Win Taylor Swift Concert Tickets! Washington. In college I often drove at night and I could travel from Denver to Chicago tuned to KOMA listening to cmmercials for the Kearney Dragway in Nebraska, the commercial blarring out Be There, Be There, Saturday night.. Oh!, *THATS* right, Randy Michaels **DID**!! While at age 20 I had only about 10% of an idea of how to actually be an effective PM drive personality, I had loads of freedom, encouragement from Bobby Rich, inspiration from all my peers and energy to spare. Do you know the story why Bob Martz, John Garry andothers left WTOD for WOHO Jan 1964 then all back to WTOD by Nov 1965? 19. 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. Heres a shout out to them. is by her description "sleepy crunchy music.". Or WTAE Pittsburgh-ONE OF THE PIONEER ACS! And would this surprise you? Marlene I am so sad to hear that Lacy is no longer with us. CKY was our main source of music in the 60s, we were only 6 miles from the Manitoba border in Warroad, though sometimes we could get WLS or KOMA in the night. Arnie Ginsburg, Larry Justice, Dan Donovan (Blaine Harvey.who carried the name to Minneapolis), Charlie Tuna, Larry Lujack, Jack Gale (Fenway), Ed Hider (another Fenway), J.J. Jeffries (Melvin X. Melvin) as well as talk show giants Jerry Williams, Larry Glick and Steve Fredericks all appeared on WMEX. If you worked at Top 40 Radio in North America, chances are your station aired a CHUM Documentary. 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. Didnt lose a single bottle in flight from DFW to SF. Live Cleveland radio stations online. Chuck Blore used the name on the AM, 1150: KIIS=K115. Lets also at least have some hat tips toward the unmentioned above: WKIX in Raleigh (with Pat Patterson and other huge talents, and huge numbers too), WCOG in Greensboro, WTOB and WAIR in Winston-Salem, WIBG and WFIL in Philly, WMEX in Boston, WOLF in Syracuse, WPTR in Albany, WQXI in Atlanta, WQAM in Miami, XERB (Wolfman era) in Tijuana/San Diego/Coastal CA), WIL in St. Louis, KOMA in Oklahoma City (as big with skywave in the West as WKBW was in the East), KAAY in Little Rock (another skywave monster) WXYZ in Detroit, CKEY in Toronto, WMID in Atlantic City, WINS and WMGM in New York (which lost to WMCA and WABC, but still), WAPE (The Big Ape) in Jacksonville and the coast up to Hatteras, KFWB and KRLA in Los Angeles, KYNO in Fresto, KFRC and KSFO in San Francisco, KIMN in Denver, KLIF in Dallas, WSAI in Cincinnati, WING in Dayton, WITH in Baltimore, WEAM and WPGC in DC Okay, Ill stop there. Gordon McLendon considered Dave Morris his toughest competitor. With just 250 watts on 1230, KNUZ was the longtime market leader in Houston. And I definitely remember John Leader. . Keep up with The Mark Nolan show, weekday mornings on Majic 105.7! The best years came in the early 70s when the Top 40 battle was between WDGY, True Don Bleus KDWB before he went to KHJ, Chuck Knapp and MG Kelly on KSTP and Rob Sherwood moving from KDWB to start up U100. On the other had he sold the station for a then record price. A Top-40 jock named Eddie Haskell?!? Ill never forget the zany humor of Gary Owens and Don MacKinnon on KEWB. There was no mold for WLS. Top 40 (CHR) WAKT-LP: 106.1: FM: Toledo: Toledo Integrated Media Education, Inc. As for signals, WINS was 50kw,but with short towers and a headlight-narrow beam across the city. KILT Houston? on Satuday nights. Jeff Hurvitz Chuck Taggart loves everything about radio, as you'll see It was one of the several station whose doors I passed through. Pat KJR was a great station. At night you can sometimes pick up educational and entertaining radio sounds. Lee and Randy..Congratulations on putting together that list. Holliday was also great as Baron of the Bay at KYA/SF. must-see. And they had some great ones Charlie Tuna, Machine Gun Kelly (at night!). your password Well, Ive read the entire article, including the comments from beginning to end. WCFL was occasionally a better station. How could you leave that out? Funny?, I swear that one of those lists *did* mention WFIL. available for download [1MB PDF file] and 89.7 WKSU: Public Radio for Northeast Ohio Call sign: WKSU Frequency: 89.7 FM WKSU Radio-info.com has a Vienna Philharmonic live from Austria and get language lessons from In stereo! Many stations that are just average have lasted a long time. He had 60 shares with a 500- watt daytimer. for serious DXing! Visit our. great memories from back in the day when radio was great. Bruce's show is on every Thursday from (Re my comment posted same date @3:29p:) And then Eddie Haskell took it to the #1 CHR nationally in certain demos.I was fortunate to be there on air then!!! The Cleveland Broadcast Radio Archives But, it was my child and teen years listening to CKLW that had the lasting impact on me. And my time at WING, even though it was in the 80s, was some of the most fun times Ive had in radio. WMCA outgunned WABC and WINS both with terrific signals. as a Top 40 station. Check out suburban Clevelander Dave Kirby's cyber shortwade and Cleveland, Rock. WRKO were all slices from the Bill Drake pie. Both lo-fi and hi-fi streams are A lot of people went to bed and woke up with the Good Guys at KIOA. I based this list on originality and impact. also a long list of Prime Time Also, WMGM went MOR/EZ and reverted back to WHN in 62, not 61. Rock n roll became so popular to the point of almost dominating the research charts that Top 40 became practically a rock n roll format from that point on. How can anyone leave out WMCA, New York?. Dave Charles once called me smooth but I couldnt hold a candle to MM! @Radiovet Antique Radio Delighted to hear from you, Jim and Andy. Ya just cant ignore a station that spawned Jay Thomas, The Greaseman, and Hoyle Dempsey, as well as having a swimming pool where you could dive in OUTSIDE and surface INSIDE in the lobby! Hi Mike (Frank Brodie). WABC carried the Yankees during its final years, and I vaguely remember WMCA caring one of the teams in its final rock/talk years. display of vintage transistor radios, Terry's Vintage Home I ended up racking up 25 years total. WHLK programs music from the , 100.7 The Buzzard: Clevelands Rock Station, as one of the most influential rock stations in American history, 96.5 Kiss: Clevelands #1 Hit Music Station, Of course, no radio roundup is complete without a nod to the popular, from 12 pm to 2 pm and sing Dua Lipas Levitating until your lungs give out. That KB audio could also be heard as One of Americas TOO great radio stations. Cleveland's west side. 4 radio stations. Bobby thanks for your kind comments. Charlie Tuna, Dale Wehba, Don McGregor, Paul Miller, John David, Chuck Dann, J. Michael Wilson, Johnny Dark, Buddy Scott, John Ravencroft, and many others were among those who played the hits from the studios in Moore, Oklahoma. Hope youre doing well, Lee! What I love best about this story is how it gives the reader a little glimpse into how Randy thinks. WTIX was a great station, but I felt WQAM was a better example of Storz. CHUM Toronto (I mean, COME! Elvis Duran and the Morning Show (formerly known as The Z Morning Zoo) is an American syndicated weekday morning radio program hosted by Elvis Duran.The show originates from the studios of Newark-licensed WHTZ in New York City, a Top 40 outlet branded as "Z100". WERE has a variety of interesting programming throughout the week. It was one of the stations that the great Wolfman Jack did his show from. WCSB. Her first car was a manual Volkswagen Beetle aptly named Sticky that would terrorize her by randomly refusing to unlock its doors. I agree with Steve above that WSGN was a great station under PD Jim Tabor. "World of Radio" site is a So was WVAQ, I am the person that changed it from beautiful music to Top 40 in 1976. Voice of the Rocky Mountains in Denver! WRKO-FM/98.5 (R-KO, The Shy But Friendly Robot) should get some honorable mention. None of the 15Q guys Michaels mentions, were there when the station signed-on Dr. Steve (Bridgewater) West am drive, Ron Baptist midday, Shot Bob Kelly pm drive, Bro Mick Rizzo 6-10, Kid Curry did 10-2a SON! Oftentimes it's more economical to get your Chuck Blores clever contests, tight production, and a great pick of music made KEWB one of the very best Top 40 stations. Contact They celebrated their 40th anniversary by publishing a timeline of the station's history. PLEASE! At the very beginning of 1980, as Disco was rapidly dying, we went Top 40. And you won't want to miss Dr. Joe Wendel's "German Program" 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 left-hand corner of their home page. As did WPGR, VLT plays a vast playlist, a lot of forgotten hits and a heavy smattering of old local Philly hits. news updates. I couldnt stop laughing! I cannot think of two greater, more knowledgeable guys one could ask to create this list (those who are gnashing their teeth and should have been included damn, dudes). Cool Music Variety. He returned to Cleveland radio in 1997, working at both WMJO-FM/105.7 and WZJM-FM/92.3. Id say ask Dick Fatherley but hes gone now. Bobby Rich, you nailed it. "Scoped" airchecks are Really. I was stationed at Whiteman AFB in Missouri in the 60s and loved WHB with DJ Johnny Dolan and others. Top 40 & Pop 99.5 WGAR Cleveland, OH Listen Now Country 100.7 WMMS Cleveland, OH Listen Now Classic Rock News Radio WTAM 1100 Cleveland, OH Listen Now News & Talk Fox Sports 1350 The Gambler Cleveland, OH Listen Now Sports iHeart50s Radio Cleveland, OH Listen Now Oldies Pride Radio Flashback Cleveland, OH Listen Now Mix & Variety Pride Dance Today, changes in the radio business have And in Charleston, SC it was WTMA / 1250 for many years. The reason is KHJ, Drakes first RKO project, was huge news and sent Top 40 radio on a new trajectory that would eventually affect virtually every station in the format. WAAM and WODA started to cooperate and eventually both taken over by Audre Bulova (of watch fame) and Milton Biowand renamed WNEW, which reintroduced DJs to New York. When Gordon McLendon signed on KILT with 5,000 watts down at 610, it should have been endgame, but KNUZ bested KILT for a long time. Well said, Buddy.. Hello Lee Roberts! If I still carry a Kennedy half-dollar I got in some change our first night in Windsor, a constant reminder of the magic, good times and wonderful people we shared through most of 1972. If youre so inclined, send me an email so we might get in touch. Im blessed to have been taught by the best. interesting radio sites! dayparts were themselves jettisoned in favor of additional Spanish-language programming. Visit their online Top talent, memorable promotions, attention-getting advertising, over-the-top production, and a relentless focus on the listener, not the advertiser, made the McLendon stations ratings juggernauts. Hell, I even got to work for Les Garland for a day years later during the Return of The Million Dollar Weekend! WAYS/Charlotte. Gordon McLendon made it theater. Even though they had such a large audience with the 50,000watt tower. Still have a bunch of it on my iPad! Apparently all of the contributors didnt pay much attention. How about 50,000 watt CKY in Winnipeg ??? You made radio come alive. They took overalong with the likes of Tommy Shannon, the still-to-come Dan Neaverth, Joey Reynolds and so many others. I lived in Erie at that time and listened to Jet 14 and Randy Michaels, along with Frank Martin, Ronnie G (Seggi), Jim Conners, Jack OBrien, and Al Knight. 15 Characteristics of the Great Top 40 stations. Automation, consolidation and syndication killed the small-and-medium-market farm system that fed those larger-market stations. When WNBC went CHR in the 70s, that ranked up there, too. 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. WKBW went Top 40 in 1958 by stealing the PD and airstaff from WBNY, which was number one with only 250 watts. Black: 358,300 Hispanic: 108,100, Average Quarter Hour Share for Persons 6+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid. WHAT THE DAMN FUCK? You might as well leave Larry Lujack out of your list of WLS jocks, yo! Great jocks, a lot of personality, fun to listen to. 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. Thanx for listening.. Z100 Pirate Radio, New York. Cleveland's 3rd TV station was WXEL, which began service on Channel 9 on 19 Dec. 1949. Randy, get over yourself. Throughout the 60s and 70s, KOMA was the favorite of teens all across the western US. antennas for MW DXing. To coin a sound alike phrase from the late Bill Drake, AND THE TALENT JUST KEPT ON COMIN. 12. Freberg Here: an archive of over 450 of them, plus lots of info on Other artists charting include: Little Eva, Tommy Roe, Dion, Isley Bros., Ray Charles, Bobby Vinton, Duane Eddy, Duprees, Springfields, Ricky Nelson, Ventures, Babs Tino, Bobby Darin, Three Viscounts, Booker T & MG's, Brenda Lee . 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Most every market had two or three pretty good Top-40s back then; lucky if you can find one now. Ohio . their musical interests, knowledge, and dedication to the local Also, chalk up WKIX; Mike Reineri (sp?) Thank you, Lee and Thank you, Randy. To complete a change of address at Wyomings Department of Transportation, you must visit your nearest DOT driver licensing office and apply. KSFO was MOR, not Top 40. No one, ever, anywhere, did the basics better than the Big 8. And we cant forget the Top 40 version of KFI in between its two adult contemporary formats!, now, CAN we!!?!! 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. 15. the Mighty 1190, KLIF. Weisinger, offers a series of articles on improving your My thanks to Randy and Lee as this would have been a difficult task, since there were so many stations back in the day. (Thats three Drake stations in the top 4.) Antique Radios is a very complete site that also Wave (MW). to your favorite old-time radio programs via their online Ill give you Z-100 in New York (a bit later era, but still deserving). TN Sheriff, Police, Fire and more. Boogie himself. 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. Mike had been heard on a number of Cleveland radio stations over the years, putting in 40 years ol the air. Mad Daddy Pete Myers, Johnny Holliday, Scott Burton, Pat Fitzgerald, Johnny Walters, Ron Riley, Carl Reese and Keith Morris, what a great air staff. This enormous US radio and TV Tune in to hosts Je'Rod Cherry and Tony Grossi for all your sports-related news coverage. A number of battery shops in town carry hard-to-find transistor Win tickets to see Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks at The Ohio Stadium! Enjoyed working together in syndicated 24/7 formats as well. . What are some highly rated radio stations in Cleveland, OH? Thats a shame. He brought me to 93Q in 87 as the night jock from B97 New Orleans. noticeably higher quality than the older MP3, and being open source I heard the audio, listened to stories. Would have to be on my list. And let us not forget the news department which was something to be reckoned with. There were many good radio stations all over the USA radio map, like for me KACY, Ventura, KIST, Santa Barbara, KMBY Monterey, KDON Salinas. The FCC wasnt amused, but the public was. The Hi Rick, you are right about other stations and jocks wanting to sound like CKLW, The Big 8. propegation reports for shortwave dx-ers and a pretty active forum for shortwave and amateur WHK (The same year the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta, by the way. Poor Lee hadnt been paying attention. WMCA/New York. maintenance questions about your vintage appliances or vintage Another station that is still around but with new ownership I believe. KBOX and the Balaban stations trained Stan Kaplan. Blowtorches 770 WABC and 1520 KOMA. They didnt last long, but they were awesome. I like the mention of Big WAYS and WTIX as I lived in those cities and I used to hear WAPE. I worked there later in time. Later that year he bought WTIX and it was there that the phrase Top 40 was first introduced. Storz didnt own KOIL. talents. FM license. They were king of radio, nevermind that they played beautiful music on Sundays..and had to sign off at sunset. WOV was on 1130. On some nights, I can get stations Collecting vintage radios is becoming a big hobby. Yes, football on Top 40 worked for them with the excitement of a new team in town. WMEX went on the auction block on this past December 15, 2017. As of September 2004, WKHR also broadcasts on the Internet! WCLV 104.9 FM. WCBS-FM, New York (when they first launched, c. late 1980s into the 1990swent downhill since) Hope you are both well. His stories were fascinating especially told in that booming authoritative voice. Great contemporary, traditional country, and rock and roll, are gone. Thankfully, is home to a host of quality radio stations., knows the importance of finding that perfect radio station. Is this the fluff-stuff that fires the imaginations of contemporary radio people? Nielsen radio audience estimates and data are federally copyrighted by and proprietary to Nielsen. They are authorized agents for all the major scanner lines and have the best pricing and unbeatable service and support. Special thanks to treasured mentors Jhani Kaye, Bill Gardner and Dr. Management. KHJ lasted about 10 years. credited with having coined the term "Rock 'n Roll." What about Kimn in Denver? 8. I LOVED the 6-years+ I spent at the helm of those prestigious monster radio stations. WPRO AM & FM Providence, RI were outstanding Top 40 stations. When I finally got it it was empty. If so, I was an RTV student at University of Houston, at that time, and came in and interviewed you for a term paper I was writing on Top 40 radio programming. C-K-S-L of-a-TownLONNN-DONNN!! As a kid I surfed the dial nightly from my Guelph Ontario backyard on one of the first 6 transistor Sony battery radios from Dick Summer on WBZ Boston to Cousin Brucie at WABC NYC, from Quixie in Dixie to WOWO Ft.Wayne to WLS & WCFL Chicago. WGLI Babylon, LI, NY I didnt see WIBG Wibbage 990 in Philadelphia. Storz owned WHB but invented the format at KOWH. The idea was to protect some station in Canada. During the summer I would break away and listen to WCCO AM for Twins baseball games. Cleveland-owned stations include a 24/7 classical station, WABC won where they could no WMCA competition. 10. from back issues on their archives WLS was the most influential station in the nation in the late 60s and early 70s. 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. Again, pardon the rambling, but New York City even had a PART-TIME Top 40 rocker in the early days of said format. Heard hed make the production director Bill Mousis redo the promos over and over again. An interesting show in the current line-up is Bruce Berger's "Rare Before voice tracking, I would listen on the weekends to hear the next hot jock! I cut my teeth at the same stastion as Super Max and Pat Holliday of Big 8 fame, WKNY in Kinsgston, NY. Boy what trash we have now. as well as creating the mess that radio is now. WABC won by dominating the areas WMCA didnt reach, and by raiding WMCA for talent and ideas. Lee felt WABC was the greatest Top 40 station, but I think they were way out-programmed by WMCA. this task. Listen to the best live radio stations in Cleveland, OH. Those results are at the end of this article. THAT Lee Abrams guy? will serve you up rock from morning to nightenjoy! No dispute. that launched in 2020 to provide accurate and comprehensive news coverage from a Black perspective. I completely agree with KHJ being #1 on the list. About 100 hours of them between 1970 and 1977. That shout is still in use at 620 AM and 103.5 FM, which use the WAKY calls today.). These are all good stations, who deserve their place in history, and our hearts. The one basic element that the great stations back then were built around was the great music of the time. The Cleveland affiliate station is, 90.3 WCLV: Classical Music & BBC World Service, music and is the Cleveland affiliate for the, . WHK photo archives and this WERE timeline This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. In that decade, it was an outstanding battle of the FM CHRs, 93Q/KKBQ and Power 104/KRBE. radio batteries. Don Patrick, Dick Smythe, Randall Carlisle, Grant Hudson and the chief himself Byron McGregor all grabbed your attention with their excellent delivery and news writing. still broadcasting here today, such as the "Captain" Carl Reese KTNQ 10Q Myron did, and because he had a TV station, he had to sell the AM to do it. Its hard to fight for supremacy when you own the competition. The BEST show came out of 55KRC in Cincinnati. The story of Wolfmans visit to WROV can be found under History of Roanoke Radio then click on WROV. #16 on one List and no mention on the other? Discovering a good radio station can feel like finding a new best friend. KY102 was AOR not Top-40. A doctors son financed the killer Top 40 15Q until the money ran out. I also worked on 13/WAVZ New Haven, another great station. Keep up with The Mark Nolan show, weekday mornings on Majic 105.7! Another memory WMEX had the jocks names locked in like Fenway in the morning, Dan Donovan, Melvin X Melvin and so on. Weisinger's articles on Of WLTH fame? By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. WABC poached talent from WMCA? Stan the man. As noted by one of the experts, it was KOWH. Another shortwave pastime of mine is making and finding cool Karloff; variety shows like Arthur antique radios. a chat board and It didnt though. Many people find this a rewarding hobby. KOWH went off to other call letters and other formats. WHAT ABOUT WSGN BIRMINGHAM, AL!!! Ogg has a Jim Woods in the night time was the most exciting thing around. With respect. But Ive got to know, did anyone measure? Key word WAS. 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!!!!! Even Hot AC, or Uptempo MOR stations like KING and KGW were top notch. 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. 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. To Im wondering if the R1200S was a rare motorcycle or if it was very popular. While Ryan Seacrest is the hot DJ of the moment, the station was also home to Rick Dees, a household name in the 1980s and 1990s. His KFRC was better. Cleveland (Market #35) that NBC actually paid to have him transported to New York every radiospirits.com. 89.7 WKSU: Public Radio for Northeast Ohio, radio station that serves Northeast Ohio. Instead I found it to be pretty pathetic. The best part of these 3 lists is bringing back the memories of when RADIO was competitive, creative, and most of all FUN. Davis Jr, and Frank Sinatra. Tune in for overnight jazz music hosted by Dan Polletta on the weekdays and John Simna on the weekends.. And lets not forget Z-100 (WHTZ) ITSELF! KIIS is a commercial radio station that sticks to the top 40 format that's popular and familiar to most people over 20. WHB and KXOK were among his best. Wooster. Im proud to know people who worked thereand even at places like CKLW and KHJ. radio reception. Many of the most spectacular Top 40 stations werent around that long. WJET-FM debuted at number one. Kudos to the very talented people at those stations who contributed to creating the well deserved legendary status that still exists. Four days after distance and the "x" stands for transmitter. Mac Allen. The Mets started out on WABC during its first 2 years until Rick Sklar kicked them off. In the mid- and late 60s WMCA soundly beat WABC, where the signals werent even close. Great fun and memories. WHB was an early top 40 station but The Worlds Happiest Broadcasters were not the first.

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