Listen to any aircheck from any era of Kaplan ownership Jack Gale, Robert Murphy, Boo Baron, or Jay Thomas. Bob Martz was probably one of the most funny guys along with the likes of John Garry, Larry Obrien, Bob Kelly, Don Williams (and of course myself Rick Allen, I just had to toot my own horn didnt I? He outgunned WABC within a year and made history for bringing FM into the 20th century. Bobby Reno he was a great talent and a class act! WMCA, with its broader signal pattern and low dial position, covered the Monmouth and northern Ocean County beaches quite well, despite being only 5kw. At night I loved hearing Jackson Armstrong on WKBW, boogie check with the hilarious John Records Landecker on WLS and Supermax on CKLW! Owned by Hugh Holder, then Henderson Belk, Southern Broadcasting and Mann Media. The Playlist: With Christian Hillborg, Gizem Erdogan, Edvin Endre, Severija Janusauskaite. 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. reviews. I think it says something that I remember all those *personalities*. Also hear 1969 local radio commercials including Louisiana Power & Light. Another memory WMEX had the jocks names locked in like Fenway in the morning, Dan Donovan, Melvin X Melvin and so on. His wife did the music. Today, tune in any format and 5 minutes later, you turn it off! If that sounds crazy, look at the ratings. It was more than just the music. (Amen! Redeem Now Pause PAMS Series 18 Sonosational - WTIX AH3RD 9 years ago Jingles 546 7 AH3RD 39 29 Report Follow AH3RD and others on SoundCloud. History-making in so many ways, and still great today. My point is whatever station you grew up listening to.. But, its always been a favorite of mine. great memories from back in the day when radio was great. Michael Green, Robert Mitchell & Bob Walker. WICC Bridgeport, CT His stories were fascinating especially told in that booming authoritative voice. Stan invested in talent and promotion. Pardon the rambling, but that station was Top 40 during the day and Italian-language programming in the evening, with overnights split between jazz & R&B (the latter three from when it was WOV prior to the ownership change in 1959 that changed it to WADO and shuffled at least either of those dayparts to a different time slot). (504) 454 9000. (Welland was kind of a suburb of Buffalo, just not as close as Tonawanda was.) They got 60 shares in Dallas with that signal. was the last song heard both on your show and on WINS in general. Even outside on the patio, and whats a drive without tix. (P.S., Rockin Ron did a great Oldies Show Sunday nights on WBT, Charlotte). During my formative teens I was highly inspired by several including: WNOE, WTIX, KOMA, KBOX, KLIF, KONO, KNUZ, KILT, KXOK and WHB. WLS was the most influential station in the nation in the late 60s and early 70s. 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. KILT in Houston? Mac Richmond brought Arnie Ginsburg to 1510 from WBOS-AM. Erie also had the talented Oogie Pringle who went from WJET to WRIE in Erie and then jumped to WNBC in NY. Scott Shannon and other PDs stole from Y107 every time they came to Film House to cut a TV spot. Love all the music and the DJs. WLS/Chicago. No one, ever, anywhere, did the basics better than the Big 8. K92 was mentioned and they picked up the number one spot a few years after they went on the air in 1980, dethroning WROV. @Pat ODay: Been listening for decades to WTIX. No dispute. I remember listening to tix as a teenag When everyone in Top 40 was going to short jingles and less talk, KB hired big talent, played long jingles, and gave the jocks all the time they wanted if what they said was compelling. WOW! No station was better about promoting, playing the hits, and focusing on the community. I do want to mention that Ron Jacobs had more to do with the sound of KHJ than he gets credit for. Drill 5. ***HELL***!! I lived in Buffalo and the Miami area and with kudos to WQAM and WFUN there was nothing like KB anywhere! Consider the voices who worked the window on Burnside at NW 10th Tom Murphy, The Real Don Steele, Roger Hart, Sam Holman, Dick Sainte, Mike OBrien, Tom Michaels, Roger W. Morgan, Dave Records Stone, and the all-night Preacher, Pat Pattee. Of course, Im referring to CKLW and KFRC. Mac Richmond (one of the owners) was a crazed micro-manager and abrasive as sandpaper, but he knew talent. Additional examples: (New York:) WNBC (later Top 40, back to AC even later), WPIX, WYNY (first as AOR-oriented AC, then as hybrid MOR/Soft AC, then as Mainstream AC), WNSR Soft Rock 105/WMXV Mix 105; Todays 93.1 (simulcast of former BM/EZs WPAT-AM/FM Easy 93 Paterson, NJ); (Philadelphia: ) WIP (which had made a gradual transition from traditional MOR to AC from circa 1969 to the mid-70s if not the latter part of the early 70s [and, ironically, was itself Top 40 from 1960 until the following year, when it flipped to MOR (all MOR radio then was traditional, regardless of whether such stations occasionally played softer rock n roll hits); (CONTINUED) Im not sure what happened to WYNG except that it was possibly drowned in the FM tsunami. Jerry Clifton blazed a huge trail when he turned WXLO FM into 99x. Also, I cant believe that Lee left off WMCA and WTIX, two of the greatest Top 40 stations ever. Kids all over the Midwest left their radios on 890, turned them on after school, and waited for darkness. They would sit in their cars on hilltops, turn it up at parties, or fall asleep with the radio next to their beds as they listened to Chuck Berry, the Supremes, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and the Beatles. 41 were here. KDU was a great station in 1978 under P.D., Santo Canone, also very professional. Yes, I know KLIF was the first polished Top 40 station and the big station in Dallas. The Greatest Hits On Earth! . Too bad the radio gurus dont travel a little far to the east. WTIX 94.3 FM's heritage call letters originate from the legendary Top 40 AM station WTIX 690 AM, "The Mighty 690." Get discovered by a world of playlist listeners. Programmers write about The Glory Days of Top 40 Radio reminds me of watching the movie Argo. The "WTIX and we love you" jingle (courtesy of PAMS jingles). Funny?, I swear that one of those lists *did* mention WFIL. Classic Rock Country Oldies Pop RnB 30 tune ins AM 1410 - 30Kbps Concord - North Carolina , United States - English Suggest an update Get the live Radio Widget KFRC/San Francisco. Dave Charles once called me smooth but I couldnt hold a candle to MM! Jim Connors from WJET went to WMEX in Boston in 1971. Bam, Wow, Im as proud today as I was back in the day when I enjoyed the honor of programming two of each of your picks! Another station that is still around but with new ownership I believe. WOW. KYNO was THE station for them, and they actually enjoyed hearing the station bid farewell to outlying towns at sunset, when the station dropped from 5kw to 1kw (same pattern, though). MSNBC News Trending 1. Quixie in Dixie. None in major markets. And that was Mr Abrams #20. Doug Limerick, you might remember, was later a news reader for the ABC Information Network. 2:22am 02/25/2023 Classical Through the Night (HD-2) I completely agree with KHJ being #1 on the list. June 1962. KFRC and CKLW both had Bill Drake and Les Garland to thank for the edge, and the feel of those stations. Better production. 2. Re said posters comment posted September 6, 2018 at 2:34 pm: Also The Great Roller Coaster Marathon at Pontchartrain, Beach winning WTIX DJ's. In his undershirt he personally cooked, and rice, along with corn bread for us. 20. November1969 (1:09). TIX also streams online. * Bill Murvin -Bernie Dumas Buick Spot November1969 (:32), * Gene Phillips - Aircheck June 1962. He was the inspiration for the song, W*O*L*D from Harry Chapin. Sign up with Google. 80 miles away, across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. (3/30/2018 @11:15p: ) WHB and KXOK were among his best. Its easy to pick the ones you loved, but its also unfair to think those are the only ones. 18. David Bowie & Queen 1675326694. It may be 1pm here but it is Noon Chime Time on my radio. Plus they had Uncle Larthey could not loseeven with the bad signalthat supermod was flamethrower quality! ENSEMBLES: English Symphony Orchestra. ( How to play on VLC Media Player) On the other had he sold the station for a then record price. Radio Bollerwagen 2. Thanks M & M for keeping real ties to the original top 40 sound of Tiger Radio - The Mighty 6-90! Had the joy of being an RKO national sales rep for several of these outstanding radio stations: KHJ, KFRC, CKLW. And yet another early soft rocker in Chicago-WMAQ, known later in its AC era as 67-Q.. Redeem Now Buffering PAMS Series 27 The Jet Set - WTIX AH3RD 9 years ago Jingles 392 8 AH3RD 39 29 Report Follow AH3RD and others on SoundCloud. I remember in the late 50s and rarly 60s living in northern Illinois, we always tried to tune in to WBZ Boston that broadcast just a little higher on the dial than WLS in Chicago! ), 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). Thanks, to that Ron Parker, whether you or someone else, You have the right RP, Robert. Others I would rank very highly (not necessarily in order): Other stations have been more outrageous, more groundbreaking, or more entertaining, but KIIS is the most influential Top 40 station. It was my good fortune to program KIOA in those days. WDGY had Bob Dayton, Jimmy Reed and the great Gene Leader, more well known as Mean Gene Okerlund. Enjoy Music Playlist! Perhaps, this is a temporary station problem. Unfortunately from what I understand, you were not part of the team at the time IIRC. My brother Lacy Neff loved what he did and was very very proud of his station and co workers. Also, Randy Brown, who commented just before me, is right. . More. That's a good thing. God Bless. Like the stations you name-dropped (call letter-dropped? Old timers in Omaha still remember KOWH. Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio 1675325920. There were no general-market oriented rock n roll stations in the early and probably even well into the mid-Fifties. 50000 good watts during the day, but cut back to 10000 at night, pointed at the city and South Jersey. Im referring to WPWT, 91.7 FM, in Philadelphia, from mid-1978 to early 1980, of which I was proudly a part. WTIX News Chief Jim Swiler does a, Signal 20 traffic report. Sign up free 0:00 0:00 The number one selection by the fan picks proves that the entire country would have benefited. You hit the70s and go back to the better old stuff. CKLW is definitely #1, and the most influential Top 40 of all time (thanks to Rosie). Dick worked weekends at WDAF Kansas City when I was Ops Manager there in 1977. Breakfast with the Beatles features music by the fab four every Sunday afternoon. 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. 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). Boogie. Attention! But, it was my child and teen years listening to CKLW that had the lasting impact on me. I listen to the Crusin 1966 album almost religiously. Plus, KHJ had The Real Don Steele, who made magic every day being a larger-than-life and unique personality within the Drake constraints. WTIX - The Top 69 of 1969. Does anyone remember the station? Favorite part is the commercial for the Barracuda (or Baccaruda as the Plymouth man said). Forever. were on the moon on this date.Also hear 1969 local radio commercials including Rex Root Beer. How about the Middle of the Middle West Not WHO in Des Moines. Cookie files from analytics systems, social networks and other services help us to customise our website to better match your interests. And, ironically, WINS might have carried the Yankees at one point in its history as a Top 40 rock n roll station, but WMGM definitely did so. Smile on your brother. Doing a great job! Its hard to fight for supremacy when you own the competition. was one of my childhood heros. Log In (Existing Digital Subscriptions Only), Pittman: Q4 Highest Revenue Quarter in History, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i6WheuRi0s, Chicago Bears Broadcasts Moving up the Dial Next Year, Former FEMA Execs Push To Save AM Radio in EVs. Playlist. Early adopter in the format (1958, survived to the mid-70s). Before there was Drake, there was Storz and McLendon. WHB was an early top 40 station but The Worlds Happiest Broadcasters were not the first. And if neither WAPE Jacksonville, FL NOR WQXI was the WABC of the South, so many of the larger Southern cities were contenders for that title: including New Orleans (WNOE as well as WTIX), Atlanta again (WPLO, WAKE (with its 1,000-watts daytime/250-watts nighttimeand prior to the early 60s, 250 watts full timesignal! It was one of the several station whose doors I passed through. 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 94 WIP Sportsradio 2. 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. Pats right, Radio Ink, your damn input DOES!! Bob Walker20-20Traffic,BillMurvinonSmith's&TapeCitySpot. I could hardly go to sleep cause I was so revved up by that great music and Long John Silver. To me, radio was riveting in the 60s and 70s, and it fascinated me enough to get in to it, which I enjoyed for over 40 years. You hit the70s and go back to the better old stuff. WCBS-FM, New York (when they first launched, c. late 1980s into the 1990swent downhill since) The idea was to protect some station in Canada. Even though I was over my head, I was well aware I was standing in a historic spot. WWOZ-FM. 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. Listen to WTIX 94.3 FM live and more than 50000 online radio stations for free on mytuner-radio.com. He was a jock on WPLJ New York in the early years of its 1983-1992 CHR format. With only a 1,000-watt night signal, KLIF routinely clocked more listeners than all other Dallas-Ft. Worth stations combined. Rockin Ron Schumacher was the board op-and when Wolfman answered the phone hed ask: Do you know the difference between meat and fish?. Todd Storz had the first Top 40 station. Create a SoundCloud account In mid-1963, the remaining Top-40 pop rock programming was dropped in favor of even more Spanish programming and a primarily-Spanish format. As noted by one of the experts, it was KOWH. The best part of these 3 lists is bringing back the memories of when RADIO was competitive, creative, and most of all FUN. I miss those days! Todd Storz took the tight playlist formula from KOWH,. I have noticed you dont monetize your website, dont waste WFIL, Philadelphia (c. 1983) OH!, my GOD, Pat! Also, not at all intending to sound braggadocious, I think I was the first one to introduce a Classic Rock format. 5. They had a broad playlist and I wish I could have been a kid in Chicago. THAT Lee Abrams guy? For the first time ever, these digitally remastered are now available to terrestrial radio. KNUZ/Houston. HOWEVER, PLEASE do something about it dropping constantly. Finally, a plug for WGH. 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. Definitely a slick imaged station! 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. As we were next to WIFI on the dial, people were tuning us in by accident and said they liked us better! 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. So, a small hat tip to WMGM as well. I worked in Trenton, MO in 78 and thought that WDAF 61 Country was great Top 40 radio and how good country radio could be programmed. Even as a kid, I remember, by the mid-70s, WLS wasnt quite as exciting as CKLW, but still a wonderful experience. Some of their former personnel are at WVLT, 92.1 in Vineland, NJ. SERIOUSLY! 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. I know a PD in Texas who couldnt afford research, so he just listened to WLS to see what to play. Jeff Hurvitz Wiped out the used car lot, skipped over a gas station then wiped out the new car lot. 10. CK had yourself Mike (did you know that? They took overalong with the likes of Tommy Shannon, the still-to-come Dan Neaverth, Joey Reynolds and so many others. ", mention of Kirschman's Gentilly Woods. 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). University of New Orleans. Listening to Happy Hare or Shotgun Tom or Charlie and Harrigan, you wouldnt know the calls originally stood for CBS Quality.. Somebody to Love. 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! Dave Morris was the owner/morning man. The rumor (never been able to pin this down) is that Mac was ready to buy WBCN when he died suddenly. Early Feb., 1980, the station management purged us all. I also agree with Randy Michaels that KFRC overall became a better station than KHJ for the reasons he mentioned. One of those in the mid 50s was George The Hound Lorenz at night on WKBW. Im still grateful for the opportunity when you hired me in New Have, CT all those years ago. LOL) at WTOD. Depending on the selected settings, some functions may become unavailable! Do your next 20 stations in the comments! John Box gave Gordon McLendon fits and forced KLIF to be even better. . In stereo! 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. Those were glorious days for AM radio with all the on air personalities, jingles and contests. Seamless Internet Connectivity required for playback as the App does not store any videos offline. Anyway, brother Dick took over the station after Mac died and wrecked it. The greatest Top 40 station of all time? Install the free Online Radio Box application for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! He was an absolute perfectionist and the people who worked at KHJ like Betty Brenneman said the same thing about him. It's funny, when people are with me they always get confused about the time. Even the commercials are so redolent of Nawluns. In the mid-60s, the remaining R&B/Soul, group harmony (Doo Wop) and Italian (and jazz?) Ask most any of themit was the greatest experience of their careers. When it comes to Top-40 influence in its day, KOMA ranks up there and Ive met so many jocks over my career who say KOMA was a big influence on them. Call sign: WTIX-FM Frequency: 94.3 FM City of license: Galliano, LA Format: Oldies Owner: Fleur de Lis Broadcasting Area Served: New Orleans Sister stations: Z-104.5 WMZ FM Contact The Greatest Top 40 Stations Of All Time! 6. Sgt. KQV had the heritage and was owned by a company that knew something about Top 40, so 13Q was instant roadkill. I arrived after that promotion but of course it was well documented. It was just too great a line not to steal. He's an old, white guy, so who knows what he'll say? I did. 89.9 WWNO. Yes, it was a smaller market but, the 10kw daytime on 940 covered 90 of 99 counties in Iowa and at night with 5kw covered into Denver as well as WHO. 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. And to THINK Uncle Lar (the late, great Larry Lujack) was on both LS *AND*!! Budweiser Beer( Clydesdales marching in a Mardi Gras parade - Skip Broussard & Buzz Bennett ), Kreeger's Mam'zelle K Shop(RobertMitchell), Metairie Ford(Check out the prices for new cars and gasoline! It pains me that the list was so short. 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. Still there as WNTP, Salem radio. This station has a major-market sound in a small market. (Re my comment posted same date @3:29p:) WMEX Boston should be on this list and one minor market station that sounded and programmed like a major market WAVZ New Haven, CT. Many of the most spectacular Top 40 stations werent around that long. KTNQ 10Q BTW, I was honored that I got to meet you at the CKLW Fifty Year celebration in Detroit in july. WMGQ Magic 98.3 New Brunswick, NJ (WCTCs sister station) Bob Mitchell and Jim Swiler conduct an interview with "Quarterback Billy Kilmore". Great to see so many radio brethren on here. With this simple but effective application you will be able to listen to WTIX 94.3 New Orleans and all its content 24 hours a day, 7 days a week no matter where you are and what you are doing. And looking at the remaining characteristics, Big 10 had it all. Seneca College School of Media Toronto Canada. Loved the write up on david h Morris. Sure, "oldies" obviously isn't everyone's niche, but the variety on this station is better than on any other station. . How Swedish tech entrepreneur Daniel Ek and business partner Martin Lorentzon revolutionized the music industry through free and legal music streaming when they launched Spotify. That shout is still in use at 620 AM and 103.5 FM, which use the WAKY calls today.). 1981 The Oldies Professor Steve Slumber calls the WTIX Original OldieHour. WTIX 94.3 FMs heritage call letters originate from the legendary Top 40 AM station WTIX 690 AM, The Mighty 690. WTIX 690 AM New Orleans dominated the airwaves from the 1950s into the 1980s as Americas first Top 40 radio station, and the FM station debuted initially as its sister station in 1995.Today TIX FM continues the legacy of the original TIX AM featuring the classic hits, heritage TIX jingles, and the famous Chime Time that rings when the personalities give the time on the air a feature that was also a staple of Musicradio WABC New York in its heyday. 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. WABC didnt lose its stranglehold until like 1979. 8. Hell, I even got to work for Les Garland for a day years later during the Return of The Million Dollar Weekend! DAMN!!!!! 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. (Any wonder why omissions of such stations have prompted responsesmine includedsaying that the poster forgot such and such Top 40 station?). Bill Drake and others refined it, but Top 40 was the child of Storz and McLendon. 15 WLAC in Nashville, my choice for the best. another Top 40 station of all time that was left out: WKNR Detroit. They were tight, bright, slight reverb and very punchy like WABC. They had a New Years count down of the top 100 from the year and I listened to every song for several years. Go to YouTube, search keywords of the playlist like a country music playlist, Christian music videos, classic music playlist, etc. Keep on rocking ! ABCs $50,000 Button? For a 15 year-old growing up in East Texas, the best station in the country was WNOE in New Orleans. Or WTAE Pittsburgh-ONE OF THE PIONEER ACS! Rock Popular 1. Not a registered user of Streema yet? Ive had this confirmed by others since. We should celebrate the greatness. Gordon McLendon made it theater. 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!). THERE!!! ), I personally would ALL of the early or present AC stations mentioned above. got a reply that he would love to have hired me but he needed someone who lived locally and could fill in on short notice. During the summer I would break away and listen to WCCO AM for Twins baseball games. I completely understood but I was so happy to have heard back from him and that he liked my work. Back in the heyday of exciting Top 40 AMs, that meant I was sandwiched between two of the greatest 89 WLS to the west, and The Big 8 CKLW, to the east. LOL Other stations interrupt. WJET-FM debuted at number one. Storz and McLendon traded PDs, air talent, and promotion ideas. Of course we took him up on his offer. Even to this day, as someone who, demographically, is supposed to be way outside the Top 40 parameters Im a 50-something male I still love a great CHR-Pop station. Alternatively, you can select which cookies or technologies you want to allow in "Settings". FTR I remember seeing this back when I was in the 8th grade on a movie reel. Create a playlist Find a video you want in the playlist. [Apologies if Im forgetting anybody.] 2. Happily, Tix-FM exists and is very enjoyable. ). Galliano - Cmon people now, 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. 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. I love all of the comments! If youre so inclined, send me an email so we might get in touch. Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. Have you heard it? CHUM Toronto (I mean, COME! May 16, 1972. ! ran top of every hour. Thanks. [13] Hi Mike (Frank Brodie). Side note- thanks to Randy Michaels for seeing what I saw- that great radio isnt necessarily only in great cities. These are all good stations, who deserve their place in history, and our hearts. However you guys have to increase your power. 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. The BEST show came out of 55KRC in Cincinnati. Louis, WTIX/New Orleans and WQAM/Miami (or at least one of them) cant be taken seriously. When WNBC went CHR in the 70s, that ranked up there, too. WWOZ 90.7 FM. Wasnt a very large market, but captured Visalia and immediate area in a big way late 60s. Watch the video below! Even thought WCCO was not a music station, in the 60s and 70s, they would play softer top 40 hits during some of their programming. Even though they had such a large audience with the 50,000watt tower. 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). It was certainly an interesting assignment. WQXI was promotionally crazy at times (Rambling Raft Race) and very localized to the market musically. WMEX is my favorite Top 40 station of all time!! IMNSHO I felt WLS hit their pinnacle right about 1981-2 when they segued to a Rock-40 format. Also hear 1969 local radio commercials including Louisiana Power & Light. And if all of those werent enough, WADO in New York, which broadcasted Top 40 programming from 1959 to 1963. CKLW definitely was THEE number one station in North America and Canada. I was lucky to work with Randy for a long time (and regret that I didnt take better advantage of that connection as a petulant 20-something.). Theyd say Goodbye, Dinuba, goodbye Orange Cove Then my cousins would tune in KONG/1400 from Visalia, or surf the iffy skywaves of KRLA, KFWB, KFRC and or other relative weaklings, since the West Coast at the time lacked a Top 40 flamethrower such as the Midwest, prairie and East enjoyed with the likes of WLS, WABC, KAAY and KOMA. * Bill Murvin -RC Cola SpotJuly 1969 (:34) $3.00 off a $19.95 portable 45 rpm record player. Then 890, Chicago, 1520 KOMA, were the ones to listen to at night. 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. Sorry. Also, chalk up WKIX; Mike Reineri (sp?) WMEX, Boston for sure. Metairie, LA. 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