LONG time ago, but good memories. Id like to thank Randy. Like I said this was a tough assignment. About my Junior year in High School, i found WXLO in New York. Ps. Yes, football on Top 40 worked for them with the excitement of a new team in town. Hell, I even got to work for Les Garland for a day years later during the Return of The Million Dollar Weekend! (Thats three Drake stations in the top 4.) I am in the Tour city, France in the end of March. The editorial staff at Radio Ink came up with a great story and executed it well. You might turn up some of his historical pieces online. Just goes to show ya how good radio was when it was competitive. And looking at the remaining characteristics, Big 10 had it all. 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. 10. Bruce Bradley at WBZ told me at a record hop in 1963 NOT to go into Radio. (As theyve been saying on one segment of the Monday Night Football halftime show in recent years, ) COME on, man! Anybody who knows a THING about at least early PHILADELPHIA Top 40 radio knows that before there was WFIL (or at least the beginning of its own Top 40 format), there was Wibbage! And the fired-up responses further support why great RADIO existed. 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 The Marvelous Myth promo (Beatles), DH Holmes Yardley promotion, Sears (Dave Ralston), Expo '69 (not '67), Sergio Mendez concert (Michael Green), Bernie Dumas Buick (Bill Murvin), a bad Drive-In Movie ad, Metropolitan. Mac Richmond (one of the owners) was a crazed micro-manager and abrasive as sandpaper, but he knew talent. KY102 was AOR not Top-40. KFM-BFM San Diego was, IIRC, the first major market FM Top 40 to be #1 in all demographics 12+ and all day parts, in Fall 1977. Toast. The DJ's he 'sings' about are: Ron Martin, David Nebel, Bill Baker, Ed Ripley, Bob Robin, Ted Green and Gene Phillips. 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. The Other Woman. Plus they had Uncle Larthey could not loseeven with the bad signalthat supermod was flamethrower quality! Ryan reynolds, rob mcelhenney take a rare bite out of welsh history with '20 ways to make rarebit' cookbook. Playlist. Possibly the first FM to knock off a big AM (WABC) in the Top 40 realm. WROV could have easily made the cut. WTIX 94.3 FM is New Orleans's Greatest Hits Station. * Tom Cheney - Newscast June 1970 during the Bill Murvin show. Automation, consolidation and syndication killed the small-and-medium-market farm system that fed those larger-market stations. . Bob Walker20-20Traffic,BillMurvinonSmith's&TapeCitySpot. Paul in Asuncion, Paraguay, South America. And of course this is just my opinion on the greatest talent in the Motor and Glass Cities. The comments pour in, what a fun read, and Tribute to how good it all was. They were tight, bright, slight reverb and very punchy like WABC. LOL) at WTOD. (takeoff on Saints QB Billy Kilmer). You mentioned Philly Top 40 station WFIL but not that same citys WIBG? But now,looking back, it was a different era, and AM rode the wave while it was there. You can use the best adsense alternative for any type of website (they approve all websites), for more info simply 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). 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. Like a lot AM stations. YOU ARE!!! Create a SoundCloud account It was a GREAT station to DX back then. Come on, no KOMA, Oklahoma City! as well as creating the mess that radio is now. You can thank Rose Trombly for a great deal of CKLWs success. And not only live (as you also said), but LOCAL! Apparently all of the contributors didnt pay much attention. Your contributions to the Seattle music scene and radio are undeniable. It's funny, when people are with me they always get confused about the time. Or certainly brought FM into the 1970s! 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.. At least as far as CHR radio goes . Todd Storz took the tight playlist formula from KOWH,. I worked there later in time. He brought me to 93Q in 87 as the night jock from B97 New Orleans. Louisiana, Dic Youngs, Jim Michaels, Mike Pace. This is my favorite Top 40. SIMON AND GARFUNKEL - THE SOUND OF SILENCE, KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND - I'M YOUR BOOGIE MAN, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND - MIDNIGHT RIDER, MIKE & THE MECHANICS - ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - BREAKDOWN, NAKED EYES - ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME, HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS - I WANT A NEW DRUG, GEORGIA SATELLITES - KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF, JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS - I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU, MARVIN GAYE - I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, THE LOVIN' SPOONFUL - DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - SUNSPOT BABY, BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE - ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY, TEARS FOR FEARS - SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - SWEET TALKING WOMAN, BROWNSVILLE STATION - SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS ROOM, KATRINA & THE WAVES - WALKING ON SUNSHINE, JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND - ON THE DARK SIDE, MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - DANCING IN THE STREET, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - YOU'LL ACCOMP'NY ME, RUPERT HOLMES - ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG), SPIRAL STARECASE - MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY, JOE JACKSON - IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM, REO SPEEDWAGON - CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING, ELTON JOHN - SATURDAY NIGHTS ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - THE FIRE DOWN BELOW, ROLLING STONES - LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER, TAVARES - HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - DON'T BRING ME DOWN, THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND - THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA, DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - I CAN'T GO FOR THAT, BILLY VERA AND THE BEATERS - AT THIS MOMENT, STING - IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE, LONDONBEAT - I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU, GLASS TIGER - DON'T FORGET ME WHEN I'M GONE, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT, JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS - CRIMSON AND CLOVER, TEARS FOR FEARS - EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD, SCANDAL (FEATURING PATTY SMYTH) - THE WARRIOR, BARRY WHITE - YOU'RE THE FIRST, THE LAST, MY EVERYTHING, MITCH RYDER & THE DETROIT WHEELS - DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON, JOHN LENNON - WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT, MEAT LOAF - PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT, SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE - DANCE TO THE MUSIC, DOOBIE BROTHERS - TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS, U2 - I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR, TINA TURNER - WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT, TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - MARY JANE'S LAST DANCE, JOE COCKER AND JENNIFER WARNES - UP WHERE WE BELONG, BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - KATMANDU, JOHN PARR - ST. ELMO'S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION), DURAN DURAN - IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW, DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - KISS ON MY LIST, SPINNERS - COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE, MEMBER PROGRAM - BRINGING MOTOWN TO OUR TOWN. 2 Better production. Thanks for the great work you did there. Marc Chase made more noise at WFLZ and WEBN, but this was his best work. I knew what I wanted to do forever. Even though they had such a large audience with the 50,000watt tower. He was a jock on WPLJ New York in the early years of its 1983-1992 CHR format. WGBR still exists but Im not sure the format. We should celebrate the greatness. As are the respective lists of Top 40 *AND* Adult Contemporary stations that I listed above. 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. Ed Perry bought the license and is putting it back on the air, by the way. I was also working for Norman Petty in Clovis NM at the time. Super CFL!! Mac Richmond did not wreck WMEX. of great Top 40 stations. I know a PD in Texas who couldnt afford research, so he just listened to WLS to see what to play. Speaking of flamethrowersyou could get WOWO in Sudbury Ontario! Hot Rod Glenn, Best station in New Orleans La good job Mike. They were called the WMEX Good Guys. 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. Dick Fatherly was my first source for the story that WTIX, then on 1450, was the first station to use the phrase Top-40. The last sentence should have read, And in Buffalo, the list of the greatest Adult Contemporary rockers of all time would have to include not only WGR, but also WBEN andparticularly circa mid-to-late 80sare you ready for this?WKBW.. The FM is still Tp 40. McClendon may have guessed wrong. IMNSHO I felt WLS hit their pinnacle right about 1981-2 when they segued to a Rock-40 format. WSGN, THE BIG 610, Birmingham, Alabama. Also, while I suppose KLIF/Dallas has to be on the list, I would be remiss if I didnt mention that we dusted their asses when I was at KNUS/Dallas (the station Fairchild foolishly didnt want to buy when they purchased KLIF from McLendon, but passed on his FM station). been listening to TIX since the 70s. As Radio 8-0 CKLW spent the early 60s as a crappy Top 40 well behind WKNR and WXYZ. Only later was the format extended to WHB and the other Storz stations in larger markets. And let us not forget the news department which was something to be reckoned with. Keep in mind, you can only create a playlist with your public videos. If that sounds crazy, look at the ratings. WJET/Erie, PA. WJET dominated Erie as a daytimer on 1570 with 250 watts. When the Dodgers and Giants fled, the Yankees moved to WMGM. Ron is one of the true radio savants (alongside Zapper, Dan Vallie, Bill Richards, Nick Bazoo, etc.). You might as well leave Larry Lujack out of your list of WLS jocks, yo! Also includes commercials for Pontchartrain Beach, the 1962 Ford Galaxy, Mexsana Powder, 7-Up Float, and amention of Kirschman's Gentilly Woods. 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. Great stations produced great stars and huge ratings. It was great. 89.9 WWNO. Definitely a slick imaged station! Thanks to all the fans who voted CKLW #1. If you worked at Top 40 Radio in North America, chances are your station aired a CHUM Documentary. With separate board ops for the jocks and the newsroom, intro times to the quarter second, including commercials, no station was ever tighter. Dick worked weekends at WDAF Kansas City when I was Ops Manager there in 1977. LOVE IT!!! Radio INK. The story of Wolfmans visit to WROV can be found under History of Roanoke Radio then click on WROV. And I wont pretend to be as up on some of the other legendary calls as many of my radio brethren. WJLK-FM Asbury Park, NJ (before reformatting to Top 40 and then to Hot AC) Scott Shannon in his prime. I completely agree with KHJ being #1 on the list. WADOs 1280 signal was originally a time share of WAAM Newark, WODA in Patterson and WHBI. It was the Top 40 station in San Francisco during the Summer of Love. CK had yourself Mike (did you know that? Hello Lee Roberts! 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. Maybe Im biased, but its my list. With all do respect KHJ, KFRC, CKLW. Sgt. WTIX - March 25, 1972. After sunset gone. KIIS is going on 40. You can find more than 80 country list with total of ~3500 IPTV channels! WTIX - March 28, 1970 With DJ Pics WTIX (Football Survey) - November 27, 1971 Football shaped survey. We recommend to enable all cookies to guarantee the website properly work. It worked! Terry Young, Money Music Scrambled Songs promo, Marty with the Party, April 1967 Buzz at his manic best. WMCA killed WABC in the ratings from 1963-1965. 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. Really. WMEX went on the auction block on this past December 15, 2017. A Top-40 jock named Eddie Haskell?!? Pat KJR was a great station. your traffic, you can earn additional bucks every month. WHAT THE DAMN FUCK? Thanx for listening.. Z100 Pirate Radio, New York. We had a blast in HOU. I worked with legends. Sign up free 0:00 0:00 At its prime, KISN was the king of Top 40 radio in this market. Soldiers in Viet Nam even reported tuning in KOMA to give them a little feeling of being back home. And we cant forget the Top 40 version of KFI in between its two adult contemporary formats!, now, CAN we!!?!! Skinny Tommy Cheney's shout out, and. One of our four chime tones that we played whenever we announced what time it was in the 1970's. It was top 40 while I was there, after I left they adopted an AOR format and changed the call letters from WAJR to WVAQ. During the day we kistened to WKY (Oklahoma City) but when dusk came we had KOMA (Oklahoma City), WLS (Chicago), KLIF (Dallas), WNOE (New Orleans), and XERF out of Del Rio carryying Wolfman Jack. Ah, but Randy included the great WAPE!! Thats the real story so if WABC was great, WMCA was much more. Stand with Ukraine. Install the free Online Radio Box application for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! 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