One night I decided to check out thatr box. Southeast Nebraska And Northeast Kansas, Streams Live Local Sporting Events 0 vote It was nowhere upstate or on the Jersey Shore. WooWoo!!!!. Lee, see my comment from May 22, 2018 at 4:05 PM. And while were on the subject of Midwestern 50 kay-dubba-you AM blowtorches, *(the Cleveland version of) KYW/WXYZ (Top 40)/WWWE (aka 3WE) (Adult Contemporary)* and *WGAR (Adult Contemporary-and probably Top 40 at one point)*, both in Cleveland! Great program directors in Holland Cooke for AM and Gary Berkowitz for FM. It exploded in 1967 with the Drake format. They were as good as anything, anywhere. Thanks Randy for clarifying the Randy Michaels on WJET. Costello is best known as Michael in the Morning (M&M), host of the stations weekday morning show. So was WVAQ, I am the person that changed it from beautiful music to Top 40 in 1976. Kudos to the very talented people at those stations who contributed to creating the well deserved legendary status that still exists. Keep in mind, you can only create a playlist with your public videos. About my Junior year in High School, i found WXLO in New York. Boogie himself. Chuck Blore used the name on the AM, 1150: KIIS=K115. After moving to 1400, still at low power, no one could touch them, and everyone tried. It pre-dated WRKO (Now 6-8-0) on October 12th, 1966. But, it was my child and teen years listening to CKLW that had the lasting impact on me. Automation, consolidation and syndication killed the small-and-medium-market farm system that fed those larger-market stations. WTIX-FM 94.3 is a Oldies radio station serving New Orleans. More than 1,300 airchecks from all across Canada and the U.S. KISN in Portland was my favorite. Does anyone remember the station? Paul in Asuncion, Paraguay, South America. Nice! Great to see WHB from KC and KXOK from St. Louis on the list. Pretty remarkable. 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. KFRC was a good station, but anyone whos honest it was strictly second-tier and never (especially during AM Top 40s most dominant era) had anything close to the production magic and genius of Boss Radio, Morgan and Steele were the most influential in the business. Im blessed to have been taught by the best. Stand with Ukraine. A Top-40 jock named Eddie Haskell?!? Had the joy of being an RKO national sales rep for several of these outstanding radio stations: KHJ, KFRC, CKLW. In fact, owing to its location in New York City, it was the proverbial 800-lb gorilla of Top 40, period. 2:22am 02/25/2023 Classical Through the Night (HD-2) Not a registered user of Streema yet? This is where the Greaseman was at his best. 15. Pitch your music to a global audience. WTIX 94.3 - WTIX-FM is a broadcast station from Galliano, Louisiana, United States, playing Classic Rock, Oldies, Pop music. Ah, but Randy included the great WAPE!! * 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. You can use the best adsense alternative for any type of website (they approve all websites), for more info simply The music was very attractive in those days. June 1962. WJET 1400. Who wants to play that crap? 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. WTIX/New Orleans. WTIX FM In Your Room. How could this survey overlook two important Philadelphia stations: WIBG- an early giant from the late 50s thru mid 60s at a time when the local American Bandstand set the tone of the nation. Wed 22.02 Thu 23.02 Fri 24.02 Sat 25.02 Sun 26.02 Mon 27.02 Tue 28.02 Recommended I was listening to WTIX-FM (a station that I have only recently "discovered") while painting my kitchen the other night, and I have to say, I'm surprised they aren't doing better. 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. Hoot Gibson? If that sounds crazy, look at the ratings. more What's New Version History Version 1.0 The number one selection by the fan picks proves that the entire country would have benefited. The kids of today, sorry to say, really have NO idea what a true lifestyle broadcast radio station sounds like. It may be 1pm here but it is Noon Chime Time on my radio. LOL) at WTOD. 18. Hi Mike (Frank Brodie). . Baptist hired me and as soon as they realized they were over budget they told him to let me go I was boned since Id just got into an apartment, furniture, utilities He waited til Sat Nite to drop it on me Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. Randy lists his top stations, and also details why each station he picked was great in the Top 40 format. Alternatively, you can select which cookies or technologies you want to allow in "Settings". More Fats D! KTKT In Tucson was as good as any big market station. CONDUCTOR: William Boughton. 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 Some of them went back to the U.S. WTIX - May 6, 1972 Bob Walker with Sonny & Cher. Your right Guy. They got 60 shares in Dallas with that signal. 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. Heres how everyone stacked up against each other. 1. There was no mold for WLS. Forgot your username or Those two local stations, though, played the soundtrack for many folks pre-teen and teen years here in our area. And the fired-up responses further support why great RADIO existed. 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. 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. I did all nights at WFUN during my junior year in college at Miami and did the same in my senior year at WQAM. KIOA. Still have a bunch of it on my iPad! Yes, you were the last DJ on Wins, and , yes,Out in the Street (pun intended?) * what Im talking about! All the playlists are suitable with Kodi ! WHB and KXOK were among his best. Morning Drive, August 5, 1964 (27:05), 20/20 Newscast, with David Lawrence and Jon Reed 5/20/70, St. Louis, MO with updates and tidbits about the Beatles to fan the excitement of their upcoming, on September 16, 1964. Pentatonix (PTX) Worth where Paxton Mills started and George Carlin got his start (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i6WheuRi0s). A program devoted to the type of both early R&B and early rock n roll that today is called Doo Wop was added to WADOs schedule at this time. The WAKY shout was created by Johnny and a group of girls he met out just after the bars closed. WJLK-FM Asbury Park, NJ (before reformatting to Top 40 and then to Hot AC) ! ran top of every hour. At night I loved hearing Jackson Armstrong on WKBW, boogie check with the hilarious John Records Landecker on WLS and Supermax on CKLW! After lunch he sang a few of his songs for us in his living room. Todd Storz had the first Top 40 station. 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